The Mayor’s Summer Reading Program continues with a dance activity with local instructor Amanda Dalton at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Preston Royal Branch library. Admission is free.

Medical City Children’s Hospital hosts a free Teddy Bear Clinic 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, designed to help educate kids about medical equipment and ease their fears of going to the doctor.

Learn to create underwater flower designs during a free program at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at North Haven Gardens. The Alpha African Violet Society sponsors the session.

The Dallas String Quartet performs 3-6 p.m. Saturday at NorthCourt inside NorthPark Center. Stop by the Bookmarks library at 2 p.m. for a children’s science show. Also, Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses continues, displaying custom designed playhouses for charity.