Step into Spring Opening Weekend
Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Step Into Spring during our 2016 opening weekend! Come see how maple sugar was made in the 19th century. There will be music, historic trades and springtime activities. Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a living history museum that provides visitors with the unique opportunity to step back in time and experience life as it was on Long Island during the 19th century. The village consists of 36 houses, barns, and buildings dating from 1765 through 1865.
Where: Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage
Info: 516-572-8400 • www.obvrnassau.com
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12, 7 p.m.
AMC Sensory Friendly Films helps families affected by autism. They offer monthly films so that kids can enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment. Each program has their lights up, the sound turned down, and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout, or sing! Fearing the actions of a god-like super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Where: AMC Loews Nassau Metroplex, 3585 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown
Info: 516-731-5422 • www.amctheatres.com
It’s a Disappearing Act
Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Take a trip out east and see what your kids can do! Every week the Maritime Explorium features a different hands-on interactive investigation for the thinkers and makers. Visitors can also enjoy many of the regular exhibits. This week, explore how animals hide in nature, and also create an animal that can disappear! Cost: $5 per person/free for members and children under 1.
Where: The Maritime Explorium, Port Jeff Harbor, 101 East Broadway, Port Jefferson
Info: 631-331-3277 • www.maritimeexplorium.org
Birds of a Feather, Snack Together
Tuesday through Friday now through April 21, 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.
As spring warms up, welcome your cheerful, feathered friends! Come create your own fun and easy Cheerios birdfeeder using pipe cleaners and crunchy cereal!
All ages. Free with museum admission.
Where: Long Island Children’s Museum, 11 Davis Avenue, Garden City
Info: 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org
Treasure Island
Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 10, 12 p.m.
Excitement runs high in this musical adaptation of a favorite childhood adventure story. Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling tale of pirates, treasure maps, mutiny on the high seas and pieces of eight follows Jim Hawkins, an ordinary youth drawn into a dangerous race for buried treasure against the treacherous Long John Silver. Cost: $11 per ticket.
Where: Broadhollow at Elmont Children’s Theatre, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont
Info: 516-775-4420 • www.broadhollow.org
6th Annual All Kids Fair
Sunday, April 10, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Join us for the 6th annual All Kids Fair, a celebration of life on Long Island for kids and their families! Spend the day enjoying 24 classes for kids of all ages, including GaGa, story time, archery, reiki, gymnastics, baby and baby ballet, all included with admission. Be entertained by a juggler from the Big Apple Circus! Take a photo with QuackerJack of the Long Island Ducks. Enjoy a meet-and-greet with Adiel Torres of Telemundo’s version of The Voice Kids. Free face painting, crepes, cotton candy, balloon animals, airbrush tattoos, popcorn, photo booth, and much more. Experience that excellent after-school activity you only dreamed about. Enjoy music, art, and bracelet making classes. Learn about fabulous camps and schools located all over Long Island. Get help for your special needs child and info about saving for college. Also meet with Long Island’s best health and wellness practitioners and birthday party providers, and find cool kid-related products. Bring non-perishable food or money to benefit The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) and receive raffle tickets to win fabulous prizes. Cost: $5 for ages 3 and up. Free for 2 and younger. Free for grandparent when accompanied by a parent and child with tickets.
Where: 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Melville
Info: 516-621-1446 • www.allkidsfair.com
Clifford – The Big Red Dog – Live
Saturday, April 9, 2 and 6 p.m.
It only takes a little to BE BIG! The ‘Big Red Dog,’ a character beloved for generations, comes to life on stage in a BIG way in this interactive musical! Join Clifford, Emily Elizabeth, and all their friends from Birdwell Island as they embark on an adventure filled with singing, dancing and more. Share in the timeless values of Clifford’s BIG ideas; share, play fair, have respect, be truthful, be kind and believe in yourself. This is a musical experience the whole family will love!
Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre
Info: (516) 323-4444 • https://madisontheatreny.org
