Month: July 2015

msvyoung

Film Events

The NYC Parks Department offers free movie screenings in various city parks.  It is in one of my neighborhood parks, St. James Park, that I was able to finally see Annie.  Not all titles are available in every borough or every park, so one might need to travel out of one’s neighborhood to catch a particular film of interest.  Start times vary between 7:30 and 9 p.m., and films are offered each day of the week through September.  Use the search feature to find a film near you at this link:  http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/film

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A beautiful, clear, cool night for a viewing of Annie.
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Shape Up NYC

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation’s Shape Up NYC program offers free fitness classes at parks around the city.  Thanks to volunteer instructors, even more classes are available independent of the program.  It is in my neighborhood at Poe Park in the Bronx that I discovered a Tai Chi class that meets twice a week and a weekly Meditation class.  Other classes, that can also be found throughout the city, include Abs Workout,  Dancercise, Stretching and Toning, Zumba, and Body Sculpting and are offered all day and into the evening five days a week.

The listing on the website link below does not display the classes that are independent of Shape Up NYC, so I suggest that you contact the location of your choice to request a fitness schedule.  http://www.nycgovparks.org/programs/recreation/shape-up-nyc

I love the view of Poe Cottage.
I love the view of Poe Cottage.