SATURDAY SHENANIGANS The Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday event, a day of free family programs, kicks off with a performance by the Brooklyn Philharmonic. The group presents medieval French music plus excerpts from one of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana,” enlivened by the voices of elementary school students (5 p.m. tickets available, 6 p.m. performance). Other highlights: Storyteller Linda Humes shares stories inspired by traditional tales of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas (8:15 p.m.) and a screening of “Daughters of the Dust” (1991), a documentary about the Gullah people who lived on the Sea Islands off the Georgia coast (8:30 p.m.). The day ends with a big family dance party. Saturday, 5-11 p.m., Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway at Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, 718-501-6330, free.

PAPER PARTY Artist John Currie leads a two-session paper-making workshop for families. At the first session, participants make the paper, and next week they’ll add finishing touches to make Valentine’s Day cards. Sundays, February 5 and February 12, 10 a.m.-noon, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue and 111th Street, 212-932-7347, $5 each child for each session.

BROWNSTONE TUNES The Brownstone School’s annual children’s concert features popular children’s musician Wendy Gelsanliter with Frank Christian and Ray Cyphers. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. doors open, 11 a.m. concert, P.S. 87 auditorium, 160 W. 78th St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-874-1341, $12 general, $10 children.

LUNAR NEW YEAR To kick off the Year of the Dog, the Better Chinatown Society puts on an enormous parade, complete with floats, marching bands, traditional dragon and lion dances, and more. This year there’s the added bonus of a dog parade. The festival is expected to be the largest event in the history of New York’s Chinatown, with 350,000 participants and spectators. Sunday, 1-3 p.m. parade, festival to follow, free. For more information, go to www.explorechinatown.com.

PETER AND PICKLE The Family Musik concert series continues with a performance of “Peter and the Wolf,” presented by Rob Kapilow and the dance ensemble Pickle Shoes. Sunday, 2 and 4 p.m., Lincoln Center, West 65th Street near Columbus Avenue, 212-875-5030, $25.

SONGS OF THE SEA Dick Swain performs maritime songs from the Great Lakes, northern New England, and Atlantic Canada. He accompanies his sea shanties with instruments including the concertina, guitar, and banjo. Sunday, 3 p.m., South Street Seaport Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St., between Beekman and Fulton streets, 212-748-8735, $5 general, $2 children.

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