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| Entry to U.S. National Parks is free for the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, January 14-16, 2012. Take advantage by visiting the National Parks in New York City and nearby, including the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace at 28 East 30th St., Gateway National Park in Brooklyn and Queens, and [...]  The annual NYC MulchFest encourages you to chip in your Christmas tree for a good cause Bring your holiday tree to one of more than 50 locations this weekend to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings in NYC parks across the city. The MulchFest — which you could call “treecycling’ — is [...] Get festive at the New York Public Library with a special Kwanzaa crafts workshop for teens ages 12 to 18, and make a special Kwanzaa ornament for family, friends, teacher, or another special someone to show your holiday wishes. All materials will be provided. The free crafts program is at the 125th St. Branch, [...] New York City’s most public monument to its role in slavery in the 1700s and 1800s is the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, where some 15,000 men, women and children were buried. This is the place to honor them and celebrate Kwanzaa, the the week long holiday that begins on December 26 and commemorates African-American [...] Here’s how to light a Chanukah Menorah without candles or a menorah — click on the Virtual Chanukah Menorah website, from the Union of Reform Judaism. Click on the link the appropriate night of the eight nights of Chanukah, and the screen shows the Chanukah blessings in Hebrew, transliteration and in English, which you [...] Hanukkah begins s at sundown Tuesday, December 20, 2011, and lasts for eight nights of special holiday foods, small gifts, and the all-important lighting of Menorah candles. Send a free Hanukkah e-Card. The Chabad website also has Hanukkah recipes, including for lowfat latkes and Hanukkah cookies and treats to make with the [...] Hanukkah begins s at sundown Tuesday, December 20, 2011, and lasts for eight nights of special holiday foods, small gifts, and the all-important lighting of Menorah candles. Send a free Hanukkah e-Card. The Chabad website also has Hanukkah recipes, including for lowfat latkes and Hanukkah cookies and treats to make with the [...] Just about everything these days runs on batteries, and just in time for all the new toys and other gadgets being unwrapped on Christmas morning, there are sales on the all-important AA and AAA batteries we need and use the most. Since not all toys, wireless computer keyboards and cameras are packaged with batteries, [...] There’s a long list of FREE concerts and dance performances Monday, November 28th, as part of the festival Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square that begins with a tree lighting ceremony at Broadway and 63rd St. Here’s a partial list –and remember — everything is FREE – Folk icon Arlo Guthrie performs at 5:30 PM at [...] New York City is getting dressed for the Christmas Holidays! The Bryant Park Christmas Tree gets turned on in all its colorful glory on Tuesday, November 29th. The ceremony, with free entertainment, including an ice skating show and musical performances by special surprise guests. The tree lighting ceremony starts at 7 PM, but [...] Last week, it was Justin Bieber and Mary J. Blige giving free concerts in front of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This week, it’s popular crooners Michael Buble and Neil Diamond, also appearing as part of the Toyota Concert Series on the NBC Today Show in the days before and after Thanksgiving and the [...] Santa makes his first official appearance in NYC at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but Christmas caroling begins the day before Thanksgiving, in Bryant Park. Join The Mistletones from noon to 4 PM on Nov. 23rd, as they put everybody in the holiday mood, and be sure to visit the 100+ artisan [...] |
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