Picks of the Week: November 5-11

Eric Carl at Symphony Space — "Treasured Stories By Eric Carle" at Symphony Space

Hope everyone is safe and sound after Hurricane Sandy! Although the city is still cleaning up, and the areas surrounding Manhattan still need our help, we’re happy that some fantastic events are returning to their normal schedule this week. Take a gander at what’s going down in the next few days.

Friday, November 9-Sunday, November 11

The 2012 Chocolate Show
The Metropolitan Pavilion
10 am-7 pm
Calling all chocoholics! You won’t want to miss the 15th annual Chocolate Show with live cooking demos, book signings, an,d of course, chocolate available for purchase. Kids will especially dig the Kids Zone, where they will be able to make chocolate truffles, bark, and dip all sorts of treats into molten chocolate. Tickets are $40 at the door for adults and are free for the first 2 children accompanied by the adult. Additional children’s tickets are $10.

Saturday, November 10

“Treasured Stories By Eric Carle”
Symphony Space
11 am & 2 pm
The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia presents Treasured Stories By Eric Carle. The glow-in-the-dark production adapts Eric Carle most beloved tales (The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See, and Papa, Please Get the Moon) for the stage. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children.

Saturday, November 10 & Sunday, November 11

The Little Orchestra Society’s “Things That Go Bang!”
They Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
Various times
This family-friendly concert, featuring guest conductor Paul Haas, introduces kids to percussion music from composers like Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, and others. Tickets start at $15.

Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp

Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp offers five daily rotating activities such as swimming, ice skating gymnastics, rock climbing, parkour, indoor/outdoor turf, and courts plus more in its ample 175,000 sq. ft. facility and 35-acre outdoor area. Aviator Summer Camp also offers off-site and on-site field trips such as a day at Green Meadows Farm, Launch Trampoline Park, and a Brooklyn Cyclones game. The summer camp runs from 9 am-5 pm with early drop off and late stay available. Bus transportation is also available throughout Brooklyn. Lunch and an afternoon snack are included. Sign up by February 28th to receive up to $300 off camp with early bird discounts.

Brooklyn Robot Foundry - Virtual Classes

Brooklyn Robot Foundry offers super fun online robot-building classes for children 2-13 years old!&nbsp;&nbsp;Each week, students are introduced to new engineering concepts and components while building that day&rsquo;s robot in their own &ldquo;workshop&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp;All classes maintain a very low student-to-teacher ratio, allowing for plenty of individualized instruction and socializing. The supplies are shipped in advance and classes are led by amazing instructors, taking all the pressure off parents.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foundry&rsquo;s main focus however, is that kids have fun, get creative, and enjoy being part of this STEAM-loving community!&nbsp;

Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens

With more than 35 years of experience, Broadway Dance Center Children &amp; Teens provides young movers ages 3-18 with exceptional training. BDC delivers the finest all-around dance experience for students by offering a wide variety of styles and levels, performance opportunities, and the highest caliber dance instruction that only New York City and BDC Children &amp; Teens can provide. This studio is so much more than a training course for young dancers; it is a diverse, family-friendly community for budding creatives. It has an exemplary faculty who follow the vision to not only develop a dancer&rsquo;s love and ability in dance, but to do so in a nurturing and supportive way.