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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Cooking With Figs at Wave Hill
at Wave Hill, Bronx 
2:00 p.m.
Growing figs in New York City often evolves from a garden pastime into a garden passion. Fruit expert and fig fancier Charles Day shares cultivation information for growing your own Ficus carica in…
Category: Gardening, Food
Finding Your Poetic Voice: John Maney
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Local poet John Maney offers a free poetry series for teens and adults. Read and discuss poetry with your peers, and work to create your own poetry in a group setting.
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!
MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Workshop in Queens with Build It Green!NYC
at Build It Green! NYC Reuse Center, Queens
2:00 p.m.–4:00 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, Seniors
Free!
Family Camping in the Urban Outback
at Ecology Village (in Jamaica Bay Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.
During this overnight program, learn to pitch a tent, build a fire, and cook out like a pioneer. Make s'mores, tell stories, and sleep under the stars. Enjoy kayaking, marine nature study, and…
Category: Nature, Fitness, Kids
Free!
Kids
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!
Handiwork: Tasks and Crafts from the Past
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
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!
Kids
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