5/31/10 Happy Memorial Day from nycfamilyfun!

Thanks for all those who have served and gave the ultimate sacrifice for this country.

Words to “Taps” 
Day is done,
gone the sun,
From the hills,
from the lake,
From the skies.
All is well,
safely rest,
God is nigh.

Go to sleep,
peaceful sleep,
May the soldier
or sailor,
God keep.
On the land
or the deep,
Safe in sleep.

Love, good night,
Must thou go,
When the day,
And the night
Need thee so?
All is well.
Speedeth all
To their rest.

Fades the light;
And afar
Goeth day,
And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well;
Day has gone,
Night is on.

Thanks and praise,
For our days,
'Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.

June 2010 Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat @ Various Brooklyn Locations

In June 2010, WBGO Jazz88.3 FM and Heart of Brooklyn: A Cultural Partnership are partnering to produce Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat—a series of six events in June that bring world-class jazz to central Brooklyn’s cultural consortium.

Saturday June 5, 12pm

Kick off Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat with the return of Samba with the Sea Lions at P rospect Park Zoo, featuring the foremost samba performers in New York City, Samba New York! See sea lions dance along to samba beats at this family-friendly event. Free with Zoo admission.

Thursday June 10, 7pm

You hear Gary Walker each morning as WBGO’s Morning Jazz Host. Now see him interview Hank O’Neal, author of Ghosts of Harlem, on stage at Central Library’s Dweck Center. This event will feature a special musical performance by legendary saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. 

Saturday June 12, 1:30 & 3:30pm

As part of Jazz Brooklyn’s Beat and BBG’s Centennial Bee-Day Celebration on June 12 (free to the public), jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel will perform at the Garden. Visit BBG’s website for more information on Bee-Day and their Centennial events!

Saturday June 19, 1pm

As part of Father’s Day weekend at Brooklyn Children’s Museum (NYC’s first “Green Museum”), enjoy an outdoor performance of original compositions by pianist Helen Sung. This family-friendly event is perfect for fathers, kids and the entire family!

Saturday June 26, 4pm

Don’t miss Brooklyn’s hottest dance party as Felix Hernandez brings his famous Rhythm Revue to Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Park.

Sunday, June 27, 3pm

Sunday Jazz Session: Heart of Brooklyn and the Brooklyn Museum present an afternoon of jazz featuring Jaleel Shaw Quartet in the museum’s Sculpture Garden, inspired by the special exhibition Andy Warhol: The Last Decade.

http://www.heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz 

Ongoing Daily from 5/24/10–7/11/10 Super Soccer Stars Free Sports Clinic @ Puma City NY

Monday, May 24th to Sunday, July 11th, 2010
Store open daily from 9am to 12pm

Puma City NY at South Street Seaport

Fulton St at South St
New York, NY

(212) 732-7678

Cost: Free

Clinics for ages 2 to 8 yrs

PUMA City NY at the Seaport will host a wide variety of activities for kids and adults, as well as offer a full shopping experience in all their exclusive PUMA City New York retail stores. Get the latest PUMA football gear—that's soccer for us Americans! Plus, check out lifestyle fashions by PUMA. It’s Football by Day and Parties by Night exclusively at Puma City NY at the Seaport!

Join the Super Soccer Stars, the East Coast’s most popular soccer development program, at Puma City NY! Dynamic international coaches work with every student to develop skills, self-confidence and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. Positive reinforcement and a low child-to-coach ratio ensure that each child will improve his or her soccer skills through engaging warm-ups, activities, and games—all while having endless fun!

Schedule:
9:00–9:45am for ages 2–3
10:00–10:50am for ages 4–5
11:00–12:00am for ages 6–8

Clinics are free, space is limited, visit www.pumacity.com for registration information!

www.supersoccerstars.com

5/29/10 Memorial Day is Family Day @ The Scholastic Store

Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 3:00pm

The Scholastic Store

557 Broadway (betw Prince & Spring Sts.)
(Stroller entrance at 130 Mercer St.)
New York, NY 10012
(212) 343-6166
Cost: Free
For ages 4 and up

The Scholastic Store is hosting a Memorial Day blow-out celebration like no other! Kids will enjoy our three “Fun Stations” with red, white and blue face painting, music, dancing and more! Story time includes a reading of the store’s bestselling Memorial Day books.

http://store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/LandingPageView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10051&jspStoreDir=SSOStore&pageName=StoreEvents10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Ongoing Fridays until 7/2/10 The Alex Levin Trio’s Friday Night Jazz Shows @ Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center

Fridays through July 2, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm

(5/28/10, 6/4/10, 6/11/10, 6/18/10, 6/25/10 + 7/2/10)

Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center

120 Warren St (between Murray and Chambers Sts)
New York, NY
(212) 766-1104
Subway: A, C to Chambers St; 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St
Cost: Free
For all ages

The Alex Levin Trio's Friday Night concerts feature Alex Levin, Diallo House on bass and Ben Cliness on drums. Performances are free, and babies, toddlers, children, teenagers and adults are welcome to attend. Children under 16 are welcome to bring an instrument and jam with the trio on a tune.

Alex Levin is a jazz pianist, composer, recording artist, producer and educator. As a leader, he has performed at New York Jazz clubs such as Night and Day, Detour, Kavehaz, and Rue B in the East Village, as well as clubs throughout the United States and Europe. As a solo pianist, he has performed at The Stanley Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center, The University Club, Alger House, The Harvard Club, The Williams Club, Columbia University, and in many hotels and private residences throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, including The W Hotel, the Marriot, and the Hyatt Regency. His CDs have garnered excellent reviews from such prominent jazz journals as Jazz Improv Magazine, Cadence Magazine, All About Jazz New York, Jazz Police, and ejazznews.com, as well as numerous accolades from jazz luminaries and fans. Be sure to listen to his soundclips and read his reviews on this website. A graduate of Brown University (AB) and Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English (MA), Alex is an avid fan of literature and teaches English at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York. In 2008, his trio served as Artists in Residence at Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English.

For more about the trio and to hear a music clip:
http://www.beboppiano.com 

5/29/10 River of Words with Robert Hass @ Poets House

Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 11:00am

Poets House

10 River Terrace (at Murphy St.)
New York, NY
(212) 431-7920

Subway: A, C, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers St; E to World Trade Center
Cost: Free
For all ages

Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Robert Hass shares his own poems of the natural world as well as those by children across the country. A discussion about connecting watersheds and imaginations through poetry and art will follow.

Part of Ecopoetic Futures, a series of events that examine poetry and the environment. Programs in this series are funded, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Council for the Humanities.

http://poetshouse.org/progcoming.htm#may 

5/27/10 Kids’ Reading with Mo Willems + Jon Muth @ Powerhouse Arena

Thursday May 27, 2010 from 4:30–5:30pm 

powerHouse Arena
37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St.)
DUMBO, Brooklyn
Cost: Free
For ages 3 to 7 yrs

Please rsvp at http://www.powerhousearena.com/newsletters/100527/ 

The powerHouse Arena is pleased to invite you to a launch, reading, and book signing with: MO WILLEMS, author of City Dog, Country Frog appearing with award-winning illustrator JON J. MUTH

Join powerHouse for a rare reading and appearance with two of the most celebrated children’s book creators in the country. New York Times bestselling children’s book author Mo Willems will be joined by acclaimed illustrator Jon J. Muth. Mo Willems’ spare, poignant text and Jon J. Muth’s expressive watercolors team up to tell a story that will resonate with readers of all ages. Willems will be reading from City Dog, Country Frog and also his heartwarming new Elephant and Piggie book, Can I Play Too?

About the books:
In City Dog, Country Frog, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. “You’ll do,” Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In the summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. In Can I Play Too? Gerald and Piggie meet a new snake friend who wants to join in a game of catch. But don’t you need arms to catch? Mo Willems’ Geisel Award-winning duo never fails to tickle readers of all ages. Like the previous Elephant and Piggie Books, this book has been vetted by early learning specialists. It turns reading into fun!

About the author:
Mo Willems is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of picture books and early readers that have changed the face of children’s literature. He has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions, and two of his Elephant and Piggie books have received a Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal. His most recent picture book is Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, of which Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books wrote: “Willems continues to be a master at conveying an amazing amount of emotion and humor using...minimal elements,” in a starred review. He lives in Brooklyn with his family.

About the illustrator:
Jon J. Muth is the author and artist of the Caldecott Honor book, Zen Shorts. He has illustrated many award-winning books, including another bestseller, A Family of Poems, by Caroline Kennedy. He is also the writer and illustrator of The Three Questions, which the New York Times called “quietly life changing.”

http://www.powerhousearena.com/newsletters/100527/ 

5/26/10 – 6/1/10 Celebrate Fleet Week @ The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Wednesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

Located on the West side of Manhattan on Pier 86, at 12th Ave. & 46th Street, NYC

Go to website for admission prices, directions and to buy tickets.


Special Fleet Week Hours:
Wed, May 26  10am–5pm
Thurs, May 17  10am–3pm
Fri, May 28  10am–6pm
Sat, May 29  9am–8pm
Sun, May 29  9am–8pm

Mon, May 30  9am–8pm

Tues, June 1  10am–5pm

Celebrate Fleet Week at the Intrepid, and tour other Navy, Army and Coast Guard ships as they visit New York Harbor. Enjoy special Broadway performances and help kick off our summer movie series on the Flight Deck. Watch the military battle it out in the famous Tug of War. Visit displays from FDNY, Office of Naval Research, American Red Cross and more on Intrepid’s Pier 86. Join us for the annual Memorial Day ceremony on the Flight Deck of Intrepid with the unfurling of the 100-foot-long American Flag.



Schedule of Events (subject to change)

Wednesday, May 26
9:00am  Parade of Ships @ Hudson River
Participating vessels proceed up the Hudson River and pass the official viewing stand at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. Senior military and political leaders will be on hand to welcome the fleet.


Thursday, May 27
10:00am–3:00pm  Pier Displays @ Pier 86
U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines and Office of Naval Research


Friday, May 28
10:00am–6:00pm  Pier Displays @ Pier 86
American Red Cross, FDNY, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, Office of Naval Research, 9/11 Museum, NYC & CO, Dave & Busters and Madame Tussauds


10:00am–6:00pm  Army Boat Vessel LSV-1 — Tours @ Pier 86


12:00pm  Broadway Showcase @ Pier 86
“The Ladies of Lend Me A Tenor” to host. Shows include: Promises Promises, American Idiot, Addam’s Family, Million Dollar Quartet and Hair


7:30pm Intrepid Summer Movie Series “Kick-Off Event” @ Flight Deck
Free admission. Doors open at 7:30pm and movie starts at sunset. Movie showing — Top Gun

Saturday, May 29

10:00am–6:00pm  Pier Displays @ Pier 86
American Red Cross, FDNY, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, Office of Naval Research, 9/11 Museum, NYC & CO, Dave & Busters, Madame Tussauds, Broadway’s “Wicked” Interactives, Cartoon Network and America's Vet Dogs


10:00am–6:00pm  Army Boat Vessel LSV-1 — Tours @ Pier 86 


11:00am  United States Coast Guard VI — Demonstrations @ Pier 86


12:00pm  “Wicked” Performance @ Pier 86
Don't miss this incredible performance by the cast of Broadway’s “Wicked”



12:30pm  Tug of War @ Pier 86
Join us as the Military Branches and Mascots from your favorite teams battle each other.


2:30pm  West Point Band  Performance @ Pier 86
Jazz Knights


3:30–4:30pm  Navy Band Northeast  Performance @ Pier 86


5:00–7:00pm  Special Country Performances @ Pier 86
Babs Winn: MISS BABS & the Kickin’ Boogie Band will get you whoopin & hollerin’ with wild foot stompers and heart-felt ballads. Wear your dancin’ boots! 5–6pm
Reckon So: Reckon So brings hot picking and sweet duets to their mix of roots country, western swing and bluegrass. 6–7pm


Sunday, May 30
10:00am–8:00pm  Pier Displays @ Pier 86
American Red Cross, FDNY, U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, Office of Naval Research, 9/11 Museum, NYC & CO, Dave & Busters, Madame Tussauds, Cartoon Network and America's Vet Dogs


10:00am–6:00pm  Army Boat Vessel LSV-1 — Tours @ Pier 86


11:00am  Educational Demonstrations @ Pier 86 


12:00pm  Inflatable Jousting Competition @ Pier 86
Watch members of the military compete in this unique event. 


2:00pm  Rockette Experience @ Pier 86
The Radio City Rockettes® kick at Fleet Week! Learn to kick from the legendary Rockettes themselves and find out what it’s like to be a part of the world-famous dance company! Take part in a Mini Rockette Experience and Q&A session with the Rockettes.


3:30pm  Vinilo Latin Rock Band  Performance @ Pier 86


5:00pm  George G. Band  Performance @ Pier 86


Monday, May 31
10:00am–8:00pm  Pier Displays @ Pier 86
American Red Cross, U.S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, Office of Naval Research, FDNY, NYC & CO, 9/11 Museum amd Cartoon Network

10:00am–6:00pm  Army Boat Vessel LSV-1 — Tours @ Pier 86


11:00am  Memorial Day Ceremony @ Flight Deck
Our annual Memorial Day celebration includes a ceremonial wreath laying, a Three Volley Salute, the unfurling of a 100-foot American flag and a fly-over of military aircraft in the missing man formation.


CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services will be available for visitors that are deaf or hard-of-hearing. To request priority CART seating for the Memorial Day Ceremony, please contact access@intrepidmuseum.org by Friday, May 28th to reserve your seat.

http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Fleet-Week-Schedule.aspx