Music, Carrosel and Games, Oh My! Head over to Bryant Park from 12-1pm to enjoy Boy in the Shade, a smock-rock musical storytelling experience with the oh so sweet motto of 'give love, be yourself, and always keep trying'. Then from 1-1:45pm check out Flaubert Frog at Le Carrosel where you can “Sing-along-with Flaubert”, play “Flaubert Says”, Hop-Potato, Leap-Frog, Freeze-Dance, and listen to stories. FREE.

Celebrate Words at La Casita: A Home for the Heart - check out Lincoln Center Out of Doors for an afternoon of music and poets. Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:00 PM at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park. FREE, no tickets are required.

Day Dreaming - Check out the beautiful Wave Hill Gardens and take part in their event "Up at the Sky, Down to the ground / Arriba en el cielo, abajo en la tierra": Join community artist Sarah McCann to observe and sketch clouds floating over the Hudson and right above your head. Then create colorful, mixed-media collages of what connects them to the ground-the weather! Sunday, August 10, 2008 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. FREE.

Happy Birthday Central Park Zoo - On August 9 and 10, ring in the Zoo's 20th birthday during their biggest summer event, Chill Out! The event boasts a weekend full of icy activities aimed to please zoo-goers of all ages. Cool off with ice carvers, ice chefs, Arctic-themed theater, and popsicles (for humans and animals). Penguins, polar bears, and snow monkeys will help you forget the dog days of summer. Check out their website for times. Events free with price of admission.