5 Things: Befriend a Turtle, Take In a Show, Run For a Cause

This article was written by Caitlin Nolan.

1. Meet a turtle. Snappy the turtle is in the neighborhood and ready to hang out with your kiddies. Head to the Audubon Center in Prospect Park today from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to see Snappy and learn about other animals in the park. Enter the park at Lincoln Road and Ocean Avenue. Free. 

2. Take in some local theater. Award winning musical production Dream Girls is taking the stage in Brooklyn at the Gallery Players at 199 14th St., between Fourth and Fifth avenues. 8 p.m., $18 ($14 seniors, $14 Children, 12 and younger).

3. Buy a craft, benefit a school. The sixth annual Prospect Park Craft Fair hosted by and benefiting the PTA of PS 154 in Windsor Terrace is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 300 vendors will be selling handmade arts and crafts including housewares, jewelry, fine art, clothing, and kids items. Use the Bartel Pritchard entrance to Prospect Park at 15th Street and Prospect. 

4. Walk for a cause. The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter will host their 6th Annual Walk to Defeat ALS fundraiser in Manhattan on Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m., at Hudson River Park’s Pier 45 (Christopher Street and the West Side Highway) in Manhattan. The walk will span 2.75 miles and will end at Clinton Cove, Pier 96 at 57th Street. The walk is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Dogs must be leashed. For more information, contact Sarah Pattison at (212) 720-3042 or spattison@als-ny.org. To create a Walk team or to donate, please go online and visit the Walk to Defeat ALS webpage at: www.alswalks.org. Proceeds from the event will go to The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter.

5. Don't move that car. Alternate-side parking is suspended today.