February 23, 2008 / Parenting / Family Calendar

Family Calendar

By Susan Rosenthal Jay

for The Brooklyn Paper

Saturday, Feb. 23

10 am-5 pm: “American Toys and Games of the 20th Century.” Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights branch (280 Cadman Plaza West at Tillary Street in Brooklyn Heights). Free. Call (718) 243-0820 for info.

11 am and 2 pm: Art workshop. Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern Pkwy., at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights). $8 adults, free for kids 12 and younger. Call (718) 638-5000 for info.

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

3 pm: Storytelling. Tammy Hall reads “Their Eyes Were Watching God” and teaches crafts and stories. Actress Ruby Dee is guest. Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch (Eastern Parkway at Flatbush Avenue in Grand Army Plaza in Prospect Heights). Free. Call (718) 230-2173.

Sunday, Feb. 24

11 am and 2 pm: Dan Zanes in concert. Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Ave., at Ashland Place in Fort Greene). $15, $20. Call (718) 636-4100 for info.

2 pm: Plant workshop. Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1000 Washington Ave., at Montgomery Street in Prospect Heights). $8 adults, $4 seniors, free for children under 12. Call (718) 623-7200 for info.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: “Cinderella.” See Saturday Feb. 23.

Monday, Feb. 25

4 pm: Big Movies for Little Kids. Cobble Hill Cinema (265 Court St. at Butler Street in Cobble Hill). $6.50. Visit www.bigmoviesforlittlekids.blogspot.com for info.

Wednesday, Feb. 27

6 pm: Borough President Markowitz, Dr. Joyce Duncan and Lucy Anne Hurston read kids stories. Borough Hall (209 Joralemon St., at Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn). Free. Call (718) 230-2100 for info.

Saturday, March 1

11 am and 2 pm: Art workshop. See Saturday, Feb. 23.

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show. See Saturday, Feb. 23.

Sunday, March 2

12:30 pm and 2:30 pm: Puppet show. See Saturday, Feb. 23.

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