When it comes to movies, kids prefer to be in the middle of the action, not just watch it.
Tomorrow, the Tribeca Film Festival takes over a seven-block stretch of Greenwich Street for a day of family fun. Dancers, stilt walkers, storytellers, arts and crafts and face painters fill the fair, with a main stage featuring performances by the likes of Legally Blond: The Musical and New American Youth Ballet. The list goes on: kite flying, bubble making, chess playing, movie filming, tennis at the ESPN Sports Day and more.
Keeping in line with what the fest is all about – movies – the Tribeca Film Center’s screening room will be showing family flicks throughout the day at 375 Greenwich St. (first come, first serve). Most appropriate for little eyes is Meerkat Manor (ages 5+), a documentary about a family of wild African meerkats, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.
Surely the festival will pique an interest in the big screen – if not being on it, at least watching it.
When: Sat. 5/3, 10am-6pm, All ages; Free.
Where: Greenwich St. (bet. Hubert & Duane), tribecafilmfestival.org.