Things to Do in Lower Manhattan

Things to do in Lower Manhattan

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Native Art Market at the National Museum of the American Indian

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Native Art Market in New York

 

The museum’s annual Native Art Market features one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary items for purchase directly from artisans. Nearly 40 Native artists from North and South America participate in the weekend market, offering a wide selection of handcrafted items, including jewelry, bead work, pottery, prints, and sculpture.

Date: Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd 

Time: 10:00 am — 5:00 pm

Location: One Bowling Green (National Museum of the American Indian, Diker Pavilion)

Age: All ages

Cost: Free

FiDi Insiders: While you’re there, stop by their ongoing imagiNATIONs Activity Center

For more information visit their website HERE!

 

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Figment Festival at Governors Island

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FIGMENT is a free annual participatory arts event that celebrates creativity by challenging artists and participants to find new ways to create, share, and dream. FIGMENT’s vision for art looks past the white-walled galleries and into the realm of participation. Art is not just something that you stand still and quietly look at—it is something you participate in. You touch it, smell it, write on it, talk to it, dance with it, play with it, learn from it. BBC has written, “If FIGMENT were a country, it would be the happiest in the world—and I would apply for citizenship immediately.”

Date: Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th

Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Location: Governors Island (Colonels Row)

Ages: All

Fee: Free

For more information, please visit their website HERE

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Last Weekend at Governors Island!

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Last Weekend at Governor's Island

 

The last weekend of public access to Governor’s Island is this weekend. Jump on the ferry and check out Play:groundNYC!

Summer is officially over and that means Governor’s Island is closing for the season as well. Go visit Governor’s Island for their last weekend for the season. Make sure to stop by Play:groundNYC, the first wild playscape in the NYC area. The 5,000 square foot space follows other Adventure Playground formats—designed as a junkyard of sorts and filled with “trash”—which means kids are free to build, wreck, move, dig, create and take chances at their own pace and level. There’s an area just for the tiniest adventurers (a mud kitchen that requires parental supervision) and there’s a junk play area for kids ages six and up (supervised by play-workers) and the only “rule” is to wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes.

FiDi Families Insiders: Ferries run from the Battery Maritime Terminal in Lower Manhattan seven days a week. On weekends, visitors can board at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. Children under 12 are FREE. $2 round trip for adults and kids over 12. Weekend morning ferries are free, before 11:30am. 
 
For more information on Play:groundNYC check out their website. 
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Brunch Baby, Brunch Spring Fling

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Brunch Baby, Brunch Spring Fling

Brunch Baby, Brunch Spring Fling. New York City’s best family brunch party is hosting a Spring Fling at their Union Square event, this weekend. There will be a live DJ, complimentary arts and crafts table and stroller parks. It may be a little farther away for you, but with the purchase of an adult meal, kids eat free, so you really can’t beat it! Make your reservation today by calling Brother Jimmy’s BBQ at (212) 426-2020 or email brunchbaby@brotherjimmys.com. 

Date: Saturday, April 18th

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Last Chance to See The Magic Forest show!

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Last Chance to See The Magic Forest show!

Last Chance to See The Magic Forest show! Make sure you buy your tickets now for next Sunday’s final “The Magic Forest” puppet show put on by Penny Jones & Co. Puppets. Odd and funny things happen as a litterbug witch, two children, a goat, a ghost, a fox and assorted magicians mingle in and near the Magic Forest. Every child helps with the magic ingredients and raises a flower. The magical result is the creation of Spring -with a lot of help from the audience.

Date: Sunday, April 19th  

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National Poetry Month at Brookfield Place

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National Poetry Month at Brookfield Place
 
National Poetry Month at Brookfield Place. Brooklyn’s Poet Laureate Tina Chang, nationally acclaimed spoken-word artist Mahogany Browne, and students from Third Street Music School will fill the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place with words and music as part of “Spring Poems & Songs:  A Musical Celebration of Poetry Month,” a free event presented by Arts Brookfield during the month of April.
 
On Sunday, April 19th, Tina Chang will host an afternoon of live performances and interactive activities in the spectacular glass-vaulted atrium at Brookfield Place, which offers idyllic springtime views of the Hudson River. Both Browne and Chang, who in 2010 became Brooklyn’s first-ever female Poet Laureate, will perform their own work. In addition, local area public school students will read aloud their poetry, drawn on inspiration from New York City.
 
Before and after the performances, Poets House, the national poetry library and literary center, will host interactive poetry-making activities for kids and adults, inviting poets of all levels and all ages to tap into their inner bard.
 
Date: Sunday, April 19th

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Hot Peas N’ Butter Show

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Hot Peas N' Butter Show

Hot Peas N’ Butter Show. Winners of the 2006, 2008, 2009 AND the 2012,”Parent’s Choice Awards”, Hot Peas ‘N Butter is a unique children’s musical group that incorporates elements of traditional Latin music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, jazz, folk, and rock.By combining an interactive, invigorating approach to performance with mature, multicultural music, Hot Peas ‘N Butter has developed a distinct way of inspiring care and creativity in kids and adults alike, and they’re coming to Tribeca this weekend! 

Date: Saturday, April 11th [Read more…]

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