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Do you know the difference between Popping & Locking, Breaking, Boogaloo, Souja Boy, and The SpongeBob? Find out in this live virtual workshop with the NYC hip-hop group the Dynamic Rockers. Hear about the history of hip-hop dance and then learn the moves in a lesson. Dynamic Rockers have been performing since the early 1980s.

When Derrick Adams sought to paint scenes of Black people engaged in pool-side recreation, he was surprised to find that there weren’t any such images online. Delving deeper into his research, he discovered images of Martin Luther King Jr. relaxing on vacation with his wife Coretta and wondered why this side of the Civil Rights

Explore how contemporary artist Derrick Adams rearranges old archival documents to tell new stories for the future in his work, Orbiting Us #18, and experiment in making your own mixed-media futurescape. Materials needed: paper and pencil; mixed media like cardboard, magazines/newspapers, and photographs; glue or tape; optional: colored pencils, markers, or crayons. Recommended for ages

Join us as we read the classic work of children’s literature by Virginia Lee Burton, The Little House. Then, develop your own work of rural, suburban, or urban landscape art in a follow-up activity designed for children ages 5+ and their families. Materials needed: paper and pencil, colored pencils, markers, crayons.   Support provided by

Explore and learn about Norman Lewis’ painting, Untitled (Subway Station), 1945, in this workshop for families. Experiment with creating your own work of abstract art in a guided drawing session recommended for ages 12+. Materials needed: paper and pencil.   Support provided by Art Bridges.

This month marks the start of summer, when the Milky Way’s busy center is in the south at sunset, and the Summer Triangle is high overhead. There is a whole season’s worth of sights to see, and while you will have to stay up later to see a starry sky, the weather will be great

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! Once a week, we’re putting on virtual planetarium shows just for kids via Facebook Live. This week the theme is spacecraft. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the night

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! Once a week, we’re putting on virtual planetarium shows just for kids via Facebook Live. This week the theme is the Moon. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! Once a week, we’re putting on virtual planetarium shows just for kids via Facebook Live. This week the theme is constellations. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the night

Do your kids love the Planetarium? We do, too—and since we can’t get together under the dome, we want to bring the Planetarium to you! Once a week, we’re putting on virtual planetarium shows just for kids via Facebook Live. This week the theme is planets. We’ll be using a planetarium simulator for the night