Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Free uptown Historic House Trust events for families in January 2013
http://www.historichousetrust.org/rsscalendar.php
Pop-Up Card Workshop
Date: January 5, 2013
Join award-winning cartoonist Felipe Galindo to make a one-of-a-kind pop up card using paper and cardboard. You will learn the basic techniques of three-dimensional pop up engineering and will design your own card following step-by-step instructions. Have some fun and be creative at this craft workshop for kids and adults alike.
Start time: 1:00 pm
End time: 2:30 pm
Contact phone: (212) 923-8008
Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park)
Alexander Hamilton's Birthday
Date: January 12, 2013
Can Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr make peace for one day? Historian and tour operator Jimmy Napoli will present his talk entitled “Alexander Hamilton: The Little Lion” which will focus on America's most under-rated founder. Napoli will discuss Hamilton’s life, work and often scandalous history as George Washington's genius protégé. From his humble beginning in the West Indies to his shocking death in New Jersey, no person in American history has ever had a greater influence on our national character without reaching the presidency.
This event is free but advanced registration is required. Call (212) 923-8008 to register.
Start time: 1:00 pm
End time: 2:30 pm
Contact phone: (212) 923-8008
Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park)
Pop-Up Card Workshop
Date: January 5, 2013
Join award-winning cartoonist Felipe Galindo to make a one-of-a-kind pop up card using paper and cardboard. You will learn the basic techniques of three-dimensional pop up engineering and will design your own card following step-by-step instructions. Have some fun and be creative at this craft workshop for kids and adults alike.
Start time: 1:00 pm
End time: 2:30 pm
Contact phone: (212) 923-8008
Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park)
| January 12, 2013 |
Date: January 12, 2013
Can Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr make peace for one day? Historian and tour operator Jimmy Napoli will present his talk entitled “Alexander Hamilton: The Little Lion” which will focus on America's most under-rated founder. Napoli will discuss Hamilton’s life, work and often scandalous history as George Washington's genius protégé. From his humble beginning in the West Indies to his shocking death in New Jersey, no person in American history has ever had a greater influence on our national character without reaching the presidency.
This event is free but advanced registration is required. Call (212) 923-8008 to register.
Start time: 1:00 pm
End time: 2:30 pm
Contact phone: (212) 923-8008
Location: Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park)
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
http://www.dyckmanfarmhouse.org/History.html
The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is a visual treat for everyone who looks
up and sees it perched above Broadway at 204th Street. The Dutch
Colonial style farmhouse was built on this site by c. 1784. Opened as a
museum in 1916, today it is nestled in a small garden and is an
extraordinary reminder of early Manhattan and an important part of its
diverse Inwood neighborhood.
The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is a visual treat for everyone who looks
up and sees it perched above Broadway at 204th Street. The Dutch
Colonial style farmhouse was built on this site by c. 1784. Opened as a
museum in 1916, today it is nestled in a small garden and is an
extraordinary reminder of early Manhattan and an important part of its
diverse Inwood neighborhood.
Inwood Astronomy Project with Jason Kendall
http://www.moonbeam.net/InwoodAstronomy/index.shtml
About Jason Kendall
I am the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City. I hold a Master of Science in Astronomy from New Mexico State University and am currently adjunct faculty at William Paterson University. I have led numerous "starwatching parties" and astronomy events in New York City, New Mexico, Minnesota and Texas. It all started way back in the fourth grade by the encouragement of two noted astronomers, Charles Schweighauser and Bart Bok. I saw Saturn through Charlie's telescope at then Sangamon State University on a clear Illinois night, and Bart encouraged me under those stars to study hard to come visit him at Kitt Peak National Observatory. I finally did make it down there about a decade after Bart passed away, and I found the favorite spots in Tucson, Arizona, where Bart and his wife Priscilla would spend when they were not gazing at the stars. Bart and his wife were pioneers in the study of the Milky Way, and their studies of the starforming regions called Bok Globules. It's even in my family. My great-grandfather was a Midwestern minister who used to preach his sermons out under the dark, cloudless nights. He always believed that getting out and experiencing the wonders of the natural world was a central part of being human. My family has always been inspired by his words: "We look up to look within." I hope that you'll join me under the stars or at one of my talks.
Come see what's up in the sky!
About Jason Kendall
I am the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador for New York City. I hold a Master of Science in Astronomy from New Mexico State University and am currently adjunct faculty at William Paterson University. I have led numerous "starwatching parties" and astronomy events in New York City, New Mexico, Minnesota and Texas. It all started way back in the fourth grade by the encouragement of two noted astronomers, Charles Schweighauser and Bart Bok. I saw Saturn through Charlie's telescope at then Sangamon State University on a clear Illinois night, and Bart encouraged me under those stars to study hard to come visit him at Kitt Peak National Observatory. I finally did make it down there about a decade after Bart passed away, and I found the favorite spots in Tucson, Arizona, where Bart and his wife Priscilla would spend when they were not gazing at the stars. Bart and his wife were pioneers in the study of the Milky Way, and their studies of the starforming regions called Bok Globules. It's even in my family. My great-grandfather was a Midwestern minister who used to preach his sermons out under the dark, cloudless nights. He always believed that getting out and experiencing the wonders of the natural world was a central part of being human. My family has always been inspired by his words: "We look up to look within." I hope that you'll join me under the stars or at one of my talks.
Urban Park Rangers in Inwood Hill Park. Rolling admission
http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/rangers/conservation-corps
The Ranger Conservation Corps
RCC participants receive community service hours, and the experience looks great on a college application. They also go on exciting field trips, such as trips on the Clearwater Sloop.
For more information, call 311 (or 212-NEW-YORK outside of NYC) and ask for the Urban Park Rangers.
RECYouth: REEL Education for Youth. Rolling admission.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/crc/recyouth
RECYouth: REEL Education for Youth
Eligibility
RECYouth is free and open to all New York City teens who meet the following criteria:- Age 14-17 at start of program
- Recreation Center member (membership is free to youth 17 and under)
- Committed to length of program
- Interested in multimedia, arts, or digital technology
- Able to work independently and in a group
Time and Location
- RECYouth Session 1: September – January
- RECYouth Session 2: February – June
- RECYouth Summer Institute: July – August (six weeks)
Cost
RECYouth is free! Computer Resource Centers provide the resources and guidance. Teens contribute their creative energy, enthusiasm, and commitment.How to Apply
Computer Resource Centers accept applications on a rolling basis, however early registration is encouraged. Please email recyouth@parks.nyc.gov or call (212) 255-3066 for a current RECYouth class schedule and to request an application.Girls on Ice... A FREE mountaineering adventure for girls...
Girls on Ice is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education
program for high school girls. Each year two teams of 9 teenage girls
and 3 instructors spend 11 days exploring and learning about mountain
glaciers and the alpine landscape through scientific field studies with
professional glaciologists, ecologists, artists, and mountaineers. One
team explores Mount Baker, an ice-covered volcano in the North Cascades
of Washington State. The other team sleeps under the midnight sun
exploring an Alaskan glacier.
2013 Girls on Ice Expeditions*
North Cascades (July 21 – August 1): Open to all girls.
For general information, please contact Erin Pettit at pettit.erin@gmail.com.
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