WHAT: Bryant Park Spring Events 2009 brochure.
WHY: Find out what’s happening in the park NOW and be the first to know what programs are coming up this summer.
WHEN: Pick one up today, available through June.
WHERE: Every entrance to the park and in front of the New York Public Library in any of our 13 custom designed information signs with brochure holders.
Get them while they’re hot!
The seventh annual Poem in Your Pocket Day is tomorrow at the Bryant Park Reading Room from 11am-3pm. Hear the next generation of poets tell you what’s on their mind!
Come by during lunch while young poets from local NYC schools share their original and celebrated works. Elizabeth Swados will host, with guest appearances by poets Stacyann Chin, Alan Katz, and Bob Holman.
It’s a rare day when we’re not in the park, but we love seeing pictures and comments from your visits! Take a look at all these recent posts from bloggers who stopped by Bryant Park.
georgiegirlnyc:
Instead, I found myself a table and chair in the sun in Bryant Park, ate a sandwich and got stuck into my library book. A perfect Friday afternoon.
Looking for a peaceful way to start your day? Skip the lines of cranky people at your morning coffee joint and stop by Bryant Park instead for free Tai Chi classes this summer.
An excellent system of health and self defense, Tai Chi helps students acheive the optimum degree of harmony between mind and body. In the park you’ll practice slow, focused movements of the arms and legs as you flow through a series of postures and work on correct body alignment. Movements are repeated, making it easy to pick up in no time and great for beginners. Classes are open to people of all ages and abilities…all you need to bring is yourself! And though most people choose to practice in comfortable clothing, we’ve seen our fair share of ’suits’ stopping by to join in on their way to work. It’s that easy.
Starting tomorrow, members of the Tai Chi Chuan Center will teach Tai Chi and Eternal Spring on the Fountain Terrace Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 7:30-8:30am, through October 8th.
Last year, over 1,600 people took advantage of the free classes in the park. Because really, where else in midtown could you find a more beautiful setting to work on your chi?
And if you weren’t in the park on Saturday, check out these pictures from World Tai Chi Day hosted by Master C.K. Chu, founder of the Tai Chi Chuan Center.
Master Chu led two classes at the event for anyone who wished to participate. Students of the Tai Chi Chuan Center, audience members, and even passersby joined in to follow his expert movements.
The event kicked off the 6th season of Bryant Park Tai Chi. Visit our website for a full schedule of summer classes and events, and the Tai Chi Chuan Center website to learn more about the history of Tai Chi and benefits of regular practice.
Nature-starved office workers and city dwellers flock to Bryant Park in the warm weather months to feel the sun on their faces and grass under their toes. Since March we’ve been watching it grow and today’s the day to grab your lunch and visit the park. The lawn will open at noon!
You might not know that the Lawn:
- is 1.1 acres, approximately the size of a football field
- is resodded twice a year with over 5,000 pieces of sod grown in Long Island
- takes roughly 6 weeks of sun and water to become a luxurious and resilient green carpet
- must be closed occasionally for aeration, fertilization, or protection during wet weather
- is monitored very carefully by Bryant Park Corporation staff (an aerial photograph of the lawn is taken every morning to document changes throughout the season)
- will be open to the public today at noon for the first time in 2009. Enjoy!
Check www.bryantpark.org for lawn openings and closings, updated daily.
One lawn’s journey from Long Island to the big city…
