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History In Your Hands: Spring Sprouts

Date: April 14, 2013 Our farm plots are almost ready for spring planting. We need your help to rotate and sift our compost, then spread it in the plots to enrich the soil. Afterwards you can make a...

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Jamaica Bay: Naval Aviation Between the Wars, 1919-1941

Date: April 14, 2013 Join a park ranger for a presentation and discussion of the development of the U. S. Naval aviation between World Wars I and II, and the role that Jamaica Bay played in it.Start...

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Garden Highlights Walk at Wave Hill

Date: April 14, 2013 Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights. Photo credit: Joshua BrightStart time: 2:00 pmEnd time: 3:00 pmContact phone: (718) 549-3200Location: Perkins Visitors...

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Opening Reception: Street Types: Turn of the Century Portriature by Alice Austen

Date: April 14, 2013 Mark your calendar! Join us in celebrating the opening reception of our new exhibition. This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn...

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Registration Closed: Inwood Hill Park: Garlic Mustard Removal

Date: April 14, 2013 Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Inwood Hill Park to help remove Garlic Mustard from the forest. This work will help maintain the livelihood of the...

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Under the Spotlight Microscope Investigations for Kids

Date: April 14, 2013Here’s a chance to view the forest, up close and personal. Take a short walk through the forest and help the Greenbelt Educators spot and collect interesting samples to examine....

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New York and the American Revolution

Date: April 14, 2013Ice-age glaciers, Native Americans, Dutch traders, British Redcoats, and the Underground Railroad have all left their mark on New York City. Their stories can be found in the names...

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Family Nature Crafts

Date: April 14, 2013 While most of our programs are family friendly, the programs highlighted here are specifically for young children and families. Whether enjoying a family friendly movie under the...

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Pop-Up Audubon

Date: April 14, 2013 Nature on the Go: Fun in the Forest - 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. We will use the last-remaining forest in Brooklyn as a real-world laboratory for hands-on discovery. Take an in-depth look...

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Ride The Carousel in Prospect Park

Date: April 14, 2013 Located in the Park’s "Children’s Corner," the Carousel features 51 magnificently carved horses, a lion, a giraffe, a deer, and two dragon-pulled chariots. Carved in 1912 by...

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Fitness Hike (vigorous)

Date: April 14, 2013 Fitness Hikes feature less talking and more walking, for those who don’t mind a vigorous two hour hike. Learn how to navigate using a map and compass on our Orienteering programs....

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Birding

Date: April 14, 2013 Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring binoculars and field guides, or ask a Ranger...

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Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture By Alice Austen

Date: April 14, 2013 This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century. Her curious work captured the faces of New York City’s working...

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Children's Carnival

Date: April 14, 2013Join us for a carnival in the apple orchard! Carnival rides, midway games and prizes, hayrides, and children’s entertainment. Start time: 11:00 amEnd time: 6:00 pmContact phone:...

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Tai-Chi in the Greenbelt

Date: April 14, 2013Join Tai-Chi instructor Raymond Yuen for Tai-Chi sessions overlooking our beautiful and inspiring woodlands. All fitness levels are welcome. Classes are ongoing year-round, but are...

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MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop and Care Day in Brooklyn

Date: April 14, 2013Help water and care for the 80,000 new street trees that have been planted across New York City! Join the MillionTreesNYC to give trees a little "Tree LC" and stewardship, and help...

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Wave Hill Family Art Project--Daffy For Daffodils

Date: April 14, 2013Celebrate our flowering world by becoming a daffodil for a day. Make a hat or costume complete with a fringed trumpet and circle of petals, and join in a parade of spring blossoms....

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The Orchid Show at The New York Botanical Garden

Date: April 14, 2013 Beginning March 2, The Orchid Show dramatically transforms The New York Botanical Garden’s landmark Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into a lush rain forest. Each year, the eagerly...

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The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit

Date: April 14, 2013 Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park. The...

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Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park

Date: April 14, 2013 Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own by borrowing a North Woods Discovery Kit stocked with binoculars,...

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Birding for Families

Date: April 14, 2013 Experience Central Park as a precious bird habitat and learn how to spot our feathered neighbors on a walk with NYC Audubon. Binoculars available to borrow ; space is limited;...

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CANCELLED: Free Sundays for Adults at St. Mary's Recreation Center

Date: April 14, 2013Please note: this program has been postponed, and will now begin Sunday, April 21. Hey Bronx! Are you ready to sweat? Every Sunday in April is FREE at St. Mary's Recreation Center...

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Repetition in Design

Date: April 14, 2013A series of oil paintings on canvas along with original sketches by Queens artist Gennadyi Gurman. Mr. Gurman is also QBG's Supervising Museum Instructor. This exhibit, in the...

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Bryant Park Reading Room

Date: April 14, 2013Reading, writing, and literary happenings related to the written word – under the London Plane trees – in the open-air Reading Room.Start time: 11:00 amEnd time: 7:00 pmContact...

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Bryant Park Ping Pong

Date: April 14, 2013Test your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables. Paddles and balls are provided free of charge. Sign up with an attendant in the park to reserve a time slot.Start...

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Bryant Park Games

Date: April 14, 2013Take a game break with an eclectic selection of favorite tabletop games for free. From scrabble and mancala to dominoes and more.Start time: 11:00 amEnd time: 7:00 pmContact phone:...

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Bryant Park: Le Carrousel

Date: April 14, 2013La Carrousel was specially created to complement the park’s French classical style, featuring brightly colored animals and French cabaret music. $2 per ride, or buy a discount card...

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