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Places and Events for Children, Teens & Families
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The Summer/Fall Kids' Guide featuring arts in the parks, pick-your-own farms, water and theme parks, fairs and festivals, outdoor activities and so much more is NOW AVAILABLE. Pick one up for planning your summer as well as back-to-school programs and services for the fall! The Kids' Guide is available at libraries, stores, schools, professional and real estate offices throughout northcentral New Jersey. To receive a copy by mail, send $3.50 for one issue or $9 for 3 consecutive issues to Kids' Guide, Box 892, Murray Hill, NJ 07974.

Scroll down the Index at left to discover thousands of places to go and things to do for kids, teens and adults. Below the "Let's Go" categories, find "Local Activities and Services" including classes, sports, parent info, health and family services, shopping, family restaurants and the 2010 Camp and School Guides.

See HOT PICKS below for new events and listings received after publication and use the convenient links to access the websites of Kids' Guide listings for the most up-to-date information on exhibitions, events and activities. Email entries for HOT PICKS to kids@kidsguide.com.

Be sure to check out NEW TRAVEL DEALS and VACATION IDEAS under FAMILY TRAVEL (new deals will be posted soon)!

Updates to the Kids' Guide Calendar
& Highlights from the Winter/Spring Kids' Guide

Recent Openings  |  New Events  |  Ongoing Events  |  Open for Registration  |  Stops On The Road

NEW SEASON CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE

BergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt St., Englewood, 201-227-1030.
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, 60 Park Place, Newark, 800-255-3476.
Paper Mill Playhouse, Brookside Dr., Millburn, 973-379-3636.
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, On the campus of Drew University, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, 973-408-5600.
Union County Summer Arts Festival See revised concert schedule under Music & Dance­Arts in the Parks.

RECENT OPENINGS

Now Open
New Please Touch Museum
Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 215-963-0667. Afer an $88 million restoration, the Please Touch Museum opened in the last major building remaining from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. The new museum offers a huge array of interactive, hands-on learning opportunities for little ones and their families. Six new exhibits, a toy sculpture, a collection of Philadelphia Childhood Treasures, and a 100-year-old Dentzel Carousel join together with Memorial Hall's rich history and architecture to create a unique family destination that resembles a majestic storybook castle.

Newark Fire Museum, 1784 One-Room Schoolhouse, Japanese Galleries
Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark, 973-596-6550. Housed in the Ward Carriage House in the Alice & Leonard Dreyfuss Memorial Garden, the Newark Fire Museum's exhibit, Fire Escapes: Danger & Survival, provides children and their families with the key knowledge they need to survive a fire in their home. Visitors pass through a facade replicating a burned-out house, enter various "rooms" with video presentations, and experience a controlled mock fire drill. Kids can climb in the cab of an actual Newark Fire Department truck and try on bunker gear in a fireman's locker room.
     The 1784 one-room schoolhouse, the oldest in Newark, has been fully restored and rededicated.
     From Meiji to Modern: Japanese Art Goes Global, 19th to 21st Centuries, new installation in the Japanese Galleries, showcases an array of Japanese art drawn from the Museum's own permanent collection of the arts of Asia, a collection consisting of more than 30,000 objects.

Curious George Saves the Day: The Art of Margret and H.A. Rey
The Jewish Museum, 1100 Fifth Ave., New york, 212-423-3200. Hours before the Nazis marched into Paris in June 1940, the Reys fled on bicycles carrying drawings for their children's stories including one about a mischevious monkey, then named Fifi. Not only did they save their animal characters, but hte Reys themselves were saved by their illustrations when authorities found them in their belongings. The exhibition features nearly eighty original drawings nad watercolors of the beloved monkey and other characters, many have never been on display before.

NEW EVENTS

3-11 Jul
Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival
Kutztown Fairgrounds, Rt. 222, Kutztown, 888-674-6136. 9-6. Admission, 12 & under free. A celebration of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture. Juried folk artists, crafts, quilts, living history, antiques and collectibles, entertainment, kids' activities and Pennsylvania Dutch food.

Jazz on the Terrace
Reeves-Reed Arboretum, 165 Hobart Ave., Summit, 908-273-8787. 7pm. Bring a picnic and enjoy music under the stars.

Newport Folk Festival
Fort Adams State Park, Newport, 866-468-7619. Indoor and outdoor concerts by chart-topping performers with new performers carrying on the folk music tradition.

Summit Street Fair
Downtown Summit, 908-277-6100.

ONGOING EVENTS

Delaware River Tubing
2998 Daniel Bray Highway, Frenchtown, 908-996-5386. Enjoy a day floating down the Delaware River in a tube, raft, canoe or kayak. A free BBQ meal is included with each rental halfway on the trip at "The Famous River Hot Dog Man." Enjoy your lunch next to a beautiful private island with picnic tables in the water. Pick up a Kids' Guide for discount coupon.

High 5 Tickets to the Arts
Provides teens 13-18 with access to the arts by offering $5 tickets to dance, theater, visual arts, music and more. High 5 also offers 2-for$5 museum passes to New York City's most prestigious museums, including MOMA, the Gugenheim, Rubin Museum of Art, Jewish Museu, International Center for Photography and American Folk Art Museum. For a complete listing of High 5 events and programs or to purchase tickets for the spring season, visit website and sign up for High-5's weekly newsletter.

   OPEN FOR REGISTRATION/TICKETS

Thru June 27
Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad: Songs, Dances and Laughs for a Young Audience
Where Eagles Dare Studios, 347 W. 36th St., New York (between 8th & 9th Aves.), 212-868-4444. Tickets $15. Performances on Sat. and Sun. through June 27. In addition to an amusing script by famed actor William H. Macy and David Kovacs, in which producer Captain Marbles tries to confince a flaky acting company to mount a production of Romeo and Juliet, the show for ages 3+ features a sprightly score and songs by Alaric Jans. Directed by Kate Gleason. Musical Direction and Choreography by Kara Ayn Napolitano. Starring Patrick Cann, John Curcuru, Amber Dickerson, Troy Gochenour, Kara Ayn Napolitano and Ivan Perez. For tickets, www.smarttix.com.

STOPS ON THE ROAD

Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, 617-495-3045. Free and open to the public. Newly renovated Great Mammal Hall, Evolution  and Language of Color  exhibitions. Check website for family programs.

PLEASE NOTE:
Hours, prices, exhibit and event information area subject to change.
Please call ahead or use the convenient website links to get the latest information prior to your visit.

LAST UPDATE 7/7/10

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Kids' Guide
PO Box 892, Murray Hill, NJ 07974-0892
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phone: 908/665-0607
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