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December 15, 2007 / Parenting / Family Calendar

Family Calendar

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

for The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, Dec. 15

10 am–4 pm: Kid’s dance. JHS 117 (300 Willoughby St., at Kent Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant). Free. Call (718) 362-1721 for info.

11:30 am and 1 pm: Kid’s theater. “There Was An Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.” Heights Players (26 Willow Pl., at Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights). $5. Call (718) 855-9699 for info.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show. “The Prince and The Magic Flute.” Puppetworks (338 Sixth Ave., at Fourth Street in Park Slope). $8 adults, $7 kids. Reservations suggested. Call (718) 965-3391 for info.

1 pm: Origami ornament making. Salt Marsh Nature Center (3302 Avenue U at East 33rd Street in Sheepshead Bay). Free. Call (718) 421-2021 for info.

1 pm: Russian fairy tales. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central branch at Grand Army Plaza (Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway). Free. Call (718) 230-2100 for info.

1 pm: Santa at Albee Square (Fulton Mall at Gold Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Free. Call (718) 403-1650 for info.

2 pm and 8 pm: Kid’s play. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Impact Theater (190 Underhill Ave., at Sterling Place in Prospect Heights). $15, $10 kids, free for kids 12 and younger. Call (845) 797-1320 for info.

3–5 pm: Improv for kids. Brooklyn Arts Exchange (421 Fifth Ave., at Eighth Street in Park Slope). $20 per pair, $15 individual ticket. Call (718) 832-0018 for info.

Sunday, Dec. 16

3 pm: Kid’s play. “Big Annie: An American Tall Tale and Holiday Sing-Along.” Brooklyn Music School Playhouse (126 St. Felix St. at Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene). $5. Call (212) 724-0677 for info.

3–4:30 pm: Kid’s holiday party. powerHouse Arena (37 Main St., at Water Street in DUMBO). Free. Call (866) 99-ARENA for info.

3 pm: Kid’s Christmas concert. Kingsboro Church (415 Seventh St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues in Park Slope). $7, $5 kids. Call (718) 369-3534 for info.

4 pm: Kid’s play. “Cinderella Story.” Neighborhood Work Play Kids Theater (138 South Oxford St., at Hanson Place in Fort Greene). Donations requested. Reservations necessary. Call (718) 503-4763 for info.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show. See Saturday, Dec. 15.

2 pm: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” See Saturday, Dec. 15.

Monday, Dec. 17

9:30–11 am: Nature class for kids 3 and younger. Prospect Park’s Audubon Center (enter park at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road). $20. Call (718) 287-3400, ext. 104 for info.

Thursday, Dec. 20

7 pm: Kid’s Christmas performance. Impact Theater (190 Underhill Ave., at Sterling Place in Prospect Heights). $10, $7 kids. Call (845) 797-1320 for info.

Friday, Dec. 21

7 pm: Kid’s Christmas performance. See Thursday, Dec. 20.

8 pm: Family party. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (58 Seventh Ave., at Lincoln Place in Park Slope). Free. Call (718) 230-5030 for info.

Saturday, Dec. 22

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “The Prince and The Magic Flute.” See Saturday, Dec. 15.

1 pm: Santa at Albee Square. See Saturday, Dec. 15.

2 pm and 7 pm: Kid’s Christmas performance. See Thursday, Dec. 20.

Sunday, Dec. 23

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show. See Saturday, Dec. 15.

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