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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Central Park Circuit
at North Meadow Recreation Center (in Central Park), Manhattan 
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Get fit this summer with innovative exercises designed by top trainers to utilize the Park's best natural features: rocks, trails, stairs, hills, and gorgeous open lawns.
Category: Fitness, Sports, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Tuesday Tours: Weekly Guided Walking Tours
at 14th Street Passage (in The High Line), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Discover the High Line’s history, design, and landscape during a free guided walking tour.
Category: Tours
Free!
Bryant Park Poetry
at Reading Room (in Bryant Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.
Reading Room Poetry with Joan Larkin, Bob Hershon, Liz Swados and Charles North.
Category: Storytelling & Readings
Free!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Sunrise Tai Chi Classes
at Linden Terrace (in Fort Tryon Park), Manhattan
6:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
Sunrise Tai Chi Classes with Robert Martinez, certified Tai Chi Instructor.
Category: Fitness, Outdoor Fitness
Free!
Event
Marine Park: Sowing Native Seeds
at Gerritsen Ave and Channel Ave (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Come out and volunteer with Natural Areas Volunteers (NAV) at Marine Park to help sow native seed. This work will help to jumpstart the forest understory and prevent invasives from…
Category: Nature, Environmental Awareness, Volunteer
Free!
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
Changing Lenses Photo Exhibition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Students from the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation present a photography exhibition entitled Changing Lenses at Poe Park Visitors Center. The exhibition marks the…
Category: Education, Exhibits, Culture
Free!
Catch & Release Fishing
at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center (in Central Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Grab a pole and relax on the Harlem Meer while you wait for a bite from one of the many species of fish that live in its diverse aquatic ecosystem! Poles available to borrow; must…
Category: Nature, Kids, Waterfront
Free!
Kids
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!
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