Today
THE VOICE: A one-man production about a young girl who travels snowy lands and high seas to save a city? Sounds like a tall order, but “The Girl Who Forgot To Sing Badly” at The New Victory Theater not only works, it wows. Told in traditional Irish storytelling style and starring Louis Lovett. Ages 7 and up. Today, 2 and 7 p.m., tomorrow at noon, $25 per person. 209 W. 42nd St., between Seventh and Eighth avenues; 646-223-3010, newvictory.org
GET HOOKED: Hurricane Who? Celebrate the rebuilding of Red Hook at the 20th Annual Red Hook Festival, with outdoor spoken-word, dance and hip-hop performances, kayak rides in New York Harbor and a family-friendly Red Hook Rebirth Parade (10 a.m.). Noon to 7 p.m., free. Louis J. Valentino Jr. Park and Pier, at Coffey and Ferris streets, Red Hook; 718-643-6790, redhookfest.com
TOMORROW
ALL GOOD: They don’t call her “The Good Ms. Padgett” for nothing! Beloved Brooklyn songstress Anna Padgett’s magical, musical way with kids (and parents) is as good as it gets — so be sure to get in on the action when she plays a pre-brunch set at Jalopy Theatre featuring favorites from her self-titled debut album and “The Good Ms. Padgett Sings the Little Red Hen and Other Stories.” 11 a.m., $8 per person, $25 per family of four, kids under 2, free. 315 Columbia St., at Second Place, Red Hook; 718-395-3214, jalopy.biz
HOP ALONG: Introduce kids to the classic work of Edward Hopper at the Whitney Museum’s Hopper Drawing Family Day, where kids ages 4 to 12 can get inspired touring the new “Hopper Drawing” exhibition, then take part in a collaborative drawing project with artist Jason Polan. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., $20 for adults, ages 18 and under, free. 945 Madison Ave., at 75th Street; 212-570-3600, whitney.org
WEIRD SCIENCE: Whoops, that’s World Science — as in the World Science Festival’s Ultimate Science Street Fair, where kids can spend the day conducting cool experiments with real scientists. Among the most appealing offerings are the food-as-fuel workshop “Eat-Play-Learn,” a “Smell Lab” for making personalized scents and demonstrations demystifying such phenomena as black holes and gravity. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., free. Washington Square Park; 212-348-1400. Check worldsciencefestival.com for full schedule.