FREE PET BLOOD-PRESSURE SCREENING
To celebrate their 145th anniversary, the ASPCA is offering free blood-pressure screenings to cats over 7 years old and dogs over 5 years. Abnormally high or low blood pressure in animals can be a condition of heart disease, kidney disease and other severe illnesses. Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital, 424 E. 92nd St. By appointment only, email BMAH@aspca.org or call 212-876-7700, ext. 4200.
AN EVENING WITH MAIRA KALMAN
Illustrator, author and designer Maira Kalman will be featured Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m., at The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. Kalman will discuss her work with Museum curator Ingrid Schaffner. A 100-work selection of Kalman’s original paintings, drawings and sketches will be shown, along with special installations of source material gathered throughout Kalman’s travels. The evening will include a performance of The Mezzo-Soprano Song, inspired by the children’s book 13 Words, written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Kalman. Tickets $15, $12 for students and seniors, $10 for members, thejewishmuseum.org.
PROS & CONS OF FRACKING
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer introduces a panel addressing the benefits and drawbacks of hydraulic fracturing in New York’s Marcellus Shale Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. “Fracking” is a method of using water and chemicals to extract natural gas or oil from shale rock, and some argue that it contaminates drinking water. Fracking is currently banned in New York State, but this spring, Governor Cuomo will decide whether to lift that ban. Speakers include experts on paleontological research, fossil fuels, environmental pollutants and land use. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave. Tickets at 92Y.org or 212-415-5500, $25.
IRISH HISTORY LECTURE
Dr. Robert Spiegelman will give a free lecture on the Derryveagh Evictions, when landlord John George Adair evicted almost 300 tenants from their homes in County Donegal in April 1861, in order to please his aesthetic tastes. Many children were separated from their families and shipped to Australia. Monday, April 4, 6 p.m., at the American Irish Historical Society, 991 5th Ave, 212-288-2263. RSVP preferred.
JUDAISM CLASS
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun offers a Crash Course in Basic Judaism, Monday, March 28 and Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. A class for beginners or those who want to brush up, exploring belief in God, prayer, Shabbat, Jewish observance and sexuality, taught by Rabbi Elie Weinstock. 125 E. 85th St., 212-774-5678.
Will Eliot Spitzer run for Mayor in 2013?
Eliot Spitzer addresses rumors about a 2013 mayoral run, Andrew Cuomo’s job so far and why he never says never
(Read other stories about Eliot Spitzer – History is Full of Political Second Acts and Political Pros: Spitzer Mayoral Run is a Fantasy.)
This is the first of a two-part series.
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History Is Full of Political Second Acts
America loves a good comeback; our political history is full of tales of unlikely rises to power. When comparing Spitzer to other pols who have made good on scandalous pasts—a certain philanthropist and former president operating out of Harlem comes to mind—how does he measure up?
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Political Pros: Spitzer Mayoral Run is a Fantasy
While New York anticipates the first mayoral election in over a decade that won’t involve Mike Bloomberg, speculation runs rampant on who will vie for a spot on the ticket in 2013. While Spitzer coyly laughs off the suggestion that he will test those waters, rumors are already swirling. We asked people inside the political arena if a Spitzer for Mayor campaign could get off the ground.
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SHAKESPEARE REDUX
The Heavenly Rest Players present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), in which three actors run through all of the Bard’s tales over the course of one show. March 24–26 and March 31–April 2, 8 p.m., Church of the Heavenly Rest, 2 E. 90th St., smarttix.com; $20.
Hooray for Rosé
The flavor of ‘pink’ wine is just as intense as lighter reds
By Josh Perilo
Never was I so glad that I hadn’t done my job than two Wednesdays ago. A smart-alecky customer from out of town was dismissing all rosé wine as prissy garbage. I tried reasoning with him.
“Perhaps you’ve just tried the wrong stuff,” I said pleasantly.
“It’s all the wrong stuff,” he chuckled. “Swill.”
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