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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Repetition in Design
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
A series of oil paintings on canvas along with original sketches by Queens artist Gennadyi Gurman.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits, Culture
Woodland Discovery Kit in Central Park
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Visit The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands exhibit and start exploring the North Woods on your own.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Kids
The Wild Garden: Discovering Central Park Woodlands Exhibit
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Use this hands-on exhibit to illuminate the history, ecology, and management of the woodlands and learn why these landscapes are so essential to the purpose of Central Park.
Category: Education, Nature, Exhibits, History, Environmental Awareness, Culture
Free!
Tropical Paradise at The New York Botanical Garden
at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
10:00 a.m.
Escape to "Tropical Paradise," a showcase of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory’s permanent collection of tropical trees, flowers, and foliage.
Category: Nature
President's Vacation Week at Wave Hill
at Wave Hill, Bronx
10:00 a.m.
Spend an afternoon or a week at Wave Hill. Programs are geared to families with children between the ages 5-10. Registration is recommended.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Fitness, Kids, Tours, Culture
Kids
Wave Hill Family Art Project: A Desert Under Glass
at Ecology Building (in Wave Hill), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Spend some time sketching and painting the exotic desert dwellers, then, using sand and paint, make a desert mirage.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids
Kids
Boats, Balls, Bikes & Blades
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.
A tour through Central Park in which you will learn about the history of the Park.
Category: Nature, History, Tours
Free!
Coming in From the Cold
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Bundle up and come on over to Lefferts Historic House for some great indoor fun. Learn how to play Nine-Man Morris and make your very own playing board to take home.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Games, History, Kids, Culture
Free!
Kids
New York and the American Revolution
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history.
Category: Education, History, Environmental Awareness
Free!
Black and White Winter Art Drawing
at Belvedere Castle (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.
It has been said that art takes nature as its model. The beauty of nature has inspired many great Americans to create artistic masterpieces.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Culture
Free!
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