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from April 23, 2012 (x) to April 23, 2012 (x)
Monday, April 23, 2012
Birding Tours of Bryant Park
at 'wichcraft coffee kiosk (in Bryant Park), Manhattan 
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Discover the varieties of birds that call Bryant Park home during the migratory season with guided tours. Presented in partnership with the New York City Audubon Society.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature
Free!
Bryant Park Petanque
at Petanque Courts (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to play p?tanque, the popular European game anchored in precision, patience, and camaraderie from members of La Boule New Yorkaise, NYC's championship-winning club. Available for…
Category: Games, Sports, Culture
Free!
Bryant Park Ping Pong
at Ping Pong Court (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Paddles and balls provided free of charge to all skill levels. Visit the park and sign up with an attendant, who can arrange a friendly game.
Category: Games, Sports
Free!
Bryant Park Chess
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan, Chess Area (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Game boards, including chess, backgammon, checkers, and Scrabble, are available for a small fee. Provided by the Marshall Chess Club.
Category: Games
Le Carrousel at Bryant Park
at Le Carrousel (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
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 to enjoy 10 rides for $15. Weather…
Category: Kids
Kids
Guided Tour of the Merchant's House Museum
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Explore Manhattan's "best-preserved" (The New York Times) 19th-century home and learn about the domestic life of a prosperous merchant family from 1835 to 1865.
Category: History, Tours, Seniors
Teen Fitness
at Jackie Robinson Recreation Center (in Jackie Robinson Park), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
A fitness class designed to help youth learn and understand the importance of working out the right way and staying fit. The goal is to teach teens the skills necessary to maintain a healthy…
Category: Fitness
From Battleground to Empire State: New York and the Legacy of the War of 1812
at York College, Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Explore the War of 1812 with the King Manor Museum.
Category: Education, History, Talks
Free!
Food Movements Unite!: A Book Launch and Dialogue
at Brecht Forum, Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–9:30 a.m.
Come to the NYC launching of Food Movements Unite!, with remarks by the book's editor Eric Holt Gimenez of Food First and dynamic discussion and debate on how to grow and strengthen the food…
Category: Gardening, Food, Talks
Free!
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