Picks of the Week: April 8-14

It’s warming up in the city! We’ve picked out a couple of terrific concerts and a marvelous spring carnival, all happening this weekend. So get out there and enjoy the fabulous weather.

Saturday, April 13-Sunday, April 14

Children’s Carnival
Queens County Farm Museum
11 am-6 pm
Nothing says spring quite like a carnival–and the Queens County Farm Museum is hosting a carnival designed exclusively for kids! Activities during this two-day children’s carnival include rides, games, prizes, food, hayrides, and more. Tickets are $11 per person. Height rules apply for carnival rides.

Saturday, April 13

The Itty Biddies
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library
1 pm
Head over to Brooklyn for a rockin’ concert featuring The Itty Biddies. McGraw-Hill Carnegie Kids is sponsoring this free, 45-minute musical jamboree for ages 3 through 6. The ukulele-playing trio will perform hits like “Hello Hello Hello”, “Safari”, and “Jump Around”. Please arrive early for best seating.

Sunday, April 14

Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
92Y
3 pm
How about a little zydeco music? Cedric Watson and his group, Bijou Creole, will introduce children ages 6 and up to this Louisiana French mix of Creole and R&B music during a concert at 92Y. This one-hour show will feature some of the four-time Grammy-nominated fiddler and accordionist’s best toe-tapping tunes such as “Les Blues Creole” and “Allons Nous-Autre.” Tickets are $18.

Instituto Cervantes

Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.

Atlantic Acting School

Looking for a fun and exciting theater program for kids and teens? Join us at the Atlantic. Our programs are intense, exciting and fun!

Visit Schoharie County

The Schoharie Valley is home to things grown well - trees, crops, produce, people. It is filled with inviting farms and businesses beckoning visitors to experience what locals love about the region. Its enchanting vistas, rich farmland, and strong sense of community are what make Schoharie County such a fascinating place to visit and to live.