Mark your calendars...Awesome FREE Children's Theatre..

I've seen tons of Theatreworks' plays and they are always excellent.  Come early as it's first-come-first-serve.  No strollers are allowed in the building.

This summer (July 20 - August 19, 2016), Theatreworks USA presents Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School.

Now that JUNIE B. JONES has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to write the book on everything you need to know? From bus rules to band aids, carpools to cookies, Junie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. With a jillion tips, tricks and trip-ups, Junie B. shares her hard-won expertise and shows us all how school is sometimes scary, sometimes super-fun, and ALWAYS something to sing about!

Geared for children in K-5th Grade (ages 5 to 11).

*Evening performance on July 27th is Opening Night. Click here for more information.

All performances are at:

The Lucille Lortel Theatre
121 Christopher Street

(between Bleecker Street and Hudson Street) 

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Super cheapskate move

If you are (stuck) buying a soda or ice tea at a bar or restaurant and they don't give you the can or bottle...order your drink without ice and ask for a separate glass of ice. Your drink will go two or three times as far.

Save-a-wad-of-money travel hack

I don't know about you, but I hate buying future garage sale items aka souvenirs. The prices for flimsy made, useless though expensive items that kids and adults alike feel compelled to purchase on vacation are astronomical.

If you must buy, then shop in unconventional places. Avoid "Souvenir Shops" at all costs. I've bought the same or better novelties for a fraction of the price of the tourist trap places at stores such as dollar stores and chain pharmacies and even big box stores.

FREE Bronx Community and Garden Events

BRONX GREEN-UP & NYC COMPOST PROJECT

The weather is heating up and gardeners are beginning to reap the summer bounty. Learn about how to maintain your garden through the summer months by joining Bronx Green-Up at one of our upcoming Community Workdays.

The NYC Compost Project now has six food scrap drop-off sites in the Bronx! Bring your food scraps to one of our sites mentioned below to help create compost for Bronx community gardens or find one that’s convenient for you on the new citywide listing of Drop-Off Sites. Read on for a list of our upcoming events.

Visit our Events and Resources page for event details, and discover community events, grant information, job openings, internship, and volunteer opportunities.

BRONX GREEN-UP Pre-registration recommended. To reserve your place or for more information, please contact Bronx Green-Up at 718.817.8026 or bronxgreenup@nybg.org.

NEW ROOTS SPRING COMMUNITY WORKDAY Friday, July 8 • 10 a.m.–1 p.m. New Roots Community Farm • Corner of East 153rd Street and Grand Concourse

BRONX FOOD & FARMS TROLLEY TOUR: BRONX RIVER TOUR Saturday, July 9 • 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Meet the trolley at 9:30 a.m. at East 161st Street and Grand Concourse

DEWITT CLINTON COMMUNITY WORKDAY Friday, July 15 • 10 a.m.–2 p.m. DeWitt Clinton High School • Intersection of Goulden and Sedgwick Avenues

LIBERTAD URBAN FARM COMMUNITY WORKDAY Saturday, July 16 • 12–4 p.m. Libertad Urban Farm • 972 Simpson Street between 163rd and Westchester Avenue

RIVERS RUN COMMUNITY WORKDAY Friday, July 22 • 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Rivers Run Community Garden • Intersection of Co-op City Boulevard and Pear Tree Avenue.

NYC COMPOST PROJECT Pre-registration recommended. To reserve your place or for more information, please contact the NYC Compost Project at 718.817.8543 or compost@nybg.org.

WEEKLY FOOD SCRAP DROP-OFFS

Mondays • 8–10 a.m. Lehman College • Gate 8 on Bedford Park Boulevard and Paul Avenue

Tuesdays • 8–10 a.m. Church of the Mediator • Kingsbridge Avenue and West 231st Street

Tuesdays • 4–6 p.m. Van Cortlandt Park Garden and Compost Site • Enter park on Mosholu Avenue near Broadway

Wednesdays • 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Intersection of Baychester Avenue and Camp Street

Thursdays • 12–2 p.m. Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue • Corner of Gun Hill Road and Dekalb Avenue

Thursdays • 4–7 p.m. Bainbridge Avenue Garden • 2980 Bainbridge Avenue

Awesome travel hack

Travelling with kids?

If your kiddos like to take their shoes off when on long trips then this easy hack is for you. Once their shoes come off, stash them in a separate bag. No more scrambling for shoes when it's an emergency bathroom stop, lunch break, or when you finally arrive at your destination.

From first hand experience, I can attest that it makes getting in and out of the car a little less hectic.

FREE Coding Classes for High Schoolers

CodeNow’s summer workshop in New York City on July 23, 24 & Aug 6. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 29.

We realize the school year has just ended and students are still looking for fun activities so please spread the word and encourage them to apply ASAP!

As the language of the future, programming can provide students with unlimited opportunities to create and innovate.

As our students have said: “I enjoyed the opportunity to interact with an experienced person as well as students who were new to coding to work together and learn the code”. - Arris, 11th Grade

“I feel like I came out learning something and that I can actively use what I learned to actually create something to put into the world. I'm excited to continue to teach myself coding with the online resources that were provided to me”. - Sarah, 12th Grade

Throughout the workshop, students work in small groups to receive personalized instruction. Students are also provided with lunch, an afternoon snack, and CodeNow giveaways. Public transit stipends are given to students who request it.

No prior programming experience is necessary - all we ask is that students come with the motivation to learn and make friends!

Students who are interested in joining us for the workshop should apply now!!

Watch and share #CodeHow, a learn to code video series created by students for students

Awesome Thursdays at Union Square over 120 FREE Events!

SPEND YOUR THURSDAYS IN UNION SQUARE PARK OVER 120 FREE EVENTS

LINE-UP FOR THU JUN 30
Energize your morning with outdoor workouts brought to you in partnership with Paragon Sports + New York Health & Racquet Club. 07:00 AM Vinyasa Yoga
08:00 AM GridIRON Power™
09:00 AM BollyX® Cardio Dance

Enjoy fun, kid-friendly activities, music performances and fitness classes. The Activities Pavilion is back on the South Plaza from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

09:30 AM Animals w. Art Farm 10:30 AM Yoga StoryTime w. Karma Kids
11:00 AM Music Special w. Mike Messer
01:00 PM Surprise Princess Appearance
02:00 PM Storytime w. PJ Library 03:00 PM Pop Fit Kids w. 14th Street Y

The New School of Jazz brings a trio of students from Israel to jazz up lunch, and then join RK Davis from Peridance to sharpen your hip-hop moves with a free dance class. 12:00 PM Lunchtime Jazz
05:00 PM Peridance Hip-Hop Lessons Kick it into gear with unbeatable evening sweat sessions brought to you in partnership with Paragon Sports + Crunch.
05:00 PM POUND® Full-Body Workout
06:00 PM Masala Bhangra® Bollywood Dance
06:30 PM Paragon Sports Run Club 07:00 PM Burn & Firm Pilates

Today only - GrowNYC Creat Fair

Don't miss out!

GrowNYC Create Fair

Today, June 27th Union Square Greenmarket

10:00AM - 2:00PM Today only

GrowNYC is hosting their first ever Create Fair!

Stop by their tent and see the top ten art contest designs, or explore some fun free hands-on activities including: cooking demos, food samples, take home DIY planters with something ready to grow, recycling games, nutrition education workshops and more.

Don't miss out, there's fun for all ages.

FREE Shingles Vaccines

SENIOR HEALTH AT MANNYCANTORNYC FREE VACCINATIONS FOR SENIORS!

Wednesday, 7/13 from1-4PM
Located at the Educational Alliance at 197 Broadway, NYC 10002

We are excited to be able to offer free shingles vaccinations to local seniors on Wednesday, July 13 through the Visiting Nurse Service of New York's new city-wide Shingles Education & Vaccination workshop program.

Shingles vaccinations are usually expensive (over $200) and not covered by all insurance so we invite any community members over 60 to register for this event at the Weinberg Center.

Sign up at the Weinberg Center Office (4th Floor) between 10AM-2PM or call 646.395.4270

FREE Summer Meals

Eggrolls, Egg Creams & Empanadas Festival

Sunday, June 19, noon - 4pm - Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street - "Eggs Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas Festival - Celebrate the Jewish, Chinese and Puerto Rican communities of the Museum's Lower East Side/Chinatown neighborhood at the Museum's annual block party.

What to expect? Lots of fun, including klezmer, cantorial, Peking opera, bomba and plena music; Hebrew and Chinese scribal art, yarmulke making, Chinese and Puerto Rican mask making; games of Mah Jongg; community arts and crafts; and, of course, kosher egg rolls, egg creams, empanadas and other tasty traditional foods

AWESOME Freebie - FREE 24 hour CitiBike June 17-19

I love this freebie!

FREE CitiBike 24hour day pass for June 17-19.  I've always wanted to try the CitiBike. So excited!

Go here to sign up.

Growing food from trash

I'm regrowing celery from the root part of the stalk that is typically discarded. (Though I would add it to my broth bag and when it fills up with veggie goodness I would make vegetable broth from it.)  

Just put the end of the stalk in some water for a few days and watch it sprout. Then once some roots grow, plant it in the soil. In about five months it can be harvested!!  Amazing!

Woo hoo. FREE food!

Huge list of FREE NYC!

Time Out New York has a huge and comprehensive list of FREE things to do in NYC.

The article lists attractions, concerts, comedy shows, art exhibitions, festivals, parties and night clubs, and much more.

Check it out here.

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Local FREE park activities!

FREE Movies Under the stars in your local park

FREE Dance Performances

Don't miss three FREE performances by Dance Heginbotham this weekend!

The innovative company Dance Heginbotham has created a three-part, site-inspired performance inspired by the luxurious interior of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place, choreographed by John Heginbotham. Don't miss this show that brings together dancers and musicians, culminating in a dynamic, razor-sharp finale!

Friday, June 17 7–8pm
Saturday, June 18 5–6pm 
Sunday, June 19 5–6pm 

Co-commissioned by LMCC and Arts Brookfield as part of the River to River Festival

While you're at Brookfield Place, shop, dine and stop by The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation at the Waterfront Plaza to experience collective music-making in an interactive art installation! 

All Arts Brookfield events are free to the public.

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FREE Summer Fishing Clinics

Summer Fishing Clinics

This year's free summer fishing clinics are back! We will be teaching basic fishing and other activities to explore the estuary and provide fishing rods and bait for this fish and release program. Fishing Clinics are free and open to the public. Kids under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Register for a day now!

In conjunction with the fishing clinics, our Environmental Learning Center will start having Open Hours starting July. Stay tuned for more information!

The summer 2016 Fishing Clinics are made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund through the Hudson River Estuary Program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Dr. Robert C and Tina Sohn Foundation.
 

Fishing Clinic Schedule:
Sun 6/26 2-4 pm, East River at Grand St.
Thurs 7/7 6-8 pm, East River at Grand St.
Fri 7/22 2-4 pm, East River at 10th St.
Sun 7/31 3-5 pm, East River at 10th St.
Wed 8/10 11am-1pm, East River at Grand St.
Sat 8/27 2-4 pm, East River at 10th St.

FREE Dance Classes

FREE sleepaway camp

FREE Stuff!