A PUPPET BOY’S GREAT ADVENTURE
Award-winning master puppeteer Faye Dupras’ “The Great Red Ball Rescue” tells the story of a family trip to the beach that goes awry when a young boy’s favorite Red Ball is whisked away by the tides. Can he summon the courage to get it back? Join Jasper, a timid kid with a big imagination, as he sets out on an adventure across the ocean, under the waves, and up into the clouds, where he meets fantastical fortune tellers, thieving fishermen, and mysterious creatures of the deep. Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. Nov. 7, 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 at symphonyspace.org. Running time is an hour.
FANTASIA AT 75
Disney’s “Fantasia” is one of a handful of groundbreaking films where the soundtrack was inextricably linked the cinematic achievement of the film. Animators set pictures to classical music performed by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Mickey Mouse is an aspiring magician who oversteps his limits in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” while “Dance of the Hours” is a comic ballet performed by ostriches, hippos, elephants, and alligators. Along with the film screening, Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Yannik Nezet-Seguin leads a discussion of the impact of Stokowski and “Fantasia” on the modern symphonic world. Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th St. Nov. 8, 3:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Tickets are $18; $16 for seniors and kids at symphonyspace.org.
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TECH FOR TOTS
In “Sesame Street: Computer Caper,” Telly becomes a high-tech detective when a mysterious email invites him to play a guessing game — with each new computer clue, he gets one step closer to discovering his mystery friend. Elmo asks the musical question, “Where Are Computers in Your Neighborhood?,” and Cookie Monster takes a mega-bite out of a computer cookie. Following this 50-minute screening, experts from the Sony Wonder Technology Lab will conduct a workshop, “Tech for Tots: Learning with Computers.” 550 Madison at 56th St Nov. 14, 11 a.m. This event is free, but you must RSVP at sonywondertechlab.com.
CREATING AMERICA IN UNDER AN HOUR
As part of LC Kids, Theater Unspeakable from Chicago presents “The American Revolution,” a 50-minute romp through our country’s epic origin story filled with loads of laughs and ingenious storytelling. The cheeky Windy City troupe brings the stories to life using their bodies, voices, and (pantomimed) cannons. Appropriate for ages 7 and up. Lincoln Center, Clark Studio Theater. Nov. 7, 1 p.m. Tickets are $25 at family.lincolncenter.org.
A NORTH WOODS TOUR IN CENTRAL PARK
The North Woods is the largest of Central Park’s three woodlands, offering people and wildlife a 40-acre forest retreat in the middle of New York City. Central Park Conservancy hosts a tour around tumbling waterfalls, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools, with highlights including Harlem Meer, Huddlestone Arch, the Loch, Glenspan Arch, several cascades, and the Pool. Gather at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th St., btwn. Fifth & Lenox Aves. and end at the Pool, W. 103rd St. & Central Park West. Nov. 8, 2-3:30 p.m. Note that the terrain is uneven, with hills and stairs. Free, with no reservation required. More information at centralparknyc.org.
TACTILE ENGAGEMENT & ART-MAKING
“Discoveries — Divine Design” is a workshop for youth, 5 to 17, with learning or developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum and their accompanying friends and family members. This multisensory workshop includes tactile opportunities and art-making activities, and is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Design for Eternity: Architectural Models from the Ancient Americas.” Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave. at 83rd St., Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education. Nov. 15, 2-3:30 p.m. The workshop is free, but RSVP is required at access@metmusuem.org
THE BIG APPLE DIGESTIBLE FOR THE KIDS
“NYC & Me: A Little Bite of the Big Apple” is an interactive gallery that captures the quintessential sights, sounds, flavors, and spirit of New York City. Inside a 3,000-square-foot immersive experience, children take over the Big Apple’s sidewalks, streets, parks, plazas, public transportation, air rights, and underground world as they playfully explore the city that never sleeps. Put on uniforms and run the city, becoming traffic officers, bus drivers, taxi drivers, food cart vendors, park rangers, construction workers — and even mayor. Appropriate for all ages. Children’s Museum of Manhattan, The Tisch Building, 212 W. 83rd St. Through Jan. 18: Sun., Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Museum admission is $12; $ 8 for seniors; free for infants under a year. Information at cmom.org.
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