Page 457 - Demo

A B R O W N S T O N E H O L ID A YA Sure cure For i he-Kids-Home-For-The-Hoiiday BiuesBY DAVID L.L. LASKINTen days of television. This is what many kids may be looking forward to as they recover from report cards during Christmas vacation. But, parents don%u2019t panic. There are plenty of places in and around Brownstone Brooklyn that are helping make the grade this winter with a host of ongoing activities and special events to exercise and entertain those young minds and bodies. Here are some highlights of what%u2019s going on around town.TAKING TO THE ICEFor nature lovers, both enthusiastic and reluctant, Prospect Park offers enough fun to keep kids going practically the whole vacation. Ice skating, second only to snowball fights as supreme winter sport, can be practiced by the graceful and the gawky, prima ballerinas and speed demons, and young and old alike at the Kate Wollman Rink. They supply the ice, the music, skate rentals and a shuttle bus that circles the park every hour.The Abe Stark Rink at Coney Island is also open now for those who prefer their skating indoors.OF HORSES AND ANIMALSFor those who like their nature on the other side of the fence, there%u2019s the Prospect Park Zoo. Visit such fellow winter creatures as the seals and polar bears, then duck inside to the playful monkey house, the colorful bird house or the exotic residences of the lion, llama, rhinoceros and other worldly critters.Kids more inclined to horsing around will enjoy saddling up at Culmitt Stables, which runs supervised trail rides around and in the park every day, and pony rides for the smaller buckaroos. On December 28, the Urban Park Rangers will sponsor %u201c Let the Horse Do the Walking,%u201d a guided tour of the Park%u2019s history and inimitable design, riding high on horseback through its pristine beautyEXPLORING WITH THE RANGERSThe Park Rangers are planning several exciting and educational tours over the holiday season. What kinds of plant and animal life appear after the salt marsh%u2019s high reeds and grasses have died? Meet the Rangers at Marine Park on December 27 for %u201cThe Marsh in Winter%u201d to find out. And imagine the days when dinosaurs and flying lizardsSome vacation time activities: Skaters atProspect Park%u2019s W ollm an Rink; kids enjoying the YW CA%u2019s W inter Carnival; puppetsand performers at the Brooklyn Children%u2019sMuseum; and at the Coney Island Aquariumstalked the swamps of Brooklyn in %u201cFort Greene One Million B.C.,%u201d hosted by the Rangers on December 28 at the Fort Greene Visitors Center, inside the park, bounded by DeKalb, Washington Park (Cumberland), and St. Edwards PI.OF FISHES AND THE SEAS Kids can do more than imagine thesetimeless creatures at the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Performances, demonstrations and feedings of the Aquarium%u2019s sharks, Beluga whales, electric eels and sea lions happen daily, along with exhibits of colorful and unusual fish from around the world.A special treat at the 90-year-old institution is the new Red Sea exhibit, a naturalistic habitat of coral crevices and tunnels that provides grazing grounds and escape routes for the Golden Butterfly, Halfmoon Angel, Masked Puffer and other fish found only in the Red Sea. On the homefront, the Aquarium is celebrating its Continued on Page 22The Who, What, When, Where, And How Of Holiday Stuff For KidsABE STARK SKATING RINK: Coney IslandBoardwalk at 19th St. Open Sat. and Sun.,12noon-4pm. Special vacation hours, Dec.26-Jan. 2 , 10am-3pm. Closed Dec. 25. Free.965-8196.ALONZO PLAYERS THEATER: AlonzoPlayers present %u201c Huggy Bean and the Originof the Magical Kente Cloth.\4pm and 6:30pm. Lafayette and ClermontAves. $8, kids under 12, $6. (212) 302-7210.BROOKLYN C H ILD R E N %u2019S MUSEUM:Events with them e of peace, for InternationalYear of Peace. Free workshops are held at different times each day. They include \a Peace Mural W orkshop,%u201d %u201c Friendship Inventions W orkshop,%u201d %u201c Peaceful Plants & AnimalsW orkshop,%u201d %u201cSm ells of W inter Workshop,\%u201cSound Gallery Adventure,%u201d and %u201c DancingKim onos.%u201d Exhibit %u201cSounds Around\during Museum hours. Other events include:Stories of peace from other cultures, told byKawana Colem an, Dec. 27, 28, 29, and Jan. 2,3, and 4, 2, 3, and 4pm. The Kids Project puppet show with disabled characters, Dec. 29,1:30pm and 3pm; poet Arthur W ilson readspoetry and prose on African-American holidayKwanzaa, Dec. 3 1 ,1:30pm; Malaske MakongoDance Company performs dance for Kwanzaa,Dec. 31,2:30pm; Kwame Nkrumah performsmusic and tells tales of W est Africa, Jan. 3,1:30pm and 3pm. Museum closed Dec. 25 andJan. 1. Hours: Mon., Wed., Fri., 2-5pm; Thurs.,2-8pm; Sat., Sun., holidays, 10am-5pm, closedTues. 145 Brooklyn Ave. 735-4400.BROOKLYN MUSEUM: Arty Factsworkshop for kids 4 and up with parent, Sat.,11am-12:30pm. Art-making workshops forholidays, %u201cDe-Lightful C elebrations,%u201d Dec.2 7 -2 9 ,1-3pm. Pre-registration requiied.%u201cW h a t%u2019s Up?%u201d art workshop for kids 6-12, Sat.and Sun., 2-3pm. Free. Hours: Mon., Wed.-Fri.,10am-5pm; Sat., 11am-6pm; Sun., 1-6prn. 200Eastern Pkwy. 638-5000.CARROLL GARDENS LIBRARY: Movies forchildren 2 1/ 2 -5, every Mon., 10:30am. Puzzlehour for children 2V2-5, every Mon., 11am12noon. Pre-school story time for children21/2-5, every Tues., 10:30am. Drawing forchildren 5-12, every Fri., 4pm. Free. Hours:Mon. and Tues., 10am-6pm; Wed., 1-8pm;Thurs., 12-6pm; Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., 11am-3pm.Clinton and Union Sts. 625-5838.CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY: Olderchildren%u2019s Read-Aloud, for ages 6-10, everyMon., 3:30-4pm. W inter Movies and Crafts, forages 6-10, Dec. 2 9 ,11am. W inter Movies, forages 6-10, Dec. 3 0 ,1pm. Free exhibit thru Jan.2, \Mon.-Thurs., 9am-8pm; Fri. and Sat., 10am6pm; Sun., 1-5pm. Grand Army Plaza.780-7700.CLINTON HILL LIBRARY: Preschoolmovies, for children ages 3-5, Dec. 30,10:45am. Free. Pre-registration required.Hours: Mon., 12-6pm; Tues. and Wed., 10am6pm; Thurs., 1-8pm; Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., 11am3pm. Washington and Lafayette Aves.857-8038.NYC TRANSIT EXHIBIT: Actual vintage subway cars and exhibits on Subways of thePast, open Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm. ClosedChristmas Day and New Year's Day. BoerumPI. and Schermerhorn St. $1, kids 50 cents.330-3060.PACIFIC LIBRARY: Movies for children ofall ages, every Mon., 4pm. Free. Hours: 10am6pm; Tues., 12-6pm; Wed., 10am-6pm; Thurs..1-8pm; Fri., 1-6pm. Fourth Ave. and Pacific St.638-5180.PARK RANGER EVENTS: Urban ParkRangers hold two tours and one workshopover Christm as break. \at Marine Park, Dec. 27, 11am. Meet at Ave. UparKing lOl. Lei liie riuioe Du iiie Walkmy,\mounted tour of Prospect Park, Dec. 28, 10amand 1pm. Reservations required, $20 horserental fee. %u201c Fort Greene One Million B.C.\learn about this neighborhood eons ago, Dec.28, 1pm. Meet at Fort Greene Visitors Centernear Prison Ship Martyrs' Monum ent in FortGreene Park. All free unless noted. 287-3400.PARK SLOPE LIBRARY: Movies for children3 1/2-5, Dec. 31, 11am. Free. Hours: Mon.,1-8pm, Tues. and Wed., 10am-6pm; Thurs.,12-6pm; Thurs., 12-6pm; Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., 11am3pm. 9th St. and Sixth Ave. 768-0593.NEW YORK AQUARIUM: Two exhibits:%u201cThe Red Sea%u201d and %u201c90th AnniversaryRetrospective: From the Battery to the Bronxto Brooklyn.%u201d Both in the Main Gallery. Forkids 6-12, learn about invertebrates in %u201cSpines& Snails but No Sm imming Tail!\1-3pm. $9, reservations required. %u201cW inter Holiday%u201d for kids 8-12, workshop on how animals(including people) survive polar conditions,Dec. 30, 10am-3pm. $26.50, children ofmembers, $25. Reservations required. Dailyfeedings and demonstrations: Walrus feeding,12:30pm and 3:15pm; Shark feeding, 1:45pm;Penguin feeding, 11:45am and 3:45pm; Electric eel demonstration, 11:15am, 1:15pm,2:45pm, 4:30pm; Beluga whales and sea lionsperform in Aquatheater, Mon.-Fri,, 10:45am,12noon, 3pm, Sat. and Sun., 11:30am, 2pm,4pm. Aquarium is at Coney Island Boardwalkand W. 8th St. Open 10am-4:45pm daily. Admission is $3.75, $1.50 for kids. For info,266-8711.PROSPECT PARK: O ffice of the Administrator, Litchfield Villa, 95 Prospect ParkWest, 788-0055. Leiferts Hom estead, openWed.-Sun., 10am-4pm, thru Dec.; Sat. andSun., 10am-4pm thru Jan. Use entrance atFlatbush Ave. and Empire Blvd. Prospect ParkZoo, open seven days/week, 8am-4:30pm;buildings open at 11am. Use Flatbush Ave.and Empire Blvd. entrance. Children%u2019s Zoonow open, Wed.-Sun., 10-4:30pm.P R O S P E C T P A R K H O H S t B A C K H IU IN U :Horse rental and trail rides from CultmittStables, $10 an hour, Mon.-Fri., $12 an hourSat. and Sun., holidays. Pony Rides. 15 min.,$3; half-hour. $6; hour, $12. Lessons for alllevels. 7 days a week, 9:30am-4:30pm. CatonPI. and E. 8th St. 438-8849.PROSPECT PARK EN VIR O NM ENTA LCENTER: Exhibit %u201c Birds and Beasts ofBrooklyn,\Dec. 27 and 28, 12-4pm. Prospect Park PicnicHouse, Prospect Park W est and 5th St.788-8500.RED HOOK LIBRARY: C hildren%u2019s films,every Mon., 3-5pm. Free. Hours: Mon.-Wed.,10am-5:30pm; Thurs. and Fri., 12-5:30pm.Wolcott and Dwight Sts. 875-4412.WALT W H ITM A N LIBRARY: Pop-Ups andDrawings for children 5-12, every Mon., 3-5pm.Movies for children 5-12, every Fri., 4-5pm.Free. Hours: Mon.-Wed., 10am-6pm; Thurs.and Fri., 1-6pm. St. Edwards St. and AuburnPI. 855-1508.W OLLMAN SKATING RINK: Wed., Thurs.and Holidays, 10am-6pm; Fri.-Sun., 10am-9pm.$2 adults on weekdays, $2.50 on weekends; $1kids and seniors. Skate rental $2 for 3 hours.Shuttle bus to rink leaves rink on hour: Wed.,Thurs., and holidays., 3-6pm; Sat., 4-9pm;Sun., 3-9pm. Stops in sequence: Flatbush Ave.and Empire Blvd.; Prospect Park West andUnion St.; P.P.W. and 3rd St.; P.P.W. andBartel-Pritchard Circle; Prospect ParkSouthwest and 16th St.; and Parkside Ave. atPark Circle Entrance. 965-6561.BROOKLYN CENTRAL YMCA: Holidaycamp, for kids 6-10, with sports, songs andfield trips. Dec. 29-31. 9am-4pm. 157 MontagueSt. $25/day. Pre-registration required, by Dec.28 for full three days. Dec. 29 for Dec. 30, andby Dec. 30 for Dec. 31. 522-6000.BROOKLYN YWCA: holiday camp for kidsin kindergarten thru 6th grade, with groupgames, arts and crafts, swimming and wintersports. Dec. 26. 29 and 30, 9am-6pm; Dec. 31,9am-3pm. $80, arter-scnooi memDers $du. jr.Dip, swim for kids 8 and up. Wed.. 3:15-4:15pm;Sat.. 12:45-1:45pm. Third and Atlantic Aves.875-1190December 25, 1986, THE PHOENIX, Page 19