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This Week at LICM …
This week will kick off with an informative workshop for parents and caregivers. Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D. will offer effective, realistic, and flexible range of options to help exasperated parents asking, "What should I do with this kid?!" We'll also continue the Get Up & Go! series on Sunday with a fun workshop where visitors can decorate their own jump rope.
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*Please Note:
LICM will be closed on Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day*
Open Tuesday–Sunday; from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
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Exhibits |
 New Exhibit!
Discover the amazing ways animals find and eat their food. Devour the facts behind why some animals only eat meat, while others feast on fruits and plants. Savor your visit to the Animal Diner and find out what the black bear (omnivore), beaver (herbivore) and boa constrictor (carnivore) sitting next to you are selecting off the menu.
 Identify the predators and prey among our animal menagerie, which includes a bearded dragon, white's tree frogs, ball python, giant African millipede and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Manipulate the jaws of a lion and a zebra skull to view the mouth mechanics that let them chow down. Reach in and touch the teeth of a great white shark. Get a close-up look at the special mouthparts of a butterfly, cockroach and fly through vivid slow motion imagery.
This exhibit is made possible by a generous gift from
The Gertrude and Louis Feil Family.
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Community Gallery
Now through May 31
Stop by the Community Gallery to view a mixed media exhibition featuring the artwork of the elementary school students from Columbus Avenue in Freeport.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
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Comings and Goings Gallery
Delighting in de Kooning
Now through June 7
View abstract paintings inspired by the famous artist Willem de Kooning created this year by local children and teens. All works were inspired by nature and Long Island's great light during different seasons. Come see the various techniques used by the artists such as big brush strokes, scratching and layering that created this one of kind art show. This exhibit was made possible by a generous grant from The Willem de Kooning Foundation.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
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Parenting Workshop |
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Upcoming Event
Parenting Workshop—Positive Discipline
Monday, May 21 from 6:30–8 p.m.
In this 90-minute presentation, Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D. will offer effective, realistic, and flexible range of options to help exasperated parents asking, "What should I do with this kid?!" During the interactive workshop, parents and caregivers will:
- Learn techniques and tips
- Avoid frustrating moments
- Understand children's behavior
- Develop discipline methods for your family
- Ask questions and receive answers
Andrew Vaughan, Ph.D. and his partners are the authors of Maximum Strength Parenting To Raise Maximum Strength Children, as well as FEATS—Family-friendly Evaluation And Teaching System. He currently directs Up Wee Grow, and has recently co-founded Allied Professional Partners, PLLC, a Mental Health and Speech Therapy Practice, which provides services to children and adults in six counties.
Fee: $12 ($10 LICM Members). Advance registration is suggested.
Call (516) 224-5852 to register.
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Early Childhood Programs |
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stART (Story + Art): Tuesday–Friday from 12:30–1 p.m.†
Music and Movement: Wednesday and Friday from 11:30 a.m.–noon†
Messy Afternoons: Saturday and Sunday, from 3:30–5 p.m.
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stART (Story + Art): This week in stART we will be reading "Goodnight Sweet Butterflies," by Dawn Bentley. Follow a swarm of colorful, sparkling butterflies as they search for a nice spot to go to sleep. One by one, they each find the perfect place to say goodnight. Then create a colorful, glittering
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Catch-All Character Cups
Tuesday, May 22 through Thursday, May 24
from 2:30–4 p.m.
Join us in the Inner Lobby and create your own "Character Cup" to display and organize your markers and crayons at home.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
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How High?—Get Up and Go series
Sunday, May 27 from 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Jump! Jump! Jump! Keep your body fit and active by jumping rope with us! Jump roping is good for the brain and the heart and it can build strength in your body. Decorate your own jump rope with bright and colorful streamers. Learn fun jumping rhymes to keep you moving.
The Get Up and Go! series is sponsored by a grant from the Alexandra & Steven Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York.
All ages. Free with museum admission.
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Theater |
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TAPESTRY: A Celebration of Tap Dance
Thursday, May 24 at 7 p.m.
Join tap dancer Calvin Booker and vocalist Carolyn Harding as they present TAPESTRY: A Celebration of Tap Dance. Witness some of NY's finest tap dancers, musicians and vocalists as they create musical "patchworks," that when woven together produce an amazingly unforgettable evening. The evening honors Traci Mann, co-producer/founder of "Tap Extravaganza" and founder of "The Young Hoofers." The event celebrates National Tap Dance Day, which is also the birthday of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. This event is sponsored by the Big Band and Tap Preservation Society.
Tickets: $20. Tickets can be ordered by calling
(516) 444-6619 or (917) 836-5237.
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Reminder
Our May event bulletin is available for download now. In our effort to be more environmentally-friendly, the Museum is now providing members with more e-publications and online information.
Programming and performance schedules are available to visitors in a variety of ways:
Online at www.licm.org; Weekly e-mails highlighting program updates and special offers;
Visit our Facebook page (http://www.licm.org/facebook).
To ensure that your family has full access to all LICM programs, please advise our membership department of e-mail address changes; send updates to membership@licm.org.
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