Arts, Culture & Fun Series
Through Arts, Culture & Fun programs, you can look up to the sky through telescopes from rooftops and parks at the "Dark Night, Bright Lights" series in partnership with the Amateur Astronomers Association and the Urban Park Rangers; learn how to swing, salsa, and tango in our dance series "Dance Away the Night"; try your hand at an artistic pursuit in our art workshop series "Make Your Mark"; join inspirational talks and workshops at the "Inspire You and Conversation Series"; and so much more!
Arts, Culture & Fun Series Events
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Comic Creation Series
at St. Mary's Recreation Center, Bronx 

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Ed Murr and learn to create portraits, caricatures and comics
Free!
Concert: Boncellia Lewis & Friends
at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us for a concert with Boncellia Lewis & Friends in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America.
Free!
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Concert: Steven Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet
at A.R.R.O.W. Field House, Queens
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join the us for a concert with Steven Kroon Latin Jazz Sextet in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America.
Free!
The Fundamentals of Working with Collage and Paper
at Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center, Queens
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Join us for an art workshop series turning words and ideas into collages!
Free!
Friday, May 20, 2022
Concert: Taru Alexander Quintet
at Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join us for a concert with Taru Alexander Quintet in partnership with the Jazz Foundation of America
Free!
Portrait Workshops
at Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Learn to draw celebrities, animals and conceptual portraits with illustrator and adjunct professor Brian Lutz.
Free!
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Farmhouse Family Day: Pinkster Celebration
at Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate the history and traditions of Pinkster for May’s Farmhouse Family Day.
Free!
Monday, May 23, 2022
Art with Jon
at Fort Hamilton Senior Recreation Center, Brooklyn 

2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Join us for a creative art making class with artist Jon Bunge
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
The Fundamentals of Murals
at Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Manhattan 

3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Join Leslie Cober + Robert Abriola and learn the basics of mural art from concept to finished painting.
Free!
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Comic Creation Series
at St. Mary's Recreation Center, Bronx 

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Ed Murr and learn to create portraits, caricatures and comics
Free!