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June 21, 2008 / Parenting / Family Calendar

Family calendar

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, June 21

11 am: Story time with Corduroy Bear. Barnes and Noble (106 Court St., at State Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Free. Call (718) 246-4996 for info.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Pinocchio.” Puppetworks (338 Sixth Ave., at Fourth Street in Park Slope). $7. Call (718) 965-3391 for info.

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

3:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel” by the Brooklyn Repertory Opera. Brooklyn Lyceum (227 Fourth Ave., at President Street in Park Slope). $20, $10 kids. Call (718) 857-4816 for info.

4 pm: AudraRox concert. Carroll Park (President Street at Smith Street in Carroll Gardens). Suggested donation of $5 per family. Visit www.carrollparkbrooklyn.org/concerts for info.

Sunday, June 22

1 pm: Six bands, including Care Bears on Fire. Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave., at Sterling Place in Park Slope). $10. Call (718) 230-0236 for info.

1 pm and 4 pm: CIRCUSunday at the Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge (foot of Conover Street in Red Hook). Advance tickets, $16 (adults), $10 (kids). Call (877) 238-5596 to buy. Add $2 for same-day purchase. For info on the shows, call (718) 624-4719.

11 am and 2 pm: Art workshop. See Saturday, June 21.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Pinocchio.” See Saturday, June 21.

3:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel.” See Saturday, June 21.

Friday, June 27

10 am-6 pm: Free admission. New York Aquarium (West Eighth Street at Surf Avenue in Coney Island). Call (718) 265-FISH for info.

Saturday, June 28

11 am: Summer story time. Barnes and Noble (106 Court St., at State Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Free. Call (718) 246-4158 for info.

11 am: “Daydream,” a short version of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Prospect Park’s Imagination Playground (enter park at Ocean Avenue and Lincoln Road). Free. Call (718) 393-7733 for info. 11 am and 2 pm: Art workshop. See Saturday, June 21.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Pinocchio.” See Saturday, June 21.

1 pm: Nature-themed craft workshop. Fort Greene Park (enter park at Myrtle Avenue and Washington Park). Free. Call 311 for info.

1 pm: Melanie Hope Greenberg reads from “Mermaids on Parade.” Superfine (126 Front St. at Pearl in DUMBO). Free. Call (718) 243-9005 for info.

2 pm: “Cinderella.” Chez Bushwick (304 Boerum St., at White Street in Bushwick). Call (866) 811-4111 for info.

3:30 pm: “Hansel and Gretel.” See Saturday, June 21.

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