10/17/09 A Celebration of Daylight with Richard Lewis @ Poets House

October 17, at 11:00am

Poets House

10 River Terrace

New York, NY 10282

(212) 431-7920

Cost: Free

For ages 4–10

Richard Lewis and members of the Touchstone Theatre Ensemble perform And So It Was Day, a retelling of an ancient Hawaiian chant about the emergence of life on earth and its bountiful first day. Kids use poems and artwork to create a book of days that celebrates the music and magic of daylight.

http://poetshouse.org/librarychild.htm

Note from BigAppleMommy: Poets House has just relocated to a beautiful new space in Battery Park City. Spacious and relaxing with a friendly staff, it is a great spot to visit. The Children’s Room at Poets House is happily accepting donations of kids books for the kids room. They will have a Grand Opening of the Children’s Room in April of 2010, at which time they will begin to roll out regular hours and more children’s programs, featuring celebrated poets, artists and illustrators.

After the reading, take the kids to the huge playground directly across the street at Rockefeller Park. If you walk north, there is a zany sculpture park called “The Real World” with art by Tom Otterness—kids LOVE these sculptures of silly little people and animals. The walk going south along the river to Battery Park is very scenic and relaxing. Another great (and free) place to visit about a mile away is the National Museum of the American Indian (http://www.nmai.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=visitor&second=ny) or take a ride on the Staten Island ferry (http://www.siferry.com/). The free Connections bus can take you to these locations (http://www.downtownny.com/?sid=19).