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This summer, London artist Chris Long is celebrating childhood with This is Fun, a solo show at gallery hanahou featuring his new original works of children in their natural environments. With bright acrylics, Chris captures the exuberant feelings of children when adults have stepped out of the picture and kids are free to be themselves. Start: 3:00 am
End: 5:00 am
Explore the Himalayas at your own pace . . . Learners of any age are welcome to stop in and use their imagination at the RMA's Garuda Open Studio. Play Asian games (like with the abacus), make art inspired by a gallery visit (such as your own mandala), dress up in colorful Himalayan costumes and scarves, and read in the Story Corner stocked with more than 100 Asian tales, including Jataka Tales (Buddhist parables), and I Once Was a Monkey. Start: 3:00 am
End: 5:00 am
Can you move like a painting? Making art more interactive for a younger audience, this program encourages understanding of art through interpretative movement. Guided by RMA educators, children will transform the artworks they encounter into poses, movement, and sound. Moving Through Art is for kids ages 3-5 (accompanied by an adult). Participants should bring their own thin, yoga-style mat; the program meets in the theater. Start: 10:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Macy's Fishing Contest Friday, Jul 18, 2008 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Join a great Brooklyn tradition: Prospect Park's annual fishing contest! July 16-20, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Audubon Center The R.H. Macy’s Fishing Contest has been an annual event in Prospect Park since 1947. A rite of passage for tens of thousands of Brooklyn kids over the years, the contest runs for a week each July and is held lakeside near the Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse. The event is open to kids 15 years old or under. Equipment is provided free of charge or participants can bring their own. All fishing is done on a catch-and-release basis; fish must be returned to the Lake alive. Registration Contest open to ages 15 and under. All groups of 10 or more must call (718) 287-3400 x114 to register in advance. Individuals can just show up and register - or call (718) 287-3400 x114 for more information. The Fishing Contest is free for all! Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
DATE: Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18 TIME: 11:00am – 12:00pm LOCATION: Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park section of Brooklyn Bridge Park Whitebird returns to the park with a puppet show for kids - by kids. Bring the kids to enjoy an hour-long puppet show about the Brooklyn Bridge performed by kids with puppets made by kids. For over 18 years, White Bird Productions has been producing plays, commissioning new work, collaborating with musicians and choreographers and, through Creative Theatrics, offering children's theater classes in Brooklyn. FREE! For more information about White Bird Productions and Creative Theatrics, visit www.whitebirdproductions.org. Start: 12:25 pm
City Parks Foundation and The Joyce Theater present a week of free dance in celebration of the theater's 25th anniversary. The three selected dance pieces range from an improvised solo inspired by parks settings to a duet between man and machine to dance aerobatics performed with a 20-foot vertical pipe. The unique choreography is sure to wow the entire family! For more information visit www.cityparksfoundation.org | ||
The Happiest Baby on the Block - The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer (DVD)
