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Nature, history, or just a good time, learn from New Yorkers and experts who have come to New York City's parks to share their stories. Check out these readings and discussions.
Talks Events
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Freshkills Park Research and Ecology Presentation with Dr. Cait Field
at
Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley) , Staten Island 
6:30 p.m.
–7:30 p.m.
Dr. Cait Field, the Freshkills Park Manager for Science and Research Development, will discuss the present and future ecology of the largest park developed in NYC in over 100 years!
Free!
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Performance: Volker Goetze Secret Island
at
Alice Austen House Museum (in Alice Austen Park) , Staten Island
3:30 p.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Join the Alice Austen House Museum for an audio-visual picnic concert inspired by stories of the “forgotten borough” Staten Island.
Free!
Monday, August 21, 2017
Chef Master: Youth Tech Workshop
at
McCarren Play Center (in McCarren Park) , Brooklyn
1:30 p.m.
–3:30 p.m.
Participants will learn about the science of healthy and delicious eating, alongside the art of cooking and digital photography!
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
14 Sculptors Inc. On the Rock 2017 Lecture Series: Carmen & Laura Frank's "Life in the Rockaways" and Rockaway's History
at
Rockaway YMCA , Queens
6:15 p.m.
–8:00 p.m.
A multimedia presentation will be led by Rockaway historians Marty Nislick and James Supple and highlight Carmen & Laura Frank's sculpture Life in the Rockaways.
Free!
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Wade Into the Bronx River: Pop and Stock Celebration
at
The Arsenal (in Central Park) , Manhattan
6:00 p.m.
–8:00 p.m.
join in an evening of ichthyo-professionals speaking on the importance of this daring diadromous fish and its return to the Bronx River fresh waters.
Free!
Friday, September 8, 2017
Bryant Park Beekeeping
at
Bryant Park
, Manhattan
12:00 p.m.
–1:00 p.m.
Join Bryant Park Corp. for educational talks about bees and the art of beekeeping.
Free!
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Thursday, September 14, 2017
14 Sculptors Inc. On the Rock 2017 Lecture Series: Anne Stanner's "Rockaway Wave" and Rockaway's History
at
Peninsula Library , Queens
6:00 p.m.
–7:30 p.m.
A multimedia presentation will be led by Rockaway historians Marty Nislick and James Supple and highlight Anne Stanner's sculpture Rockaway Wave .
Free!
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Call & Response Artist Talk: Jeff Slomba
at
Glyndor Gallery (in Wave Hill) , Bronx
2:00 p.m.
–3:00 p.m.
Call & Response artist Jeff Slomba will demonstrate and speak about the production and use of charcoal as a drawing tool in his art.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Urban Farm Exploration Day
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park) , Manhattan
11:00 a.m.
–5:00 p.m.
Explore and learn about the great variety of colorful fruits and vegetables, chickens, and even rice paddies at our Urban Farm. Ask our Urban Farmers about all that's growing!
Free!
Kids
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