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  • Blitz Chess & Backgammon

    A lunch time program for passersby to play a quick game of chess or backgammon. Using clocks, opponents will play 5 minute games that are fast, furious and fun. An instructor will be on hand to offer pointers and tips to improve your game.

    Free
  • Drop-In Chess

    Rockefeller Park

    Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, problem solving, and strategic planning — plus it’s fun! For ages 5 and up (adults welcome).

    Free
  • Children’s Ultimate Frisbee

    Rockefeller Park

    For ages 6-10. Kickstart your afternoon with Ultimate Frisbee! Practice the basics of passing, receiving, and game strategy with fun and challenging exercises and drills for all levels. Free.

    Free
  • Play Offs

    Rockefeller Park

    Children ages 6-10, are invited to play in pop-up clinics on select days off from school this fall. Join BPCA coaches for a kickball skills session ending in a scrimmage open to all levels. Click into the event to RSVP.

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Join artists of all skill levels to create with drawing materials, pastels and watercolors. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided.

    Free
  • Sputnik Yoga

    Sputnik Yoga is a nomadic yoga studio that creates unique pop-up experiences in unexpected spaces in and around New York. Bring your own mat.

    Free
  • Letters That Will Never Be Sent

    Creative writing workshop centered around using writing as a tool for survival. Part of the Fandango Skip, a temporary installation offering ice cream and mental health support. In this workshop, participants are invited to write a letter to someone, or something, that will never be sent. This could be a letter to a person who […]

    Free
  • Introducing the Fandangoe Skip to NYC

    Part of the Fandango Skip, a temporary installation offering ice cream and mental health support. Meet Annie Nicholson AKA The Fandangoe Kid to share the story of how The Fandangoe Skip *on tour* came to life and its mission to smash the stigma around mental health, grief and loss through alternative spaces that challenge the […]

    Free
  • Talk and Workshop with the NYC Mural Arts Project

    Part of the Fandango Skip, a temporary installation offering ice cream and mental health support. Talk that centers around the role community-driven mural making plays in eliminating the stigma around mental illness.

    Free
  • Beginners Yoga with Thick Thigh Yoga

    Gentle and empowering yoga session for the mind, body and soul. Part of the Fandango Skip, a temporary installation offering ice cream and mental health support.

    Free
  • Patterns of the City

    In this workshop, participants will use the city’s shapes, patterns, and colors as inspiration to make a series of postcards reflecting the overlooked corners of Battery City Park and Brookfield Place. Part of the Fandango Skip, a temporary installation offering ice cream and mental health support.

    Free
  • Jamdown Dance Workshop

    Caribbean Dance Fitness is a high energy, fun, and liberating experience that promotes community and culture. It consists of a series of mini routines set to the rhythms and grooves of the Caribbean islands, that will have you jumping, waving, and smiling while moving your waistline and toning your entire body. Part of the Fandango […]

    Free