Community Corner
Grab & Go Kids Planner: Witches, Working and Sheep
Things for the younger set and their families to do this weekend.
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Where/When: , 2130 Main St., White Plains, Thursday, Jan.16, 10 a.m.
Why Go: Join "Toe" who hosts a weekly Thursday morning story time at Barnes & Noble in White Plains, with stories and singing that children and parents just love.
Pricing: Free.
2.
Where/When: , 265 Clove Rd, New Rochelle, Thursday, April 26 - Saturday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Why go: New Rochelle Students will perform the musical "Working" from the book by Studs Terkel inside the Linda E. Kelly Theatre.
Pricing: $10 adults/$7 seniors/students.
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Where/When: , 630 Bedford Rd., Tarrytown, Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m.
Why go: The Stone Barns Center for Agriculture welcomes the community the their annual Sheep Shearing Festival. Watch as farmers shear wool from their flock of Finn-Dorset sheep, enjoy wool and weaving activities geared for the entire family, and take a tour of the farm.
Pricing: $12 child, $15 adult
4. Family Flicks: The Witches
Where/When: , 175 Wolfs Ln., Pelham, Saturday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, April 29 at 3:45 p.m.
Why go: In Nicolas Roeg's adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel "The Witches," a young boy is vacationing at the seaside with his grandmother when he discovers that the hotel he is staying at is hosting a convention of witches. Eavesdropping on the witches, he learns that the Grand High Witch, played by Anjelica Huston, has devised a plan to turn all of the children in England into mice. With creature-effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, “The Witches” was the last film Henson worked on.
Pricing: General, $12; senior/students/child, $10; members, $6.
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Where/When: , 100 Playland Pkwy, Rye, Sunday, April 29, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Why go: Family day at Playland’s indoor, climate-controlled ice skating facility featuring a main, children's and studio rink, along with a game room and snack bar.
Pricing: $9
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