Hamptons Kids' Weekend Calendar: 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Button Day, Author Wendy Wax
This weekend in the Hamptons, take the kids to see To Kill a Mockingbird at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, have fun with pottery and pizza at Quogue Library, and make bracelets for National Button Day at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.
Thursday, November 6
LEGO MANIA! AT HAMPTON LIBRARY
3:30–4:30 p.m. Create anything you like with Legos at the library. A great chance for kids to have fun and parents to relax and socialize. Weekly Lego challenges. Lego donations always appreciated. The Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. 631-537-0015 hamptonlibrary.org
PAWS TO READ AT AMAGANSETT FREE LIBRARY
4 p.m. For kids K–6 who want to practice their readings skills to a dog. Sign up for a 15-minute time slot. Amagansett Free Library, 215 Main Street, Amagansett. 631-267-3810 amaglibrary.org
BUTTON DAY CELEBRATION AT ROGERS LIBRARY
4 p.m. Make bracelets for National Button Day. Grades 6–12. Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. 631-283-0774 myrml.org
ACT TWO TEEN COMMUNITY THEATER
6 p.m. Fall session begins. Teens perform, write screenplays and use improv, teaching peers and others in the community. Performances at various locations throughout Southampton Town. Free for Southampton Town residents in grades 8–12. Hampton Bays Community Center, 25 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays. 631-702-2421 southamptontownny.gov
Friday, November 7
MOMMY AND ME AT SWEET WOODLAND FARM
11 a.m. Meet farm animals, hear a story, sing a song and more. Open to kids ages 2–4. $90 for 6 classes, $20 drop-in. Discounts for siblings. Sweet Woodland Farm, 45 Old Squires Road, Hampton Bays. 631-594-1789 sweetwoodlandfarm.org
POTTERY & PIZZA AT QUOGUE LIBRARY
3:30 p.m. Join Alicia Mack and make works of art using clay and sculpting tools. Pizza provided. Registration required. For kids 8 and up. Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue. 631-653-4224 quoguelibrary.org
PICK A SILHOUETTE AT HAMPTON LIBRARY
4:30 p.m. Turn a simple silhouette into art with recycled materials. Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. 631-537-0015 hamptonlibrary.org
BAY STREET THEATER PRESENTS “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”
7 p.m. Literature Live! production of Harper Lee’s beloved story. $25/inquire about free student tickets. Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts, 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor. 631-725-9500 baystreet.org
Saturday, November 8
STORY TIME AT HAMPTON LIBRARY
10 a.m. For kids of all ages. Enjoy stories and an art activity. Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. 631-537-0015 hamptonlibrary.org
SHINNECOCK DANCERS WORKSHOP AT CMEE
10:30 a.m. Metauqus Tarrant of the Shinnecock Nation presents a dance workshop for families and kids of all ages. $5 members/$20 non-members, includes admission to the museum. Rain date 11/15. Children’s Museum of the East End, 376 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. 631-537-8250 cmee.org
AUTHOR WENDY WAX AT QUOGUE LIBRARY
11 a.m. Talk with the author of Even Princesses Go to the Potty. Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue. 631-653-4224 quoguelibrary.org
TWEEN CHEF CHALLENGE AT QUOGUE LIBRARY
1–2 p.m. Chefs choose from a selection of ingredients to create their own personal creative dish. Awards given in several categories. Registration required. Ages 7 and up. Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue. 631-653-4224 quoguelibrary.org
BAY STREET THEATER PRESENTS “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”
7 p.m. Literature Live! production of Harper Lee’s beloved story. $25/inquire about student tickets. Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts, 1 Bay Street, Sag Harbor. 631-725-9500 baystreet.org
Sunday, November 9
WEEKEND KIDS CLUB AT HAMPTON KIDS
9 a.m.–noon. Sunday mornings. Drop your kids off for a mini-camp. Includes a themed art project, healthy snack, lunch, time in a bounce house, tokens to play arcade games and more. For kids 2–12. Call for pricing; sibling discount available. Hampton Kids, 175 Daniels Hole Road, East Hampton. 631-537-4614 hamptonkids.org
COMMUNITY SCROLLATHON: REPURPOSE, REUSE, UPCYCLE AT PARRISH ART MUSEUM
10:30 a.m. Families create and collaborate to make music, art and discovery. Activities include scroll making, instrument building, performance by Bash the Trash, art projects by CMEE and more. Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill. 631-283-2118 parrishart.org