5/28/05
Learn to Play Chess


Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Learn to play chess with Sari Caine Glickstein. Perfect your skills. Learn new moves. For ages 12 to 18.

Location: Fort Washington Branch Library, 535 West 179th Street (between St. Nicholas and Audubon avenues).

Sponsor(s): Fort Washington Branch Library

Contact: Library Staff | 212-927-3533

5/14/05
Inwood Hill Park Forest Restoration

Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Join in the ongoing Inwood Volunteers program as they restore and preserve Manhattan's last forest. Wear sturdy shoes, layers, long pants, and bring drinking water.
Location: Inwood Hill Park. Meet at the Nature Center near the 218th Street entrance.

Contact: Urban Park Rangers | Tel: 311

5/12/05
Words From the Heart - Teen Poetry Writing Workshop

Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Teen poetry writing workshop with Lorna Blake. No experience necessary. For ages 12 to 18.
Location: Washington Heights Branch Library, 1000 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 160th Street).
Sponsor(s): Washington Heights Branch Library
Contact: Library Staff | 212-923-6054

5/7/05
Gallery Workshop for Families at The Cloisters - The Dragon and the Unicorn

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Children ages four through twelve and their families are invited for an hour-long family workshop, "The Dragon and the Unicorn."

FREE with Museum admission. Suggested museum admission is $12 for adults, $7 for students and senior citizens. Free admission for members and children under twelve with an adult.
Location: The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park
Sponsor(s): The Cloisters
Contact: Cloisters Staff | 212-650-2280

5/15/05

THE MEDICAL CENTER NURSERY SCHOOL
60 Haven Avenue
New York, New York 10032
Telephone: 212 304-7040 Facsimile: 212 544-4243

PARENTS' ASSOCIATION





THE MEDICAL CENTER NURSERY SCHOOL

IS PROUD TO PRESENT


THE PAPAS AND THE MAMAS

IN CONCERT


Sunday, May 15, 2005

1:00 P.M.

Bard Hall Conference Center

50 Haven Avenue (at West 169th Street)

Manhattan


For more information or to Ticket Prices:
purchase tickets:
$14.00 (ages 12 and up)
Telephone: 212.304.7040
$12.00 (ages 2 to 12)
Fax: 212.544.4243
Free (ages 0-2)
E-mail: mcns@mcns.org

Inwood Football
Inwood Football now has an official, regular time slot
every Sunday:

2:30 PM at the soccer fields in Inwood Park.

Come one and all for good play, good sports talk, and
sore Mondays.

Jeremy Hopwood
jeremyhopwood2000@yahoo.com

5/5/05
Words From the Heart - Teen Poetry Writing Workshop

Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Teen poetry writing workshop with Lorna Blake. No experience necessary. For ages 12 to 18.
Location: Washington Heights Branch Library, 1000 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 160th Street).
Sponsor(s): Washington Heights Branch Library
Contact: Library Staff | 212-923-6054

5/1/05
Drums Along the Hudson: A Native American Festival and Shad Fest

Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
The 3rd Annual, FREE, family oriented, unique experinece, highlighting Native American traditions, values, history and contributions to New York. The event includes the performance of authentic Native American music and social, unity, and fancy dances, Native American craft demonstrations, storytelling, crafts and food vendors.

New this year, as the drum is the heartbeat of the earth, the festival will include a presentation of traditional dance and percussive music performances from around the world.

In dedication to the fish that once filled the Hudson River, we will celebrate SHAD FEST from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with Shad Planking Demonstrations and Tasting. Learn how to cook this delicious fish for yourself. Urban Park Rangers and friends of the festival will have falconry demonstrations, nature themed games for the kids, and interpretive tours of the park.
Location: Inwood Hill Park, 218th Street and Indian Road. The park is reachable by the #1 train to 215th Street, the A train to 207th Street, and by car just north of the Dyckman Street, last exit on the Henry Hudson Parkway.
Sponsor(s): Lotus Music and Dance, New York City Parks and Recreation, and Hudson River Foundation
Contact: Leslie Plaisted | 212-627-1076 |

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6/12/05
Revolutionary Manhattan Tour - The Battles in Washington Heights

Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Learn about the neighborhood where Washington warred and Burr wooed. Hear about John James Audubon, Malcolm X, Clement C. Moore, Mrs. Astor, Billy Sunday, Freddy Prinze, Maria Callas, Gen. Knyphausen and the Hessians, Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers. And more.

Includes FREE admission to the Morris-Jumel Mansion.

Tour conducted by Historian Frederick Cookinham.

Frederick Cookinham earned his Bachelor's degree in American History at Cortland State College in 1976, and his Master's at Brooklyn College in 1987. He is the author of the (hopefully) forthcoming book, THE AGE OF RAND.

All tours are $15, $10 for children and seniors. No reservations needed, but call to confirm: tours subject to cancellation without notice.

Private tours are also available for $20 per person: just give Fred a call.

"Lively ... Extraordinarily educational." --Daughters of the American Revolution
Location: Meet at 10 a.m. on the southeast corner of Fort Washington Avenue and 181st Street. (Take the A-train to 181st Street.)
Sponsor(s): Century Walking Tours
Contact: Frederick Cookinham | 917-607-9019 |