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Registration open for “All Around This World” music classes

Posted on 02 September 2011 by WPL

kidsRegistration is open for the fall session of All Around This World, the kids music program based on international songs, movement and drumming.

Jay Sand
Jay Sand. (Photo by Jacques-Jean Tiziou / www.jjtiziou.net.)

The program’s director, Jay Sand, is a well-known West Philly musician and music teacher. Three times a year – in the fall, winter and spring – he offers interactive weekly music classes “All Around This World” for infants to 8-year-olds and their families. Each class is dedicated to a particular region of the world and music from that region.

The fall session begins right after Labor Day, on September 7. The West Philly classes (classes are also offered in Fairmount Park and Center City) are going to explore West Asia and the Middle East. Classes take place near 44th and Pine on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings (check the full schedule here). There is also a special class for babies only at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Discounts, scholarships, free trial classes and sliding scale tuition plans are available.

For more information about the classes and to register go here or contact Jay Sand at: jay [at] allaroundthisworld.com, 215-913-2679.

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Clark Park youth soccer registration underway – sponsors and volunteers wanted

Posted on 25 August 2011 by WPL

soccerKids ages 5-11 are invited to register for the Fall season of Clark Park Youth Soccer League (CPYSL). The registration is open until Tuesday, September 6, and all the necessary forms can be downloaded here. If you want your forms to be mailed to you e-mail: clarkparksoccer [at] yahoo.com or call: 215-552-8186.

The Fall season begins Saturday, September 24, and ends Saturday, November 19.

CPYSL needs volunteers to help with the pre-registration data entry work and coaching (no experience is required). For more information visit: www.friendsofclarkpark.org.

The league is also looking for sponsors, local people and businesses alike, to support their program. In exchange your logo will be appear on T-shirts, website and newsletter. The cost is $160/year (two seasons of soccer).

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Wednesday mornings at the Penn Museum

Posted on 11 July 2011 by WPL

Summer WonderHave you run out of ideas yet on how to entertain your kids this summer? Here’s a suggestion for you, something your little ones should enjoy. Penn Museum (3260 South Street) is offering  Summer Wonder programs for children and families on Wednesday mornings (10:30-11:30 a.m.) through August 10.

The programs feature music, dancing and other fun activities by a variety of international performers and presenters. Some of the highlights are belly dancing for the whole family, listening to world music and the folk music of yesteryear, journeying to Uganda, and discovering science through experiments.

Here’s a full list of programs (check our “Happenings” section for more details on each program):

  • July 13: Colonial Music of Pennsylvania
  • July 20: Eda Ne Kakati (From the Past to the Present)
  • July 27: Habiba Dance Ensemble
  • August 3: Project Capoeira
  • August 10: Piccirillio Sciencetellers presents Dragons and Dreams

Admission to the programs is free with museum admission donation ($10 for adults; $7 for senior citizens (65 and above); $6 children (6 to 17) and full-time students with ID; free to Members, PennCard holders, and children 5 and younger). Pre-registration for groups of 10 or more is required. Registration for individuals and families is suggested. To pre-register email: grouptickets [at] museum.upenn.edu or call: 215-746-6774.

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Harry Potter movie blowout this week at Blackwell Library

Posted on 11 July 2011 by Mike Lyons

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Muggles of all sorts will gather this week at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library (125 S. 52nd St.) for a Harry Potter movie extravaganza.

You can see the first seven movies in the series beginning Tuesday, July 12 at 1 p.m. with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2 hours, 32 minutes). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 hours and 41 minutes) will follow at 4 p.m.

This is a great way to beat that afternoon heat this week and catch up before the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, hits theaters on July 15. Call the library’s children’s department at 215-685-7424 for more information.

Other films and times:

Wednesday, July 13

1 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2 hours, 22 minutes).
4 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2 hours, 37 minutes).

Thursday, July 14

1 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2 hours, 19 minutes).

Friday, July 15

1 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2 hours, 33 minutes)

Saturday, July 16

1 p.m. – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I (2 hours, 26 minutes)
 

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Storytime at the Turtle returns

Posted on 29 June 2011 by WPL

Clark ParkHere’s something our little neighbors and their parents will enjoy doing again now that the section “A” of Clark Park has reopened. A traditional “Storytime at the Turtle” has returned and is taking place every Thursday at 7 p.m.

Stories and short books are read by volunteers from the Parent Infant Center (PIC). Snacks and refreshments are also available. So head down with your little ones tomorrow night to the turtle for this fun and educational activity.
 

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Pooches and a juggler at the library

Posted on 17 May 2011 by Mike Lyons

Milo, Gus and Dandie love being read to at the Blackwell Library’s children’s department. Milo and Gus will be there later today and Dandie on Saturday. (Photo from the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library Facebook page.)

 

Two upcoming events at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library (125 S. 52nd St.) look super fun for kids.

Tonight kids will have a chance to read to two therapy dogs, Gus and Milo, a couple of cool West Philly hounds, at 6 p.m. in the library’s great children’s section. If you miss tonight’s reading, the calm, cool and collected corgi Dandie will be at the library on Saturday at 2 p.m.

And for something completely different, the Library will host a juggling workshop with David Smith – also known as the “One Man Side Show” – at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Smith’s juggling prowess got him an audition for America’s Got Talent and is an expert at leading hands-on workshops for the whole family.

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