Kids Korner: August 1 to 8, 2024

PROGRAMS

Drop-In Art Workshops

Children ages five through ten are invited to the Heckscher Museum, 2 Prime Ave., Huntington to create fun works of art in a variety of materials inspired by artwork in the Museum’s exhibitions on Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 from 10 to 11 a.m. Each week’s project will be exciting and different! Programs will be held both in the Museum and in Heckscher Park, weather-permitting. $10 per child includes all art supplies and admission to the museum. No advance registration required. www.heckscher.org

First Steps in Nature

Sweetbriar Nature Center, 62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown continues its First Steps in Nature series for ages 2 to 4 on  Aug. 2 at 9:30 a.m. with hands-on exciting activities, crafts, stories and much more. Children will gain a greater appreciation of nature and wildlife while having fun. $20 per child. To register, visit www.sweetbriarnc.org. 631-979-6344

Hatchery Olympics

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor will host their very own Hatchery Olympics on Aug. 3 and 4! Open ceremonies will begin at 10 a.m. and again at 3 p.m. with frog hops, insect catches, animal track stars, bird balance beam and a snake shedding race. Athletes will compete against others in their age group. Free with admission fee. Register by emailing [email protected].

Pop-Up Saturday

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) continues its Pop-Up Saturdays series at the Stony Brook Village Center’s Inner Court by Crazy Beans, 97 Main St., Stony Brook on Aug. 3 with a captivating magic show with Magic of Amore from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 631-751-2244

BNL Open House

Join Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2 Center St., Upton for an Open House on Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, where researchers probe tiny structures for big discoveries! See electron microscopes and a clean room, where research teams work with advanced materials at the nanoscale. Enjoy a Magic of Energy show, science talks and tour Center for Functional Nanomaterials the National Weather Service. Free. No reservations required. www.bnl.org.

Kids for Kids Concert

Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old Field Road, Setauket continues its free summer programs with a Kids for Kids Interactive Concert on Aug. 6 at 11 a.m. Ward Melville High School students will share their knowledge about the many intruments they play. Children will be offered a hands-on experience too. Meet at Hap’s Red Barn. Bring seating. Free. No registration required. 631-689-6146

Giant Game & Big Voice Day

Emma Clark Library, 120 Main St., Setauket invites families with children up to Grade 6 to its Giant Game & Big Voice Day on Aug. 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m Try your hand at Giant Connect 4, sing karaoke, and spin the prize wheel. No registration required. Open to all. Questions? Email [email protected].

Busy Bees

Sunken Meadow State Park, Sunken Meadow Parkway, Kings Park presents a Tiny Tots program, Busy Bees, on Aug. 8 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.  Enjoy short walks, story time, animal visitors, and crafts. For children ages 3 to 5. $4 per child. Reservations taken on eventbrite.com.

Adventures in Painting

Time to paint outside the box! Families with children up to Grade 6 are invited to drop by Emma Clark Library, 120 Main St., Setauket for an Adventures in Painting class on Aug. 8 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.  to But you won’t find any paintbrushes here — you’ll be painting using various tools you may have never thought of. Leave with as many masterpieces as you can make! No registration required. Open to all. Questions? Email [email protected]

THEATER

‘Pinocchio’

Theatre Three, 412 Main St., Port Jefferson presents Pinocchio, an original musical of the puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy, from Aug. 2 to 10. In a joyous and hilarious retelling of the famous tale, Pinocchio discovers the challenges and rewards of being truly human. Along the way, he befriends a sassy cricket and a bumbling fairy and is challenged by a sly fox, a wily cat, and a sneaky rat who tempt him off the path! Come follow Pinocchio as he journeys down the road of misadventure and learns the importance of telling the truth! All seats are $12. To order, call 631-928-9100 or visit www.theatrethree.com. 

‘Finding Nemo Jr.’

Summer fun continues at the John W. Engeman Theater, 250 Main St., Northport with Finding Nemo Jr. from July 20 to Aug. 25. In this musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie, Nemo is captured and taken to Sydney, Marlin faces his fears and sets off on an epic adventure across the ocean. With the help of lovable characters such as Dory, Crush, and the Tank Gang, Marlin, and Nemo both overcome challenges on their journey to find each other and themselves. All seats are $20. To order, call 631-261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

FILM

‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’

Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave., Huntington continues its Cinema for Kids! series with a screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on Aug. 4 at noon. Hailed as a hero at first, inventer Flint Lockwood must scramble to avert disaster with the weather girl Sam Sparks and Steve, Flint’s talking monkey assistant, as food of gargantuan proportions rains down. Tickets are $13 adults, $5 children 12 and under. www.cinemaartscentre.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

Middle Country Public Library, 101 Eastwood Blvd., Centereach invites the community to a screening of the classic The Wizard of Oz in the library’s parking lot on Aug. 7 at 8:30 p.m. After a tornado whisks her away to the magical land of Oz, Dorothy Gale teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodsman, and a Cowardly Lion to find the mighty Wizard of Oz, who can send her home. Rain date is Aug.14. Bring seating. 631-585-9393

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