Spend Martin Luther King Jr. Day At A Prospect Park Event

PROSPECT HEIGHTS, NY — Brooklynites with free time to spare on Martin Luther King Jr. Day might just want to head over to Prospect Park.

Park officials will throw an assortment of events during the Jan. 20 holiday.

Space is limited for "Freedom Songs and Stories with Tammy Hall," a 2 to 3 p.m. event in Lefferts Historic House. Organizers bill Hall as a "master storyteller" who will spin a diverse range of stories. Reservations can be made here and suggested donations are $3.

Maybe you're in the mood for something more peaceful. If that's the case then head over to Prospect Park Audubon Center for three free, family-friendly events.

The first is "Discovery Pack" from 12 to 3 p.m. People can collect a pack stuffed with a "ready-to-go kit" with nature activities for families, organizers said.

Park Alliance Naturalists will throw the second event from 2 to 3 p.m. This "Animal Encounter" will highlight all the animals in the Audubon Center's collection.

The final event is a "Winter Wilderness Walk" from 3 to 4 p.m. A park naturalist will lead a group from the Audubon Center for a tour showing how plants and animals survive winters.

More active New Yorkers with $80 to spare are invited to take part in the "Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tennis Program" at the Prospect Park Tennis Center this Monday. It includes a "fast-paced station drill" focusing on serves, volleys, ground strokes, approach shots and offensive and defensive strategies.

People can find registration information for the tennis event here.

A schedule of events can be found on Prospect Park's website.