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Comics Workshop: Meet Author/Illustrator George O'Connor - Queens Library-Flushing branch
March 03, 2010 - Flushing

Kids ages 9 and up meet George O'Connor, learn about his upcoming graphic novel series, "The Olympians" and learn drawing techniques.

Teen Gaming - Queens Library:Fresh Meadows branch
March 03, 2010 - Fresh Meadows

Teens get together at the library and play games like DDR, PSP and Guitar Hero.

Robotics At Far Rockaway - Queens Library:Far Rockaway branch
March 04, 2010 - Far Rockaway

Kids ages 9-14 create a robot and program it to do what they want in this robotics workshop at the library. Registration required. Space is extremely limited.

Girls Scouts - Queens Library-Queens Village branch
March 04, 2010 - Queens Village

The Girls Scouts informational meeting will be held on select Thursdays through June.

Tablao Flamenco - Auditorium Centro Espanol
March 05, 2010 - Astoria

American Bolero Dance Company presents its ongoing series of once-monthly, Friday evening, nightclub-style shows featuring live performances of Flamenco and other forms of Spanish dance and music by the finest artists in New York City and abroad.

5th Annual Talent Show - Queens Library-Bayside branch
March 05, 2010 - Bayside

Kids in grades pre-k-12th grade watch a talent show of amazing talent featuring children and teens.

Toddler Coloring Time - Queens Library-Broadway branch
March 05, 2010 - Long Island City

Babies and toddlers, ages 14 months-3 years participate in coloring projects.

Chinese Blue Pipa Trio - Flushing Town Hall
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

Pipa player/singer/composer Min Xiao-Fen, is a virtuoso and pioneer in both orchestral and underground projects. The Blue Pipa Trio, comprised of Min Xiao-Fen (pipa, vocals); Mark Helias (bass), and Steve Salerno (guitar), transcends borders with cutting-edge music. Min blends ancient Chinese music and her own compositions with interpretations of jazz and bluegrass.

Family Art Project-Creature Comforts of Home - Wave Hill
March 06, 2010 - Bronx

Learn what Wave Hill's birds and animals do for housing. Then, with help from artist Alice Momm, make a tiny clay critter and a cozy home for it using natural materials.

Circus Clowns Are in Town! - Long Island Children's Museum
March 06, 2010 - Garden City

Kids celebrate Circus Month at the museum and get their face painted like clowns.

Classic Hits for Kids: Percussion - Kupferberg Center Performances @ Queens College
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

This interactive one-hour concert features professional musicians and talented young performers from the CPSM program, who offer kids a perfect introduction to the orchestra. Come early for pre-concert activities in the sunny atrium.They'll learn about percussion and how instruments such as the marimba, xylophone, and tympani create vibrant, rhythmic music.

Mother/Daughter Natural Facials - Alley Pond Environmental Center
March 06, 2010 - Douglaston

Girls ages 7 and up and their mothers learn about and enjoy all the skin rejuvenating benefits of nature. They'll combine natural products such as honey, crushed almonds and egg whites to cleanse and soften their skin, while listening to soothing music and enjoying sweet scented candles. Wear comfortable clothes. A healthy snack and all materials included. Limited to 5 mother/daughter pairs.

Spring 2010 Open House Week & Registration - Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
March 06, 2010 - Jamaica

Families can drop in during open house week and sample classes for FREE. Instructors and staff will be on hand to answer questions. Enjoy door prizes, demos, face painting and more.

Free HSBC Children's Garden Family Days - Queens Botanical Garden
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

Families preview the HSBC Children's Garden Program and receive $50 off tuition if they sign up for the Spring Session, consisting of young horticulturists, ages 5 to 12. Registration for the Spring Session, which begins on March 27, 2010, is now open.

Family Workshops: Children Ages 2-4 - Noguchi Museum
March 06, 2010 - Long Island City

Families experience the museum together through a variety of activities, including tours and hands-on workshops. Advanced registration required. Email: education@noguchi.org or call 718-204-7088 ext. 203 For families with children ages 2-4.

Symphony 101: Bring on the Brass - Queens Library-Flushing branch
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

This family-friendly performance/workshop series teaches kids about the traditional symphonic orchestra through live music demonstrations and an enlightening presentation by QSO Music Director Constantine Kitsopoulos. Learn about the brass family including French horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba.

Chinese Blue Pipa trio - Flushing Town Hall
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

A Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America, Inc. presents this production, as part of the Lunar New Year Festival. Families enjoy Ancient Chinese music blends with original compositions, jazz and bluegrass.

Traditional Irish Music Featuring GIRSA - Queens Library-Flushing branch
March 06, 2010 - Flushing

This female octet performs Irish ballads, traditional jigs and reels, including contemporary selections and dance, in celebration of Irish heritage.

Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade -
March 06, 2010 - Rockaway Beach

Families celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this parade, featuring bag pipers, marching bands and more. The parade ends at Beach 90th Street.

Unique Parenting Skills - American Family Community Services, Inc.
March 06, 2010 - Jackson Heights

An eight-week parenting skills workshop offered on Saturdays (two sessions: one in English, one in Spanish). Participants receive an attendance certificate at the end of the seminar. Space is limited; to pre-register, email Info@Americanfamilyny.org or call 718-639-8370.

EAF09 - Socrates Sculpture Park
Through March 08, 2010 - Long Island City

Celebrate the EAFO9: Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, which features new works by the park's resident artists. Through March 8.

Conundrum Express - Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Through March 20, 2010 - Jamaica

Guest Curator Shinnie Kim presents the work of a group of emerging artists, who challenge viewers to decipher a complex set of visual references. The process of interpretation or exploration of an artwork may present a conundrum, but it can be a joyful and playful experience to make a choice from multiple possibilities (like playing a game of chess). Through March 20.

The Amazing Invisible Dog - Long Island Children's Museum
Through March 26, 2010 - Garden City

Kids can meet in the Inner Lobby to build their own Invisible Dog trick. Laugh with your family and friends as you take your imaginary friend for a walk. March 2-26.

Scholars, Explorers, Priests: How the Renaissance Gave Us the Modern World - Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College
Through March 27, 2010 - Flushing

Families view over 50 paintings, sculptures, prints and decorative objects from the Godwin-Ternbach collection. Explore the achievements of Renaissance Europe and its influence on Western art and culture, including the continuation of traditional Christian and Jewish art; the revival of classical mythology and history; and an empirical spirit and curiosity that led to greater realism and the rise of portraiture, landscape, genre scenes, and scientific illustration. Through March 27.

Tigers in the House - Flushing Town Hall
Through March 28, 2010 - Flushing

Explore Lunar New Year and Year of the Tiger traditions with this exhibit of tiger-inspired crafts, masks, and prints handcrafted by Chinese artists from China, New York and California. Through March 28.

Math Midway - New York Hall of Science
Through April 04, 2010 - Flushing

This wide range of unique exhibits includes a square-wheeled tricycles that ride smoothly on a circular track of catenary arcs, to a plane of laser light that guests can pass plastic polyhedra through to find their surprising cross sections. Visitors can create unique pen and ink drawings to take home using the mechanical harmonograph or play with the "organ function grinder." Through April 4.

The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower - The New York Botanical Garden
Through April 11, 2010 - Bronx

Experience the tropical beauty of Old Havana in bloom featuring thousands of orchids and native plants. Exotic floral displays through architectural scenes transport visitors to the romantic intrigue of Cuba.

The Orchid Show: Cuba in Flower - The New York Botanical Garden
Through April 11, 2010 - Bronx

Experience the tropical beauty of Old Havana in bloom featuring thousands of orchids and native plants in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Exotic floral displays through architectural scenes transport visitors to the romantic intrigue of Cuba. Chocolate and Vanilla Adventures in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden give families an interactive look at the vanilla orchid and the cacao tree. Open Tuesday-Sunday through April 11.

Unique Parenting Skills - American Family Community Services, Inc.
Through April 17, 2010 - Jackson Heights

An eight-week parenting skills workshop offered on Saturdays (two sessions: one in English, one in Spanish). Participants receive an attendance certificate at the end of the seminar. Space is limited; to pre-register, email Info@Americanfamilyny.org or call 718-639-8370.

Evening Constellation Show - New York Hall of Science
Through April 18, 2010 - Flushing

Kids experiment with colorful lights, shadow puppets, colored gels, and tubes in this unique exhibition. Weekends through April 18.

The Great Cat Trap Puppet Show - New York Hall of Science
Through April 18, 2010 - Flushing

Kids figure out what shapes are needed to help Prof. Mousington build his cat trap in this puppet show. Weekends through April 18.

KaleidoZone - Light, Wind and Meryl Taradash - Long Island Children's Museum
Through May 02, 2010 - Garden City

Families explore this exhibit, which features sculptor Meryl Taradash. Learn her process to create Wind Dancing, the sculpture located at the museum and see other works she has created. Through May 2.

Domestic Violence Workshop - American Family Community Services, Inc.
Through May 04, 2010 - Jackson Heights

A 10-week educational workshop for adults given by bilingual LMSW and MSW practitioners. Offered on Tuesday nights. Space is limited; to pre-register, email Info@Americanfamilyny.org or call 718-639-8370.

Teen Spot – Performing and Visual Arts After School Program - Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
Through May 20, 2010 - Jamaica

Students ages 12-18 may enroll in visual arts, theater or dance workshops in a 12 week program, culminating in a special performance and exhibition at the end of the semester. Through May 20.

Under the Big Top - Nassau County Museum of Art -- Ridder MiniArtMuseum for Children
Through May 24, 2010 - Roslyn Harbor

This exhibit features reproductions of circus art by Seurat, Léger, Prendergast, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Chagall and others, showcasing them alongside displays that will guide the museum's young visitors through explorations of circus skills, endangered animals and memory games using circus characters and activities. Through May 24.

Sunday Chess School - LIC Kids Center
Through June 25, 2010 - Long Island City

This Sunday Chess School will be taught by a national chessmaster with many years of teaching experience and whose personal acquaintances include some of the best chessplayers in the world. Classes will be held on Sundays, 10am-12pm, for children ages 5+. E-mail at info@lickids.com for more information. Through June 25.

Karate for Children + Adults - MKD Karate School
Through December 31, 2010 - Jackson Heights

Karate classes for children, teens and adults, are taught by an instructor with a 3rd degree black belt. Learn physical training, mental strength, discipline and ethics. Try out the class with your child. Enrollment is on a rolling basis. Call or e-mail Sensei Orlando at sensei.orlando@mkdkarate.com. Through December 31.

Joint Karate for Children & Parents - MKD Karate School
Through December 31, 2010 - Jackson Heights

This karate class for children ages 3-7 and their parents meets every Tuesday at 7pm and Saturday at 12pm. Visit the website or call for more information and pricing. Through December 31.