This Week in Parks – Sea Glass Carousel, Brooklyn Chess Festival, and more

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This Week in Parks:

Aug 14, 2015 – Aug 19, 2015

Citywide Highlights

B'rook'lyn Chess Festival

B’rook’lyn Chess Festival

At the B’rook’lyn Chess Festival, you can learn to play chess, challenge your neighbors to a game, or see how you match up against a master.

Get a Tree Guide from TreesCount!

Get a Tree Guide from TreesCount!

Get a free tree guide and learn all about NYC’s urban forest when you join the TreesCount! volunteer effort.

Sea Glass Carousel

Sea Glass Carousel

A new, aquatic-themed carousel is opening at The Battery on Thursday, August 20. This waterfront attraction will have giant fish that kids can ride.

Kite Flying Festival

Kite Flying Festival

Let’s go fly a kite, and for that matter, make our own, at this festival for kite-lovers of all ages, at Riverside Park South on Saturday, August 15.

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 14, 2015

Bryant Park Reading Room: Spelling Bee 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. at Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Lola Star’s Dreamland Roller Disco Party: Ziggy Stardust 7:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Lefrak Center at Lakeside, Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Coney Island Fireworks 9:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at West 10th Street, Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Summer Streets 7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at Foley Square & Paine Park, Thomas Paine Park, Manhattan

Summer Streets 7:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at East 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan

Highbridge River Walk 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. at Dyckman Sitting Area, Highbridge Park, Manhattan

Kayaking 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. at Pier 2 Dock, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Summer on the Hudson: FlyNYC Kite Flying Festival 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. at Pier I, Riverside Park South, Manhattan

Basic Canoeing 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park, Bronx

Entomology Exploration 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Dana Discovery Center, Central Park, Manhattan

Jazzfest Weekend 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Morris-Jumel Mansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan

Dance at Socrates 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. at Socrates Sculpture Park, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

Movies in the Parks: Remember The Titans 8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Park, Jackie Robinson Park, Brooklyn

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Historic New York: The World’s Fair 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens

Food Truck Rally 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Grand Army Plaza, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

Central Park Tour: Seneca Village 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. at 85th Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan

Basic Canoeing 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Martling Avenue and Brooks Pond Place, Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

Jazzfest Weekend 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. at Morris-Jumel Mansion, Roger Morris Park, Manhattan

Monday, August 17, 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series 2015: Old School Night 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. at Wingate Park, Wingate Park, Brooklyn

Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Guardians of the Galaxy 8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at West 10th Street, Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Bryant Park Reading Room: Doing the KIND Thing 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Arts, Culture & Fun City Classics: Roman Holiday (1953) 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, Manhattan

Summer Movie Night: An American Tail 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Westervelt Community Garden, Staten Island

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Bryant Park Reading Room: Author Talk by Dr. Ruth Westheimer 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. at Reading Room, Bryant Park, Manhattan

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Ice Cream Social 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. at Target Bronx Community Garden, Bronx

Syfy Movies with a View: Dazed and Confused 6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Harbor View Lawn, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Movies Under the Stars: An American Tail 8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at Inwood Hill Park, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan

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