E-News: January 5, 2009

Prospect Park
E-Newsletter

Happy New Year!
January 5, 2009

In This Issue:

Thanks to this
month's sponsor:

Introduction to Birdwatching

Every Saturday
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Audubon Center

Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird! But what kind? Take a tour and learn about the 250 species of birds that call Prospect Park home. Free.

Celebrations at the Farmhouse

Saturdays and Sundays
1 - 3:30 p.m.
Lefferts Historic House

Baptisms, dinner parties, weddings – the Lefferts farmhouse played host to them all. What smells and sounds filled the house during celebrations? What food was prepared? Who did the cooking? A collection of 19th century objects now on display gives clues to help us imagine what it was like to attend celebrations at the farmhouse at that time. See it as a part of a visit to the second floor, every half hour. Free.

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MulchFest
January 10 - 11, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

MulchFest

Bring your holiday tree to Prospect Park, where we’ll turn it into mulch for healthy ground cover. Watch your tree go into the chipper and become environment-friendly mulch. And you can take some home for your own yard or garden! Please remove all decorations from the trees.

Two locations:
• Third Street & Prospect Park West
• Park Circle entrance at Prospect Park Southwest & Parkside Avenues

Volunteer!
Help assist people who bring their trees in for recycling by removing ornaments and distributing mulch. Call (718) 965-8960 for details.

Sponsored by

Thanks to Alliance Business Member Mr. Rubbish and the Civic Council for complimentary tree pickup!

Skating Specials
Enjoy great special events at Wollman Rink all winter long!

Special Skating Days

Thursday, January 8
Kate’s Corner at Wollman Rink Giveaway
2 – 6 p.m.
The first 50 people to spend $15 or more at the Kate's Corner Snack Shop will get a fabulous fleece hat adorned with the Prospect Park logo. So warm your insides with hot chocolate and chili and keep your head warm with the coziest accessory of the season.

Thursday, January 15
Member Skating Party, 7 p.m.
Wollman Rink will be reserved just for Alliance members and their families. Skates are included with admission, as well as hot chocolate and other winter treats. Not a member? Join us now!

Monday, January 19
Special Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Hours:
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 2 - 6 p.m.
Brooklyn Ice Performance: 1:45 p.m.
Children ages 6-10 from Brooklyn Ice will perform a live show along with special guests. Free with paid Rink admission.

Thursday, January 22
Disco Ice Skate, 4 – 6 p.m.
Do you like to boogie? Do the hustle? For two hours you can do it all at once at Wollman Rink’s first ever all-disco music ice-skating session!

Skating Schedule
Monday   8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tuesday   8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wednesday   8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Thursday   8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday   8:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday   10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.; 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday   10 a.m. – 1 p.m.; 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.