Teen Arts Council
Applications for Guild Hall’s Teen Arts Council are being accepted through Oct. 11. The council is open to teens ages 14 and up who are interested in the arts.
The Teen Arts Council, founded in 2017, is “a collective of young creatives representing and celebrating a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives,” Guild Hall said in its announcement. Members “work within the institution to curate public programming, advance their own creativity, and progress Guild Hall’s outreach and relationship to our local teen community.”
Participants must be available on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for the duration of the school year. Members are paid $12 per hour and must also be available to attend various events at Guild Hall.
Those who are interested in applying can contact Corey Jane Cardoso, the Teen Arts Council coordinator, or Anthony Madonna, the Patti Kenner Fellow in Arts Education, at [email protected] and [email protected].
Baby Gear Swap
New and expectant parents in the market for baby gear of all sorts might find just what they need for free at the Children’s Museum of the East End’s baby gear swap on Saturday in Bridgehampton from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The museum has taken donations of cribs, clothing, strollers, highchairs, and much more over the past month.
On Friday, Oct. 4, the museum’s next Pizza and Pajama Night from 5:30 to 7 will include a reading of Julia Donaldson’s “Room on the Broom,” and a chance to make a “magical potion.” These monthly events are free, but are now open only to museum members. Advance registration is required.
Happy National Coffee Day
Did you know that Sunday is National Coffee Day? The East Hampton Library did, and it will celebrate by offering high school students a sample of local coffee made with a French press from 3 to 4 p.m. Also for high school students, there will be 3-D printing sessions today, Monday, and next Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Little ones ages 3 and up will listen to some of Mo Willems’s stories and make a craft at a celebration of the author of such books as “Knuffle Bunny” and “Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late” next Thursday at 4 p.m.
The glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly, which can be seen locally at the LongHouse Reserve, will be the inspiration for an art workshop for ages 3 and up on Friday, Oct. 4, at 3:30 p.m. Participants will use play dough and colored straws to make their own sculptures.
And Dot Day, Too
September seems to be a month of holidays both well known and less so. Take International Dot Day on Saturday, which the Montauk Library describes as “a global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration” connected to Peter H. Reynolds’s book “The Dot.” At the library on Saturday kids 5 and older can listen to the story and then make dot art to take home.
The library will hold the next of its teen tech and pizza nights on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 7. There will be chances to use the virtual reality and Wii systems for kids in sixth grade and up. Registration ahead of time is required.
Apples and Magnets
The Amagansett Library will host an apple story time and craft for kids of all ages on Saturday morning at 11. On Friday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m., kids 8 to 12 can use recycled materials to make collage magnets at the library. Advance sign-ups have been requested.