I started this blog with one daughter, kept it up with the other, to spend time together doing something we enjoyed.
However, things change and people evolve. My daughters are older, busier, and not as interested in writing.
From now on this blog will be mostly mom with occasional contributions from my daughters and maybe even my husband.
Nothing else will change. We'll still focus on sharing fun places to go, fun things to do, and more, and we would  still love to hear your views too

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sunday Scoop 4/19/15 What's Happening This Week and Coming Up Soon

This post contains affilate links, if you click on a link and make a purchase, we will be compensated. 
New Arrivals from Tea Collection
Tea collection has a new line of clothing. It was inspired by India's Madras Coast. The line features bright colors, beach inspired graphics, and plaids for sizes 2-12. For smaller children up to size 4T, there are sunny colors, beach inspired graphics and plaids as well along with breezy dresses. For more information on this new clothing line or to make a purchase click on one of the links below.

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TADA! Youth Theater Announces Spring Acting Classes
15 West 28th Street
New York, New York

When: April 26- June 1, 2015


Ages 3 - 5    1, 2, 3 Act (ion)
Sunday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM or Monday 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Using the foundations of dramatic play, this class develops skills in characterization, coordination, cooperative play, and musicianship.

Ages 6-8   What A Character!
Sunday 12: 15 PM - 1:45 PM or Monday 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Learn how to portray different characters types through acting, music, and movement.

Ages 9-14   Act Out!
Sunday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Explore specifics in acting and audition techniques for comedy, physical theater, commercials, and musical theater.

For more information or to register for classes go to  http://www.tadatheater.com/classes.asp
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May Events at the DiMenna Children's History Museum
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (at 77th Street)
New York, New York

Meet the Fledglings with the Wild Bird Fund
Sun, May 10th, 2015 | 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Ages 5 and up; $11 per child ($5 per Member child) and $19 per adult (free per Member adult)
How do you feed a fledgling? Get some practice at this totally unique program co-produced by the DiMenna Children's History Museum and the Wild Bird Fund. To mark the final day New-York Historical's special exhibition Audubon’s Aviary: The Final Flight (Part III of the Complete Flock) the Wild Bird Fund (WBF) will come to the Museum to teach us all about our neighbors with nests. Participants will see a presentation about the bird life of New York City and wild bird rehabilitation, feed a baby bird in the WBF’s care, and have the option of crafting nests for baby bird patients. This program has an age restriction for the safety of the birds that will be handled and fed by children in attendance. Children must be age five and up to feed the birds.
About the Wild Bird Fund: Each year, the Wild Bird Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3), provides emergency care for over 1,000 wild birds and animals in New York City. Working with the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine, two veterinary hospitals across the street, the Wild Bird Fund is the central resource in NYC for wildlife emergency care and rehabilitation.

Reading Into History: Salt by Helen Frost
Sun, May 31st, 2015 | 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Recommended for families with kids ages 9-12; free with museum admission
Helen Frost brings us a rare story, written completely in verse, of two boys growing up in the Indiana Territory in 1812. Anikwa and James’ worlds are the same and totally different. When the burgeoning war between America and Great Britain occurs in their backyard at Fort Wayne, precious trade commodities like salt become scarce, threatening the lives of Anikwa’s Miami tribe and new settlers like James. Frost shows us how the War of 1812 divided native and settler communities who had enjoyed a brief period of mutual dependence, and gives readers a peek at a conflict rarely explored in schools. Come discuss Indiana Territory and the War of 1812 with author Helen Frost. After discussion and Q&A, families will get to visit the galleries and explore artifacts from the War of 1812, including a model ship with a fascinating past.

ONGOING PROGRAMS
Macy’s Sunday Story Time
Sundays, 11:30 am
From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great. This month, Sunday Story Time will be all about museum adventures. Ages 3-7. Free with Museum admission.

May 3rd: The Museum written by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Come along for a twirly-whirly journey through the halls of an art museum and see paintings that range from the delightful to the frightful!

May 10th: Meet Me at the Art Museum by David Goldin
Join Stub and Daisy on a whimsical behind-the-scenes tour of a museum after closing and learn all about the jobs of curators, conservators, archivists, and more!

May 17th: Art 123 by Stefano Zuffi
Today, we’re going to count our way from 1 to 12 with the help of some amazing museum masterpieces!

May 24th: Maisy Goes to the Museum by Lucy Cousins
What do dinosaur bones, double-decker buses, and doll houses have in common? They are all among the treasures that Maisy and her friends discover on a visit to a museum!

May 31st: Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
It’s time for a museum adventure! Sam and his friend Sarah are venturing out of the stacks of their Library home and into the galleries of the museum next door. What will they see and who will they meet?

Little New-Yorkers
Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30 pm
Held in the cozy Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library, this program introduces New York and American history to the littlest New Yorkers with age-appropriate themes and engaging hands-on activities. Ages 3-5. Free with Museum admission.

Cross-Stitch Circle
Thursdays, 3:30 pm
Drop in to try your skills at one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world. Beginning cross-stitchers and younger children will learn the basic stitch and create a bookmark with their new skill. More seasoned stitchers and older children and adults can continue working on their bookmark or branch into more complicated designs—make a handcrafted gift for someone! Ages 7 and up. Free with Museum admission.

For more information go to http://www.nyhistory.org/childrens-museum
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Marvel Avengers at iPlay America
110 Schank Road
Freehold, NJ
What: Marvel Comics Show, The Hero Within'

Where: iPlay America

Who: All ages

When: Sunday May 17, 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM
             
Featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the Evil Green Goblin''

The Mighty Marvel Super Heroes star in this 25-minute educational, humorous, action-packed show 

that begins with the Green Goblin believing that he has developed a device to steal all powers 

from the Super Heroes. Spider-Man is then led to believe the Green Goblin has stolen all of his 

powers. The Show soon spirals into action packed chaos and the Super Heroes finally convince 

Spider-Man that he never lost his powers and there is “Hero” within all of us. After a series of 

humorous and action packed scenes, justice prevails and the children learn the importance of 

believing in yourself. The “Hero Within” is a light hearted, comedy based show that features 

action packed Super Hero scenes as well as an educational message that the children can take 

home with them.

For more information go to http://www.iplayamerica.com/special-event/marvel-hero-within

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News from O & M Co.

What: Cagney A New Musical 

Where: York Theater
              St. Peter's 
             City Corp. Building
             54 Street just East of Lexington Avenue
             New York, New York

When: May 19, 2015 - June 20, 2015

Book by  Peter Colley
Music and Lyrics by Robert Creighton and Christopher McGovern
Music Direction by Matt Perri
Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse
Directed by Bill Castellino

Starring Robert Creighton
               Jeremy Benton
               Danette Holden
               Bruce Sabath
               Josh Walden
               Ellen Zolezzi

The York Theatre Company presents the New York premiere of the awarding-winning Cagney, a high-stepping, explosive new musical about legendary star and the screen’s greatest tough-guy, James Cagney.  Cagney follows the actor from his humble beginnings in New York City's Lower East Side through his rise as a vaudeville song-and-dance man to his superstardom in Hollywood. In this insightful and surprising musical journey, a brand new original score filled with show-stopping song and dance numbers is augmented by George M. Cohan songs.   Cagney was the consummate performer who could do it all – sing, dance, play the bad guy, the good guy, the patriot, the gangster; Broadway’s Robert Creighton leads a cast of six in this exciting new musical. Cagney will have audiences cheering.

For more information go to www.yorktheatre.org.
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What: The Obie Awards

Where: Webster Hall
              125 East 11th Street
             New York, New York

When:  May 18, 2014

The America Theater Wing and the Village Voice will present the 60th Annual Obie Awards. The Obie Award which have been presented since 1955 are Off-Broadway's highest honors.  They are Off-Broadway's Tonys. General Admission seating for the Obie Awards is available at $35.00 per person. Premium Diamond Anniversary tickets which include food and beverages and a seat close to the Obie Winners are available for $100.00.

For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.ObieAwards.com.
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And that's the scoop. Tune in tomorrow for another Tallking Topic.

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