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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Family Art Project at Wave Hill: Primitive Prints
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Check out the fun and fanciful shapes of the wildflowers beginning to bloom at Wave Hill and in Glyndor Gallery. Then use just a few, simple gestures, plus tempera paint and an easy printmaking…
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids
Kids
Healthy Hike: Blue and Multi-purpose Trails
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Get your blood pumping on this fast paced hike through the Greenbelt. We will begin at the Greenbelt Nature Center and walk along the blue and multi-purpose trails to Richmond town (St…
Category: Fitness
Free!
Friends Committee Beautification Day: Celebrate Earth Day
at Jacob Javits Playground (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
An Earth Day event for volunteers of all ages
Category: Kids, Volunteer, Earth Day & Arbor Day
Free!
Kids
32nd Annual Antique Auto Show
at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Start your engines for this exhibit of classic cars by members of the New York Antique Auto Club! Automobile memorabilia, historic house tours, hayrides, and food will be available.
Event
High Line Field Station
at Chelsea Market Passage (in The High Line), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Make the most of your visit and stop by the High Line Field Station to chat with High Line Greeters. These dedicated volunteers can answer your questions and provide information about the park�s unique design, history, horticulture, art, and more.
Category: Education, Volunteer
Free!
Birding: Waterfowl
at Fort Totten Front Gate (in Fort Totten Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.
New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife…
Category: Birding, Nature
Free!
Historic New York Walking Tour: Native Americans
at Pelham Bay Ranger Station (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.
Ice-age glaciers, Native Americans, Dutch traders, British Redcoats, and the Underground Railroad have all left their mark on New York City.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours, Culture, Talks
Free!
In The Perkins Visitor Center at Wave Hill : Personal Plant Advisor
at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Got shade? Or sun? Or deer? Horticultural Interpreter Charles Day and Assistant Director of Public Programs Laurel Rimmer suggest perfect plants for your garden at this special drop-in program. Free…
Category: Nature, Gardening, Talks
Alice Austen House Presents Foreclosed: Documents from the American Housing Crisis
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Alice Austen Hosts Documents from the American Housing Crisis w/ Artists From Around the Country
Category: Education, Exhibits, History, Culture
Guggenheim Storytelling Tours in Queens
at Travers Park, Queens
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Take a storytelling tour in Jackson Heights, Queens. Experience four readings of newly-commissioned works in spaces selected by the architects at SO - IL. Transhistoria is the third edition of…
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Exhibits, History, Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Tours, Culture, Talks
Kids
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