Picks Of The Week: July 18-20

Jeff Koons, Elephant, 2003. Mirror-polished stainless steel with transparent color coating; 36 1⁄2 × 29 × 19 in. (92.7 × 73.7 × 48.3 cm). Private collection. © Jeff Koons. From whitney.org

This weekend holds plenty of family parties including the Best Summer Ever Under the Tent at NYSCI, a Block Party for the New Museum, and a wonderful Jeff Koons family opening at the Whitney! Great summer series are hosting fun themed days like Pier Kids’ Great Brooklyn Bridge day and a Harry Potter Creature Feature Sunday at the Scholastic Store. Finally, don’t miss our bonus Hamptons event, a special family party hosted by Citibabes!

Friday, July 18

Best Summer Ever Under the Tent
New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
12pm-4pm
All Ages
Learn all about living a healthy lifestyle through scavenger hunts, demos, workshops, and more at this great summer series! NYSCI will be doling out helpful tips and tricks regarding fitness and food. Don’t miss out on the special Parkour Workshop with the Movement Creative at 3pm! Free with admission

Saturday, July 19

New Museum Block Party
Sara D. Roosevelt Park
12pm-5pm
All Ages
Arts and crafts projects, live performances, and interactive tours are all part of the annual New Museum Block Party. Hosted at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, the themed family festivities are based on different exhibitions at the museum and include constructing sea creature trading cards, kinetic sculptures, and American landscape postcards. Free

Jeff Koons Family Opening
Whitney Museum of American Art
9:30am-11am
All Ages
Celebrate the Whitney’s new exhibit “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” with this fun family opening! Kids will love pieces like the giant sculpture of a balloon dog and a larger-than-life Play-Doh sculpture. Families can also enjoy art-making activities, gallery stations, and more. Free with museum admission

Sunday, July 20

Pier Kids: The Great Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Park
11am-1pm
Ages 2-8
Join Brooklyn Bridge Park for this special themed Pier Kids! Learn about the history and engineering of the Brooklyn Bridge, then enjoy art and interactive activities based around those concepts. As for every Pier Kids event, arts and crafts and an outdoor pop-up reading room will be available. Free

Harry Potter: Creature Feature Sundays
The Scholastic Store
1pm-4pm
Ages 8 and up
The Scholastic Store is celebrating Harry Potter for the entire month of July! Each day of the week has a different theme, and this Sunday holds a fun Creature Feature! Guests will get to meet animals of the wizarding world, including an owl, a rat, a snake, or a spider! Free

BONUS Hamptons Event:

Hamptons Family Fun Day
The Country Day School
July 19, 10:30am-2:30pm
All Ages
Don’t miss out on Citibabe’s Hamptons Family Fun Day! Explore premier brands while the youngsters get their faces painted, enjoy music, and do fun activities! If that’s not enough, the first 100 guests will receive special gift bags filled with great brands including Babyganics, PediPed, Diptyque, Green Mustache, C Wonder, and Aden + Anais.

This Is Cooperstown

Nicknamed America's hometown, Cooperstown has small-town charm and world-class attractions including the National Baseball Hall of Fame &amp; Museum, a must-see for fans of the game and the ultimate homage to America's Pastime. Discover fine, folk, and Native American art at Fenimore Art Museum, acclaimed and varied performances at the Glimmerglass Festival, craft beer at Brewery Ommegang and Red Shed Brewery, fresh cider from the Fly Creek Cider Mill, great restaurants, four-season events, and outdoor fun.

Joe's Music & Dance Academy

Private and group music lessons &amp; dance classes for Guitar, Bass, Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass, Drums, Piano, all woodwind &amp; brass instruments, Choir, Preschool Dance, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Step, African and Modern Dance and more. Helping thousands of students begin and continue on their musical journey since 1998!

Chickenshed NYC

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that began in the UK in 1974. Chickenshed NYC is a young organization bringing that same ethos and unique methodology to the USA. Chickenshed&rsquo;s mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed's model of Inclusive Theatre is based in the belief that everyone can flourish when everyone is included. At Chickenshed everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and together we produce remarkable theatre. We want to break down barriers between people to create a world without labels and where differences no longer divide. At Chickenshed, support is given to those who need it, and given by those who can . We believe that creative activities, self-expression and performance should be available to anyone who has the desire, no matter their background or circumstances. We know that when everyone has the opportunity to shine, amazing things happen. Chickenshed NYC provides programming for little ones, children and youth through semester-long activities and performances.