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| Author Events 287847 | Meet the Author: Valerie Tripp Valerie Tripp, the award-winning author of dozens of the American Girl historical character books, drops by to meet fans and sign books. 877.AG.PLACE http://www.americangirl.com 5/16/08 Ages: 8-18 Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm Cost: Free |
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| Concerts 339801 | Music on the Oval: DJ Caz An upbeat DJ set and free giveaways precede a performance by Beat the Donkey and DJ Greg Caz. 212.598.5296 Ongoing Daily 6/11/01 - 6/11/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 6pm Cost: Unknown |
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| Concerts 316698 | Sunset Singing Circle Terre Roche and Marian Wilson lead a folk song sing-along while the sun sinks into the Hudson. 212.267.9700 http://www.bpcparks.org Ongoing Each Fri 5/2/08 - 5/16/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: 7pm-8:30pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 354571 | The Paper Bag Players: 50 Years of Theater Art Paper Bag fans can check out a nostalgic exhibit of photos, posters, historic documents, costumes, and props, many drawn from the Paper Bag Players Archives. 212.870.1630 http://www.nypl.org Ongoing Daily except Sun 5/5/08 - 8/2/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During library hours. Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 343503 | Focus: Ad Reinhardt and Mark Rothko This installation of paintings by Reinhardt and Rothko focuses on works created between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, during which each artist identified the style and format that would engage him for the rest of his career. 212.708.9805 http://www.moma.org Ongoing Daily except Tue; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 4-18 Time: During museum hours Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 333007 | Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy Movie costumes, avant-garde haute couture, and high-performance sportswear form the heart of an exhibit that reveals how the superhero serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion. Objects are organized thematically around particular superheroes! http://www.metmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 5/7/08 - 9/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 330409 | Jeff Koons on the Roof An installation of sculptures by American artist Jeff Koons, featuring several of the artist's meticulously crafted works, graces the Met's rooftop this summer. http://www.metmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 4/22/08 - 10/26/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with museum admission. |
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| Exhibits 329587 | Roosevelt Island Young Artists’ Show 3 Kids from The Child School/Legacy High School, PS/IS 217, and the Roosevelt Island Day Nursery display their art. 212.308.6630 Ongoing Each 5/3/08 - 5/27/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Wed & Fri 6pm-9pm; Sat & Sun 11am-5pm Cost: Free |
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| Exhibits 325152 | Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure explores the untold story of Darwin's botanical influences, his research, and his contribution to the understanding of plants, and of life in general. In the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Admission is by timed tickets obtained in advance; fees include entrance to the Conservatory, the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, the Tram Tour, and all other gardens and exhibitions on the grounds. 718.817.8700 http://www.nybg.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 4/25/08 - 6/15/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm; visit website or phone for exceptions Cost: Adults $20; Seniors & Students $18; Children (2-12) $7, (under 2) free; Members free |
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| Exhibits 325154 | Darwin for Kids The Everett Children's Adventure Garden hosts an exhibition for kids in conjunction with Darwin's Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure. The interactive exhibition features a replica of the HMS Beagle, the ship on which Darwin took his famous five-year voyage to South America and around the world; a timeline of his life; a re-creation of his research laboratory; and some of the plants that were important to his findings. Kids can pot up a vegetable plant, learn to create an herbarium specimen, investigate bogs, experiment with the way seeds travel through water, explore an interactive Tree of Life, and develop their own evolutionary tree examining how relationships form among different species of plants. 718.817.8700 http://www.nybg.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 4/25/08 - 6/29/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 2-12 Time: Tue-Sun 10am-6pm; visit website or phone for exceptions Cost: Adults $20; Seniors & Students $18; Children (2-12) $7, (under 2) free; Members free |
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| Exhibits 305057 | A Life in Whaling An exhibit of original artifacts such as personal items and equipment kept on board whaling vessels offers visitors a look at nineteenth century whaling in America. Included are excerpts from the 1922 film Down to the Sea Ships starring famed silent film star Clara Bow, with footage shot on a genuine whaling vessel. 212.748.8758 http://www.sou... portmuseum.org Ongoing Daily except Mon 1/25/08 - 10/1/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 7-18 Time: Hours vary; vist website or phone for schedule Cost: Free with paid admission |
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| Exhibits 296917 | Butterfly Conservatory AMNH's wonderful Butterfly exhibit features up to 500 live, free-flying tropical beauties from Central, South, and North America. Wear layers - it gets hot in there! In the Hall of Oceanic Birds. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. 212.769.5200 http://www.amnh.org Ongoing Daily 2/11/08 - 5/26/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: All Ages Time: During museum hours. Cost: Adults $22; Seniors & Students $16:50; Children $13 |
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| Exhibits 293624 | Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe A spectacular site-specific installation covers the artist's use of multiple mediums: gunpowder drawings (some as long as 100 feet); explosion events (documented by videos, photographs, and preparatory drawings); and large-scale installations, including a version of Inopportune: Stage One (2004) that's made up of nine "exploding" cars, suspended in the central void of the rotunda. 212.423.3587 http://www.guggenheim.org Ongoing Daily except Thu 2/22/08 - 5/28/08; check with location for exceptions. Ages: 5-18 Time: During museum hours. Cost: Free with paid admission |