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Highbridge Park – Earth Day Celebration: Seed of Life

Birding: Beginner Birding

Sunday, July 6, 2025

1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.

Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see birds. Learn a new skill and take up a new hobby as we help you identify some of the most common birds found in our parks. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome.

Location

165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in Highbridge Park
Manhattan

Directions to this location

 

Cost

Free

NYRP Earth Day in the Park

Saturday, April 26, 2025 – 12:00pm to 3:30pm
Highbridge Park – Grand Staircase Entrance
Laurel Hill Terrance between 181st and 186th St.
New YorkNY 10032

Join New York Restoration Project, NYC Parks, and partners for a tour of Chestnut Grove, story time with Word Up volunteers, workshops on park stewardship and Narcan administration, a bird walk, and an environmental justice talk. Free and open to all!

Location: Highbridge Park – Meet at the Grand Staircase entrance on Laurel Hill Terrace between 181st and 186th Street.
Map link: Grand Staircase

Schedule:

  • 12:15 – 1:00 PM – Event setup (NYRP on-site)
  • 1:00 – 3:00 PM – Ongoing activities:
    – Litter & invasive plant removal (Check in for tools and waivers)
    – Story Time
    – Narcan Training
    – Partner-led activities
    – Snacks at event HQ
  • 1:30 – 2:00 PM – Chestnut Restoration Tour
  • 2:15 – 3:00 PM – Queer Birder Walk
  • 3:00 – 3:30 PM – Earth Day Speak-Up / Environmental Justice Roundtable

IMPORTANT: You MUST register and complete the Volunteer Release Form before the event.

Inwood Art Works: One World Suite with Strings

Sunday, April 27 @ 2:30 pm

One World Suite is an orchestral work composed by Rich Shemaria and performed along with the group Combo Nuvo. The suite includes a collection of instrumental vignettes offering a positive message for our planet along with empowering spoken word interludes and a multi-media presentation conveying the beauty of our planet.

Bring your family and meet your friends to enjoy an afternoon community concert of classical music. All are welcome! Reception with light snacks and beverages following the performance. Minimum suggested donation of $25 Adults, $10 Children under 12, or pay-what-you-can online and at the door. All proceeds benefit Good Shepherd School.

Hispanic Society: Spring Tardeada

Join us in celebrating Spring at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library! Visit the galleries to see our current exhibitions and participate in art-making workshops led by various teaching artists on the terrace.
2-6pm: All Exhibitions on View
  • Out of the Closets! Into the Streets!: New York City’s Pride March 1975-1976
  • Adriana Varejão: Don’t Forget, We Come From the Tropics
  • Gregorio Luperon High School Student Exhibition: L@s Mezclad@s at the Hispanic Society
2-4pm: Art-Making Workshops (Part 1)
  • Verde y Carmelita: Clay Workshop with María Luisa Portuondo Vila and Aurora De Armendi (Pre-registration Required)
4pm: Art-Making Workshops (Part 2) + Music Performance
  • Ceramics Workshop with Ysabel Abreu
  • Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbeans Quartet: Brazilian & Latin Jazz Performance w/ Special Guest Appearance by Bean Bloco and Members of Harlem Samba