High School Art Show

The second part of Guild Hall’s Student Arts Festival, this one featuring work by high schoolers, will open on Saturday. The show includes work by teens from Bridgehampton to Montauk. A reception with student performances will be held on March 4 at 2 p.m. 

Music Appreciation

Gian Carlo Feleppa, a singer and songwriter who plays a variety of instruments, including the sitar, will lead a music-appreciation program for kids 5 and up at the Amagansett Library on Saturday at 2 p.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required. 

Fifth through eighth graders who know how to play Magic the Gathering and those who want to learn have been invited to take their own deck or use the library’s on Sunday at 2 p.m. 

This afternoon at 1:30 the family movie will be “Pete’s Dragon,” the story of a boy raised by a dragon who must protect his protector after he rejoins the world of humans. 

Community at the Parrish

Sunday is community day at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. Admission is free from noon to 4 p.m., when there will be a variety of family activities and art projects, music, food, and a photo booth. 

Snow Globes and Ice Magic

Snow globes and ice magic will help kids celebrate the season at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton this weekend. Ruby Jackson, an artist and educator, will lead families on Saturday as they use Sculpey clay to make a centerpiece for a snow globe and then fill it with their choice of “snow.” There is a $6 materials fee for the program, which starts at 10:30 a.m.

On Sunday, also at 10:30 a.m., children 3 to 6 years old will put their brains to work as they practice science magic tricks that illustrate the properties of water and ice. Melanie Meade will lead this one. Registration in advance is required for both programs. 

Electronic Gaming

Feeling antsy? The Montauk Library promises to get kids in first grade and above moving on Saturday at 2 p.m., when a gaming session will feature Wii Sports and Mario Kart. Snacks will be served. 

On Tuesday at 4 p.m., children 4 and older can make Mardi Gras masks, hats, and decorations using feathers, beads, and jewels. Advance sign-up is required.

Plans for the Bridgehampton School’s expansion were presented at a meeting of the school board last week. The project, which was approved by district voters in December, involves a $24.7 million bond for the expansion and renovation of the 87-year-old school building. 

The project’s architect, John A. Grillo of Port Jefferson, in discussing the status of a plan for a geothermal heating and cooling system, explained the methodology. Geothermal wells would be dug 350 feet deep on school property. Vertical geothermal loops would then be inserted into the ground and later filled with an antifreeze solution. While construction on top of the wells is not recommended, covering the area with a playing field or a parking lot is perfectly safe, he said. 

Geothermal is considered a viable alternative energy source that is clean and sustainable. Resources of geothermal energy range from the shallow ground to hot water and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth’s surface, and down even deeper to the extremely high temperatures of molten rock. 

According to the United States Department of Energy’s website, energy.gov, the cost of a geothermal heating and cooling system “pays for itself after 2 to 10 years.” 

Although the initial outlay would be greater than that for a conventional system, the school would receive a New York State rebate for 10 percent of its total cost. In addition, there would be long-term cost benefits since geothermal energy is more efficient than that derived from fossil fuels. 

Julie Burmeister, a mentor to the school’s robotics team, voiced her support for the proposal, adding that she thought “this would be an easy vote within the community.”

Other expansion plans presented last week included a 210-seat auditorium, quiet rooms, a fitness center, a music suite, and an outdoor seating area. The current gymnasium would be expanded to hold 432 seats, increasing its capacity by 136. The boys and girls locker rooms would also be enlarged, and each would hold 60 lockers. 

Mr. Grillo said he looked forward to work on the 35,440-square-foot addition and other renovations to be approved by November. “I hope we’re breaking ground by March 2018,” he said, “and cutting the ribbon by September 2019.”

Student Art Reception

A reception for the high school portion of Guild Hall’s Student Arts Festival will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. Museumgoers can tour the galleries and catch performances by student dancers, singers, and musicians.

High school artists looking to further their arts education may want to mark their calendars for March 18. That day from 2 to 4 p.m., Michael Combs, a sculptor and professor at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, will lead a free portfolio review for students preparing for the college admissions process. The class is limited to 25 students. Advance registration is required.

Time to Play Ball

Kids in third and fourth grades who are planning to play Little League will need to be evaluated on catching, throwing, batting, fielding, and running on Saturday at the Sportime Arena in Amagansett. Registration is at eteamz.com/EHLL. Softball players have been asked to show up at 1 p.m., baseball players at 1:45. Kids will make their way through five stations over the course of about two hours.

Evaluations were held in February for fifth and sixh graders, but players unable to make those sessions or the one on Saturday can schedule a makeup evaluation on March 11 by emailing easthamptonlittleleague@ gmail.com.

On Saturday and March 11, third through eighth graders looking to improve their baseball game can take part in clinics at the East Hampton High School gym. Varsity players and coaches will offer tips on hitting, fielding, and baserunning, with sessions for third through fifth graders offered from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Sixth through eighth graders will have the gym from noon to 2:30 p.m. The cost is $50, and space is limited to 25 players per group. Registration is at [email protected]. Participants have been asked to wear sneakers or turf shoes and to take a hat, glove, and bat.

Painting With Hot Wax

An open studio for kids 11 to 18 at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill on Saturday will introduce kids to encaustic, or hot wax, painting with Madolin Archer, an artist. The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon and is free. Reservations are required.

In the Style of Matisse

At the East Hampton Library, this week brings an electronics workshop, a family movie, and an art program inspired by the work of Henri Matisse.

Kids 7 and older will use Snap Circuits kits to explore the basics of electronics on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Additional sessions are on March 30, April 12, and April 18. Participants can sign up for any or all of them.

Next Thursday in the young-adult room, sixth through eighth graders will learn some tech trivia while making a felt holder for their tablet or smartphone from 4 to 5 p.m.

The family movie “Pinocchio” will be shown at the library this afternoon at 4. Tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., kids 4 and older will cut out playful shapes and make collages in the style of Matisse. Advance registration has been requested for all library programs.

For Teen Tech Week

Next week is Teen Tech Week at libraries around the country, and in Bridgehampton the Hampton Library will mark it with workshops that will give kids a chance to tinker and invent things with LittleBits technology kits. A session for kids 7 to 12 will start at 4 p.m. on Tuesday; one for kids 13 and up follows at 5.

Mommy and Me yoga, for caregivers with walking children up to age 4, will be held at the library on Wednesdays at 9:45 a.m. from this week through April 26. Participants have been asked to take their own yoga mats. Mary Sabo is teaching a yoga class for teens on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. through April 5.

Camp SoulGrow Keeps Busy

Camp SoulGrow’s downtown Montauk studio is the place to be on Fridays this month for kids 7 and older, with different programs offered each week from 6 to 8 p.m., all by donation. A movie is on the schedule tomorrow night. On Friday, March 10, it’s building and baking. March 17 brings a St. Patrick’s Day party. Registration is by email to [email protected].

Exploring Carbon Footprints

What is a carbon sink? And what’s the big deal about a carbon footprint? Kids looking for a science fair project might find inspiration in a program on carbon on Saturday at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Geared to families with children 8 and older, it will explore what carbon is, its impact on climate change, and why our carbon footprints matter. The program begins at 10:30 a.m.

On Sunday at the same time, Eleni Nikolopoulos will take families with children 6 and older on a tour of the museum’s amphibians and then lead them as they make jewelry inspired by these fascinating creatures. There is a $3 materials fee for this one, in addition to museum admission. Advance registration is required for all programs.

Indoor Soccer at the Playhouse

An East Hampton Town skills-and-drills indoor soccer program for children in kindergarten through second grade will be offered on Saturdays through April 8 at the Montauk Playhouse. The first session will be this week from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $30, and registration is at the Parks and Recreation Department behind Town Hall or at the playhouse.

Mini-Drones and Dandelions

This week is Teen Tech Week, and at the East Hampton Library teens can try out mini-drones in the young adult room tomorrow from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. On Friday, March 17, high school students can hang out at the library after it closes at 5 p.m. to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with themed food and games until 7.

Spring is not far off, and kids 4 to 6 can start getting in the spirit of the season during a dandelion story-and-craft time at the library next Thursday at 4 p.m. A St. Patrick’s Day art program on Friday, March 17, at 3:30 p.m. will have kids 4 and older making hats and shamrocks for the occasion.

Information Literacy Workshop

Research 101, a series of workshops to encourage information literacy and teach teens how to use research tools and sources, will be held at the John Jermain Memorial Library on four Sundays starting this week. The first session will cover research topics and search strategies. On March 19, participants will discuss finding and evaluating information sources. The March 26 session will cover how and why to use citations, and the April 2 session will address “media literacy in a fake-news world.” Workshops will meet from 1 to 2 p.m.

Kids age 8 to 12 can create their own designs and then turn them into pinback buttons in a workshop at the library on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Advance registration is requested for all library programs.

Come Pet a Chinchilla

The Quogue Wildlife Refuge will visit the Montauk Library on Saturday at 2 p.m. to introduce kids 4 and older to a range of animals. Children will have the chance to learn about and pet a snake, turtle, bird of prey, and a chinchilla, among other creatures. There will be space for only 30 children.

Kids 4 and up can make St. Patrick’s Day crafts at the library on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Greeting Card Contest

“Peace” is the theme of an anti-bully greeting card art contest sponsored by Imagine That! Art Education, and the deadline to enter is Friday, March 17. The contest is open to young artists in kindergarten through 12th grade. Winning works will be reproduced on greeting cards.

Art should illustrate the theme. It should be in color and can include a slogan or saying, but does not need words. Finished works must be scanned or photographed and sent via email to [email protected] by a parent, guardian, or teacher. Emails should include the artist’s name and grade, and a parent or teacher email or phone number.

Entries will be judged by Rosemary Markowsky, a graphic designer specializing in web design, and Helen Harrison, author, historian, and director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs. There will be prizes for work by kindergarten through 6th-grade students and for 7th through 12th graders. Winners will be announced by April 3 and will receive a set of greeting cards featuring their work.

A Whole Week of Fun

First a quick rundown of February break options for kids. Most have been mentioned in some detail in this column in the past, but if you missed them, take note.

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter will run a daily camp Monday through Friday, Feb. 24, with swimming, arts and crafts, games, and other activities on the agenda. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $32 per day; for an extra $10 kids can go as early as 8 a.m. and stay as late as 6. Advance registration is required.

The East Hampton Town Parks and Recreation Department offers a free morning recreation program for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade from Tuesday through Friday, Feb. 24, at the John M. Marshall Elementary School and the Montauk School. It goes from 9 a.m. to noon, with registration each morning at drop-off.

Camp SoulGrow will run free workshops all five days next week at Gurney’s Resort in Montauk. Morning workshops go from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., lunch is served from 12:30 to 1:30, and afternoon workshops run from 1:30 to 3. In the mornings, it’s boot camp on Monday, yoga on Tuesday, swimming on Wednesday, calisthenics next Thursday, and hip-hop on Friday, Feb. 24. Afternoon fun includes public speaking on Monday, sewing on Tuesday, target practice on Wednesday, papier-mâché next Thursday, and a Mardi Gras party on Friday, Feb. 24. Registration is via email to [email protected].

Morning programs for all ages will be offered Monday through Friday, Feb. 24, from 10:30 to 11:30 at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. The week kicks off with a walk in the field behind the museum. Backyard birds will be the focus on Tuesday, winter weather and snowflakes on Wednesday, winter tracks next Thursday, and winter plants and plant printmaking are the themes for Friday, Feb. 24. Also at the museum on Saturday at 2 p.m., kids 6 and older can take part in an art and science sculpture workshop dealing with the migration of the eastern tiger salamander. There is a $5 materials fee in addition to museum entry. Across the street at the Children’s Museum of the East End, there will be science-based activities in the lobby all day each weekday.

Space may still be available in winter break art workshops at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. They meet Monday through Friday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon for ages 4 to 6 and from 1 to 3 p.m. for ages 7 and up. The cost is $40 per day, $30 for members.

Dance-Theater Workshops

Participants in Young Cowgirls Make Waves, a theater workshop for girls 8 to 12, will create dance-theater pieces under the guidance of Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls between Feb. 28 and May 2. The workshop will be held at Guild Hall in East Hampton weekly from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The cost is $235, $220 for Guild Hall members. According to the museum, “the workshops are process-oriented and focused on empowering each participant’s authenticity through creative exploration.” Registration is with Jennifer Brondo at Guild Hall.

All About Lasers in Space

At the Parrish Art Museum, lasers will be the subject of a family program tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. Through animation and hands-on activities, Prismatic Magic, a team of teachers and laser scientists, will show how lasers transform space exploration and “why today’s most advanced space probes carry laser-powered instruments.” The program is free with museum admission, and at the Parrish students and kids always get in free.

Looking ahead, Wendy Gottlieb will teach a pottery workshop for ages 7 and older at the museum on Saturdays from March 4 through March 25. The class will meet from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The cost is $120, $90 for members. There is space for just nine students, so advance registration is a must.

Family Movies Galore

In the mood for a movie? Libraries here have plenty of family-friendly flicks on the schedule this week, and a few for teens, too. “Ghostbusters,” the 2016 remake, will be screened for teens tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor.

The Montauk Library will show “Trolls,” a peppy animated feature, on Saturday at 2 p.m. “The BFG,” the story of a friendly giant based on the Roald Dahl book of the same name, will be shown at the Amagansett Library on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Next Thursday at that time, the library will offer up the 2016 remake of “Pete’s Dragon.”

A hot chocolate bar will accompany a 4 p.m. screening of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” on Wednesday at the East Hampton Library. The movie is for grades six through eight. Next Thursday, the library has all-ages screenings of “Inside Out” at 1:30 p.m. and then “Zootopia” at 4. “Trolls” will be shown on Friday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m.

In other East Hampton Library happenings in addition to the usual weekly story and play times, a teen writing and drawing group will meet on Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m.

Seeking Teen Techies

The John Jermain Memorial Library is seeking teen volunteers to teach older residents the basics of tablets and smartphones on Wednesday afternoon. Volunteers, who can receive community service credits, have been asked to show up at about 2:30 p.m. for a session that will run from 2:45 to 4:15.

On Sunday at John Jermain, children 6 to 10 can make their own kaleidoscopes from 2 to 3 p.m. Next Thursday, the library will test teenagers’ wits with an escape room challenge from 6 to 8:30 p.m., when they will compete in teams to solve a series of riddles and decipher clues to earn their key to “freedom.” Advance registration has been requested.

The dancers of the Dancehampton studio in East Hampton had a successful first competition of the season last week, Kelly Hren, the studio’s director and a choreographer, reported. At an Association of Dance Conventions and Competitions event at St. John the Baptist High School in West Islip over the weekend, the company’s 30 dancers ages 7 to 16 performed 23 routines — solos, duets, trios, and one larger production — and took home five judges awards and 23 others, ranging from gold to high gold to platinum. Three dancers received invitations to the nationals.

The company’s other choreographers for the competition were Anita Boyer, Krystal Lamiroult, who won an Ultimate Choreographer award for a piece called “Time,” and Kate Havlicek, who joined Ms. Lamiroult in earning an Ultimate Entertainment award for “Crazy.”

Another performance, “Tap Army Salute,” was, Ms. Hren said by email, “the highest scoring number in all small group, large group, line, or production pieces for ages 10 to 12. This group of eight dancers was also invited to nationals.”

“But the most exciting award came at the end: Dancehampton was also given the ADCC Studio of Excellence Award. We were recognized not only for our fantastic performances, but for the amazing team we are!”

The East Hampton School Board looked at preliminary 2017-18 budgets for the district’s middle and elementary schools at a brief workshop on Tuesday at the high school. The high school budget will be presented in March.

Charles Soriano, the middle school principal, announced that next year’s plan, $122,089.42, is approximately $1,200 lower than this year’s. He asked the board to allocate that amount to the school’s art department. The board agreed. The $1,200 figure represents an approximately 30-percent increase in the art department budget.

The elementary school budget for next year also came in lower than this year’s, at $141,144. Within the new budget, the school principal, Beth Doyle, had included approximately $2,100 for a social and emotional learning curriculum, specifically designed for kindergarten through fifth grade. Ms. Doyle told the board that the program was easy to implement and would be an excellent resource in helping kids build conflict-resolving skills. The board approved  the cost, as Richard Burns, the district superintendent, said, “Anything that improves the social and emotional development of the kids is a good thing.”

An initial analysis of the Amagansett School District’s 2017-18 budget shows a projected increase of $461,000, and voters may be asked to approve another spending plan that is over the state-imposed tax cap, Eleanor Tritt, the district superintendent, told the board of education on Tuesday.

Last year, voters passed a $10.47-million budget, with 63 percent saying yes to a plan that included a 3.74-percent tax levy hike. The state requires 60 percent of voters to approve tax levy increases for school districts that are greater than 2 percent, although the increase cannot be greater than the rate of inflation. That rate remained below 1 percent in 2016, but it has increased to over 2 percent so far this year.

Ms. Tritt told the board that given a sizable increase in tuition, health insurance costs that “continue to skyrocket,” surpassing $1 million, and with state aid expected to decrease by more than $16,000, “we tried to keep all of the projected expenses . . . as well as possible increases, as small as possible.”

The largest increase is in tuition, she said. “We are projecting a sizable increase in the number of tuition students. . . . Within the next few weeks, I hope we get more clarification. If anything, the budget for tuition might increase a little bit more. We also need to get a little more clarification on students who are placed in special services outside the district.”

She said that salaries and employee benefits, which are largely fixed, account for 86 percent of the budget, and she cautioned that many of the preliminary budget’s numbers were based on estimates.

 For example, last year, shortly before finalizing the budget, an adjustment was required to reflect higher health insurance costs, Ms. Tritt said. Therefore, a 10-percent increase projected in the preliminary budget may turn out to be unrealistic. “Ten percent, at this point, we think is a conservative estimate,” she said.

One bright spot, Ms. Tritt said, is an estimated decrease of $60,000 in teacher’s retirement expenses. “But of course, the increase in health insurance outweighs the decrease,” she said.

Numbers in the draft document change daily, Ms. Tritt said, and the proposed budget approved by the board will be released to the public once it has been finalized.

The school has already scheduled an informational meeting on the budget for May 9 at 6:30 p.m. The budget vote will take place on May 16.

Kevin Walsh of B.B.S Architects and Engineering presented revised plans for a proposed Springs School expansion project at a meeting on Monday with the school’s capital planning committee, which includes school board members and administrators. A few members of the public were also present.

Two plans, with varying elements, were the focus, each reflecting detailed feedback the school received during a meeting on Dec. 8. Both plans featured the addition of a second gym, new classrooms and communal spaces, as well as reconfiguration of existing rooms. The goal, according to Mr. Walsh, was “to take everything we know and maximize the space but still be efficient and cost-effective. We wanted to leave as much as possible.”

Barbara Dayton, the school board president, said the plans are “a work in progress.”

They were indeed that, if not a moving around of pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Mr. Walsh used markers and the committee’s comments to jigger rooms and spaces on the drawing board.

Proposed features of the new plan included a larger, combined space for art and music at one end of the school and a new gym with direct outdoor access. The current library would be expanded to incorporate a media center. A copy room would be added. The nurses room would be relocated and upgraded, and the English-as-a-new-language classroom would be enlarged in keeping with projections of increased enrollment. A Spanish classroom would be added, as well as common rooms for PTA events and small-group instruction. An inner courtyard would be designed as a play space for younger children.

As new spaces were added and old classrooms swallowed up by expansions, Mr. Walsh drew boxes off to one side of the floor plan, to represent classrooms lost by the changes to others. This pile of boxes, or classrooms that would need to be replaced, became the extension to the current footprint of the school.

John Finello, the school superintendent, praised the plans for compartmentalizing the school by separating elementary and middle schoolers.

Timothy Frazier, the school board vice president, added that the proposed layout would keep the “noisy part of the school” (music and gym) on one side of the building and instructional rooms on the other. He also said that “hallway crowding, which is a real issue, will be improved.”

Mr. Finello called the addition of a second gym “not an option but a mandate. There are some periods where we have four classes in there at once, which means over 100 children at the same time. It is simply not an adequate space.”

While no decisions were made on Monday, the committee agreed to meet again with the architectural firm on Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. to review developments based on this week’s meeting. Following the February meeting and a thorough cost analysis, a date will be set to unveil more concrete plans to the community.

Skating for Katy’s Courage

An afternoon of ice-skating and figure-skating events, hockey, games, and other fun at the Buckskill Winter Club in East Hampton on Saturday at 3 will benefit Katy’s Courage. The not-for-profit raises money for pediatric cancer research, children’s bereavement support, scholarships, and education.

A puck-throw for prizes at 3 p.m. will kick off the event. Children and their coaches will present a figure-skating recital from 3:15 to 4:30, and a skate-a-thon will run from 4:45 to 5:45. Pre-event registration for the skate-a-thon is $30; registration on Saturday is $40. Skaters have been asked to take pledges. There will be a raffle drawing and winner announcements at 6:15, and a benefit hockey game from 7:30 to 9 p.m., with a registration fee of $40.

Baked goods will be sold all day, with all proceeds going to Katy’s Courage. Twenty percent of the rink’s general admission prices on Saturday are to be donated to the organization as well. Details can be found and tickets purchased at katyscourage.org.

Little League Evaluations

Kids in third through seventh grade who are planning to play Little League will need to be evaluated on catching, throwing, batting, fielding, and running prior to the start of the season. Evaluations will be held at the Sportime Arena in Amagansett on Saturday and March 4. Registration is at eteamz.com/EHLL.

Older kids in fifth through seventh grades will be evaluated the first day, with softball players asked to show up at 1 p.m. and baseball players at 1:45. Kids will make their way through five stations, which should take about two hours. The March 4 schedule for players in third and fourth grades is the same: softball at 1 p.m., baseball at 1:45. Make-up evaluations for kids unable to attend the earlier sessions will be on March 11. Questions can be emailed to [email protected].

Art on the Winter Break

Now is the time to sign up for winter vacation art workshops at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill. The workshops, which will run from Feb. 20 through Feb. 24, usually fill up early. Sessions for children 4 to 6 will be held each day from 10 a.m. to noon; kids 7 and up will take over the studio from 1 to 3 each day. The cost is $40 per session, $30 for members of the museum. Each day children will explore a different style or theme: Feb. 20, abstract relief using Model Magic and watercolor; Feb. 21, landscapes on black canvas; Feb. 22, mixed-materials sculpture; Feb. 23, sandpaper drawings, and Feb. 24, still-life studies.

Registration is also underway for a pottery workshop for kids 7 and older on Saturdays from March 4 through March 25 at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $120, $90 for members. Space is limited to nine students.

On Saturday at 1 p.m., the museum will offer a family screening of “Underwater Dreams,” a film about sons of undocumented Mexican immigrants who beat a Massachusetts Institute of Technology team in a robotics competition. It is best for children 10 and up and adults. A student exhibition awards ceremony will be held on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m.

A family program on Friday, Feb. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. will focus on lasers in space. It is free with museum admission, but advance registration has been suggested.

In the Shape of a Heart

Families who visit the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton on Saturday will have a chance to decorate heart-shaped cookies from 10 a.m. to noon, while supplies last. The cost is $4 per cookie, $3 for members. From Saturday through Monday, the museum has invited visitors to add to a heart-shaped community canvas project.

CMEE has dubbed the February school break Engineers Week and will have different science-based activities happening in the lobby all day during the week and from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 25 and Feb. 26. The activities will be free with museum admission.

Full Moon Family Hike

Across the street at the South Fork Natural History Museum, there will be a full moon family hike tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, kids 3 to 5 can enjoy a reading of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman’s “Bear Snores On” and then make a hibernation craft at 10:30 a.m. There is a $2 materials fee.

The museum will have winter recess programs for children from Feb. 20 to Feb. 24 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day.

At the Libraries

A Valentine’s Day dance-and-play program for preschoolers up to age 5 will be held at the Montauk Library on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. Later that day, at 2, kids 4 and older can decorate valentine cupcakes and make chocolate-covered marshmallows. On Tuesday, that same age group can make heart wreathes, love bugs, and butterfly treats from 4 to 5 p.m.

This afternoon’s family movie at 4 at the East Hampton Library will be “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days.” Next Thursday, the library will hold another of its Snap Circuits workshops on the basics of electricity for kids 7 and older. The workshop runs from 4 to 5 p.m. Another will be held on Feb. 21.

At the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, kids 4 and older can sign up to practice their reading with Wally the dog on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon. Advance registration is required for this event and all other library programs.