••• Lisa Loeb plays the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on May 22.

••• Paula Cole plays City Winery on June 13. Do you know her song “Carmen”? S0 lovely.

••• Torly Kid’s sixth-annual Hula Hoop contest and tween party is May 10.

••• A notable comment from Wendy Chapman: “Hope you can help us spread the word about BuildSchoolsNow.org. This is a small group of parents working with CB1’s Youth & Education Committee and elected officials to shine light on the lack of public school seats downtown. Our third gathering will be Tuesday, April 1 at 6pm at Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Community Center on Warren Street. Public School Overcrowding is a problem that is only getting worse. There is money for a new 456 seat school somewhere in CB1, but it is not sited. With schools taking five or more years to build, the school construction authority is not keeping up. Parents of the under 4 set should be most concerned as K wait lists are getting longer each spring. Please sign our Build Schools Now petition, like us on Facebook, and join us April 1 to learn more.”

••• From Apexart: “On Saturday, March 29 from 10am to 3pm, M.I.T. PhD student Jennifer Jacobs will be teaching kids (11 to 101) how to create their own temporary tattoos using computer based algorithms.
No previous experience is necessary, but participants should bring their own computers. For children under 15, parents should come too.” It’s $5 and you need to RSVP here.

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