‘Performances/Events/Charities’ Articles

Come on out on October 3, 2010 as we kiss Summer good-bye with the Ultimate Block Party, which is taking place at the Naumburg Bandshell section in New York City’s Central Park! This free event is the first larger-than-life “play date” in a national education movement and will transform New York City’s Central Park on Sunday, October [Continue]

Mark you calendars! The DUMBO Arts Festival, featuring more than 500 local and international artists, will offer free family activities throughout the weekend. Highlights include: Acrobuffos: Waterbombs! (a water balloon gladiator show), Yogi Bean (family yoga), Makedo (an innovative system for creating objects from recycled materials) LuAnn [Continue]

On Tuesday, October 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm Build-A-Bear Workshop will be closing its doors to host supporters of the The Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation (CCBF)‘s as they build their very own bears, enjoy games and activities, and have some dinner and drinks as part of a fundraiser for the organization. Each child receives a [Continue]

In Harmony Hills Elementary School, the kids are just like every other seven-year old boy and girl. They have their classroom crushes, Netflix selections, and of course the Facebook pages. They’re also excellent at name-calling and teasing; just ask Freckleface Strawberry, or as she’s better known to her friends: giraffe, stop sign, connect [Continue]

Dream Jam Band, a NYC-based group who creates catchy, classic rock inspired music for kids will be performing at the 92nd Y Tribeca on September 26, 2010, as part of their B.Y.O.K. concert series, where our family has enjoyed such bands as The Jimmies! The band was recently featured in the New York Times and [Continue]

I have the opportunity to check out a play that has gotten great reviews with the New York Times describing it as being “Genuinely Entertaining!” and Q Magazine has called “Undeniably Funny!” and because I think a good time at the theater is made better when shared with others, I am giving away TWO (2) [Continue]

NYCityMama has joined Savvy Savings & Scholarships, a new offers program that raises money for local preschools and a “preschool for all” scholarship fund from The Savvy Source. Each week, readers will have an opportunity to purchase and significantly save on fun, family-friendly activities in the five participating metro areas. Every [Continue]

This Saturday and Sunday, August 28 & 29, 2010, from 12:00 – 5:00 pm, the grassroots group Art for Change will once again host ¡Hacia Afuera! at the White Playground located on 105th St & Lexington Ave. This free outdoor Art & Music Festival is one our family enjoyed attending last year, and though our travels will [Continue]

Last night I went to see the first Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award–winning masterpiece A Little Night Music, directed by Tony Award-winner Trevor Nunn.  I love a lot of things about this production: the musical scores, the story line. But what is so fabulous about theater is that no matter how [Continue]

Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in the US by 2015is hosting a fundraiser in partnership with Fairway Markets that I hope you will take part in. The “Pledge A Baguette” to Share Our Strength will take place this coming Friday, July 23rd and Saturday, July 24th. Fairway Markets pledge that [Continue]