NYC & BROOKLYN | MAY 2019
Driven: 007 x SKYSCAPE
NYC's museum dedicated to all-things espionage will soon shed some light on 007. The first James Bond exhibit in New York examines the creativity that went into bringing the movies to life. Car aficionados: You'll be pleased to know that Bond's Aston Martin DB5 will on display. There are also many interactive components to the exhibit: You can check out gadgets and gizmos in the Q's lab, get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Skyfall finale came to be and so much more
VR World
VR WORLD is the largest mixed reality entertainment destination showcasing over 50 unique experiences from art and film to gaming and multiplayer features. They are redefining entertainment through merging culture and cutting edge technology, through the best Virtual and Augmented reality into good games.
The quest for the seven teeth
Franklin, the tooth fairy's cousin, is in a pickle and could use the creativity of some brave kids. If you've got tiny helping hands to lend, meet him in Central Park! An interactive adventure in central park.
jazz for kids
Introduce your kids to the joys of jazz at the Jazz Standard's weekly Sunday brunch program. The Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra, made up of talented youngsters between the ages of 11 and 18, provides the music including big band classics like “Cherokee” and “Billie’s Bounce." While your family taps their toes, chow down on a barbecue brunch from Blue Smoke. Doors open at 1pm.
LUZIA
A journey filled with wonder, playfulness & striking artistry. A Waking Dream of Mexico. Shows are at 12:30 PM and 4:30 PM, next to Citifield.
Bronx Zoo Dinosaur Safari
Advertised as the "biggest, most realistic dinosaur ride in America," the new attraction shuttles families (with narration) through a wooded area packed with 40 ultra-realistic (read: gigantic) animatronic dinosaurs. One of the most notable features will certainly be the two towering Tyrannosaurus rex—as well as the vegetarian Omeisaurus that stretches an impressive 60 feet long. And to make things as realistic as possible, the Bronx Zoo teamed up with a paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History—Don Lessem even served as an advisor on the original Jurassic Park! The experience is topped off with an ADA-accessible fossil dig area for kids to play in, plus some additional dino-themed activities around the zoo
“Personal Space” at the Intrepid
If you have trouble packing your suitcase before a trip, wait until you find out what astronauts have to bring when they head to outer space! During this year’s annual Space & Science Festival, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will host an exhibit, "Personal Space," dedicated to all of the personal items that astronauts bring along for the trip. Astronauts who will be featured in this exhibit include Mike Massimino, Dr. Ellen Baker and more.
The Homage Skateboard Academy
The Homage Skateboard Academy is an indoor skateboarding educational facility in Brooklyn. Their experienced instructors love to teach skateboarding and are constantly progressing in their teaching abilities, just like their skating abilities. They think that skateboarding is more than just a physical activity though, so they also teach about skateboarding culture and how skateboarding can change the way a person perceives their surroundings.
The Homage Skateboard Academy facilities allow for a teaching program suited to anyone interested in putting their two feet on a board, no matter how young or old, or what style of skateboarding the student is interested in. They can teach the basics of just riding on flat ground, or we can teach tricks and how to skate obstacles.
Graff Tours
Graff Tours’s mission is to connect people with the street art and graffiti culture. Our talented staff showcase this misunderstood craft. We offer people an opportunity to interact directly with artists thru graffiti art lessons, street art tours or custom events where we live paint right in front of the audience.
New york city brick by brick
It took many bricks to create the towers and skyscrapers of NYC—even the LEGO intrepretation of Gotham.
Artist Jonathan Lopes is set to release a new book titled New York City Brick by Brick, which focuses on the mini masterpieces he creates using NYC as his muse and LEGOs as his medium.
“While living in New York City for 25 years, I was so inspired by its architecture that I began replicating large scale icons with LEGO bricks," he said in a statement. "The exhibition at City Point will include highlights of my art including the Brooklyn Bridge, which is 17 feet long, Grand Central Terminal, which is made of 62,500 LEGO pieces and The Woolworth Building which stands just under 8 feet tall, among about 25 other works.”
The book signing and exhibit grand opening will take place at City Point 445 Albee Square West from noon–3pm on May 11. It'll then run for several days after the signing. All of the budding engineers in your family need to check it out!
smorgasburg
Sunday’s in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, attracting 20,000-30,000 people to Brooklyn each weekend to eat from 100 local vendors—Saturdays on the Williamsburg waterfront and Sundays in beautiful Prospect Park. It launched May 21, 2011, as a spinoff of Brooklyn Flea (founded in 2008), and has since launched dozens of small businesses and attracted millions of visitors. The New York Times dubbed Smorgasburg “The Woodstock of Eating."