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March 13, 2010
 
*The New Museum
Art Museums, Private Collectors, and the Public
12:30 PM
235 Bowery, Manhattan
The New Museum hosts a daylong symposium on the past, present, and future of the cooperation between private collectors and public institutions. The first panel will focus on the importance of public/private partnerships to the rise and development of the American art museum. The second panel will discuss new models of public/private partnerships currently being implemented or considered.
Admission: $10; $8 for seniors and students. For more information, please call
(212) 219-1222 or visit
www.NewMuseum.org
 
Wave Hill
Palm House Walk: South African Splendor
1:00 PM
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx
In March, the Palm House is jam-packed with a wonderful array of colorful and fragrant plants from around the world. Don’t miss the chance to see our annual display of South African bulbs and other rare and unusual greenhouse plants with Horticultural Interpreter Charles Day.
Admission: $8; $4 for students and seniors; $2 for children.
For more information, please call
(718) 549-3200 or visit
www.WaveHill.org
 
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Dyenamic Dyes
1:30 PM
145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn
To create colorful clothing, people dyed their own clothes using dye made from local plants. Join us at to learn about the powerful properties of natural plant dyes. Grind and boil your own plant dyes and dip-dye your own sheet of wrapping paper to take home.
Admission: $7.50.
For more information, please call
(718) 735-4400 or visit
www.BrooklynKids.org
 
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Legends of Aerospace Tour
2:00 PM
Pier 86 (46th St. and 12th Ave), Manhattan
Join famous aviators and astronauts including Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan, the first and last men on the moon, Captain Jim Lovell, Commander of Apollo 13 and others as they share their personal experiences and talk about the future of aeronautics.
Admission: $22; $18 for students and seniors; $17 for youth; FREE for Active and Retired Members of the United States Military.
For more information, please call
(212) 245-0072 or visit
www.IntrepidMuseum.org
 
*The New York Public Library
Sonido Costeño Band
2:30 PM
Bronx Library Center, 310 East Kingsbridge Road, Bronx
Come listen to Juan Manuel Morales as he leads Sonido Costeño through a delightful mix of Latin music styles including up-tempo salsa, Cuban Son and their own special blend of cha-chacha and reggae.
FREE
For more information, please call
(718) 579-4244 or visit
www.NYPL.org
 
*Chosen for 'This Week in the Community,'
appearing every Monday in The Times Metro section.
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