Now They’re Cooking!
Kids 3 to 6 and their grown-ups will learn how to make quick cucumber pickles in a cooking workshop on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. The cost is $19, which includes museum admission, $5 for members.
The museum’s monthly Pizza and Pajama Night will move to the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack on Friday, June 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. In addition to pizza and a story, kids can take part in a scavenger hunt in the two-acre garden. Those who attend have been asked to take a beach blanket. Rain will cancel the event, which is free for museum members, $5 for others. Advance registration has been requested for both programs.
Writers Read, Rockers Rock
At the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, teen writers who have been honing their skills in the Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner workshop will read from their work on Sunday. The reading, which includes a reception, will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Also on Sunday, Felix Bird, a composer for film and television, will teach sixth through eighth graders how to use the GarageBand app on an iPad to record their own music. Some musical equipment will be provided, but participants have been encouraged to take their own iPads, keyboards, and the like, if they have them. Registration would be appreciated, but is not required for these workshops, which will be offered this week as well as on June 9, June 16, and June 23 at 1:30 p.m.
On Monday, 7th through 12th graders can test their trivia knowledge on topics including science, sports, art, and geography as they compete against a librarian at 5:30 p.m.
Family Tech Night
Tomorrow night, the Montauk Library has invited families to a virtual reality session from 5:30 to 7. Participants will don headsets and sensors to explore computer-generated worlds.
On Saturday at 11:45 a.m., a certified personal trainer and youth fitness specialist will be at the library for PlayFit. A movement program for ages 2 to 4 and a caregiver, it uses games and play to lay “the foundation for a healthy, active lifestyle” and self-confidence, according to the library.
Multimedia Collage
Candace Hill Montgomery, a multimedia artist whose work is part of the 2019 Parrish Road Show, will lead a narrative collage workshop and open studio for ages 11 to 18 at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill on Saturday. She will lead students as they explore a variety of techniques and mediums to create their own works from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The program is free, but advance registration is required.
Ms. Montgomery works in painting, collage, writing, sculptural textiles, and weaving. Her Parrish Road Show exhibition, “Hills & Valleys,” is on view at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum.
Keeping Busy in East Hampton
Kids who like to roll up their sleeves and work on a project will have their share of opportunities to do so this week at the East Hampton Library.
On Monday, it’s a button craft for high school students from 5 to 7 p.m. On Wednesday, a collage program inspired by Picasso’s faces for ages 6 and up starts at 3:30 p.m. Glass gem magnets will be the craft of the day for grades six to eight next Thursday at 4 p.m. On Friday, June 7, kids 4 and older can use organic materials to make bath melt bars at 3:30 p.m.
Natural Nanostructures
At the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, children 9 and older will have a chance to explore a pond behind the museum on Saturday. On Sunday, kids 5 and up will look for nanostructures in nature.
Xylia Serafy will lead Saturday’s program, in which kids will use microscopes and magnifiers to get a close-up view of the life of a pond. It begins at 10:30 a.m., and participants should prepare to get muddy.
Melanie Meade takes over the education role on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. as children learn about nanostructures in nature, which are too small to be seen with the naked eye, and why they work the way they do. They’ll experiment with butterfly wings and sunscreen as they work to grasp these concepts, and then make a UV-sensitive bead bracelet. This program has a $5 fee for materials. Sign-up ahead of time is essential.