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📍NYC | side quests for curious girls
libraries + local finds, runs + movement @ariel_moves
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You do not need a car to have a cute little fall weekend outside of NYC!!! 🍎🚆

We took the Metro-North from Grand Central to Beacon and basically built the perfect carless fall side quest from there.

We ate good, explored Main Street, went apple picking, drank wine, touched some grass and stayed overnight at The Roundhouse.

And honestly, taking the Hudson Line up is half the fun. Get a window seat because the views are VERY much giving “maybe I should leave New York more often.”

The itinerary:

🚆 Metro-North Hudson Line → Beacon
🍎 Apple picking at Lawrence Farms Orchards
🍷 Wine at Vino y Estilo
🏨 Overnight at The Roundhouse
🍳 Breakfast + wandering around Beacon

No rental car. No complicated itinerary. Just get on the train and go!!!

Save this for your next fall side quest + send it to the friend you keep saying you need to take a trip with 🫡

#BeaconNY #applepicking #fall #NYC #NYCfall taken in Beacon, New York by @ciao4now

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Build your October curriculum 🎃📚

These are the library classes I think you should know about this month.

Whether you want to make something with your hands, learn a new skill, meet new people, or just find a reason to leave the house as the weather gets colder, there’s something on the syllabus for you.

Still on my mission to get 100,000 people into the library 🫡

Find your next class on Library Scout. Link in bio 📚

#wellness #library #hobby #NYC #freethingstodo taken in New York, New York by @ciao4now

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My mic cut out, so my editor helped replace the voice! It sounds a little off, but I’m out of the country and couldn’t re-film 🫠

This week’s Autumn Agenda: Cross Currents 🍂 Classes exploring what happens when cultures and art forms meet, plus a little paint ’n’ jazz solo date.

Find your next class on Library Scout. Link in bio 📚

#NYC #Library #FreeThingsToDo #Hobbies taken in New York, New York by @ciao4now

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Still dreaming about this gorgeous little upstate getaway 😊🌿

📍 The Roundhouse | Beacon, NY

🚆 About 90 minutes from NYC via Metro-North
🏨 Boutique hotel in a historic former industrial complex
🌊 Right by Fishkill Creek, with waterfall views
🚶🏽‍♀️ Walking distance to Beacon's Main Street, shops, cafés, and galleries
✨ Perfect for a car-free overnight escape from the city

Save this for when you need a little weekend getaway without leaving New York! 📌

#nyc #hotel #upstate #beacon #travel by @ciao4now

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I will be closing off the vote for the pigeon on October the 20th! So make sure you click the link in my bio and submit your vote by then :).

#founder #buildwithme #nyc #art #mascot by @ciao4now

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Your October 5–10 library syllabus is here 📚🍂

This week’s theme: The Missing Chapter. Meet a forgotten queen of magic, revisit the Bronx through old photos, or make something for your right to read.

Plus pottery, junk journaling, and a little Saturday birding 🫡

Find your classes on Library Scout through the link in my bio. Save your spot early where registration is required!

#NYC #Library #FreeThingsToDo #Hobby #craft by @ciao4now

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Our Beacon trip from start to finish 🤎 A little apple picking, and even time for a little library activity. Thanks to my girls for coming out!

#NYC #girlstrip #upstate #carfreetrip #fall taken in Beacon, New York by @ciao4now

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This week’s theme: Things We Carry. 🍂

Photos, family stories, repaired clothes, saved seeds, symbols, and even flavors — little ways we keep things moving forward.

This week also includes a few University Open Air favorites, and the Adinkra class might be the one I’m most excited about.

🔗 Full curriculum is live on Library Scout — link in bio.

#library #nyc #thingstodo #hobby #NYCEvents taken in New York, New York by @ciao4now

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You don’t need a car to have your apple-picking moment 🍎

We took the train from NYC to Beacon, then a rideshare to Lawrence Farms Orchards for apple picking, cider donuts, and a little time outside.

Save this for your next fall day trip! Full itinerary linked in my bio 🧺

#farm #ApplePicking #thingstodonyc #nycdaytrip #fall taken in Lawrence Farms Orchards by @ciao4now

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October side quests when you want to do more art 🎨
Save your spot early when registration is required or supplies are limited!

Explore the full October calendar on Library Scout through the link in my bio 📚

#NYC #Art #ArtClasses #FreeThingsToDo #Library taken in New York, New York by @ciao4now

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This week’s theme: Things We Carry.

A little syllabus about the things that follow us through time: photos, family stories, worn clothes, seeds, symbols, and even flavors.

🗓️ This week includes classes with @nypl, @bklynlibrary + @qplnyc on scrapbooking, visible mending, oral history, seed saving, Adinkra symbols, and food preservation.

🧵 WEDNESDAY SOLO DATE
Bring an old jacket, jeans, or sweater to The Art of Mending at Brooklyn Central and learn patchwork, appliqué + Sashiko-inspired visible mending.

After, head to Rhodora in Fort Greene for natural wine + food. Their zero-waste approach feels like a very fitting follow-up to a class about repairing instead of discarding.

🌱 University Open Air is happening right now, so the weekend is stacked.
A few of my favorites:

Saving Seeds for Tomorrow at Greenpoint Library
Adinkra at Brooklyn Central
Tasting Time at Brooklyn Central

And the Adinkra class might be the one I’m most excited about. You’ll learn traditional Akan symbols from Ghana that carry proverbs, values, and ideas across generations, then create your own design on fabric.

📖 Homework: ask your librarian for a book about the things we inherit, preserve, or choose to carry forward.

Try: The Anthropologists — Ayşegül Savaş

🔗 This week’s full curriculum is now live on Library Scout — link in bio
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Ciao4now and have fun. 🍂

#library #nyc #thingstodo #hobby #nycevents by @ciao4now

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