Kids Culture 09.11.14

Write Your Heart Out

With the start of the school year comes a return to more heady pursuits at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor.  A free teen writing workshop for 12 to 14-year-olds will start on Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and run through May. According to the library’s website, the workshop will include discussion of the writing craft, writing prompts, and constructive group critique.  Writers will develop a number of pieces and hone selected samples for publication in the library’s online magazine of teen creative work. Mireille Sturmann will lead the class. A second teen writing workshop for those 14 and older will begin on Oct. 15 and meet weekly on Thursdays from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Emily Weitz will be the instructor. The library will offer free math tutoring for middle schoolers in either English or Spanish on Mondays from 4:45 to 6 p.m. starting this week.

Sing a Song

Does a beautiful day at the beach ever make you want to sing? Ever feel moved to song by the sunrise over a farm field or a pond full of lily pads? Tyler Armstrong will help kids 8 to 12 channel those musical impulses in a nature songwriting workshop at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton on Saturday.  No prior music experience is required for this class, which begins at 1. A $4 materials fee will cover the cost of a CD recording of the session, which will be mailed to participants. Advance registration with the museum is required.

Calling Cub Scouts

Boys in first through fifth grade interested in joining or continuing with East Hampton Cub Scouts Pack 426 can get information about what scouting entails and sign up on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. and Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Amagansett Firehouse.