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TODAY

ROOT AROUND: If “Tom Waits for tots” sounds like music to your ears (and it does to ours), be sure to catch Alastair Moock and the Rowdy Roots at Symphony Space for a “Rollicking Morning of Rootsy Music” featuring a mix of original tunes and classics by Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and others. 11 a.m., $20 for adults, $13 for kids. 2537 Broadway, at 95th Street; 212-864-5400, symphonyspace.org

STAR POWER: The holidays aren’t over yet! Celebrate Three Kings Day — or El Dio de los Reyes Magos — at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum with stories, songs and sparkly take-home art projects all about that trio of royals who followed a star. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., free with admission ($9 per person). 145 Brooklyn Ave., at St. Marks Avenue, Crown Heights; 718-735-4400, brooklynkids.org

PINT-SIZED PUCCINI: Short attention spans and long operas aren’t exactly a match made in musical heaven. Start small with “La Bohème for Kids,” part of Amore Opera’s “Opera-in-Brief” series, clocking in at just 90 minutes. Ages 6 and up. 2:30 p.m., $15. Connelly Theater, 220 E. Fourth St., between avenues A and B; 212-982-3995, connellycenter.org

TOMORROW

CREEPY CRAWLIES: Whether you find spiders fascinating, fearsome or a combination of both, “Spiders Alive” at the American Museum of Natural History is bound to give you a thrill. More than 20 species of eight-legged wonders from around the world will be on display. Don’t miss the live tarantula demonstrations (every 15 minutes). 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., $25 for adults, $19 for students and seniors, $14.50 for kids ages 2 to 12. 79th Street at Central Park West; 212-769-5100, amnh.org

A PIRATE’S LIFE: Boisterous best-selling picture book “How I Became a Pirate” by Melinda Long goes from page to stage in this musical about a boy who learns the pirate’s life might not be for him after all. 2 p.m., $7. Walt Whitman Theatre at Brooklyn College, 2900 Campus Road, at Hillel Place, one block from the corner of Flatbush and Nostrand avenues, Brooklyn; 718-951-4500, brooklyncenter.com