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JULY & AUGUST 2005 North Manhattan Parks Regularly Scheduled Events & Activities FORT TRYON PARK HIGHBRIDGE PARK WATER TOWER TOURS MORE FITNESS WALKS with the Urban Park Rangers The Fort Tryon Park walking program has been expanded with more walks and a new venue. We will offer walks at the NORTH ONE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY A MONTH - Check and SOUTH ends of Ft. Tryon Park. Get fit by attending one or listings for dates & times all of our walks. Once a water pressure equalizing structure, this romantic, Neo- Gothic tower overlooks the Harlem River. Climb its winding iron NORTH WALKS (End August 15) SOUTH WALKS (Ongoing) staircase to enjoy the panoramic vistas of New York City’s five Monday 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Tuesday 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM boroughs. Meet in front of Highbridge Recreation Center, 173 St. Wednesday 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Thursday 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM & Amsterdam Ave. Sunday 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM HIGHBRIDGE MEADOW PROJECT SOUTH WALKS meet at the entrance to the Heather Garden on rd Margaret Corbin Circle, where Ft. Washington Ave. & Cabrini 3 SATURDAY of the MONTH - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Blvd. end. Volunteers meet to plant and maintain the Highbridge Wildflower NORTH WALKS meet at the park entrance on Broadway at Arden Meadow. MEET in front of Highbridge Recreation Center at 173 St. Street (on the southern edge of Anne Loftus Playground.) & Amsterdam Ave. Late comers enter the park at 174 St. and walk These programs are free but preregistration is required. For registration east to the Tower. July 16 project - Rescheduled to July 23. information, contact [email protected]. Write “FITNESS WALK- ING PROGRAM” in the subject line. J. HOOD WRIGHT PARK STEP OUT NEW YORK CITY is a free walking program for New FORT TRYON YOGA Yorkers of all ages. July 12 - August 27 on Tuesdays & Thursdays MONDAYS - (Ends August 15) - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 6:30 - 7:30 pm and Saturdays 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Participants These yoga classes are suitable for all skill levels. Please bring a will receive a free pedometer andT-shirts (while supplies last). For towel or yoga mat. (No yoga on July 4) MEET at Billings Lawn. information call Stephanie Harris (212) 927-1563. Preregistration required. Email HealthWriter2 @aol.com. INWOOD HILL PARK HEATHER GARDEN WALKING TOURS VINYASA YOGA SUNDAYS - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm TUESDAYS (Ends August 23, 2005) - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Weekly walking tours of the Heather Garden are led by members Open enrollment but please arrive half an hour early for registration. of our expert gardening staff. Topics will include the garden’s Bring your own yoga mat & serene smile. Classes led by instruc- history and horticultural information. Come to one or all of the tors from Inwood Peace Yoga Center. ENTER at Indian Road and tours to see how the garden evolves as the growing season 218 Street. For more information contact Michael von Stange, progresses. MEET at the entrance to the Heather Garden at Mar- founder and director, call (212) 304-YOGA (9642) or email: garet Corbin Circle in Fort Tryon Park. [email protected]. Visit the Inwood Peace Yoga web site at www.InwoodPeaceYoga.com INWOOD NATURE WALKS with MIKE FELLER FORT TRYON NATURE WALKS with MIKE FELLER SATURDAYS (except last Sat. of the month) - 8:00 am -10:00 am LAST SATURDAY of the MONTH - 8:00 am - 10:00 am Explore the last native forest on Manhattan Island with Mike Feller, Explore the wild side of the Heather Garden and Fort Tryon Park Chief Naturalist for DPR. Bring binoculars and a field guide if you with Mike Feller, Chief Naturalist for DPR. Bring binoculars and wish. MEET on the bridge near the Inwood Hill Park Nature Cen- a field guide if you wish. MEET at the entrance to the Heather ter at 218 St. and Indian Rd. Please note that, on the last Saturday Garden at Margaret Corbin Circle, Fort Washington Avenue and of the month, Mike’s walks move to Fort Tryon Park. Cabrini Boulevard. No program Saturday, August 27. That walk No program July 2 Nature Walk. That walk will be replaced by the will be replaced by the FORT TRYON DUSK WALK on Wednes- INWOOD HILL PARK CREPUSCULAR WALK on Wednesday, day, August 17 at 6:30 pm. July 13 at 7:30 pm. SUMMER SPECIALS with URBAN PARK RANGERS COFFEE BARK Through August 14, in addition to their regular programs, Rangers FIRST SUNDAY of every MONTH - 8:00 am - 10:00 am give walks & workshops about ecology, park history, geology, birds, Help with dog run maintenance and enjoy free coffee and doughnuts flora, astronomy, orienteering, and more. with friends and their four-legged best friends. Sponsored by the Fort Saturdays at 2:00 pm - Sundays at 11:00 am Tryon Dog Owners Group. MEET at Sir William’s Dog Run, Fort Tryon MEET at the Inwood Hill Park Nature Center. Enter the park at 218 Park (by the Gazebo). St. and Indian Rd. Call (212) 304-2365 for more information JULY & AUGUST 2005 HIGHLIGHTS SNEAK PEEK SUNDAYS at BACK PORCH CONCERTS at DYCKMAN FARMHOUSE MUSEUM DYCKMAN FARMHOUSE presents EVERY SUNDAY from July 10 - 24 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Brazilian Jazz of Karl Spicer LOCATED at 4881 Broadway at 204 Street THURSDAY, August 11 at 6:30 pm After a closure of two years, the Dyckman Farmhouse LOCATED at 4881 Broadway at 204 Street Museum grounds will be reopening to the community Join us for the return of our BACK PORCH CONCERTS. Bring a blanket (no chairs please) and recline on the lawn or for SNEAK PEEK SUNDAYS in July. Visitors will be relax on our park benches as you listen to the music of local able to enjoy the ½ acre park, view some of the exte- artists. rior restoration work still in progress and see the re- cently restored Hessian Hut. 2005 CITY PARKS CONCERTS INWOOD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL HIGHBRIDGE PARK INWOOD HILL PARK All concerts in this series are scheduled for WEDNESDAY- SATURDAY 3 TUESDAYs at 7:00 pm July 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 and ENTER the park at 174 Street & Amsterdam Avenue. at August 3, 4, 5, 6 7:30 pm. CityParks Concerts, presented by Snapple, brings the mu- ENTER the park at 218 Street and Indian Road. Walk sic New Yorkers love right into their neighborhood parks, with west to the peninsula (near the Nature Center). FREE performances throughout the five boroughs in July Alexandre Dumas’ and August. THE THREE MUSKETEERS August 9 Free al fresco performances of one of the great swashbuck- BEATNUTS lers of all time. Bring your blanket and get a front row seat One of the relatively few producing crews to make the (on the grass). Produced by Moose Hall Theatre Company, successful transition to performance, Latin underground Ted Minos, Producing Artistic Director. group The Beatnuts worked on tracks by the Jungle Broth- For more information, call (917) 918-0394 or visit ers, Monie Love, Cypress Hill, Naughty By Nature, de ww.moosehallisf.org Lench Mob and Pete Nice before releasing its own al- bums in the early ‘90s. On the 2004 album Milk Me, origi- nal members Psycho Les and JuJu are joined by guests SCANDIA STRING QUARTET like Greg Nice, Akon, Freeway and Rahzel for an out- CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT standing set of East-Coast flavor. FORT TRYON PARK - Billings Lawn August 16 SUNDAY, JULY 24 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm ORO SOLIDO Hailing from the Dominican Republic (via New Jersey) Free Classical Chamber Music Concert performed in the Raul Acosta—El Presidente to his fans—has been en- spectacular Heather Garden overlooking the Hudson River. tranced by merengue all his life. It led him to form Oro Featuring the music of the Scandinavian countries This con- Solido (“Solid Gold”) in 1994. This all-Dominican/Puerto cert is inaugural event for the Scandinavian Music Festival Rican band is one of the most popular merengue groups and will feature music by Edvard Grieg, Poul Schierbeck, Lars of the last ten years, and its shows are like abundant Erik Larsson and many more. Fort Tryon Park on Billings feasts of Latin rhythm. Lawn. ENTER the Heather Garden at Margaret Corbin Circle, at the north end of Ft. Washington Avenue and Cabrini Bou- August 23 levard. Walk down the steps on the western side of the gar- GRUPO AGUAKATE den. Purveyors of a street-smart blend of merengue, hip-hop and reggaetón, Grupo Aguakate are the ultimate Latin FALL PROGRAM music party band. Led by Dominican singer-songwriter Gerpis “El Chino” Correa, the group has become one of PREVIEWS the most popular choices for parties and clubs, taking on page 5 “SAVE THE DATES” classic merengue and giving it a true contemporary street feel. JULY 2005 PROGRAMS Saturday, JULY 2 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday, JULY 17 2:00 pm LITTLE RED LIGHTHOUSE WILDFLOWER WONDERS with the URBAN PARK RANGERS with the URBAN PARK RANGERS Fort Washington Park Inwood Hill Park Visit to Manhattan Island’s only lighthouse. See the historic land- Take a walk with the Rangers and see what colorful flowers mark that inspired one of the most cherished children’s books have painted the park’s landscape. MEET at the Inwood Hill of all time, capturing the imagination of several generations. Park Nature Center. Enter the park at 218 St. and Indian Rd. MEET at the Lighthouse, in the park beneath the bridge. For Call (212) 304-2365 for more information.