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TUNE IN | CARTOON CULTURE “YabbaDabbaDoo!”Cartoons en voguemight change but Saturday mornings chilling on the couch inpajamas is always in style. The NormanRockwellMuseuma few hours north in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, celebrates Hanna Barbera, grand masters of the cartoon game from 1958-1980, in an exhibit for all ages. Relive memories of Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, and show your kids wow your kids with your Smurf IQ. The ArchitectsofSaturdayMorning,Norman RockwellMuseum,thruMay 29th .

DON’T MISS | FLOW 17 AT RANDALL’S ISLAND For a weekend in May, Randall’s Island becomes an open-air art gallery. A collaboration of Randall’s Island Park Alliance and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, Flow 17 selects a handful of revered artists and displays their pieces against the waterfront backdrop. Free to the public, make your own trail around the 516-acre venue or hop on a tour to hone in on one-of-a-kind art work and possibly meet-and-greet with some of the artists extraordinaire. May to November, Randall’s Island, NYC .

CHECK OUT | COME OUT AND PLAY Calling all families! Come Out & Play is an annual festival of real-world games showcasing new social, physical and theatrical ways to play. Traditional athletic games & video games plus classic board games are all part of the city-size entertainment. When the sun sets the kids go inside and the parents-only fun begins. Call the sitter & hit the after party. This year Come Out & Play After Dark turns the streets of DUMBO into an arcade with social party games, large physical video games and wild new street games. DUMBO, Brooklyn, Summer 2017. Find out more at comeoutandplay.org.

Clockwise, Denise Treizman Spartan Follies courtesy of Flow.17; Iwao Takamoto, Presentation board for Scooby- Doo Where are You , 1969, Collection of Warner Bros. Archives. SCOOBY-DOO and all related characters and elements © Hanna-Barbera. Yogi Bear publicity cel for The Huckleberry Hound Show , 1960s. YOGI BEAR and all related characters and elements ©Hanna-Barbera; Headlands Entrance: John Hill; Photos by Lia Bulaong.

LOOK UP | STAR GAZING Looking up into the night sky always stuns when you’re away fromthe city lights. Try an astrological getaway to a dark sky park. For 2 days inAugust, park-goers atHeadlands Park inMichigan can revel in the astonishing views on land or along the 2+miles of undeveloped LakeMichigan shoreline. Make sure the littles get some shut eye before —while they aremore than welcome aboard, the cruise doesn’t set sail until 11pmwith music, poetry and astronomy stories to accompany the falling stars. Not planning a trip out west this summer? Dark sky parks canbe found closer to home inPA&VA. Turnoff the lights and behold a truly magical celestial experience. PerseidMeteor Shower Cruise, Headlands International Dark Sky Park,Michigan, August 12th.

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