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Monday, May 20, 2013
erik benson: The Park
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan 
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Erik Benson's paintings depict the landscape of everyday metropolitan life, created with thousands of shapes hand-cut from dried sheets of acrylic paint.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Exhibits, Kids, Culture, Seniors
Free!
Kids
Gardens For The City Work Day
at 111th Street Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Help Gardens for the City remove rugs and weeds from the ground covering.
Category: Nature, Gardening, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture By Alice Austen
at Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits
Free!
Bryant Park Petanque
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Learn to play petanque from members of NYC's championship-winning club, La Boule New Yorkaise.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Games
at 40th Street Plaza (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Take a game break with an eclectic selection of favorite tabletop games for free. From scrabble and mancala to dominoes and more.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Ping Pong
at Ping Pong Court (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Test your ping pong skills at one of two state-of-the-art tables.
Category: Games
Free!
Bryant Park Reading Room
at Reading Room (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Reading, writing, and literary happenings related to the written word - under the London Plane trees - in the open-air Reading Room.
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!
Bryant Park Piano
at Upper Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Clap your hands, stamp your feet, and say yeah to weekday performances of ragtime, jazz, boogie-woogie, and stride piano in Bryant Park. Produced in partnership with the Local…
Category: Concerts, Free Summer Concerts
Free!
Grow More Vegetables Certificate Series
at Just Food Office, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
The Grow More Vegetables Certificate Series is an edible gardening course designed to equip community gardeners, teachers, and city residents with the best techniques for growing vegetables safely and effectively.
Category: Gardening, Kids
Free!
Kids
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Bryant Park Tai Chi
at Fountain Terrace (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Tai Chi and Eternal Spring are instructed by members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center for all ages and experience levels.
Category: Fitness, Culture, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
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