NYC Events in Our Parks
Apr 19, 2016 – Apr 25, 2016
As furnished by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Citywide Highlights
Arsenal Gallery Opening: Chroma Botanica
Join us on April 27 for our next Arsenal Gallery Exhibition, featuring the work of Ellie Irons & Linda Stillman, who use natural plant pigments in their art to explore the complex relationship between people and plants.
Don’t miss this once-a-year chance to tour NYC Parks’ greenhouse on Sat. April 30. Check out tens of thousands of flowers, and see how spring is made!
On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, remember him in Central Park with a live reading of each of his 154 sonnets on Fri. April 22.
Find out about upcoming cherry blossom festivals around NYC this spring.
On Display: Dee Briggs in Foley Square
See Dee Briggs’ new public work at Foley Square, which symbolize the intersection of math, architecture, and public art. On display through March 2017.
Pop-Up Gallery: Visual Pollution
Visit Brooklyn’s McCarren Play Center April 29-May 1 for a pop-up gallery show based upon street art inspired by altered subway ads.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition – Great Outdoors: Selections from the Museum of American Illustration 9:00 a.m.–5:00 a.m. at Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Ink Blots:The Power of Imagination 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx
CANCELLED: Paint it Up 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Neighborhood Narratives: Oral History Storytelling Project 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Le Petit Art 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Wave Hill Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition – Great Outdoors: Selections from the Museum of American Illustration 9:00 a.m.–5:00 a.m. at Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Ink Blots:The Power of Imagination 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Legendary Landmarks 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Belvedere Castle, Central Park, Manhattan
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Exhibition – Great Outdoors: Selections from the Museum of American Illustration 9:00 a.m.–5:00 a.m. at Arsenal, Central Park, Manhattan
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Ink Blots:The Power of Imagination 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
Neighborhood Narratives: Oral History Storytelling Project 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
14th Annual Poem in Your Pocket Day 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum 12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. at Merchant’s House Museum, Merchant’s House Museum, Manhattan
Tunisian Patterned Scarf-Making Workshop 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Put A Poem in Your Pocket Open Mic 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Community Boatbuilding at Brooklyn Bridge Park 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at 99 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
The Japanese Garden: Secrets of Natural Landscape Design 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Japanese Society, Manhattan
Curators’ Talk: Fashion and Femininity in Gilded Age America 7:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Friday, April 22, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Ink Blots:The Power of Imagination 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at St. James Recreation Center, St. James Park, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan
Seed Starting/ Earth Day Farm Communion 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Hattie Carthan Herban Farm, Brooklyn
Shakespeare Birthday Bash and Deaths of Shakespeare 12:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Fountain Terrace, Bryant Park, Manhattan
6th Annual Shakespeare’s Birthday Sonnet Slam 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, Manhattan
Women’s History Month: Seasonal Arts & Crafts 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Randall’s Island Historical Tour (North) 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
Historical Tour – Randall’s Island North 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at Randall’s Island Connector, Randall’s Island Park, Manhattan
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Community Boatbuilding at Brooklyn Bridge Park 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at 99 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
The Bronx during the Ice Age: A Prehistoric Stroll Through Pelham Bay Park 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Pelham Bay Park Train Station, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Northern Forts 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan
Central Park Tour: Conservatory Garden 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Vanderbilt Gate, Central Park, Manhattan
Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Pavilion & Astral Fountain, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Playwriting for Adults 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Culture Shock 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. at High Line, The High Line, Manhattan
Landscape of the Lenape: Park Walk 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Conference House Museum, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Will Eisner’s ‘The Spirit’ Closing Reception 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
CANCELLED: Le Petit Art 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
CANCELLED: Paper Arts & Crafts 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Arts, Culture & Fun: Taikoza Concert in the Park 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Al Oerter Recreation Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens
Wave Hill Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Family Art Project: Stories and Symbols in Clay Masks 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Wave Hill House, Wave Hill, Bronx
Central Park Tour: Heart of the Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 12:00 p.m.–4:00 a.m. at Alice Austen House Museum, Alice Austen Park, Staten Island
Are You Ready to Bring It?: Children’s Dance Battle 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. at Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Williamsbridge Oval, Bronx
23rd Annual Earthfest Celebration 12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Playground for All Children, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens
Monday, April 25, 2016
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Central Park Tour: Iconic Views of Central Park 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, Central Park, Manhattan
Community Boatbuilding at Brooklyn Bridge Park 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at 99 Plymouth Street, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Will Eisner “The Spirit” Retrospective Exhibition 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods: 40 Years of Green 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Conference House Park Visitor Center, Conference House Park, Staten Island
Neighborhood Narrartives: Oral History Storytelling Project 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Le Petit Art 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Poe Park Visitor Center, Poe Park, Bronx
Gallery Tour 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. at Glyndor Gallery, Wave Hill, Bronx
Leading the Way: Six Outstanding Women of Queens 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. at Kingsland Homestead, Margaret I. Carman Green – Weeping Beech, Queens