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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
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Financial Lit 101
at Herald Square, Manhattan 
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Financial Lit 101 offers free workshops in basic finance topics that should have been taught in school, but wasn’t. Let instructors give you the basic tools you need to begin your journey to financial freedom.
Free!
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Shakespeare in the Park: Antony and Cleopatra
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
One fateful meeting reshapes the ancient world when Roman Marc Antony falls like Caesar before him for Cleopatra, the enchanting Queen of Egypt.
Free!
Saturday, July 31, 2021
History of Immigration in Queens
at Kingsland Homestead (in Margaret I. Carman Green - Weeping Beech), Queens
2:30 a.m.–3:30 a.m.
This lecture on the History of Immigration will be given by Queensboro Historian, Jack Eichenbaum, and he will talk about his experiences as a social geographer living in Queens for decades.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Financial Lit 101
at Herald Square, Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Financial Lit 101 offers free workshops in basic finance topics that should have been taught in school, but wasn’t. Let instructors give you the basic tools you need to begin your journey to financial freedom.
Free!
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Puppets in the Park - Puppet Time
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
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Free!
Kids
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Open Orchard School: Cooking with Summer Stone Fruit
at Virtual/Online Workshop
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
The Open Orchard School series gives participants a hands-on, behind-the-scenes view of the creation of The Open Orchard, a future public orchard containing 100 trees and hundreds of rare and heirloom varieties once grown in the NYC region.
Free!
Saturday, August 7, 2021
Children’s Read Aloud
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
An interactive read-aloud that incorporates mindful breathing, which helps build social-emotional skills along with question and discussion activities that build community.
Free!
Kids
Friday, August 13, 2021
Movies Under the Stars: Red Pill
at St. Nicholas Park 135 Lawn (in St. Nicholas Park), Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Red Pill, directed by Tony award winner Tonya Pinkins, is a visually stunning metaphor for all of our fears and a reminder that there are worse things than death. For Mature Audiences(Horror/Satire.
Free!
Event
Saturday, September 4, 2021
Children’s Read Aloud
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
An interactive read-aloud that incorporates mindful breathing, which helps build social-emotional skills along with question and discussion activities that build community.
Free!
Kids
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