Welcome to the Kids Page

Programs For Families
There is nothing quite like a child's first experience of the magic of ballet. From the fluid grace of the dancers to the wonderful rhythms of the music and the colorful array of costumes, a child's first ballet is a memory he or she will carry for life.
American Ballet Theatre is committed to making ballet accessible to younger audiences. That is why it has devised innovative and unforgettable opportunities for families to experience the wonder of dance.
ABT Kids

ABTKids Performance
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Share the wonder of dance with your entire family as the Company presents ABTKids, a one-hour long performance designed to introduce young audiences to the magic and beauty of dance. The performance, recommended for children ages 4-12, is narrated by a member of ABT's Artistic Staff and features highlights from the Company's vast repertoire.

Tickets
Single tickets will be available through the Metropolitan Opera House Box Office at (212) 362-6000 or by instant online ticketing beginning April, 2007. Tickets are $25 each.

ABTKids Pre-Performance Workshops
Friday June 8, 2007. Beginning 4:30pm at 890 Broadway
Saturday June 9, 2007. Beginning 9:30am at The Metropolitan Opera House
Join us prior to ABTKids for an hour of fun, hands-on activities at the ABTKids Pre-Performance Workshops. Bring your children ages 4 through 12 for an exciting and informative introduction to the works they will see on The Met stage. Children, divided by age, are invited to participate in activities directed by ABT Teaching Artists. As an introduction to the movement of ballet, the children are guided through a ballet warm-up and taught a short piece of choreography based on a work they will see during the ABTKids performance. In past workshops, children tried their hand at the basics of stage dueling from Romeo and Juliet and bounded through the Fan Dance from Don Quixote. There is no need for any prior dance background, as we welcome all to experience the joy of dancing. Children are encouraged to wear their favorite dance clothes.

Tickets
Tickets for the workshop, priced at $20 for each child and $20 for each adult, are available only through ABT’s Department of Education & Training at (212) 419-4321.

* Please note that the Pre-Performance Workshops are only available to those who purchase tickets for the ABTKids performance.

For more information, please call the ABTKids Hotline at (212) 419-4321. If you would like to receive updates on ABTKids via email, please send a message to kedwards@abt.org with “ABTKids Email” in the subject linee.


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CARNEGIE HALL

The Young People's Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" by Antonin Dvorak (Created by Carnegie Hall & Thirteen WNET New York)

FAMILY CONCERTS (Classical listings)
Carnegie Hall Family Concerts, recommended for children ages 5-12, are a wonderful way for parents to introduce their children to the world of music! For just $8 per ticket, audience members will enjoy a fun and educational afternoon at Carnegie Hall.

Before the Concert
Come join us for some fun and exciting activities before the concert even starts! Pre-Concert Activities are free to all ticketholders.

Up Close With The Instruments
In this interactive musical demonstration, children will have a chance to see, hear,and learn about different instruments to be featured in the concert that afternoon. They will also have the chance to meet musicians face-to-face, ask questions, see the instruments close up, and maybe even get to try out an instrument!

Storytelling by Charlotte Blake Alston
You and your children will love this wonderful presentation by one of America's premiere storytelling talents. Charlotte will amaze you with fantastic stories from far-away lands, and make you a part of the story too!


(Please note that not all pre-concert activities will be offered at every concert)

KidsNotes
Every child receives a copy of KidsNotes, a concert program designed especially for young people. KidsNotes is filled with fun activities, pictures, puzzles, and information about the concert. Children can also participate in an art contest to design the cover of the next issue of KidsNotes. The winner will receive free tickets to an upcoming family concert!

• Carnegie Hall Family Concerts: Orchestra of St. Luke's
  Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 2PM
  Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
  

• Carnegie Hall Family Concert: St. Lawrence String Quartet
  Sunday, March 25, 2007 at 1PM
  Zankel Hall
  

• The McGraw-Hill Companies CarnegieKids Concerts
  (For Children Ages 3-6)
  Music Makers: The Woodwind Family
  Kaplan Space
  

Program
This 45-minute concert includes singing, listening games, and the original animated feature Winds Go Walking in the Woods, all with live wind musicians from the Fountain Chamber Music Society and host Nikki James. The event is held in the Kaplan Space at Carnegie Hall at 10AM and 11:30AM on each performance date.
Tickets are $5 for both children and adults. One adult chaperone per 10 children is required. Maximum seating capacity for each concert is 160.

Dates:

• Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Friday, March 23, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  
• Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Monday, March 26, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Friday, March 30, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

• Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 10AM OR 11:30AM
  Kaplan Space
  

Tickets: $5-$15
The McGraw-Hill Companies is the lead sponsor of CarnegieKids.

CarnegieKids is supported, in part, by a generous endowment gift from Linda and Earle S. Altman.

Programs of the Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by The City of New York: Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor; Kate D. Levin, Commissioner, Department of Cultural Affairs; and Christine Quinn, Speaker, New York City Council; and by The New York State Council on the Arts: Richard Schwartz, Chairman.


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NEW YORK CITY BALLET

Coming to live performances is always a thrill. Sometimes it is hard to know which is more exciting—being a child and seeing it all for the first time or being the adult who gets to show and explain everything to a youngster. There are so many different opportunities to enter and share the world of ballet. Unique programs, pre- and post performance activities, holiday special events, children’s books, and games—lots of online games. Ballet is just like sports. The more you go, the more you learn and enjoy.


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NEW YORK CITY OPERA

TARGET® FAMILY SERIES
City Opera is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with TARGET®. Their popular family workshops will now be held on the Grand Promenade of the New York State Theater, allowing more people to join all the fun! These interactive hour-long pre-matinee workshops with City Opera musicians, singers, and teaching staff will introduce families to the exciting world of musical drama. Lunch is included atall workshops as well as a year-long subscription to Time Out New York Kids.

Adults purchasing a subscription will receive one free subscription for a child ages 6 – 12. Additional children’s subscriptions may be purchased at a 50%discount. Visit New York City Opera.

Dates and Performances

• Saturday March 10,2007- Pirates
  
• Saturday April 7,2007 - Butterfly

Family Concerts:
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble musicians offer repeat performances of chamber music concerts. The Queens Museum of Art and MoMA are our presenting partners for these performances. The museums collaborate in planning repertoire to connect with art on exhibit during the concerts.

Additional benefits:

• Complimentary Educator tickets to selected Orchestra of St. Luke’s and St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble performances
  
• Opportunities for student musicians to play in OSL education productions
  
• Access to OSL Young Composer’s
  
• Development Program for gifted student composers
  

Email education@oslmusic.org to develop a rewarding partnership with the Orchestra of St. Luke's Arts Education Program.

The St. Luke's Arts Education Program is sponsored in part by Con Edison and the Bay & Paul Foundations. Additional support is provided by the Louis Calder Foundation, The Hickory Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and other generous private support.


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ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY

Create an interactive theatre-going experience for the whole family! For each of our productions, young subscribers, ages 11 to 17, pay half-price and receive a copy of Roundabout's official study guide, Upstage. Young subscribers must submit proof of age. Call 212-642-9629. (Valid for all series)


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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Start with Art at the Met
Kids ages three through seven and their adult friends wake up to fun at the Met through storytelling, sketching, and other ways of exploring art!

• March 1, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 2, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 3, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 6, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floorbr> Free with Museum admission
  

• March 7, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 8, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 9, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 10, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 13, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 14, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 15, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 16, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 17, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 20, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 21, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  
• March 22, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 23, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 24, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 27, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 28, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 29, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 30, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• March 31, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 3, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 4, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 5, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 6, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 7, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 10, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 11, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 12, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 13, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 14, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 17, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 18, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 19, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 20, 2007 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 21, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 24, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 25, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 26, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 27, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• April 28, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 1, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 2, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 3, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 4, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 5, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 8, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 9, 2007
  3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 10, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 11, 2007
  4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 12, 2007
  10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 15, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 17, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 22, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 24, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 29, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

• May 31, 2007
  2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
  Uris Center for Education, ground floor
  Free with Museum admission
  

The Metropolitan Opera Early Notes Program (Grades K–2)

The Early Notes Program introduces children in kindergarten, first and second grades (ages 5–8) to the wonderful world of opera in the classroom and at the opera house.

Working in select New York City Public Schools, the Met’s Education Director introduces and explores the basics of opera in the classroom.

The children also attend a rehearsal at the opera house, and participate in backstage tours and demonstrations of the various theatrical arts involved in opera production. In addition to providing these hands-on learning experiences, the Metropolitan Opera is developing its own opera story books for children and grade-specific resource guides to help teachers immerse their students in music-making as well as opera.

The Met continues to expand the Early Notes Program to respond to the needs of the students within the New York City area and the educational goals of the New York City Department of Education. The Program was founded with support from the ChevronTexaco Foundation.


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THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS
Hear what it sounds like when 106 of the world's best musicians get together to play great music. The New York Philharmonic continues its 80-year-old tradition, performing Young People's Concerts® on four Saturdays during the year, appropriate for kids ages 6-12. Before each concert, visit Kidzone Live!, where young audience members can try out different instruments, meet musicians from the Orchestra, and can even make their own instruments.

In the 2006-07 season, The Ages of Music explore what makes music Baroque? Why is one kind of music called Classical? What do they mean when they say some music is Romantic? How did music change in the 20th Century and where is it heading today?

Remaining dates:

• Saturday, March 24, 2007, 2PM
  Conductor, James Gaffigan
  THE AGES OF MUSIC: MODERN
  

The 20th century was music's most explosive period of development ever. Composers from Stravinsky and Webern to Copland and Adams created thrilling new worlds of sound. We'll see where music is heading today.

The Young People's Concerts® and Kidzone Live! are made possible with generous support from the Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust and The Theodore H. Barth Foundation.

MetLife Foundation is the Lead Corporate Underwriter for the New York Philharmonic's Education Programs.

VERY YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS
Designed for families with pre-schoolers, Very Young People's Concerts introduce youngsters ages 3-5 to classical music through games, active listening, and hands-on music-making with musicians of the New York Philharmonic. Concerts are at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th Street.

Remaining dates:

• Sun, Apr 15, 2007, 12:30PM OR 3PM

LOOK OUT SKETCH TOURS
SELECT SATURDAYS, 10:30 -11:30 am

For families with kids ages 6-8 or 9-12
Each month highlights a different theme through discussion and creative sketching activities in the galleries. All materials are provided. Registration is strongly recommended; DROP INS ARE WELCOME! Register by calling (212) 671-5300.

For families with kids AGES 6-8

• MARCH 3, 17, 24 Say Cheese!: Photography
  

• APRIL 7, 14, 28 Body Language: Poses and Prose
  

• MAY 5, 19 Puzzling Pieces, Strange Arrangements
  

• JUNE 2, 9, 16 Feeling Groovy: Summer of Love
  

or families with kids AGES 9-12

• MARCH 24 I Am What I Am: Identity
  

• APRIL 7 What's in a Word?: Text and Symbols
  

• MAY 5 Looking through Lenses: Photography
  

• JUNE 9 Flower Power Flashback: Summer of Love
  

For families with kids ages 5 -10

Family Fun! Art Workshops feature gallery tours and activities designed to prepare families to create their own works of art inspired by their observations in the galleries. All materials are provided. Registration is required. Register by calling (212) 671-5300.

THIS SEASON!
Artist's Choice, Artist's Voice art workshops bring contemporary artists and families together to share their ideas and opinions, and create artwork inspired by conversations and activities in the Museum's galleries. Parents and kids will participate in an art-making workshop led by the artist to explore materials and process together.

• MARCH 10
  

• APRIL 21
  

• MAY 12
  

This season, we are pleased to present our artist in residence, photographer Sarah Stolfa. Ms. Stolfa has received national recognition for her work, and is currently pursuing her MFA at Yale University, where she also works with the Education Department at the Yale University Gallery. She was recently exhibited by Silverstein Photography in Chelsea in the fall of 2006.

WHITNEY WEES
SELECT SATURDAYS, 10-11am
SELECT WEDNESDAYS, 3-4pm

For families with kids ages 4-5. Bringing a younger sibling? Please have one adult for each child younger than 4. Thank you! Bring the little ones and share an interactive experience of looking and sharing, wiggling and working together - all in the Museum galleries! All materials are provided. Register by calling (212) 671-5300.

More Less: Parts and Wholes

• Saturday, March 3
  
• Saturday, March 17
  
• Wednesday, March 7
  

What Do You See When You Look At Me?: People

• Saturday, April 14
  
• Saturday, April 28
  
• Wednesday, April 11
  

Home Sweet Home: Houses and Streets

• Saturday, May 19
  
• Wednesday, May 16
  

Silly, Mad, Sad, and Glad: Feelings

• Saturday, June 2
  
• Saturday, June 16
  
• Wednesday, June 13
  

FREE ACTIVITY GUIDES FOR FAMILIES
The Whitney's free family guides include suggestions and questions, as well as drawing and looking activities for children and families to share while they are exploring the galleries together. Guides are available in the Museum's lobby.

The Whitney Museum of American Art's Family Programs are made possible by Citigroup, The Louis Calder Foundation; Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust, HSBC Bank USA, Trustee; JP Morgan Chase; Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo and The Dorothea L. Leonard Foundation, Inc., and by members of the Whitney's Education Committee.