Farm Fresh Festival

Manhattan’s iconic Seaport will be transformed into a farm on Sept. 17 for the Farm Fresh Festival.

The community event connects kids and families to a wholesome and magical farm experience in the city. The interactive environment invites families to experience the sights, tastes, play, animals, farmers, growers, and harvest of a farm.

Activity zones will include meet the farmers and animals, farmers’ market, creativity tent, tastes of the farm, wagons and wheels, music shed, reading orchard, and kindness corner. The festival is presented by the Generation Fresh Foundation, Fresh Kids, and Howard Hughes Corporation.

Farm Fresh Festival, Sept. 17 from 10 am to 4 pm. General admission is free. Registration is requested.

South Street Seaport (Fulton and Front streets in Lower Manhattan, www.eventbrite.com/e/farm-fresh-festival-for-kids-tickets-26305848501).

Steps on Broadway Youth Programs

<p class="m_6201101365486487057m_1751229968981391907gmail-m-6447730382188674378msonospacing" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; background-color: #ffffff;">For 40 years, the Youth Programs at the internationally celebrated Steps on Broadway have nurtured young dancers, ages 18 months to 18 years.&nbsp; Whether seeking a fun dance experience or comprehensive pre-professional training, there is a program suited for everyone.&nbsp; Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, theater dance, hip hop, contemporary, modern, pointe and more.&nbsp; Taught by a faculty of internationally-recognized concert, ballet, Broadway and celebrated guest artists, every student is encouraged to discover their artistic uniqueness, deepen their passion for the art form, while growing as dancers and individuals.&nbsp; Classes are offered throughout the academic year and summer. First Steps (ages 18 mos &ndash; 5 yrs) Kids &amp; Teens (ages 6-18 yrs) Pre-Professional Program (ages 7-18 yrs, by audition only)

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center

The School at the Mark Morris Dance Center offers year-round, community-based dance and music programming in a fully inclusive and nurturing environment, located in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District. The School&rsquo;s diverse and professional faculty provides progressive and non-competitive instruction with all of our classes accompanied by live music. Though we are a non-recital school, there are opportunities for students to perform and for parents to see their dancers in action.