Friday May 22
3:00 PM Gaming at the Library
Belmont Library (718) 933-6410
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
Play your favorite Wii, PS3 and Xbox games at the Library. For ages 8 and older.
610 E. 186th Street
Bronx Program Children, School Age
Saturday May 23rd
10:00 am Beginners/11:00 am Intermediates Tai Chi Chuan
Wave Hill
West 249th Street at Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi Chuan is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature.
Location: on the grounds or in Wave Hill House
Admission: $7 Member/ $14 Non-member.
Tickets available at Wave Hill House.
No class Memorial Day weekend, Fourth of July weekend or Labor Day weekend
1pm-4pm All Eyes on Irises
Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street
Families can contemplate the rainbow petals and sword-like leaves of the iris, a flower named for the goddess of the rainbow. Then collage a garden of irises and other flowers across a folding screen, inspired by Japanese floral art traditions.
718.549.3200
http://www.wavehill.org
Ongoing Daily 5/23/09 – 5/24/09; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: All Ages
4:00 PM African Folktales
Mosholu Branch Library
285 East 205th Street
Master storyteller and dancer Caren Calder brings African folktales to life with movement and song, all to the beat of a live percussionist.
718.882.8239
http://www.nypl.org
Ongoing Daily 5/12/09 – 5/25/09; check with location for exceptions
Ages: 4-10
Sunday May 24th
1pm-4pm All Eyes on Irises
Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street
Families can contemplate the rainbow petals and sword-like leaves of the iris, a flower named for the goddess of the rainbow. Then collage a garden of irises and other flowers across a folding screen, inspired by Japanese floral art traditions.
718.549.3200
http://www.wavehill.org
Ongoing Daily 5/23/09 – 5/24/09; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: All Ages
4:00 PM African Folktales
Mosholu Branch Library
285 East 205th Street Master storyteller and dancer Caren Calder brings African folktales to life with movement and song, all to the beat of a live percussionist.
718.882.8239
http://www.nypl.org
Ongoing Daily 5/12/09 – 5/25/09; check with location for exceptions
Ages: 4-10
Monday May 25
1pm-4pm All Eyes on Irises
Wave Hill 675 West 252nd Street
Families can contemplate the rainbow petals and sword-like leaves of the iris, a flower named for the goddess of the rainbow. Then collage a garden of irises and other flowers across a folding screen, inspired by Japanese floral art traditions.
718.549.3200
http://www.wavehill.org
Ongoing Daily 5/23/09 – 5/24/09; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: All Ages
4:00 PM African Folktales
Mosholu Branch Library
285 East 205th Street
Master storyteller and dancer Caren Calder brings African folktales to life with movement and song, all to the beat of a live percussionist.
718.882.8239
http://www.nypl.org
Ongoing Daily 5/12/09 – 5/25/09; check with location for exceptions
Ages: 4-10
Tuesday May 26
3:30pm Picture Book Hour
Fordham Library Center
2556 Bainbridge Avenue
Storytime for little ones.
718.579.4244
Ongoing Each Tue 1/1/03 – 6/20/10; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: 3-8
Cost: Free
4:00 PM Reading Aloud
Belmont Library (718) 933-6410
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
For ages 5 to 12.
Bronx Program Children, School Age
Wednesday May 27th
4pm Multicultural Stories from Around the World
Westchester Square Branch Library
2521 Glebe Avenue
Storyteller Ron Sopyla shares multicultural folktales, with plenty of audience participation.
718.863.0436
http://www.nypl.org
Ages: 4-12
Cost: Free
Thursday May 28
4:00 PM Game Day
Belmont Library (718) 933-6410
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
A variety of board games for ages 4 to 12.
Bronx Program Children, Preschoolers, School Age
Friday May 29
3:00 PM Gaming @ the Library
Belmont Library (718) 933-6410
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
Play your favorite Wii, PS3 and Xbox games at the Library. For ages 8 and older.
Bronx Program Children, School Age
Saturday May 30
10am-1pm Learn to Ride a Bike – Kids
Crotona Park
Fulton Avenue Crotona Park North
Ready to toss the training wheels? A free Bike New York class teaches kids the basics of biking in a safe, social setting. Bikes and helmets are required, as is advance registration, which is available online. Meet near the tennis house.
http://www.bikenewyork.org
Ages: 5-13
Cost: Free
1pm & 2:30pm And So It Was Day
Wave Hill
675 West 252nd Street
An interactive performance by The Touchstone Center Theatre Ensemble, Harry Mann, Clea Rivera, and Richard Lewis retells an Hawaiian creation myth using an original mask by Ralph Lee. Then families can create their own masks, embodying one of the elements of nature. Meet in the Ecology Building.
718.549.3200
http://www.wavehill.org
Ongoing Daily 5/30/09 – 5/31/09; check with location for exceptions.
Ages: All Ages
Cost: Free with paid admission; Children (under 6) free; Members free; Sat 9am-12n free for all
10:00 am Beginners/11:00 am Intermediates Tai Chi Chuan
Wave Hill
West 249th Street at Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471
Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi Chuan is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature.
Location: on the grounds or in Wave Hill House
Admission: $7 Member/ $14 Non-member.
Tickets available at Wave Hill House.
No class Memorial Day weekend, Fourth of July weekend or Labor Day weekend
2:00 PM Saturday Afternoons @ the Movies
Belmont Library (718) 933-6410
Enrico Fermi Cultural Center
610 E. 186th Street
Sunday May 31st
2pm The Secret Life of Flowers and Bugs
Bronx Library Center
310 East Kingsbridge Road
Robin Bady presents stories and songs for kids of all ages.
718.579.4244
http://www.nypl.org
Ages: All Ages
Cost: Free
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