actors needed
> Help! We need an actor (or two or three) at PS 187. We just lost four
> members of our fabulous Hudson Heights Book Pals Team to other show-biz
> committments. Book Pals are professional actors who volunteer at the school
> once a week to read to an elementary school class .
>
> We'd need folks to volunteer for the rest of this school year, if possible.
> Does this sound like you or anyone you know in this talent-ridden
> neighborhood? This would be a great opportunity for an actor/prospective
> parent to get to know the Hudson Cliffs School from the inside...
>
> If you have any leads please contact me; I can tell you the specific
> time-slots to be filled and hook you up with the Elementary School Librarian
> ASAP.
>
> Thank you!
> Ruth Lilienstein-Gatton
> Chair, Community Liaison Committee
> Hudson Cliffs P.A.
> ruthal@vzavenue.net / 212-928-6582

Art events happening online
Every other Friday there is an Art Spark sponsored
by Artists Unite where artists from all over the world
contribute to an online gallery called Now:Here:This.
Visit http://www.artistsunite-ny.org. The site has
just been overhauled and offers a blog, calendar, and
compendium of happenings.

poetry series
A group of poets, led by Robin Glasser
robinglasser@yahoo.com and Joy Leftow
, have initiated a poetry
series the last Saturday of every month at Our
Savioura?™s Atonement Church, 178 Bennett Ave from
3-6-pm.

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toddler crafts
Weekly arts and crafts for parent (or caregiver) and your toddler age 18-36 months.


10 wednesdays 9:30-10:15 starting Feb 15


Led by Luisa Diorio: Facilitator and mother of two


Let your child's creative juices flow. Age appropriate art projects for your toddler and you; plus story time.


Bring your child, a sippy cup and an interest in having fun.


45 minutes of arts, crafts, mess and amusment.? Stay in the neighborhood and do art with friends.


For information or to register please call 917-406-5672


toddlerartsandcrafts@yahoo.com

playgroup Tuesdays
We have a lot of kids that age at the playgroup at the Inwood Hill
Nature Center, every Tuesday from 2 to 4. (Inwood Hill Park at 218th
St., free, 212-304-2365)

yoga for preschoolers starting 1/9/06
Inwood Hill Nature Center

(218th and Indian Rd Inside the Park)



YogaKids YogaVentures for PRESCHOOL ages 2 years to 5 years

Mondays 10:30 am to 11:30 am

6 Week winter Session 1 – Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13

7 Week Winter Session 2 – Feb 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3 and 10

6 Week Spring Session 3 – April 24, May 1, 15, 22, 29, June 5

$60 for a 6 week session ($70 for 7 weeks), $12 drop-in

For Registration click here or call 212-942-2304 or email diane@yogafun4kids.com

Needed for the Nature Center
For the Tuesday playgroup and the Wednesday Preschool on the Planet:

1) Throw rugs. Used is fine as long as they can be cleaned by a good
scrubbing, which we're happy to do. We had 3 but are down to 1 after
an unfortunate dog-poop incident, and we have a lot of crawlers at
playgroup.

2) A portable CD player. The quality is unimportant, and nothing needs
to work but the CD part and the speakers.

Thanks to everyone who donated the many wonderful toys and books. We
have plenty to keep all of the tots busy for a good long time!

Jennifer

Volunteer to become a Learning Leader at PS 187
Anyone from the community, whether you have a kid there or not,
potentially can volunteer through the Learning Leaders program. The
commitment is 1-2 hours a week and you would be placed in a classroom
at a time that works with your schedule, helping out the teacher.
You'd work one-on-one with kids (k-4) or in small groups.

It is a great way to learn about the school, from the inside out as
well as volunteer right in our community by helping our neighborhood
children.

If you would like to find out more please call Sybil Mercado (parent
coordinator) at 347-563-5070.

Learning Leaders at www.Learningleaders.org

Book Pals needed


Book pals is "an all-volunteer team of professional actors, under the
auspices of the screen actor guild (SAG), who read aloud at public
elemntary schools, helping to inrtoduce them to the world of reading
and literacy. Volunteers from out community work with the children in
our elemntary schools reading aloud to them every week and making
books come alive through their talent and training. Contact Ms
Neidish, ps187 school librarian, at 212-927-8218" if you are
interested in volunteering your talent.

Comedy Night at Coogans recommendation
Hello all,

I really feel I must tell you I have been twice now to Comedy Night at Coogan's (169th and Broadway) Thursdays 8:30pm-10pm and it is in fact funny. And I don't think I am laughing so hard just because I never get out and 1 drink (you have to spend $10, but there's no cover and the watermelon martinis are so pretty!) really is a lot for me or because there are only 6 people in the audience so I feel like I have to laugh. I really do think the comics are funny. And I am afraid if none of you ever show up they will stop doing it and then I'll have to go back to date night at Healthy Habits--which is just not as funny.

Hope everyone is getting a lot of laughs without having to hire a babysitter but I firmly believe all couples should have date night and it should include comedy!

Warm regards,

Laurie

P.S. The food is quite good at Coogan's I have sampled everything from ribs and steaks to healthy salads.