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Family Fun Activities for February

Here are a few of the many family-friendly events happening this month, both on and off Staten Island. For a comprehensive February calendar, please pick up an issue of SI Parent. Also check the Library Programs on page 93 in the February issue for more activities.

**please call ahead to register for events **

  
     
 

On Staten Island

 
 

Thursday, February 2 - Groundhog Day Celebration
Join SI Chuck when he makes his grand prediction at 7:30am.
Enjoy a special breakfast with Chuck. Gates open at 7:00am.
SI Zoo, 718 442-31014

Saturday, February 4 - Black History Month
Black Victorian High Tea. RSVP. Free.
Call for info. 718 273-9772

Sunday, February 5 - Lunar New Year & Lantern Festival
The Year of the Dog.
NY Chinese Scholar's Garden at Snug Harbor, 718 273-8200

Saturday, February 4 & 11 - Zoopendous Zoofari
Meet animals, take a tour & more. Call for ages
and session classes. Prereg. SI Zoo, 718 442-3101

Saturday, February 11 - Molly's Bird Adventure Beyond the Big Oak Tree
A three-dimensional story comes to life. Ages 4-8. Presented by Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble.
At Julia Music Performing Arts School, 718 907-3488

February 14 thru 20 - Arts & Crafts Show
SI Mall, 718 761-6800

Friday & Saturday, February 17 & 18 "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
An exciting musical theatre treat for the whole family.
St. George Theatre, 718 442-2900

Saturday, February 18 - Black History Month
Art Show-Portraits of Black Love...A Family Affair.
At the Muddy Cup. Free. RSVP. Call for info. 718 595-2116

Monday thru Thursday, February 20 - 23: Mid Winter School Break
Different project every day. Call for info and times.
SI Children's Mus, 718 273-2060

Monday thru Friday, February 20 - 24: Mid-Winter Recess Camp
SICM-ASPCA Humane Education Minicamp. Ages 7-11. Call for times.
SI Children's Mus, 718 273-2060

Monday thru Friday, February 20 - 24: School's Out: We're In
A week of educational & fun activities. Different program every day. Call for times & age group.
Greenbelt Nature Ctr, 718 351-3450

Monday thru Friday, February 20 - 24: Kids Week: Art Camp
Students draw, paint & sculpt. All day. Ages 6-12. Prereg.
Art Lab, 718 447-8667

Monday thru Friday, February 20 - 24: Camp Prevailing Winds
Mid-winter music camp for children who play any instrument or those who want to learn. Individual instruction. Ages 8-12. Prereg.
The Noble Maritime Collection, 718 447-6490

Wednesday, February 22: Ivory Nationwide Search
NYC-area families – grandmothers, mothers and their children (nine years-old or younger) vying for a chance to become the next Ivory Family and win a $40,000 scholarship.
As part of its nationwide search, Ivory and Z100 FM are together hosting LIVE auditions for NYC-area families to become the next Ivory Family. On Staten Island, live auditions will be held on Wednesday, February 22 from 10am - 2pm at the Center Court of the Staten Island Mall. For more details, visit www.Ivory.com.

The following is from the SI Museum (SIIAS):

Tuesday, February 21: Explore during Presidents week
SI Ferry Tour of New York Harbor. In Spanish or English
From SI: meet at 12:30pm at the museum prior to catch the 1pm boat
From Manhattan: meet at the Visitor Center Kiosk at 1:25pm to catch
the 1:30pm boat. Supported by Time Warner Cable and Independence
Comm. Foundation. For info call, 718 727-1135

Wednesday, February 22 & Thursday, February 23: Mid-Winter Earth Camp
Grab a warm coat and meet our natural science staff as they
explore local greenspaces. Learn about the plants, birds and other
creatures. Call 718 727-1135 to pre-register and find out where
to meet. FREE. Ages 8-12 years old.

Thursday, February 23: It's All About Staten Island's History
From Staten Island ferryboats to forgotten cemeteries, and the
History Archives, join this special exhibit tour with the Curator of History,
Patricia Salmon. Call 718 727-6278 to register.

The following is from Snug Harbor Botanical Gardens:

Tursday, February 21 thru Friday, February 24 - Children's Culture Week
Eco-Arts at Snug Harbor. A week of fun for the school recess. Ages 4-8.
To register call 718 273-8200 x 1022 or on-line at educationsibg@aol.com

Saturday, February 25 - "Mame"
The story of Auntie Mame who becomes a guardian for her orphaned nephew.
St. George Theatre, 718 442-2900

Sunday, February 26 - Black History Month
A Taste of Jazz with Harlem School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble.
At the Muddy Cup. Free. RSVP. 718 595-2116

 

  
     
 

Off Staten Island

  
 
February 1 - 28 Transformed by Light
The New York night will reveal the fundamental but overlooked role of illumination and how it turned New York into a 24-hour city and transformed the life of the metropolis. Through 5/7/06.
Museum of the City of New York, 212 534-1672

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, February 3, 4 & 5 New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Mother Goose! Florence Gould Hall (55 East 59th St.) The Once Upon A Ballet family series is designed for children ages 3 and up. Mother GOOSE! is loosely structured around a day in the life of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe with her clutch of peripatetic children with whom she knows not what to do -- Jack and Jill, Nanny Etticoat, Jack Be Nimble, Mary Quite Contrary and Wee Willie Winkie.  This one-hour ballet is centered on the children’s apple pie midday snack and their play-acting of Old King Cole and His Fiddlers Three and Three Blind Mice.  Mother Goose! will also feature the eccentric alternative family "The Littles" (Little Boy Blue, Little Bo Peep, and Little Miss Muffet) and a cameo appearance from The Old Goose herself. February 3 at 10am; Feb 4 at 11am & 1pm; and February 5 at 11am, 1pm & 3:30pm. www.NYTB.org

Saturday, February 4 Choir Competition
Pathmark gospel choir competition opens Black History Month.
Free event brings a full day of music to Grand Central Terminal. From Youth Division
to the Open Division, beautiful voices compete for $10,000 in prizes.
Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal. 866-893-1812

4,5, - "The Gift of Winter." A funny, heart warming musical that tells the chilling
11,12 tale of the days before snow when winter was a boring time of year. Performances by
18,19 talented & dedicated Resident Youth Ensemble. Call for times. TADA! Youth
Theater, 212 252-1619 ext. 28

Every Saturday & Sunday in February: Arty Facts.
Explore galleries & make your own art in each class. Ages 4-7 w/caregiver. Different class every weekend. Brooklyn Museum, 718 638-5000

Every Saturday & Sunday in February: Interactive Gallery Experience
 Art Activity- Shields Up- African-American Artists.
Create your own shield, join a scavenger hunt & read stories & encourage hope. Call for times.
The Newark Museum, 973 596-6550

Saturday & Sunday, February 4,11, 18 & 25: Black History Month
Four exciting presentations. Dancing, singing and concerts.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College,
Walt Whitman Theatre, 718 951-4500

Saturday, February 4, 11 & 25: Re-creating Radio Workshops
Kids produce old-time radio drama using scripts, sound effects & music. Ages 9+.
Diff. program every Sat except 2/18.
The Museum of Television & Radio, 212 621-6600

Sunday, February 5: Sunshine
A family performance about a grumpy landlord who wants to evict
Miss Moore's music school but her students come to her aid. Ages 5+.
Merkin Concert Hall, 212 501-3330

Thursday, February 9: Search the Sky- See the Stars
Watch Elmo's world. Reach for the sky then design & create your own telescope.
Sony Wonder Tech Lab, 212 833-8100

Saturday, February 11: A special Valentine's Concert
featuring Shirley Alston Reeves, Lou Christie and
The Classics. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at
Brooklyn College, 718 951-4500

Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12: Be My Ocean Valentine
Make an ocean-themed valentine card. Ages 3-4 & 5-8 w/adult. Two sessions. Prereg.
NY Aquarium, 718 265-3448

Saturday & Sunday, February 11 & 12: Loves me...loves me not...
Design a sailor valentine.
South St. Seaport Museum, 212 748-8758

Every Saturday & Sunday in February: Family Art Workshops- Things That Go Pop!
 Children and adult companions create their own pop-inspired works on paper inspired by artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Ages 5-10. Call for times.
Museum of Modern Art, 212 708-9400

Saturday, February 18: Washington's Birthday Ball
A celebration of our Nation's First President's birthday. Singing, dancing & merry-making. Ages 3+. Prereg. Mt. Vernon Hotel & Museum & Garden, 212 838-6878

Saturday, February 18: Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players
"A rising star in the world of children's music." 11am.
Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025 212.864.5400
symphonyspace.org

Saturday, February 18 at 2:00pm:

Mozart's Birthday
Carnegie Hall invites kids of all ages to celebrate Mozart’s 250th birthday in Isaac Stern Auditorium.
Join Mozart as he tells tales of growing up in Salzburg and Vienna; traveling throughout Europe performing with his sister Nannerl; and composing music, even before he could write down the notes himself! Mozart’s stories are brought to life through performances of his music and sing-alongs with the audience. Color drawings illustrating Mozart’s time are projected on the back wall of the auditorium.
The concert features celebrated educator Jamie Bernstein, in wig and full 18th-century attire, as the exuberant young Mozart, and Michael Barrett conducting the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Tickets, priced at $8, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged by calling CarnegieCharge at 212- 247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, www.carnegiehall.org.

Saturday & Sunday, February 18 & 19: Hands-On History-How Do Subway Trains Work?
Have fun through demonstrations & discussion with the hands-on history cart.
NY Transit Museum, 718 694-1823

Saturday & Sunday, February 18 & 19: Many Inventors, Many Ideas
Create old-fashioned railroad signals. Ages 5+.
NY Transit Mus, 718 694-1600

Monday, February 20: Met Holiday Mondays
Discussions & sketching of masterpieces. Ages 5-12.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 212 535-7710

Monday thru Friday, February 20 thru 24: Three
Presented at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre weaves together
The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears and The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Fairytale
Forest Jamboree includes an action packed birthday bash. Holiday schedule. Call for
details and to prereg. Ages 3+.
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park. 212 988-9093

Tuesday thru Sunday, February 21 thru 26:Wheels & Wires for the World of Tomorrow
Design a Bus ;Plaque Design; Create a City; Meet the Author: D. Weitzman; Miles of Tiles Spectacular Tunnel Visions. Call for days & times.
NY Transit Mus, 718 694-1600

Saturday, February 25: Young People's Concert
Who makes the music? The Orchestra. Interactive Music Fair.
NY Philharmonic, 212 875-5700

Saturday & Sunday, February 25 & 26: Whatcha Got Cookin'?
Discover foods that made NYC famous. Write & illustrate a cookbook.
South Street Seaport Museum, 212 748-8758

Saturday & Sunday, February 25 & 26: Pineapple Soup!
 Dancing dinosaurs, runaway laundry & a bus loaded with very entertaining passengers.
The show is a treat for the whole family. Funny, lively, colorful with short plays & infectious music.
Ages 3+. The Paper Bag Players, at the
Kaye Playhouse, 212 772-4448

 

 

  
     
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