Dear Friends,
Welcome to summer at CMEE! There are loads of activities at the Museum in July, which is why this month's E-News is jam-packed. We have a full slate of programming including morning classes, Twirligig Tuesday performances in our amphitheater (Secret Agent 23 Skidoo is kicking things off on July 6), and don't forget the CMEE "Under the Sea" Family Fair on July 24. There are also receptions and cocktail parties to help support CMEE this month. Read below or check out the sidebar for a glance at the details.
Even though school just ended for this year, CMEE is already preparing for students next fall. Recently, we learned that only 38% of children in New York State have access to affordable pre-schooling. To help increase access in our community, CMEE is teaming up with Long Island Head Start to host a pre-school class in September. Thank you to Dr. Dianne Youngblood, who recently retired as Superintendant of Bridgehampton School for the initial idea of hosting a pre-school at the Museum.
As you may know, it's CMEE's 5th birthday this year. Before there was a Museum, there was a "Museum without Walls," which travelled all over the East End bringing the CMEE experience to different hamlets and villages. CMEE is returning to its mobile roots with a new partnership with the Hamptons Tumblebus. Starting this month, you can have the Tumblebus bring CMEE right to your driveway with classes, parties, and more. Scroll down for more about "CMEE-To-You"!
Speaking of birthdays, don't miss Henry the Rabbit's 3rd Birthday next month!
Have a happy 4th of July! Thank you for your support of CMEE. We hope to see you at the Museum soon!
Sincerely,
 Stephen Long
Executive Director |
Remember "Summer Mornings at CMEE" starts next week! | |
 The first session of CMEE's engaging and creative morning classes begins on July 5 with cooking, art, music, movement, and more. We are delighted to be partnering again this summer with Gymboree, Tumblebus, MoonSoup, and Sandpiper Music Together. If you still need to register, there are few spots remaining so please call (631) 537-8250 or visit www.cmee.org today. |
Pizza and Pajama Night
Friday, July 2 @ 6pm | |
Celebrate the start of the July 4th holiday weekend at CMEE this Friday at 6pm with "Pizza and Pajama" Night! Come see why this program has such a following! Children are invited to come to the Museum in pajamas, eat pizza, listen to a story, and participate in a staff-led art activity. This month's book is My Garden, the newest picture book by noted children's author, Kevin Henkes. Just like in the book, children will participate in an art activity to imagine their own silly and sweet garden filled with eternal flowers that can change color and pattern, chocolate rabbits, seashells that grow new seashells, and a jelly-bean bush. The book will be read IN CMEE's GARDEN.
Advance reservations are required. Free to Members; $9 for Non-Members, includes admission. |
Twirligig at CMEE this Tuesday!!
Secret Agent 23 Skidoo opens CMEE's Picnic & Performance Series |
 Bust a rhyme on Tuesday, July 6 at 6pm as CMEE inaugurates "Twirligig Tuesdays" in the outdoor Amphitheater with Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Called the "King of Kid-Hop," Secret Agent 23 Skidoo combines positive hip hop with amazing story telling. His music mixes traditional funk, bluegrass, reggae, and blues with classic hip hop beats, topping it off with party-rocking rhymes and a slew of engaging characters, including the "last dragon left on earth" and "bluegrasshopper." Future performances this month include: Moey's Music (July 13) Rebecca Frezza (July 20) Hamptons Ballet Theater performs Peter and the Wolf (July 27) sponsored by BNY Mellon Wealth ManagementAdvanced tickets are $15 for Members and $17 for Non-Members. Tickets at the door are $20. Advance registration is strongly encouraged for this popular summer series. For further information or to reserve tickets, call (631) 537-8250 or visit www.cmee.org |
CMEE Family Fair, Saturday, July 24! |
What do you get when you combine live music, bouncy castles, carnival games, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, magic acts, delicious food, and merriment? CMEE's second annual Summer Family Fair, CMEE Under the Sea!
Plan for oceans of laughter and reserve tickets today for CMEE's biggest family party of the year! Come see what drew capacity crowds last year and have a festival of fun while helping to support the Children's Museum of the East End!
See you at CMEE on Saturday, July 24 (10:30 am - 1:30 pm)! Click here to reserve tickets today! |
Come Party at J. CREW - East Hampton - July 15 |
 Come to a shopping night and cocktail party in support of the CMEE "Under the Sea" Family Fair at J. Crew - East Hampton (14 Main Street) on Thursday, July 15 from 6 to 8pm. During the evening, J. Crew will feature their crewcuts line at the store, provide wine and sparkling water, and donate 10% of all proceeds from the evening to CMEE. Thank you to Barrie Glabman, Dana Golding Scharf, Aline Shapiro, and Heidi Wald for serving as hosts of the party. To RSVP, please email Barbara@CMEE.org. |
| PJ Library Summer Pajama Party - July 17 | | Sponsored by Jewish Community Project Downtown and Temple Israel of the City of New York, CMEE will co-host a PJ Library Summer Pajama Party on Saturday, July 17 from 6 to 7:30pm. Kids are welcome to come in their PJs for Stories and Music in the Museum's Amphitheater by Toby Singer and Rabbis David Gelfand & Darren Levine. Art Projects and Supper are part of the fun, too! The cost is $10 per child.
RSVP by July 13th to pjlibrary@tinyc.org or 212-249-5000.
The PJ LIBRARY: Jewish Bedtime Stories & Songs for Families is a project of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. |
| NEW MURAL FOR THE CMEE LOBBY | |
 Thanks to Lilly Pulitzer, CMEE is adding a whimsical map of the East End to the Lobby of the Museum. On July 8 and 9, designers and artists will reimagine the region's landscapes and landmarks, many of which are already showcased in CMEE's permanent exhibition. If you have a suggestion for what should be featured in the map, please email CMEE at info@cmee.org. |
CMEE IS TURNING 5 YEARS OLD!
Save the Date.... |
The Children's Museum of the East End is celebrating its 5th Birthday on Saturday, October 9 with a "Woofstock" Festival, a pet show extraordinaire hosted in collaboration with the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center. Bring your pet for games, crafts, prizes, and performances! Whether or not you're a cat or a dog person, there will be plenty of howls of laughter and fun! Bark, that is mark, your calendars and stay tuned for details. |
"CMEE Tiles for Sale"
Calling all petite Picassos! | |
 Help celebrate the Museum's Fifth Birthday by purchasing a tile for CMEE! For $50, your child can create artwork that will be printed onto a ceramic tile and displayed permanently as part of a "Tile Wall" installation inside the Museum. CMEE is officially launching its tile artwork program at the CMEE "Under the Sea" Family Fair, but to sign up ahead of time, please email Amy@cmee.org or come to one of CMEE's "Make a Tile" weekend workshops this month.
CMEE will unveil the "Tile Wall" displaying your child's artwork and acknowledging your support during Columbus Day weekend.
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ArtHamptons Private Reception for CMEE Friends | |
CMEE friends and visitors are invited along with their guests to a reception at ArtHamptons, the International Fine Art Fair on Sunday, July 11, 1:30-3:30 pm at Sayre Park in Bridgehampton. ArtHamptons is presenting a vast and distinguished lineup of international upper-tier galleries representing over 500 artists from around the world. Click here to RSVP http://cmee.eventbrite.com or here for more information http://www.arthamptons.com/email/cmee.html. |
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CMEE has exciting news rolling your way ---
in fact, straight to you!
Starting this month, CMEE is partnering with the Hamptons Tumblebus - the mobile gym on a school bus that has East Enders tumbling for joy - to bring CMEE off-site to your home!
We'll be delivering art and cooking classes, story time and crafts, plus everything you need for a fabulous birthday party (including a bouncy castle and personalized cake)! and of course, the full roster of fun that has made the Hamptons Tumblebus such a hit for tumbling and gymnastics - all brought straight to your driveway.
It's the ultimate play date or party that you can fully customize. Invite up to 20 children and let our staff take care of everything from there. Imagine, not having to make rounds of party errands on bumper-to-bumper roads! Let the fun come directly to your door via the Hamptons Tumblebus! And no clean up! Best of all - it's stimulating, creative, and active fun!
Call Amy Slack, CMEE Program Coordinator, at (631) 537-8250 for packages and price schedules, or to book CMEE-To-YOU!
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CMEE at the PECONIC LAND TRUST GALA - AUGUST 1 | |
No sitter? No worries! CMEE is providing engaging and fun programming especially for kids at the Peconic Land Trust's gala "Through Farms and Fields" Country Supper on August 1!
"Through Farms and Fields" celebrates the local bounty of the East End and supports the Peconic Land Trust's efforts to conserve Long Island's working farms, natural lands, and heritage for our communities now and in the future. The evening will be held at the home of the Salm family at the Port of Missing Men, a historic hunting estate overlooking Scallop Pond in Southampton, and will feature live music and dancing from The Annie Morgan Band, plus a Live & Silent Auction and fabulous local food.
CMEE is committed to providing opportunities for entire families to spend time together and we're delighted to work with such a worthy sister organization!
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GIVING KIDS A "HEAD START" AT CMEE | |
CMEE is delighted to collaborate with Long Island Head Start to increase the number of low-income families who can access pre-school education. CMEE plans to host a class of fifteen students at the Museum starting this September. The tactile environments at CMEE will provide Head Start students with the opportunity to use a diverse range of learning styles, such as role playing and hands-on learning, and gain important skills such as sequencing, observation, deductive-reasoning, and problem-solving. |
CMEE's TEACHER ADVISORY MEETINGS |
CMEE went to school - make that a number of schools - over the past several months to get advice from teachers about the Museum's educational programs. CMEE's educators learned that due to budget cuts, many schools have fewer resources for field trips. In response, CMEE is working more closely with teachers to bring hands-on learning from the Museum into the classroom. Incorporating imaginative play and kinesthetic learning, CMEE educators are designing these educational outreach programs to reach a wide range of grade levels. For example, by role playing as early residents of the East End, local children can gain a better sense of our community's history. CMEE looks forward to reporting back on the pilot phase of this outreach programming.
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Greetings! Henry the Rabbit, here. I have great news! There's a new play set in our back yard - two slides, rope ladders, a tree house fort with a door (what a great hutch this would make...) and more! I discovered it the other day on my garden outing. You'll find it just on the other side of the Amphitheater, outside of the art studio. See you there? In the meantime, I'll be enjoying the air conditioning! Oh, and by the way, I want to thank Dr. Browning in Sag Harbor for my complimentary mani-pedi! I feel so much better with my nails cut short.
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CMEE sends Very Happy Birthday Wishes this month to our young members including:
Theo Altherr, Cameron Bahari, Elia Bailey, Emma Berg, Georgia Black, Ariana Borodizsky, Alexa Brandmeyer, Dashiell Breen, Juliana Brivio, Melisa Brivio, Arielle Bronstein, Elizabeth Brooks, Hailey Cameron, Sirena-Lee Carey, Dillon Corsair, Topher Cullen, Riley Cullen, Jack Davis, Kate Davis, Lucy DeBellis, Lucia DiDomenico, Oliver Dodge, Lucia Douglas, Beatrice Drabble, Liliana Druker, Isabella Dulai, Josh Edelbaum, Madeleine Finster, Charlie Fishman, Felix Flakstad, Katie Forgrave, Luca Garritano, Alexis Geller, Joshua Shai Gerson,
Dylan Gerstenhaber, Maia Gil, Charlie Gil, Ella Glassman, Claudia Gomez, Caroline Green, Kevin Guenther, Phoebe Hackett, Harper Harris, Sofia Heimbold, Noah Helfstein, Aleso Hermer, Charles Hilles, Sophia Hoh, Henry Houser, Olympia Houze, Francesca Imperiali, Edoard Imperiali, Leah Jannetti, Jesse Jurjen, Alex Kassatly, Jacob Kaye, Cooper Kelsey,
Abigail Kern, Samantha Kraycar, Frankie Lane, Lenny Lane, Owen LaPierre, Toby LaPierre, Lucas Larson, Aurelia Larson, Charles Lesch, Isabella Loeb, Julian Lotke, Grace Madoros, Alexander Makoid, Benjamin Maltz, Alexander Mambrino, August Maniscalco, Sammy MCandle, Peter McIntosh, Lucienne Merkatz, Skyler Moran, Jamie Morgan, Max Murdock, Rachel Nayman, Clare New, Angus O'Friel, Avi Phair, Zeus Pike, Dylan Preslier, Deanis Primes, Luciano Quarty, Daniella Quarty, Devon Quarty, Lielle Rahav, Dillon Rapp, Ethan Rebentisch, Kelly Rekstis, Luke Sacconaghi, Luke Sarsfield, Camron Schwartz, Tate Shapiro, Jessie Smith, Roman Smith, Sidney Soloviev, Manny Soloway, Sophia Sondey, Owen Sondey, Lucas Sowder, Lyla Sowder, Olivia Sparks, Luke Tarbet, Haley Tarbet, Thomas Treadwell, Nicholas Villante, Maeve Wade,
Charlie Wall, and Matthew Zeitlin.
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. | | 
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