Exhibit and Performances: Upstate Art Weekend

David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center 200 Lake Road, Tarrytown, NY, United States

Visit the David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center at Pocantico (DR Center) during Upstate Art Weekend (UPAW), an annual event celebrating the cultural vibrancy of upstate New York through events and open exhibitions. Throughout the weekend, visitors can view Portraits of Process, the DR Center’s current exhibition showcasing 34 expertly crafted bronze life castings created for…

Free – $16.75

Walk-in Workshop: Purple Collage

Staten Island Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building M, Staten Island, NY, United States

What could you make if you only could use purple materials?  You’ll get a chance to see in our Walk-in! Workshop in November. We’ll be making vibrant abstract art only in shades of purple in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Come and join this fun challenge!

Event Series Museum Minis

Museum Minis

Westchester Children's Museum 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York

Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.

Free

Science Barge Open Day

Groundwork Hudson Valley Science Barge 99 Dock St., Yonkers, NY, United States

Uncovering the Enslaved Tour

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ, United States

Learn the stories of the enslaved.

Free Concert Series – Nina Etcetera

Bayard Cutting Arboretum 440 Montauk Highway, Great River, NY, United States

Free Summer Concert Series 2:00 PM Lower Carriage House, Outdoors On July 21, 2024, join us for our Free Summer Concert Series. This week Nina Etcetera will be performing. Please bring your own folding chairs.   Upcoming Performances for Summer 2024 July 28 – Buddy Merriam Aug. 4 – Janine diNatale & Friends Aug 11…

Free

Mineral Identification Workshop

Rockefeller State Park Preserve 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY, United States

Mineral Identification WorkshopMinerals are the fundamental building blocks of our planet! Come learn all about minerals and how to identify them with geologist, Kim Fendrich.Discover some of the ways we use minerals in our daily lives and hone your observational skills in this interactive program as you perform tests on a variety of minerals to…

Markeisha Ensley – Free Concert

Christ Church San Marcos 43 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY, United States

Award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Markeisha Ensley blends Motown doo-wop harmonies, jazz arrangements and gospel singing on a selection of up-tempos and ballads. With a sultry voice that soars over soulful melodies, she strikes an uplifting groove and graces the stage with a powerful, undeniable presence. A pianist, singer- songwriter, and actress, she originated and performed…

Free

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center Season November 29 – December 31, 2023

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to New York City Center November 29 – December 31, 2023, for an engagement that has become a joyous holiday tradition. Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences with world premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish along with…

$32

Science Summer School Program with The Mobile STEaM Lab

BIOEYES 3 (Supported by UPENN): (Age Requirement: Children 10-12 yrs.) A hands-on science project that brings live zebrafish into the classroom. Students mate fish, then raise the resulting embryos until they hatch as clear, free-swimming larvae with beating hearts that can be seen under microscopes. This program offers exemplary science curriculum in cell biology, Mendelian…

$2250

Summer Blooms Craft Series: Flower Printing Workshop

VCPA Garden & Compost Site Broadway and Mosholu Ave., The Bronx, NY, United States

Learn the art of flower pounding. Print your own botanical pattern onto paper and fabric. Take home your own printed tea towel!Learn the art of flower pounding!Flower pounding is the arranging and hammering of freshly picked plants onto paper or cloth so - their natural pigments are released to create beautiful organic patterns. Each participant…

Story Time/ Music and Movement

Westchester Children's Museum 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, New York

Story time- Spark children's imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props. -Every day at 11am and 3 pm

$14

Walk-in Workshop: Purple Collage

Staten Island Children’s Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building M, Staten Island, NY, United States

What could you make if you only could use purple materials?  You’ll get a chance to see in our Walk-in! Workshop in November. We’ll be making vibrant abstract art only in shades of purple in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Come and join this fun challenge!

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s New York City Center Season November 29 – December 31, 2023

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world’s most popular dance companies, returns to New York City Center November 29 – December 31, 2023, for an engagement that has become a joyous holiday tradition. Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences with world premieres by Amy Hall Garner and Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish along with…

$32

Special Program for Home Schooled Students

Bayard Cutting Arboretum 440 Montauk Highway, Great River, NY, United States

Special Program for Home-Schooled Students – 9:30 AM Tuesdays starting June 13, 2023 | 9:30 AM Elementary Education (6-12 years old)   Interested in history and what life was like for children 6 through 12 years of age during the early 1900s? How about understanding what an Arboretum is and learning about the beautiful trees…

Event Series Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble 112 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, NJ, United States

Join us for Storytime every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Watch your kids as they embark on an exciting adventure with our Storytime expert. We will introduce your little one to some of your childhood favorites, as well as read some you may have never heard before!

Event Series Kids Art Classes at the Museum

Kids Art Classes at the Museum

Hoboken Historical Museum 1301 Hudson St, Hoboken, NJ, United States

Join us two days a week from 10 am – 12pm for fun art-making in the Museum walkway! Recommended for ages 2-5. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Art materials are provided. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. A $5 suggested donation is appreciated. Ms. Lisa is excited to create some…

Soil Stories

The Greenhouse and Education Center at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park 679 Riverside Dr, Greenhouse, New York, NY, United States

A self-guided cozy nook in the greenhouse with curated books, games, and artmaking for quiet moments to enjoy with plants.