Free Friday - 10/31/08

Each week we're telling viewers about events, activities and items that are free. That's right...no money required.

This week's free list:
1) Free ice skating at Bryant Park
2) Halloween event with haunted house and maze in the Bronx
3) A chef demonstrates how to cook with your leftover pumpkins from Halloween in the Bronx

MORE INFO AND VIDEO AFTER THE JUMP...

Ice-Skating Begins at the Pond at Bryant Park!
Friday, October 24 from 8am-10pm
Location: Bryant Park; Enter skate pavilion at 40th Street between 5th and 6th avenues; Manhattan
Come skate on the Pond at Bryant Park--the centerpiece of Bryant Park's winter season. The 170' x 100' rink features free admission ice skating, rental skates, skating shows, special events, and activities! This year, The Pond will open on October 24th and continue through January 25th. For more information on ice-skating in the parks, visit our Ice Skating Rinks Page, at: nycgovparks.org/facilities/iceskating.

For more information, call (866) 221-5157 or click here.

Halloween Event
Friday, October 31 from 5pm to 8pm
Location: Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
Boo! Walk through a haunted maze and down into a spooky basement and prepare to be spooked. Everyone will leave with a goody bag and a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch.
For more information, click here.

Cooking Demonstration at Wave Hill: Cooking with Squash and Pumpkins
Saturday, November 1 at 1pm
Location: Wave Hill, Wave Hill House (675 West 252nd Street); Bronx
Celebrate the harvest of voluptuous vegetables from the Wave Hill pumpkin patch. Admire the diversity of colorful pumpkins and winter squash and enjoy tasty seasonal recipes prepared by a chef from Great Performances, Wave Hill's exclusive caterer.

For more information, call: (718) 549-3200, email pressroom@wavehill.org or click here.