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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.

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from October 7, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Oct 7

Conservation: Coastal Cleanup

at Wolfe's Pond Park Comfort Station (in Wolfes Pond Park), Staten Island

1:00 p.m.
Volunteering is a great way to make new friends and to give back to your city. Volunteer opportunities usually involve manual labor and may not be appropriate for all ages. Some opportunities…
Category: Environmental Awareness, Volunteer, Waterfront
Free!

Oct 7

Glass Painting Demonstration with Cristina Cipriani

at Lewis H. Latimer House (in Lewis H Latimer House), Queens

1:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.
There will be free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani in the Latimer House's fall garden.
Category: Education, Festivals, History, Kids, Historic House Trust Festival, Talks, Fall Festivals
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct 7

Nature's Helpers at the Audubon Center

at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spend time outside enjoying nature while helping to keep Prospect Park clean. Families can take a tour of the Park and its waterways and help keep it clean along the way. Gloves, garbage bags and…
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct 7

Fall 2012 116th Street Overlook Concerts: Brass

at 116th Street Overlook (in Riverside Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
With talent from the Columbia University Music Performance Department, the Manhattan School of Music Community Partnerships Program, and French Cookin' Blues Band.ORBIT BRASS QUINTET of the…
Category: Concerts
Free!

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Oct 7

Garden Highlights Walk

at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Join us for an hour-long tour of seasonal garden highlights.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Tours

Oct 7

Eating Our Emotions: The History of Food in Funeral Traditions with Sarah Lohman (Talk & Tasting)

at Kingsland Homestead, Queens

2:30 p.m.
At the end of an early American funeral, participants were often given a cookie: spiced with caraway, and stamped with a special design, they were often kept for years as a memento of the…
Category: Education, Festivals, History, Tours, Historic House Trust Festival, Culture, Talks, Fall Festivals
Free!

Oct 7

Glass Painting Demonstration with Cristina Cipriani

at Lewis H. Latimer House (in Lewis H Latimer House), Queens

2:30 p.m.3:00 p.m.
There will be free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani in the Latimer House's fall garden.
Category: Education, Festivals, Kids, Tours, Historic House Trust Festival, Talks, Fall Festivals
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct 7

West Side Stories

at Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre (in Central Park), Manhattan

2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
A Walking Tour of Central Park's Western Edge
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!

Oct 7

Handiwork: Tasks and Crafts from the Past

at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

2:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Learn games, pastimes and tasks that were common 200 years ago.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Games, History, Kids, Culture
Free!

Best For
Kids
Oct 7

Discover Tours

at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn This is an Accessible location

3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Talk a walk with one of our naturalists to watch for animals, and investigate little-known facts about the park and its animal residents.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Environmental Awareness, Tours
Free!

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