Kids Culture 01.12.17
Student Arts Festival
Artwork by kids from across the South Fork will be showcased in Guild Hall’s two-part Student Arts Festival, which will take over the gallery walls this weekend through March. Part one, featuring work by students in kindergarten through eighth grade, opens on Saturday with a reception including student performances from 2 to 4 p.m.
The vibrant exhibition offers a look not only at what students are up to in the art room, but also at how educators share their appreciation of the arts with their classes. The first part of the festival will be on view through Feb. 20. The high school portion will open on Feb. 25. The museum is open on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 5. Admission is free.
Father Goose
Nappy’s Puppets will present a new take on classic nursery rhymes in a shadow-puppet show, “Father Goose’s Tales,” on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. The show, a Goat on a Boat offering, is best for ages 3 to 8. Tickets cost $15.
He Had a Dream
Children can make crafts inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech Saturday through Monday at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. Also over the weekend, families can explore a special library of books about the civil rights leader’s life and times. The activities are free with museum admission.
January Girls
The January Girls, a free Saturday program for girls that has been described as “a workshop in artistic friendship,” will meet for the first time on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Guild Hall. Run by Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls, it will have two sections: one for girls 8 to 12, the other for girls 13 and up. Those interested in signing on can email Ms. Mueth at [email protected].
Mommy and Me Yoga
Peaceful Planet Yoga will lead Mommy and Me yoga classes at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton on Wednesdays through Feb. 15 at 9:45 a.m. The classes are for walking children up to age 4 and an adult. Advance registration is required.
Feeling worried about bad luck tomorrow, Friday the 13th? Children 4 and older can ward that off by making lucky rabbit’s feet at the library at 4 p.m.
Wally the John Jermain Dog
Wally the Dog will be on hand at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon to listen to young readers 4 and older as they practice their skills. Only six children can be accommodated, so advance registration is required.
The library’s teen advisory board, for students in 7th through 12th grade, will meet over pizza next Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. to talk out ideas for future programs, suggest books and other material the library should acquire, and develop plans for the newly renovated library’s teen space. The board meets on the third Thursday of every month. Advance sign-up has been requested.
Teens Take Over
There is a lot going on for high school students this week at the East Hampton Library, starting tomorrow, when they can have their run of the library after it closes, from 5 to 7 p.m. On Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., they can experiment with aerodynamics as they build paper airplanes and hoop gliders. Wednesday brings the film “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” at 4:30 p.m.
Kids 5 and older can make cupcake-shaped lotion bars with organic oils and shea butter tomorrow from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library. Those under 7 must be accompanied by an adult. A Snap Circuits workshop next Thursday at 4 p.m. will give kids 7 and older a chance to work in teams of two exploring the basics of electrical circuitry. Advance registration is required.
This afternoon’s family movie, at 4, will be “Beauty and the Beast.”