Make Music New York, Pilgrimage 2025

 

Pilgrimage Make Music NY Winter 2025 RSVP

Led by conductor James John, artistic director of the Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble, singers will walk a route along Riverside Park making stops at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument and other landmarks to sing medieval melodies once sung on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. 

3pm, Gather at TBD location near southern end of Riverside Park

3:30pm, Depart for Caroling

4:30pm, Arrive at Destination for indoor sing-through

5pm, Depart 

 

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Make Music New York - Mobile Hallelujah 2025

 

MMNY - 2025

Mobile Hallelujah - Dec 21st

 

Producer Melissa Gerstein and conductor Douglas Anderson team up again to lead “Mobile Hallelujah,” bringing the oldest continuously performed piece of Classical music to the streets of NYC. Participating singers will gather at seven popular midtown locations to sing the famously uplifting “Hallelujah Chorus” from George Fredric Handel’s Messiah, using their smartphones to keep in sync and in tune and surprising passersby with seemingly spontaneous outbursts of the most famous choral piece in history. New time updated to 2:00 PM Start Time.

 

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Make Music New York, Dec. 21, 2025

Program list for Make Music New York

Sunday, December 21, 2025 

Visit:  https://makemusicny.org/make-music-winter-2025-events 

Webinar: Advanced Stewardship Training

 

Become an Advanced Stewardship Volunteer

Super Steward Orientation/Intro Webinar

Date: 12/10/2025

Meeting Location: This is a REMOTE webinar. You will need access to a computer, tablet, or electronic device as well as stable internet. Please disregard language in this registration regarding location.

Description: The Super Steward Orientation/Intro Webinar is Step 2 in the process of becoming a Super Steward, following attending a volunteer event with the Stewardship team. Learn how to join the network of advanced, independent environmental stewards working to keep NYC green. 

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/18471 

 

 

Ecology Park Restoration and Tour, Bergen Beach, Brooklyn

 

Ecology Park Restoration and Tour

Date: 12/06/2025

Location: BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, Brooklyn

Meeting Location: Ecology Park: Bergen Ave & Avenue T, Bergen Beach, Brooklyn

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Description: Volunteer with the Stewardship Team to learn more about and protect the forested areas in Ecology Park! Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health. The event will include a tour of the park. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty. Face masks may be worn at your discretion. Space is limited and registration is required. Volunteers under 18 must be accompanied by a chaperone. This event has been funded in part by NYC Service. To sign up a group of 10 or more volunteers please reach out to stewardship@parks.nyc.gov

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/18416 

Seed Cleaning Workshop

 

PECaN Seed Cleaning Workshop

Date: 12/04/2025

Location: Greenbelt Native Plant Center (Staten Island) (opens in new tab)
Victory Blvd. bet. Ridgeway Ave. and Travis Ave., Staten Island

Meeting Location: PECaN Parking Lot - 3808 Victory Blvd

Description: Join the NYC Parks Plant Ecology Center and Nursery (PECaN) for a hands-on seed cleaning workshop with the Seed Increase Program (SIP)! The SIP farms native seed for use in restoration projects throughout the five boroughs. The workshop will feature detailed demonstrations of seed cleaning techniques and equipment, along with discussion of seed collection, drying, testing, and storage practices. After this introduction, participants will have time for hands-on cleaning of both wild-collected and farmed seed lots. Please reach out to pecan@parks.nyc.gov in advance if you would like to bring your own seed for cleaning. Come prepared with long sleeves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes. Additional PPE will be provided, but expect to get a bit dusty! 

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/18451 

Webinar: Advanced Stewardship Training

 

Become an Advanced Stewardship Volunteer

Care Captain Webinar Training

Date: 12/03/2025

Meeting Location: This is a REMOTE webinar. You will need access to a computer, tablet, or electronic device as well as stable internet. Please disregard language in this registration regarding location. 

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/18470 

Community Input Meeting - Dan Ross Playground

Community Input Meeting - Dan Ross Playground

Date: 12/10/2025

Description: This is a virtual community input meeting to be held on 12/10 via Zoom. Registrants will receive the Zoom meeting link and phone number by email on the day of the meeting.

Location: Dan Ross Playground (Brooklyn)
7 Ave. bet. 81 St. and 82 St., Brooklyn 

Time:  6:30pm to 8pm

Visit:  https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/community-input-meetings/18485

 

 

Butterfly Gardening Tips

Butterfly Gardening
https://monarchwatch.org/garden/


Plants for Pollinator and Butterfly Gardens
monarchwatch.org/garden/plant-list-monarchwatch.pdf


Gardens for the Monarch Butterfly
https://mjv.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/documents/SchoolyardGardensUpdated.pdf

 

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2025