Kids Culture 04.07.16

Watermill Center for Families

The Watermill Center will open its doors to families on Saturday for a picnic lunch, video workshop, and scavenger hunt. Families with children 4 to 12 can tour the grounds of the cultural center and kids 7 to 12 can join in a video workshop to learn about green-screen technology, costuming, and improvised acting with Amy Khoshbin, the 2015 artist in residence at the center.

The family day will be broken into two sessions, one from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., which includes lunch at noon, and another from 11:30 to 3:30, with lunch at 12:30. Admission is $10 for children and $15 for adults, plus a small online service fee. Information can be found at watermillcenter.org. Reservations are required as space is limited.

“Coppelia” at Guild Hall

The dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre Company will perform their new spring ballet, “Coppelia,” tomorrow through Sunday at Guild Hall.

The story of a doll so lifelike that she inspires both love and jealousy, the comedic ballet was scored by Leo Delibes. The company’s director, Sara Jo Strickland, choreographed the production, which features new costumes designed and sewn by Yuka Silvera and lighting design by Sebastian Paczynski. Rose Kelly, an advance professional student, will dance the lead role of Swanhilda. Joining her and the other students will be a pair of guest artists, Adam and Gail Baranello of the A&G Dance Company, and Nicholas Sipes as the young man who falls in love with Coppelia, not realizing she is just a doll.

Show times are tomorrow at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Advance tickets cost $20 for children under 12 and $25 for adults at 888-933-4287 or hamptonballettheatreschool.com. Tickets are $25 and $30 at the door.

Planting Seeds at CMEE

Children of all ages can nurture their green thumb at the Children’s Museum of the East End on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, when Frank Trentacoste from Bhumi Farms leads a seed planting workshop to get the museum’s garden ready for the growing season. Kids and adults will learn about planting, transplanting, and germination in this workshop, which is free with museum admission. Space is limited, so advance reservations are required.

Looking ahead to April 16, CMEE’s fourth annual Egg Drop Challenge will give kids the task of designing and constructing a container to prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from the top of the museum’s pirate ship. The workshop starts at 9:45 a.m. and costs $14, $2 for members.

Lip Gloss and Dream Gardens

Lip balm is always in style, and kids ages 6 and up can learn how to make their own on Tuesday in a workshop at the East Hampton Library. Flavors will include strawberry swirl, grape, and caramel toffee, and it might even make a great gift for Mother’s Day. The workshop is from 4 to 5 p.m. at the library. On Friday, April 15, at the library kids 4 and up can create giant drawings and collages of their dream gardens starting at 3:30 p.m.

Crafternoon in Montauk

Sushi and pizza will be on the menu at the Montauk Library. Fruit sushi and dessert pizza, that is. On Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. young chefs can make tasty concoctions with the children’s librarian and then take them home to eat.

To celebrate Earth Day, the Montauk Library is holding a “crafternoon” with Joyce Raimondo, an artist and children’s author, who will lead the construction of robots made from recycled finds. The activity runs from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. A Mommy and Me yoga session for adults with kids ages 1 to 5 will be held on Friday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Spring in the Air

The signs of spring are all around us, and a family-friendly slide show and walk at the South Fork Natural History Museum on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. will take advantage of them. A nature educator will first lead a presentation on the various animal sounds that may be heard this time of year in your own backyard, and after that, participants will take a walk outdoors to listen and look for some of those animals.

My Life: The Musical

Kids will be the stars of My Life: The Musical, a spring-break camp at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor. Participants will create their own original songs and dances to perform for family and friends at the end of the week.

The camp is for kids ages 8 to 12 and will run April 25 through 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The cost is $385 per child and space is limited. There will be lessons in acting, singing, dance, and more, with theater games and improvisation activities. The program will be led by Bethany Dellapolla, an actress, teacher, choreographer, and director who has taught in the Triple Threat program at New York City’s Broadway Dance Center, Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, Pierson Middle School, and others. Advance registration is through Bay Street Theater.

Spring Break at LTV

Another school vacation option is LTV’s first-ever spring break arts, media, and design camp, which will run from April 25 to 28. To change things up each day, activities will include designing skate decks, Polaroid photography, designing and creating buttons, cartooning, and designing sneakers and caps with Andy Piver, a professional illustrator, toy designer, and writer who lives in Springs.

The camp is for kids 12 and up and sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at LTV Studios in Wainscott. The cost is $150 per day or $500 for all four, with sibling discounts available. Registration is at 537-2777.