Do your children turn up their noses at vegetables? Perhaps showing them a land of life-sized talking vegetables will help win them over. The "Festival of the Vegetables" is series of short poems, piano pieces and dances that explore the secret lives of vegetables, as seem through...
This Saturday take the kids to the the New Museum's First Saturday for Families, where Nicolás Paris will lead a hands-on drawing workshop. The program is recommended for kids aged 4 to 15 and includes free New Museum admission for two adults per...
The Nature Conservancy in New York presents a birding lesson for kids at Openhouse Gallery's pop-up park (Park Here) on Mulberry Street this Saturday. From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., kids will hear a story, "Feathers for Lunch," have a discussion about local birds, and...
TLD contributor Erin Rodriguez noticed this school crossing signage painted on the asphalt -- right outside the Marta Valle High School on Stanton Street. Her take: "Really people? The proper spelling is on the building 5-yards away from where...
We'd like to welcome our newest Lo-Down contributor, Erin Egan Rodriguez. Erin is a local resident, a working mom, a part-time student and a real estate agent. She sent us this story after leading fundraising efforts for a program...
The operators of Basketball City are shooting for a March opening date for their new facility on Pier 36, at the end of Montgomery Street. The company, which hosts corporate recreational leagues, has run into a lot of construction...
The Year of the Dragon officially begins on Monday, Jan. 23, and the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration begins this weekend around Chinatown and the Lower East Side. We've collected a list of local events below; if we missed any, send...
Take your budding magician to see Mario the Magician for a show and magic lesson. From 3 to 4pm this Sunday, at the Space on White, 81 White Street (between Broadway and Lafayette). $10 for children, $20 for adults. Recommended for...
The following article was written by Rachel Berman of the Paul Taylor Dance Company:
On a Saturday morning at 551 Grand Street, home to the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the pitter-patter of little feet can be heard from inside...
Every morning, from 9 until 11:30am, Park Here - the pop up park at 201 Mulberry from the Openhouse Galley - is the exclusive domain of mothers and kids. Special events, including trunk shows, sing-alongs and book readings, occur on...
