November 1, 2009

*Brooklyn Children’s Museum

El Dia de los Muertos: Celebra Calaca!

11:30 AM

145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn

Explore a fun and spooky way to celebrate El Dia de los Muertos. Learn about calaca, skeleton puppets designed in poses and costumes. Discover this folk art that combines pre-Columbian and Spanish traditions, then make your own calaca puppet to take home.

Admission: $7.50; free for children under one year. For more information, please call

(718) 735-4400 or visit

www.BrooklynKids.org

*Staten Island Greenbelt

Fall Foliage Hike to Moses Mountain

1:00 PM

Greenbelt Nature Center, 200 Nevada Avenue, Staten Island

Experience the forest in its full fall glory and enjoy the panoramic view on this hike. Hikers may even see a migrating hawk or turkey vulture fly overhead. Registration is required.

FREE For more information, please call

(718) 351-3450 or visit

www.SIGreenbelt.org

*New York Botanical Garden

Taiko Drumming

1:00 PM

Conservatory Lawn, 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx

Thundering and thrilling, the taiko (Japanese drum) has been called “the voice and spirit of the Japanese people.” During “Kiku in the Japanese Autumn Garden,” experience the sounds of both ancient and modern Japan by the group Taiko-Masala in addition to the autumn color of Japanese garden plants featured in this presentation. Also at 3PM.

Admission: $20; $18 for seniors and students; $8 for children 2–12 years old. For more information, please call

(718) 817-8700 or visit

www.NYBG.org