Lower East Side

Hunt for history in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue in a fun-filled family program. Become a Preservation Detective and use a magnifying glass, binoculars and notepad, along with your ingenuity and imagination. Families will sleuth their way through our historic landmark and discover the past through interactive activities and art making. Each month features a different theme and reveals the mysteries of architecture, history, and Jewish culture. Preservation Detectives focuses on a new theme each month. For October, our theme is "Glass Magnified," where families will break out the magnifying glasses and explore our brilliant stained glass, including our newly installed rose window. Can you figure out which glass is old and which is new? Find shapes, patterns and symbols and try your hand at the artisan techniques while you make your own stained glass decoration.

Hunt for history in the 1887 Eldridge Street Synagogue in a fun-filled family program. Become a Preservation Detective and use a magnifying glass, binoculars and notepad, along with your ingenuity and imagination. Families will sleuth their way through our historic landmark and discover the past through interactive activities and art making. Each month features a different theme and reveals the mysteries of architecture, history, and Jewish culture. Preservation Detectives focuses on a different theme each month. For September, our theme is "Holiday Highlights," in which we will discover themes of the Jewish New Year through song, storytelling, foods and crafts. Create your own New Year card inspired by surprising objects that reveal how the Eldridge Street Synagogue celebrated Rosh Hashanah 100 years ago!

Attention parents, pre-school teachers, and caregivers: Bring your little ones to these free, interactive, 45-minute concerts-especially designed for children ages three to six-which feature songs, movement, and instrument demonstrations and create opportunities for musical creativity and play.

The Tenth Annual NYC International Pickle Day will feature activities for kids of all ages, and, of course, free pickle samples from around the world. A favorite of foodies, history buffs and savvy locals, this year the Umami Food and Art Festival will curate performance and art. The event is free and open to the public. The festival will be held in the parking lot on Broome Street (between Essex and Ludlow), as well as on Broome Street (between Orchard and Ludlow).

NYC Apple Day is a unique festival where visitors can experience all things apple related. Right in the heart of the Big Apple, visitors will feel like “urban farmers” with countless varieties of apples -- many transported from upstate New York from farms including Red Jacket Orchard. The day also includes many of the Lower East Side’s culinary venues (all getting in the apple spirit and incorporating the ingredient into their cuisine) retailers, cultural institutions, live music, activities for kids, and more. NYC Apple Day pays tribute to the neighborhood’s historical connection to apples. In the 1700s, the Lower East Side was home to an apple orchard owned by a farmer named Delancey. Today, both the farmer and the orchard are remembered in our street names.

See more info here:

http://www.lowereastsideny.com/NYCAppleDay.html

Explore childhood turn-of-the-century style.

Follow in the footsteps of Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, the beloved sisters depicted in Sydney Taylor's children's classic All-of-a-Kind Family.

Take to the streets on this neighborhood walking tour and discover where these immigrant girls lived, shopped, prayed, played and went to school.

August 1 & 8 at 1 pm

Kindermusik Sign and Sing class is a class for families with children newborn to 3 years. This unique sign language class will assist you in discovering the ways your child learns language best. Through songs, toys, and loving playtime between you and your child, you’ll learn more than 50 ASL signs your child can use to communicate with you. Using research-proven methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, you’ll see how sign language can ease frustration for your child and enhance long-term learning abilities. Sign language will become a natural, happy part of your child’s day. Location: Rod Rodgers Studios, 62 East 4th Street, New York, NY To register online for the FREE class go to: http://www.abcdoreme.com/register.htm

Kindermusik Village is a class designed to provide families a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement. Village will educate you about your baby’s unique development, and each rich class experience fills baby’s senses. We’ll hammock, dance, explore drums, snuggle during a lullaby, shake bells, play with puppets, and peek-a-boo with scarves. The activities are full of developmentally appropriate movement and play that are a fun and special way to spend time with your baby. Village will bring you closer to your baby and enhance developmental growth in extraordinary ways. Location: Rod Rodgers Studios, 62 East 4th Street, New York, NY To register online for the FREE class go to: http://www.abcdoreme.com/register.htm