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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 November 9, 2012 (x) to May 8, 2014

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Nov10

Lecture: From Cappuccino to Jambalaya: Food and American Identity

at Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
It has been said that one of the most enduring markers of ethnic identity is cuisine. From fast food to slow food and everything in between, we will consider how eating, cooking and even shopping…
Category: Education, History, Talks
Free!

Nov10

CANCELLED: Nature Photography

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

2:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Take photos of nature with the guidance of our Urban Park Rangers! All photography programs are for digital cameras and you must provide your own…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!

Nov10

CANCELLED: Finding Your Poetic Voice: John Maney

at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.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…
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!

Nov10

Gallery Tour at Wave Hill

at Wave Hill, Bronx This is an Accessible location

2:00 p.m.
Join an exhibition interpreter for one of our regularly scheduled tours of Wave Hill's fall exhibition Foregrounding the Palisades, sculptural installations by artists Isidro Blasco, Blane de…
Category: Nature, Exhibits, Culture

Nov10

Cross-Park Promenade

at East 72 Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan

2:30 p.m.3:45 p.m.
A tour through Central Park.
Category: Tours
Free!

Nov10

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!

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Kids
Nov10

18th Century Tavern Nights

at Queens County Farm Museum (in Queens Farm Park), Queens This is an Accessible location

8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
An authentic 18th century weekend dinner
Category: Festivals, Food

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Nov11

Birds of Van Cortlandt Park, Today and Yesterday

at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx

9:00 a.m.
Check for migrants and talk birding with John Young.Bring your own binoculars, if you have them.
Category: Birding, Education
Free!

Nov11

Birding at Wave Hill

at Perkins Visitors Center (in Wave Hill), Bronx

9:30 a.m.
Naturalist Gabriel Willow contributes his extensive knowledge of bird species and behaviors on these walks through the gardens and woodlands of Wave Hill. Ages 10 and older are welcome with an…
Category: Birding, Nature

Nov11

CANCELLED: Birding for Families in Central Park

at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan This is an Accessible location

10:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Please note: this event has been cancelled.Bring the kids and visit one of New York City's richest bird habitats with New York City Audubon guides. Learn how to spot and identify our feathered…
Category: Education, Nature, Kids, Environmental Awareness, Talks
Free!

Best For
Kids

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