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Guest scientific wizards from Mad Science will perform amazing feats of chemistry to demonstrate all sorts of spectacular reactions. You will marvel as they release genies from bottles and spew…
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ShopRite Kidz Cook is a caregiver-and-me program that introduces children to a diversity of foods, explains cooking concepts and helps build dexterity with cooking utensils. Young cooks will be practicing their cooking skills to make a new and fun dish every class! Workshops will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30… |
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Kim Profaci from The Modern Marionette Company will give a brief history of puppetry and its significance as a global art form followed by a 45-minute performance of Tomie dePaola’s “Strega Nona”. Using… |
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Mikhail Smirnov from Ensemble Barynya will give a performance of the Jewish Bottle Dance and other folk music favorites. Then he will teach the steps to visitors so they can… |
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Kids of all ages are invited to join dancer and choreographer Walter Rutledge at the Dance Party Studio to learn some different dance styles and create a few new ones of their own. Utilizing songs from popular music, movies, and television, basic dance moves will be taught but improvisational movements are strongly encouraged. Non-dancers can… |
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The NYC Compost Project hosted by Snug Harbor will join us to provide a hands-on overview of composting. We encourage families to bring food scraps that they can contribute along with "browns" such as leaves and pine needles to a compost bin in a lasagna style. Participants will have the opportunity to meet worms who… |
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Kids of all ages are invited to join dancer and choreographer Walter Rutledge at the Dance Party Studio to learn some different dance styles and create a few new ones of their own. Utilizing songs from popular music, movies, and television, basic dance moves will be taught but improvisational movements are strongly encouraged. Non-dancers can… |
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IlluminArt Productions will facilitate an animation making workshop, showing the beginning steps of animation, tricking your eye into believing two images are coming together. Animation enhances children's ideation and critical thinking skills while also developing effective storytelling skills. Sessions will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm.
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Therapy dogs from Luv on a Leash are eager to hear stories read to them by our visitors. The dogs are well-trained, registered, and insured therapy dogs who love literature… |
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ShopRite Kidz Cook is a caregiver-and-me program that introduces children to a diversity of foods, explains cooking concepts and helps build dexterity with cooking utensils. Young cooks will be practicing their cooking skills to make a new and fun dish every class! Workshops will be held at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30… |
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For Earth Day, visitors will learn about the qualities of wind and make anemometers to measure wind at a Wind Power Craft Station in both the AM and PM sessions. Leading Light Wind, an American-led offshore wind project that will bring locally-sourced renewable energy to the East coast, will be at the Museum that day…
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Gotham Whale, a NYC research and advocacy organization, is proud to present Nile, an inflated life-size model of a humpback whale that will be on the meadow to teach visitors about the anatomy and life of whales. You will be able to go inside of the whale for a mini lesson and touch artifacts such…
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Audience favorite, The Grand Falloons Science Circus will join us present a program focused on the importance of recycling and litter abatement in their iconic vaudevillian manner. Through life-sized puppetry, juggling,… |
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STEM From Dance is transforming the STEM field by empowering girls of color with the know-how, experience, and confidence to dream big in STEM — all through the power of dance. Visitors will be invited to enjoy a dynamic performance followed by informational portion where guests can learn about the STEM project and their mission,… |
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Students from the Staten Island Tamil School will share the history of their school and perform traditional dances from Sri Lanka including the Kavadi Dance representing a ceremonial offering to a Hindu God. They will teach the dances and encourage visitors to join in. This event is free with admission. Sponsored by |