Thursday, July 31, 2025

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance - Engage with Nature & Music in August!

 







WANNA VOLUNTEER? 

Look for our August Volunteer Events email!


AUGUST PROGRAMS 

 

Family Fridays in the Garden

Fridays, August 1, 8, 15, and 22 from 10am to 12pm
Dig for compost critters, water the plants, explore nature, harvest some veggies, and so much more at VCPA’s Learning Garden!

This is a FREE drop-in program.
VCPA Learning Garden

 

Bronx Arts Ensemble’s Concerts on the Lawn
Saturday, August 2 from 3pm to 4pm

Latin Jazz with Jennifer Vincent

Van Cortlandt House Museum

 

Van Cortlandt Nature Group Walks
Sunday, August 3 at 9:30am meets in front of Nature Center
Friday, August 8 at 2pm meets in Riverdale Stables parking lot

Take a slow walk in the park and learn about local flora and fauna with naturalist Debbi Dolan. Debbi has a wealth of knowledge about nature, plants, and wildlife that she enjoys sharing. 

 

Caribeando with Juan Usera and the Sambuco Tribe

Monday, August 4 from 4 to 6pm

Saturday, August 9 from 2 to 4pm

Wednesday, August 13 from 4 to 6pm

Caribeando features live music highlighting traditional Caribbean rhythms and dances including bomba, plena, guaracha, and changüí. Led by master percussionist Juan Usera,  an Afro-Puerto Rican artist and culture-bearer whose work is deeply rooted in the traditional African-based dance forms of Bomba and Plena. Watch! Learn! Join in! 

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Enslaved African Burial Ground

 

Youth Run Farm Stand

Wednesdays from 2pm to 7pm

Stop by the Youth Run Farmstand, featuring fresh, local produce at affordable prices, healthy recipes, and a chance to chat with our awesome interns.
Corner of Orloff Avenue and Gale Place.

 

Family Nature Journaling Hike
Thursday, August 14 at 10:30am
In this free hands-on workshop, you and your young naturalists (ages 6 to 11) will practice being scientists, explorers, artists, and storytellers with nature journaling! Kids will get their very own journals to decorate before we head off on a guided nature hike.

Southern end of Van Cortlandt Golf House

REIMAGINING: In Transition

Thursday, August 21 from 6pm to 8pm
In Transition is an offering to consider the unique cultural beliefs around honoring ancestors who have passed. It will be facilitated by artist and space doula Tijay Mohammed, along with artists Susan Misra and Marcela Torres from the Weaving Liberation of All Beings collective.
Enslaved Burial Ground

 

REIMAGINING: In Transition is part of Van Cortlandt Park Alliance’s Reimagining initiative. In partnership with the Design Trust for Public Space and Immanuel Oni, Liminal Sp, VCPA invites the community to reimagine the park’s Enslaved African Burial Ground site as a memorial space that fosters long-term healing and restoration. This project is supported by the Mellon Foundation.


SAVE THE DATES!

Starlight Cinema: New York, NY

Fridays on the Parade Ground

7:30-ish • Movies Begin at Last Light
6 PM • Music of 1979, 1987, 1997, 2018
6:30 PM • Movie-themed Crafts

September 5: The Warriors (1979)
September 12: Moonstruck (1987)
September 19: Men in Black (1997)
September 26: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Visit our Movie Page for more details.

Support Our Work in Van Cortlandt Park

 

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