NYC Listings (2): What's on for kids this weekend; March 16-17

Saturday, Mar 16 Tubby the Tuba narrated by Patti Smith  Listen to the Godmother of Punk narrate her childhood favorite at Avery Fisher Hall. $15–$55 | READ MORE Spring Into Norouz! Persian New Year Family Day Fete the start of spring with Kurdish dancers, shadow puppets and egg decorating at Asia Society. $12, children $5 | READ MORE Make It/Take It Saturday: Nano Day Discover nanotechnology by experimenting with memory wire and LCD displays at the Newark Museum.  Free with museum admission | READ MORE Randy Kaplan Join Mr. Diddie Wah Diddie as he strums his way through Broadway and blues tunes at Symphony Space.  $20, children $13 | READ MORE Making the Familiar Strange: Art Workshop with Pratt Institute Art Educators Learn fresh perspectives inspired by the "New Wave Finland" photography exhibit at Scandinavia House. $12 | READ MORE

Sunday, Mar 17 Annual St. Patrick's Day Open Day Pay homage to the Emerald Isle with authentic music, dance and crafts at the Irish Arts Center's shindig.  FREE | READ MORE Yellow Sneaker's "The Matzo Time Crunch" Celebrate Passover with a hilarious puppet show and a matzo-cover craft at the Center for Jewish History. FREE | READ MORE Passover with ShirLaLa Experience the Passover tale with kiddie rocker Shira Kobren at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.  $10, children under 11 $7 | READ MORE The Beauty of Ballet Learn how ballerinas are born in an introduction to the art form at the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts.  FREE | READ MORE Brooklyn St. Patrick's Day Parade Stake out a spot on Seventh Avenue for Park Slope's annual holiday procession. FREE | READ MORE All weekend Cirque du Soleil's Totem Marvel at the troupe's dreamlike, acrobatic journey through human evolution at Citi Field. $45–$140 | READ MORE Bello Mania See if clown Bello Nock's gravity-defying hairdo withstands his big-top antics at the New Vic. $14–$38 | READ MORE "Wear It or Not: Recent Jewelry Acquisitions" Ogle midcentury baubles and computer-designed musical jewelry at the Museum of Arts and Design. Free with museum admission | READ MORE A (Tooth) Fairy Tale See what happens when a kid trades places with the winged tooth collector in the new Vital Theatre show. $25–30 | READ MORE Family Art Project: Primitive Prints Create bright, bold prints after checking out the tracks left by critters on the grounds of Wave Hill. Free with garden admission | READ MORE

SOURCE: http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/search?keyword=&on=period&location=&s_date=2013-03-16&e_date=2013-03-17