Kids Culture 06.09.16
Kids Stage “Fame”
The Ross Children’s Community Theater will take on “Fame” in performances tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Ross School’s Center for Well-Being on Goodfriend Drive in East Hampton.
“Fame — The Musical,” David De Silva’s 1988 adaptation of the 1980 movie, which he produced, follows students at New York’s High School of Performing Arts between 1980 to 1984 as it was preparing to merge with the High School of Music and Art. Fifth through eighth graders in the community theater program will present songs from both versions under the direction of Margaret Kestler, who adapted them for younger performers. The production is open to all members of the community.
Breakfast Scavenger Hunt
The gardens of the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack will be the setting for a family breakfast excursion hosted by the Children’s Museum of the East End on Saturday from 10 to 11. A morning snack will be served, and afterward children 3 to 6 can join in a scavenger hunt around the two-acre property. The cost is $17, $5 for members of the museum.
A drop-off dance party for kids 3 and up, with dinner included, will take place at CMEE in Bridgehampton tomorrow from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $75 per child and $65 for each additional sibling. Members pay $60 and $50.
Green Plantings Galore
Hilary Woodward, a gardener, will work with families to plant salad greens in containers on Saturday at the Southampton Historical Museum. The museum will provide the soil and seedlings as well as lemonade and treats from the garden. The cost is $10 for adults, free for children. The fun will happen behind the Pelletreau Silver Shop at 80 Main Street in Southampton at 10 and 11 a.m. Registration has been requested at 631-283-2494 by the end of today.
Munn Point Prowl
Families can explore the salt marsh and its plant and animal life at Southampton’s Munn Point Preserve on Saturday at 10 a.m. with Crystal Possehl of the South Fork Natural History Museum. Those who attend should plan to get wet.
Back at the museum in Bridgehampton that day at 10:30 a.m., Ruby Jackson, an artist and educator, will work with kids 6 to 8 and their adults to create animals out of polymer clay. There is a $7 materials fee for the workshop.
Budding marine biologists 8 and older will dissect a small dogfish shark with Melanie Meade on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. In the process, they’ll learn about shark body parts, how they swim, eat, and breathe, and what makes them unique. There is a $20 materials fee, which includes dissecting tools, gloves, and eye protection.
Advance registration has been requested for all programs.
A Pollution Mystery
An educator from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will work with children 9 to 13 to “solve a water pollution mystery” at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor on Saturday at 11:15 a.m. Children will explore potential sources of pollution that could have caused a large fish kill and will learn to test water for salinity, pH, chlorine level, temperature, and nitrates. There is space for just 12 participants.