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SUMMARY:Super Seedlings
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Saturday\, May 9 session has been canceled due to rain. \nJoin VCPA for tons of family-friendly garden fun! Let’s grow together! \nSuper Seedlings is a free\, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. \nEach Saturday session will have a fun theme to explore\, nature crafts\, planting\, soil digging\, and more! \nCome once\, twice\, or all four weeks for some playing and planting! We hope to see you there! \nSaturday\, May 16\nTime: 10 AM – 12 PM\nLocation: The VCPA Learning Garden is located near the Mosholu Avenue and Broadway entrance of the park (past the Northwest playground). \nDrop-ins are welcome\, but advance registration is recommended. \nPlease e-mail us with any questions at gardening@vancortlandt.org \n 
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/super-seedlings-4/2026-05-02/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Pinkster Festival
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Van Cortlandt Park Alliance\, Van Cortlandt House Museum and Kingsbridge Historical Society. \n\n\n\n\nCelebrate the rich cultural heritage of Pinkster at this year’s Pinkster Festival hosted by the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance\, Van Cortlandt House Museum\, and Kingsbridge Historical Society. \nJoin us on the picturesque lawn of the Van Cortlandt House Museum for a day filled with vibrant festivities\, live music\, engaging performances\, and immersive experiences. \n12PM Tours \n1PM Live Music \n2PM Storytelling \n3PM The Story of Pinkster \n4PM Libations at the Enslaved African Burial Ground \n\nChief Baba Neil Clarke\, Master Percussionist \nThe Pinkster Players \nApril Armstrong\, Master Storyteller \nTijay Mohammed\, Artist \n\nPLUS: Food for sale! Art-Making! \nRSVP NOW \nWHAT IS PINKSTER? \nOnce a major holiday in 17th century New York\, Pinkster is the Dutch name for the Christian event of Pentecost. \nFor enslaved and free people of African descent\, Pinkster morphed into a unique holiday that incorporated African rituals\, traditions\, and pride. It is considered New York’s first African American holiday! \nTo learn more about Pinkster watch this video of captivating discussion with local historians\, Lavada Nahon and Chief Baba Neil Clarke\, as they unravel the significance of Pinkster\, exploring its cultural\, social\, and historical importance. \nSupported by: \nNYC Councilmember Eric Dinowitz\nNYC Department of Cultural Affairs\nNYC Department of Youth and Community Development\nNYS Council on the Arts \nThis program is supported\, in part\, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council. \nThis event is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/pinkster-festival-3/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T090000
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SUMMARY:Birding with NYC Bird Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and NYC Bird Alliance invite you to join us during 4 weekend mornings of birding in the park this spring. \nExplore Van Cortlandt Park’s ecologically diverse grounds and celebrate a long tradition of birding in the park. We will look for various species of resident and migratory birds and discuss a wide range of avian topics. Each walk will be led by a NYC Bird Alliance (formerly NYC Audubon) guide. \nAdvance registration is required. You must register separately for each date you would like to attend. \nBirding sessions meet at 9am on the following dates: \n\nSaturday\, April 11\nSunday\, April 26\nSaturday\, May 16\nSunday\, June 14\n\nNote: We do not provide binoculars and suggest that attendees bring their own. \nWant us to continue birding programs in the future? Please make a donation during checkout. All donations made will be used to continue birding programs. \nAs space is limited\, if you are not able to attend please let us know ASAP so we can fill in your spot by emailing info@vancortlandt.org. \nRSVP Now. \nThese birding events are generously supported by NYC Bird Alliance. \nPhoto by Jack Rothman
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/birding-with-nyc-bird-alliance-4/2026-05-16/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Super Seedlings
DESCRIPTION:Please Note: Saturday\, May 9 session has been canceled due to rain. \nJoin VCPA for tons of family-friendly garden fun! Let’s grow together! \nSuper Seedlings is a free\, drop-in gardening program for kids ages 3-7 and their caregivers. \nEach Saturday session will have a fun theme to explore\, nature crafts\, planting\, soil digging\, and more! \nCome once\, twice\, or all four weeks for some playing and planting! We hope to see you there! \nSaturday\, May 16\nTime: 10 AM – 12 PM\nLocation: The VCPA Learning Garden is located near the Mosholu Avenue and Broadway entrance of the park (past the Northwest playground). \nDrop-ins are welcome\, but advance registration is recommended. \nPlease e-mail us with any questions at gardening@vancortlandt.org \n 
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/super-seedlings-4/2026-05-16/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260523T130000
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SUMMARY:Papermaking with Michele Brody
DESCRIPTION:Work with local artist Michele Brody in collaboration with VCPA to create paper casts of fallen trees in Van Cortlandt Park. \n\n\n\n\nThe Learning Garden is collaborating with Bronx Artist Michele Brody to produce an immersive installation that will reanimate fallen Park trees through cast handmade-paper sculptures. Come join her on May 23 from 1-3:30 to help with this creative endeavor while learning the process of making paper and casting our fallen trees in the Northwest Forest.  Meeting at the VCPA Learning Garden. \nThis project is made possible with public funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program\, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature\, and with funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, both administered by the Bronx Council on the Arts. \n\nRSVP Now.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/papermaking-with-michele-brody/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T180000
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SUMMARY:Springtime Shindig 2026
DESCRIPTION:Cocktails • Lite Bites • Dessert\nMusic • Picturesque Setting • Raffle\nHONOREES\nBetty Campbell-Adams Award\nChristopher Rizzo of Carter\, Ledyard & Milburn\, LLP\nLyman Casey Spitzer\, Attorney\nNYC Parks current and past leadership\nFor facilitating VCPA’s license agreement with NYC Parks\, recognizing Van Cortlandt Park Alliance as its official partner.  \nCultivating the Bronx Award\nRiverdale Main Streets Alliance\nFor their stalwart support and stewardship of the park. \nTickets are sold out.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/springtime-shindig-2026/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Van Cortlandt Nature Group
DESCRIPTION:Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. \n\n\n\n\nSpring is off to a glorious beginning. Wildflowers are emerging\, and the warblers are coming in! Tree swallows are visiting the Vault Hill and Tibbett Meadows. Tulip trees and crabapples will be in flower in May along with cherry trees\, dogwoods\, redbud trees. The dawn chorus is well underway\, and birds are busy collecting nesting material. \nRSVP Now. \nTaking precautions against tick bite is recommended – socks over pants\, and you may want to use insect repellent. Check your body for ticks after being outdoors. \nWalk meets in front of the Nature Center.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/van-cortlandt-nature-group/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Spring Tea
DESCRIPTION:Join Tea Arts & Culture and VCPA for 2nd Annual Spring Tea to celebrate spring & connect with the Bronx community in this beloved green space. \n\n\n\n\nJoin Tea Culture and Arts and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance to celebrate Spring in The Bronx at the beautiful Van Cortlandt Park. \nWe are thrilled to return for our second year to celebrate the season and connect with the Bronx community in this beloved green space. \nAll events are FREE! \nFeaturing: \nNature Walk at 2pm and 3pm \nTea experiences from 3pm\nMoroccan Tea with Nizar Gartit\nTea with Eduard Boguslavsky\, Erika Houle\, EunYoung Sebazco\, and Timothy Chacko\nGarden herbal tastings \nOdes to Common Things Poetry from 3PM\nReading with Henne Lena Van Campen\, Justin’s Maki\, Leah Kogen-Elimeliah and Meg Kaizu at 3:30 and 4:30\nWriting with Robin Lampman \nWashi Paper Making\nwith Michele Brody \nClick here for more details on the artists. \nSpace is limited. RSVP Recommended. \nThis program is partially funded by a 2025 Cultural Immigrant Initiative grant from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council\, Councilman Eric Dinowitz of Council District #11.\nPrivate support is provided by City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks through the NYC Green Fund.
URL:https://vancortlandt.org/event/spring-tea-2/
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