Events
Throughout the year, RIPA hosts over 200 free public events including tours, movie nights, waterfront activities, our annual Cherry Blossom and Harvest Festivals and more. These family-friendly drop-in events play an integral role in helping Park visitors explore the Island’s varied points of interest. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully.
For inquiries about accessibility, to request an accommodation or for event information please email [email protected].
June 2021
Lunch & Lit Event
Join us this summer for our inaugural Lunch & Lit program. Bring a book and join Elizabeth Howard, our writer in residence, for a literary conversation. Please bring along a book you are reading or one you have loved reading to share with the group. Share with the group why was the book meaningful for you? Read a few passages that were particularly meaningful. If you do not want to participate, come and listen. Elizabeth will discuss and read from a book she is…
Find out more »National Pollinator Week Nature Sketching
Join us on Randall’s Island and we will introduce you to some wonderful places to observe and sketch nature. Interested in starting a nature journal; we will have journals to help you start your journey. No experience needed and all are welcome. Recommended 12+ Bring your own drawing instruments (colored pencils, paints, pens) but only a pencil is needed, and we’ll supply the inspiration. Date: June 25th at 6:30pm Location: Little Hell Gate Wildflower Meadow by the bench.
Find out more »July 2021
Lunch & Lit Event
Join us this summer for our inaugural Lunch & Lit program. Bring a book and join Elizabeth Howard, our writer in residence, for a literary conversation. Please bring along a book you are reading or one you have loved reading to share with the group. Share with the group why was the book meaningful for you? Read a few passages that were particularly meaningful. If you do not want to participate, come and listen. Elizabeth will discuss and read from a book she is…
Find out more »August 2021
Lunch & Lit Event
Join us this summer for our inaugural Lunch & Lit program. Bring a book and join Elizabeth Howard, our writer in residence, for a literary conversation. Please bring along a book you are reading or one you have loved reading to share with the group. Share with the group why was the book meaningful for you? Read a few passages that were particularly meaningful. If you do not want to participate, come and listen. Elizabeth will discuss and read from a book she is…
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