Kids Culture 04.27.17

“Cinderella” at Guild Hall

The dancers of the Hampton Ballet Theatre School will take the stage at Guild Hall tomorrow through Sunday for their spring production of “Cinderella.” It will be the final ballet with the school for three dancers who will graduate from high school this year. Rose Kelly will dance the role of Cinderella, Caitlin Hubbell will dance as the fairy godmother, and Abigail Hubbell will appear as the spring fairy and in the grand waltz.

The ballet is set to a score by Sergei Prokofiev and is choreographed by the school’s director, Sara Jo Strickland. Adam and Gail Baranello of the A&G Dance Company will appear as the father and evil stepmother, and Nicholas Sipes, a guest artist, will dance as Prince Charming.

Show times will be tomorrow at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2. Orchestra tickets cost $25, $20 for children under 12 in advance, or $30 and $25 the day of the show. Tickets can be reserved at 888-933-4287 or online at hamptonballettheatreschool.com.

Block Party Weekend

The Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter will hold a free two-day block party for kids of all ages from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The party will include sports clinics, food and drink, a bounce castle and slide, pony rides, outdoor fitness classes, a mac-and-cheese competition, and face painting. The rock wall will be set up and there will be a petting zoo, too.

Science Minds

Children 3 to 5 years old can think like seed scientists during a story time and planting session on Saturday at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. The program will include a reading of Jean Richards’s “A Fruit Is a Suitcase for a Seed.” There is a $3 materials fee for the program, which begins at 10:30 a.m. That afternoon at 2, kids 6 and up will meet some of the museum’s diamondback terrapins and also learn the difference between a turtle, a terrapin, and a tortoise. Advance registration is requested for all programs.

CMEE’s Feria

The Children’s Museum of the East End will celebrate the many Latin American cultures represented in this area during the CMEE Feria on Saturday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. There will be traditional music and performances, art projects for kids, and the opportunity to sample cuisines from a number of countries. The fair is free, but the cost for tastings is $5.

An after-school party at the museum next Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. will celebrate all things Star Wars. There will be a Lego workshop, Wookie cookies, and Jedi crafts. The cost is $18 including museum admission; members will pay $5. Advance sign-up has been requested.

Library Happenings

There’s a lot going on at the East Hampton Library this week, especially for teens. Tomorrow from 5 to 7, high school students can take part in a library Escape Room game. The library sets the tone like this: “It’s the American Revolution and you are a spy! Use the same techniques employed by George Washington’s Culper spy ring to decipher the puzzles and guarantee your escape before the known Loyalists return.” Participants will compete in groups, and pizza will be served. This afternoon at 4 p.m. the library will host a bilingual celebration of books and literacy, with reading, crafts, and refreshments for kids 4 and older.  Tomorrow, that same age group will look at the geometric shapes that make up the places people live in around the world, in an art program from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Teens can use clay, discarded metal, and wire to make their own futuristic insects in a steampunk entomology art program on Saturday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. On Sunday at 3, there will be a screening of “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” a comedy-drama directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by Jesse Andrews, who also wrote the 2012 book by that name. Another round of Snap Circuits programs beginning on Tuesday at 4 p.m. will teach kids 7 and older the basics of electronics. Additional programs will be offered on May 16, May 30, June 7, and June 28. Kids can take part in any or all of the programs and need not sign up for the full set. The chickens will come home to roost during a story and craft time for kids 4 to 6 on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Advance registration has been requested for all programs.

Camp SoulGrow

Camp SoulGrow will take a busload of helpers from Montauk to the Kids Joining Hands fund-raiser for famine relief on Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. in Bridgehampton. Those who wish to participate have been asked to email [email protected]. Pickup and drop-off will be at SoulGrow’s downtown Montauk studio.

Stony Hill Stables Benefit

Pony rides on Sunday and again May 21 at Stony Hill Stables in Amagansett will raise money for the stables’ related nonprofit, which promotes equine sports by offering riding education and competitive opportunities for kids and young adults. Rides will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon both days for a $20 suggested donation. The Stony Hill Stables Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2017 season. A full description and applications are available online at stonyhillstables.com/shsfoundation.