Live or Traveling to NYC This Weekend - Check these free activities out!
MOM’S THE WORD. “Mommy Mornings at Park Here” helps stir-crazy kids work off their excess energy through sing-alongs and arts and crafts. For Mom, there are yoga classes, organic tea tastings and other goodies to help put winter woes aside. 9 a.m.-noon. $25. Openhouse Gallery, 201 Mulberry St. (212) 334-0288.
ART PROJECT. The Whitney Museum explores the relationship between art and science in “Art of Experimentation.” The production follows the work of Aleksandra Mir and features Galileo-inspired experiments that families get to conduct. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10 per family. 945 Madison Ave. at 75th St. (212) 570-3600.
CHIPPING IN. Turn your Christmas tree into eco-friendly woodchips that help nourish trees and plants on city sidewalks and gardens during the city’s annual “Mulchfest.” Participants also get to take home a bag of mulch in biodegradable bags. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Locations vary. nycgovparks.org.
LIVING 'OUT' LOUD. “Out and Proud,” part of Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum, is an all-day event filled with exhibits, demonstrations and dance parties that celebrate what it means to be out in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. 5-11 p.m. Free. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000.
DANCES WITH WOLVES. The American Museum of Natural History presents a “Live Wolf Encounter.” Meet Atka, an endangered Arctic gray wolf, and discuss his vital role in the ecosystem. 11 a.m., 12:15 & 1:30 p.m. $12. Central Park West at 79th St. (212) 769-5100.
MR. ROBOTO. “Bot Building” lets youngsters create their own functional robot. By combining screws, bolts and recycled materials, children learn how to build a mini-machine they get to take home. 11 a.m. $10. Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. and Madison Ave. (212) 833-8100.
BE PREPARED. Join the Park Slope YMCA for a citizenship test prep class. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free. 361 15th St., Brooklyn. (212) 912-2580.
STROKE OF GENIUS. The New York Public Library hosts “Beautiful Words, Beautiful Writing” as part of its First Saturday Family Fun Series . The workshop lets teens practice their brush strokes and techniques and turn their words into works of art. 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. at 135th St. (212) 491-2040.
BECOME A FILM FELLOW. Applications for the Ghetto Film School’s Fellows Program are now available. Every year, the organization, based in the South Bronx, selects 20 aspiring moviemakers between the ages of 14 and 19 to participate in a 15-month program that immerses them into the art and business of narrative filmmaking. Apply now at ghettofilm.org.
Source: NY Daily News
ART PROJECT. The Whitney Museum explores the relationship between art and science in “Art of Experimentation.” The production follows the work of Aleksandra Mir and features Galileo-inspired experiments that families get to conduct. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10 per family. 945 Madison Ave. at 75th St. (212) 570-3600.
CHIPPING IN. Turn your Christmas tree into eco-friendly woodchips that help nourish trees and plants on city sidewalks and gardens during the city’s annual “Mulchfest.” Participants also get to take home a bag of mulch in biodegradable bags. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Locations vary. nycgovparks.org.
LIVING 'OUT' LOUD. “Out and Proud,” part of Target First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum, is an all-day event filled with exhibits, demonstrations and dance parties that celebrate what it means to be out in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. 5-11 p.m. Free. 200 Eastern Parkway. (718) 638-5000.
DANCES WITH WOLVES. The American Museum of Natural History presents a “Live Wolf Encounter.” Meet Atka, an endangered Arctic gray wolf, and discuss his vital role in the ecosystem. 11 a.m., 12:15 & 1:30 p.m. $12. Central Park West at 79th St. (212) 769-5100.
MR. ROBOTO. “Bot Building” lets youngsters create their own functional robot. By combining screws, bolts and recycled materials, children learn how to build a mini-machine they get to take home. 11 a.m. $10. Sony Wonder Technology Lab, 56th St. and Madison Ave. (212) 833-8100.
BE PREPARED. Join the Park Slope YMCA for a citizenship test prep class. Registration required. 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Free. 361 15th St., Brooklyn. (212) 912-2580.
STROKE OF GENIUS. The New York Public Library hosts “Beautiful Words, Beautiful Writing” as part of its First Saturday Family Fun Series . The workshop lets teens practice their brush strokes and techniques and turn their words into works of art. 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Blvd. at 135th St. (212) 491-2040.
BECOME A FILM FELLOW. Applications for the Ghetto Film School’s Fellows Program are now available. Every year, the organization, based in the South Bronx, selects 20 aspiring moviemakers between the ages of 14 and 19 to participate in a 15-month program that immerses them into the art and business of narrative filmmaking. Apply now at ghettofilm.org.
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