Kids New York - January 19, 2009

Document This

Family Photography by Karen Mordechai

Years from now, your children’s children will study this week in history classes.

Want to make your own history? Yes, you can — with a family photo session by Karen Mordechai.

A specialist in documentary photography, Mordechai works with clients to select a family activity then chronicles it over 90 minutes — anything from a park outing to baking cupcakes to bedtime stories.

Shoots aren’t about orchestrating the moment. Think of her as an invisible observer of your family, recording both the mundane and the meaningful (after all, it’s the mundane things that will one day be meaningful).

The resulting set of four-by-six images and online gallery will capture the glory of your brood as they are today.

Before they change.

Karen Mordechai (917-685-0659 or karenmordechai.com).

REVEL
Lunar New Year Celebration and Flower Market
What: Enjoy Vietnamese dancers, Korean fairy tales, and colorful costumes galore.
Why: Happy 4707!
When: Sun., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Where: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 900 Washington Ave., Prospect Heights (718-623-7200).

ROCK
AudraRox
What: Part punk, part homespun fun, Rox makes melodies for the family.
Why: Tots rock.
When: Sun., 2 p.m.
Where: Southpaw, 125 Fifth Ave., Park Slope (718-230-0236). Tickets online at ticketweb.com.

HEAR
Harlem Gospel Choir
What: In honor of Dr. King, inspirational music for all ages.
Why: Dream big.
When: Mon., 2 & 3 p.m.
Where: Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St., b/t Amsterdam Ave. & Broadway (212-721-1223). Tickets in the lobby beginning at 1 p.m.