NYC Parks Special Events

Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Join us for one hour of walking, stretching, strengthening, and body toning using only the park, our own bodies, and gravity. All levels welcome; we modify to meet your level of ability. These walks are year-round. Heavy rain cancels.

The program is free but pre-registration is required. To register, email Nancy at healthwriter2@aol.com. For more information, call Linda at (212) 795-1388 ext 304.

Please note: From August 30, 2009 through September 12, 2009, the fitness walks will be self-guided as Nancy will be unavailable.

Start time: 7:30 am

End time: 8:30 am

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on Margaret Corbin Circle where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge.

The Story Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 11:30 am

End time: 12:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-1611

Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)

8-Week Quilt-Making Class

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Beginners are welcome; the pattern “Star in a Star” is made of squares and triangles that are sewn in straight lines.

8-week session: $60/$55 members. Reservations are required, please call (718) 351-1611, ext. 281.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-1611

Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)

5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Enjoy Dutch tours. Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 629-5400

Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)

Home/Land - Artist @ Work: Tanja Smeets @ Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

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„ 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.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 304-9422

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)

Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Transport yourself in place and time—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.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Experience the fall landscapes of Japan. There will be maples, bamboos, autumn perennials, and more chrysanthemums then ever! Progamming included Japanese Autumn Adventures for kids, plant tours, and weekend performances by taiko drummers.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Enjoy Ex Libris: Treasures from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library in the Rondina and LoFaro Gallery. This exhibition highlights some rarely seen items that demonstrate the extraodinary beauty and depth of the collections.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

A Brief History of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Please join The Arts, Culture & Fun Series for an evening with historian James Renner, who will give a brief history lecture on the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill, which is based on his recently published book, "Washington Heights, Inwood, and Marble Hill."

This event is free and open to the public.

To RSVP, call (212) 408-0296 or email artsculturefun@parks.nyc.gov.

Start time: 6:30 pm

End time: 8:30 pm

Contact phone: (212) 408-0296

Location: J.Hood Wright Recreation Center (351 Fort Washington Avenue at 174th Street)

Cross-Park Promenade

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

You will see many surprises on this walk. A hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, and a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water are just some of the sites on this east-to-west walk through the Park.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse.

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

City Symphonies Out of Doors: Text of Light

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Acclaimed avant-garde ensemble Text of Light—composer and saxophonist Ulrich Krieger, guitarist and composer Alan Licht, turntablist and visual artist Christian Marclay, and Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo—presents a live musical score to Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Walter Ruttman, 1927), a feature-length “city symphony” film that captures urban life through a vibrant mix of documentary footage, abstract visual compositions, and impressionistic montage techniques.

Text of Light’s loosely structured improvisational score will feature the remarkable intonarumori (Futurist noise machines), among many other instruments. The live performance to Berlin will be preceded by a screening of the short film Manhatta (Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand, 1921), another city symphony that depicts a day in New York City.

Co-presented by Performa and Friends of the High Line with Rooftop Films. Curated by Lana Wilson and Esa Nickle. Sponsored by Viper Studios.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time: 8:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: On the High Line in the 14th Street passage.

18th Century Tavern Nights

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Experience an authentic 18th century dinner prepared on an open hearth, served on period tableware. Traditional recipes and 1770’s surroundings will enhance this unforgettable evening.

$75.00 per person (Non-Members) $70.00 per person (Members). Prepaid reservations required.

Start time: 8:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 347-3276

Location: Queens Country Farm Museum (73-50 Little Neck Parkway)

5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Enjoy Dutch tours. Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 629-5400

Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)

Home/Land - Artist @ Work: Tanja Smeets @ Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 304-9422

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway at 204th Street)

5 Dutch Days Lecture: Vriedelandt - Land of Peace?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Planting season rolls on, with 1-2 year old trees, small herbaceous plugs which should provide us with a variety of flowers next year, and shrubs and grasses for erosion control. Now is a beautiful time at Conference House Park, with the foliage display still bright and the weather looking fine. Come on out and join us for any of the events on November's listing which fit your schedule. Remember to dress for the weather and the for the task, with at least sturdy shoes and jeans or similar pants that you can work in.

We will find places for trees, shrubs, and herbs, and learn a lot about the restoration effort. We have gloves and tools for everyone.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Union Square: Crossroads of New York Walking Tour

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Union Square Partnership has teamed with Big Onion Walking Tours to create a free 90-minute walking tour. The tour explores the social and political history of the Union Square neighborhood through discussions of the people, history, architecture, and forces that have shaped this community.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 3:30 pm

Contact phone: (212) 460-1200

Location: Meet at Lincoln Statue by 16th Street Transverse, Union Square Park

Home Gardening Demonstrations: New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Enjoy home gardening demonstrations Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. in the Home Gardening Center or the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden.

Start time: 1:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Second Chance Saturdays Clothing & Textile Recycling

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Did you know that 5.7% of NYC's residential waste is textiles, yet they are 100% recyclable? Recycle your unwanted textile materials at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket every Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Acceptable donations include used clothing, shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, bedding, and linens. Council on the Environment of New York City will provide receipts upon request for those who may want to use their donation as a charitable contribution.

Start time: 8:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Take a few steps up the park entry road from the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket

Material Mondays: Clothing & Textile Recycling

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Did you know that 5.7% of NYC's residential waste is textiles, yet they are 100% recyclable? Recycle your unwanted textile materials at the Union Square Greenmarket every Monday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Acceptable donations include used clothing, shoes, boots, hats, jackets, towels, bedding, and linens. Council on the Environment of New York City will provide receipts upon request for those who may want to use their donation as a charitable contribution.

Please note that textile collections may need to be temporarily suspended when the reconstruction of the north end of Union Square begins this year. Please visit www.cenyc.org to obtain up to date information on the status of the Material Mondays textile collection program. Now Saturdays too!

Start time: 8:00 am

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Union Square West Between 15th and 16th streets

Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Join us for one hour of walking, stretching, strengthening, and body toning using only the park, our own bodies, and gravity. All levels welcome; we modify the program to meet your level of ability. These walks are year-round. Heavy rain cancels.

The program is free but pre-registration is required. To register, email Nancy at healthwriter2@aol.com. For more information, call Linda at (212) 795-1388 ext. 304.

Please note: We offer weekday Fitness Walking programs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. The meeting place is the same.

Advisory: From August 30, 2009 through September 12, 2009, the fitness walks will be self-guided as Nancy will be unavailable.

Start time: 8:30 am

End time: 9:30 am

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on Margaret Corbin Circle where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge.

Solid as a Rock

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Explore the nineteenth century fortress that helped protect New York Harbor from possible naval attack and learn about the history of Willet’s Point.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 352-1769

Location: Fort Totten Visitors Center. Enter park at fort entrance, north of intersection of 212 Street and Cross Island Parkway and follow signs.

Winter Wildlife Preparation

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

As the weather gets colder, some animals go into hiberation while others tough it out. Join the Urban Park Rangers as we team up with NYC Audubon to learn about the amazing adaptions of wildlife. To register for all NYC Audubon events or for more infomation, visit, www.nycaudobon.org or call (212) 691-7483. You do not have to be a member of NYC Audubon attend, but you must still register. Space is limited.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 217-4685

Location: Alley Pond Park

East New York Farms! Saturday Farmers Market

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Come out to the Saturday Farmers Market at East New York Farms! to pick up fresh and affordable food from local farms and gardens. The market also features Caribbean & Dominican food, homemade cakes and breads, and fresh fish!

The market accepts cash, credit, debit, WIC & Senior FMNP coupons, EBT, and WIC fruit and vegetable vouchers.

Directions: #3 train to Van Siclen; or B15, B83, B6.

Start time: 9:00 am

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 649-7979

Location: New Lots & Schenck avenues

GreenThumb Workshop: Edible Perennials

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

There are many easy to grow, low-maintenance food plants that come back every year. Come learn about common and unusual native and exotic vegetables, fruits, tubers, and herbs that will grow in in NYC year after year. This workshop is offered in partnership with Just Food (www.justfood.org/cityfarms/workshops), with Solita Stephens, Just Food Trainer & Olympus Garden Club.

Registered GreenThumb community gardens are eligible to receive perennials & evergreens after the workshop, while supplies last.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 12:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 788-8070

Location: East End Community Garden (530 Glenmore Avenue, at the corner of Van Siclen Avenue)

Riverside Raptor Romp

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Now a popular nesting site for red-tailed hawks, kestrels, and the odd falcon, this narrow park is chock full of birds of prey. Come and join us as we discuss and explore the lives of these magnificent creatures.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time:

Contact phone:

Location: Riverside Park (River Run Playground, 83rd Street and Riverside Drive)

Nature Hike

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Participate in a tranquil hike through Manhattan's last old growth forest. Open to everyone. Bring comfortable shoes and some water.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 304-3401

Location: Inwood Hill Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park. Enter park at West 218th Street and Indian Road.

Harvest Happening with the Brooklyn Community Storytellers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Join us for a fun and festive evening of storytelling with the Brooklyn Community Storytellers. Fun for the whole family.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 421-2021

Location: Marine Park

The Deciduous Conifer: Nature's Oxymoron

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Come explore the Lullwater Trail at Prospect Park and learn the difference between deciduous and coniferous trees. Special attention will be paid to the bald cypress, an interesting tree which is Mother Nature's oxymoron for dendrologists!

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 421-2021

Location: Audubon Center, Prospect Park (East Drive and Lincoln Road)

Early Birding

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Join us for bird watching.

Start time: 8:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 421-2021

Location: Marine Park

The Giving Tree

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

You will be surprised by how many different species of trees are located within Fort Greene Park. Learn how these trees got their names, what they were used for in the past, and what they give us today.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 722-3218

Location: Fort Greene Park

Fall Colors II

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

In the second of our autumn leaf walks, we'll hike the newly restored Seton Falls Park and see what colors it has to offer.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 548-0978

Location: Seton Falls Park (233 Streets and Baychester Avenue)

Community Planting Day: Faber Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Come plant a tree! Team up with the Parks Department’s GreenApple Corps and MillionTreesNYC's Training Program as we make your community greener!

To register, please call (212) 360-3318.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 2:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 360-3318

Location: Faber Park

Community Planting Day: Rockaway Community Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Come plant a tree! Team up with the New York City Parks & Recreation’s GreenApple Corps, and MillionTrees Training Program, as we make your community greener!

To register please call (212) 360-3318.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 2:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 360-3318

Location: Meet at B. 58th and Almeda Avenue

Mike Feller's Inwood Hill Park Nature Walks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Mike Feller, Chief Naturalist for Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Group, leads Saturday morning nature walks in Northern Manhattan Parks. Mike's morning walks offer excellent opportunities to see birds and other wildlife that inhabit and migrate through northern Manhattan.

Walks are in Inwood Hill Park every Saturday except the last Saturday of the month when Mike gives his walk in Fort Tryon Park.

Dress for the weather and bring a field guide and binoculars if you wish.

Start time: 8:00 am

End time: 10:00 am

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the small bridge on the eastern end of the salt marsh near the Nature enter. Enter the park from 218th Street & Indian Road.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Guided Tour

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Free guided tours are offered Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. Meet in front of the Visitor Center. (Group tours are available for a fee; call (718) 623-7220 or visit the group tours page for information.)

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 623-7200

Location: 900 Washington Avenue

Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Spectacularly beautiful, hand-colored, steel engravings from Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, 1805–1829. These seven volumes were acquired by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy, formerly the International Garden Club, for their horticultural library in the early 20th century.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour. Free.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

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.

Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Sewing the Threads of New York: The 400 Year Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s Voyage draws inspiration from Hudson’s journey across the sea, the river valley landscape, and from the people the voyagers encountered along the river.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

Quilt Show Workshop

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 1:30 pm

End time: 3:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days Lecture

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

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.

Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and part of Five Dutch Days/Five Boroughs, a city-wide event.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

Document Display

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

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’s 2nd floor gallery.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Enjoy Dutch tours. Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 629-5400

Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)

5 Dutch Days Lecture Tour with Museum Director Laura Carpenter

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

“Dutch, Not Much: The Van Cortlandt Family’s Dutch Heritage at Van Cortlandt House” is a special lecture and tour with the Museum Director focusing on how the Van Cortlandt family’s Dutch heritage was incorporated into their English Georgian-style manor house. Reservations suggested. Tickets are $10.00 and include lecture, tour, and refreshments.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 543-3344

Location: Van Cortlandt House Museum (Broadway @ 246th Street)

Hands-on History: Apples, Apples, Apples!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 1:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 206-0545

Location: King Manor Museum (150th Street and Jamaica Avenue)

Inwood Astronomy Programs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Every Wednesday and Saturday during 2009 (weather permitting), Northern Manhattan Parks and the Inwood Astronomy Project will offer free star and planet gazing in Inwood Hill and Fort Tryon Parks.

Telescopes will be available for your use or bring your own. For more information and weather updates, visit the Inwood Astronomy Project.

Fort Tryon programs will be offered on the third Wednesday of each month. All other programs will occur in Inwood Hill Park. These free, family-friendly events aim to spread the joys of the evening sky, and help you to learn more about the nature of our Solar System and current happenings in Astronomy.

Astronomy programs are clear-sky dependent. Call the Inwood Astronomy Project Hotline for updates at (917) 529-2359. Please check times because schedules will change as the season progresses and days get shorter.

Limited accessibility due to some lawn areas and steep paths.

Please note: TWO DIFFERENT INWOOD MEETING PLACES!

On Wednesdays, the group stargazes on the ballfields. On Saturdays, they climb the west overlook meadow in the forest above the ballfields.

Wednesdays 8:00 p.m. - Meet at the ballfields closest to Seaman Avenue and Isham Street.
Saturdays 7:30 p.m.- Meet at the park entrance at Payson and Beak Streets. Leaders wait about 15 minutes for people before walking up. Attention latecomers: They will mark the path with white chalk every 20-30 feet along the way so you can find the group.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 10:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Wednesdays: meet at the ballfields closest to Seaman Avenue and Isham Street. Saturdays: meet at the park entrance at Payson and Beak streets.

Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Mountain Biking

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Get down and dirty on the trails in Wolfe's Pond Park. Learn some basic skills for getting around obstacles and enjoying the natural settings of southern Staten Island.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 967-3542

Location: Wolfes Pond Park (Comfort Station west of Cornelia Avenue)

Astronomy Club

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

If you have a May birthday, now is the time to check out your constellation in the sky. You'll also see the Big Dipper, North Star, and much more. No experience necessary.

Start time: 6:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 967-3542

Location: Blue Heron Park

A Road Once Traveled

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Holding the Park's northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 because armies could see their enemies approach as they sailed down the East River. History buffs will love this tour of the Harlem Meer and its strategic environs.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 860-1370

Location: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park (inside the Park at 110th Street, between Fifth and Lenox avenues)

Yoga in the Greenbelt

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Join certified yoga instructor Nancy Kaufman for yoga sessions overlooking our beautiful and inspiring woodlands. All fitness levels are welcome.

Fee: $130 for ten weeks, get 11th week free; for Greenbelt Conservancy members; $150 for non-members. Per class fee is $13 for members and $15 for non-members.

Start time: 9:30 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (718) 351-3450

Location: 700 Rockland Avenue intersection of Brielle Avenue

Change-making 101: Be the Change You Want to Be in this World

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Have you ever found yourself endlessly obsessing over an issue, unable to move beyond it? When dealing with a problem or potential opportunity, do you ever have dozens of seemingly unanswerable questions swirling around your brain?

At some point, we have all found ourselves in the crushing grip of this dreaded condition where we simply can't make a decision no matter how much we want to get to the end zone. We convince ourselves that we don't have all the facts, the timing isn't quite right, something bad will happen if we take action, or we just haven't conjured up the right solution yet.

We will explore simple ways of making change in your personal and community life. This public health workshop is sponsored by DOHMH. Free Health Bucks will be distributed.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 2:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Marcy Avenue and Clifton Place

Indoor Herb Gardening

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Learn helpful tips on how compost, soil, sun, and proper watering can make your indoor herb garden thrive. Participants will plant seeds in compost to take home. Supplemental texts will be provided.

Email compost@snug-harbor.org or call (718) 425-3557 to register.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 1:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Building P, Classroom A (1000 Richmond Terrace)

Cross-Park Promenade

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse.

The Castle & Its Kingdom

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit this tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Belvedere Castle, Central Park (mid-Park at 79th Street)

Waterways & Vistas

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Walk from the Dairy to Belvedere Castle and learn about the intricate design of Central Park's web of pastoral landscapes and formal romantic vistas.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 794-4064

Location: Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street.

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

Adult Art Workshop: Autumn Landscapes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Using the inspiration of the Greenbelt, participants will learn how to draw features of natural settings, with special attention given to fall foliage and the structure and anatomy of trees. All materials included. Pre-payment and registration required. $70 conservancy members; $80 non-members. Call (718) 351-3450 for tickets.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-3450

Location: 700 Rockland Avenue (corner of Brielle Avenue)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world will be selling their wares at Bryant Park's Holiday Shops.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 9:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Home Gardening Demonstrations: New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Enjoy home gardening demonstrations Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. in the Home Gardening Center or the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden.

Start time: 1:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Tompkins Square Greenmarket Textile Recycling

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Did you know that 5.7% of NYC's residential waste is textiles, yet they are 100% recyclable? Recycle your unwanted textile materials at the Tompkins Square Greenmarket every Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Start time: 8:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Tompkins Square Park (East 7th Street & Avenue A)

New York Road Runners: Cross Country Championships

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Aching for a break from pavement pounding? Hit the wooded trails of Van Cortlandt Park for the NYRR Cross Country Championships and delight in the change of scenery—and running surface—along this challenging 5K course.

Start time: 11:30 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 860-4455

Location: Van Cortlandt Park

Science Farmers' Market

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

For the third year in a row, the New York Hall of Science will be hosting a farmer's market. Featuring produce from local farmers, this open-air exhibit also will allow visitors to purchase fresh fruits and veggies as well as take part in a learning experience through handouts and live demonstrations that discuss the benefits of a balanced diet and the importance of supporting these community farms through handouts and demos. Perfect for the whole family.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 699-0005

Location: New York Hall of Science (47-01 111th Street)

Orienteering

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Learn the basics of map reading, compass skills, and exploration.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 304-3401

Location: Inwood Hill Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park. Enter park at West 218th Street and Indian Road.

Fall Bird Migration Walk

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Thrushes, warblers, sparrows, and herons are just a few of the species we may see during this early morning walk through the Ramble and beyond.

Start time: 9:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 628-2345

Location: Central Park

Colonial Kids

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

What was life like for kids in colonial times? Find out who they were, what they wore, and what they did for fun. We'll even play some colonial-era games, just like they did, and taste some of the snacks they enjoyed!

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 846-2731

Location: Fort Greene Park

History Club: Brooklyn Brews

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

We'll revisit a favorite topic. Discover Brooklyn's rich brewing history. From Schaefer Beer to Rhinegold, discover a time when Brooklyn was one of the major brewing centers in the United States.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 421-2021

Location: Marine Park

Commemoration of the 233rd Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Join us for the Commemoration of the 233rd anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington in historic Fort Tryon Park.

Col. Pawling’s Levies of the Brigade of the American Revolution will recreate a Continental Army campsite and conduct a live musket demonstration.
Actress Erin McGuirk will play Margaret Corbin, the heroine of the battle.
Blacksmith Bill Fitzgerald will demonstrate how the colonists made implements.
Historian Barnet Schecter, author of The Battle for New York, will explain how losing the Battle of Fort Washington helped us win the Revolutionary War.
Children will learn how to make the colonial tri-cornered hats.
Bagpiper Jerry Dixon will perform.
District 12 Historian James Renner will display historical photos and maps.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Fort Washington Avenue, north of West 190th Street Cafe Lawn in Fort Tryon Park. Enter the park at Margaret Corbin Circle and take the path on your right to the first lawn.

Astronomy

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Partner up with the Ubrban Park Rangers and gaze at the heavens through our high-powered telescope. Learn how to identify constellations, stars, and the phases of our statellite, the moon. Weather permitting. Please call (718) 885-3467 on the day of the program.

Start time: 6:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 885-3467

Location: Pelham Bay Park

Garden Walking Tours in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Every Sunday at 1:00 p.m., a member of our expert horticultural staff will guide visitors through the landmarked, three-acre Heather Garden that is situated high above the Hudson River with panoramic views of the New Jersey Palisades. Topics will include the history and horticulture of the garden.

On the first Sunday of each month, the tour will include a visit to the Alpine Garden which is undergoing an extensive restoration.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 2:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on Margaret Corbin Circle at the intersection of Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard.

Tai Chi Chuan

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature. Classes are led by Irving Yee, an active member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi Chuan School. Inclement weather cancels; call (718) 549-3200 x245 by 8 a.m. of the day of the session to see if it will run.

Meets Saturday mornings through November.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 12:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 549-3200

Location: Perkins Visitor Center (West 249 Street & Independence Avenue)

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Guided Tour

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 623-7200

Location: 900 Washington Avenue

Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

Lefferts Historic House Second Floor Tours

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

View significant artifacts from 19th century family life and walk into a fully furnished 1820s bedroom. Tours every half hour. Free.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

18th Annual Quilt Show: Sewing the Threads of New York

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

Quilt Show Workshop

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 1:30 pm

End time: 3:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days Lecture

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

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.

Sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities and part of Five Dutch Days/Five Boroughs, a city-wide event.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

Document Display

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

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’s 2nd floor gallery.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 789-2822

Location: Lefferts Historic House (Flatbush Avenue at Empire Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Enjoy Dutch tours. Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 629-5400

Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)

Henry Hudson's 400th Year Anniversary

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

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!

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Lecture on Contemporary Dutch Design

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Join us for a discussion on contemporary Dutch design and its influences, styles, and techniques. 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, is on view until November 22. Reservations are requested.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion (895 Shore Road)

Special Aces Junior Development Tennis Program

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

"Special Aces" is a program of group tennis instruction for children with special needs. Tennis professionals and qualified physical and occupational therapists provide exercise and tennis instruction to children with varying degrees of physical and cognitive challenges.

The one hour program at the Prospect Park Tennis Center is available on seven Sundays, in two time slots: 1- 2 p.m. and 2 – 3 p.m.

Special Aces is made possible through generous support from the Louise and Arde Bulova Fund, Translation Aces, the USTA and the Joseph LeRoy and Ann C. Warner Fund. Special Aces is a program of the Prospect Park Alliance.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 3:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 436-2500

Location: The Prospect Park Tennis Center (Parade Ground on the corner of Coney Island and Parkside avenues)

Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Fall Foliage

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

"Hue" should definitely experience the color palette of this beautiful wooded park.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 217-4685

Location: Highland Park (Jamaica Avenue and Elton Street)

Solid as a Rock: The Old Fort

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Explore the nineteenth century fortress that helped protect New York Harbor from possible naval attack and learn about the history of Willet’s Point.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 352-1769

Location: Fort Totten Park, Building 502

Mysterious Mushrooms and Trecherous Toadstools

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

We'll trek in search of witches' butter, scaly tooth, jack-o'-lanterns, turkey tails, and the old man of the woods. You're sure to have fun(gi) leaning about the magic of mushrooms.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 967-3542

Location: Bloomingdale Park (Playground at Ramona and Lenevar Avenues)

Autumn Tai Chi

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

The Fort Tryon Park Trust and the Parks Department are sponsoring a free Autumn Tai Chi Program. Each class will stand alone but if you attend multiple classes you will get more movement and a greater understanding of the art. Dress in comfortable layers.

Instructor Robert Mahoney has studied tai chi and other martial arts at The American Center for Chinese Studies (Kungfu.org) for 14 years. He is a scientist by trade and works in Cancer Research. Robert, who is volunteering his time, says, "I have recently moved to Inwood and have fallen in love with Northern Manhattan. I would enjoy the opportunity to share what I have learned about this beautiful art to the people of Northern Manhattan."

Start time: 11:15 am

End time: 12:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Meet on Linden Terrace. Enter the park from Margaret Corbin Circle at the southern entrance to the park where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge.

Tai-Chi in the Greenbelt

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

On Sundays at 10:00 a.m., join Tai-Chi instructor Raymond Yuen for sessions overlooking our beautiful and inspiring woodlands. All fitness levels are welcome.

Fee: $130 for ten weeks, get 11th week free; for Greenbelt Conservancy members; $150 for non-members. Per class fee is $13 for members; $15 for non-members.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:30 am

Contact phone: (718) 351-3450

Location: 700 Rockland Avenue at the intersection of Brielle Avenue

Manhattan Adirondacks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests and Adirondack Mountains, with their crystal streams, tumbling cascades, rustic bridges, and picturesque pools.

Start time: 2:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 860-1370

Location: Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park (inside the Park at 110th Street, between Fifth and Lenox avenues)

Views from the Past

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

As you promenade through the heart of Central Park, imagine living in 19th-century New York City. Learn about the Park's history and hear how its designers, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, struggled to make their vision our reality.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 794-4064

Location: Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street.

Amble through the Ramble

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Pass over streams, under arches, and through the woods along a maze of pathways in this secluded 38-acre woodland respite.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Belvedere Castle, Central Park (mid-Park at 79th Street)

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

Nature Talk: The Unknown Palisades

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Through images and narrative, Eric Nelsen, of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, brings the story of the Palisades to life. Learn about the villages that once dotted the shores, palatial estates that arose on the summit, the epic struggle to preserve the cliffs from destruction, the work of the New Deal agencies during the Great Depression and the oasis that the park has become in today’s busy world. Free with admission to the grounds.

Wave Hill is located at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. Admission: $6 adults, $3 students and seniors 65+, $2 children 6–18. Free Tuesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Free to Members and children under 6. Online at www.wavehill.org.

Many thanks!

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 549-3200

Location: West 249th Street and Independence Avenue

Lenape Indian Hike

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Discover the many survival methods that the Lenape Indians practiced in order to live in the forests of Staten Island 400 years ago. Hike through High Rock Park and view the forest through the eyes of the Lenape. Suitable for ages 8 and up. Meet at High Rock Park parking lot at the top of Nevada Avenue.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 2:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-3450

Location: 700 Rockland Avenue (corner of Brielle Avenue)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world will be selling their wares at these stalls.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Material Mondays: Clothing & Textile Recycling

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Start time: 8:00 am

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Union Square West Between 15th and 16th streets

5 Dutch Days: Alice Austen Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Enjoy Dutch tours. Explore the Dutch farmhouse roots of Clear Comfort. Community Resources Green House will also have an organic gardening display.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 816-4506

Location: Alice Austen House Museum (2 Hylan Boulevard)

5 Dutch Days: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 629-5400

Location: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue)

Home/Land - Artist Talk with Tanja Smeets

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

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│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.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time: 8:30 pm

Contact phone: (212) 304-9422

Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (4881 Broadway @ 204th Street)

Watch the Leonids Meteor Shower

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

This is the best time to view the Leonids Meteor Shower, peaking at 40 meteors per hour. The moon has moved out of the way for excellent views of this extremely rare event, which last occurred in 2001.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (718) 352-1769

Location: Fort Totten Park (Front gate, Intersection of 212nd Street and Cross Island Parkway)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Please note: From August 30, 2009 through September 12, 2009, the fitness walks will be self-guided as Nancy will be unavailable.

Start time: 7:30 am

End time: 8:30 am

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on Margaret Corbin Circle where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge.

GreenThumb Workshop: Preserving Your Harvest with Canning

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Learn techniques to preserve your harvest all year long! Use mason jars, a hot water bath, and your delicious home grown vegetables to make irresistible foods you can eat in the colder months, or that you can give as tasty and beautiful gifts. This workshop is offered in partnership with Just Food.

Registered GreenThumb community garden groups will be eligible to receive a canning kit (one per group, while supplies last, first come, first served).

Start time: 5:30 pm

End time: 7:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 788-8070

Location: Lower East Side Girls Club (56 East 1st Street, between 1st & 2nd avenues)

Little Parkies Winter Soccer Program

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

This is a free seven-week soccer clinic program for children ages 3-5. Through Parks’ professional coaching, children will learn the fundamental technical skills in soccer where the emphasis is on fun!

This program is also being held at Tony Dapolito Recreation Center on Tuesdays, starting October 7. Click here for more information.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (212) 234-9607

Location: Jackie Robinson Recreation Center (85 Bradhurst Avenue)

Volunteer Gardening

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Come out on Tuesday mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. to help the Cobble Hill Association beautify Cobble Hill Park

Start time: 7:00 am

End time: 8:30 am

Contact phone:

Location: Congress & Clinton Streets, Verandah Place

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Cross-Park Promenade

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse.

The 3 Bears Holiday Bash

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

City Parks Foundation is proud to announce the launch of The Three Bears Holiday Bash, a new marionette production beginning November 17, 2009 at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park.

The Three Bears Holiday Bash is a variety show that celebrates the holiday season in song, dance, and puppetry. This production quickly becomes a comedy of errors when Baby Bear invites Santa to star in Mama and Papa Bears’ annual holiday show. Drawing from the stories of Hanukkah, the Night Before Christmas, and Kwanzaa, The Three Bears Holiday Bash is a great way to get in the season spirit.

Show times for The Three Bears Holiday Bash, beginning Tuesday, November 17, 2009 are Tuesday through Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., with an additional performance at 2:30 p.m. each Wednesday; and Saturday and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The production will conclude running through January 3, 2010.

Reservations are required. Tickets are $5/children and $8/adults. Group rates are available for schools and other large groups. For reservations, group rates, and information on birthday parties, please call 212-988-9093.

The Cottage is located in Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West, just south of the Delacorte Theater. For more information, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 988-9093

Location: The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Astronomy in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Every Wednesday and Saturday during 2009 (weather permitting), Northern Manhattan Parks and the Inwood Astronomy Project will offer free star and planet gazing in Fort Tryon and Inwood Hill Parks. Fort Tryon programs will be offered on the third Wednesday of each month. All other programs will occur in Inwood Hill Park.

These free, family-friendly events aim to spread the joys of the evening sky, and help you to learn more about the nature of our Solar System and current happenings in Astronomy.

Telescopes will be available for your use or bring your own. For more information and weather updates, visit the Inwood Astronomy Project.

Astronomy programs are clear-sky dependent. Call the Inwood Astronomy Project Hotline for updates at (917) 529-2359. Please check times because schedules will change as the season progresses and days get shorter.

Limited accessibility due to some lawn areas and steep paths.

Start time: 8:30 pm

End time: 10:30 pm

Contact phone:

Location: Meet on Cloisters Lawn. Enter the park at Margaret Corbin Circle and walk north along the drive. Cloisters Lawn is on the west side of the drive south of the museum.

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

We will find places for trees, shrubs, and herbs, and will learn a lot about the restoration effort. We have gloves and tools for everyone.

Start time: 9:00 am

End time: 12:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

Little Parkies Winter Soccer Program

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

This free seven-week soccer clinic program is for children ages 3-5. Through Parks’ professional coaching, children will learn the fundamental technical skills in soccer where the emphasis is on fun!

This program is also being held at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center on Tuesdays, starting October 6. Click here for more information.

Start time: 10:00 am

End time: 11:00 am

Contact phone: (212) 242-5228

Location: Tony Dapolito Recreation Center (3 Clarkson Street)

After-School Book Club

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

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’ experience of the time periods.

Program free, cost of book additional.

Start time: 3:30 pm

End time: 5:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-1611

Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)

Exhibition: Botanical Illustrations

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

5 Dutch Days: Home/Land - Centuries Collide: Contemporary Dutch Design

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Please call (718) 885-1461 or email info@bpmm.org.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 885-1461

Location: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (895 Shore Road)

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

Transformations! The Story Behind the Painted Faces

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Please join the Arts, Culture, and Fun Series for a performance that has been inspired by the history of masks and body decorations from around the world. Christopher Agostino, author of Transformations! The Story Behind the Painted Faces, will combine face art and storytelling to exhibit a unique show.

This event is free and open to the public.

To RSVP, call (212) 408-0296 or email artsculturefun@parks.nyc.gov.

Start time: 7:00 pm

End time: 8:30 pm

Contact phone: (212) 408-0296

Location: East 54th Street Recreation Center (348 East 54th Street between 1st and 2nd avenues)

Cross-Park Promenade

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and East 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse.

West Side Stories

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Walk through a scenic area of the western edge of the Park, much of which is off the beaten track for most visitors. See rolling meadows, lake views, bridges of different styles, and a garden with flowers and plants mentioned by Shakespeare.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Inside the Park on the north side of West 81st Street and Central Park West.

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

We will find places for trees, shrubs, and herbs, and will learn a lot about the restoration effort. We have gloves and tools for everyone.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

The 3 Bears Holiday Bash

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

The Cottage is located in Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West, just south of the Delacorte Theater. For more information, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 988-9093

Location: The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)

Fitness Walking Programs in Fort Tryon Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Please note: From August 30, 2009 through September 12, 2009, the fitness walks will be self-guided as Nancy will be unavailable.

Start time: 7:30 am

End time: 8:30 am

Contact phone:

Location: Meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on Margaret Corbin Circle where Cabrini Boulevard and Fort Washington Avenue converge.

The Story Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

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.

Start time: 11:30 am

End time: 12:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-1611

Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)

8-Week Quilt-Making Class

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Beginners are welcome; the pattern “Star in a Star” is made of squares and triangles that are sewn in straight lines.

8-week session: $60/$55 members. Reservations are required, please call (718) 351-1611, ext. 281.

Start time: 7:30 pm

End time: 9:30 pm

Contact phone: (718) 351-1611

Location: Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Avenue)

Ex Libris at The New York Botanical Garden

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time: 6:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 817-8700

Location: Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road

The Castle & Its Kingdom

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Take a walk around the lands dominated by Belvedere Castle, situated high on Vista Rock. Visit this tiny 55-acre realm on an eclectic tour of history and nature.

Start time: 12:00 pm

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 772-0210

Location: Belvedere Castle, Central Park (mid-Park at 79th Street)

Volunteer at Conference House Park!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

We will find places for trees, shrubs, and herbs, and will learn a lot about the restoration effort. We have gloves and tools for everyone.

Start time: 1:00 pm

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: (718) 390-8021

Location: Conference House Park

The 3 Bears Holiday Bash

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

The Cottage is located in Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West, just south of the Delacorte Theater. For more information, please visit www.CityParksFoundation.org.

Start time: 10:30 am

End time:

Contact phone: (212) 988-9093

Location: The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (Central Park at 81th Street and Central Park West)

The Holiday Shops at Bryant Park

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009

Over 100 boutiques, artisans, designers, and food merchants from around the world. The Holiday Shops and The Pond make Bryant Park the perfect destination for the winter season.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 8:00 pm

Contact phone: (212) 661-6640

Location: Bryant Park (42nd Street and 6th Avenue)