Cards For Seniors
Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Make cheerful cards for isolated seniors. Use big print (not cursive) so the card is easy to read. Provide stickers and stencils to help the younger kids. Adults can make cards too. A great use for all the artwork kids bring home.
Join the NYC-based Caring By Card Nursing Home Project, donate through DOROT and Meals on Wheels NYC or check with local nursing homes.
See our guide to arts & crafts resources for inspiration.
Alvin Ailey Opening Night Virtual Benefit
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater starts off its digital season with a celebration of 60 years of Ailey’s beloved masterpiece with “Revelations Reimagined” filmed at Wave Hill Public Garden olus, appearances by special celebrity guests Sterling K. Brown, Jasmine Guy, Jillian Hervey of Lion Babe, Nigel Lythgoe, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Phylicia Rashad, Shonda Rhimes,…
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
Watch a spirited holiday mash-up for the entire family recorded live at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Virtuosic break dancing tells an uplifting, family-friendly story set in the 1980s and today. Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker Prince go on a dream adventure battling a gang of mice, visiting the land of sweets and learning the lessons…
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Show Up, Kids Online
See a free Spanish language Spanish-language interactive family comedy Zoom show. Interact with the actress/comedian Denisse Estefany Mendoza in a fresh twist on kids’ shows as the audience helps write, design and direct a show.
Personalized virtual birthdays (in Spanish and English) also available.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Experience Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company’s family-friendly production of The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Written and directed by Mary Zimmerman and based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story about a little tin soldier who never gives up, Chicago’s beloved holiday tradition (recorded in 2019) streams into homes everywhere.
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