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Swedish Midsummer Festival in Wagner Park (FREE)

June 17, 2019 by Denise Courter

One of our most favorite events in Battery Park…the Swedish Midsummer Festival! Enjoy this unique celebration of the summer solstice. Learn traditional Swedish folk dances from Barnklubben Elsa Rix and join in lively dance around the Midsummer pole. Make wreaths from beautiful flowers representing those in bloom on the solstice in Sweden. Enjoy a parade, children’s games, and Swedish delicacies. Traditional music by Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Insitute in Minneapolis. Dances led by Ross Sutter, Scandinavian folklorist.

Date: Friday, June 21st

Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: 20 Battery Place – Robert F. Wagner Park

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

For more information please visit the website HERE.

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Family Adventure in New York Harbor

June 14, 2019 by Denise Courter

This summer, take the family on a trip they will NEVER forget — right from the heart of FiDi!

New York Media Boat’s Adventure Sightseeing Tours will take you and your young adventurers on a high-speed ride through New York Harbor. Cruise on the same boats that TV and film crews book to capture breaking news, sharks, seals, whales and iconic shots of New York City!

This 90-minute trip is the #1 tour in NYC on TripAdvisor and was designed by a professional photographer. The Coast Guard-licensed captains who narrate the tour are experts at positioning the boat for the perfect shot.

Departing daily from Brookfield Place, the tours start on the Hudson, with great views of the World Trade Center, Chelsea Piers, the Highline, the Empire State Building, Hudson Yards, and The Vessel. After a stop at the Intrepid, it’s back down the Hudson and around the Battery to the Brooklyn Bridge, South Street Seaport, and the downtown heliport.

A pause under the Manhattan Bridge near Brooklyn Beach gives you the chance to take amazing photos of the Brooklyn Bridge against the Manhattan skyline.

After passing Governors Island, the boat zips toward the Statue of Liberty, providing one of the best photo ops on the tour, before heading back into port.

NYMB’s Adventure Sightseeing Tour is perfect for kids age 6 and up. Private boats are available for groups up to 14. Put an Adventure Sightseeing Tour together with all the great food at Brookfield Place for a birthday party they will always remember.

For schedule and pricing, please visit NYMediaBoat.com or call 347-789-0588. We hope to welcome you aboard!

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Montauk Author Talkback with Nicola Harrison and Zibby Owens at Barnes & Noble

June 2, 2019 by Denise Courter

First-time Author Nicola Harrison will visit the Barnes and Noble in Tribeca to discuss her new novel, Montauk. It is an epic and cinematic novel, and captures the glamour and extravagance of a summer by the sea with the story of a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires. Montauk is going to be a great beach read and fun summer read.

Date: Wednesday, June 5th

Time: 6 pm

Location: 97 Warren Street at Barnes and Noble

Fee: Free

Age(s): All ages welcome

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Home Depot DIY Workshops for Kids – Putting Green

May 31, 2019 by Denise Courter

Did you know that Home Depot offers free workshops for kids of all ages? The Manhattan location in the Flatiron District hosts the monthly series, on the 1st Saturday of every month. Though the location is not in Lower Manhattan, it is worth sharing, since its always a fun and worthwhile trip out of the hood.

Exercise mental strength with a game of tabletop golf. In this hands-on workshop, you and your child can discuss the mindset, jargon, and strategy of the sport as you build a putting green to master your hole-in-one. Once your course is built, your child can look fore-ward to decorating it with paint and stickers.

FiDi Families Insiders: Participants keep their craft, receive a certificate of achievement, a Home Depot workshop apron, and a commemorative pin (while supplies last).

Date: Saturday, June 1st

Time: 9a – 12p

Location: 40 West 23rd Street (Home Depot)

Ages: Recommended for 5 and older

To learn more, please visit their website HERE

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2019 Sing for Hope Pianos at Fosun Plaza at 28 Liberty

May 31, 2019 by Denise Courter

Sing for Hope. Celebrate 8 years of The Sing for Hope Pianos, a community arts program, with a launch event in the heart of the Financial District. The Sing for Hope Pianos program has placed 500 public instruments throughout NYC, making the city host to more street pianos than any other in the world. The 2019 Sing for Hope Pianos have been designed by local and international artists including Playbill and the Broadway casts of Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, and giant Playbill.

Sing for Hope selects local and international artists to design and create works of art, directly onto pianos that are then placed in parks and other public spaces for two weeks every summer. Through a special partnership with the New York City Department of Education, Sing for Hope will then place all of the Sing for Hope Pianos permanently in NYC public schools, benefiting thousands of school children. One piano also will be donated to one of the NY-area veterans’ care centers where Sing for Hope provides year-round arts programming.

Be sure to stop by this incredible display of music, creativity and the arts in the heart of the Financial District.

Date: Monday, June 3rd

Time: 12 pm (unveiling)

Location: Fosun Plaza at 28 Liberty Street

Age(s): All ages welcome

Fee: Free

To learn more about the organization, please visit their website HERE.

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