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WED
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Monmouth County, NJ
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Sandy Hook Opening Ceremony
Sandy Hook
10am
Join NPS staff and assembled dignitaries for a ceremony and celebration to welcome the public back to the park for the first time since Hurricane Sandy.
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Manhattan
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Defining American: Past & Present
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Museum Shop, 103 Orchard Street
7pm
Elliott Kalan wrote a recent The Daily Show sketch taking Bill O'Reilly to task for lamenting the rise of a new America, dominated by immigrants' cultures. Kalan joins Hasia Diner and Annie Polland at the Tenement Museum to talk about what it has meant to be and become American.
Check the Tenement website for more information.
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4
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SAT
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Manhattan
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Children's Reading and Activities
Hamilton Grange
10-11am
Bring the kids, ages 4-9, for a morning of stories and activities with rangers. Call 646-548-2310 for more information.
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5
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SUN
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Monmouth County, NJ
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Secret Places of Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook
2–5pm
Visit some of the out-of-the way, historic places on Sandy Hook on this ranger-led car caravan tour. Please wear walking shoes to walk half a mile and bring flashlights. The program is free. Call 347-539-0876 for reservations.
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6
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MON
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Manhattan
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Chosen Capital: The Jewish Encounter with Modern Capitalism
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Museum Shop, 103 Orchard Street
6:30pm
Professors Rebecca Kobrin and Andrew Dolkart discuss how American Jews helped shape and were shaped by the development of capitalism.
Check the Tenement website for more information.
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11
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SAT
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Queens
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Birds in the Web of Life
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
9:30-11am
Which wild birds help prevent people from getting sick? Which birds act like farmers? Hear how common birds of the refuge benefit humans and the rest of the ecosystem on this family friendly, 1 mile bird walk. Binoculars available to borrow, please bring your own if you have them. Bus Q52/53.
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Manhattan
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Children's Reading and Activities
Hamilton Grange
10-11am
Bring the kids, ages 4-9, for a morning of stories and activities with rangers. Call 646-548-2310 for more information.
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Brooklyn
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Bike Floyd Bennett Field
Floyd Bennett Field
Ranger Station
10am-12pm
Join a Park Ranger on a 4 mile bike ride and enjoy the sites of Floyd Bennett Field. Travel will be at moderate pace. Bring water, sunscreen, a bike, helmet and dress for the ride. Space is limited; call 718-338-3799 for reservation.
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Westchester
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St. Paul's Historic Dinner
St. Paul's Church
5-9pm
This Historic Dinner commemorates the 250th anniversary of St. Paul's Church, whose construction began in 1763. The event features a historical talk, period meal, music, and honoree. Call 914-667-4116 for ticket reservations and details. Site will be open this day from noon to 4pm for regular tours.
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SAT
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Manhattan
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Children's Reading and Activities
Hamilton Grange
10-11am
Bring the kids, ages 4-9, for a morning of stories and activities with rangers. Call 646-548-2310 for more information.
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Queens
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2nd Annual Rockaway Bike Parade
Jamaica Bay
Ferry Landing, Beach Channel Dr. and Beach 108th St., Rockaway
11am-2pm
Celebrate people-powered transportation! Watch the parade of vehicles and costumed participants or join in the fun. Look for Gateway rangers along the way and enter the "Best in Show" competition. The parade will travel along Shorefront Parkway from Beach 108th St. to Beach 73rd St.
Register and get event details at Rockaway Waterfront Alliance.
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Manhattan
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American Landmark Festivals Concert Series
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
2-4pm
It's Richard Tauber Day! A free tribute to the great Austrian tenor by distinguished performers such as Geoffrey Riggs and Joe Pearce. Email amlandfstvls@gmail.com or call 212-260-1616.
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TUE
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Monmouth County, NJ
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Clean Ocean Action Student Summit
Sandy Hook
North Beach Plaza
9am-12:30pm
Middle school students get the opportunity to experience hands-on, marine environmental education at the Student Summit. Activities include horseshoe crab discovery, project terrapin and seashell and invertebrate identification. This Summit will focus on the causes and impacts of Superstorm Sandy. Schools must register on the Clean Ocean Action website.
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WED
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Monmouth County, NJ
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Clean Ocean Action Student Summit
Sandy Hook
North Beach Plaza
9am-12:30pm
Middle school students get the opportunity to experience hands-on, marine environmental education at the Student Summit. Activities include horseshoe crab discovery, project terrapin and seashell and invertebrate identification. This Summit will focus on the causes and impacts of Superstorm Sandy. Schools must register on the Clean Ocean Action website.
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THU
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Monmouth County, NJ
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American Littoral Society Horseshoe Crab Walk
Sandy Hook
Parking Lot B
6:30–8:30pm
Get up close and personal with a living fossil at this free event. Take an evening walk at Plum Island look for spawning horseshoe crabs. Wear waterproof footwear. Call 732-291-0055 for reservations.
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Staten Island
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Lantern Tour of Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth
7-9pm
Explore the historic fort sites by night. Bring a flashlight. Bus S51/81.
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25
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SAT
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Manhattan
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Children's Reading and Activities
Hamilton Grange
10-11am
Bring the kids, ages 4-9, for a morning of stories and activities with rangers. Call 646-548-2310 for more information.
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Brooklyn
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Sunset Ecology Cruise
Jamaica Bay
Departs from Sheepshead Bay, Pier 4 (Emmons Ave. & Bedford Aves.)
5-8pm
All aboard the "Golden Sunshine" for an annual cruise along the backwaters of Jamaica Bay. See nesting egrets, herons, ibis, peregrine falcon and osprey. Cost: $55 includes 3-hour narrated tour plus wine & cheese, fruit and snacks. Leaders: Mickey Cohen, Don Riepe. To reserve call 917-371-8577 or email: donriepe@gmail.com.
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SUN
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Queens
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Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Visitor Center
9am-12pm
Come see the annual mating ritual of the horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to lay eggs. Watch the red knots, sanderlings, ruddy turnstones and other shorebirds who come to feed on them. Learn about the history, ecology and medical value of the ancient 'crab'. Kids welcome! Carpool from the Visitor Center to the ball field beach at the south end of Broad Channel. Leaders: Mickey Cohen, Don Riepe. Bus Q52/53.
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Staten Island
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Stories!
Fort Wadsworth
Camp Hudson
2–3:30pm
Park Rangers help you develop a short story and create a short video of your park experience. Reservations required, call 718-354– 4574 or 718-354–4655.
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MON
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Westchester
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Soldiers' Stories & Songs
St. Paul's Church
9am-5pm
The site will be open, regular hours, 9am-5pm, with walking tours recalling the lives and stories of soldiers interred in the historic cemetery. There will also be music, living history demonstrations and talks.
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28
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TUE
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Manhattan
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Eat the City: Farming the Five Boroughs
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Museum Shop, 103 Orchard Street
6:30pm
Urban farms and rooftop gardens are cropping up in New York City like weeds! Listen to this roundtable discussion between prominent urban agriculture advocates led by Robin Shulman, author of Eat the City. And taste some local food and drink from farm-to-table vendors while you're at it.
Purchase tickets on the Tenement website.
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