FAMILY ActivitiesCENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORYSummer Solstice Tour, an educational stroll w/park historian ...
CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY
Summer Solstice Tour, an educational stroll w/park historian climaxing w/lakeside sunset-bring flashlights; (midpark at 65th St.), 212-348-4867, reg. req.; Thurs. at 6:30, $10.
HUDSON RIVER FESTIVAL
Bring the kids to lunch for a game of chess; plus art & games for kids 5 & up; Battery Park City, Esplanade (Hudson River), 212-528-2733; Thurs. 10:30-5. free.
FISHING: CATCH & RELEASE
Central Park Conservancy staff teaches you the proper way to release a fish without hurting yourself or fellow fishermen; Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, 110th St. (5th Ave.), 212-860-1370 to reg.; Weds.-Sun. & Tues. 10-5, free. [through 11/31].
LEGO LIFE ON MARS
Interactive traveling truck show & contest to inspire your child's imagination; Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, Pier 86, 46th St. (12th Ave.), 212-957-7055; Sat. at 10, $9.
MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLK ART
Drop in for a crafts workshop, they change every two weeks so call before you come; 2 Lincoln Sq. (betw. 65th & 66th Sts.), 212-595-9533; Sun. 2-4, $3 material fee.
NEW YORK ANNUAL KIDS ART FESTIVAL
Month long festival in recognition of family & diversity through various art form, i.e. paintings, dance & workshops; Theater of the Riverside Church; 91 Claremont St. (betw. 120th-122nd Sts.), 212-843-9231; Sun. 1-6, $5. [through 7/26].
SONY WONDER
This week, create "circuit wear" using old computer components; Sony Plaza, 550 Madison Ave. (55th St.), 212-883-8100 or www.sonywondertechlab.com; Fri. & Sun. 2-5, $10.
SPACE ADVENTURE SWEEPSTAKES
Enter to win a round-trip all-expenses paid jaunt to the Parent/Child Space Camp in Titusville, Florida, incl. accommodations & spending money; log onto www.nabiscoworld.com for details; contest ends July 14.
Things to See & Hear
ARTHUR'S WORLD
Artists Marc Brown, creator of Arthur series, exhibits his work at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. (betw. Amsterdam & B'way), 212-721-1234; Begins Fri., $5. [through 8/31].
MAYA THE BEE
Entertaining families for a year now, the jazz puppet play for kids 3-9 is based on German book about a bee who runs away from her hive; Salon Theater, 45 Bleecker St. (Lafayette St.), 212-539-6644; Sat. at 2, $7-$15.
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
Revival of B'way classic presented by the Urban Youth Center; Henry St. Settlement's De Jur Playhouse, Abrons Art Center, 466 Grand St. (Pitt St.), 212-598-0400; Fri. & Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2, $5 [through 7/1].
PICTURE BOOK HOUR
Kids ages 3-6 invited to join reading at Donnell Library Center Central Children's Room; 20 W. 53rd St. (Madison Ave.), 212-621-0636; Fri. at 4, free.
STEAL AWAY
Puppet show performed by Eco Raps & the Urban Park Rangers in celebration w/freedom & independence; Riverside Park S., Hudson River (betw. 68th & 72nd Sts.), 212-408-0219; Thurs. at 1:30, free.
WISEACRE FARM
A birthday on the farm at Thirteenth St. Rep, 50 W. 13th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-675-6677; Sat. at 1, $7.