A figure skater, fairy
tales and tightrope walkers, oh my! This week is packed with imaginative
performances and inventive activities (especially reading). So we promise the whole crew will able to get those creative juices flowing. —
Monday, March 5
Beyond The Sling Book Signing With Mayim
Bialik At The JCC
334 Amsterdam Avenue
7:30pm
You know Mayim Bialik from her work on the famed
sitcom Blossom. But now she’s
squirreling away in the field of neuroscience has written a book on how to
raise compassionate and competent children. Come hear her advice!
More Business of Being Born Screening
& Celeb Mom/Expert Panel
401 East 84th Street (Museum of Motherhood)
6-8pm
Mama-related greatness packaged into one special evening! Pre-purchase your
tickets to screen Executive Producer Ricki Lake‘s newest documentary and hear a superb celebrity panel—with the likes
of Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington-Burns and Melissa Joan Hart—speak about
pregnancy and childbirth.
Tuesday, March 6
Kristi Yamaguchi at Bank Street Bookstore
112th
Street
and Broadway
6pm
Meet Olympian figure skater and author Kristi
Yamaguchi as she reads from her two children’s books that focus on self-belief: Dream Big, Little Pig and It’s
a Big World, Little Pig. Afterward, Yamaguchi will sign copies of her
books—and even ice skates!
MSKCC’s The Bunny Hop at FAO Schwarz
767 Fifth Avenue
6-8pm
Attend Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s 21st Annual Bunny Hop event and support the Pediatric Family Housing Endowment. The night’s activities will include cupcake decorating, dress-up, photo booths, live animals and magic.
Wednesday, March 7
World Read Aloud Day at
Books of Wonder
18
West 18th Street
10am-7pm
Read on! Join in the goal toward global
literacy at the New York City celebration of World Read Aloud Day with Litworld. Connect with
thousands of readers from across the world through workshops, author signings
and read aloud sessions.
Thursday, March 8
Dixon
Place
Presents The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Winter Cabaret
161A Chrystie
Street
Lounge Opens at 6pm
The legendary Bindlestiff Family
Cirkus returns to the Big Apple for a show replete with jugglers, clowns,
acrobats, trapeze artists, musicians, magicians, dancers and daredevils.
Friday, March 9
Yogi Beans Studio Grand
Opening: Free Classes
Times Vary
1018
Lexington Avenue
Here’s a deal to end your
week particularly well—all classes at Yogi Beans are free for the month of
March thanks to the studio’s grand opening. Check
out the schedule online.
Saturday, March 10
FIAF Family Saturday:
Contes and Fairy Tales
22
East 60th Street
1-5pm
Experience some fairy tales with a French twist! Travel into the
captivating world of contes and
classic fairy tales at FIAF with a NYC Ballet performance of Sleeping Beauty, a CinéKids screening of
L’arbre aux esprits and a puppet
rendition of Little Red Riding Hood.
Downtown Manhattan Camp Fair
86 Fourth
Avenue
12-3pm
Visit with over 60 camps,
gain valuable information, get great gifts and have fun for free.
Sunday, March 11
7th Annual Carnival for a
Cure at the Metropolitan Pavilion
125
West 18th Street
12-3pm
Help find a cure for diabetes with a jam-packed
day of entertainment (clowns and magicians!), food, prizes, games and arts
& crafts. Guest performer Jenna Rose will sing her smash hits “My
Jeans” and “Don’t Give Up.” A silent auction will be held as
well, with proceeds going straight to diabetes research.
Poppyseed Pre-Nursery Open
House
424 West End
Avenue
10am-4pm
Learn more about
Poppyseed’s mini camp and Fall 2012 programs. You’ll love the ball pit, a ride
in their Brio trains and tooling around in mini cars.