1/10/12 Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven @ Seward Park Library

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 4:00p


Seward Park Library
192 East Broadway (at Jefferson St.)

New York, NY 10002-5597
(212) 477-6770
Cost: Free. Please register by phone or in-person. Limited to 25 participants.

For ages 5 to 12 years

A mischievous monkey with godlike powers creates havoc in heaven as he battles the Daoist gods and goddesses of the Jade Emperor's realm. Explore the Daoist pantheon of gods and goddesses. Based on an episode from the sixteenth-century Chinese novel about the stone monkey. Presented by the Children's Museum of Manhattan for ages 5 and older. This program is generously sponsored by the Estate of Charles J. Mauro.

http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/01/10/monkey-king-havoc-heaven?nref=62452

Check out the this story in this book:
http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17089117052_monkey_king_wreaks_havoc_in_heaven

Or see a dvd:
http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/19323820052_the_making_of_monkey_king

3/21/10 Discovery Channel’s “LIFE” Nature Series Debuts

Our world is home to more than 30 million different animal and plant species, each locked in a unique fight for survival. The all-new 11-part series LIFE is the definitive exploration of the adaptability and diversity of life on earth, revealing the most spectacular, bizarre and fascinating behaviors that living things have devised in order to thrive. Many of these were captured for the first time using the latest in state-of-the-art high-definition filming techniques.

From strange creatures, such as the star-nosed mole that hunts underwater using bubbles to smell its prey, to epic spectacles, including millions of fruit bats darkening the Zambian sky, each episode tells mind-blowing stories of survival with drama, humor and suspense.

More than four years in the making, filmed over 3,000 days, across every continent and in every habitat, this is life as no one has ever seen it before.

Narrated by Oprah Winfrey, LIFE will make its U.S. debut on Discovery Channel on March 21, 2010.

Schedule
March 21, 8pm e/p  Challenges of Life
March 21, 9pm e/p  Reptiles and Amphibians

March 28, 8pm e/p  Mammals
March 28, 9pm e/p  Fish

April 4, 8pm e/p  Birds
April 4, 9pm e/p  Creatures of the Deep

April 11, 8pm e/p  Hunters and Hunted
April 11, 9pm e/p  Insects

April 18, 8pm e/p  Plants
April 18, 9pm e/p  Primates
April 18, 10pm e/p  Making of Life

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At Life’s website:

* Explore Life by episode

* See all Life videos

* Go behind the scenes

* Play Life fun & games

   * Weekly quizzes & puzzles

   *  Endangered species map 

   * Rate the scenes weekly
* Photos

* Ask a question
* Win an African safari trip for two

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/

Until 2/21/10 Film Festival: Planet Earth + Clever Monkeys at the Prospect Park Audubon Center

February 15–21, 2010 from 12–4pm (see below for exact showtimes)

Prospect Park Audubon Center at the Boathouse
(enter park from Ocean Ave. and Lincoln Rd.)
Con Edison Discover Nature Theater, upstairs at the Audubon Center
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 287-3400
Subway: B, Q, Franklin Ave S to Prospect Park
Cost: Free
Ages 5 and up

Check out an award-winning nature documentary series, all week long at the Boathouse.

Planet Earth
The Discovery Channel’s award-winning series “Planet Earth” took over ten years to make and is a piece of extraordinary nature filmmaking. It includes “never-before-seen animal behaviors and startling views of locations” and rare footage of snow leopards and elusive birds of paradise. 

Showtimes: Daily, February 15–21 at 12:15, 1pm; 1:45; with an additional show on February 16, 18, 20 at 2:45pm

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Clever Monkeys

“Clever Monkeys,” part of the PBS “Nature Series” is a delightul, insightful film about monkey culture, including child rearing and communication skills. Who are the cleverest monkeys? And how much of our human experience do they really share?

Showtimes: February 15, 17, 19, 21 at 2:45pm

http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/306171