Kids Culture 04.09.15

Sports Clinics

Indoor soccer, flag football, volleyball, and inline skating clinics start next week at the Sportime Arena in Amagansett. Offered in conjunction with the East Hampton Town Recreation Department, the clinics run for eight weeks and cost $125.

Monday will include volleyball for ages 10 to 13 from 4 to 5 p.m. and flag football for ages 6 to 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. On Tuesday, it’s inline skating from 5 to 6 p.m. for ages 4 to 9 and roller hockey for ages 6 to 12 from 6 to 7 p.m. Dodge Ball for 8 to 13-year-olds will start on Friday, April 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday soccer for kids 6 to 12 runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon starting April 18. A basketball clinic for 6 to 12-year-olds runs Saturdays from 11 a.m. to noon, also starting April 18. Registration is at the arena at 320 Abraham’s Path.

Spring Ballet

Tickets are on sale for the Hampton Ballet Theatre School’s spring ballet, which opens at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Friday, April 17. Performances will be that night at 7 p.m., on April 18 at 1 and 7 p.m., and April 19 at 2. The cost in advance is $20 for children, $25 for adults. Day-of tickets will be $25 and $30.

The student dancers will perform “Les Sylphides,” choreographed by Michael Fokine with music by Chopin, and “The Littlest Mermaid,” an original ballet by Sara Jo Strickland, the school’s director.

Tickets can be reserved at hamptonballettheatreschool.com or by calling 855-222-2849.

Minecraft Maniacs

Young Minecraft fanatics will find kindred spirits at the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., when the theater and two teens, Mason Cohen and Miller Croke, host a game-playing session for kids 11 and older. Only a lucky 10 kids will be able to participate, but parents and students alike have been invited to watch the adventure unfold on Bay Street’s big screen.

Those who wish to take part using their own laptops or devices have been asked to email [email protected]. There is a suggested donation of $10 per participant.

Natural Wonders

How does a dainty butterfly avoid succumbing to its predators? What other natural defenses to creatures employ to keep from being eaten? Children 7 to 10 can learn all about them during a program on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton.

Children ages 3 to 5 will use their senses as they explore a trail behind the museum on Sunday at 10 a.m. At 2 p.m., children 7 to 10 can learn about plant parts through a close-up study of flowers, bulbs, leaves, and roots. There is a $4 materials fee for this one. Advance registration is required for all museum programs.

Salad Days

A salad workshop at the Children’s Museum of the East End on Saturday will have kids 3 to 6 choosing from veggies to chop, dice, and slice and then turn into “people” that they can “dress” and eat. The fun happens from 10 to 10:45 a.m. The cost is $20 including museum admission; $7 for members.

At the Libraries

Quilting, movies, crafts, and games are on the schedule this week at local libraries.

Tonight, the East Hampton Library will screen the wildly popular “Frozen” at 5 p.m. Those who attend will be entered into a book raffle. Advance ­registration is suggested.

After listening to a story about recycling, families can work together to make magnets out of recycled jar lids on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Amagansett Library. On Sunday at 2 p.m. in Amagansett, kids in third through sixth grade have been invited to make a square for an alphabet quilt, which they can take home or donate to the library for a collaborative project. At the same time, kids in kindergarten through sixth grade can help the library celebrate National Poetry Month by illustrating a poem.

An Amazing April family craft and game time at the Montauk Library will happen on Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m.