Family Calendar

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BOOKS


BATTY AND A BUNNY
Books of Wonder bursts with literary activities for children this weekend. Photographer William Wegman presents his children’s book “Dress Up Batty” (Hyperion), which features a glamorous weimaraner preparing for a busy night on the town. Children can use paper dresses, a reflective mirror, scratch ‘n’ sniff perfumes, and other accessories to beautify the dog, Bettina (Saturday, noon-2 p.m.). The next day, a Feats of Fantasy book festival features author James Howe signing the 25th anniversary edition of “Bunnicula” (Atheneum). Other “fantastic” authors at the event include E.D. Baker (“Once Upon a Curse,” Bloomsbury), Suzanne Collins (“Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane,” Scholastic), and Ian Ogilvey (“Measle and the Wrathmonk,” Harper-Collins) (Sunday, 1-3 p.m.). Both events: Books of Wonder, 16 W. 18th St. at Fifth Avenue, 212-989-3270, 212-989-3270, free.


CARTOONS


COMICS RELIEF
A 14-session cartooning class teaches children between ages 7 and 9 about the basics of putting pen to page. First class: Wednesday, 4-5:30 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. at 92nd Street, 212-415-5500, $305 for full session.


CLASSES


GIRL TALK
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan holds a conversation for pre-teen and teenage girls and their parents. “Cool Girls, Mean Girls and Everything in Between: The Real Deal about Your Body, Brain and Life!” features resources for navigating through the sometimes difficult teenage years. A light meal will be served. Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th Street, 646-505-4380, $20 general, $15 members.


CREATIVITY


‘ZINE SCENE
Kristen Kemp teaches a workshop in creating ‘zines. Young people ages 12 to 18 can bring drawings, photographs, stories, and any other materials in order to create a book about themselves. All materials will be provided. Thursdays, October 14, 21, and 28, 4 p.m., Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-621-0619, free.


DANCE


STICK TOGETHER
The second program in the Family Matters dance series, “World Beats, Feats, and Treats,” incorporates traditional Chinese music, Bulgarian polka, German cabaret, as well as French Canadian, Cajun, and Irish tunes. David Parker and Jeffrey Kazin dress in Velcro for their performance, “Slapstuck.” Saturday, 2 p.m., Dance Theater Workshop, 219 W. 19th St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues, 212-924-0077, $20 general, $10 children.


FESTIVALS


FLORA AND FAUNA
The Fall Foliage Festival welcomes autumn with several “tree treks” (11 a.m.,1 and 3 p.m.), a button making workshop, and storytelling events featuring tales about forests and the animals that inhabit them (12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 p.m.). Festival: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Queens Zoo, 53-51 111th St., between 54th and 55th avenues, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-271-1500, $5 general, $1.25 seniors, $1 children between ages 3 and 12, free for children under 3.


STATEN ISLAND SQUASH
A fall Pumpkinfest event provides festive family fun. Highlights include a sword-fighting pirate show, a glove-puppet workshop, family dances, and hayrides. Sunday, noon-5 p.m., Snug Harbor Cultural Center, front lawn, 1000 Richmond Terrace at Snug Harbor Road, Staten Island, 718-448-2500, $5 general, free for children under 3.


UPTOWN GIRLS (AND BOYS)
The Uptown Treasures family festival takes place at cultural centers spanning almost 80 blocks in Washington Heights and Inwood. The neighborhood celebration includes a poetry reading by New York City schoolchildren (1 p.m., American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 W. 155th St. at Audubon Terrace, 212-368-5900, free), a traditional Dominican dance performance (11:30 a.m., Hispanic Society of America, Broadway between 155th and 156th streets, www.hispanicsociety.org, free), an all-day “mob” and tricorner hat-making workshop in celebration of Colonial history (10 a.m.-4 p.m., Morris-Jumel Mansion, 65 Jumel Terrace, Edgecombe Avenue at 160th Street, 212-923-8008, free), and a track-and-field jamboree with events for elementary and middle-school students (National Track and Field Hall of Fame, 216 Fort Washington Ave. at 168th Street, 212-923-1803, free for children, $2 for adults, children must be accompanied by an adult). Families can also take tours of the 1157 1502 1295 1512High Bridge Water Tower. Visitors to High Bridge can see a demonstration by the coordinator of the American bald eagle restoration program in Inwood Hill Park, Tom Cullen, who displays raptors including hawks, falcons, and owls (11 a.m.-5 p.m., High Bridge Water Tower, 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, call 311, free). Festival: Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., various locations, most events free. See www.uptowntreasures.org for full schedule.


FILM


UNDERGROUND CINEMA
The Subway Centennial series screens presents a Columbus Day screening for families of the 1988 Eddie Murphy vehicle “Coming to America.” Today, 2 p.m., American Museum of the Moving Image, 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, 718-784-0077, $10 general, $7.50 seniors and students, free for members.


MUSEUMS


METROPOLITAN MONDAY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open on Columbus Day as part of its “Holiday Mondays” series. Visitors have the chance to view the new exhibit “China: Dawn of A Golden Age, 200-750 AD” on the day before it officially opens to the public. Today, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., at 81st Street, 212-535-7710, $12 general, members and children under 12 free.


THEATER


‘TWEEN ANGELS
The play “Dear Maudie” follows four years in the lives of two New York City schoolgirls through their letters and e-mails, which touch on everything from Brat Pitt to September 11. Playwright Michele Willens, who coined the word “tween,” was inspired by her own friendship with a girl named Maudie. Sundays, October 17, 24, and 31, 1 p.m., the Triad, 158 W. 72nd St., between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, 212-352-3101, $10 general, $5 for children ages 16 and under.



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This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.


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