It’s the fourth annual High Line Halloween celebration! The High Line will be transported to a spooky past, where haunted trains ruled and the ghosts of hungry workers roamed the West Side. Trick-or-treat your way through the park and enjoy an afternoon of art, music, ghosts and ghouls. Sneak through a haunted train tunnel (if you…
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This Halloween “Make Change for Children”
Here’s an idea…instead of spending your dollars on candy this Halloween, how about donating to “Make Change for Children” so the Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS) and its partners can find more loving, adoptive homes for vulnerable, orphaned children worldwide. Joint Council is the only international non-profit dedicated to ensuring that every child…
A Colorful New Yorker
This is what a fall wardrobe should look like! Lots of color!!!
Apple Festival, October 7
It might be rainy this weekend, but this looks like a fun thing to do in regardless because fall is apple season in New York! Come to the farm to buy a variety of apples, donuts, freshly-pressed cider, and apple pie. See cider-pressing demonstrations and watch as the nation’s largest apple cobbler bakes on site!…
Native American Festival
Sunday, September 23, 201212:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Pelham Bay Park will host four hours of performances, exhibits, arts and crafts, delicious food, storytelling, nature programs, and more. This annual event is a celebration of the unique Native cultures of the Americas. Guests of all ages will enjoy the ability to interact with many of the performances…
Inwood Hill Park Recycling Olympics
Join NYC Parks, GrowNYC, and the City’s Green Mascot, Birdie, at Dyckman Fields to learn about how to keep your local parks clean and green. The Recycling Olympics are a handful of games that kids aged 7-14 can play to learn about recycling, conservation, and teamwork in a fun and healthy way. Giveaways and information…
SummerStage Kids: Abada Capoeira
As the world’s first female Capoeira Master and a fifth-degree (Godan) black belt in the JKA World Federation, Edna Lima is an internationally distinguished martial artist and sports scientist. She has worked with youth groups extensively and currently presents programs and workshops in many different schools. This year, she is celebrating her 38th anniversary in…
Hiking the Trail
No, this is not a NYC trail. The Bruce Trail in Southern Ontario has over 800 kilometers of main trails and an additional 200km of side trails that runs along the Niagara Escarpment between Niagara Falls and Tobermory.This is Canada’s oldest and longest footpath and provides access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World…
Hiking the Trail
No, this is not a NYC trail. The Bruce Trail in Southern Ontario has over 800 kilometers of main trails and an additional 200km of side trails that runs along the Niagara Escarpment between Niagara Falls and Tobermory.This is Canada’s oldest and longest footpath and provides access to the magnificent Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World…
It’s Titian NOT Red!
Red Hair. I’ve experienced a lot about the hold that red hair has on people when my daughter was born 5 years ago. Our Kindergarten teacher was adamant that it be call titian, so named after Tiziano Vecelli, an Italian painter during the 1500’s whose use of colour profoundly affected the art world then and…