Hedgework: Engaging Through Your Senses at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77 - 10:00 AM Pick
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 77 - 10:00 AM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Wonderland: Curious Nature Character Encounters at the New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden - 11:00 AM Pick
The New York Botanical Garden - 11:00 AM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Ballet Folklórico Mexicano De Nueva York’s Guelaguetza in Socrates Sculpture Garden
Socrates Sculpture Garden - 12:00 PM Pick
Socrates Sculpture Garden - 12:00 PM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Dance Workshop With Ballet Hispánico at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Boogie Woogie Wednesday: Eastern European Folk Dancing at the Staten Island Children's Museum
Staten Island Children's Museum - 3:30 PM Pick
Staten Island Children's Museum - 3:30 PM Pick
Dance Workshop With New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
Summer on the Hudson: Children's Performance Series in Riverside Park
Riverside Park Pier I - 10:00 AM Pick
Riverside Park Pier I - 10:00 AM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Dance Workshop with American Ballet Theatre at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
NBC Olympics Viewing Village at The Rink at Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Rockefeller Center Rink - 11:00 AM Pick
Dance Workshop With Dance Theatre of Harlem at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
Lincoln Center - David Geffen Hall - 5:00 PM Pick
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