Family
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JUNIOR LEAGUE
The New York Junior League presents “Children’s Day,” an event with live music, a pirate show, magicians, and food. Proceeds from the festivities, which also include a silent auction, go to volunteer services for New York City women and children. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., New York Junior League, 130 E. 80th St., between Lexington and Park avenues, 212-288-6200, $35.
OH, BABY
Emily Jenkins reads her children’s book “That New Animal” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), about two dogs who are mystified by the arrival of a baby in their house. Saturday, noon, Barnes & Noble Park Slope, 267 Seventh Ave. at 6th Street, 718-832-9066, free.
UNDERWATER SOUNDS
Singer and pianist Peter Cincotti performs in the American Museum of Natural History’s Millstein Hall of Ocean Life. The Save the Music Foundation’s “Family Day” also features an instrument “petting zoo,” where children can try out a variety of instruments. Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street and Central Park West, 212-769-5200, free with admission, $13 general, $10 seniors and students, $7.50 children under 12, free for members.
FAMILY ROCK
A Brooklyn rock club is transformed into a family-friendly concert hall when musicians John Carlin, Uncle Rock, and Wendy Gelsanliter perform at the Park Slope Kids Music Festival. Sunday, 11 a.m., Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., between St. Johns and Sterling places, Park Slope, Brooklyn, 718-788-8282, $12 general, $6 children.
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