Central Park North events and activities
Harlem Meer Performance Festival Presented by JPMorgan Chase
Sundays from May 27 through September 30, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (except June 10)
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Join the Conservancy for the 14th season of this popular Sunday concert series that features the best in local emerging and established Latin, Jazz, World, and Gospel artists.
May 27: Sadiki Conde (African)
June 3: Tulivu Donna Cumberbatch (Jazz)
June 17: Los Soneros de Oriente (Cuban Son)
June 24: Harlem Blues & Jazz Band (Blues & Jazz
July 1: James Carter Quartet (Jazz)
July 8: McCollough’s Sons of Thunder (Gospel)
July 15: Max Pollak & Rumbatap (Afro-Cuban)
July 22: Casym Steel Orchestra (Calypso)
July 29: Pablo Mayor – Folklore Urbano (Modern Colombian)
August 5: Howard Johnson & Gravity (Jazz)
August 12: David Oquendo & Havana Tres (Cuban)
August 19: Roberta Piket Trio (Jazz)
August 26: New Amsterdam Musical Association (Jazz)
September 2: Jimmy Delgado’s Salsa con Dulzura Orchestra (Salsa)
September 9: I.S. 143 Performance Ensemble (Salsa)
September 16: Conservatory Garden Anniversary Celebration
September 23: Bob Cunningham’s Quartet (Jazz)
September 30: One Voice (Gospel)
For more information, please call 212-860-1370
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For the whole family
Field Day Kits
Mondays – Fridays 9:00am – 6:00pm,
Saturdays & Sundays, 10:00am – 4:30pm
North Meadow Recreation Center
Mid-Park at 97th Street
Kits: basketball, 10 cones, 3 bats, horse shoe set, playground ball, nerf ball, football, Frisbee, 2 handballs, soccer ball, jump rope, 2 whiffle balls, hula hoops.
Field day kits are available on a first-come-first-served basis. A canvas sack stocked with a variety of games and sports equipment-everything you need to host an exciting trip or family outing in the Park. With valid photo ID. ALL AGES. FREE. 212-348-4867 Call to register.
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North Meadow Recreation Center
Mid-Park at 97th Street
Join the Central Park Conservancy at the indoor climbing wall at the North Meadow Recreation Center during open climbing hours. The wall includes a small roof, steep angles, and an arete. Participants receive I.D. card, all equipment, and free climbing. Youth who have successfully completed the climbing courses at North Meadow will be able to use the indoor climbing wall during youth open climbing hours. AGES 8 to 17. Fee $5. No registration required.
Call 212-348-4867 ext. 10 for information.
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Manhattan Adirondacks
Sunday, May 27, 11:00 am
Sunday, June 3, 11:00 am
Saturday, June 16, 1:00 pm
Saturday, June 30, 9:30 am
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Olmsted and Vaux designed the North Woods to replicate the forests of the Adirondack Mountains with its crystal streams, calming cascades, and rustic bridges. There’s no need to fight the traffic on the Thruway this summer. This scenic and meditative walk is right in New York City’s backyard. Tour will be approximately one hour. Call 212-860-1370 for directions.
Accessibility level ¥ ¥ ¥
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Warbler Watch
Monday, May 28, 10:00 am
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Join the Urban Park Rangers and explore the North Woods down to the Pool, keeping your eyes trained on the trees and shrubs for the elusive spring warblers.
For more information, please call 212-860-1376.
| Block House Tour Monday, May 28, 1:00 pm The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk along a landscape that holds many historical secrets, with a rare opportunity to go inside the oldest structure still standing in Central Park. |
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| Beginner Climbing For Groups (Ages 8 to 17) Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 2:30pm North Meadow Recreation Center Mid-Park at 97th Street Climbing course for school groups and community-based organizations that teaches various techniques, balance, and safety using the indoor and outdoor climbing walls. Equipment is provided. Pre-registration required. FEE required. Call 212-348-4867×10 for information. |
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| Challenge Course for Groups (Ages 12 – 17) Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 2:30 pm North Meadow Recreation Center Mid-Park at 97th Street Experience the dynamics of teambuilding through cooperative games and problem-solving initiatives. Enhance your group’s ability to work together during our challenge course sponsored by the Central Park Conservancy. Portable games focus on communications, goal setting, planning and leadership, followered by group discussions. Ages 12 – 17. FEE required. Registration required. Call 212-348-4867×10 for more information. |
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| Shakespeare on the Run: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST May 31 – June 24, Thursdays – Sundays, 7:00 pm The New York Classical Theatre presents its 8th season of free theater in Central Park. Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, directed by Stephen Burdman, will begin at 7:00 pm, at West 103rd Street and Central Park West, inside the Park. As you watch the show, the next scene that is about to happen starts about 50 feet away, and the whole audience follows the actors to where the scene is taking place every 10 – 15 minutes. From West 103rd Street, the play moves around the Lake, using footbridges, trees, rocks, benches, and even the audience as scenery! FREE — no tickets or reservations needed — bring the whole family. For more information, call 212-252-4531 or click here |
A Road Once Traveled
Saturday, May 19, 10:00 am
Sunday, June 3, 1:00 pm
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 am
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
It’s a basic axiom of war: take the high ground. Because armies could see attackers sailing down the East River, holding the Park’s northern highlands was key in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. History buffs will love this tour of the Harlem Meer and its strategic environs. Tour will be approximately 1 hour. Call 212-860-1370 for directions.
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Family Workshops with the New York Classical Theatre: LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST
Saturday/Sunday, June 16/17, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Saturday/Sunday, June 23/24, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
The Pool
West Side, 100th to 103rd Street
Do your children love to act and pretend? The Conservancy is teaming up with professional actors from the New York Classical Theatre to teach children some new acting skills.
FREE — recommended for children ages 8 to 10.
Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy between the workshop and roving performance, which begins at 7:00 pm.
For more information, please click here
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Basic Canoeing
Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn to canoe. In very little time, you’ll be paddling the Harlem Meer like a pro, ready to sign up for their many Citywide canoe tours and adventures. Be prepared to get wet and dirty. Bring sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat.
First come, first served. Ages 8 and up.
For more information, please call 212-860-1376.
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Harlem Community-Based Organizations Fair 2007
Sunday, June 24, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
(Rain date: Sunday, July 1)
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Members of the public are invited to meet representatives from local CBOs who will display and discuss information on their various programs in neighborhood improvement, cultural activity, and health support.
The following organizations will participate:
UrbanGlass; Harlem Arts Alliance; Greenhope Services for Women, Inc.; The Society of the Educational Arts, Inc; Borough of Manhattan; Museum for African Art; Harlem Children’s Health Project; Lehman Brothers Health Promotion Learning Lab; The Public Theater; Community League of the Heights; Harlem RBI; City Year New York; Harlem School of the Arts; Groove With Me; Dance Theater of Harlem; Cathedral of St. John The Divine; Harlem Children’s Zone; Hope Community Inc; Friends of Morningside Park; 92nd Street Y; The African Film Festival, Inc.; Jazz Museum in Harlem; Opus 118 Harlem School of Music; Settlement Health; Harlem Dowling Children’s Center; Museum of the City of New York; The Ghetto Film School, Inc.
For further information, please contact Kunle Abodunde at 212-360-1461 or aabodunde@centralparknyc.org
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Arm-of-the-Sea Theater: AT THE TURNING OF THE TIDE
Sunday, July 15, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Great Hill
West Side from 103rd to 107th Streets
At the Turning of the Tide is a large-scale theater production that combines lusciously painted mask and puppet characters with live music in a performance spectacle celebrating the Hudson River Estuary. Arm-of-the-Sea Theater blends art history, politics, and science to reveal the river’s inner life and the community along its shores.
FREE — for all ages.
For more information, please call 212-860-1370 or click here
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Cinderella Samba – Puppet Show and Family Workshop
Sunday, July 22, 1:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Performance at 1:00 pm
Family Workshop 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Great Hill
West Side from 103rd to 107th Streets
Puppeteers from the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park present a spectacular multicultural performance of three Hans Christian Andersen tales: The Princess and the Pea, The Ugly Duckling, and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Starring beautifully decorated marionettes who travel to China, Africa, and even Central Park in the course of their story. Followed by a make-and-take-home-your-own-puppet Family Workshp. Produced by City Parks Foundation.
FREE – for children ages 3 – 10.
For more information, please call 212-860-1370.
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Dancing on the Plaza
Every Thursday in August, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues
The Conservancy invites you to free summer dance parties in Central Park. Bring a friend, or find one here, for dance instruction followed by dancing to live music under the stars.
August 2: Swing Night with Sam Ulano’s Swing 8
August 9: Merengue Night with Los Clarinetes Magicos
August 16: Salsa Night with Chino Nunez & Friends Orchestra,Salute to Hector Lavoe
(presented in partnership with El Museo del Barrio)
August 23: R&B Night with Soul Express
August 30: Disco Night with DJ Bobby Morales
For more information, please call 212-860-1370.
| Farquar on the Run: THE RECRUITING OFFICER August 2 – August 26, Thursdays through Sundays, 7:00 pm The New York Classical Theatre presents its 8th season of free theater in Central Park. George Farquar’s The Recruiting Officer, directed by Grant Neale, will begin at 7:00 pm, at West 103rd Street and Central Park West, inside the Park. As you watch the show, the next scene that is about to happen starts about 50 feet away, and the whole audience follows the actors to where the scene is taking place every 10 – 15 minutes. From West 103rd Street, the play moves around the Lake, using footbridges, trees, rocks, benches, and even the audience as scenery! FREE — no tickets or reservations needed — bring the whole family. For more information, call 212-252-4531 or click here |
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| Family workshops with the New York Classical Theatre: THE RECRUITING OFFICER by George Farquhar Saturday/Sunday, August 18/19, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Saturday/Sunday, August 25/26, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm The Pool West Side, 100th to 103rd Street Do your children love to act and pretend? The Conservancy is teaming up with professional actors from the New York Classical Theatre to teach children some new acting skills. FREE — recommended for children ages 8 to 10. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy between the workshop and roving performance, which begins at 7:00 pm. |
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