3/4/10, 3/5/10 + 3/6/10 CarnegieKids: Polygraph Lounge @ Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall

Thursday, March 4th through Saturday, March 6th, 2010

2 shows daily: 10:00am & 11:30am

Carnegie’s Zankel Hall

Seventh Avenue betw 56th and 57th Streets

New York City

Subway: A, B, C, D, 1 to Columbus Circle; N, Q, R, W to 57 St./Seventh Avenue; E to Seventh Avenue
Bus: M5, M6, M7, M30, M57, and M104

Cost: $6

For ages 3–6 years

Carnegie Hall & The Weill Music Institute present

CarnegieKids (Grades Pre-K–Kindergarten)

Join us in the “Sound Playground,” where children discover and dabble in the exciting worlds of sound and musicmaking! Duo Mark Stewart and Rob Schwimmer of Polygraph Lounge, our “musical MacGyvers” can take anything—a baseball bat and a metal bowl, a bouncy ball and a rubber glove—and turn it into a musical instrument. Kids will experience traditional, classical, and zany instruments as they interact with and inspire these musical virtuosos in 45-minute concerts, held in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall.

Ticket info: To purchase tickets, visit the Box Office, go to carnegiehall.org , or call CarnegieCharge at (212) 247-7800. Groups of 20 or more may purchase an unlimited number of tickets (pending availability) via credit card at the time of booking. Unpaid group reservations are limited to 60 tickets for one concert or 30 tickets each for two concerts. All payments for group reservations are due three weeks prior to the concert date; if payment is not received by that deadline, the group reservation will be released for public sale. Group sales are available through CarnegieCharge only.

See a clip of the show, photo slideshow, frequently asked questions:

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_learn/art_carnegieKids.html?utm_campaign=2010_wmi_programs_concerts&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=9457+W+MK-TONY+Kids+CarnegieKids+March+Eblast&utm_content=carnegie_kids&sourceCode=9457%20 

The McGraw-Hill Companies is proud to sponsor CarngieKids. CargnegieKids is supported, in part, by a generous endowmen gift from Linda and Earle S. Altman.

3/1/10–3/5/10 Chopin 200: A Bicentennial Celebration @ The World Financial Center and Open Call for Non-Professional Pianists!

Monday–Friday, March 1–5, 2010
Performances on four pianos, 9:00am–7:00pm daily
Performances at Winter Garden main stage, 7:00pm daily

World Financial Center
in Battery Park City
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10041
(212) 945-0505
Cost: Free
For all ages

CHOPIN 200 is a weeklong series of performances celebrating the 200th birthday of Romantic classical composer Frederic Chopin. The festival features 200 hours of the composer’s works performed on four pianos by an eclectic line-up of pianists, including NPR From the Top host Christopher O’Riley; Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe; Kimball Gallagher; Vassily Primakov; and the winner of the Chopin Competition in Miami (held the last week of February).

Schedule of Events:
Monday–Friday, March 1–5, 2010
Pianos (Sauter 200, Shigeru Kawai, Corning Steinway, Steinberg and Sauder Rondo) located throughout World Financial Center Complex

9am–12pm  Aficionado Open Mic (first-come/first-served)(see info below)
12–7pm  Guest Pianists (see each day’s schedule)

Fazioli Piano, WFC Winter Garden main stage
7–9pm Evening Performances
March 1  Claire Huangci
March 2  Kimball Gallagher
March 3  Christopher O’Riley
March 4  Vassily Primakov
March 5  Jeffrey Swann, plus the Winner of the 8th National Chopin Piano

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Aficionado Open Mic
March 1–5, 2010
9am–12pm Open call for non-professional pianists

Five extraordinary pianos are open for playing by students and aficionados of Chopin’s music. You are invited to play one or all grand pianos between 9am–12pm, on a first-come, first-served basis, March 1–5 as part of Chopin 200. Enjoy the opportunity to play these fine pianos: Sauter 200, Shigeru Kawai, Corning Steinway, Steinberg and Sauder Rondo.

No reservation necessary! Pianos will be in five locations throughout the World Financial Center Complex. Stop by any piano, first-come first-served, or signup on the waiting list. You can also pick up a map of piano locations at the info table in the WFC Winter Garden.

For more info and links to artists, go to: http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1010 

Create Dunkin’s Next Donut!

Help Dunkin’ Donuts celebrate 60 glorious years of donuts! Create your ultimate donut and enter it in the 2nd Annual Create Dunkin’s Next Donut Contest. It’s your chance to win $12,000 and the opportunity to have your donut sold at participating Dunkin’ Donuts stores. Enter before 3/8/10.

Prizes
A dozen finalists will receive:
* $1,200
* A year’s worth of donuts
* Flip HD Camcorder
* Trip for two to the Donut Bake-Off at the Dunkin’ Donuts University in Braintree, MA

Grand Prize winner will get:
* $12,000
* The chance to have their donut produced as a Limited Edition donut

See instructions, official rules, a clip of last year’s winning donut “Toffee for Your Coffee” and creater Jeff Hager of Hoover, AL. Also check out the gallery of donuts created by contestants.

Vote for your favorite donut from 4/19–5/3/10.
On National Donut Day, 6/4/10, the Grand Prize winner will be announced.

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/Default.aspx

2/25/10–3/7/10 Meet the Oscars, New York @ The Shops at Columbus Circle

Thursday, Feb. 25th through Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Mon–Sat 10am–9pm * Sun 11am–7pm

The Shops at Columbus Circle/Time Warner Center

10 Columbus Circle, Second Floor

(at 59th Street & Columbus Circle)

New York City

(212) 821-9251 * Oscars.org 

Cost: Free

For all ages

“Meet the Oscars, New York” lets visitors walk among a display of Oscars in various stages of completion and for the first time ever, visitors will be able to see the actual Oscar statuette to be presented to the Best Actress winner at the 82nd Academy Awards. The Academy Awards will be presented live on Sunday, March 7th at 9pm on ABC. This year’s hosts will be Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin.

As a special treat, visitors will have the opportunity to hold an actual Oscar statuette and have their picture taken for FREE, courtesy of Kodak.

Presented by Kodak
http://www.shopsatcolumbuscircle.com/go/mallEvents.cfm?eventID=2145371112&showEG=0&eventsonly=1 

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While you’re at The Shops at Columbus Circle, go to the “Samsung Experience” store to sign up and register for a chance to win a Samsung Notebook and Digital Camera!

You can win:

R620 Notebook
HZ-10 Digital Camera

No purchase necessary to enter or win the Samsung “Q1 2010” Sweepstakes, Open to legal residents of the 60 US & DC, 18 or older. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins 2/1/10 and ends 3/31/10. To enter or learn more, visit the Samsung Experience during regular store hours. Subject to Official Rules available in store or go to www.samsung.com/experience. Sponsor: Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

3/31/10–4/4/10 Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live! @ Radio City Music Hall

Come play along with characters from four of the top-rated preschool shows on television today as Nickelodeon presents Storytime Live at Radio City Music Hall from Wed., March 31st to Sun., April 4th, 2010.

Leap into Fairytale Land with Dora the Explorer, journey through the Purewood Forest with The Backyardigans, hop into Wonderland with Wonder Pets! and monkey around on the Monkey King Adventure with Ni Hao, Kai-lan.

Tickets are on sale now, with a 25% discount on select tickets for Time Out Kids readers when using the code TONY. To order, call Ticketmaster at 866-858-0008, visit the Radio City Music Hall or the Madison Square Garden box offices, or go to
http://www.radiocity.com/events/nickelodeon-storytime-live-310.html

Offer valid only on price level 2 ($46) and price level 3 ($39) seats with an 8 ticket limit. Save 25% on select tickets (excluding VIP) on all OFF-PEAK performances. 8 ticket limit per order. Service charges apply to phone and internet orders. Offer subject to availability and not valid on previously purchased tickets. All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges. Offer may be revoked or modified at any time without notice. Offer expires Sunday, March 7, 2010.

Rescheduled to 4/11/10 (Originally 2/28/10) RoBo Cup Junior 2010 @ New York Hall of Science

Due to the snow, this event has been rescheduled for 4/11/10!

(This was originally planned for Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 9:30am–4:30pm)

New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th St (at 48th Ave)
Queens, NY
(718) 699-0301
Tickets: Free with museum admission
(Note: Admission should be free on Sundays from 10–11 am, as indicated on their website. * Or you can use a coupon for free child admission with one paid adult admission. See my posting from 2/15/10!)
Ages 6 and up

Inspire your future engineers at this full day of robot mania, courtesy of the RoBo Cup international initiative, which educates students in technology through robotics challenges. RoBoCup Junior returns to teach young visitors about robotics through various challenges that focus on soccer, rescue, and dance. RoboCup Junior’s task require teamwork and problem-solving and strongly emphasize the educational value of the achievements. Participants should be able to read, but should not be older than 19.

New York Hall of Science:
http://www.nysci.org

About RoBo Cup Junior 2010:

http://rcj.robocup.org/

2/24/10–2/28/10 Grand Opening Celebration @ Fauna Pet Boutique

Fauna
redefining pets
265 West 87th Street (betw Broadway & West End Ave.)
New York, NY 10024
(212) 877-2473
Store Hours: Mon, Wed–Sat 11–7pm; Sun 11–6pm; Tues by appt. only

Cost: Free
For all ages

Grand opening week at New York City’s largest exotic pet boutique:

2/24 Wed, 6pm  *  Learn about aquarium set up

2/25 Thurs, 6pm  *  Robin Shewokis will be speaking about avian enrichment

2/26 Fri, 6pm  *  Opening Gala

2/27 Sat
11am–4pm  *  Free professional digital photos from The Portrait Bug with your child, dog, cat or one of our many animals  *  Crafts from Little Masters Arts  *  Face painting  *  Animal presentations for children
7pm  *  Learn about small mammal care from The Center for Avian and Exotics

2/28 Sun, 6pm  *  Learn about reptile care from a zoo veterinarian

Free Calls to Haiti for Time Warner Cable Customers

Time Warner Cable today announced that all calls placed by its Digital Phone, Business Class Phone and Business Class PRI customers to the island of Haiti will be free through February, 2010. The program, which will be retroactive to January 12, 2010, was suggested by Customer Service Supervisor Gary Pullen. Calls to both landline and cellular telephones are included in this program.

Mr. Pullen, who is based in Colorado Springs, CO, said, “In the wake of the disaster in Haiti, I noticed a sharp uptick in customers who were worried about how much their phone bills would be as a result of trying to reach and console friends and family on the ground. I think it’s important that we be there for our customers in their time of need.”

Customers who are making calls to Haiti during the eligible period do not need to make any changes in order to take advantage of this program. The program will cover any Time Warner Cable Digital Phone, Business Class Phone and Business Class PRI subscribers. For customers who have received bills before the implementation of the program, Time Warner Cable will issue credits to their accounts, with no need to call a customer service representative. Time Warner Cable estimates that the program will provide $200,000 worth of relief to affected customers. This program is for direct dial calls. Calls to operators or directory assistance will continue to be charged at the usual rate.

Time Warner Cable Chief Operating Officer Landel Hobbs said, “My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti as they struggle with this horrific natural disaster. I hope that this program removes a small measure of worry from our customers with friends and family in Haiti, who have plenty to worry about right now. I’m proud of Gary and all of our employees who are demonstrating empathy and caring for our customers with families and friends in Haiti. These efforts exemplify Time Warner Cable’s efforts to be a true member of the communities we serve.”

About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located in five geographic areas — New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. Time Warner Cable serves more than 14 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers a suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Time Warner Cable Media Sales, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions that are targeted and affordable. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com , www.twcbc.com and www.twcmediasales.com.

http://www.twcbc.com/Corporate/News/PressReleases/PressRelease.ashx?pr=75 

2/27/10 Read Across America! Dr. Seuss Storytime at Target Stores

Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 9am to 11am at Target stores
Cost: Free
For all ages

Oh, The Stories You’ll Hear!

Join in for Story Time fun in honor of Dr. Seuss—free at all Target stores. The event will feature a reading of the Dr. Seuss classic, Oh, The Places You'll Go! and other family-friendly activities.

* Special reading of Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
* Free Dr. Seuss-inspired games and activities
* Exclusive Dr. Seuss giveaways

Target is proud to work with the National Education Association to support Read Across America, the nation’s largest celebration of children’s reading.

Target’s Partnership with the NEA
Read Across America Day coincides each year with Dr. Seuss’s birthday. As part of our commitment to Education and K-12 Schools, Target hosts in-store events that include readings by volunteers and local notables, giveaways and other fun reading-related activities. Our team members also volunteer in local schools during the first week of March to help educators and students celebrate Read Across America.

http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-034346

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 Free Dr. Seuss activities to download:
http://sites.target.com/images/company/read_across_america/files/ActivityGui 

Denny’s Free Burger and Fries!

The first 500,000 to join Denny’s Rewards will get a free burger and fries coupon via email on February 28, 2010.

http://www.dennys.com/superbowl/splash4.html

Note: Unfortunately, there aren’t any Denny’s in the boroughs, but there are many located in NY state, NJ, CT and throughout the U.S.

2/27/10 The Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition @ World Financial Center

Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 10am to 5pm

World Financial Center
in Battery Park City
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10041
(212) 945-0505
Cost: Free
For all ages


The Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition has long been a signature event honoring Black History Month. This year, the Competition is better than ever before with a spectacular day of festivities with FREE admittance for the entire family. On Saturday, February 27th at the World Financial Center, top choirs from around the country will compete for $10,000 in prizes. Highlighting this year’s event is the special celebrity host, Tony Award winning actor, singer and dancer Ben Vereen.

http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1032 

2/27/10 + 2/28/10 Travel the World in a New York Minute: The New York Times Travel Show @ Javits Convention Center

Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 10am to 6pm + 

Sunday, February 28, 2010 from 10am to 4pm

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

655 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001-1114
(212) 216-2000

Cost: $15*; Free for those under 18

*NY State sales tax and service fees may apply. Tickets are nonrefundable. American Express cardmembers receive a $5 discount.

Go to nytimes.com/travelshow or call (888) 625-4359 to get tickets.

Join The New York Times Travel Show for a spectacular international celebration. Children under 18 are admitted free, so bring everyone along for an unforgettable world tour.

EXPLORE NEARLY 500 DESTINATIONS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Where to go on your next trip? Open your mind to the possibilities as you get a closer look at the hundreds of places featured at the show: domestic and international hot spots, familiar favorites, and those under-the-radar escapes that are still relatively crowd-free.

DISCOVER TRAVEL TIPS FROM EXPERTS
Get great travel tips at the travel seminars held throughout the day, hosted by experts in the field including The New York Times Travel section editor Stuart Emmrich, “Frugal Traveler” columnist Matt Gross, “Practical Traveler” columnist Michelle Higgins and longtime contributor to the Travel section Jennifer Conlin. Also hosting seminars are WOR Radio host and travel experts Arthur and Pauline Frommer, “1,000 Places to See Before You Die” author Patricia Schultz, NY1’s “Travel with Val” Valarie D’Elia, PBS “Travelscope” host Joseph Rosendo and many more.

ENJOY A CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Six cultural stages on the show floor will feature live performances from around the world and culinary presentations highlighting international foods and flavors. The stages will also be the hub for giveaways, contests and drawings. You could win trips, travel accessories, discounts and more!

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Show Attractions:

TRAVEL SEMINARS
Throughout the day, experts in all areas of travel will host seminars on a wide range of topics including cruises, adventure travel, gay travel and tips on getting the best deals. Featured travel gurus include The New York Times’s Stuart Emmrich, Matt Gross, Michelle Higgins and Jennifer Conlin, WOR Radio host and travel experts, Arthur and Pauline Frommer, television personality and travel writer Julia Dimon, radio host and travel expert Stephanie Abrams and many more.

STAGE PERFORMANCES
Be sure to visit our six cultural stages, featuring performances from around the world all weekend long. Professional chefs, dancers, musicians and singers will take you on an entertaining journey that spans the globe. Admission to the stage areas is free with your Travel Show ticket.

ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY
There’s never a dull moment at The New York Times Travel Show, offering a wealth of activities included in the cost of your admission ticket. Here’s a sampling of what's in store at the Travel Show:

* Join Walt Disney Pictures for a reading of Alice in Wonderland, the stunning hardcover retelling of the new Tim Burton film in theatres March 5. Enjoy a special treat from Alice’s Tea Cup during the performance.

* Kids can learn to scuba dive from certified instructors in a heated pool and test their skills on a rock climbing wall.

* Worlds of Discovery will feature “Wild Things: Live!”—exotic animals including a baby kangaroo, a spider monkey, Magellanic penguins, an American alligator, a black&white ruffled lemur, a kookabura, a blue-tongued skink, a Roseate spoonbill, a Harris’ hawk, a Burmese phython and a bearded dragon!

* A host of travel authors will be on-hand for book signings, including Arthur and Pauline Frommer, Patricia Schultz and Susan Orlean.

* Enjoy international culinary demonstrations where you'll savor a taste of Italy, Mexico, India, Ukraine and other nations with delicious cuisine. 

GIVEAWAYS, CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES AND MORE
Take advantage of the numerous travel deals, giveaways and contests offered by our exhibitors and save big! Pleaseclick here for a full list of offerings available only through The New York Times Travel Show.

TOURISM CARES AUCTION
The 2010 New York Times Travel Show is proud to be working with Tourism Cares, the non-profit charity with a mission to preserve the travel experience for future generations. Tourism Cares will be holding a Silent Auction on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 to help raise funds for a special travel industry supported display at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, now under construction at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. The display will house the last remaining scale model of the WTC built by the architects in the 1960’s.

http://www.nyttravelshow.com/