Musical Theater, Playmaking
William Youmans, a Broadway actor, will lead a musical theater master class for actors 15 and up on Friday, Sept. 27, at Guild Hall. From 4 to 7 p.m., participants will “delve into both the theatrical decisions behind performing a musical theater piece, and address skills and techniques” needed to be comfortable in “an audition setting,” according to Guild Hall.
They will take a prepared musical theater song and also read and study a short scene provided at the class. Teens interested in the workshop have been asked to send a video of one or more past performances to Anthony Madonna at [email protected]. The cost is $100, $75 for Guild Hall members.
Those who take part in the master class are also invited to join a collaborative playmaking workshop for teens and adults the following day, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also led by Mr. Youmans, it will tackle the question of how actors can infuse meaning into text, no matter the text. “Given a number of meaningless lines, participants break into groups and devise a scenario in which the lines could be justified.” Each group will rehearse, state, and perform their scene for the full ensemble. The cost is $25, $20 for members. Participants can also observe the Sept. 27 workshop.
Big Truck Day
Saturday is Big Truck Day at the Children’s Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton. The museum will have all sorts of trucks and rigs there for kids to explore, from emergency vehicles to farm machines to construction equipment. The fun happens from 10 a.m. to noon, and the cost is $15, but museum members get in for free. Advance registration has been suggested.
After School at the Parrish
Free after-school art programs at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill may not start until early October, but registration begins on Monday for residents of the Southampton and Tuckahoe School Districts and on Sept. 30 for everyone else.
Workshops for 4-year-olds will take place on Thursdays from Oct. 10 through Dec. 12 from 2:15 to 3 p.m. Those for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade will be on Mondays, Oct. 7 through Dec. 9, or Thursdays, Oct. 10 through Dec. 12, from 3:45 to 4:45.
Birders and Leafers
The South Fork Natural History Museum’s Young Birders Club for kids 8 to 18 will meet on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Bridgehampton to search out their quarry under the tutelage of Miles Todaro. The museum has a few sets of binoculars and field guides to birds of the eastern United States to share, but those who have their own should take them.
Also on Saturday, at 10:30 a.m., Xylia Serafy will lead a nature walk through Vineyard Field to collect leaves and flowers and then show families how to use them in a nature tie-dye creation. Participants should take T-shirts or pieces of fabrics. Shirts will also be available for purchase for $10. There is an additional $5 fee for materials.
Advance sign-up by phone is required for both programs.
Night Sky, Fall Leaves, Animals
Leaves will also be used in a craft program at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton tomorrow at 4 p.m. Kids 4 and older can take along leaves they’ve found or use some the library has on hand to make leaf prints.
The library’s Council of Young Adults, for kids in sixth grade and up, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. to plan activities for teens. Snacks will be provided, and participants can earn community service hours for their participation.
On Saturday at 5, the library will show “The Princess Bride” to kids in sixth grade and above. Popcorn will be served.
Also for that age group, there’s a night-sky-viewing session on Monday and a chance to explore with Google Expedition on Tuesday. Stargazers will use telescopes to check out the constellations from 7:30 to 8:30, weather permitting. In the Google program, participants will use this virtual reality tool to visit cool places on Earth and beyond from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
A live animal show with creatures from the South Fork Natural History Museum happens on Wednesday at 4 p.m. On Friday, Sept. 27, families can make art inspired by music that will play during a program at 4 p.m. “See if you can find a connection between the sounds and the shapes,” the library says.
Love Your Library
Not only do we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, Better Breakfast Month, and Classical Music Month in September, but it’s also Love Your Library Month, and the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor will mark this last one with a party on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. There will be face painting, games, crafts, and snacks for all ages.
On Sunday, sixth through eighth graders will make scented soy-based candles with Emmie Greene from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Registration ahead of time is required for both programs.
Peace, Pompoms, and Pirates
A Teddy bear picnic, World Peace Day, pompoms, and jewelry are on this week’s calendar at the Amagansett Library.
The fun starts tomorrow at 4 when kids 8 to 12 can make their own pompoms. Jewelry making will be the afternoon project for that age on Friday, Sept. 27, at the same time, with Vena Rico, a jewelry designer.
The library will celebrate World Peace day with stories about peace and tolerance and a project at 11 a.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday, young patrons have been invited to take Teddy or another favorite friend to a picnic at 2 p.m. with stories and songs.
To mark International Talk Like a Pirate Day, the Montauk Library will screen Disney’s animated “The Pirate Fairy” on Saturday at 2 p.m. The library will pull out the Legos for its Lego Builders Club on Friday, Sept. 27, at 3:30 p.m.
Dot Art and 3-D
Sixth through eighth graders will use an aboriginal dot-art technique to paint mandalas at the East Hampton Library on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Next Thursday, emojis will be the theme of the hour as kids 4 and older decorate emoji cookies to take home at 4 p.m. Then from 5 to 7, high school students can use the Tinkercad 3-D printing software to develop 3-D designs.
Space is limited in all programs, and advance sign-up online, by phone, or at the library is required.