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Friday, July 13, 2012
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.–8:00 p.m.
A celebration of French culture at Bryant Park
Category: Kids
Kids
Sandbox Program in Central Park's Playgrounds
at Central Park, Manhattan 
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Plan your play date in the playground for some extra fun this summer! The Conservancy's longest-running series of programming, celebrating its 23rd consecutive summer in 2012, will bring music,…
Category: Education, Concerts, Dance, Nature, Kids, Storytelling & Readings, Theater, Culture
Free!
Kids
MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop in West Harlem, Manhattan
at West 123rd Street and Frederick Douglass Blvd., Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Help water and care for the 80,000 new street trees that have been planted across New York City!
Category: Education, Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Piano in Bryant Park
at Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
It's Summertime and no better time to be a part of The In Crowd. Performances by internationally-acclaimed ragtime, jazz, boogie-woogie, and stride pianists playing the likes of Ella, Ramsey…
Category: Concerts, Seniors
Free!
Accordion in Bryant Park
at Bryant Park, Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Come enjoy music while you eat lunch at Bryant Park
Category: Concerts
Free!
Views From the Past
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
A tour through Central Park in which you will learn about the history of the Park
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
Bryant Park Juggling
at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Juggling lessons at Bryant Park
Category: Education, Games
Free!
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