Monday, November 14
Canstruction at the World
Financial Center
220
Vesey Street
10am-6pm
A sure-fire weekend
highlight, we couldn’t help but recommend it just one more time. From replicas of Angry Birds to a cherry red
converse kick, this do-good art show it more than just eye candy. All 100,000
cans will be donated to City Harvest at the end of its run. —
Tuesday, November 15
Veggiecation Program At Whole Foods Upper West Side
808 Columbus Street
4-5pm
Elementary-aged kiddos can
head to Whole Foods for a free lesson in EAT YOUR VEGGIES! There, they’ll prepare just-for-them
recipes (like sautéed green beans) and take home a few free goodies to keep the
health train choo-chooing.
A Parents Panel On Gifted
Education
120 Warren
Street
6:30-8pm
New York Family Editor Eric Messinger will be moderating a panel in which elementary
school parents at many top “Gifted & Talented” programs in the
city (i.e. Hunter, Andersen, Nest, Lab, Speyer, etc.) will offer their
perspectives on district-wide, city-wide, public and private options as well as
the approaches to G&T Education in NYC.
Wednesday, November 16
Eastside Westside Music Together
Free Demo Class
308 E. 55th
Street
9:30am
Parents and tots can
experience the fun of making melodies together, with the help of a trained music
professional. This class is offered as a preview for EWMT’s Winter 2012
semester.
Thursday, November 17
University Glee Club of NYC
Fundraise For The New York Society For Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street
7:30pm
Attention gleeks! Come here
the harmonies of 100 male chorus members from over 70 universities—from
classical tunes to Broadway music.
Friday, November 18
Sneak Peek: School of Rockwell At TADA! Youth Theater
15 West 28th
Street
7pm
Be among the first to
enjoy musical numbers from the theater’s upcoming season, including songs from The History Mystery, Everything About School
(Almost) and a brand new musical still in the works. A post-show Q&A
with the cast will follow.
Saturday, November 19
The 20th Annual
Holiday Train Show At The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Boulevard (Bronx)
10am-6pm
The magic of the Annual
Holiday Train show returns! Marvel as model trains whiz by replicas of beloved
NYC landmarks (we can’t get enough of Yankee Stadium)—carved out of nuts and
assorted plant material. We can’t think of a better way to jumpstart the
holiday season!
Junior Detective Day At
The New York Police Museum
100 Old Slip
11am-2pm
Bring curious children
ages 5-14 to a day designed just for
them. They’ll solve crimes using fingerprinting and other investigation
techniques.
Sunday, November 20
92Y Tribeca Presents
Vanessa Trien Live
200 Hudson
Street
11am
Join Vanessa and her
make-you-want-to-dance band for feel-good songs that will leave you humming all
day long.
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future Of Space
Exploration At The American Museum of Natural History
79th
Street
and Central Park West
Wannabe moon walkers
should head to the AMNH for the opening of Beyond
Planet Earth this weekend, an exhibit dedicated to the final frontier. Walk
through a recreation of Mars and check out a replica of a lunar habitat.
