{"id":47716,"date":"2014-10-17T11:47:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=47716"},"modified":"2014-10-17T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T15:47:15","slug":"this-weekend-carve-out-some-family-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2014\/10\/garden-programming\/this-weekend-carve-out-some-family-time\/","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend: Carve Out Some Family Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ray Villafane leads his sold out Pumpkin Picasso carving class at NYBG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ray Villafane is back at NYBG tomorrow for Pumpkin Carving Weekend<\/a>. See this year’s massive zombie carving come to life after touring The Haunted Pumpkin Garden<\/em><\/a>. Check out Ray’s exclusive artist’s rendering of his apocalyptic pumpkin vision here<\/a>\u2014it’s like no jack-o’-lantern you’ve ever seen! In fact, Ray is at Grand Central Terminal today until 7 p.m. beginning work on his masterpiece in a live demonstration that is open to the public! Stop by if you’re in midtown, but come to the Garden this weekend to see the finished product.<\/p>\n

Kids are welcome to complete the Halloween fun with the Budding Masters Creepy Pumpkin Carving Adventure<\/a> this Saturday, open exclusively to MasterCard cardholders<\/a>. Saturday and Sunday will also feature the return of Creepy Creatures of Halloween<\/a>. Erik Zeidler, the host of this popular and educational program, recently visited Good Day New York<\/em> with some of his amazing reptiles to discuss his work with the Garden. Head below to check out some of the eye-popping live creatures your family can visit this weekend, along with our impressive pumpkin installation.<\/p>\n

Kiku<\/em><\/a> has only a couple of weeks left, so come enjoy a bite at our Japanese Pop-Up Restaurant<\/a> while there’s still time! In the meanwhile, enjoy this Creepy Creatures clip from Good Day New York<\/em>, and check out the full schedule of weekend programs.
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