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Winter 2019 Parent and Baby Yoga Sign Up Just Released — FREE

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Parent and Baby Yoga in Battery Park (FREE)

 

No one to watch your baby while you exercise? Come join us for some yoga with your baby! The majority of the time is regular yoga while your child watches and interacts with other babies. And the last portion of the class is yoga catered to your baby!

Battery Park City Authority is now starting the registration process for their popular FREE Parent and Baby Yoga for the Winter 2019 cycle. The Program will take place Mondays, January 7 to April 29. Registration for this free program is done through Eventbrite. Please see the links below for the session you are interested in. Please note that you must register for each date/time you are interested in. 

Date: Recurring Mondays, January 7th  through April 29th

Time: 

Sessions 1: 1:00pm — 2:15pm. Register HERE.
Sessions 2: 2:30pm — 3:45pm. Register HERE.

Location: 6 River Terrace (at the south end of River Terrace by the Irish Hunger Memorial)

Cost: Free, registration is required. 

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Stories and Songs Sign Up For Spring Just Released — FREE

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Battery Park City Parks presents "Stories & Songs" 

 

Share the experience of live musical performance and creative storytelling with your little one. Professional musicians will illuminate and brighten the spirit through song, movement and dance. Rhythm instruments provided.

This program is intended for preschool children with an accompanying parent/caregiver.

Date: Recurring Wednesdays, January 9th  through April 3rd 

Time & Ages: 
Sessions 1: 9:40am – 10:20am (for 6 mos. – 3.5 year olds)
Session 2: 10:30am – 11:10am (for 13 mos. – 3.5 year olds)
Session 3: 11:20am – 12:00pm (for 13 mos. – 3.5 year olds)

Location: 6 River Terrace (at the south end of River Terrace by the Irish Hunger Memorial)

Cost: Free, registration is required. Register HERE. 

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Adult Chorus with Battery Park City Parks

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Directed by the Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.

Date: Recurring Wednesdays, December 5th & 12th

Time: 1:00 pm — 2:00 pm 

Location: 6 River Terrace – Battery Park City Parks

Fee: Free

Age: Adults

For more information, visit their website HERE

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Bookmaking Saturday Family Workshop with Battery Park City Parks

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Everyone will be invited to make their own journals/keepsake books using repurposed/recycled materials-led by Esther Smith of Purgatory Pie Press and book artist/illustrator Elise Engler. All materials provided, but bring your own if you like! 

 

Date: Saturday,November 17th

Time: 1:00pm — 2:30pm

Location: 6 River Terrace – Battery Park City Parks

Fee: Free with RSVP

Age: 3+ years old

For more information, visit their website HERE

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Last Preschool Play & Kindie Rock of the Season!

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Join us for the last Kindie Rock & Preschool Play for the season! In addition to their ever popular Preschool Play, Battery Park City Parks just added a new portion in place of their Wednesday storytime! Professional musicians from the BPC Parks “Stories and Songs” program will be leading rocking story times and sing-alongs at Preschool Play.

Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Time: 10 am — 11 am

Location: 20 Battery Place – Wagner Park

Age(s): 2 – 5 yo

Fee: Free

FiDi Families Insiders:  We were told this last day will also have  face painting on hand to add some halloween fun. Everyone is encouraged to wear their costumes!

For more information visit their website HERE.

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New Dates Added! Parent and Baby Yoga in Battery Park (FREE)

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Parent and Baby Yoga in Battery Park (FREE)

 

Battery Park City Park’s  Parent and Baby Yoga class is now free!

Enjoy yoga in a safe, supportive environment while learning postures and exercises specifically suited for new parents and babies – newborns through crawling.  Instructor Mary Barnes.

Registration is required, as space is limited. To register:

Session 1: 1:00pm- 2:15pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-and-baby-yoga-session-1-tickets-48884629242

Session 2: 2:30 – 3:45pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parent-and-baby-yoga-session-2-tickets-49110097624

 

Date: Mondays through October 29th

Time: Session 1: 1:00–2:15pm
             Session 2: 2:30–3:45pm

Location: 6 River Terrace – Battery Park City Parks

Fee: Free with RSVP

Age: Newborns through crawling

For more information, visit their website HERE

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Strings on Hudson: Live Music

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Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet graces Belvedere Plaza in a program that reflects the group’s mission to advance diversity in a classical music. This string quartet performance pairs works of Debussy and Schubert with Brazilian, Cuban, Jazz and Ragtime repertoire.
 
Date: Thursday, August 30th
 
Time: 5:30 pm
 
Ages: Geared towards grown-ups, but all ages welcome!
 
Location: Belvedere Plaza (north end of the North Cove Marina, slightly west of Brookfield Place & P.J. Clarkes)
 
For more information, please visit their website HERE
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