Kids Culture 09.15.16

Youth Soccer, Tennis, Basketball

Soccer, tennis, and basketball youth clinics sponsored by the East Hampton Town Parks and Recreation Department start this week and next.

Signup for the soccer program is on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Stephen Hand’s Path soccer field in East Hampton. The $45 registration fee includes a team shirt. There are two divisions: one for first through third graders, another for fourth through sixth grade. Games are on Saturdays at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and noon, starting on Sept. 24.

Tennis clinics started this week at the youth park on Abraham’s Path in Amagansett. A clinic for first through third graders meets on the courts on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. One for fourth through sixth graders will be held on Fridays at the same hours. The cost is $45 per child; registration is at the Parks and Recreation Department behind Town Hall or at the Montauk Playhouse Community Center.

Free basketball clinics will also be offered at the youth park starting Wednesday and running through Oct. 19. Children in kindergarten through third grade will have the courts from 4 to 5 p.m.; fourth through sixth graders take over from 5 to 6. Registration is also at the Parks and Recreation Department or the Playhouse.

Got Talent? Flaunt It!

Fifth through 12th graders with comedic, poetry, spoken word, and musical talents have been invited to share them at an open-mike night at Bay Burger in Sag Harbor on Friday, Sept. 23.

Youth bands have been asked to register by Wednesday at 631-702-2425 to reserve a performance slot. There is no fee to participate in the 7 to 9 p.m. gathering. Bay Burger burgers, hot dogs, shakes, and ice cream will be available for purchase.

Bay Burger is on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike.

Music and Movement Classes

The Ellen Johansen Music Studio in East Hampton will offer new families a chance to try out one of its early-childhood music and movement classes for free this month as the fall schedule gets under way.

Classes for toddlers and preschoolers include Play With Me: Family Music for Toddlers, for ages 15 months to 3 years, Cycle of Seasons: Wind Dancers, for 3 and 4-year-olds, and Music Starters for 4-year-olds.

Play With Me is offered on Wednesdays from 10 to 10:35 a.m. and Fridays from 9:30 to 10:05 a.m. The cost for 15 classes and a family home material kit is $280. The Cycle of the Seasons class will meet on Wednesdays from 3 to 3:45 p.m. and costs $330 for 15 classes and home material. It taps into the imaginative world of 3 and 4-year-olds with an emphasis on stories and development of listening skills. Music Starters introduces children to the people, places, plants, and animals of their community through story, music games, and music ensemble. It will meet on Tuesdays from 3 to 3:45 p.m. All children must be accompanied by an adult for these classes.

In addition, on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. a class for kindergarten and first graders will explore the cultures of the British Isles and indigenous cultures of the Americas through stories, song, dance, and ensemble work. Space is also still available in a Wednesday group piano and keyboard class for 7 and 8-year-olds.

Additional pricing details and registration information can be had by calling Ms. Johansen at 631-418-5497, by emailing [email protected], or online at ellenjohansenmusicstudio.com.

Ms. Johansen has taught Musikgarten for 30 years. Her studio is on Stratton Square.

Roald Dahl and a Pokemon Go Parade

The Hampton Library will celebrate Roald Dahl’s 100th birthday tomorrow at 4 p.m. Kids will make art to transform themselves into some of the characters made famous in the author’s classics such as “James and the Giant Peach,” “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

Pokemon Go fans can join a parade in search of Pokestops in the community while also learning a little Bridgehampton history on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the library.

Celebrate the Caped Crusader

Saturday is National Batman Day, and the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor will mark the occasion with crafts and fun with a Batman theme from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Children have been invited to wear their P.J.s or dress as the Caped Crusader.

Kids 10 to 14 can make duct tape pencil cases on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the library. Tape will be provided, but participants may also take pictures, magazine clippings, or other things to personalize their creations.

Wiggle and Giggle

Toddlers Tango, a music and movement program for 2 to 5-year-olds, promises to get kids and their adults “wiggling and giggling” at the Montauk Library tomorrow. The fun will start at 12:30 p.m.

On Saturday at the library, kids in kindergarten through fifth grade can create apple desserts from 2 to 4 p.m., and on Tuesday at 4 p.m. the library will celebrate World Peace Day with peace-themed crafts for ages 4 and up.

Lego builders will gather at the library to unleash their creativity on Friday, Sept. 23, at 4:30 p.m.

As space in library programs is limited, advance registration is requested.

Monarchs on the Wing

Families who join in the South Fork Natural History Museum’s nature paddle on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. will be on the lookout for monarch butterflies, which are at the peak of their fall migration right about now. Mike Bottini, a naturalist and author, will be in the lead and will rent standup paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes to those in need, starting at $40. Reservations for the program can be made with the museum; Mr. Bottini will take boat or board reservations separately at 631-267-5228 or by email to [email protected].

Children 6 to 8 will learn about endangered Long Island species such as the eastern tiger salamander and what “endangered” means on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the museum. Advance registration is requested.

Big Rigs Pull In

Emergency vehicles, tractors, construction machines, and other impressively large vehicles will pull into the Children’s Museum of the East End on Saturday morning for Big Truck Day. The trucks and their drivers will be on hand to offer tours and show off their rigs from 10 a.m. to noon. The $12 cost includes admission to the museum; members get in free.

All About Apples

Apples will be the theme of a story and craft time for kids 4 to 6 at the East Hampton Library on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Next Thursday, middle schoolers can created bleached-out T-shirt designs at the library at 4 p.m. T-shirts will be provided.

Advance signup has been requested for all.