BENEFIT

RASCALLY RABBITS The Associates Committee of the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center presides over a charity “Bunny Hop.” There’s entertainment for children and a silent auction for adults. Tomorrow, 6:30-8:30 p.m., American GirlPlace, 609 Fifth Ave. at 49th Street, 212-639-7975, $125-$2,500.

BOOKS

MORE DEMI One-named author and illustrator Demi reads from and talks about her books, which include “Buddha” (Henry Holt), “Muhammad” (Margaret K. McElderry), and a “mathematical folktale” titled “One Grain of Rice” (Scholastic). Her latest is “Mother Theresa” (Margaret K. McElderry), an illustrated biography of the nun intended for children ages 9 to 12. Wednesday, 4:30 p.m., Bank Street Bookstore, 610 W. 112th St. at Broadway, 212-316-7026, free.

ISLE OF JOY Carol Weston reads “Melanie in Manhattan” (Random House), about an 11-year-old who spends her vacation in New York. Wednesday, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 240 E. 86th St. at Second Avenue, 212-794-1962, free.

FESTIVAL

SOUTH ASIAN SELECTIONS The Queens Museum of Art presents “South Asian Family Day,” with young performers from the Omna Ancient Art and Abha B. Roy dance schools. Families can enjoy drop-in art workshops throughout the day. Sunday, 3-5 p.m., Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, 718-592-9700, $5 suggested general, $2.50 suggested children and seniors, free for members and children under 5.

FILM

BE COOL, BABY The Reel Moms film series, which invites parents to bring their babies to the theater, screens “Be Cool, “based on a novel by Elmore Leonard. Tomorrow, 11 a.m., Loews 34th Street,316 W.34th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 212-244- 8850. Also: Loews Orpheum 7, 1538 Third Ave., between 86th and 87th streets, 212-876-2111. Both screenings: $8.99 general, free for children under 2.

MINI MOVIES The BAMkids Film Festival screens 50 films from 20 countries, with music and face-painting in the lobby. Children can vote on their favorite films, with winners receiving a “BAMmie” award. Highlights: the New York premiere of “Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back,” an animated short film based on a Shel Silverstein story (Saturday and Sunday, 3:15 p.m., ages 8 to 13); “Taina: A New Amazon Adventure,” a live-action feature from Brazil about a young girl who rescues a rain forest (Saturday and Sunday, noon, ages 7 to 12, in Portuguese with English subtitles and actors narrating in English), and “Please, Baby, Please,” a one-minute animated short narrated by Spike Lee in a program for very young children (Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., ages 2 to 5). Saturday and Sunday, BAM Rose Cinemas, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue at Ashland Place, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $10 general each screening, $7 children 13 and under, $6 members. Please go to www.bam.org for full schedule.

BLACK-AND-WHITE PIRATE Douglas Fairbanks stars in the swashbuckling adventure “The Black Pirate” (1926), which is screened this weekend at Town Hall. The Alloy Orchestra provides live accompaniment to the tale of revenge and piracy. The screening is part of the “Before Talkies Silent Film Series.” Sunday, 2 p.m., Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues 212-940-2824, $15 general, $12 children under 12.

FOOD & DRINK

COOKIE CUTIES The Miette Culinary Studio presents a series of cooking classes for children. Up next is a lesson in cookie making and decorating. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-noon or 1-3 p.m., Miette Culinary Studio, 109 MacDougal St., 212-460-9322, $95.

MUSIC

BAGEL BRUNCH Families can listen to live klezmer music while they enjoy a brunch of bagels, lox, juice, and coffee. Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Tribeca Hebrew, 67 Hudson St. at Jay Street, 212-608-0555, $15 general, $30 for family, $5 children, reservations recommended.

TALL ORDER The Shinbone Alley Stilt Band performs a concert that incorporates juggling, acrobatics, and stilt walking. Sunday, 1:30 and 3 p.m., Brooklyn Children’s Museum, 145 Brooklyn Ave. at St. Mark’s Avenue, 718-735-4400, $4 general, free for members.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY

ERIN GO BROOKLYN An afternoon celebration of “Pipes & Potatoes” celebrates Brooklyn’s Irish immigrant farmers and looks forward to St. Patrick’s Day. Families can enjoy bagpipe music, help make potato soup, and watch Irish linen being spun. Saturday, noon-4 p.m., Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, 718-629-5400, free. Note: The rain date is Sunday.

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