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            <title>Historic House Trust Events</title>
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              <title><![CDATA[After-School Book Club]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Students in Grades 4 through 7 meet in the Historical Museum to read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic buildings of Richmond Town will enhance the readers&rsquo; experience of the time periods.</p>
<p>Program free, cost of book additional.</p></p><p>Start time: 3:30 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>3:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days Lecture]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Using methods of historical archaeology, scholar Christopher Ricciardi will focus attention on several dozen houses and explore the history of the Dutch in Kings County.</p>
<p>Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and part of Five Dutch Days/Five Boroughs, a city-wide event.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: 3:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Document Display]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Archival documents from the Lefferts Collection dating back to the 17th Century, including a land deed sign by Pieter Stuyvesant, will be on exhibit in the museum&rsquo;s 2nd floor gallery.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-11</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-12</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Story Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Preschool children up to age 5.  Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing and singing in the Historical Museum.  Call for reservations (718) 351-1611, Ext. 280. </p></p><p>Start time: 11:30 am</p><p>End time: 12:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>11:30 am</starttime>
              <endtime>12:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[8-Week Quilt-Making Class]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Beginners are welcome; the pattern &ldquo;Star in a Star&rdquo; is made of squares and triangles that are sewn in straight lines.  </p>
<p>8-week session:  $60/$55 members.  Reservations are required, please call (718) 351-1611, ext. 281.</p></p><p>Start time: 7:30 pm</p><p>End time: 9:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>7:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>9:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Enjoy Dutch tours.  Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B376</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Home/Land - Artist @ Work: Tanja Smeets @ Dyckman Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Watch the artist at work as she finishes her site-specific installation at the Farmhouse. The installation will be completed on Friday. This project is a part of HOME&bdquo; LAND - Contemporary Dutch Art @ Historic Sites, 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs' Quadricentennial project, which has been made possible in part with support from the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of its NY400 celebrations. $1, free for children 10 and under.</p></p><p>Start time: 11:00 am</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (212) 304-9422</p><p>Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|M026</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>11:00 am</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(212) 304-9422]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Transport yourself in place and time&mdash;travel to the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum to view the latest in contemporary Dutch design intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion. As space is limited, reservations are requested. Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org to make a reservation. </p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-12</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-13</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[18th Century Tavern Nights]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Experience an authentic 18th century dinner prepared on an open hearth, served on period tableware.  Traditional recipes and 1770&rsquo;s surroundings will enhance this unforgettable evening.  </p>
<p>$75.00 per person (Non-Members) $70.00 per person (Members).  Prepaid reservations required.</p></p><p>Start time: 8:00 pm</p><p>End time: </p><p>Contact phone: (718) 347-3276</p><p>Location: Queens Country Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|Q453</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-13</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-14</enddate>
              <starttime>8:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime></endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 347-3276]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Queens Country Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Enjoy Dutch tours.  Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|R117</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-13</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-14</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B376</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-13</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-14</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[Home/Land - Artist @ Work: Tanja Smeets @ Dyckman Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Watch the artist at work as she finishes her site-specific installation at the Farmhouse. The installation will be completed on Friday. This project is a part of HOME&bdquo; LAND - Contemporary Dutch Art @ Historic Sites, 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs' Quadricentennial project, which has been made possible in part with support from the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of its NY400 celebrations. $1, free for children 10 and under.</p></p><p>Start time: 11:00 am</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (212) 304-9422</p><p>Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|M026</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-13</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-14</enddate>
              <starttime>11:00 am</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(212) 304-9422]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days Lecture: Vriedelandt - Land of Peace? ]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Vriedelandt was the Dutch name for a vast area of the Bronx that included Pelham Bay Park. Join us for a fascinating glimpse into its Dutch heritage and connection to Anne Hutchinson with Museum guide Tom Vasti. Centuries Collide: Dutch Design at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion. On view until November 22. Reservations are requested. Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org to make a reservation.</p></p><p>Start time: 7:00 pm</p><p>End time: 8:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-13</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-14</enddate>
              <starttime>7:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>8:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173456</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
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              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173495</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p><em>Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson&rsquo;s Voyage</em> draws inspiration from Hudson&rsquo;s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river. </p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[Quilt Show Workshop]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Learn how to make your own quilt.  As part of the Annual Quilt Show, kids see how this traditional American craft can be part of a modern life. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:30 pm</p><p>End time: 3:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>1:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days Lecture]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Using methods of historical archaeology, scholar Christopher Ricciardi will focus attention on several dozen houses and explore the history of the Dutch in Kings County.</p>
<p>Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and part of Five Dutch Days/Five Boroughs, a city-wide event.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: 3:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Document Display]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Archival documents from the Lefferts Collection dating back to the 17th Century, including a land deed sign by Pieter Stuyvesant, will be on exhibit in the museum&rsquo;s 2nd floor gallery.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173518</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Enjoy Dutch tours.  Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B376</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days Lecture Tour with Museum Director Laura Carpenter]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173539</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>&ldquo;Dutch, Not Much: The Van Cortlandt Family&rsquo;s Dutch Heritage at Van Cortlandt House&rdquo;  is a special lecture and tour with the Museum Director focusing on how the Van Cortlandt family&rsquo;s Dutch heritage was incorporated into their English Georgian-style manor house.  Reservations suggested.  Tickets are $10.00 and include lecture, tour, and refreshments.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: </p><p>Contact phone: (718) 543-3344</p><p>Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum (Broadway @ 246th Street)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X092</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime></endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 543-3344]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Van Cortlandt House Museum (Broadway @ 246th Street)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Hands-on History: Apples, Apples, Apples!]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173541</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173541</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Rufus King had apple orchards on his farm. Did you know that apples can be more than food?  Come hear apple stories, learn what else they can be used for and make a special apple craft to take home!  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 1:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 206-0545</p><p>Location: King Manor Museum (150th Street and Jamaica Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-14</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-15</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>1:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 206-0545]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[King Manor Museum (150th Street and Jamaica Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173207</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173340</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173457</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173496</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173496</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p><em>Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson&rsquo;s Voyage</em> draws inspiration from Hudson&rsquo;s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river. </p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Quilt Show Workshop]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173503</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173503</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Learn how to make your own quilt.  As part of the Annual Quilt Show, kids see how this traditional American craft can be part of a modern life. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:30 pm</p><p>End time: 3:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>1:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days Lecture]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173511</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173511</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Using methods of historical archaeology, scholar Christopher Ricciardi will focus attention on several dozen houses and explore the history of the Dutch in Kings County.</p>
<p>Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and part of Five Dutch Days/Five Boroughs, a city-wide event.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: 3:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Document Display]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173515</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Archival documents from the Lefferts Collection dating back to the 17th Century, including a land deed sign by Pieter Stuyvesant, will be on exhibit in the museum&rsquo;s 2nd floor gallery.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173519</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Enjoy Dutch tours.  Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|R117</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173526</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173526</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B376</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Henry Hudson's 400th Year Anniversary]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173543</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173543</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Join us for kids' crafts and face painting and get your photo taken with the original 1690 Dutch farmhouse door and decorate a picture frame with items Henry Hudson traded!</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Lecture on Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173544</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Join us for a discussion on contemporary Dutch design and its influences, styles, and techniques. <em>Centuries Collide: Dutch Design at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum</em>, an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, is on view until November 22. Reservations are requested. </p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: 3:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-15</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-16</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173520</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Enjoy Dutch tours.  Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|R117</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-16</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-17</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173527</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009</p><p><p>A celebration of the Dutch legacy in New York City. There will be cellar-to-attic tours of the historic Wyckoff Farmhouse, followed by a tour of the Marine Park Salt marsh Center.  This year there will be two tours. Reservations required. Contact the museum for further information.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 629-5400</p><p>Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B376</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-16</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-17</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 629-5400]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Home/Land - Artist Talk with Tanja Smeets]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173545</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Tanja Smeets will unravel the secrets of her installation and give an insider's view of her working process. She talks about her project at the farmhouse and her work in general. This project is a part of HOME&#9474;LAND - Contemporary Dutch Art @ Historic Sites, 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs' Quadricentennial project, which has been made possible in part with support from the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York as part of its NY400 celebrations. Free, RSVP required.</p></p><p>Start time: 7:00 pm</p><p>End time: 8:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (212) 304-9422</p><p>Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @ 204th Street)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|M026</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-16</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-17</enddate>
              <starttime>7:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>8:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(212) 304-9422]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @ 204th Street)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[After-School Book Club]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173001</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Students in Grades 4 through 7 meet in the Historical Museum to read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic buildings of Richmond Town will enhance the readers&rsquo; experience of the time periods.</p>
<p>Program free, cost of book additional.</p></p><p>Start time: 3:30 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids></parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-18</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-19</enddate>
              <starttime>3:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173208</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-18</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-19</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173458</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-18</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-19</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
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              <title><![CDATA[The Story Museum]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=172986</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=172986</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Preschool children up to age 5.  Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing and singing in the Historical Museum.  Call for reservations (718) 351-1611, Ext. 280. </p></p><p>Start time: 11:30 am</p><p>End time: 12:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids></parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-19</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-20</enddate>
              <starttime>11:30 am</starttime>
              <endtime>12:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[8-Week Quilt-Making Class]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173401</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173401</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Beginners are welcome; the pattern &ldquo;Star in a Star&rdquo; is made of squares and triangles that are sewn in straight lines.  </p>
<p>8-week session:  $60/$55 members.  Reservations are required, please call (718) 351-1611, ext. 281.</p></p><p>Start time: 7:30 pm</p><p>End time: 9:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids></parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-19</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-20</enddate>
              <starttime>7:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>9:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173209</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-21</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-22</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173341</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173341</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-21</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-22</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173459</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-21</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-22</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173497</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173497</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009</p><p><p><em>Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson&rsquo;s Voyage</em> draws inspiration from Hudson&rsquo;s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river. </p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-21</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-22</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Quilt Show Workshop]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173504</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173504</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Learn how to make your own quilt.  As part of the Annual Quilt Show, kids see how this traditional American craft can be part of a modern life. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:30 pm</p><p>End time: 3:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-21</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-22</enddate>
              <starttime>1:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173210</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173210</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from <em>Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London</em>, <em>1805&ndash;1829</em>. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173342</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173342</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173460</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173460</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Together with 5 Dutch Days, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum presents an exhibition of contemporary Dutch design from graduates of the renowned Design Academy Eindhoven. Intermingled with the 19th-century collections of the Greek Revival Mansion, the exhibition provides a wonderful study in contrasts.</p>
<p>Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.</p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 885-1461</p><p>Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|X039</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 885-1461]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173498</guid>
              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173498</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p><em>Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson&rsquo;s Voyage</em> draws inspiration from Hudson&rsquo;s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river. </p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
            </item> 
            <item>
              <title><![CDATA[Quilt Show Workshop]]></title>
              <guid>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173505</guid>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Learn how to make your own quilt.  As part of the Annual Quilt Show, kids see how this traditional American craft can be part of a modern life. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:30 pm</p><p>End time: 3:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>1:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[Creative Play Date at Dyckman Farmhouse]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Children can draw inspiration from a contemporary art installation at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum as they create their own art piece using unique materials. (Recommended for children ages 5 and up.) All children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations required as space and materials are limited. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 11:00 am</p><p>End time: 12:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (212) 304-9422</p><p>Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @ 204th Street)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-22</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-23</enddate>
              <starttime>11:00 am</starttime>
              <endtime>12:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(212) 304-9422]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @ 204th Street)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[After-School Book Club]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Students in Grades 4 through 7 meet in the Historical Museum to read and discuss selected books covering major periods in history. The collections and historic buildings of Richmond Town will enhance the readers&rsquo; experience of the time periods.</p>
<p>Program free, cost of book additional.</p></p><p>Start time: 3:30 pm</p><p>End time: 5:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-25</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-26</enddate>
              <starttime>3:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>5:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[The Story Museum]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Preschool children up to age 5.  Step inside a world filled with the magic of stories, crafts, music, dancing and singing in the Historical Museum.  Call for reservations (718) 351-1611, Ext. 280. </p></p><p>Start time: 11:30 am</p><p>End time: 12:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-26</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-27</enddate>
              <starttime>11:30 am</starttime>
              <endtime>12:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[8-Week Quilt-Making Class]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Beginners are welcome; the pattern &ldquo;Star in a Star&rdquo; is made of squares and triangles that are sewn in straight lines.  </p>
<p>8-week session:  $60/$55 members.  Reservations are required, please call (718) 351-1611, ext. 281.</p></p><p>Start time: 7:30 pm</p><p>End time: 9:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-26</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-27</enddate>
              <starttime>7:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>9:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town  (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Winter on a Flatbush Farm]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Get ready for winter as they did in the 19th century farming village of Flatbush. Learn how to make candles, start a patchwork quilt, and preserve food for the coming months. Watch flax be spun into thread and enjoy Dutch treats made at our open hearth from a Lefferts family recipe.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-27</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-28</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Weekend Art and Craft Fair]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Avoid the crowds at the mall and do your holiday shopping in a picturesque Victorian Cottage.  Local artisans and craftsman have holiday items for sale including delicious homemade chocolates and cookies, ornaments, jewelry and fine art! Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 11:00 am</p><p>End time: 6:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 816-4506</p><p>Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-27</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-28</enddate>
              <starttime>11:00 am</starttime>
              <endtime>6:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 816-4506]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p><em>Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson&rsquo;s Voyage</em> draws inspiration from Hudson&rsquo;s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river. </p></p><p>Start time: 12:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>12:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Quilt Show Workshop]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Learn how to make your own quilt.  As part of the Annual Quilt Show, kids see how this traditional American craft can be part of a modern life. Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:30 pm</p><p>End time: 3:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>1:30 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>3:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
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              <title><![CDATA[Winter on a Flatbush Farm]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Get ready for winter as they did in the 19th century farming village of Flatbush. Learn how to make candles, start a patchwork quilt, and preserve food for the coming months. Watch flax be spun into thread and enjoy Dutch treats made at our open hearth from a Lefferts family recipe.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:00 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|B073</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:00 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Guided Tour of Dyckman Farmhouse]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Join a staff member for a guided tour of the farmhouse and grounds.</p>
<p>Reservations recommended, as space is limited. </p></p><p>Start time: 3:45 pm</p><p>End time: </p><p>Contact phone: (212) 304-9422</p><p>Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @204th Street)
</p>]]></description>
              <parkids>|M026</parkids>
		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>3:45 pm</starttime>
              <endtime></endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(212) 304-9422]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @204th Street)
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              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Kitchen Tour]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Tour the oldest kitchens on the site to discover the recipes and sources of Thanksgiving traditions.  Regular village admission.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: </p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-28</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-29</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime></endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours]]></title>
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              <link>http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_things_to_do/upcoming_events/events.php?id=173344</link>
              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009</p><p><p>View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour.  Free.</p></p><p>Start time: 1:00 pm</p><p>End time: 4:30 pm</p><p>Contact phone: (718) 789-2822</p><p>Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-29</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-30</enddate>
              <starttime>1:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime>4:30 pm</endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 789-2822]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)]]></location>
              <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving Kitchen Tour]]></title>
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              <description><![CDATA[<p>Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009</p><p><p>Tour the oldest kitchens on the site to discover the recipes and sources of Thanksgiving traditions.  Regular village admission.</p></p><p>Start time: 2:00 pm</p><p>End time: </p><p>Contact phone: (718) 351-1611</p><p>Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)</p>]]></description>
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		  <startdate>2009-11-29</startdate>
		  <enddate>2009-11-30</enddate>
              <starttime>2:00 pm</starttime>
              <endtime></endtime>
              <contact_phone><![CDATA[(718) 351-1611]]></contact_phone>
              <location><![CDATA[Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)]]></location>
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