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Washington Heights Library: Meet the Story Makers – Andrea Cáceres of My Dog Just Speaks Spanish

Join us for a special storytime with Andrea Cáceres, author & illustrator of My Dog Just Speaks Spanish! Enjoy a morning of reading, drawing, and imagination, and meet the creators behind the story.

This program is for children ages birth to 5 and their caregivers.

First-come, first served. Limited to 15 children plus caregiver(s).
Please arrive on time as we may not be able to accommodate latecomers.

We are unable to accommodate daycares & school groups.

Highbridge Rec Center: TINKERBELL LIVE

Join TINKERBELL LIVE at Highbridge Rec Center for a magical, fun-filled day with fairy dust and laughter!

Get ready for an amazing in-person experience with Tinkerbell LIVE! Join us at the Highbridge Recreation Center  for a fun-filled event full of magic and adventure.

Join Princess Snow White, Woodsman Will, Prince Dreamboat, The Evil Queen, Ringmaster Ron, and Little Rosa Riding Hood for a hilarious and interactive bilingual adventure through Fairlyland. Packed with games, music, songs, audience participation, and plenty of surprises, Tinkerbell Live offers an unforgettable theatrical experience for children and adults alike.

Fans of Rocky & Bullwinkle, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Pee-wee Herman will find plenty to love in this energetic and delightfully offbeat production.

Don’t miss out on this enchanting day! Bring your friends! Bring your family! Bring a blanket! And create some unforgettable memories!

The production stars Anuj Parikh, Pedro Vierre, Erica Cafarelli, Samuel Foster Andrews, Jaixa Irizarry, and Coleman Shu Tung as The Evil Queen.

Tinkerbell Live is written and directed by Lynnea Benson, with music and lyrics by Ted Zurkowski.

Fort Tryon Park: Tree Walk – A Canopy of Stories

Shorewalkers is hosting this walk in celebration of City of Forest Day.

We’ll learn to recognize some trees in the city by learning stories about them. We’ll walk in beautiful parks to get to know a sampling of trees, and venture on neighborhood sidewalks and see the trees as street plantings.

START TIME: Arrive at 10:00. Walk begins at 10:15.
END TIME: Approx 1:30pm’ish. End time is not exact.
End location: 168th St and Broadway, with options to drop out earlier or extend further. The end location is at a subway station.

Distance: The walk is designed to suit whatever distance you want to go. The route is about 3.5 miles, with easy drop-out spots for those who want a shorter walk. For those looking to walk a longer distance on their own, there are options to extend the route. We’ll never be far from public transportation.

Pace: Moderate, with frequent pauses to pay attention to the trees
Terrain: Sidewalks with sections on grass. The route includes hills and stairs.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Space is limited.

MEET at the pedestrian entrance to Fort Tryon Park, Margaret Corbin Circle, in upper Manhattan.  Take A train to 190th Street, exit station via the elevator by the token booth. After exiting the elevator, go up the outdoor stairs on your right to street level. At the street, you’ll see the entrance to Fort Tryon Park to your right, across the traffic circle (not the playground straight ahead).

Isham Park: Inwood Pumpkin Pageant

The Inwood Pumpkin Pageant will return to beautiful Isham Park on November 1st for its 13th edition. Bring your carved jack-o-lantern to the park the night after Halloween and we will light them up for a family-friendly community display. Vote for your favorite designs to see if they will win the coveted Blue Ribbon! For older kids, pumpkin smashing starts at 7:30 pm as we prepare the rotting gourds for composting, keeping them out of the landfills.