Enjoy more NYC with a daily look at where to go and what to do – close to home and around the city.
EXCITING ‘SWORD’ PLAY. Kids, ages 3-12, are invited to catch “The Sword in the Stone” at Dongan Hills Library. Watch young Wart discover the secrets of the legendary sword Excalibur, with help from his magical friend, Merlin. It’s being presented by the Traveling Lantern Theatre Company, which is touring local libraries through April 20. 4 p.m. Free. 1617 Richmond Road, Staten Island. (718) 351-1444.
MURDER, HE WROTE. Join author Brian Mcgreevy and director/actor Eli Roth as they act out scenes from Mcgreevy’s gothic murder story, “Hemlock Grove.” The two are working to adapt the novel into a Netflix series starring Bill Skarsgard. 7:30 p.m. $15. 92Ytribeca, 200 Hudson St. (212) 601-1000.
EAT YOUR HEART OUT. Writer and photographer Melanie Dunea presents “The Next Course,” featuring portraits, interviews and recipes from celebrity chefs, like Emeril Lagasse and Tom Colicchio. 6:30 p.m. Free. MidManhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., at 40th St. (212) 340-0863.
HOP TO IT. Enjoy $10 tastings at Idle Hands Bar. You’ll get two beers and three tastings from the featured brand, one bourbon or whisky sample, and an order of tater tots from That Burger. 7 p.m. $10. 25 Avenue B. (917) 338-7090.
SHOW ME THE MONET. Kids can learn all about Impressionist artists and create a masterpiece with provided supplies. 1 p.m. Free. Fort Totten Visitor’s Center, Totten Road and Cross Island Parkway, Queens. (718) 352-1769.
‘MAMA,’ SHE WANTS TO SING. Catch the opening of the New York African Film Festival with a screening of “Mama Africa,” a documentary about the noted South African singer and anti-apartheid crusader Miriam Makeba. 7:15 p.m. $9-$13. Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St. (212) 875-5601.
THE HUNTER GAMES. Test your nature know-how at the Urban Park Rangers’
scavenger hunt for kids. 1 p.m. Free. Crotona Nature Center at Charlotte St. and Crotona Park East, Bronx. (718) 378-2061.
SLIME-TIME LIVE. Make oobleck, a mysterious liquid-solid hybrid, and sing along with the Disney Channel’s “Phineas and Ferb” at the New York Hall of Science. 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. $8-$11. 47-01 111th St., Queens. (718) 699-0005.
FROM ‘TRASH’ TO TREASURE. See artists turn garbage into art at the opening reception for the display “Trash Talk.” 6 p.m. Free. Spattered Columns Exhibition Space, 491 Broadway, at Broome St., Suite 500. (646) 546-5334.
SPRING INTO ACTION. Learn about low-cost and healthy outdoor activities at St. Agnes Library’s “50+ Fitness Fair.” There you can also pick up a free Watertrail map, Wave Hill admission pass and raffle ticket. 1 p.m. Free. 444 Amsterdam Ave., at W. 82nd St. (212) 621-0619. Sarah Willets