Each week, we'll give you the info on family activities or
events for the week.
You're time-pressed enough, so we're happy to do the
research and find the best things to do and places to go, both locally and
within reasonable striking distance.
Look for the kids' planner each Wednesday, and help us build
the planner with your own suggestions and tips ‚ just add them to the comment
box. We want to hear from you.
Teenage Holocaust
Survivor: When/Where: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 at the Nanuet Public
Library
Why Go: Watch a free screening of the documentary film
Teenage Witness: The Fanya Heller Story about a girl born into a traditional
Jewish family in a small Ukrainian village and her miraculous survival in the
face of hunger and death at the hands of the Nazis.
Following the documentary, Heller will speak about her
experiences and how they have influenced her decision to dedicate her life to
sharing a message of tolerance and hope with inner city teenagers. Co-sponsored
by the Friends of the Nanuet Library, JCC Rockland, and The Holocaust Museum
& Study Center
Cost/Contact: Free / Register online at jccrockland.org
Pearl River Public
Library Children’s Activity Registration - When/Where: Pearl River Public
Library until 8 p.m. Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.
Why Go: Sign up your children for a series of activities
including Preschool Party (Sept. 20 for ages 2-5), Big Kid Story Time (starts
Sept. 25 for ages 4-6), Prevent a Thirsty Parent (Sept. 26 for children in
grades K-3) and After School Stories (Sept. 27 for children in grades K-3).
Cost/Contact: All activities free, but registration must be
done in person with Pearl River Public Library Card and the child’s birth
certificate. For more information, contact Pamela Gunning at (845) 735-4084,
extension 126.
Otaku Club: When/Where:
Pearl River Public Library Storytime room from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
Why Go: The Otaku Club is for people interested in anime,
manga, Japanese culture and games. Otaku is Japanese for nerd, but in this
group, they mean it is a compliment.
Cost/Contact: Free, but for older kids. Must be 15 years
old.
Catherine Konner
Sculpture Park @ RoCA: When/Where: Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:00 am/Rockland
Center for the Arts, 27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack
Why Go: Visit the Catherine Konner Sculpture Park at
Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) to see the permanent sculptures on exhibit
and impressive landscaping.
Cost/Contact: Free/jamie@rocklandartcenter.org
'To the Arctic' at
IMAX Palisades: When/Where: Saturday, Sept. 15, 10:00 am / IMAX Theatre at Palisades Center, 4270
Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack
Why Go: West Nyack’s big screen is the only theater in the
region showing this polar bear biopic. Grab the kids—the flick is narrated by
Meryl Streep, with songs by Paul McCartney.
Cost/Contact: $9 / (845) 353-5555
Apple Picking at The
Orchards of Concklin: When/Where: Saturday, September 15 starting at 10
a.m./2 South Mountain Rd, Pomona
Why Go: The Orchards of Concklin celebrates 300 years of
growing apples since 1712
and invite you to pick-your-own apples every weekend through
October 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Concklins grow over 20 varieties of
apples and they cost $18 a peck bag. For additional fun for kids, every weekend
through October 21, from noon to 5 p.m., there are inflatable slides, bouncies,
Jurassic Adventure and Kid's Haunted House.
Cost/Contact: $18 for peck bag of apples and additional cost
for rides from 50 cents to $1/845-354-0369
Get Fit Feel Great
Kickoff Party at Bounce!: When/Where: Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m./612
Corporate Way, Valley Cottage
Why Go: Bounce! Trampoline Sports hosts benefit for Rockland
Farm Alliance. Get Fit Feel Great is a pilot program sponsored by Bounce!
Trampoline Sports, New York area sports nutritionist Dr. Michael Wald, and
Rockland Farm Alliance. At the Kickoff Party, kids, ages 12 to 15, and parents
will have an opportunity to meet Victor Byrne, head trainer, participate in
mini aerobic and acrobat classes, see trampoline demonstrations by top athletes.
Cost/Contact: $12/ www.bounceonit.com or 845-268-4000.
Make & Take Crafts:
When/Where: Saturday, Sept. 15 from 1-3 p.m. at A.C. Moore
Why Go: Stop by A.C. Moore in Nanuet this Saturday with your
kids for a hands-on demonstration with Darice Washi Tape and Embossing Folders
Cost/Contact: A.C.
Moore / Free
About this column: A
weekly calendar of kid-friendly activities and new places to try out with
children.
