10:00 AM–05:00 PM on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Join the Downtown Boathouse for 20-minute instructional paddles, and explore the Hudson River first hand. Participants are required to wear a bathing suit, or shorts and a t-shirt, and you must know how to swim. Downtown Boathouse volunteers will supply life jackets, kayaks, paddles, and some tips on paddling. Weather permitting only. For daily weather status: (646) 613-0740.

Categories: Wellness Event Summer on the Hudson

01:00 PM– on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Join the Urban Park Rangers and discover the joys of fishing, as we connect to the life living within the Hudson River. Equipment provided, but bring your own enthusiasm, some luck, and maybe a friend. Recommended for ages 10+

Categories: Family/Kids Event Other Park Activity Summer on the Hudson

05:00 PM– on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Come down to the traveling rings on seven Saturdays this summer. There will be free demonstrations and individual instruction in ring swinging, unicycling, juggling, hula-hooping, slacklining, acroyoga, and sand sculpting by accomplished artists and performers. This week: Juggler, Sean Blue (featured on the Today Show) will be demonstrating.

Traveling rings have been a popular attraction in Santa Monica, CA since the 1930’s, and Riverside Park has the only set of rings outside of California.

Get & Stay Fit • Make New Friends • Have Fun! • www.swingaring.com

Categories: Family/Kids Event Other Park Activity Wellness Event

06:30 PM– on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Join Hudson Warehouse, the Other Shakespeare in the Park, for their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a popular Shakespeare comedy.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the tale of the strange events that occur when mischievous forest fairies magically transform the romantic fate of two young couples.

Categories: Movie/Theater Event

07:00 PM–09:00 PM on Saturday, August 08, 2009

Calling all blankets, picnic baskets, and candles! Riverside Clay Tennis Association is once again hosting its series of sunset concerts sponsored by the all-natural beverage CurrantC and the omega-3 sports supplement Recoup90, celebrates our fabulous park and represents the rich cultural diversity of the Upper West Side. Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join us. Stick around afterward and watch the fireflies rise up out of the lawn and the stars speckle the sky.

This week: Pe de Boi, the samba band headed by Brazilian-born Marcio Sapel, performs in such local clubs as S.O.B.‘s, Jazz Forum, the Blue Note, and the Village Gate. Rain date: Sunday, August 9, 7 pm

In the event of inclement weather, call the hotline, 212-978-0277, to see whether a concert has been postponed.

Categories: Musical/Dance Event RCTA Sunset Concert Series