Today
STREET SMARTS: Time flies! This is the last weekend of Summer Streets 2012, when sections of Park Avenue and Lafayette Street between Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge are closed off for family fun. Whether you walk, bike or run along the route, you’ll find everything from free performances by Bash the Trash to open play areas, arts and crafts and more. 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., free. Check nyc.gov/summerstreets for a map.
ALL THAT JAZZ: “Boardwalk Empire” fans can get their fill of 1920s styles and sounds at the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island, where dancers of all ages can learn the Charleston to live music by Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. (Or try a tug-of-war contest). Don’t forget to dress up! Today and tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $15 (free for kids under 12). Governors Island, ferry at the Battery Maritime Building, 10 South St.; 212-440-2200, govisland.com
TOMORROW
TALL TALES: Got a little kid with a big imagination? Head to El Museo del Barrio to see the Story Pirates, whose super-funny musical shows are based on real kids’ stories — maybe even one written by your aspiring playwright! (Send submissions to nicole@storypirates.org with “El Museo Story”) in the title. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., free. 1230 Fifth Ave., at 104th Street; 212-831-7272, elmuseo.org
MAKE A SCENE: Creative kids won’t want to miss the opportunity to work with renowned set designer Rachel Hauk at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan in a hands-on workshop (part of CMOM’s NYC Design Studio and “Meet the Designer” series). Besides their own mini-sets (complete with downsized skyscrapers!). 2 p.m., free with museum admission ($11 per person). 212 W. 83rd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue; 212-721-1223, cmom.org
HARLEM SHUFFLE: Harlem Week’s Summer in the City Children’s Festival has activities including a double-Dutch tournament, African-themed arts and crafts, storytelling and live music. Noon to 6 p.m., free. PS 175, 175 W. 134th St. between Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. boulevards; 212-283-0426, africanart.org