Things to do in Lower Manhattan
Let’s celebrate summer with our Native storytelling sisters share some of their favorite stories about colors, animal spirits, and family in this collection of Native American Indian tales.
Date: Thursday, June 13th
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: 175 North End Avenue at the Battery Park City Library
Ages: Best for ages 4 to 10 years old.
Cost: Free.
For more information visit their website HERE!
Shakespeare Downtown returns to Castle Clinton in The Battery with Hamlet on select days for 2 weeks. This new, non-profit acting company evolved from 11 successful theatrical productions at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Shakespeare Downtown’s goal is to give audiences a chance to experience Shakespeare’s plays as they were 400 years ago. Enjoy these free, open-air performances of Hamlet at Castle Clinton National Monument, a historic fort in The Battery.
Keep in mind that this production does not have an intermission. Tickets are available at Castle Clinton starting at 6 pm the day of the performance. There will be seating for 250 people a night.
Date: Thursday — Sunday: June 13 — 16 & 20 — 23
Time: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park
Ages: Adults, but kids welcome
Fee: Free
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Celebrate Flag Day with a parade march with NYPD, FDNY, and various historic societies from the steps of City Hall down Broadway towards Fraunces Tavern, followed by a ceremony and open house (with $1 Admission to museum.)
Date: Friday, June 14
Time:
PARADE ~ 12:00pm
The Parade steps off from City Hall and travels down Broadway towards Fraunces Tavern (exact parade route determined by NYPD day-of).
CEREMONY ~ 12:30pm
The Ceremony takes place in front of Fraunces Tavern (Corner of Broad St. & Pearl St.)
OPEN HOUSE ~ 12:00-5:00pm
Enjoy $1 Admission Museum admission all day long!
Age(s): All ages welcomed
Fee: Free to participate in Parade & Ceremony. $1 Museum Admission
For more information visit their website HERE.
An introduction to organic gardening for children 3-5 years old with accompanying adults. Space is limited.
Date: Every Tuesday through October
Time: 3:15p – 3:45pm
Location: North Rockefeller Park
Ages: 3 – 5 years old
Fee: Free
For more information, please click here.
The Trinity Movement Choir will join a community of dancers from around the world in Global Water Dances. The dances have been performed every two years since 2011 to promote awareness and a behavioral shift toward solutions for clean water for everyone. Trinityís dance, with colorful masks, will center on the living things that depend on water to survive. This will be the second Global Water Dance the Movement Choir has performed at Wagner Park.
Date(s): Saturday, June 15
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Robert Wagner Park
Ages: All ages welcome
Cost: Free
For more information, please visit their website HERE