Kids Culture 07.02.15

Madoodlers

Budding artists 5 to 9 — and what kid that age isn’t a budding artist? — will learn about the South Fork’s late great art superstars and practice working in their styles during a series of Monday workshops with Karyn Mannix at the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack.

The classes begin this week with a focus, appropriately, on Robert Dash, the late painter who founded Madoo. Students will learn about Esteban Vicente on July 13, Lee Krasner on July 20, and Roy Lichtenstein on July 27. In August they’ll work in the styles of Andy Warhol, Dash, Elaine de Kooning, and Adolph Gottlieb. Classes run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. and cost $25 per child. They will take place in the conservancy’s gardens, weather permitting. Advance registration, by emailing [email protected], has been strongly suggested.

Montauk Theater Camp

Kate Mueth and the Neo-Political Cowgirls will lead a two-week theater mini camp at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center starting on Monday. Campers 8 to 12 will develop their own skits over the course of the camp and present them to family and friends on July 16.

Camp will run from 3 to 5 p.m. weekdays from Monday through July 16. The cost is $200 per child, and $150 for additional siblings. Camp tuition includes two tickets to the July 16 show at 7 p.m. Additional tickets will cost $15. Registration information can be found online at montaukplayhouse.org.

Ballerinas and Bears

Katharine Holabird, the author of the popular Angelina Ballerina series, which was spun into an equally popular TV show, will read selections from an Angelina Ballerina book as well as from her new Twinkle series this afternoon at 4:30 at the Southampton Arts Center on Job’s Lane. Books will be available for purchase at this free event.

The WonderSpark Puppets will take their version of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” to the arts center and the Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor next week. Shows at the Goat will be next Thursday through July 11 at 11 a.m. Tickets are $12, $10 for members and grandparents, and $8 for siblings and children under 3.

The Southampton show will be at 4:30 p.m. next Thursday and is free. Educators from the Quogue Wildlife Refuge will also be on hand to introduce a number of animals in their care.

KidFest at Guild Hall

In the first of a summer-long series of KidFest performances at Guild Hall, Doktor Kaboom will jolt audiences with “Live Wire! The Electricity Show” on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Doktor Kaboom is the creation of David Epley, an actor and comedian with a passion for physics, math, biology, and chemical engineering. In his show on Wednesday, he’ll explain voltage, currents, and the general nature of electricity with the aid of “Tesla coils, Van de Graaff generators, and a Ping-Pong-shooting robot,” according to a release. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for kids, $16 and $12 for members. On July 15, KidFest will feature Soul Street Dance with its show “The Art of Hip-Hop.”

Before each Wednesday show, at 4 p.m., Alexandra McCourt will lead kids in outdoor arts and crafts workshops tied to the themes of the performances. The fee for these is $10, $8 for members. They will be canceled and tickets will be refunded if it rains.

Weeklong student film workshops in collaboration with the Hamptons International Film Festival will begin on July 13. Anne Chaisson, director of the festival, professionals from LTV, and other guests will teach kids 8 to 15 about telling stories through digital video and tapping into their own personal vision to do this. A workshop for 8 to 11-year-olds will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from July 13 through 17. One for ages 12 to 15 goes from 2 to 5 p.m. on those days. The cost for younger students is $300, $290 for members. Tuition for older students is $400, $390 for members. Advance registration is through Jennifer Brondo at [email protected].

Amber Waves Kids

At the Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett, an educator in residence will lead free programs for kids Wednesdays through Saturdays at 9 and 10 a.m. The community-supported farm is behind the Amagansett Farmers Market building at 375 Main Street.

All About Sharks

If recent shark attacks in the South or shark tracking closer to home have your kids curious about how sharks work, a program at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday could be just the thing. Not for the faint of heart, this one, at 10:30 a.m., will have kids 8 and up dissecting sharks to learn about their anatomy. There is a $20 materials fee.

Kids of all ages can use fish to make their own fish-print T-shirts on Sunday at 10 a.m. Smocks have been suggested. T-shirts will be provided with the $10 materials fee. Advance registration is required for both of the above classes.

On Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon, SoFo will team up with the Peconic Land Trust on a Lost Ladybug Project search for rare ladybugs at the trust’s Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett. The farm is a haven for ladybugs of all sorts and colors. The program is free. The farm is on Deep Lane in Amagansett.

Jazzy the Therapy Dog

There’s a lot going on at the Amagansett Library as summer settles in. In addition to regular story times, this week marks the beginning of teen and family movie screenings and a library club for ages 10 to 14. The club, which will meet on Mondays at 3 p.m., will include a range of activities and community service opportunities.

At the library on Tuesday, Jazzy, a licensed therapy dog, will be on hand starting at 3:30 p.m. to listen as young readers practice their skills. On Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will pull into the library with its adoption van, offering pet lovers a chance to snuggle up to some animal orphans and maybe even arrange to take one home.

The family movie this afternoon at 3:30 will be “Penguins of Madagascar,” and next Thursday’s film will be “Big Hero 6,” both rated PG. The teen movie, on Wednesday at 6 p.m., will be “If I Stay,” rated PG-13. Advance sign-up has been requested for most library programs.

Puppets and Prints

Yoga, movies, puppets, printmaking, and college application essays are on the agenda this week at the East Hampton Library. The essay workshop, for students who will be seniors next year, will offer tips on identifying a good subject, finding your voice, shaping the narrative, and finishing it on time. The three-session workshop will meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, July 10, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The program is open to all, but preference is given to residents of the library district.

Susan Verde will lead a Storytime Yoga session for kids 5 and up only (no parents allowed!) on Monday from 11 to 11:45 a.m. A teen Books on Screen movie will be shown Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. “Big Hero 6” will be the family movie next Thursday at 5 p.m.

A family rhyme time with puppets will happen on Friday, July 10, at 10:30 for babies up to 3 and their adults. Also that day, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., children 4 and up will make collagraph animal prints. Reservations are required for all library programs.

Hammers and Nails

The Hampton Library in Bridgehampton will get out the hammers and nails for an art program on Tuesday at 4 p.m. for ages 7 to 12. On Friday, July 10, superheroes in training ages 4 and older have been invited to test their coordination on an obstacle course at the library from 11 a.m. to noon.