LeFrak Center at Lakeside
Open House New York
Sunday, October 16
, 11 am – 12:30 pm, 2016
Join the Prospect Park Alliance and architects from Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners for free tours of the Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside, a National American Institute of Architects award-winning project, as part of Open House New York Weekend. The first tour will run from 11–11:30 am, and the second will run from 12–12:30 pm. Reservations are required. RSVP today. Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since its creation nearly 150 years ago. Spanning 26 acres, this $74 million restoration by the Prospect Park Alliance transformed the southeast corner of the Park into a popular community and recreational destination offering seasonal ice skating, roller skating, biking, boating, and water play. The covered rink will be open for roller skating during this tour, as well as the cafe and all external pathways. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners in collaboration with the Alliance’s chief landscape architect Christian Zimmerman, Lakeside is intended to blend into the natural landscape, and is surrounded by acres of scenic beauty. Constructed of rough-hewn dark Canadian granite, the Center is set into the topography of the Park. Earth and extensive planting covers the structure. The L-shaped plan consists of the east block and north block, both one-story structures, which are connected by a bridge at the roof level. Park pathways bring visitors up to the planted roofs to terraces that overlook the rinks and the park beyond. Following Olmsted and Vaux’s historic plan and through extensive research, the lakeshore has been restored to its original design. The Shelby White and Leon Levy Esplanade features walkways and picnic areas, with newly placed boulders, native trees, shrubs, and aquatic plants. In addition, five acres of the Lake were excavated to recreate Chaim Baier Music Island, which serves as a wildlife habitat. |
AdmissionFree, Advanced Registration Required
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Audubon Center
Nature Exploration
Sunday, October 16
, 10 am – 1 pm, 2016
Join the Prospect Park Alliance for nature education programs at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, the first urban Audubon Center in the nation.
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AdmissionFree
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Eastwood
Pop-Up Audubon II: Changing Seasons
Sunday, October 16
, 10 am – 3 pm, 2016
The Prospect Park Alliance offers twice the Pop-Up fun with a second tent that explores the Park’s aquatic habitats. In October, explore how seasonal shifts affect the behavior of aquatic plants and animals in Prospect Park.
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Zucker Natural Exploration Area
Pop-Up Audubon: Fantastic Foliage
Sunday, October 16
, 10 am – 3 pm, 2016
Brooklyn's last-remaining forest becomes a real-world laboratory for hands-on discovery. Join the Prospect Park Alliance to take an in-depth look at the largest organism within this habitat, its trees!
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Lefferts Historic House
Scharen Knippen
Sunday, October 16
, 2 pm – 4 pm, 2016
Celebrate fall at Lefferts with the old Dutch craft Scharen Knippen. Join the Prospect Park Alliance to cut out autumn and halloween scenes and patterns, some designed in the 19th century by Mrs. Lefferts herself. While you're here join us for potato sack races and other fun historic toys and games. |
Admission$3 Suggested Donation
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Bartel-Pritchard Square
REI Wilderness Survival: 3 Season Skills
Sunday, October 16
, 10 am – 2 pm, 2016
Join REI Outdoor School for a wilderness survival class focusing on 3-season skills that could save your life. During this class you will learn practical tips and strategies that every outdoor traveler should know, including: emergency priorities; how to make an emergency shelter; how to locate and access drinking water; and how to make your own emergency kit with all the essentials. You will also participate in interactive scenarios to practice and hone your skills. This class is designed for anyone who spends time outdoors. |
AdmissionMembers: $65, Non Member: $85
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