NYC EVENTS FOR APRIL 2006 
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 John Pazmino 
 NYSkies 
 nyskiesastronomy{at}earthlink.castlenet 

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    The following astronomy activities in the commuting ring enclosing 
New York City are operated by various organizations. A few cultural 
items of special importance to City astronomers may be included. 
    Altho NYC Events confirms the listed items, they are subject to 
change by their sponsors. Check with their contacts. For events which 
missed NYC Events, check the NYSkies Yahoogroup forum. Join NYSkies by 
sending a blank email to 'nysky-subscribe{at}yahoogroups.com'. 
    Let the sponsor of an event you attend know that you learned of its 
event thru NYC Events. You may ask for the next NYC Events thru 
'nyskiesastronomy{at}earthlink.net' if you didn't yet join the forum. 
    Hours on April 1st are Eastern Standard Time; from April 2nd thru 
30th they are Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Astronomy and Space Days 
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    Many astronomy centers are holding special sessions for Astronomy 
Day or Space Day; some combine the two into one event. Altho this 
issue of NYC Events lists some of these events, many were not yet 
confirmed at issue time. Please inquire at your local astronoomy 
center for late news.
    NYSkies celebrates Earth Day, rather than Astronomy or Space Day. 
It has a booth at America's annual Earth Day festival. Starting in 
2003 Earth Day was held in or next to Grand Central Terminal. Before 
then it was an outdoor carnival in a Manhattan park or street. 
    This year, due to the rising exhibitor and public fervor, there 
are TWO Earth Day fairs! The first is on April 14-15 inside the depot. 
This is where you'll meet NYSkies and its grandest exhibit of all the 
fair. The other is on April 21-22 adjacent to the station as a street 
party. While NYSkies is not in this second fair, do come and enjoy the 
other exhibits. 

Index of events 
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 Dates for events; contact if no events 
 '*' events with risk of abuse and hostility 
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    BROOKLYN 
 *Cadman Plaza  - - - - - -  4 
  Floyd Bennett Fd  - - - -  7 
  Fort Greene Pk  - - - - -  1, 8, 15, 22, 29 

    CONNECTICUT 
  A S of Gtr Hartford - - - 12 
  Astro Soc of Greenwich  -  5, 11, 24 
  Astro Soc of New Haven  - www.asnh.org, prez{at}asnh.org 
  Boothe Meml Astro Soc - -  7, 21 
  CT Tripoli Rocketry Assn   2 
  Dorrit Hoffleit conf  - - 28-29 
  Mattituck Astro Soc - - - 20 
  Stamford Observatory  - -  7, 14, 21, 28 
  Wesleyan University - - - XX, 5, 10, 12, 19, 26 
  Western CT St Univ  - - -  8, 13, 22, 27 
  Westport Astro Soc  - - -  5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 
  Yale University - - - - -  6, 20 

    LONG ISLAND 
  Amat Obsrs Soc  - - - - -  2, 18 
  Astro Soc of Long Is  - - 12, 19, 26 
  Brookhaven Natl Lab - - - 21, 27 
  Caumsett State Park - - - 22 
  Cradle of Aviation  - - - 18 
  Cold Spg Hr Lab - - - events.cshl.edu/lectures.html, 516-367-8455 
  Custer Institute  - - - -  1, 8, 15, 22, 29 
  LI Book & Ephemera Fair -  1-2 
  LI Space Soc  - - - - - - 18 
  Robert Moses St Pk  - - - 21, 28, 29 
  Science Club of Long Is - 26 
  SUNY Stony Brook  - - - - www.ess.sunysb.edu/astro, 631-632-8100, 
                            slutterbie{at}notes.cc.sunysb.edu 
  Vanderbilt Planetarium  -  5 

    MANHATTAN 
  92nd Street Y - - - - - - www.92y.org, 212-415-5500 
  Amer Mus Natl Hist  - - -  1, 3, 25, 27,  
  Barnes & Noble  - - - - -  6 
 *Carl Schurz Park  - - - - 28 
  Carriage House bookfair - 21-22 
  Central Park  - - - - - - XX, 2, 8, 22 
 *Central Park  - - - - - - 29 
  City Hall Park  - - - - - 30 
  Columbia Univ Obsy  - - -  6, 7, 28 
  Cornelia St Cafe' - - - -  2 

 Continued in next message.

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