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Highbridge Park: Horse of Course! with NYC Parks Mounted Unit

Horse of Course! with NYC Parks Mounted Unit

Saturday, February 24, 2024
12:30 p.m.2:00 p.m.

Explore the intersection of parks enforcement and urban wildlife at this joint program with the NYC Parks Mounted Unit and the Urban Park Rangers. Meet a real horse officer at the Horse of Course program and discover the vital role of horses in city parks enforcement. Learn about how we care for the horses, where they live, and what they eat. Urban Park Rangers share how to co-exist with other local wildlife. Bundle up and join us! All ages welcome!

Location

CPF Playground Lawn in Highbridge Park
172 St. and Amsterdam Ave.
Manhattan

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian – The Art of Storytelling: Amy Bluemel and Red Feather Woman

Visit the National Museum of the American Indian and enjoy award-winning storyteller, educator, artist, and stomp dancer Amy Bluemel (Chickasaw Nation) performing in her traditional regalia while delighting visitors of all ages with stories in her Native language. She explains the meaning behind the regalia, in addition to teaching about Chickasaw and Southeastern tribal customs, stories, languages, histories, and cultures.

Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10–11, 12–5 PM. Free, 1 Bowling Green.

Accomplished storyteller, singer, songwriter and author, Rose Red Elk, known as Red Feather Woman (Sioux/Assiniboine) captivates audiences of all ages with stories and songs of hope and spiritual survival. Through her performances, she teaches about the importance of Mother Earth and of reflecting on individual personal heritage. Her mission is to educate, entertain and enlighten.

Url: https://s.si.edu/3TScTyC

 

Morris-Jumel: ConEd Family and Community Day

Join us this Family and Community Day as we celebrate Black History Month with a Valentine’s twist. All guests are welcome to create their own Victorian era Valentines, while examining multi-media presentations of famous Black women and couples. Among them will be Phillis Wheatley’s poem “Love” and the short silent film “Something Good” to inform, educate, and inspire our guests to reflect on and celebrate Black history this February and year-round.

This program is free and open to the public. All supplies will be provided and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Masks are optional inside the museum.