Winter, what winter? Please! Who can worry about the weather’s moodiness when there are
things to do and people to see? It’s a weekend packed with music—from classical
to Afro Caribbean—and a few fun fests. (Plus, have you heard of the Doodle 4
Google contest?) —
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Four more Chinese New Year events coming your way—make a grass animal at
Children’s Museum of the Arts or watch the acrobats in the Chinatown Parade.
The Lolli-Pops Concert Series gets super sweet with this weekend’s
performance of Carnival of the Animals by
The Little Orchestra Society. Come see Peter H. Reynolds, illustrator of the Judy Moody book series, create art to
classical compositions.
Come get your Pow Wow on at the Thunderbird
American Indian Dancers Concert & Pow Wow at the Theater for the New City. Dancers from across
the country will perform traditional Native American numbers.
Country music’s finest
teams up with The Muppets! The Museum of the Moving Image presents A Little Bit Country…Loretta Lynn/Johnny
Cash, which showcases two of The Muppet Show’s most classic episodes.
SATURDAY
Learn mind-blowing facts about space
and then create your own spaceship at The Scholastic Store’s Discover More: Planets event.
Your kid can unleash their inner cowboy or
cowgirl at The JCC in Manhattan’s Kids Night Out: Wild
West Carnival. Who’s ready to square dance?
Catskill Puppet Theatre is performing
Hiawatha at the New York Public
Library. This lesson-driven show follows a young boy as he ventures through a
mysterious forest.
Rock your socks off at the Mils Trills 2nd
Annual Winter Bash at the Littlefield Performance & Art Space in Brooklyn. Amelia Robinson and
her electric ukulele will be keeping the groove alive.
Sure to be the cat’s
meow,
come check out Puppetworks, Inc.’s performance of Puss in Boots in Park Slope. Based on the Oscar-nominated film, it
features original music and marionettes.
Get an early start on
planning for summer camp when the Resources for Children with Special Needs
present The Special Camp Fair 2012. Representatives from more than 60 camps
will be on-site to answer all your Qs!
Two children’s classics
combine when the Sony Wonder Technology Lab presents Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland.
Get movin’ and groovin’ with The New Victory
Theater’s Shake, Wiggle & Roll Workshop! Children ages 3-5 can learn all
about dance and movement.
Get down with your
fedora self when The Brooklyn Central Library presents The Wiyos in concert. This
vintage-style jam band will put on a 45-minute show featuring a guitar, banjo,
kazoo, harmonica and a washboard.
SUNDAY
Check out award-winning
songwriter Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band at 92Y Tribeca.
Jump around with Jumping Jenny! Head out to the
Children’s Museum of Manhattan for a meet-and-greet
with author Ellen Bari and take the 1,000-jump challenge.
Award-winning band Hot
Peas ‘N Butter are performing at The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. Jam out
to the band’s eclectic jazz, rock and Afro-Caribbean-infused sounds.
Déja vu from last
weekend?
Head out to the DiMenna Children’s History Museum for a reading of City Under Snow. Attendees will learn
exactly how each person in the city deals with a huge snowstorm.
The WinterGreen Festival
at the Museum at Eldridge Street combines environmental heritage and culture, and
will feature tree-planting, challah-making and genealogy workshops.
For even more events and
activities this weekend and beyond, check out our Family
Calendar.
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