5 Things: Surf Party, Video Games Conference at LIU

1. Go to a surf party. Rumblefoot is hosting a Surf Dance Party at Sycamore Bar & Flowershop this Saturday night. Come rock out with Ditmas’ favorite Surf Rock sons. $5 cover, but ladies get in free! 

2. Move it. Bring the kids to take a class at the Art Creators Academy, a new performing arts center. Instructors are seasoned, professional performers and educators with credits from Tony award winning Broadway shows, Emmy award winning T.V. and film. Children as young as three-years-old and as old as teenagers are welcome. Classes take place Saturdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 143 Waverly Ave. Click here for class and pricing information. 

3. Learn something new. LIU Brooklyn is hosting a video games conference Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at 1 University Plz. This conference will feature talks on using video games in the health sciences and is free and open to the public. Click here for more information.  

4. Rock out (kid-style). The third annual Brooklyn Kids Rock is this Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Music acts including Jeremy Plays Guitar, AudraRox, Captain Kirk Douglas of The Roots and The Anna Banana Band will take the stage and provide endless entertainment for the kiddies. And when little feet need a break from the dance floor, there's plenty to keep them occupied: carnival games, arts and crafts and face painting. Taking place at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple at 317 Clermont Ave. Advance tickets are $14, tickets at the door are $17, a pack of four tickets is $48 and all-you-can-play activity bands are $20. Kids under 2-years-old get in free.

5. Move that car. Alternate side parking is in effect today. The next suspension isn't until Tues., March 26 in observance of the first day of Passover.