Dear Friends,
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! After a week of deep cleaning, painting, and refurbishing the Museum, CMEE is excited for the new summer season. As part of our spring cleaning, CMEE installed a mini-gym in the "Fun to be Fit" exhibit with exercise equipment designed just for kids! To help you jump start your family's summer, CMEE is offering a full schedule of classes, concerts, workshops, and special events. Check out CMEE's website or pick up our Summer Program Guide for all the details.
Mark your calendar this summer for CMEE's "Twirligig Tuesdays," our Picnic & Performance Series featuring the top names in children's entertainment every Tuesday evening in CMEE's outdoor amphitheater. See below for the full schedule of concerts.
We're also delighted to announce the addition of Super Soccer Stars, as well as Gymboree to our roster of summer classes.
In response to parents who have wanted a lunch option at CMEE, the MoonSoup Shop is providing "Moonsoup Munchies," a new food cart offering fresh sandwiches and snacks to help extend your visit at CMEE without having to leave to find something to eat. Read more below.
Make sure you plan to attend CMEE's "Under the Sea" Family Fair set for July 24. Tickets are already selling for this 2nd annual benefit for the Museum. Last year brought a capacity crowd, and we expect this year's fair to bring even more oceans of merriment and entertainment!
As always, thank you so much for your patronage and support of CMEE. We hope to see you here often this season!
Sincerely,
 Stephen Long
Executive Director |
2010 Twirligig Tuesdays
Picnic & Performance Series | |
This year's schedule of performances will be music to your ears! Whether it's rock'n'roll, hip-hop, or ballet, these concerts are ideal for CMEE kids. Bring a picnic, family and friends, and join us outside in the Amphitheater for a new season of live concerts from noted children's performers from the East End and across the country. Visit our website to reserve tickets in advance.
All performances are on Tuesdays at 6pm.
Tickets: Members: $15 / Non-Members: $17
At the door: $20
Here's a peek at what's waiting in the wings:
July 6
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
The "King of Kid-Hop" combines positive hip hop with amazing story telling.
July 13
Moey's Music
Melissa Levis (aka Moey) spreads "Mucho Moey Magic" with her jubilant music.
July 27
Hamptons Ballet Theater: Peter & the Wolf
Prokiev's enchanting classic for all ages, accompanied by a 26-piece orchestra.
August 3
Princess Katie and Racer Steve
Rock-n-Roll fun with a parent pleasing message.
August 10
Brady Rymer & the Little Band That Could
Guitarist Brady Rymer's fresh take on R&B has earned him the Parents Gold Choice Award.
August 17
Songs from the Goat
Liz Joyce & Friends from Goat on a Boat perform with a full band.
August 24
Silly Dilly Band
Count on fun (and dancing) with this spirited, interactive band.
For tickets call (631) 537-8250. |
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When hunger strikes at CMEE, it has usually meant leaving the Museum for lunch. Not any more! By popular request, we are delighted to announce the arrival of "MoonSoup Munchies," a new food cart operated by and located in the MoonSoup Gift Shop. Come sample fresh individually wrapped sandwiches, bagels, and muffins delivered daily from Wainscott's Twice Upon a Bagel, as well as beverages and treats that will delight your children. CMEE patrons receive 10% off any purchase over $10, which may be combined with a retail purchase in the MoonSoup Gift Shop. |
Pizza & Pajama Night Friday, June 4 | |
Join us this Friday, June 4 at 6pm for our monthly Pizza & Pajama Night. CMEE's 'Family Night Out' program invites children to come to the museum in pajamas, eat pizza, listen to a story in the CMEE library, and participate in an art activity. Advance sign-up is required for this popular program.
This month's story is Marla Frazee's "Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever," a hilarious and moving celebration of young boys, childhood friendships, and the power of the imagination. In this Caldecott Winning book, Marla Frazee captures the very essence of summer vacation and what it means to be a kid.
When James and Eamon go to a week of nature camp and stay at Eamon's grandparents' house, it turns out that their free time spent staying inside, eating waffles, and playing video games is way more interesting than nature. But sometimes things work out best when they don't go exactly as planned.
Free to Members; $7 for Non-Members. |
Getting Creative...Just for Dads |
Join us on Saturday, June 19 at 10am for a Father's Day themed "Get Creative" Workshop to celebrate your Dad or special Dad-like figure in your child's life. Learn how to update Dad's wardrobe with a fashionable new tie and recycle an outmoded one into a stylish sunglass sling or come with Dad and enjoy time creating together!
Bring an old tie of dad's or select one from our collection.
The cost is $5 for Members, $12 for Non-Members (includes museum admission)
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CMEE Summer Club - June 21-25! | |
Wondering (worrying?) how to bridge the gap between the end/beginning of school and the camp season? CMEE has an answer, with a new week long "Summer Club" from June 21-25 and August 30-September 2. Sign up now and fill these two weeks with an enriching mix of creative activities including art, hiking and exploring, music and movement, cooking and baking, and more. Your child will have fun making new friends and being creative in this informal, yet structured environment.
9am - 1pm
Ages: 4-7
Enrollment is limited. The cost is $425 for Members, $450 for Non-Members. |
Gymboree and Super Soccer Stars join CMEE "Summer Mornings" | |
We're thrilled to announce that CMEE is the place to be for Super Soccer Stars mini-camps. 2.5 hrs of soccer with an arts and music kick! The dates are as follows:
Days: Monday - Friday
Dates: August 2 - September 3 (weekdays only)
and July 4th weekend and Labor Day weekend
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Gymboree Play & Music returns to CMEE this summer on Wednesdays at 10 and 11am.
Explore play environments, movement games and parachute activities in this class designed to support the physical, social and language development of your children. At Gymboree Play & Music, you and your child will build creativity, confidence and lifelong friendships. Gymboree programs are specially designed to help young children learn and develop as they play. The classes also help parents learn about their child -- how to participate in and encourage his or her development -- while enjoying the simple pleasure of playing together.
Space is still available but filling up for "CMEE Summer Mornings" - a series of fun and engaging programs for 2-4 year olds in art, music, and cooking, including Hamptons Tumblebus, Sandpiper Music Together, and MoonSoup!
Classes & Workshops
Session 1: July 5 - July 26
Session 2: August 3 - August 24
Except where noted, sessions are $120 for members and $130 for non-members.
Kids in the Kitchen
Mondays 9:30 am or 10:30 am
Chef Amy teaches your kitchen helpers everything they need to hone their cooking skills! Enjoy cutting, rolling, spreading, stirring, mashing, kneading, mixing, measuring, sorting, shaping, classifying, and more as you practice being a chef. All recipes are single servings, so every child will make daily recipes from start to finish!
Plus $12 material fee per session.
Art Play!
July:
FUN-damentals of Fine Art with Ranelle
Tuesdays in July: 9:30 am and 10:30 am
Calling all art-loving, mini-Monet's or Matisse's! Come experiment and create with color, lines, ink, paints and other artistic mediums with Ranelle. This fun, learning-filled class teaches children to develop new forms of expression and view the world with vivid detail.
Plus $12 material fee per session.
August:
SENSE-sational Art with Georgette
Tuesdays in August: 9:30 am and 10:30 am
Discover the wonders of art, with Georgette's age appropriate art classes designed to encourage your child's creativity and imagination. Have fun experimenting with color, texture and patterns while learning all along the way!
Plus $12 material fee per session.
Roots and Shoots with Steve Eaton
Wednesdays 10:30 am
Find out why seeds are sleeping and how we can wake them up to become plants and vegetables. Learn about the composting process and how this process helps in the soil to make it possible for healthy plants to grow. Pull weeds, prepare the soil, find worms, plant seeds, harvest greens, sprout beans and get excited to grow food for yourself and others wherever you go!
MoonSoup Creative Classes
Kids and Parents both cheer for these super fun Music, Play and Art classes for Babies to Preschoolers. This popular early childhood enrichment program is known for interactive learning through lively, age specific mixes of art, music, drumming, sensory and active play, story-times, puppets and more.
Come see why MoonSoup was recently listed as one of the "10 Best (children's) programs in NYC" by Time Out New York Kids. MoonSoup @ CMEE is the place to be for Mommy & Me!
Families can choose from the following:
MoonSoup Baby Rock: Babies -12 months, Mondays 11:30 am
MoonSoup Tots: 1-3 years. Mondays 10:30 am
MoonSoup Kids: 2-4 years. Mondays 9:30 am
Plus $12 Materials Fee.
Toddlers' Tango & Baby Boogie
Toddlers' Tango: Tuesdays 9:30 am - 10:15 am / Ages 2-3
Baby Boogie: Tuesdays 10:30 am - 11:15 am / 9 months - 1 1/2 years
Educators, therapists and parents have praised Toddlers' Tango and Baby Boogie for the developmental benefits: cognitive, physical and emotional - and of course, fun! Enjoy singing and dancing with your child to music from around the world, using instruments and props to enhance the lyrics and invite movement. Each class is tailored to specific age groups.
Hamptons Tumblebus
Thursdays
9:30 am for ages 2-5
10:30 am for ages 6-7
Since this colorful mobile gym (on a transformed school bus!) first parked in front of CMEE last summer, it was an instant hit, drawing 'regular riders' for its full range of gymnastic activities: bars, rings, beam, climbing apparatus and more.
Cost: Members & Non-Members: $20 per class.
Sandpiper Music Together
Fridays 9:30 am and 10:30 am
Sundays 10:30 am and 11:30 am
Music Together is an Internationally recognized early childhood music program for babies through kindergartners. Pure Joy! For cost and to register, visit www.sandpipermusictogether.com or call 631-848-7043. |
Peconic Family Fun Day is Fantastic! | |
Over 250 people attended the inaugural Peconic Family Fun Day on May 8 at CMEE. There was a carnival of activities including games, touch tanks, seed planting stations, arts & crafts stations, and groundwater models that helped raise awareness about water management, agricultural sustainability, and environmental stewardship. A highlight for all was the melodic music performed by Bridgehampton 8th Grade Marimba Band! Thank you to the Peconic Estuary Program, Group for the East End, Peconic Land Trust, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Peconic Baykeeper and ECCO Farm for making Peconic Family Fun Day such an enormous success. |
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CMEE's 5th Annual Classroom Connection Kite Fly took place on a picture perfect May morning in Sag Harbor's Mashashimuet Park, with over 300 3rd graders from schools all over the East End.
The Kite Fly was the culmination of the Classroom Connection Program, conceived and coordinated by local parent Eva Petersen and sponsored by CMEE. As children develop writing and design skills, the program helps foster friendships, tolerance, and understanding between children of different communities and backgrounds who might otherwise not have met. |
Golfers Hit the Links for CMEE | |
Thank you to all of the golfers and sponsors of the third annual Golf Classic to benefit CMEE, which was held at the Maidstone Club on Monday, May 24. Congratulations to Larry Carlson who was the low gross winner. With the support of tournament sponsor, Bridgehampton National Bank, the outing raised $120,000 for CMEE! Save the date for next year's golf tournament at Sebonack Golf Club on May 10, 2011. |
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Visitors at CMEE's Get Creative Program over the Memorial Day Weekend welcomed summer by creating decoupage flower pots. The children were surprised and happy to plant a brightly colored lollipop in their finished pot! |
Save The Date for CMEE "Under The Sea"
Summer Family Fair - July 24! | |
Hooray for CMEE Under the Sea!
Saturday, July 24
10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Plan for fun and save the date for CMEE's second annual CMEE "Under the Sea" Family Fair Fundraiser featuring live music, bouncy castles, art activities, face painters, petting zoo, pony rides, games, and gaiety galore! Last year's event drew capacity attendance, so be sure to reserve early!
For more information, please call Barbara at (631) 537-8240.
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Greetings! Henry here, and hoppy, er 'happy' that is, to write my second column for the CMEE e-newsletter. While staff at CMEE were polishing up the Museum last week, I spent time in the Museum's garden where flowers and vegetables are starting to grow. I hope you'll sign up for CMEE's "Roots and Shoots" class this summer with Steve Eaton of Quail Hill Farm. He'll show you how you can grow your own food, including tasty treats like lettuce and carrots for me! |
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CMEE sends Very Happy Birthday Wishes this month to our young members including:
Alexa Allan, Camille Andrew, Ava Arcoleo, Katy Arons, Lucia Bando, Liam Baum, Anna Becker, Chloe Bierfriend, Kathryn Blackmore, Akiva Bose, Lilu Bose, Lily Bradshaw, Luke Brazzo, Quintessa Carey, Coustanzia Carey, Teddy Carlin, Ava Cesario, Paul Colombo, Daniel Composto, Julia Costa, Shane Cumming, Quinn Cumming, Carina Cumming, Corinne Cunningham, Madison Davis, Tess DiMenna, Myla Dougherty, Amelie Druker, Patrick Farrell, Devon Friedman, Alexis Fry, Dean Fusco, Sophie Geismar, Miranda Green, Daniela Guarino, Owen Hayes, Felix Heller, Angust Hermann, Nicholas Hutfilz, Vittoria Iuppa, Marrina Jacka, Alexander Jennings, Amelia Kennedy, Kylie Kim, Patrick Kisling, Sophia Kometz, Michael Kotula, Charlotte Levine, Olivia Levine, Ethan Levy, Miles Lifton, Antonio Lobaccaro, Leonardo Lobaccaro, Sawn Lucien, Margot McAuliffe, Sophia McMahon, Sabrina McManus, Calder Michael, Harrison Moffett, Luke Mohlere, Jack Moloney, Elise Moss, James Murphy, Andrea Nalywajko, William Nath, Benjamin Nayma, Jeremy Negrin, Summer Nelson, Madeleine Noah, Oliver O'Hara, Jack O'Neill, Ava Paidarakis, Leia Pollock, Noah Rahn, Alexander James Reichl, Pheobe Right, Owen Right, Owen Ruddy, Lauren Russo, Sydney Salamy, Nicholas Saunders, Chloe Savattere, Max Schrader, Hannah Schrader, Justin Schwartz, Silas Selfe, James Simon, Christopher Simon, Joshua Sloan, Avery Sohn, Dylan Solomon, Isabella Solomon, Dylan Steck, Dean Stern, Chloe Stewart, Joseph Surozenski, Nicole Swan, Andrew Swarzman, Alan Vashovsky, Kyle Vukhac, Caroline Wallace, Lyla Wilson, Graydon Yosowitz, Taylor Zukosky, Andrew Zunker
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Stop by CMEE front desk on your birthday and pick up a little gift to help celebrate the big day!
If we missed your birthday, don't have your correct birthday, or misspelled your name, please let us know so CMEE can make sure to recognize YOUR DAY! |
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Birthday Parties at CMEE!
A creative
and easy
party location
Ask our front desk, or pick up a flyer, for information on CMEE's Birthday Party Packages. "New York Family Magazine rated CMEE as the East End's best venue for children's birthday parties!"
CMEE is also available for rent for private, corporate or community events. Call 631-537-8250 for information. | |
Sunday: 10am-5:00pm
Monday: 9am-5:00pm
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 9am-5:00pm
Thursday: 9am-5:00pm
Friday: 9am-5:00pm
Saturday: 9am-5:00pm |
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