March is Kids Month 2019

Posted OnFebruary 21, 2019

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March is Kids Month 2019: Bubbles, seals, acrobats and WWE Live, Captain Marvel, Shrek, Tape Face, Looney Tunes, Superpower Dogs and Maple Fests!

March

How cool is this? The Underwater Bubble Show, Palace Theatre Stamford, Sat, 3/2: 7pm: Mr. B. and his cast of underwater characters takes you on a trip to Bubblelandia to meet seahorses, dragon fish, starfish, mermaids, clown fish and millions of bubbles of all shapes and colors. Don’t be afraid of the giant jellyfish or whale that will appear next to you – Mr. B. will guide you through this imaginary journey. (61 Atlantic St., Stamford; www.palacestamford.org)

Sugaring at Muscoot & Pancake Breakfast, Muscoot Farm, Sat-Sun, 3/2-10: 12-3pm: Sugarin’ is in full swing at the farm! Come by the sugar house to see how maple sap is turned into syrup. Reserve your seating for their pancake breakfast on Sat, 3/2: 10 & 11am. Other Sugar Open House Days are March 2, March 3, March 9, March 10: 12-3pm. (51 NY 100, Katonah, www.muscootfarm.org)

Seal Spotting & Birding Cruise, Maritime Aquarium, Sun, 3/3, Sat-Sun, 3/16-17, 30-31, 4/13-14 5/4-5: check times: On these 2.5 hour cruises on the Maritime Aquarium’s R/V Spirit of the Sound catamaran, you will seek out the seals that enter the Long Island Sound and graze on rocks near the Norwalk Islands in winter. Aquarium educators discuss seal anatomy and behaviors. The cruise offers photo ops for birders, as well, with winter waterfowl such as buffleheads, merganser, Brant geese and long-tailed ducks. (Aquarium Dock, 10 N. Water St., Norwalk; www.maritimeaquarium.org)

Planetarium Shows, Hudson River Museum Planetarium, Sat-Sun, Year Round: HRM presents three planetarium shows each week from a portfolio of fifteen multi-media presentations. Each week they present age appropriate offerings for kids pre-K to grade 12 and adult. Including Tyco To The Moon, about a dog who visits the moon and a trip to the moon and beyond with our astronauts, Moons: Worlds of Mystery. (511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers; www.hrm.org)

Kids’ Comedy! Presto Pete & Incredulous Chris, The Palace Stamford Sun, 3/3: 3pm: This pair of comedians, magicians and brothers have appeared four times at WEBE108’s KidsFest, the Stepping Stones Museum, Mark Twain House and 92 New York public libraries with their kids show.(61 Atlantic Ave., Stamford; www.palacestamford)

Sugaring Sundays, Teatown Lake Reservation, Sun, 2/24, 3/3 & 3/10: 1-4pm: Stoke up the fire, it’s sugaring time at Teatown. From tapping to collecting, boiling to bottling, Teatown’s naturalists will be in Warren’s Sugar House sharing facts and folklore about this sweet time of year. (1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining; www.teatown.org)

Acrobats of China: The New Shanghai Circus, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sun, 3/3: 4pm: In acts that often trace their origin to Chinese harvest festivals of more than 2,000 years ago, artistic director Zhao presents jugglers, comic knife throwers and a bicycle act on steroids for a new age and new audiences. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Oh Yeah! WWE Live, The County Center, Mon, 3/4: 7:30pm: WWE returns to White Plains on The Road to Wrestlemania! AJ Styles takes on Daniel Bryan in the WWE Championship Match, Asuka, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch rumble in the Triple Threat Match for The Smackdown Women’s Championship. Plus more of “everyone’s” favorite WWE Superstars including: The New Day, Jeff Hardy, Rusev, The Bar, Carmella, The Miz, and Samoa Joe. (198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)

Captain Marvel, Bedford Playhouse, Thurs-Thurs, 3/7-21: check times: This all-new adventure from Disney’s Marvel Studio is set in the 1990s and follows Carol Danvers rise to super hero as Earth is caught in a galactic war with tow alien races. The movie star Brie Larsen as Carol Danvers, Ben Mendelsohn, Gemma Chan, Jude Law and Samuel L. Jackson. (633 Old Post Rd., Bedford; www.bedfordplayhouse.org)

Spring Baseball Card Show, County Center, Fri-Sun, 3/8-10: check times: Thousands of autographed/game used inserts, modern and vintage sports cards, factory/hand collated sets, hobby and wax boxes – all sports and non-sport graded cards and set fillers for your new or old sets! Sports card supplies, ball holders and autograph holders, on-site Autograph Authentication (JSA or PSA). Plus autograph opportunities with Mark Bavaro, Lawrence Taylor, Ozzie Smith, Vladimir Guerrero, Dennis Eckersley and Roberto Alomar. (198 Central Ave., White Plains; www.countycenter.biz)

Local! Shrek The Musical, Byram Hills HS Varley Players, Thurs-Sat, 3/7-9: 7pm & Sat-Sun, 3/9-10: 2pm: The Byram Hills High School’s Varley Players Spring Musical presents the 2008 Broadway musical adaptation of the Dreamworks Animation hit movie Shrek. The musical was nominated for eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and won for Best Costume Design. (12 Tripp Ln., Armonk; www.varleyplayers.edu)

Local! The Chappaqua Orchestra: Together In Music, Family Concert, ChappPac, Sat, 3/9: 4pm: Conductor Barbara Yahr and TCO partners with the Chappaqua EPIC group for a Family Concert spotlighting six special needs students who will perform with the orchestra. This Concert will be a safe space for all children including those with sensory sensitivities. Hang out post-concert for an instrument petting zoo! Ms. Yahr is the Music Director of the Greenwich Village Orchestra. (480 Bedford Rd., Chappaqua; www.chappaquapac.org)

Local! SugarFest 2018, Westmoreland Sanctuary, Sat-Sun, 3/9-10: Seating at 9:30-10:15am & 11:30am-12:15: Westmoreland’s Sugarfest! Kids Stuff Winter 2018 celebrates the sugaring season with their Maple Sugaring Through the Ages program that explores the harvesting and processing techniques used by the Native Americans and early colonists through present day. Plus their delectable all-you-can-eat Pancake Feast served with 100% New York Maple Syrup. (260 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Mt. Kisco; www.westmorelandsanctuary.org)

Maple Sugar Festival Weekend, Stamford Museum & Nature Center , Sat-Sun, 3/9-10: 11am-3pm. It’s a weekend of maple sugar madness as kids learn how trees are tapped and sap is collected. There’s live music, sweet maple treats, face painting, kids crafts, farm animals, a teen chef challenge on Saturday and a pancake brunch on Sunday. (39 Scofieldtown Rd., Stamford, CT; www.stamfordmuseum.org)

Editors Choice! Trusty Sidekick Theatre Company: Shadow Play, Performing Arts Center, Sun, 3/10: 3pm: Follow the playful adventures of Flash and his quest to reunite with his shadow in this multimedia performance for the youngest of audiences (ages 2-5) — and the young at heart. Based in New York City, Trusty Sidekick Theater Company’s ensemble of collaborators includes artists trained in physical theatre, puppetry, music, dance, animation, and video projection. (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Tape Face, Ridgefield Playhouse, Thurs, 3/14: 7pm: Sam Willis, a multi-award winning New Zealand prop comic, busker, clown and mime was a 2016 finalist on Season 11 of America’s Got Talent, Tape Face returns in a hilarious new show! Here he returns to our area with his new show. So what does he do exactly?Tape Face is a mime with noise, a stand-up comedian who doesn’t talk, who performs a drama with no acting. In 2016 he was awarded a International Achievement Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

Opens March 15! Superpower Dogs, IMAX Movies, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Daily through June 30: In this new IMAX adventure, Chris Evans (Captain America, Fantastic Four) narrates this inspiring true story of these real life super hero dogs. Experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs. Also playing: Pandas, Backyard Wilderness and Oceans: Our Blue Planet. (10 N. Water St., Norwalk, www.maritimeaquarium.org)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Emelin Theatre, Sat, 3/15: 11am & 1:30pm: The Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns to the Emelin Theatre with their stage production of three of Eric Carle’s children’s book favorites: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and The Mixed-Up Chameleon. The Mermaid Theatre presents Carle’s works through the magic of their signature black light and fanciful puppetry. (Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Ln, Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Pancake Brunch, Teatown Lake Reservation – Sat, 3/16: 8:30am-1:30pm: Bring your appetite for Teatown’s tastiest annual tradition—the Pancake Brunch. Start your day off with stacks of hotcakes and maple syrup, hot coffee, sausages and more. Then visit Warren’s Sugar House to watch a demonstration about how their ‘liquid gold’ is produced. For everyone. (1600 Spring Valley Rd., Ossining; www.teatown.org)

Editor’s Choice! Looney Tunes Shorts, Jacob Burns Film Center, Sat, 3/16: 12pm: Anvils, traps, rockets, and the wackiest characters from classic cartoon comedy! See Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Daffy Duck, and the whole Looney Tunes gang. We’ll show a selection of the best of the best slapstick silliness, including “Duck Amuck,” “Tweety’s S.O.S,” “Fast and Furry-ous,” and “Rabbit of Seville.” These zany, laugh-out-loud shorts are just what the doc ordered! Ages 6-106! (364 Manville Rd., Pleasantville; www.burnsfilmcenter.org)

Mama Mia, Horace Greeley HS, Senior Musical, Thurs-Fri, 3/21-22: 7pm & Sat, 3/23: 8pm: There’s no bigger HS event than the Spring Musical. This year the Horace Greeley theatre department presents Mama Mia, the jukebox musical based on the songs of ABBA, including “Dancing Queen”, Knowing Me, Knowing You” and “Super Trouper”. The play premiered in London’s West End in 1999 and 8,349 shows later is still running today. It ran on Broadway for fourteen years. (70 Roaring Brook Rd., Chappaqua)

NY Maple Weekend, Hilltop Hanover Farm: Sat-Sun, 3/23-24 & 30-31: 9, 10 & 11am: Celebrate New York’s Maple Weekend with a pancake breakfast with bacon and sausage from nearby Westchester farms at Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center overlooking the Croton Watershed and Manhattan skyline! Then make your way to White Oak Farm for a tour of their sugarhouse! Reserve tickets online. (1271 Hanover St., Yorktown Heights; www.hilltophanoverfarm.org)

Mike Super: Magic and Illusion, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sun, 3/24: 4:30pm: Star of “America’s Got Talent” and winner of NBC’s “Phenomenon,” magician Mike Super stuns audiences with his spectacular illusions, which defy gravity and control the elements. Imagine mind-blowing illusions combined with the hilarity of a headline comedian. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)

5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn! Shen Yun, Palace Stamford, Fri-Sat, 3/29: 7:30pm, Sat, 3/30: 2 & 7:30pm & Sun, 3/31: 1pm: This “awe-inspiring sensation” (ABC) has drawn praise from the likes of Cate Blanchett, Donna Karan, Siegfried & Roy and Kenn Wells of the English National Ballet. The New York Times called it “5,000 years of Chinese music and dance, in one night.” With original orchestral works and graphic scenography. (61 Atlantic Ave., Stamford; www.palacestamford)

Hot Kids Ticket Alert for April!

Local! Bedford Bingo, Fri, 4/5: 5:30pm: Does Bedford love Bingo? You bet! Bedford Historical Society, the same people who brought you Gentleman’s Poker Night, presents this family Bingo night with pizza, popcorn and prizes. Just $5 per person or $25 for the whole family. Purchase tickets online or call 914.234.9751. See you at Bedford Historical Hall, 609 Old Post Rd., Bedford; www.bedfordhistoricalsociety.org)

North Castle Recreation’s Egg-Cellent Hunt, IBM Community Park Track, Sat, 4/13: 10:30am SHARP!: Boys and girls pre-K through grade 5 head over to the IBM community park with baskets or bags to gather eggs on this annual Armonk eg hunt. No registration necessary.Rain date, Sat, 4/20: 10:30am.

Editors Choice! Ages 10+! The Triplets of Belleville, Performing Arts Center, Sat, 4/20: 8pm: This much beloved animated film, that was nominated for a 2003 Academy Award for Best Animated Film, is screened as composer Benoit Charest leads Le Terrible Orchestre de Belleville in the live performance of his Le Jazz Hot original score for the film, including his academy award nominated best song. . (735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase; www.artscenter.org)

Rosie Revere Engineer, Emelin Theatre, Sat, 4/27: 11am & 1:30pm: In this new musical, based on the STEM curriculum book series by Andrea Beaty, Rosie Revere, Engineer, Iggy Peck, Architect, and Ada Twist, Scientist go on a field trip to a remote island in Ms. Lila Greer’s classroom. When the footbridge connecting them to the mainland collapses, Rosie, Iggy and Ada come together to solve the crisis. (53 Library Ln., Mamaroneck; www.emelin.org)

Stuart Little, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sat, 4/27: 1pm: Virginia Rep On Tour presents a musical production of E. B. White’s classic story about a noble mouse who jumps headlong into adventures big enough to match any imagination. In this production, Virginia Rep mixes gorgeous child-size puppets with live actors to work their theatrical magic. (80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield, CT; www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org)