Young Actors on Stage
Children and teens who love the performing arts have many opportunities to study and practice acting over the coming weeks and months.
At the Hampton Ballet Theatre School’s outpost at the Bridgehampton Community House, there are classes on Mondays for three age groups: 4 to 5 p.m. for kids 6 to 8; 5 to 6 p.m. for kids 9 to 12, and 6 to 7:15 for teens 13 to 18. Taught by Kate Mueth of the Neo-Political Cowgirls, the classes emphasize skills, voice work, movement, improv, and theater games, all good for “growing confidence, freedom, and physical life for young students of the stage,” according to an announcement.
The nonprofit Our Fabulous Variety Show, which holds classes at the Most Holy Trinity school building in East Hampton, also offers acting-related classes on Mondays. The lineup includes Page to Stage Club for kids in kindergarten through second grade from 3 to 5 p.m.; musical theater dance at 5 and 6:30 for older kids, and acting for high school students from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
South Fork Performing Arts, another nonprofit, has a black-box musical theater workshop this fall for experienced student actors by audition. “The Prom” is the show. Rehearsals are on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m.
Fees apply for each of these programs, with scholarships available in some cases. Registration and more information is on each organization’s website.
More for Kids and Teens
East Hampton Library
Teen take-and-make project kits for community service hours (this week’s theme is “back to school tips”), materials pickup tomorrow, 3 to 5 p.m. Drop-in arts and crafts for young adults, Saturday during regular library hours. Teen Advisory Board meeting and officer elections for 2024-25 school year, Monday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Drop-in D.I.Y. notebook decorating for young adults, Tuesday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Smooth sailing 3-D craft for kids 3 to 6, next Thursday, 4-5 p.m., 631-324-0002, easthamptonlibrary.org.
Hampton Library, Bridgehampton
Shrinky Dink craft (doughnuts will be served), Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Illustrated Ink graphic novel book club for students in sixth grade and up, Wednesday at Bridgehampton Starbucks, 5-6 p.m. Garden story time, Thursdays in September and October from 2-2:30 p.m. at Bridge Gardens, 631-537-0015, myhamptonlibrary.org.
John Jermain Memorial Library, Sag Harbor
Tween Taste Testers (students in grades five through eight) take on pumpkin spice flavored foods, Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. Prepare for school with themed stories and crafts at North Haven Village Hall for kids 2 to 4 (with adult caregiver), next Thursday, 1-2 p.m. National Video Game Day gaming session for kids in grades three through five (with adult caregiver if under 10) from 4-5 p.m. and for older students from 3-5 p.m., 631-725-0049, johnjermain.org.
Montauk Library
“Kung Fu Panda 4” (2024, rated PG) screening for all ages, Saturday, 2-4 p.m. Sensory bin playtime for kids 3 to 6, Wednesday, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. After-school chess club for students in second through eighth grade (with adult caregiver if under 10), Wednesdays beginning next week, 3:30-4:15 p.m. College essay coaching with Liz Yorio (pizza will be served), Friday, Sept. 13, 5-6:30 p.m. (limited space available), 631-668-3377, montauklibrary.org.
Project Most at Most Holy Trinity School, East Hampton
Camping 101: Pitching a Tent for kids 5 to 12, Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon, $25. Ongoing programs in tumbling, music, skateboard, STEM activities, Chess Club, Sewing Club, and more, projectmost.org.
Sag Harbor Cinema
“Soul” (2020, rated PG), Saturday and Sunday matinees, $14.50 kids, $18.50 adults (Southampton Town resident discount available), 631-725-0010, sagharborcinema.org.
Southampton Cultural Center
A&G Dance Company teaches adaptive dance for teens and adults 13 and up with disabilities, seven-week class on Fridays beginning Sept. 13, $210. Classes in tap, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, Parent and Me (18 to 13 months), and street art, various days and times beginning next Thursday, $66 to $245, 631-287-4377, scc-arts.org.
South Fork Natural History Museum, Bridgehampton
Fishing for beginners (offsite at Hampton Bays location) for adults, teens, and kids 8 and up, Saturday, 9:30 a.m., $15 adults, $10 children (free admission). Mushroom walk (offsite at Riverhead location; wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes) for adults, teens, and kids 8 and up, Saturday, 10:30 a.m., $15 adults, $10 children (free admission), 631-537-9735, sofo.org.
Y.M.C.A. East Hampton RECenter
Hurricanes swim team tryouts, Monday and Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. (arrive 15 minutes early for sign-up), schedule a time slot with Tom Cohill at [email protected].