6/4/05


Step Into Spring @ Highbridge Park

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Step into Spring! Members of our recreation staff will lead groups on fitness walks throughout Highbridge Park. The walks will be geared for family participation and we welcome participants from beginner to intermediate fitness levels.

Call 212-927-2012 for more information.

Location: Highbridge Park. Meet at Highbridge Recreation Center, 2301 Amsterdam Avenue at West 173rd Street.

Sponsor(s): NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation

Contact: Highbridge Park Staff | 212-927-2012

5/25/05
Fort Washington Branch of the New York Public Library
11am
Toddler Time
ages 2-4 with parent/caregiver
535 W. 179th St. between St. Nicholas and Audubon Aves
212-927-3533

6/4/05


Adventures NYC - Trail Restoration in Highbridge Park

Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Come volunteer for National Trails Day in Highbridge Park. Volunteers will be removing invasive plant species and doing trail restoration work. Meet at the Highbridge Recreation Center.

Please contact Rich Love at 212-360-1448 for the event time and more information on trail work.

Location: Highbridge Park, 173rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Sponsor(s): Adventures NYC - NYC Parks and Recreation

Contact: Rich Love | 212-360-1448

6/4/05


Nature Walk - Inwood Hill Park


Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

On Saturdays from spring through November, Mike Feller, Chief Naturalist for Parks and Recreation, conducts weekly NATURE WALKS in Inwood Hill Park. With Mike as your guide, discover Nature's secrets in the last native forest on Manhattan Island.

(Please note: On the last Saturday of each month, Mike's Nature Walks move to Fort Tryon Park.)

Location: Inwood Hill Park. Meet at the bridge near the Inwood Hill Nature Center. Enter the park at 218th Street and Indian Road.

Sponsor(s): NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation

Contact: North Manhattan Parks Staff | 212-927-9568

Inwood CSA shares are still available!
There have been several posts lately recommending the Inwood CSA (Community
Sponsored Agriculture). There are some shares still available for this
season, which begins June 7th.

If you are interested, you may visit the site inwoodcsa.org for all
information. The opportunity for shares is first come, first served.

5/29/05
Parlor Jazz - Rudel Drears


Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Featuring Rudel Drears, piano and vocals.

The concert is free, though donations are appreciated.

About Parlor Entertainment: Every Sunday for the past eleven years, rain or shine, with no vacations, a jazz concert has taken place in the parlor of Marjorie Eliot's home on what she calls the northern tip of Harlem. Her weekly free concerts in the living room of her apartment are legendary in Harlem and an institution for jazz lovers citywide.

Location: 555 Edgecombe Avenue (the Triple Nickel) at 160th Street, Studio 3F.

Sponsor(s): Parlor Entertainment

Contact: Marjorie Eliot | 212-781-6595

organizing the summer/fall little kid program
Hi all:

I'm organizing what I like to call "Preschool in the
Parks' program, once a week during the summer and
fall...in Bennett Park (between 183 and 185th on Ft.
Washington). Parents giving 1-2hr 'classes', what you
would normally find at a preschool....letters,
numbers, music, small science projects, field trips
etc. All this to give our preschoolers (2.5-4.5yrs
old) something a bit more challenging/educational than
a simple playgroup or visit to the playground (mostly
to give my very active 3 year old son something
stimulating to do after we take him out of his
currently full time preschool experience). This will
be a voluntary/free program....not a babysitting
service or a playgroup. All are welcome to come to
the 'classes' with a parent/caregiver. The volunteer
teacher/parents will not be expected to
discipline/babysit the children. That is up to the
parent/caregiver of each child that attends. If the
child is disrupting the group, he/she will have to
leave for that day.
I hope to start the classes in July, right now I'm
working on organizing the 'teachers' to come up with a
schedule and curriculum.

If you are interested, please email me.

Thanks Michelle
m_tourigny@yahoo.com

5/31/05
Town Hall Meeting
Speaker Gifford Miller and Councilmember Robert Jackson invite you to a series of Town Hall Meetings
7-8:30pm
PS/IS 187
349 Cabrini Blvd (187th St.)
Refreshments will be served
Free Notary Public will be available
Free Blood Pressure Screening
info 212-928-1322

5/28/05


Nature Walk - Fort Tryon Park


Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Mike Feller, Chief Naturalist for Parks and Recreation, conducts a nature walk in Fort Tryon Park. With Mike as your guide, discover Nature's secrets.

Location: Fort Tryon Park. Meet at the entrance at Margaret Corbin Circle, at the end of Fort Washington Avenue.

Sponsor(s): NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation

Contact: North Manhattan Parks Staff | 212-927-9568

5/26/05


Open Mic Night!

Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Reveal your inner thespian. If you're a musician, singer, poet, comedian, or raconteur, here's your chance to shine. Perform your songs, poems, stories, and share your thoughts and experiences at our monthly open mic night. Free coffee!

Call Bill at 212-304-2365 for more information.

Location: Inwood Hill Nature Center, Inwood Hill Park. Enter at 218th Street and Indian Road.

Sponsor(s): Urban Park Rangers

Contact: Bill | 212-304-2365