Events

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Join NRPA and PPOW for a healthy start to a new decade. Participants will gather in the parking lot of Gateway National Recreation Area at Hylan Boulevard and carpool to the last lot before Crooke’s Point. From there, the group observing wintering birds and dormant grasses while discussing ideas and concerns about the environment for the year ahead. After a half-mile walk to the point the group will share treats and tales in celebration of the New Year. The walk then continues to the harbor before returning to the cars. For more information call Jim Scarcella at 718-873-4291, or Cliff Hagen at 718-313-8591.

Take a First Day Hike to start your first day right! We will walk 2 miles of our trails. If you cannot walk a full two miles at a time please call 718-605-3970 X201 for reasonable accommodation. All ages welcome.

If your New Year’s resolution is to get healthy, why not start outdoors? Dress warmly, put on your hiking shoes, and head to the park.

Our Urban Park Ranger hiking guides will introduce you to the hidden gems of New York City. On our hikes, you may explore nature, discover our city's urban forests, or just unplug from the world to clear your head.

Our hiking programs feature intensity levels ranging from light to moderate to vigorous. Our light hikes feature a leisurely stroll on mostly paved paths.

Free, Contact (718) 967-3542 for more information

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

CloseKnit, our longest-running public program, is free and open to knitters of all skill levels. We donate the goods members make to community charities including the The Seamen's Church Institute's Christmas at Sea program and the Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless. Consider joining us, or tell a knitter that you know!

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

The Stewardship Team is looking for volunteers to help by spreading mulch that is generated during Mulchfest around young trees to insulate them from the cold winter weather.

Volunteers will spread mulch around young trees in recently-planted forest restoration planting sites.

Volunteers should dress in clothes that can get dirty and closed-toed shoes. They are also encouraged to bring their own water bottles. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a chaperone.

Please note: Space is limited and registration is required.

Write your name in braille and then emboss it on a piece of tin to create a name tag or bracelet in honor of World Braille Day. Free with museum admission

Cast a bright light on the New Year by making your own luminary lantern. Play with shape, texture, and shadow through a variety of provided materials from the traditional to the unconventional. Fun for all ages.

FREE with Museum Admission

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Staten Island OutLOUD is delighted to host Paul Sieswerda, CEO of Gotham Whale, for a special event at (where else?!) the Noble Maritime Collection. This event is part of OutLOUD's series for the National Endowment for the Arts/The Big Read on Nathaniel Philbrick's "In the Heart of the Sea".
More details TBA.A
Gotham Whale (based on Staten Island!) does extraordinary work on marine conservancy in New York Harbor. Their "citizen science" project involves hundreds of people who record sightings of whales, dolphins, seals and other aquatic life. www.gothamwhale.org.
Guests at this Staten Island OutLOUD event can receive a free copy of "In the Heart of the Sea".
www.statenislandoutloud.org

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

La Befana: Make sparkling Stars to lead the way to a Happy New Year! Star Cookies.

Register here: https://casa-belvedere.org/calendar 

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Making soup from scratch. Warm up your winter nights! Butternut squash and Pasta e fagioli. Register here: https://casa-belvedere.org/calendar

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us as we search for wintering raptors and waterfowl as we walk around the grasslands and salt creeks in one of our newest parks. Meet in the parking lot off Arthur Kill Road, opposite Brookfield Ave.

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Walk the campus and see different types of broadleaf and needle leaf evergreens growing on the grounds of Snug Harbor. The walk includes the Pond Garden, the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, Tuscan Garden, White Garden, and specimen trees on the grounds. Dress warmly.

January 9 and 11 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Meet at the Visitor Information Booth on Chapel Road
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
General Admission: $10 | Snug Harbor Members: $8 | Students/seniors: $8
BUY TICKETS HERE: https://snugharbor.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0S1H00000TBM6NUAX

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Learn about penguins, then make a make a cool pom pom-pom penguine companion home. Afterwards, join us for a popular penguin movie.
Ages 4-7 with chaperone.
$5/members $3. Registration required.

Call 718 351 3450
or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org

This Con Edison Second Saturday Science! workshop commemorates the 85th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight from Hawaii to California. Use maps to illustrate her journeys and learn how aviation engineering has changed since then. Free with museum admission

The best way to learn about compost is to make it, and attending our Turn & Learn events with the NYC Compost Project Hosted by Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden will make you a pro. Bring a water bottle, wear closed-toe shoes and clothes you don't mind getting dirty. If you help us make compost, you can take compost. Please bring your own container. Please note this is a volunteer event and not a pick-up event. You must volunteer at the work day to receive compost. Supplies may be limited. Registration is strongly recommended.

Free admission | Registration requested: https://snug-harbor.org/compost/
Compost Demo Site

Our Urban Park Rangers are well versed in outdoor lore. Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life.

This program focuses on navigation, including compass usage and map reading.

Free, Cotnact (718) 967-3542 for more information

Tired of being stuck inside on those blustery winter days? Come on down to Historic Richmond Town and get some relief from that cabin fever! Specialty crafting classes will be held at Historic Richmond Town in January, February, March and April that offer the perfect escape from those winter blues. Try your hand at the age-old art of candle making, craft a delicate paper Valentine by hand as the Victorians did, or carefully stitch a starry patterned quilt.

Walk the campus and see different types of broadleaf and needle leaf evergreens growing on the grounds of Snug Harbor. The walk includes the Pond Garden, the New York Chinese Scholar’s Garden, Tuscan Garden, White Garden, and specimen trees on the grounds. Dress warmly.

January 9 and 11 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Meet at the Visitor Information Booth on Chapel Road
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
General Admission: $10 | Snug Harbor Members: $8 | Students/seniors: $8
BUY TICKETS HERE: https://snugharbor.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0S1H00000TBM6NUAX

An exploration of Black Diasporan ornamental gardens and the growers, garden clubs, and horticulturists associated with them led by Staten Island based horticulturist Wambui Ippolito.

Wambui Ippolito is the horticulturist and principal designer of her own New York based landscape design firm. She is a graduate of the New York Botanical Garden’s School of Professional Horticulture.

FREE with Museum Admission

American Gardens and the African Diaspora and From Seed to Supper is funded, in part, through Staten Island Arts' Expanding Audiences and Cultural Participation program, which has been made possible through the generosity of The New York Community Trust, The Staten Island Foundation, and the Altman Foundation.  

Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to join Duane Felton, andLynn Rogers of Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries, for a special event at FrederickDouglass Memorial Park. This event is part of OutLOUD's series for the NationalEndowment for the Arts/The Big Read on Nathaniel Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea.

African-American mariners feature prominently in the storyline of In the Heart of the Sea. Asthe doomed ship began to sink, an African-American crew member risked hislife to retrieve precious navigational equipment and food supplies from theship as it began to go under.

This event offers Islanders a chance to visit Frederick Douglass Memorial Park,a landmark cemetery that is an important feature of Island history.  Itwas recently given loving restoration by Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries.

This event will take place indoors, in a comfortable conference room. Good for all ages!  Plenty of free parking on site.

Guests at this Staten Island OutLOUD event can receive a free copy of In the Heart of the Sea.

This event continues OutLOUD's series on historianNathaniel Philbrick’s stunning Inthe Heart of the Sea for The Big Read - National Endowment forthe Arts.  It's the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, sunk in the NorthAtlantic by a giant whale in 1820.  The story inspired young Melville ashe began work on Moby Dick.  Freeand good for all ages.  Book giveaway too.

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

After an incredible inaugural year screening indie and classic films and hosting special events from the St. George Theatre to Tappen Park, CINEMA CONNEX, your favorite free film series, returns! Join us for our first Downtown Dinner & A Movie, Tribeca award-winning BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY! Party with us pre-screening at our kick-off party!

Watch the Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTgS1SXr0nc

RSVP here to reserve your spot: https://statenislandarts.secure.force.com/ticket/?fbclid=IwAR3BgQKR3qK5KhWndlMuPFjdUJvNEwR7FFO1GF4tCyurjESo9atBly6rTyo#sections_a0F3o00000n85NwEAI   

Kick-off Party @ 6:00pm (Location TBD) w/ Downtown Trivia hosted by S.I. Chamber of Commerce and a special song performed by film subject Steve Young!

Film @ 8pm at Search Party Studio. Post-screening Q&A with Steve Young moderated by local filmmaker Neil Mitchell  

The Murder Mystery Dinner Nights will take place on the St. George Theatre stage, with table seating on the stage facing the majestic interior of the venue. Join us for an extremely unique and exclusive opportunity to visit the theatre like very few have ever before!

Tickets are $100 per person and includes Buffet Style Dinner, Open Bar & Show.

To make your reservations today, call the St. George Theatre box office at 718-442-2900 or email info@sgtr.org subject line "Murder Mystery". Seating is limited!

Celebrate the new year/new times on Saturday, January 11 with Aquehonga Cinema! Screening 'METROPOLIS' (1927) at MakerSpace NYC in Staten Island.

Directed by German visionary Fritz Lang, 'METROPOLIS' is an influential science-fiction statement about technology and class.

Featuring live dreamsound surrealism by local musician AMAWALK. https://www.facebook.com/amawalkmusic/

Wine and snacks will be available.

$7 - get tickets here. 

Hike with your canine companion in the winter wonderland that is the Greenbelt. Enjoy the nature center trail on this moderately paced 45 minute hike through the park.

Meeting at Greenbelt nature center.

Registration required.
Call 718-351-3450 or email naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org

Got the post-holiday blues? Join us as we prepare breakfast for you and our animal friends! The program includes a light breakfast, animal presentation, tour of our commissary, and a special animal feeding.

Limited tickets available! $20 per adult; $15 per child ages 3 to 15 years; children under 2 are free.

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle.

We offer birding programs throughout the year and offer unique wildlife viewing opportunities during particular seasons.

To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring field guides and binoculars or ask a Ranger to borrow a pair. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome.

Free, Contact (718) 967-3542 for more information.

The Early Elton Trio returns to kick off the 2020 season as it did the 2019 season. Don’t miss this as they perform the songs of the beginning years of Elton John as he toured the world as a trio in the early 70’s. Bound to be a full house!

TheItalian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere is set to unveil its annualdisplay of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - The FDNY 9/11/01 SolidarityCrèche, on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:30 pm. A gift of friendship andsolidarity from the Naples, Italy Chamber of Commerce to The New York City FireDepartment in honor of the victims of 911 and the brave Firefighters, Policeand EMS workers who sacrificed their lives to save others! 

It will remain on public display outside Casa Belvedere through theholiday season from Friday, December 6, 2019 through Sunday, January 12,2019.     

This epic Chinese-inspired lantern festival returns for a second year! Visitors can walk through 8 acres of 1,000 lanterns and "ooh and aah" over the interactive exhibits and live cultural shows.

Learn more ➜ tidd.ly/8edc01b4 

Join us as we kick off the 2020 “Better on the Big Screen” Classic Movie Series with a screening of the classic 1952 film “Singin’ in the Rain” sponsored by Williams Eye Works and Richmond University Medical Center.

Schedule:

5:00pm – Doors Open

5:15pm – Pre-Show Organ Music by Ian Fraser

5:30pm – Dance Performance by Moving in Time Dance Studio and Staten Island Dance & Arts Center Tap Team

6:00pm – “Singin’ in the Rain” movie screening

Buy tickets at www.stgeorgetheatre.com

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Let's make a nice bowl of CHILI! Not too spicy and with toppings for the whole family.  Register here: https://casa-belvedere.org/calendar  

In collaboration with Wearable Collections, we are hosting a clothing drive! Come drop off old clothes any time during our open hours: Tuesday Jan 14th through Saturday Jan 18th, 8:30am-5pm at the Nature Interpretive Center.

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Making homemade ravioli is easier than you might think! Learn the technique and then enjoy!!  Register here: https://casa-belvedere.org/calendar   

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

We will search the waters of Raritan Bay for waterfowl, and the woods for hardy wintering songbirds in New York State’s southernmost park.

Meet outside the Visitor’s Center at Satterlee St. and Hylan Blvd.

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Join us for a free monthly series, generously sponsored by Con Edison, featuring science topics and experiments designed for children (ages 8 - 10) and their adult chaperone to accomplish together.

A few short, self-guided activities will start families thinking together, followed by a full group activity. It's a fun evening of hands-on learning. In warmer months, we conduct some experiments outdoors.

Register for free through Eventbrite link in this post, or call the Greenbelt Nature Center at 718-351-3450. Thank you to our generous sponsor, Con Edison, for making this program possible for families.

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

Renowned Chef BJ Dennis is coming to the Staten Island Museum for an interactive exploration of the culinary traditions of the Gullah, a distinctive group of Black Americans from coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Complementing the Museum’s current exhibition, Field Notes: Seed Stories and the Power of Plants, Chef Dennis will be joined by local horticulturist Wambui Ippolito for this series of rice tastings matched with discussion around the history and culture of this all important seed and special link between the Gullah and the people of West Africa.

Tickets are $35 per person, reservations are required. Visit www.StatenIslandMuseum.org for more information and to purchase tickets.

Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

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$100 includes Buffet Style Dinner, Open Bar & Show

Ghost Tales, a live, interactive variety show hosted by Chris O’Brien, returns to the historic Third County Courthouse on Friday, January 17th. Comedians, Musicians, and Artists tell true stories of life in New York City.

The evening program harkens back to America’s much loved variety shows- think Ed Sullivan or Sunny and Cher, but with a modern bite and fresh look at art and culture in New York City’s most eclectic borough. Each set will feature five artists who share real life experiences, tell true stories of life on Staten Island and may even indulge the audience in a ghost tale or two!

The show features many up and coming, as well as established, comedians, storytellers, musicians, artists, historians and community members. This interactive program was hosted most recently at Historic Richmond Town’s Tavern Terrace Beer Garden as a part of the site’s summer series. Ghost Tales have featured both staff and talent from Impractical Jokers, The Artie Lange Show, HBO's Crashing, along with comedians featured at such clubs as the Comedy Cellar. Also featured were established authors and artists like novelist Alex Gilvarry and local artist Magie Serpica. Along with this, the show features one musical talent, including former Capital Records songwriter, Kevin Devine.

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Celebrate diversity.

Staten Island youth embrace Mexican art-making traditions into spirited works of art under the direction of local artists Michele Ajello, Joanna Miarrostami, and Lea Simoniello. 

Join us for the opening of our newest exhibition! Inspired by John A. Noble’s preference for printmaking, this exhibition of antique and contemporary art—including pieces from the newly acquired collection of historian Barnett Shepherd—surveys the history of prints and the differences amongst various mediums, including etchings, engravings, lithographs, mezzotints, and photogravures.

This exhibition opening is a free event and will be on view through January 2020.

Featuring artworks and seed histories from Hudson
Valley Seed Company, documentary videos of Staten
Island gardeners by Jay Weichun, photograms of local
flora by Gale Wisdom, and museum botanical specimens
selected by the Greenbelt Native Plant Center. These four
projects explore the cultural, artistic, and scientific impact
of collecting plant life. In doing so, they reveal narratives of
resilience, fragility, and transformation. Field Notes speaks to
the heritage embedded in the flora around us.

Members Preview
Friday, April 12, 7pm-9pm

Public Opening Reception
Saturday, April 13, 12pm-2pm

The honeybees in the MakerPark beehives have produced honey. Join us to help move the honey from the wax frames to a honey jar.

This workshop is a hands on step by step process to harvest honey. We will prepare the frames, crank the extractor and jar the honey. It’s a bit of a messy process but a lot of fun, so please come dressed in comfortable clothes that you don't mind getting honey on!

Participants take home an 8 ounce jar of honey.

This workshop is for adults only.

New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in the urban jungle. Birding programs are appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome.

To enhance your experience we encourage you to bring field guides and binoculars, or ask a Ranger to borrow a pair.

Free, Contact (718) 967-3542 for more information.

Join us to learn how a Staten Island farmer who’d changed careers often enough to live in modern times, became the nation’s most celebrated park designer and influenced generations of Americans. Olmsted lived in a farmhouse on Staten Island from 1845-53 and the 1685 home is still standing in a NYC Park on Staten Island. Join us to learn the many fascinating and little-known details of the story. Hosted by Friends of Olmsted-Beil House (olmstedbeilhouse.org) Presented by Matt Falber.

About Matt Falber – Matt is the owner and operator of Central Park Sunset Tours, where he has extensively researched Central Park. He is also a regular contributor to the Travel Channel’s “Mysteries of the Museum” and “Monumental Mysteries.” In 2013, Matt started non-profit, Central Park Arch Project in order to advocate for the use of historical safety measures to improve the park’s transportation infrastructure. He currently is a passionate actor, creator and storyteller as well as a valued board member of Friends of Olmsted-Beil House.

Edith Clarke was the first female electrical engineer and first female professor of electrical engineering in the United States! Follow in her footsteps by building simple circuits to develop an understanding of parallel and series circuits.

6-12 year olds, accompanied by an adult

FREE with Museum Admission

Supported in part by Richmond County Savings Foundation.

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$100 includes Buffet Style Dinner, Open Bar & Show