Events Calendar

Week of June 3 - June 9, 2012

Calendar
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

(Special Tuesday Date)

Ultra runner and champion Scott Jurek and co-author Steve Friedman with tips on diet, endurance, and what it takes to be a world class athlete - Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness. Hosted by Christopher McDougall, author of the international phenomena Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. With special guest Peter Sarsgaard, writer and director of the up-coming film Born to Run.


 

Malakani Bandele
Rio Cortez
Ama Codjoe

 
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Friends and bestselling writers Jennifer Weiner of In Her Shoes brilliance, and author of new books Then Came You: A Novel and The Next Best Thing: A Novel, and Jen Lancaster, author and memoirist, join forces for an afternoon on writing, pop culture and Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Lucky Charms Are Not for Dinner.

 

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Petanque

Pétanque

Pétanque is a French game of "boules" played in the park. Try your hand after a free lesson from La Boule New Yorkaise.

Learn more about Pétanque in Bryant Park
Ping Pong

Ping Pong at The Tables

The Tables are located in the northwest corner of the park, and equipment is provided free of charge.

Give The Tables a spin