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4/28/12 Tribeca Film Festival: Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day

Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:00am to 6:00pm

North Moore Street (from Greenwich St to West St)
New York, NY 10013
Price: Free
For all ages

Right next to the Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair, you can participate in FREE sports games and challenges and meet your favorite New York athletes, mascots, and sports teams.

Kids can try their hand at a vast array of sports activities, games, and contests at the 2012 Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day. Local athletes, mascots, and sports personalities will be onsite to engage fans in one-of-a-kind athletic fun. Shoot hoops, sharpen your fencing skills or learn how to throw the perfect pitch!

Don’t miss the exciting “Wheels of Freestyle BMX Stunt Show.” BMX riders will be flying through the air and performing crazy tricks for audiences on N. Moore Street at 12:00, 1:30, 3:00 and 4:30pm.

Also check out “Team SWRL, World’s Top Freestyle Soccer Tricksters” performing at 12:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 5:00pm.

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/events/TribecaESPN-Sports-Day.html

4/28/12 Tribeca Film Festival: Tribeca Family Festival Street Fair

Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 10:00am to 6:00pm

Greenwich Street (from Hubert to Chambers Streets)

New York, NY 10013 
Cost: Free 

For all ages

Spend the day in Tribeca with games and activities, live Broadway performances, arts and crafts, storytelling, free screenings, local restaurants and merchants, and so much more—all fun and FREE to enjoy!

The Tribeca Family Festival once again invites you to the ultimate street fair and family celebration, where a dazzling array of free activities and performances unfold downtown in Tribeca.

The Festival stages will feature special performances from current Broadway shows along with emerging talent from right here in Tribeca. Local restaurants and merchants will offer Tribeca's finest foods, refreshments, and merchandise. Families can also attend a free screening of a classic film at BMCC Tribeca PAC.

Fly a kite, create life-size bubbles in the Bubble Garden, get creative in our Arts & Crafts pavilions, dance to live music and put a smile on your face. It's time to take to the streets of the neighborhood, so join in for a special day of fun!

CITYarts

On Saturday April 28th, CITYarts will be finishing a restoration process on their Alice in Wall Street Land mural on Chambers Street, between West Street and Greenwich Street. They will be repainting chipped areas and redesigning larger areas of the mural. CITYarts is working in collaboration with all members of the community and invite festivalgoers to join the activity. All are welcome!


FREE Family Festival Screenings!
The Street Fair will have three FREE film screenings that audiences of all ages will enjoy.

The NeverEnding Story
2:00pm | BMCC Tribeca PAC (at 199 Chambers Street, between Greenwich & West Streets)
Come out to enjoy the classic tale of a young boy who dives into the pages of a fantasy book. Lines at BMCC begin 30 mins prior to the start of the screening. All seats are FREE and first-come, first-served.

September's Mission
2:00pm | Tribeca Film Center (375 Greenwich Street, 2nd Floor Screening Room)
Join us for a short work-in-progress documentary and learn about the progress of the National September 11th Memorial & Museum through a discussion following the short. September's Mission was founded by Monica Iken to support the development of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on the former World Trade Center site and to ensure its future sustainability through public/private partnerships. All seats are FREE and first-come, first-served.

Freej Folklore
4:00pm | Tribeca Film Center (375 Greenwich Street, 2nd Floor Screening Room)
Families can attend a FREE Special Screening of Freej Folklore presented by Tribeca's Cultural Partner, the Doha Film Institute, and directed by Animator and TFF Juror Mohammed Saeed Harib. 'Freej' (meaning 'neighborhood' in Emirati Arabic) is the smash hit 3D animated series from the United Arab Emirates. It is a hilarious take on modern life in Dubai through the wisdom and humor of four old national women tackling everyday problems. The series expanded into 'Freej Folklore' - a stage show combining a unique mix of live and virtual animation, film, light, and acrobatic performances across a 40 meter stage with multilayer screen projections. This film captures the essence of the stage show. If you are interested in attending the screening, please email ldomnitz@tribecaenterprises.com. Tickets are limited.

http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/events/Family-Fest-Street-Fair-.html#.T5g4Bq5lx7E

4/26/12 Free Listening Party: Anat, Avishai and Yuval Cohen: 3 Cohens @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (Time Warner Center)

Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7:00pm

Jazz at Lincoln Center

at the Time Warner Center
The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY
Cost: Free
For all ages

This interview/discussion series invites audiences to listen to new jazz albums, while also meeting and hearing from the artists who recorded them. Hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Ken Druker, these informal discussions are videotaped and available later online at Education Events Online.

Jazz at Lincoln Center hosts its twelfth Listening Party of the season with the brothers-and-sister team of clarinetist Anat Cohen, trumpeter Avishai Cohen and saxophonist Yuval Cohen as they discuss the latest CD from their group 3 Cohens, Family (Anzic Records) with Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Ken Druker.

Family was recorded in Brooklyn and features the three Israeli horn players/siblings in league with a swinging New York rhythm section: pianist Aaron Goldberg, double-bassist Matt Penman and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. The sextet is joined by iconic vocalist Jon Hendricks. Family presents some top-notch originals, including Avishai's loving title feature for the group's characteristic three-horn interweave and two Charles Mingus-inflected numbers (Yuval's "Blues for Dandi's Orange Bull Chasing an Orange Sack" and Avishai's "With the Soul of the Greatest of Them All"). The disc also includes a winning take on Duke Ellington's "The Mooch," an international retooling of the New Orleans standard "Tiger Rag" and a freshly colored interpretation of "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" born of the group's great love for and experience with the music of Louis Armstrong. The sextet is joined by iconic vocalist Jon Hendricks for the vintage "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and "Roll 'em, Pete."

http://www.jalc.org/jazzED/g_listening09.html?utm_source=Mktg%3A+Listening+Parties+4%2F26&utm_campaign=Listening+Party+eblast+April+2012&utm_medium=email

4/22/12 High Line Kids: Earth Day in the Sky + Art Performance: Make a Salad

Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Families, celebrate Earth Day with live music, a giant communal mural, face painting, wildflower seed balls you can grow at home, and the Children’s Workyard Kit.

High Line Kids: Earth Day in the Sky

Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:00pm to 4:00pm

The Porch 

On the High Line at West 15th Street

New York, NY

Cost: Free

For all ages

Families, celebrate Earth Day with live music, a giant communal mural, face painting, wildflower seed balls you can grow at home, and the Children’s Workyard Kit.

Families are invited to join us in celebrating the beginning of spring on the High Line.

Dance to tunes by the On the Lam Brass Band, make your mark on our 15-foot mural, and get dirty making wildflower seed balls to plant your own native garden at home.

High Line Gardeners will be on-hand to answer questions and talk to kids about growing plants in a garden elevated 30 feet above the streets of New York City.

The High Line Children’s Workyard Kit by Cas Holman will also be available for young builders to create one-of-a-kind vehicles, forts, creatures, structures, and machines from our kit of custom-designed wood planks, nuts, and bolts.

This High Line Program is free and open to visitors of all ages. No RSVP is required.

View the full schedule of events for the Earth Day Celebration at the High Line.

http://www.thehighline.org/events/all/2012/4/high-line-kids-earth-day-in-the-sky

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High Line Art Performance: Alison Knowles, 'Make a Salad'

Sunday, April 22, 2012 10:00am through 1:00pm

Chelsea Market Passage 

On the High Line at West 16th Street

New York, NY

Cost: Free

For all ages

Fluxus artist Alison Knowles, in collaboration with Jessica Higgins and Joshua Selman, restages Make a Salad, an iconic event originally performed in 1962. The artist chops lettuce and other vegetables to the beat of live music, and then produces a giant salad by tossing the ingredients together in a grand gesture. The audience is invited to take part in the action by eating the finished salad.

Stop by to have a visual and audio experience of food preparation like you’ve never had before, with live music by Joshua Selman.

12:00pm

Alison and her team toss the salad in a grandiose performance for spectators. 

12:15 – 1:00pm

The audience is invited to enjoy the creation as the salad is served up.

This High Line Art Performance is free and open to visitors of all ages. No RSVP required.

http://www.thehighline.org/events/all/2012/4/high-line-art-performance-alison-knowles-make-a-salad

4/22/12 Earth Day 2012 Worldwide Events

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Our planet, our home is being neglected. Climate change continues unabated. It seems there's a new ecological disaster happening almost daily. This Earth Day it's time to mobilize the planet from the ground up to send a message that the Earth won't wait!

Contribute, celebrate & help your planet with events worldwide. Find an event close to you, pledge to make a difference or find out more information.

http://www.earthday.org/

4/21/12 Financial Empowerment Day @ Chatham Square Library

Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 11am to 6pm

Science, Industry and Business Library

188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street

New York, NY(917) 275-6975 

Cost: Free

For adults/teens

See the flyer for more details! (pdf)

Classes starting at 11:30am
10 Tips to Save and Invest Wisely
Meet the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What You Need to Know about Social Security

FREE Counseling 11:30am - 5:00pm

Certified Financial Planners offer 30-minute private sessions 

Brought to you by the Financial Planning Association of New York

Database Demonstrations 1:00pm
Bloomberg and ValueLine

Classes starting at 1:30pm
Learn to Spot and Avoid Fraud
Keys to a Dream Retirement
Savings Fitness: A Guide To Your Money and Your Financial Future

Database Demonstrations 3:00pm
Bloomberg and Morningstar

Classes starting at 3:30pm
4 Keys for Success: Understanding Credit, Cash Flow, Customers & Cons
Introduction to Life Planning Documents
Mutual Funds and ETFs

Database Demonstrations 5:00pm
Bloomberg and Investext Plus

Financial Fair Participants
Meet with representatives of agencies including:
City Bar Justice Center CBJC
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB
Department of Labor DOL
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp FDIC
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA
Financial Planning Association of New York FPA-NY
NYC Business Solutions SBS
Office of the Attorney General OAG
Office of Financial Empowerment OFE
Office of the New York State Comptroller OSC
SCORE
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC
Social Security Administration SSA
Workshop in Business Opportunities WIBO

http://www.nypl.org/fed?hpfeature=2

4/19/12-4/21/12 Earth Day New York @ Grand Central + Times Square

Thursday, April 19, 2012 through Saturday, April 21, 2012

Grand Central Terminal
Vanderbilt Hall

15 Vanderbilt Ave. (42 St./Park Ave.)
New York, NY 10017

(212) 340-2347

Cost: Free

For all ages

Please join Earth Day New York (EDNY) in celebrating Earth Day 2012 inside Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall Thursday April 19th – Saturday April 21st. The event is free and open to the public. It will include exhibits featuring sustainable technology, food, and clothing. Educational and fun activities for children are scheduled throughout the three-day event. Learn how you and your family can live a little greener.

Detailed Schedule

Grand Central Indoors in Vanderbilt Hall (VH)

Thursday 4/19: Exhibits 10am-7pm

12:00pm  Earth Day 2012 Press Conference

1:00pm  Ecole International De New York musical performance & music performance with Michael Dustin

2:00pm  Artist Erwin Dazelle hosts an art activity for youth

3:00pm  Tristan & Tyler’s Tales From The City!

5:30pm  The Children’s Acting Company of NYC: Songs from Glee and Dear Edwina

Friday 4/20: Exhibits 10am-7pm

10:15am

   Toshiba Student Panel hosted by Mario Armstrong followed by a STEM Education Panel 

   moderated by Robin Raskin

12:15pm   Mario Armstrong’s “Dream, Create, GO” Road Show

1:30pm

   Children’s activities from 3D Systems, activity from Peter and The Star Catcher, live performance

   from WICKED

Saturday 4/21: Exhibits 10am-5pm

11:30am   Earth Day stories with Barefoot Books

12:30pm   Earth Worm Disco with ShirLaLa

1:30pm   MS88 musical performance and presentations

2:30pm

   Food & Nutrition panel with Earth Day New York, Anvil Knitwear, Slow Food New York 

   and Rouge Tomate

Grand Central Outdoors on Vanderbilt Avenue (VA)

Friday 4/20: Exhibits 12pm-7pm

Featuring listed exhibits and food vendors

Saturday 4/21: Exhibits and Live Concert 11am – 4pm

Performances from: Nightmare River Band, Conveyor, Annie and the Bee Keepers, FlyinFisch,

The Whispering Tree, Push Method, Kinetics & One Love

Earth Day at Time Square Broadway at W 42 -44 (TS)

Friday 4/20: Exhibits 11am-5pm

Featuring exhibits and giveaways from Bridgestone, Home Depot, Enterprise Rent A Car

11:00am   CO2 E Drive & Green Vehicle Fashion Show

12:30pm

   Broadway musical performances from Voca, Sistas The Musical, My Sinatra. Live music

   from Sami the Great, Alec Gross, Amber Rubarth, Melissa Wrolstad, Lisa Jaeggi

http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/event/earth-day-new-york/2145396348

For more information about this and other Earth Day events for 2012, please visit www.earthdayny.org.

4/20/12-4/28/12 Free Filmaking Events + Workshops @ 14 Street Apple Store + SoHo Apple Store

The Apple Store, West 14th Street, and the Apple Store, SoHo, are proud to take part in the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. Get deeper into independent film with free workshops and events from April 20-28 — including the exclusive Meet the Filmmakers series. Presented by Apple and Indiewire, this series features celebrated actors, writers, directors, and producers discussing their latest projects and answering your questions. Learn more

Get the official Tribeca Film Festival app fromthe App Store. Download now

All Meet the Filmmakers events will be availableas free podcasts on iTunes. Visit now



Meet the Filmmakers
Will Arnett
Emily Blunt
Chris Colfer
Brian Dannelly
Julie Delpy
Rosemarie DeWitt
Jenna Fischer
Santino Fontana
Bradley Rust Gray
Brad Hall
Eléonore Hendricks
Frédéric Jardin
Chris Kenneally
Riley Keough
Lee Kirk
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Freida Pinto
Will Rogers
Andrew Semans
Lynn Shelton
Ben Silverman
Vinay Singh
Morgan Spurlock

4/17/12, 4/19/12, 4/24/12 + 4/25/12 Money Matters @ NYPL: College Financial Aid Workshop @ NYC Libraries

With the cost of a four-year college education ranging from $60,000 to $250,000, many students and their families would profit from a College Financial Aid Workshop. As costs escalate, many students are eligible for aid. Yet, according to the latest government statistics, millions of eligible students do not even apply for financial aid.

This workshop will enable students and parents to find out how to get their share of the hundreds of billions of dollars in grants and loans that are available. Taught by a career financial aid counselor who can illustrate correct and accurate methods for completing financial aid forms, this seminar will provide up-to-the-minute guidance. In one session, find out:
* Which programs the student could qualify for
* How much he or she might receive
* And how to go about getting that money

Step by step strategies for filling out the Free Application for Financial Aid and Profile forms, as well as strategies for marshaling their resources, for planning a needs analysis, and for negotiating with financial aid officers, will be an integral part to this one and a half-hour seminar. In addition, an explanation of the New York State TAP program and the special situation of divorced and separated parents will be fully discussed.

Barry Fox has conducted successful workshops at over 500 locations over the past 35 years.

Cost: Free
For high school students and parents

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 3pm
Belmont Library and Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 933-6410
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/17/college-financial-aid-workshop?nref=62452

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 3pm
Hamilton Grange Library
503 West 145th Street
New York, NY 10031-5101
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/19/college-financial-aid-workshop

Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 33pm
Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library
2550 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/25/college-financial-aid-workshop-0

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 3pm
Battery Park City Library
175 North End Avenue
New York, NY 10282
(212) 790-3499
http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/25/college-financial-aid-workshop

4/14/12 Sakura Cherry Blossom Festival + Festival Concert @ Sakura Park (Claremont Park)

Saturday, April 14, 2012 at 11:00am  (concert at noon--see info below)

Sakura Park (aka Claremont Park)

at West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive
New York, NY
Google map: http://maps.google.com/?t=h&daddr=40.813%2C%20-73.9621%20(Sakura%20Park)
Subway: 1 to 125 St.
Cost: Free
For all ages

The cherry blossom, or 'sakura' in Japanese, is one of the most popular symbols of Japan and one of Japan's natural flowers. In 1912, Japan gave the United States thousands of cherry trees to celebrate the friendship shared by our two countries. More than 2,000 of those trees arrived in New York City where there were planted in Central Park and Riverside Park. Today, cherry trees continue to be planted in parks across the country and are a living symbol of our nation's friendship.

To mark this centennial, a formal ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14 at 11:00am at Sakura Park on West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive. It will be followed by a festival concert at noon at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.

http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/04/14/sakura-cherry-blossom-festival

4/19/12 New York Tech Day @ 69th Regiment Armory‎

Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 10:00am

69th Regiment Armory‎
68 Lexington Avenue
New York, 10010
(212) 684-3281
Cost: Free for students and non-exhibiting entrepreneurs. Registration required.
For students and adults

NY Tech Day is a celebration of New York's awesome startup ecosystem. The Expo will be showcasing Union Square area exhibiting startups and tech businesses, giving them some much needed spotlight.

http://unionsquarenyc.org/explore/events/2371-new-york-tech-day

2012 Math + ELA Citywide Exam Resources

This site has past exams in Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies for your 3rd to 8th grader:
www.edinformatics.com/testing/ny.htm

For testing tips visit New York States Test Prep website:
www.time4learning.com/testprep/index.php/new-york-state-standardized-test-prep/

4/10/12 Sylvan Learning Center Presents an Educational Workshop for Parents and Students @ St. Agnes Library

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 from 3:00 to 3:45pm

St. Agnes Library

444 Amsterdam Avenue (near 81st St.)

New York, NY 10024-5506

(212) 621-0619
Cost: Free
For ages 13 to 18 years and parents

Learn what the NY ELA and Math exams entails and helpful test taking skills for your child.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/10/sylvan-learning-center-presents-and-educational-workshop-parents-and-stud?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents

4/10/12 Puppet Theatre Building @ Chatham Square Library

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 4:00pm

Chatham Square Library

33 East Broadway (near Catherine St.)

New York, NY 10002-6804
(212) 964-6598
Cost: Free. First come, first served.
For ages 5 to 12 years

Working with different materials, children will create a 3D puppet theatre! Building encompasses painting, building, molding and sculpting small details and props to be used in puppet performances. Presented by Children's Museum of the Arts for children for ages 5 and older.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/10/theatre-building?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents

Ongoing until 4/17/12 File your Taxes Free Online* @ SIBL

Ongoing, daily until 4/17/12. See below for days/hours


Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL), Training Room 2
188 Madison Avenue @ 34th Street
New York, NY 10016-4314(917) 275-6975

FILE Your Tax Return Free, with help from a tax assistant from NYC Gov OFE.

*To file your taxes free at SIBL you must:
* earn less than $49,000 (per tax return)
* have a valid e-mail address and basic computer skills
* bring all required information to the site

Read Both Sides of this Flyer. .

A tax assistant will provide limited assistance. If you need more help than the assistant can provide, you will be referred to a VITA site.

Registration not required. This tax program is being offered at SIBL during on these days/hours:
Mondays and Tuesdays between 11am - 2pm
AND: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, between 5 - 7pm
AND: Saturdays, from 12 - 5pm


http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/09/file-your-taxes-free-online-sibl?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents

4/9/12 SciLab@NYPL: Big Top Science @ St. Agnes Library

Monday, April 9, 2012 at 4:00pm

St. Agnes Library
444 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10024-5506
Cost: Free. First come, first served.

For ages 5 to 12 years

Come one, come all and behold: the science circus is about to begin. Step into three rings of fun as Mad Science of Westchester and Manhattan presents a series of chemistry and physics demos that explain how a bed of nails can provide a great night’s sleep or how important balance can be to a tight rope walker. You’ll be amazed as they hatch their super secret “Snooberfish” eggs and take an amazing high dive that won’t make a splash!

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/09/big-top-science?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents

4/8/12 Happy Easter from nycfamilyfun!

4/7/12, 4/14/12 + 4/28/12 Comic Culture Extreme @ Bronx Library Center

Saturday, April 7, 2012, 11:30am-2:30pm
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 11:30am-2:30pm
Saturday, April 28, 2012, 11:30am-2:30pm

Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 579-4244
Cost: Free
For ages 13 to 18 years

COMIC CULTURE EXTREME utilizes popular urban culture, Manga, and American style cartooning to build critical analytical skills to go along with an increase in writing and drawing ability. Built into an 8 week in-house program (at the wonderful Bronx Library Center) along with two extra weeks of one field trip and a culminating exhibit, CCX will use drawing, penciling, inking, life sketching, storyboarding, plotting, video making, design, sculpture and even business planning to create an enriching and exciting way for young adults and teens to navigate their real world issues.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/04/07/comic-culture-extreme?nref=62452