Wednesday, September 21st from 12 to 4PM
@ Good Cheap Food (53 Main St, Delhi, NY 13753)
Kick off Banned Book Week at our first ever Banned Book Bake Sale!
W.I.D.E. has partnered with The Lost Book Shop to bring you some of the best banned literature from across the country. We will also have our famous bake sale so you can enjoy a treat with your new publication.
(more…)For-do invites the community to RECOVERY FOR HUMANITY, a carnival held at the Delhi American Legion, 41 Page Avenue, Delhi. Free food, games, music, cotton candy, popcorn, community involvement tables, and a dunk tank! It takes place Friday, September 16, 12 pm–7 pm.
After a two-year hiatus, the West Kortright Centre’s annual family-friendly, summer’s end celebration returns to East Meredith. On Sunday, September 4, from noon–6 PM, the West Kortright Fair features three live bands, fresh local foods, an epic bake sale, local artisans and other vendors, a rummage sale, and plenty of children’s entertainment—including Wacky Wendy and her whimsical paper craft hats. Admission is by pay-what-you-can donation. The concert tent features West Kortright Centre Shakespeare alums Moppy Copperwheat and Zara Zee performing at 12:30 PM as the ”antifolk” duo Sourdoe, followed by the North Atlantic fiddle music of Drank the Gold at 2:15 PM. At 4:30 PM, Atom & the Orbits blast off from the early rock & roll universe with a set of danceable two-minute old-school power pop songs à la Chuck Berry.
(more…)On Sunday, August 28 at 2 pm, the West Kortright Centre presents The Nate & Kate Kids Show, a free indoor performance of children’s songs and juggling. This popular Ithaca-based duo balances entertainment value and artistry, featuring cello, guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, harmony vocals, humorous original songs, sing-along favorites, hilariously impressive musical juggling routines, and audience participation. Nate & Kate’s unique vaudeville-inspired variety show is geared towards families with children ages 2-8.
(more…)On Saturday, July 23 at 1pm, the West Kortright Centre presents Elena Moon Park and Friends, a free outdoor concert of reimagined folk music and original children’s songs from around the globe, with an emphasis on East Asia.
(more…)KIDSTOCK!
July 2, 11 am – 4pm
Rain or shine
A fun afternoon with live music for kids, featuring Shinbone Alley (a jazz band on stilts), Senegalese percussionist Amadou Diallo, and Miss Pam’s Jamboree. Additional entertainment and activities include Mike the Juggler, the Community Music Network’s instrument petting zoo, face painting, recycled fabric jewelry making, build-your-own-terrarium, native plant giveaway, an obstacle course, and more!
Pay what you can (suggested donation: $20/family).
Food available from Catskill Momos and The Tulip and the Rose, plus Freestyle Confections.
This event is sponsored by Andes Hotel, Bovina Montessori, Catskill Country Living, Ecoagents, and Christine Egan & Scott DeSimon.
West Kortright Centre
49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith
info@westkc.org
https://westkc.org/eventbrite-event/kidstock/ (more…)
See what you’ve got in the pumpkin-carving department — 6pm on Halloween night at This&That / John’s Flea, next door to Bushel. You can drop off carved pumpkins from Friday on.
Women for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (W.I.D.E) is hosting a family-friendly event on the Delhi Courthouse Square with kids crafts, family yoga, creative movement, food, live music, bake sale, raffles and prizes. Free & open to the public. Masks, social distancing, and sign in required. Details at www.wideny.org.
Women for Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (W.I.D.E) is sponsoring a new series of monthly Saturday morning workshops for families at the Walton, Andes, and Delhi libraries geared towards children ages 5–12. Stories, activities, food, and music; Each family takes home a FREE book. Starts mid-June. For details & dates at each library, go to: wideny.org.
“The Covid Childcare Co-op Calendar (CCCC) is a tech tool as social prompt. Using the CCCC, a group of caregivers can fairly schedule collective childcare according to their availabilities. Though it seems counter-intuitive considering what we’re up against, our social bonds are still our greatest collective asset, and they can guide a smart, functional, feminist response to our covid crisis of care. Whether it’s a small circle of friends supporting a healthcare worker by watching their kid, or a few retail employees trading off with a tiny class of 8 year olds, the CCCC makes the annoying step of making and sharing a fair joint schedule a cinch. Our hope is that this simple tool—no accounts, no registration, no stored data—prompts people to think about the next handful of months and how they can share the collective childcare burden, whether they’re someone who’s stuck with more than they can handle, or less.”
The Everyday Race blog by NYU-based educator and advocate Natalie Zwerger focuses on “moving the conversation about race into action” and includes education-centered resources and analysis. Most recent post: “Dear White People: Let’s Not Continue to Be Our Ancestors.”
A living document intended for white people and anyone wanting to educate themselves about anti-racism, and with a section dedicated to resources for parents of young children.
Chad McAvoy (running for NY State Assembly District 101) has been posting educational nature-themed videos for those stuck at home. More will be available to educators through NY Teachers Union (on microscopic pond life, insect ecology, regional agricultural history), but here is one to check out on fossil hunting. (more…)
Watch Astra Taylor (director of What Is Democracy? and author of Democracy May Not Exist But We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone) discuss her experience being home-schooled (or un-schooled) without a curriculum or schedule, and how it has shaped her educational philosophy and development as an artist. Hosted by the Walker Art Center (from 2009, recently re-shared by Taylor).
Artist Nina Katchadourian is hosting an art school for kids on her facebook page. It’s hosted by her cat, Stickies: Stickies’ Art School