(PLEASE LIST through 9/21/2019) FARMING FOR FUN: GREENTHUMB’S 40TH ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR

NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through September 21, 2019 IMMEDIATE

 

 

FARMING FOR FUN: GREENTHUMB'S 40^TH ANNUAL HARVEST FAIR

 

Celebrate the city's thousands of community gardeners with competitions, live entertainment, games, arts & crafts, and more!

 

DATE:                        Saturday, September 21, 2019

                                    Rain or Shine                                                    

 

TIME:                          Noon - 4 p.m.

                                   

LOCATION:               Brooklyn Bears Pacific Street Community Garden  

590 Pacific St., (btwn. Flatbush Ave. and 4 Ave.)

BROOKLYN

 

EVENT:                      Greenthumb's 40^th Annual Harvest Fair will celebrate the city's thousands of community gardeners and greening professionals for their work during the season, giving the GreenThumb gardeners the opportunity to show off the best of their 2019 harvests!

 

                                    The free event will include live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, games, arts and crafts, a bike smoothie station, scarecrow making tutorials, workshops, and much more!

 

DETAILS:                   The fair will also feature two competitions:

 

·         Annual Harvest Fair Competition: Gardeners will have a chance to show off the best of their bounties with arrangements featuring vegetables, flowers, art from nature, and other food from their gardens.

 

·         The Fresh Chef Contest: 10 GreenThumb community gardeners will face off, competing against each other to create the most delicious and nutritious dish using local and healthy ingredients.

 

About Greenthumb:

                                    GreenThumb is the largest community gardening program in the country, with more than 550 community gardens across the city, totaling over 100 acres.

 

                                    Established in 1978, GreenThumb provides programming, material support, and technical assistance to community gardens in New York City. GreenThumb's 20,000 community gardeners produce more than 500,000 pounds of food each year.

                       

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Contact:

Dan Kastanis

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

(212) 360-1311

 

 

 

 

 

(PLEASE LIST THROUGH 8/30/19) GET TECH SAVVY! PREP FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AT NYC PARKS YOUTH TECH WORKSHOPS

Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Commissioner, NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through, August 30, 2019 IMMEDIATE

 

 

GET TECH SAVVY! PREP FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR AT NYC PARKS YOUTH TECH WORKSHOPS

 

Kids and teens can learn animation, audio production, coding, game design, filmmaking and more!

 

A wide variety of tech workshops offered in NYC Parks Recreation Centers with highlights below

 

DATES:                      August 26 - 30, 2019

 

ACTIVITIES,

TIMES,

LOCATIONS:             Teleport Express                             

Monday, August 26, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

                                    Hamilton Fish Recreation Center, Manhattan

 

                                    Code Commander                                                   

Tuesday, August 27, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

                                    St. Mary’s Recreation Center, Bronx

 

                                    Imagination Animation!

                                    Wednesday, August 28, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

                                    Al Oerter Recreation Center, Queens

 

                                    Cartoon Selfies

                                    Thursday, August 29, 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

                                    McCarren Play Center, Brooklyn

                                   

                                    Rhythm Roulette: Hip-Hop Beat Making                                                              

Friday, August 30, 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

                                    St. Mary’s Recreation Center, Bronx

 

For a complete list of Youth Tech Workshop Events, please visit our workshop events calendar.

 

A recreation center membership is required to participate in our Youth Tech Workshops.

 

DETAILS:                   Youth Tech Workshops are free, drop-in Media Education sessions that encourage young New Yorkers to grow creatively and experience exciting careers that use technology. Memberships and workshops are FREE for kids and teens younger than 18 years old.

 

NYC Parks media education programs offer New Yorkers cutting-edge digital tools, programming and training from some of the best educators, right here in our media labs. Our educators offer media education programs for people of all ages and skill levels. Our programs are available as a part of recreation center memberships.

 

 

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Press Contact:

Charisse Hill

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

(212) 360-1311

 

(PLEASE LIST through 8/3/19) JOIN NYC PARKS FOR A DAY OF FITNESS AND FUN AT 5th ANNUAL BROOKLYN BEACH SPORTS FESTIVAL IN CONEY ISLAND

Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Commissioner, NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through August 3, 2019 IMMEDIATE

 

JOIN NYC PARKS FOR A DAY OF FITNESS AND FUN AT 5^th ANNUAL BROOKLYN BEACH SPORTS FESTIVAL IN CONEY ISLAND

 

Clinics and free play for a variety of sports will be open to all ages.

 

 

DATE:                        Saturday, August 3, 2019

 

TIME:                         9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 

LOCATION:               Coney Island Beach

West 10^th Street Boardwalk Entrance
BROOKLYN

 

DETAILS:                  Kick off your sandals and enjoy play time at the beach! NYC Parks is hosting a calisthenics competition featuring athletes from all over the world. The event provides New Yorkers with recreational opportunities for volleyball, crossnet, flag football, ultimate frisbee, and soccer.

 

This event is free and open to individuals of all ages and abilities. Adults must accompany youth ages 17 and under.

 

Calisthenics Competition

10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Check-in: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Registration is required for those participating in competition

 

Volleyball & Crossnet

Clinic: 10:00 a.m. – noon

Play: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

 

Flag Football

Clinic: 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Play: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 

Ultimate Frisbee

Clinic: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Play: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

 

Soccer

Clinic: 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Play: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

                                               

This event is presented by NYC Parks, Newwave, Calistation and THE RACK.

 

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Press Contact:

Charisse Hill

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

(212) 360-1311

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(PLEASE LIST through 7/20/2019) EXPLORE 100+ COMMUNITY GARDENS ON “OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC”

Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Commissioner, NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through, July 20, 2019 IMMEDIATE

 

 

EXPLORE 100+ COMMUNITY GARDENS ON "OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC"

 

Get outside and visit one of 100+ community gardens that will be open with activities for the public

DATE:                        Saturday, July 20, 2019

 

TIME:                          11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

LOCATION:               100+ community gardens throughout the city.

More information here.

 

EVENT:                      Explore more than 100 community gardens throughout the city that will open their gates and host FREE activities and entertainment including arts and music, greening and composting tutorials, gardening workshops, and much more!

 

DETAILS:                   GreenThumb is the largest community gardening program in the country, with more than 550 community gardens across the city, totaling over 100 acres.

 

                                    GreenThumb, established in 1978, provides programming, material support, and technical assistance to community gardens in New York City.

 

                                    GreenThumb's 20,000 community gardeners produce more than 500,000 pounds of food each year.

 

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Press Contact:

Dan Kastanis

(212) 360-1311

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

 

 

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