FAMILY Activities BASKETBALL CLINIC Practice for tournaments held Mon. through Thurs. ...
BASKETBALL CLINIC
Practice for tournaments held Mon. through Thurs. till Sept. 7; North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park (midpark at 97th St.), 212-348-4867; Fri. 4:30-6:30, free.
CARTOON CHARACTERS
Learn how to become the next Tony Millionaire or Mike Wartella during drawing class w/Jamie Fallon; Seward Park Branch Library, 192 E. B'way (Jefferson St.), 212-477-6770 reg. req.; Mon. at 3, free.
ILLUSTRATING BOOKMAKING: TREE BOOKS
Create your own tree-shaped book w/collage of leaves & friendly creatures; Aguilar Branch, 174 E. 110th St. (betw. Lexington & 3rd Aves.), 212-534-2930; Weds. at 3:30, free.
KIDS ON BROADWAY
Performance of new musical Day for Night; Donnell Library Center, 20 W. 53rd St. (5th Ave.), 212-621-0636, res. req.; Tues. at 11, free.
KIDS PROJECT SUMMER CAMP: COME AS YOU ARE
Awareness program for disabled kids using activities & disabled puppets; Hudson Park Branch Library, 66 Leroy St. (7th Ave.), 212-243-6876; Thurs. at 3, free.
MODEL MAKING
Family workshop w/architect Tim Butler; Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Ave. (betw, 88th & 89th Sts.), 212-423-3587, res. req.; Sat. 1-4, $10 for child & adult.
SUMMER KIDS DANCE
Broadway Dance Center hosts summer program for kids ages 3-12 interested in learning forms & techniques & things; 221 W. 57th St., 5th Fl. (B'way), 212-582-9304, call for days & times [through 8/11].
2001 YOUNG FILMMAKERS CAMP
Basic editing & film instruction using high tech toys?recommended for moneyed youth ages 13-18; Film/Video Arts, 50 B'way (Canal St.), 212-673-9361; call for info [through 7/31].
Things to See & Hear
ANIMAL TALES
Hear stories of about "our feathered, furred & flip-flapping friends"; Dana Discovery Center, Harlem Meer in Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-860-1370; Sat. at 1, free.
ARTHUR'S WORLD
Artist Marc Brown, creator of Arthur series, exhibits his work at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. Amsterdam & B'way), 212-721-1234; call for times, $5 [through 8/31].
CHILDREN'S STORYTIME
Weekly readings followed by dance performance. This week, Tony Di'Terlizzi reads from Ted; Union Sq. Barnes & Noble, 33 E. 17th St. (betw. B'way & Park Ave. S.), 212-253-0810; Weds. at 5, free.
FAMILY FILMS
Weekly animated shorts followed by refreshments in Paley Park; Museum of Modern Art, The Roy & Niuta Titus Theater 2, 18 W. 54th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-708-9400; Thurs. at 4, free.
MAYA THE BEE
Entertaining families for more than a year now, the jazz puppet play for kids 3-9 is based on German book about a bee who runs away from her hive; Salon Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-539-6644; Sat. at 2, $7-$15.
PICTURE BOOK & STORIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Kids age 2-4 come for reading & seeing at the Donnell Library Center's Central Children's Room; 20 W. 53rd St. (Madison Ave.), 212-621-0636; Tues. at 11, free [through 7/31].
PROGRAMS IN THE PLAYGROUNDS
Shadow Box Theater pres. the Growing Rock at Imagination Playgound in Prospect Park, Ocean Ave. (Lincoln Rd.), Park Slope, 718-965-8951 or www.prospectpark.org; Sat. at 3.
SUMMER CAVALCADE
Month-long activities for the kids; This week, enjoy storytelling by Rainbow Crow; Riverside Park S., Hudson River (betw. 68th & 72nd Sts.), 212-408-0219; Sat. at 11, free.
SUMMERTIME STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Annual storytelling at the Hans Christian Andersen statue, feat. professionals reciting a different tale each week from around the world, Central Park, 72nd St. (5th Ave.), Weds. at 11, free.
TALES IN THE PARK
Children's theater group, Once Upon a Time Inc., pres. a different fairy tale each week. Today, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland; Queens Museum of Art, New York City Bldg., Flushing Meadows Corona Park, 718-592-9700, www.queensmuse.org; Sat. at 3, free [through 8/19].
WISEACRE FARM
A birthday on the farm at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; Sat. at 1, $7.