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Grab & Go Kids Planner

Take advantage of all the fantastic family activities taking place around town this week.

If you love the stories of Beatrix Potter, then don’t miss the Queens Theatre in the Park productions of “Jemima Puddle-Duck” and “The Story of the Fierce Bad Rabbit.” Giant puppets, beautiful costumes and alluring masks bring these childhood favorites to life and will delight kids of all ages!  Tickets $12. Claire Shulman Playhouse.  Saturday March 12, 2011 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.  Visit Queens Theatre in the Park.  Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Bakers & Shakers makes cooking healthy food fun!  Whisk, pour and crack eggs as kids learn how to make a fantastic strawberry shortcake.  Watch them enjoy their new skills in the kitchen, enjoy the fruits of their labor and become proficient in the kitchen.  Sunday, March 13, 10 - 11 a.m.  Class held at (71-00 Yellowstone Blvd). To make a reservation e-mail renee@bakersandshakers.com  or call 646-Kid-Food. Ages 3+ For more information visit Bakers and Shakers

Soccer Season is Back!  With spring just moments away, kids will be thrilled to hit the fields of Forest Hills High School for outdoor soccer classes.  Visit Youth Soccer Program to find out about classes beginning April 3 for kids 3 ½ - 12 years old.  The program provides all age ranges with instructional programs that teach the fundamentals of the game, sportsmanship and fair play.  Additionally, don’t forget to sign up for the free soccer clinic on March 27th!

Family Movie Night! There are lots of great movies out this week that will appeal to kids of various age groups.  Check out the local theater listings for:

  • Rango -- From the director of 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' comes 'Rango,' featuring Johnny Depp in an animated comedy filled with adventure that takes audiences for a fun-filled ride through the Wild West.
  • Beastly -- This teen romance, starring Vanessa Hudgens, teaches kids how to see past what lies on the surface and discover what makes people truly beautiful.  
  • Mars Needs Moms --  Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) realizes just how super his mom is (Joan Cusack) when she's taken by Martians who plan to use her for their own families.

The Queens Museum of Art presents the "The Museum Explores Club" -- a program for families affected by and living with autism.  Familes, including grandparents and siblings, are welcomes and encouraged to join various art making and art viewing activities in the studio to encourage and build community.  Free event.  Registration is required.  Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Visit QUEENS MUSEUM OF ART.  

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Angela DeRusha April 30, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Hey Kyle, if we can get enough people I am will to do a 6 or 6:30am class as well as a 6:30pm class.Read More The cost per class is between $15-20 (depending on the size of the class) the more people the lower the individual cost.
Kyle Christine Smith April 30, 2013 at 12:00 pm
do you have any more information?
Phony Jones April 30, 2013 at 04:11 pm
Fair usage of public roads is fine, the main issue at hand is that the design of the new bike linesRead More on Jewel Ave is just poor and unsafe for all parties involved. On the eastbound Jewel Ave road heading towards Main St, the bike like is just haphazardly running along next to the merge lane to the GCP westbound lane, meaning vehicle traffic cuts directly across the new bike lane when getting onto a highway. This is very dangerous since because there are only 2 lanes now on the eastbound Jewel road the right lane becomes the de-facto bus lane for the Q65. That bus moves pretty quick in general. Any driver attempting to make the merge onto the GCP west with a bike rider directly in the merge/bike lane combined with a fast, slow to brake bus behind them will be hard pressed to slow down in time and not cause some kind of accident. Why would anybody design that kind of traffic pattern, it's dangerous and reckless. It's not much better going on the Westbound Jewel Ave Road since that bike lane also merges with the GCP exit ramp with cars exiting from highway speed. It is not a safe traffic pattern at all for anyone. Aside from that, the westbound bike lane just sort ends abruptly there as well, leaving bicyclists basically at the end of an off-ramp without a clear traffic lane. They really should have thought out the placement and layout before somebody gets hurt, especially as the weather becomes better and we see more mixed usage on the road.
el jefe April 29, 2013 at 03:31 pm
Mary, I follow the rules of the road. If I wear a helmet will you and other drivers stop speedingRead More and running red lights? An average of 17 cyclists are killed every year by drivers. not once has a driver been injured when hitting a cyclist. Do you really think we're not paying attention? You're using your car to get somewhere. That's fine. I'm using a bike to get somewhere. Please respect my right to use the road.
Mary Colliton April 29, 2013 at 02:43 pm
No not thinly veiled attempts. Real attempts. When bikers start adhering to the rules of the road,Read More wearing helmets and paying attention they'll be taken seriously. Until then ... got to the park!