Lefferts Historic House
Campfire Conversations
Saturday, May 5
, 7 pm – 8 pm, 2018
Prospect Park Alliance and Brooklyn Public Library present Campfire Conversations, a series of themed community conversations set around an outdoor campfire at the Lefferts Historic House, complete with music and refreshments. RSVP today to let us know you are coming! |
Admission$3 suggested donation, RSVP
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Long Meadow near Bandshell
Pop-Up Audubon: Wonderful Warblers
Saturday, May 5
, 11 am – 4 pm, 2018
Join Prospect Park Alliance to discover why Prospect Park is an important place for many species of birds. Through fun games, experiments and citizen science projects, learn why warblers are so wonderful. Discovery Pack, 11 am–4 pm: Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our Discovery Packs, ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families. This program is best for ages 8 and under. Presented in partnership with Con Edison. |
AdmissionFree
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Grand Army Plaza
Greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza
Saturday, May 5
, 8 am – 4 pm, 2016
At what other market can you do all your food shopping, sample local wine and explore Brooklyn's favorite park? Established in 1989, the Grand Army Plaza greenmarket is the flagship Brooklyn market. EBT/Food Stamps and WIC & Senior FMNP coupons accepted year-round. For a full calendar of events and a list of sellers, visit the GrowNYC website. |
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Audubon Center
Introduction to Birdwatching
Saturday, May 5
, 12 pm – 1 pm, 2018
Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday for a birdwatching tour to learn about Prospect Park’s magnificent array of birds and how to identify them! |
AdmissionFree
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Audubon Center
Nature Exploration
Saturday, May 5
, 10 am – 1 pm, 2018
Join Prospect Park Alliance for fun nature activities to welcome the start of spring every Saturday and Sunday!
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Picnic House
Coffee Bark
Saturday, May 5
, 7 am – 9 am, 2018
Bring your pups to the Park for treats and great company. FIDO in Prospect Park offers free goodies for dogs and their owners and provides information pertaining to off-leash activities and issues. Please note that the rain date for this event is Saturday, May 12.
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Peninsula
Pop-Up Audubon: Animal Clues
Saturday, May 5
, 11 am – 4 pm, 2018
Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday and Sunday in May to learn about birds and other animals that make their home near water, and add to the “nest” we are weaving with natural materials.
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AdmissionFree
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Lefferts Historic House
Fleece Fun
Saturday, May 5
, 2 pm – 4 pm, 2018
Join Prospect Park Alliance every Saturday and Sunday in May at Lefferts Historic House to see how wool was used on a Flatbush farm. You can brush the wool with carding paddles, spin yarn using a drop spindle, and even make a felt rag doll stuffed with wool to take home with you. Doll workshop is first come, first served. |
Admission$3 Suggested Donation
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Bartel-Pritchard Square,
Grand Army Plaza
Art in the Parks: Fitzhugh Karol
All Day, Saturday, May 5, 2018
Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks presents a public sculpture exhibition by artist Fitzhugh Karol through the NYC Parks Art in the Parks program. Two sculptures of colorful intersecting steel shapes reference familiar silhouettes of stairs and hillsides. Their abstract and playful shapes invite interaction and are a reminder of man’s imprint on the landscape. The two sculptures, titled “Searches” and “Reaches,” will be on display through Fall 2018. About the Artist: |
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Brooklyn Historical Society
The Means of a Ready Escape: Brooklyn’s Prospect Park
All Day, Saturday, May 5, 2018
On view daily through February 10, 2019. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Prospect Park, Brooklyn Historical Society and Prospect Park Alliance present an exhibition that celebrates the founding vision of the Park, traces its social and historical trajectories, and examines the important role that Prospect Park has played as “Brooklyn’s Backyard” for 150 years. The Brooklyn Historical Society is closed on major holidays. Visit the Brooklyn Historical Society website for hours of operation. |
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