Upcoming Events at NYC’s Parks
As provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Museum of the City of New York + NYC Parks Present: Free Family Programs! 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Cherry Tree Park, Cherry Tree Park, Manhattan
Bryant Park Reading Room: Book Club Discussion on The Divine Comedy 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. in Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Le Petit Art: Artist Trading Cards 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Wave Hill Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Arts, Culture & Fun City Classics: Forbidden Planet (1956) 8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. in Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m. in Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
Bardekova Ensemble Concert-Quintet 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
NYC Parks and El Museo del Barrio: Pop-Up Arte + Storytelling 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in James Weldon Johnson Playground, James Weldon Johnson Playground, Manhattan
Accordions Around the World in Bryant Park 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Bryant Park, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Outdoor Cinema: Gainsbourg / France 7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. in Socrates Sculpture Park, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in The Peninsula, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Outdoor Music: Metropolitan Four 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum 12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan
Museum of the City of New York + NYC Parks Present: Free Family Programs! 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Cherry Tree Park, Cherry Tree Park, Manhattan
Lecture: Change, Continuity, and Civic Ambition: Cultural Landscapes, Design, and Historic Preservation 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Barefoot Dancing: Song Hee Lee (Korean Drum Dance) 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Van Cortlandt House Museum, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Opening Reception – Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Bryant Park Reading Room: TV Writing 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. in Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Arts, Culture & Fun Presents Dance Away the Night! 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx
Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in The Peninsula, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Friday, July 17, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Creative Writing Short Stories Workshop 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Summer on the Hudson: Harlem Dances with The Harlem Swing Dance Society 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. in West Harlem Piers Park, Manhattan
Shakespeare in Bryant Park: Romeo and Juliet 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. in Bryant Park Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Arts, Culture & Fun: Dance Away the Night with the City Stompers 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Westerleigh Park, Westerleigh Park, Staten Island
Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in The Peninsula, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Bryant Park Moves 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. in Bryant Park Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Bronx Crime and Noir Writers Society – Talking the Talk: Writing Effective Dialogue 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. in Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
Wave Hill History Walk 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Perkins Visitors Center, Wave Hill, Bronx
Bodypainting Day 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. in Hammarskjold Plaza, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Manhattan
Bronx River History and Folklore 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. in Valentine-Varian House, Valentine Varian House, Bronx
Workshop: Spinning and Felting 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum, Fidler-Wyckoff House Park, Brooklyn
Ranger’s Choice: Flushing Freedom Mile 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in Daniel Carter Beard Mall, Queens
Union Square: Crossroads of New York Walking Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Abraham Lincoln Statue, Union Square Park, Manhattan
Le Petit Art: Artist Trading Cards 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Eliza Day: A Mansion & Its Mistress 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. in Morris-Jumel Mansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan
High Bridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River – Meet & Greet Artists 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Wave Hill Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Paths to Pier 42 Summer Waterfront Celebration 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. in Pier 42, Pier 42, Manhattan
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Hudson Warehouse Shakespeare Workout 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. in Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, Manhattan
Arts, Culture & Fun: Dance Away the Night – 80th Anniversary of Harlem Jazz and Swing Dancing 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan
Shakespeare in Bryant Park: Romeo and Juliet 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. in Bryant Park Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Inwood Shakespeare Festival: Henry IV 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in The Peninsula, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden: Nature & Science in Dialogue 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Summer Electronic Waste Recycling Event 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden Parking Garden, Queens
Waterfront Walks: Guided Tours of Brooklyn Bridge Park 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Checkmate 101 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Bryant Park Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. in Bryant Park Lawn, Bryant Park, Manhattan
‘Like Sea Glass: A Hand Full of Light”‘ – A Discussion with Artist M. J. Levy Dickson 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Hike and Draw 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. in Sachkerah Woods Playground, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Summer on the Hudson Amplified Sundays Presents Delsonido 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in Pier I, Riverside Park South, Manhattan
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan
Monday, July 20, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Arts, Culture & Fun City Classics: Little Shop of Horrors (1960) 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Al Oerter Recreation Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Bryant Park Reading Room: Reel Talks – Picnic at Hanging Rock 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. in Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Summer on the Hudson: Literary Lounge 6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. in Red Shade Plaza, Riverside Park South, Manhattan
Family Drumming: West African Drum and Dance 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. in Indian Road Lawn, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan
Books Beneath The Bridge 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. in The Granite Prospect, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Exhibit: Oh Sit! 14 Sculptors Consider the Chair 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. in Tower Plaza, Highbridge Park, Manhattan
Highbridge: Rebirth of the Harlem River 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition: Living Landmarks 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Art in the Garden : Ross Barbera’s “Landscape & Flower Paintings” 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. in Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
Hike and Paint 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. in Woodlawn Playground, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
Pastel Drawing Workshop 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Wave Hill, Wave Hill, Bronx
Billopp Shores: The Ebb and Flow of Man and Nature 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. in Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
Museum of the City of New York + NYC Parks Present: Free Family Programs! 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. in Cherry Tree Park, Cherry Tree Park, Manhattan
Bryant Park Reading Room: Getting the Word Out 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. in Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Le Petit Art: Artist Trading Cards 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. in Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Wave Hill Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. in Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
The Tempest by William Shakespeare 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, Marcus Garvey Park, Manhattan