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The Daily Plant : Friday, October 1, 2010

This Weekend In Parks

Daniel Avila

"Sneak Peak" at Freshkills Park
This Sunday, October 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Parks will celebrate the first ever public event at the Freshkills Park site in Staten Island. With rolling hills, bucolic creeks and the changing season, there's no better time to see what will one day become New York's largest park. The afternoon will be packed full of activities, with walking tours, canoeing, kite-making, workshops, and more!

26th Annual Medieval Festival
Join us at Fort Tryon Park from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. this Sunday for the 26th annual Medieval Festival, which brings the spirit of the Middle Ages to northern Manhattan. Fort Tryon Park will be transformed into a medieval market town decorated with bright banners and processional flags. Visitors can expect to be entertained by authentic medieval music, dance, magic, and performances. The afternoon will conclude with a thrilling joust between knights on horseback.

Saturday, October 2, 2010
MillionTreesNYC "Put Down Roots" Volunteer Planting Day
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Luna Park Housing Complex, Brooklyn

Pick-your-own-Pumpkin
11:00 a.m.–4:00p.m.
Queens Farm Park, Queens

Raptor Fest
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Central Park, Manhattan


Chile Pepper Fiesta
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn

Skulls and Bones
1:00 p.m.
Blue Heron Nature Center, Staten Island

Sunday, October 3, 2010
Harvest Day
10:00 a.m.
Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

Fall Migration
10:00 a.m.
Alley Pond Park, Queens

Ultimate Block Party
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Central Park, Manhattan

Science Power Hour
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Exhibition Lecture: Author Willene Clark on The Stained Glass Art of William Jay and John Bolton at Christ Church
4:00 p.m.
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

QUOTATION FOR THE DAY
"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."
Zora Neale Hurston
(1891-1960)