Macy's Sunday Story Time: Enlightening the World
Recommended for children ages 4–7.
Hear the Statue of Liberty speak through Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” and discover why Emma’s poem was so important to the statue’s construction!
Emma’s Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty by Linda Glaser
Support for the Macy's Sunday Story Hour provided by the Macy's Foundation.
Macy's Sunday Story Time: Hit the Road
Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.
Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York and American history, current holidays, and New-York Historical Society exhibitions.
Put New York in your rear-view mirror, and rhyme your way across the country with Jack Kerouac as he answers the call to “Hit the Road!”
Hit the Road, Jack by Robert Burleigh
Beastly Rhymes with Author Robert Forbes: Celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month!
Sunday, April 21, 2013; 12:30 pm
Ages 4 - 8
Who will win the inchworm sprint? Will the egret find his way out? And can you find the mouse hiding in each illustration? Join author Robert Forbes as he reads his animal poems and meet his beastly menagerie! His books Let’s Have a Bite and Beastly Feasts introduce children to the wonders and playfulness of rhyming poetry. The illustrations by Ronald Searle are filled with energy and detail—a little mouse hides in each one!
Two-Day WWII Writing Workshop for Kids and Teens
Monday, February 18, and Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Heart of Haiti: Music and Spoken Word
Bank of America Presents the Friday Free Performance Series at the New-York Historical Society
Event details
A free performance of music and spoken word from the heart of Haiti, organized in conjunction with the Symposium, "The Age of Revolution: A Whole History." Musical performance: Tiga Jean-Baptiste & Tchaka, Spoken word performances: Millery Polyné and Gina Athena Ulysse.
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It Happened Here: The Invention of Santa Claus
The modern Santa was born in the imagination of Clement Clarke Moore, a scholar who penned a whimsical poem about St. Nicholas, the patron of old Dutch New York, for the amusement of his six children at Christmastime. Soon after the publication of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"—popularly known today by its opening line, "Twas the night before Christmas…""—St. Nicholas became a popular feature of American Christmas celebrations. Moore's poem permanently connected St. Nicholas to Christmas, and led to our idea of Santa Claus.
