Jacqueline Burt Wang
The Archive
Kids stuff
Today DIDDIE DADDY: Former Brooklynite and new dad Randy Kaplan has been charming kids for years with his musical mix of blues, Broadway, Tin Pan Alley and more. Hear tunes...
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Today BRING THE NOISE: Quiet time is overrated. Skip the silence and sound off at VH1 Save the Music Foundation Family Day, where live performances from the Little Orchestra Society,...
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Today LOVE STORIES: Two classic children’s books charmingly adapted for the stage by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, “Guess How Much I Love You?” and “I Love My Little...
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Today DANCING DOGS: Kids just love sitting still for long periods of time, right? Wrong! That’s why New York Theatre Ballet’s one-hour performances are perfect for little ones. Check out...
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Today GAME ON: Get those thumbs ready for “IndieCade East” at the Museum of the Moving Image — a festival where kids (and grown-ups) can play more than 20 different...
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Today BEHIND THE MASK: The original masked avenger is brought to life by Scottish theater company Visible Fictions in “The Mark of Zorro,” a fast-moving musical featuring clever use of...
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Today GET LUCKY: Better than a four-leaf clover, Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band’s show at Symphony Space will get your weekend off to a good start with toe-tapping...
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Today LAW & ORDER: The New York City Police Museum is temporarily closed due to damage from Sandy, but that’s not stopping new exhibit “10-Foot Cops: The NYPD’s Mounted Unit”...
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Today CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER: Kick off a new series of all-ages entertainment at the BAMFamily launch party “Down the Rabbit Hole,” where you’ll find such wonders as live tunes from...
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Today PREHISTORIC PREVIEW: Opening next weekend at the New Victory Theater, Erth’s “Dinosaur Zoo” features dino puppets so lifelike you’d swear they were the real thing. Not sure if your...
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TODAY ROOT AROUND: If “Tom Waits for tots” sounds like music to your ears (and it does to ours), be sure to catch Alastair Moock and the Rowdy Roots at...
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Today JUGGLING ACT: If the traditional big top is a bit too, well, big for your little ones, the vaudeville-style Squirm Burpee Circus should be a better fit. Expect lots...
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Today FESTIVE FLICK: Take a break at J&R Jr.’s Kids Night Out, where kids ages 5 to 10 can relax with pizza and a movie (”Arthur Christmas”). 5 p.m., free....
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Saturday: SHINE A LIGHT: Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah with Moey’s Music Party at the JCC. Not only is the concert free, the first 150 families will get...
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Today SANTA PAWS: Get festive with your furry friends at “Bark! The Herald Angels Sing” in Prospect Park, where puppy play time will include singalongs, pictures with Santa, and treats...
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Today MORE THAN MAGIC: Part of Lincoln Center’s “Meet the Artist Saturdays” series, a performance by Mario the Magician is more than the same old bag of tricks. The talented...
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Today LATE BLOOMERS: What do “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Tortoise & the Hare” have in common? Well, both classics are being re-told at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing...
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Today BOROUGH OF BOOKS: From picture books to novels and more, the Brooklyn Children’s Book Fair celebrates page-turners inspired by the Borough of Kings with appearances by local authors and...
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Today CATERPILLAR CAPER: Fans of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” won’t want to miss “Treasured Stories by Eric Carle,” a glow-in-the-dark puppet show presented by the Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia....
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Today FOX & FIDDLE: Fans of old-fashioned jug bands and fiddle tunes will have plenty of foot-stomping fun when Fox and Branch (Dave Fox and Will Branch) bring their Cajun-flavored...