Hi from The Cambridgeport School Arts Committee. It's that
random time of the week where I attempt to inspire you to add some arty fun to
your life. Please pass it on. I'm including two weeks this round so you can
think about your arty vacation planning.
Family Dance Party
April
12 from 10AM -1PM get your moves on with DJ Frank White at Good Life at 28
Kingston St. in Boston at the Garden Nursery School Family Dance Party
fundraiser. $10 adults, $5 kids.
Films…Not Just for Kids
The
Brattle has some fantastic children's films coming up that you will also love.
Check out their schedule from April 18-23. And really, if you haven't shown
your kid My Neighbor Totoro, shame on you. Put that on your calendar.
Because Science is Beautiful
Just
because there is a lot of other arty fun, don't miss the artfully engineered
Cambridge Science Festival. It is the first of its kind in the country and is
filled with stellar activities that make science accessible, interactive, and
fun.
Free Venezuelan Trumpet Ensemble
Sunday, the 13th at Berkelee, and Friday the 18th
at the Strand, experience the
passion and intensity of Venezuelan El Sistema's classical, jazz, latin, and
pop "musical fireworks." This is their Boston debut, and it is free. See the Boston Philharmonic site.
Colonial Fun
Patriots'
Day, Monday morning, April 21st (before the marathon) get thee to Foss Park for
a Colonial Day celebration. Volunteers dress in Colonial costumes, make
Colonial fare for eating and drinking, and guide children in playing colonial
era games. At the end, the children who finish all of the games, gets a prize.
And of course, everyone gets to greet Paul Revere on his horse as he rides
through Somerville on his way to Lexington and Concord.
To Boston with Love, the MFA
On
Saturday, April 19, The Museum of Fine Arts opens its doors for a free day
welcoming families, spectators and runners from Boston and beyond to enjoy a
day of art and fellowship at the Museum. Sign and decorate a special panel of
the America 4 Boston Prayer Canvas, a national art project that will be
unveiled at the Red Sox game on April 20.
In
commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon tragedy, the
exhibition "To BostonWith Love" is on view in the Shapiro Family Courtyard through
April 30, featuring more than 1,700 hand-sewn flags created and sent to Boston
from quilters around the world last spring.
Also
during vacation week at the MFA, Tuesday-Friday from 10-4 (to 8 on Wednesday), you
can enjoy A Splash of Color. Stories, music, dance and art activities (mini
monet landscapes, foil weavings, stained glass designs…) that are inspired by
color. Recommended for ages 4 to 13, check the website for the locations and
times of different fun. An adult must accompany children, and the museum is free
for kids all week (kids under 6 are always free, and kids 7 to 17 are free
during non-school hours).
3D Printing!
There
is a 3D Printing workshop at the Maud
Morgan Art Center over by the Baldwin School from April 21-24 for grades 5-8. Design
your own gidgit-gadget, or even something useful like a keychain or a candlestick!
This four-session crash course in 3D printing will kids through the initial
phases of sketching and modeling their own creations. $150 for the week, open
to kids age 10-13.
Saturday,
April 12 from 1-3, there is a 3D printing workshop using Minecraft to make
models at Parts and Crafts in
Somerville. Along the way you'll learn how 3D printing works, how objects get
sent to the printer, and what the rules are for this way of making things. $10-20 suggested sliding scale
And
hey, if you're an adult who wants to join me at the 3D printing for jewelry design program at Danger!Awesome,
sign up for May 19.
Fun at the ICA
Kids
are always free at the ICA, and some very special programs await them during vacation week. 2D, 3D, and performance art projects are in the line up.
BPL Concerts in the Courtyard
Are you home with wee ones? One of Boston’s most beautiful spaces is about to be filled
with music during free, lunchtime concerts in the McKim courtyard at the
Central Library in Copley Square. All concerts begin at 12:30 p.m.
In case of
inclement weather, concerts will be held in Rabb Lecture Hall.
[Sense]ation Day, Family Free Afternoon at the
Fuller
Thursday, April 24 from
1-4pm come to Fuller Craft Museum for [Sense]ation Day, an afternoon filled with hands-on
activities, craft demos, new exhibitions, and fun.
Admission is free all
day. Past activities have included weaving, pottery, wood turning demos,
storytelling and face painting.
