9/30/10 9th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social

Thursday, September 30, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm

Cold Stone Creamery
162 West 72nd Street
New York, NY
(212) 877.7800

Cost: Free; donations encouraged
For all ages

Participating Cold Stone Creamery stores nationwide are hosting the World’s Largest Ice Cream Social to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Customers receive a free three-ounce serving of Kate’s Creation, take part in family activities, and are encouraged to donate to Make-A-Wish. Donations are accepted at the social and throughout the month of September.

http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/promos/makeawish/index.html

10/9/10 + 10/10/10 openhousenewyork: Make Your Reservations Now!

Saturday, October 9 & Sunday, October 10, 2010

Events are happening throughout NYC.
Cost: Free, but many places need reservations. Please check out the website for full schedule/all participants at http://www.ohny.org/about/

kids! tours & workshops


Explore! Discover! Learn! Build! Hey Kids! openhousenewyork has fun programs designed especially for you! Visit the openhousenewyork Weekend programs to learn the secrets of New York City, build models, explore hidden spaces, and discover the amazing world right outside your door!

This year, openhousenewyork has arranged special tours and workshops for you and your family to uncover answers to all of your architecture questions and more! Space is limited and reservations are required.

Download the 2010 OHNY Weekend Event Guide.
Please note the file size is 31.8 MB, and may take time to download.

openhousenewyork cannot accept responsibility for changes made by site owners, as they control opening hours and security arrangements. Click here for updates.



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Buildings on the Land/Arquitectura de Wave Hill
W 249th St/ Independence Ave, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronxneighborhood: Riverdale
Sat 10 am - 1pm   Sun 10 am - 1 pm

Explore the structures at Wave Hill, learn about the materials used to make them and build your own model building using clay, cardboard, natural and recycled materials. Ages 3+.

program status: available 
subway: 1 to 242nd St-Van Courtland Park, then Wave Hill shuttle (runs at 10 minutes past the hour from 9:10 am to 3:10 pm).
bus: Bx7, Bx10, BxM1, BxM2. 
other transportation: Metro-North to Riverdale; free Wave Hill shuttle from the train station.

Drawing Together at Kentler Gallery
353 Van Brunt St/ Wolcott St, Brooklyn
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Red Hook
Sat 10 - 11:30 am

Walk the neighborhood, look at architectural/ and environmental details and partake in hands-on drawing activities. All ages.

reservation instructions: OHNY@kentlergallery.org
capacity: 25
program status: available
subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts, then B61 bus.
bus: B61.

Family Architecture Workshop & Tour: Morrisania
1085 Washington Ave/ E 166th St, Bronx
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Bronx
neighborhood: South Bronx
Sun 1 - 3 pm

Walk and sketch in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx with teaching architect Ann deVere. Organized by the DreamYard Project, the largest arts education provider in the Bronx. Ages 4 - 12.

reservation instructions: ohny@dreamyard.com
program status: available
subway: 2, 5 train to 149th St/3rd Ave then Bx15 or Bx55 bus to E 166th St.
bus: Bx6, Bx15, Bx55.

Farmhouses to Townhouses
89th St/ Riverside Drive, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 11 am

On this walking tour, discover how the Upper West Side has been transformed from the horse stables and mansions of 100 years ago to the construction of the subway and more. Organized by Landmark West! Ages 7 – 10.

reservation instructions: landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org
program status: available
subway: 1 to 86th St.
bus: M5, M104, M86.

Flushing Meadows Corona Park Kids' Day
Avery Ave/131st St, Flushing Meadows Corona Park  Flushing
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Flushing Meadows and Corona Park
Sun 10 am - 2 pm

Enjoy a fun-filled day of exploring all of the great institutions in the park, including the Queens Museum of Art. All ages.

program status: available
subway: 7 to Mets-Willets Point Blvd.

Hands on History: Harvest!
King Park, Jamaica Ave/ 153rd St, Jamaica
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Queens
neighborhood: Jamaica
Sat 12 - 3 pm

Harvest was a busy time of year on the King Farm! Learn about harvest time while experiencing Jamaica's rural past and make a popular 19th-century craft. All ages.

program status: available
subway: E, J to Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer, F to Parsons Blvd.
bus: Q25, Q43, Q44, Q54, Q56, Q65, Q83.
other transportation: LIRR to Jamaica, AirTrain to Jamaica Station, walk one block north to Jamaica Ave, 4 blocks east to 150th st.

I ART NY UPDDATE: NEW RESERVATIONS INFO
Children's Museum of the Arts, 182 Lafayette Street, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Chinatown, SoHo
Sat 12 - 5 pm   Sun 12 - 5 pm

Explore the art and architecture of New York City with on going hands-on workshops at the CMA. Ages 4+.

reservation instructions: OHNYcma@cmany.org; Free admission is limited to the first 20 families to make reservations. 
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: J, N, Q, R, 6 to Canal St; 6 to Spring St.
bus: M05.

Kids Go Green at Barnard
3009 Broadway/ 118th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Morningside Heights
Sat 11 am, 12:30 pm   Sun

Join Biological Sciences Professor Hilary Callahan on the Diana Center's Green Roof. Learn about sustainability, urban spaces and making your own “green” choices through hands-on activities. Ages 10+.

reservation instructions: ohnykids@barnard.edu 
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M4, M5, M11, M104.

Mansion Mysteries
65 Jumel Terr/ 160th St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Washington Heights
Sat 11 am - 4 pm   Sun 11 am - 4 pm

Go on a scavenger hunt to find historic artifacts and dress up in period costumes. Ages 5+.

program status: available
subway: A to 168th St, C to 163rd St, 1 to 157th St.
bus: M2, M3, M101.


OHNY Weekend Family Festival
536 LaGuardia Pl/ W 3rd St, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Sat 11 am - 3 pm   Sun 11 am - 3 pm

Join us for the 3rd Annual OHNY Weekend Family Festival. Enjoy various hands-on activities about NYC's built environment offered by the Center for Architecture Foundation, OHNY and education/design groups from around the city, including the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, Japan Society, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Noble Maritime Collection, Room and Board, Solar One and South Street Seaport Museum. Ages 5-13.

program status: available
subway: A, C, D, E, F to West 4th St, N, R to Prince St, 6 to Bleecker St.
bus: M5, M6, M21.

Preservation Detectives at Eldridge Street
12 Eldridge St/ Canal and Divisions Sts, New York
program name: OHNY Kids!
neighborhood: Lower East Side/Chinatown
Sun 11 am - 4 pm

Uncover the history, architecture and mystery of the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, through exploratory art-making activities. Ages 4-10.

reservation instructions: contact@eldridgestreet.org
program status: available
subway: D to Grand St; F to East B'way.
bus: M15.

Skyscraper Haunts
UPDATE: NEW RESERVATION EMAIL

The Skyscraper Museum
39 Battery Pl/ 1st Pl, New York

program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
Sat 10:30 -11:30 am

Make a skyscraper Halloween costume and be the tallest in the city! Ages 6+.

reservation instructions:education@skyscraper.org program status: available
subway: 1, R to Rector St, 4, 5 to Bowling Green.
bus: M1, M9, M15, M20.

Uncover Historic Richmondtown
Corner of Richmond Road and St. Patrick's Place, Staten Island
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Staten Island
neighborhood: Richmondtown
Sat 1 - 5 pm   Sun 1 - 5 pm

Explore Crocheron House and Guyon Lake Tysen House -- peer inside the walls, check the attic and use clue cards to search for proof about how and when the houses were built. Ages 5+.

program status: available
subway: R to Whitehall St, J to Broad St, 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green to Staten Island Ferry.
bus: S74 to corner of Richmond Rd at St. Patrick's Pl

Water, Water Everywhere: Water Towers of New York
Salvadori Center, 475 Riverside Dr/ 120th St
program name: OHNY Kids!
borough: Manhattan
neighborhood: Upper West Side
Sat 10 am - 12 pm

Learn why NYC buildings have water towers, why they are built the way they are and how they work. Build your own towers that will actually hold water! Ages 4-10.

reservation instructions: thecenter@salvadori.org.
capacity: 20
program status: available
subway: 1 to 116th-Columbia Univ.
bus: M5.

Weeksville Scavenger Hunt
1698-1708 Bergen St/ Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn
program name: sustainable
newyork, OHNY Kids!
borough: Brooklyn
neighborhood: Crown Heights
Sat 12, 1, 2 pm

Explore the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses, remnants of Weeksville, a 19th century free Black community. Discover the past while on the hunt for objects in one of the historic homes, including architectural details, historic documents, and beautiful antiques. Ages 5+.

reservation instructions: events@weeksvillesociety.org
program status: available 
subway: A, C to Utica Ave.
bus: B15, B65.

http://www.ohny.org/about/

9/29/10 New Green City Fair 2010 @ Union Square Park

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 10am to 6pm

Union Square Park, South Plaza

Broadway to 4th Avenue, East 14th Street to East 17th Street

New York City, NY

Cost: Free

For all ages

GrowNYC presents NEW GREEN CITY welcoming more than 100,000 visitors to New York City’s largest annual green event in Union Square Park. Following the success of Green Brooklyn...Green City in September of 2009, this year’s family-friendly event showcases government agencies, non-profits, entrepreneurs and community & corporate partners at the forefront of environmental stewardship, education and awareness.

New Green City is an official participant of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation’s Green Event Program.

GrowNYC’s free day-long fair features:
* Rainwater Harvesting
* Kids Corner with Super Earth & The Green Man
* Union Square Partnership Walking Tours
* Union Square Scavenger Hunt
* One-Day Textile Collection
* Interactive Exhibits
* DIY Tutorials
* Multi-Media Art Exhibits
* Union Square Greenmarket

NEW GREEN CITY puts into action our organization’s 40-year commitment to “garden, teach, recycle and greenmarket” New York City to a greener tomorrow. So join us this Fall as we celebrate the best of what a green New York City has to offer.

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Even if you can’t go to the New Green City event, go to GrowNYC’s website to learn more about living a greener life!

* Detox your home

* Tips for greener living

* Transportation

* Noise

* Waste prevention

* References and resources

http://www.grownyc.org/

9/28/10–9/29/10 Baseball: The Tenth Inning

Airing Tuesday, September 28 & Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 8 pm ET on PBS

THE TENTH INNING is a two-part, four-hour documentary film directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. A new chapter in Burns’s landmark 1994 series, BASEBALL, THE TENTH INNING tells the tumultuous story of the national pastime from the 1990s to the present day.

Introducing an unforgettable array of players, teams and fans, the film showcases the era's extraordinary accomplishments and heroics—as well as its devastating losses and disappointments.

Full series site launches Monday, with film clips, interview outtakes, classroom lessons and much more.

http://www.pbs.org/baseball-the-tenth-inning/

10/2/10 Family Films: Odd Couple: Unlikely Friendships @ MoMA

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 12:00 pm 1:00 pm

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019-5497
(212) 708-9400
Cost: Free for families, but get there early for tickets for the movie for kids ages 5 and up and their adult companions

FAMILY PROGRAMS | FAMILY FILMS
Odd Couple: Unlikely Friendships
Recommended for kids ages 5 and up and their adult companions
Theater 3 (The Celeste Bartos Theater), mezzanine, The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building

Enjoy classic live-action and animated short films, engaging discussions with a Museum educator, and suggestions for follow-up activities in the Museum's galleries.

The Happy Duckling. 2008. Great Britain. Directed by Gili Dolev
Lost and Found. 2008. Great Britain. Directed by Philip Hunt
Admission is free. Tickets are distributed on the day of the program only, on a first-come, first-served basis.

This program is for individual families of up to two adults and three kids. You do not need to purchase a ticket if you are accompanying a child to this program.

Tickets will be distributed at the reception desk in The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Education and Research Building, at 4 West Fifty-fourth Street (near Fifth Avenue), from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tickets are also distributed at the information desk in the Museum's main lobby.

Headsets and neck loops for sound amplification can be made available for Family Films programs with at least two weeks' advance notice by calling (212) 408-6347 (voice) or (212) 247-1230 (TTY) or by e-mailing accessprograms@moma.org.

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/10105

9/26/10 Writopia Lab Workshop: Scholastic Art & Writing Competition

Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 1pm to 4pm

Charles P. Rogers Show Room
55 W 17th St (between Fifth and Sixth Aves)
New York, NY
(212) 222-4088
Cost: Free

For ages 12 and up

Kids can prep for Scholastic’s prestigious Art & Writing Competition at this free workshop, where participants will learn how to submit their entries. Space is limited; RSVP by calling (212) 222-4088 or emailing lena@writopialab.org.

http://www.writopialab.org

9/25/10 Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day: Free Admission Nationwide

Saturday, September 25, 2010
At locations throughout the U.S.

Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

The Museum Day Ticket provides free admission to one person, plus a guest.

* One ticket per household
* A ticket will gain entry in only one museum and only participating museums
* Only an official Museum Day ticket is eligible for free entry. Official tickets can be found here on the Museum Day website.

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/index.html

9/24/10, 9/25/10 + 9/26/10 Dumbo Arts Festival

Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 from 4pm–8pm
Saturday, Sept. 25 + Sunday, Sept. 26 from 9am–8pm

Various locations at DUMBO, Brooklyn
(718) 488-8588
Cost: Free
For all ages

Imagine artists working in their studios, musicians and street performers appearing out of nowhere, artists creating murals before your eyes, poets reciting to passers-by, kids enjoying puppetry and music, DJs spinning in the streets, and wildly creative art installations everywhere. The Dumbo Arts Festival takes place on September 24th, 25th and 26th and attracts 150,000 visitors over 3 days and includes 150+ studios, 35+ galleries, 40+ arts organizations and a host of family friendly venues. The festival strives to offer something for everyone with artists and audiences of all ages and backgrounds. It strives to be accessible and sophisticated, to reflect New York’s creative community, to be real and flavorful, to show some grit and some polish, to be smart, creative and high quality – it is the Dumbo Arts Festival.

There are some changes to the annual Dumbo Arts Festival, changes that will add value and be most inclusive of the local creative community. They include the festival being multi-disciplinary, open studios being for a shorter period of time, a juried grand prize for visual artists (free studio for 1 year plus $1000) along with a few additional cash prizes, and curating and programming by a number of partners. Thus programming will now include music, performance art, literature, theatre, dance, film, a digital design industry component, kids’ programming & more in addition to visual art.

Check out all the awesome events:
http://www.dumboartsfestival.com

9/24/10 + 10/1/10 Twilight Nature Walks @ Wagner Park

Friday, September 24, 2010 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm &
Friday, October 1, 2010 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park
Battery Place (at West Street)

New York, NY 10280

(212) 267-9700

Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green, or 1 to Rector Street and walk down Greenwich. Walk west along Battery Place until you pass historic Battery Park.
Cost: Free
For all ages

Join naturalists observing birds, insects, and other wildlife that become active just before nightfall.

http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/events/events.php#allageswalkingtourstalk

Until 9/29/10 Celebrate Mexico Now Festival

This month, mexicanos aren't only celebrating the fact that a girl from Guadalajara was just named Miss Universe. September 16 marks the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence as well as the beginning of New York's seventh-annual Celebrate Mexico Now festival. From September 16 until the end of the month, Celebrate Mexico Now brings a bit of la tierra azteca to the five boroughs by presenting New Yorkers with some of the finest examples of art, culture and music from south of the border. Here are some events worth breaking out the salt and lime for.

September 16–29
New York Authentic Mexican Restaurant Week
There are way too many Mexican restaurants in New York to sample in one lifetime, so set aside this week to taste prix-fixe menus at 24 of the City's best, including Mercadito, Toloache and Hecho en Dumbo. See the complete list of participating restaurants on the Celebrate Mexico Now site. For more info on menus (and tequila pairings), contact your restaurant of choice directly.


September 24
Ely Guerra at (Le) Poisson Rouge
She's collaborated with 30 Seconds to Mars and La Ley, been on the cover of Time with Julieta Venegas and has become an alt-rock icon in Latin America. On Friday, September 24, Ely Guerra returns to New York, performing at (Le) Poisson Rouge. She'll be playing songs from her latest album Hombre Invisible, which was launched under her label Homey Company. Is there anything she can't do?

For more information on the Celebrate Mexico Now festival, visit Remezcla.com.

http://www.remezcla.com/2010/latin/celebrate-mexico-now-bicentennial-best-events/

9/25/10 ¡Fiesta! Celebrating Hispanic and Latin American Culture @ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rafael Ferrer, Merengue en Boca Chica, 1983

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, NYC
(Please note that you may enter the Museum at Fifth Avenue and 81st street or at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street.)
(212) 535-7710
Cost: museum admission is pay-what-you-wish
For all ages


Special Event

Come join a fiesta at the Met! See, learn, create, dance, and enjoy Hispanic and Latin American art and culture in a Museum-wide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Bring family and friends of all ages for captivating performances, dance lessons, activities, and film screenings. Follow Native American dancers and immerse yourself in Pre-Hispanic art and society through demonstrations and conversations with performers in the galleries. Pick up a treasure hunt and travel across time and place to experience how the world connects. Create your own artwork inspired by what you see in the galleries.

This program is made possible in part by the Great Circle Foundation.

Additional support provided by Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and Uris Brothers Foundation Endowment.

El Diario La Prensa is the newspaper sponsor of this program.

Free with Museum admission.

http://www.metmuseum.org/calendar/ca_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B7ACAEA98-0DDF-4BD4-939D-1437FC75B395%7D&DisplayDate=

9/21/10 Intro to Computers @ Port Richmond Library

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 from 4:00 to 5:00pm



Port Richmond Library
75 Bennett Street
Staten Island, NY 10302
(718) 442-0158
Cost: Free

An introduction to the computer and the Internet for children ages 5 to 12 years old and their parents/caregivers.

http://www.nypl.org/events/classes/2010/09/21/introduction-computer-and-internet-children-ages-5-12-years-old-and-their-

9/23/10 Luxury Night Out @ Downtown NY

Thursday, September 23, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm

Location: Wall & Broad Streets
New York City, NY

The FIDI Association Requests your attendence for Luxury Night Out on September 23 from 5–8pm. Come enjoy specials, drinks and appetizers, raffles, tastings and more! Participants include:

Andaz Wall Street: Enjoy complimentary cheese and charcuterie with drinks purchased at Bar Seven Five. Indulge in a complimentary dessert at Wall & Water Restaurant with purchase of an entree. The SPA at Andaz Wall Street will help you relax with complimentary 15 Minutes ("Shares") treatments from 12–2pm and from 4–6pm. Leave your business card to be entered in a raffle to win prizes!

Join BMW of Manhattan for a wine and cheese reception, preview the all new 5 series, and welcome the MINI brand to the Wall Street Store.

Bobby Van's Steakhouse: Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drink specials surrounded by antique bank vaults from 1902. When you come by, drop off your business card for a chance to win a dinner for four.

Canali invites you to enjoy a wine and cheese reception while viewing their Fall Collection. A complimentary tie will be given with the purchase of a suit or sport coat and touser. Leave your business card to enter a raffle drawing.

KiptonART: enjoy the new KiptonART exhibition, “Kismet” and enter a raffle to win lunch with Founder Kipton Cronkite, who will provide a free curatorial review and insider scope on today's Art Market.

La Maison Du Chocolat: taste a freshly prepared ganache and their signature hot and cold chocolate beverages.

The Capital Grille: enjoy complimentary Stoli Doli cocktails with the purchase of any appetizer or entree. Drop your business card for a chance to win dinner for six at The Captain’s Table with wine pairings by a sommelier.

The Setai Spa: Rest your weary soles and complete your Luxury Night journey by enjoying a complimentary mini-reflexology session and champagne toast between 8–10pm. RSVP to awells@thesetainewyork.com.

Thomas Pink invites you to enjoy a night of shopping with a special Gift With Purchase and delectable hors d'oeuvres by The Capital Grille. Complimentary wine will also be served.

Tiffany & Co. will showcase Tiffany's newest collection of dazzling yellow diamond jewelry, and invites you to enjoy classic Bellinis and hors d'oeuvres from Cipriani Wall Street.

Tourbillon Boutique and The Green Grape Company invite you for a special "Watches and Wine Tasting" at 45 Wall Street. Receive a complimentary gift with purchase.

All participating businesses are located on or around Wall and Broad Street. Please mention Luxury Night Out at each venue.

http://www.downtownny.com/live/events/?EventID=17343&cell=2010-9-23&edate=9/23/2010

9/19/10 Harmony on the Hudson: Family Music Festival @ Wagner Park

Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 1:00 to 6:00pm

Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park

Battery Place (at West Street)
New York, NY 10280

(212) 267-9700

Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green, or 1 to Rector Street and walk down Greenwich. Walk west along Battery Place until you pass historic Battery Park.
Cost: Free

For all ages

Music & fun for all ages! Games, art activities, food & beverages. Bring a picnic blanket! Make a musical instrument and join in a marching band!

http://www.bpcparks.org/bpcp/home/index.php