Concerns that the Springs School might reach opening day without a usable septic system were put to rest at a Springs School Board work session on Monday. Debra Winter, the school superintendent, announced that the 12 leaching pools recently unearthed by an excavating company, Laser, would be repaired, restored, raised, and fully operational before school reopens on Sept. 5.

The work, which includes replacing pumps that cannot be repaired, will provide the school with a functioning system that might last until 2019, she said, by which time an expansion project is expected to be underway and at which point it is hoped a new, state-of-the art nitrogen-reducing system will go in

The approximate cost of the work to be done now is $102,000, falling well under the $130,000 limit for a contingency expense in the annual budget, according to the school’s attorney.

It remains indisputable that the current system is outdated and potentially hazardous for neighboring bodies of water. 

“It wasn’t that our current system was inadequate,” Ms. Winter said. “It was that several of the pools weren’t leaching properly.” The system dates to the 1970s when the student population was around 300. The school now accommodates approximately 900 students, teachers, and staff.

In addition to the pools that weren’t leaching properly, some pools that had once been functional were buried and inaccessible, Ms. Winter said, causing a strain on the few that remained usable. The situation lead to a complete septic shutdown in April, and the district has had to have the pools pumped every 10 days since then.

Christopher Weiss of H2M Architects and Engineers attended Monday’s meeting and presented four innovative, low-nitrogen wastewater treatment plans for the school board to consider when the expansion begins. All four systems are Suffolk County-approved and available immediately, he said. On a Suffolk County map, which identifies areas where technologically advanced, eco-friendly systems are most necessary, Springs is listed as a “High Priority (Priority 1) Area.” Almost the entire coastline of eastern Long Island, and properties near the bays and Long Island Sound are also identified as top priority areas.

Given that Springs is classified as a Priority 1 Area, explained Mr. Weiss, the school will be near the top of a list of potential recipients of grants or other funds, which would help offset the approximate $600,000 cost of a new system.

Despite H2M’s recommendation that 22 leaching pools should be installed in the future, “based on the flow capacity,” Mr. Weiss echoed Ms. Winter’s statement that even though the current system has only 12 pools, it will require no more than standard, twice-a-year pumping because it has been brought up to grade. It is now expected to function without major problems until a state-of-the-art replacement can be installed.

In other matters discussed at the meeting, the Springs School’s Emergency Response Plan for 2017-18 has now been posted on the school’s website, where it will remain for 30 days for anyone wishing to comment or suggest changes.

Secret Pizza Party in Bridgehampton

Kids can pull on their pajamas and head over to the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton for this month’s Pizza and Pajama Night from 6 to 7 tomorrow. There will be a reading of Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri’s “Secret Pizza Party!” and — what else? — pizza. The gathering is open to families with kids of all ages. It is free for members and $12 for everyone else. Space is limited and registration is required.

A weekly Lego Club for children of all ages who love to build and create with Legos begins Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon. Works in progress can be stored at the museum. The cost is $12, free for members. Although the museum owns thousands of Lego blocks, more are always needed for this program. Donations can be arranged in advance by calling the museum. 

From Owls to Trolls

Kids 4 and up can come face to face with owls and other birds of prey today at 3 p.m. at the East Hampton Library. A variety of owls including the eastern screech owl and the great horned owl, as well as a red-tailed hawk, will be visiting. Snap Circuits electronics sessions will be offered in September and October for kids 7 and up, with the first on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Additional sessions will be on Sept. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 4, and Oct. 18. Incorporating science, technology, engineering, and math, the program helps make learning electronics easy and fun. Kids can attend any or all of the sessions offered.  The family movie next Thursday at 4 p.m. will be “Trolls.” Advance registration is required for most programs.

Puppetry Finale

The final show of the summer in the Goat on a Boat’s puppet series at Bay Street Theater will be on Saturday at 11 a.m., when Art Puppet Theatre presents “Tommy’s Space Adventure.” The show tells the story of a boy fascinated with aliens and outer space who meets a real live alien from millions of light-years away. Tickets cost $15. 

Teen Time and More at the Parrish

Kids 11 to 18 who take part in the Parrish Art Museum’s open studio on Saturday at 10 a.m. will make a mini-book with guidance from Pamela Collins. Advance registration is required with the museum; the program is free. 

A bilingual family gallery talk and art workshop will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2. Visitors can wander through the galleries and then head to the studio to create projects inspired by the works on view. This one, too, is free with museum admission. Advance registration is not required. 

Native Critters in Montauk

Any kindergartners through sixth graders interested in reptiles and amphibians should head over to the Montauk Library today at 4 p.m., when the South Fork Natural History Museum will introduce kids to a number of Long Island’s native reptiles and critters. Registration is required as space is limited.

As most children’s camps are getting ready to pack up for the year, Camp SoulGrow in Montauk is busy preparing its fall and winter schedule.

“We go all year round,” said London Rosiere, the camp’s indefatigable founder, “running free workshops after school and on weekends so that children continue having these wonderful events and opportunities to connect with each other and the community in a pressure-free, open-arms way.”

This summer, Camp SoulGrow saw 214 kids participate in 92 hour-and-a-half-long, free workshops that Ms. Rosiere considers platforms for people in the community to offer children hands-on experiences, and for kids to broaden their horizons. She engages high schoolers to help at the camp, for which they receive community service hours. On Tuesday, the campers traveled to Block Island, where they visited a petting zoo, had lunch, and explored the island.

Ms. Rosiere’s nonprofit is now in its fourth year and is open to children ages 7 and up. Money left to Ms. Rosiere (pronounced Roszhay) by her late mother and the generosity of East End businesses and residents have helped her operate workshops on a donation-only basis. However, additional fund-raising is also required, Ms. Rosiere said. “But I’m a one-woman operation, working with kids, being the janitor, the P.R. person, and everything else.” 

She is also a seasoned marathoner and will run in her 17th marathon on Nov. 19 in Philadelphia, through which she hopes to raise $3,000 for the camp. But to ensure that its programs continue to be sustained in the future, more significant fund-raising will be necessary.

Beginning on Sept. 15, camp will be offered every Friday evening from 6 to 8 in Montauk, with workshops in yoga, karate, painting, volunteering, visiting local businesses, as well as one workshop devoted to table etiquette during a dinner at Muse Restaurant in Montauk. Each workshop is limited to 15 kids, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Many beloved annual events await campers this fall and winter, such as transforming the Montauk Lighthouse into a haunted house for Halloween, a turkey drive over Thanksgiving with 108 turkeys donated to the needy, and a holiday-season break camp at Gurney’s Resort in Montauk. 

Last year Camp SoulGrow had a windfall thanks to the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, which donated $25,000 to the nonprofit, giving Ms. Rosiere the breathing room to focus more on programming, but fund-raising remains a constant if she is to continue the organization’s mission, and so too are volunteers.

High schoolers looking to earn community service credits working with Camp SoulGrow can contact Ms. Rosiere at [email protected]. Others who want to support the camp and its free programming can make tax-deductible donations online at campsoulgrow.org or by mail to Camp SoulGrow, P.O. Box 1016, Montauk 11954. 

Students at the Amagansett School are outperforming the national average at all grade levels in math and English language arts, according to Maria Dorr, the school’s principal. “That’s something to be very proud of,” she said at the school board’s Aug. 22 meeting. “This helps us to show the curriculum we’re providing to our students is meeting their needs.” 

In announcing the results, Ms. Dorr summarized an analysis of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 New York State report card and standardized assessment data. The school aims “to exceed the state in all grades in all levels,” she said.

The assessment data is available at data.nysed.gov. 

The objective this year, Ms. Dorr said, is to provide “targeted training to teachers in implementation of student computer programs to enhance and enrich instruction.” To that end, the school will integrate Google Classroom, a learning platform utilizing Chromebooks, laptop computers that run Google’s Chrome operating system. 

“We have purchased Chromebooks for all our students,” Ms. Dorr said. “The reason we moved from Mac to Chrome was we really wanted to provide an opportunity for students, before they go on to middle school, to have that opportunity to interact.” She said that higher-level education often integrates online learning today. Later in the meeting, the board voted to deem many Apple laptop computers and tablets as surplus. 

Also at the meeting, the board adopted a resolution declaring the school’s septic system an emergency, allowing it to authorize repair. Historically, rainwater has been routed into the building’s cesspools, Kerry Griffiths, of the district’s buildings and grounds department, told the board. “That’s not allowed anymore. When they built the building, it probably was. We have to separate that and redo the cesspools, and upgrade,” he said. 

Repairs are necessary to be compliant with Suffolk County standards and are estimated to cost $11,270. In order to comply, Eleanor Tritt, the district superintendent, said, “We’d like to consider it an emergency so we can go ahead and fix it immediately, and then move on.” She said the work should be completed next month.

The Springs School District is seeking the community’s help to open a chapter of Blessings in a Backpack, a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 to provide elementary schoolchildren with backpacks full of food for weekends. The Springs chapter would be the first on the East End.

 According to a recent survey, 3 percent of children (under the age of 18) who live in East Hampton fall below the poverty line.

Last week, Trisha Ewald, who helped implement a Blessings program at the Longwood School District, where Debra Winter, the new Springs superintendent, recently worked, came to Springs to meet with school administrators and community members. Among them were Loring Bolger of the Springs Citizens Advisory Committee, Minerva Perez of Organizacion Latino-Americana, Pamela Bicket of the Springs Food Pantry, as well as representatives of United Healthcare, the insurance company that works with Medicare, which apparently would be the first corporate sponsor of the venture. Ms. Ewald is an employee of Blessing in a Backpack, which covers approximately 1,000 schools across 48 states.

Ms. Ewald said she grew up in a household where “food scarcity was a reality.” She began the program at Longwood four years ago as a volunteer, offering assistance to 50 children. The number has since grown to 300.

 Eric Casale, the Springs school principal, said about 50 children who receive free or subsidized lunches would qualify for the program. Ms. Ewald told the group that approximately $3,500 would have to be raised quickly to ensure that the program could begin at the start of the school year. The money would secure food for 50 children for half the school year, after which additional fund- raising would be needed. School officials apparently do not think the money can be found in the district’s budget.

The math is based on $4 per child, per backpack, per weekend. It would cost $7,000 to guarantee 50 full backpacks for every weekend during the 38-week school year. A $150 donation would feed one child for the entire school year, Ms. Ewald said. Each backpack contains two dinners, two lunches, two breakfasts, and two snacks.

A nationwide evaluation of Blessings in a Backpack conducted by a leading market research company to measure the program’s impact showed that in addition to eliminating weekend hunger, 59 percent of children fed through the program said they found it easier to concentrate at school, 60 percent saw a decrease in behavioral issues, 78 percent felt cared for by their community, while 60 percent of children reported that their school attendance drastically improved.

“Attendance at school on Fridays even increased as kids know they’ll be getting a backpack at the end of the day, Ms. Ewald said.

Anyone wishing to donate can make a check payable to Blessings in a Backpack and mail it to Springs School, 48 School Street, East Hampton 11937. Prospective donors interested in further details can contact Ms. Winter at [email protected].

DuffleBag Beauty

Kids will join in the action on Wednesday when the DuffleBag Theatre presents an interactive production of “Beauty and the Beast” at Guild Hall for ages 3 to 10. The show starts at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for children, or $16 and $12 for members. Before settling into their seats in the theater, kids can join in a “Beauty and the Beast” cookie decorating session at 4 p.m. for $10. Members pay $8. Buying tickets in advance has been suggested for KidFest events.

Cooking to Yoga to Animals

Movies, a cooking program, yoga, crafts, live animals, and electronics are on the schedule this week at the East Hampton Library. This afternoon at 3 all sorts of unusual creatures will be on hand in a show geared to kids 4 and older. Tomorrow, kids can settle in for a screening of “Smurfs: The Lost Village” at 2 p.m.

The winner of the library’s young-adult drawing contest will be announced during a reception on Sunday at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and drawings will be on display in the young-adult room.

Susan Verde, a yoga instructor and children’s book author, will be back at the library on Monday at 11 a.m. for Storytime Yoga, a workshop for kids 5 and older. The Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program for ages 5 to 10 continues on Monday at 1 p.m. with a session on grains.

Snap Circuits electronics workshops for kids 7 and older will be held on Tuesday and next Thursday at 3 p.m. Also on Tuesday, kids in sixth through eighth grades can make woven wish bracelets at 4:30 p.m. Underwater life will be subject of collages made during an art workshop on Wednesday at 4 p.m. for children 4 and older.

Finally, on Friday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m., the library will host an interactive Story­Play program in which participants of all ages make up and steer the plot of an improvisational adventure that Jason Edwards will then act out. Advance sign-up has been requested for all special programs at the library.

The Art Nanny

There’s plenty to do this week at the Amagansett and Montauk Libraries, too. On Saturday in Amagansett, Amanda Fennell, a.k.a. the Art Nanny, will work with kids 6 and older to make framed watercolor paintings starting at 3 p.m.

In a program at the Montauk Library on Saturday at 3 p.m., Tonito Valderrama will guide children 7 and older as they paint old beach buoys. The Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program continues this afternoon at 3:30. A 3-D printing session for ages 7 to 15 will take place at the library on Tuesday at 3 p.m. A second session is planned for Aug. 15.

Jeff the Bubble Guy

At the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane, Goat on a Boat will present its version of “The Three Little Pigs,” a puppet show, today at 4:30 p.m. Tomorrow at that time, Jeff the Bubble Guy will be on hand with interactive bubble tricks, mind-bending bubble shapes, and a healthy dose of comedy. Both shows are free.

Community frustration in Springs seems to have risen to an even higher level than that of the nitrogen in its neighboring waterbodies, following the Springs School Board’s announcement Monday night that it will continue to delay decision regarding a short-term fix of the school’s septic issues.

Only five weeks remain until the start of the school year, when buildings will once again be filled with some 900 children, teachers, and staff. The septic system, installed in the 1970s for a capacity of 300, broke down in April. Since then the school has been forced to pump out waste every 10 days at the cost of $1,900 per session.

Last Thursday, the school called a special meeting to review bids for immediate solutions from two engineering companies. Lombardo Associates, an environmental consulting and engineering firm specializing in water and wastewater management, proposed a “$150,000 to $200,000 plan to get you out of the frying pan before school starts,” said Pio Lombardo, the company’s president. Several of the proposed components he said, could be reused in the state-of-the-art, nitrogen-reducing system the school plans to install at the time of its building expansion.

By contrast, BBS Architects and Engineers, the school’s architect of record, which sought the services of another engineering firm, H2M, in preparing the bid, presented a “conservative estimate” of $45,000, that one board member, David Conlon, called “too good to be true.”

Mr. Conlon was right. On Monday, the school board announced that BBS had since consulted with Laser Industries, an excavation and clearing company, and as a result its estimate was now $113,500, with none of the components reusable in the future.

With two fairly close bids on the table, Barbara Dayton, the board’s president, focused on the greater issue of repair versus renewal. H2M’s amended proposal is for a repair job only, she said, as they suggest putting in new leaching pools next to existing ones. “Lombardo’s plan,” she said, “is to put new leaching pools out in the fields, making it a capital improvement project.” As such, the school would be required to apply for a building permit from the New York State Education Department, which, according to the school’s new business administrator, Michael Henery, could take 50 weeks.

Community members were quick to voice skepticism and concern.

“Surely this can be viewed as an emergency,” said Carole Campolo, a Springs resident.

“The State Department of Education is a different animal,” explained Timothy Frazier, the vice president of the board. “You can tell them it’s an emergency but they will want to see the data.”

“We have the data,” said Mr. Lombardo. “It is my professional opinion that these leaching pools are no longer functioning and are beyond repair.”

“They were installed 50 years ago for 300 people,” said Ira Barocas, a community member, “how can they be repaired to function properly for 900?”

“The problem is, we’re behind the eight ball,” said Debra Winter, the school’s superintendent, referring to the fact that the school’s septic system was deemed outdated and failing in 2015. “We’ve known about it for two years and now we’re going to them saying it’s an emergency?”

Kevin McAllister, the president of Defend H2O, an environmental group, said he is deeply frustrated by the possibility of the board opting for “a duct-taped approach.” He introduced the school to Lombardo Associates because of the firm’s commitment to install advanced, nitrogen-reducing systems, which comply with Suffolk County Department of Health Services standards. “It is incumbent upon this board to make a decision based on the health and well being of its community and the environment,” he said, adding that permits can always be expedited.

The issue has become even more pertinent as the Suffolk County Legislature recently unanimously approved a $10 million grant program to help eligible homeowners near coastal waterways pay for the installation of high-tech septic systems, as part of an ongoing county program to combat nitrogen levels in local waters. “After decades of managing the decline of our water bodies, we are finally turning the tide,” County Executive Steve Bellone, who proposed the grant effort, said at the time of its passage.

The Springs School Board is seeking the advice of its attorney, hoping to find clarification on the guidelines proposed by the two companies, said Ms. Dayton. “We are taking the situation very seriously. Every day we are reminded of the need to be ready for the start of school. We hope to have a decision later this week.”

The school board was scheduled to meet this morning at 9 to announce their decision.

Library Children’s Fair

The East Hampton Library’s Children’s Fair will take place on Sunday from 2 to 5:30 p.m., with a host of free fun activities, carnival rides and games, and an opportunity to meet a number of children’s book authors.

Children can expect bounce houses, performers, magic, prizes, and treats, many with a book theme. Among the local authors who will be on hand with their books are T.E. McMorrow, a reporter for The East Hampton Star, with advance copies of “The Nutcracker in Harlem,” which will be published later this year, Doug Kuntz, a contributing photographer for The Star, with “Lost and Found Cat,” and Adam Osterweil, a Springs School teacher and author of several books, including, most recently, “Cooper and the Enchanted Metal Detector.” The fair will be held in a field off James Lane in East Hampton.

There’s plenty going on this week for kids at the library itself, too. Tomorrow, Jason Edwards will lead an interactive StoryPlay program in which 4 to 12-year-olds will help make up the lines and guide the plot of a fun adventure. The program runs from 2 to 3 p.m. Kids 4 and older will learn about Jacob Lawrence, an artist, storyteller, and teacher, and then make collages inspired by his work during a workshop on Monday at 1:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, those entering sixth through eighth grades can decorate stones and shells at 4:30 p.m. Beach finds, natural and not, will be the materials in a sculpture workshop for kids 4 and up on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Next Thursday’s family movie, at 2 p.m., will be “Boss Baby.”

“Animalia” at Guild Hall

Hobey Ford’s “Animalia,” a puppet show that takes over the entire theater, will do just that at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Wednesday at 5 p.m. The production, which is best for children 2 to 8, promises “a magnified look at butterfly and frog metamorphosis, the world of birds, his classic undersea ballet of whales, and frolicking dolphins and otters,” according to Guild Hall. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for children, $16 and $12 for Guild Hall members. Before the performance, at 4 p.m., kids in that age range can make animal collages in a workshop with Alexandra McCourt. The cost is $10, $8 for members.

Weekend Art Workshops

The Golden Eagle art store’s Studio 144 on North Main Street in East Hampton has begun offering children’s art classes on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. Veronica Mezzina will be the teacher on Saturdays, and Virva Hinnemo will teach on Sundays. The cost is $25 per class or $175 for an eight-class card good for any $25 kids classes. Materials and smocks will be provided, but kids should wear clothes that can get messy. Advance registration is online at goldeneagleart.com. Studio 144 is next to Nick and Toni’s restaurant.

“Oz” at Bay Street

The Goat on a Boat series of puppet shows at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor continues next Thursday when Stevens Puppets presents “The Wizard of Oz” at 11 a.m. Stevens Puppets was founded in 1933 by Martin and Margi Stevens, and the show features original hand-carved wooden marionettes by the founders as well as new additions by Dan Raynor, who now own Stevens Puppets. Tickets cost $15.

Puppets in Southampton

The Goat on a Boat hits the road this afternoon at 4:30 to bring Lily Silly Puppets and its “Aunt Irene’s Puppet Talk Show” to the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane. A variety show of sorts, the production features live music by Matthew Ocone, a classically trained guitarist, and songs in Spanish, English, Russian, and French. At 5:15 that day, kids can gather in the shade of a big tree for a free story time with a reader from the Rogers Memorial Library. Next Thursday, Stevens Puppets are back at the center with “Rumpelstiltskin,” also at 4:30 p.m. Then, at 5:15, a representative of the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will introduce kids to some birds of prey. Andrea Cote, an artist, will lead families as they create mythical creatures together during a workshop on Friday, Aug. 18, at 4:30 p.m. All events are free.

Parrish Family Party

Families will have a chance to work alongside professional artists, take part in a gallery scavenger hunt, and enjoy a barbecue on Sunday at the Parrish Art Museum’s annual summer family party from 3 to 6 p.m. in Water Mill. The artists Anne Bae, Brian Farrell, Sheree Hovsepian, Lynn Leff, Paton Miller, and Liz Sloan will be on hand to make art with guests young and old, and there will be other activities throughout the afternoon. Tickets cost $125 for adults and $100 for children, $100 and $75 for museum members.

For Young Builders

The work of Frank Lloyd Wright, one of this country’s most famous architects, will be the inspiration for an architecture program for kids on Saturday at the Montauk Library. From 3 to 4 p.m., participants in kindergarten and above will use natural materials to design and build a model they can take home. Next Thursday at 3:30 p.m., the library’s series of nutrition programs with the Wellness Foundation continues with a session on health boosters like flax seeds and goji berries. The classes are for kids 5 and older.

At the Amagansett Library, kids can be builders, too. There, children 7 and older will construct houses from cardboard and other recycled materials on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Advance registration has been requested for all programs.

Amateur sailors on about 30 monohull and multihull sailboats are expected on Noyac Bay Saturday morning, beginning at 11 a.m., for a race sponsored by the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority and the Peconic Bay Sailing Association. An awards party will follow at 5 p.m. at Havens Beach to benefit I-Tri, a local nonprofit that empowers adolescent girls through participation in triathlons.

The boats are to be at least 22 feet long and have a performance handicap racing fleet rating of 230 or less. The overall grand prize for the winning captain and crew of five will be automatic entry into the events at the 2018 Antigua Sailing Week, held from April 28 to May 4, as well as airfare, charter boat costs, hotel accommodations, and registration fees. More then 100 yachts compete in the annual event off the island of Antigua, and it prompts multiple parties and award ceremonies.

Following Saturday’s regatta, sailors and landlubbers are being invited to a beach party with a Caribbean theme under a tent at Havens Beach in Sag Harbor from 5 to 8 p.m. A steel drum band from Antigua will play, food, cocktails, and a silent auction will be available, as well as a grand prize of one-week at a hotel on Antigua. The Honorable Asot A. Michael, minister of tourism, economic development, investment and energy for Antigua and Barbuda, will be on hand Saturday along with other Caribbean dignitaries.

Online tickets for Saturday’s awards party are $50 until midnight today. Tickets at the door will be $55. For more information and to purchase tickets, those interested can visit www.itrigirls.org.

Painting With Nature

The mother-and-son team of Andrea and Nathaniel Cote will lead kids 7 to 12 and their families in a painting-with-nature workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Ms. Cote and her son, who is 9, will work with participants to mix and grind their own paints using natural pigments, teaching them about the history and science of making paint. Then participants will paint pictures of animals and landscapes using the paints they have made. Advance registration is required.

Kids Take on the Bard

Behold, young thespians, the Hamptons Shakespeare Festival’s Camp Shakespeare will alight at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett for two weeks starting on Aug. 7. The camp, for kids 8 to 15, includes workshops in acting, improvisation, movement, voice, and theatrical arts and crafts. It will run through Aug. 11, and again from Aug. 14 to 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with performances at the close of each weeklong session. The cost is $475 to $500 per week. Registration information is online at hamptons-shakespeare.org.

Acrobats in the Hall

Guild Hall’s KidFest will bring the aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, and world-record holders of Cirque-tacular to East Hampton on Wednesday for shows at 1 and 5 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for children, $16 and $12 for members. An acrobat puppet workshop for kids of all ages at 4 p.m. that day will get them in a circus state of mind. The cost is $10, $8 for members of the museum.

Harry Potter Party

The Montauk Library will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter books with a party on Saturday at 3 p.m. featuring a themed photo booth and crafts and snacks inspired by Harry’s wizarding world. The party is best for kids 7 and older.

On Tuesday, the Baking Coach will be at the library to make rice cereal sand castles with kids in second grade and above from 3:30 to 5 p.m. And, as a reminder, the Wellness Foundation’s Super Foods for Super Kids program for ages 4 and up starts this afternoon at 3:30. This week’s class, Power Up Your Plate, includes a smoothie demonstration. Next Thursday’s class is on healthy snacks. Advance sign-up is required.

Prokofiev, Here and There

The young dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School in Bridgehampton will present Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” tonight at the Montauk Playhouse and on Tuesday at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. Choreographed by Sara Jo Strickland, the school’s founder, the production will feature dancers ranging in age from 4 to 18, with Adam Baranello of the A&G Dance Company as a guest artist. The Hampton Festival Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Perea, will accompany the dancers, and the school promises “a surprise guest narrator.” Tonight’s show will be at 7. Tickets cost $15. The show on Tuesday will start at 6 p.m., but the gates will open at 5:30. Tickets cost $17 in advance through CMEE, $15 for museum members, and $20 at the door.

A Puppet Pied Piper

Goat on a Boat’s series of puppet shows at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor will continue on Saturday, when CactusHead Puppets presents “The Pied Piper” at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $15. Next Thursday, Goat on a Boat will take its puppet shows on the road to the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane, where A Couple of Puppets will present “The Three Little Pigs” in a free show at 4:30 p.m.

Bubbles and Filmmaking

Also at the Southampton Arts Center, Jeff the Bubble Guy will get kids into some “Bubble Trouble” during a free show on Friday, Aug. 4, at 4:30 p.m. Registration is underway for August student film workshops at the center with the Hamptons International Film Festival. Workshops run from Aug. 7 through 11. One for kids 8 to 11 meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Older kids, ages 12 to 15, will convene from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost for younger students is $375 for the week; older students pay $450. A free screening of campers’ films will take place on Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. Registration is at hamptonsfilmfest.org.

Those Flying Machines

Animals, flying machines, movies, and healthy eating are on the schedule this week at the East Hampton Library. On Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., kids 3 to 7 will listen to Robert Kinerk’s “Clorinda Takes Flight” and then get to work designing flying contraptions of their own. Those ages 7 to 12 will take a more scientific, but no less fun, approach to building flying machines in a program on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

The library’s Super Foods for Super Kids program continues on Monday at 1 p.m. with a workshop for ages 5 to 10 on health boosters. The final session on Aug. 7 will focus on grains.

Tomorrow, the library will show the family movie “Rock Dog” at 2 p.m. Next Thursday’s family movie will be “Smurfs: The Lost Village.” Kids in sixth grade and up can take in a screening of “Dr. Strange” on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m., with snacks inspired by the movie.

Next Thursday, kids 4 and older will have a chance to meet a bearded dragon, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, and other unusual creatures during a program from 3 to 4 p.m. Advance sign-up has been suggested for all programs, as space is limited.