Celebrating Black History Month
Black History Month is being celebrated all over the city, including many places uptown. Below are just a few of the highlights. Read more
Best Bets for Super Bowl XLVI
By Andrew Rice
Best Super Bowl Party
Playwright Irish Pub, 27 W. 35th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), playwrightirishpubnyc.com.
It’d be hard for almost any bar to top the Playwright for square inches of screen space, as this Irish sports bar has over 80 of them in their two-floor establishment. For a pair of Andrew Jacksons, you’ll get an open bar and buffet to enjoy as you watch the G-Men battle it out with the Pats. Read more
Holiday Event Highlights on the Upper East Side
It’s the busy season for churches, synagogues and others celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, and there are many events on the Upper East Side; some musical, some just fun and some solemn. This week and next we are highlighting a small sample: Read more
COMMUNITY HEALTH EVENTS
By Karen Zheng
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine has multiple community events promoting health and well-being coming up in August.
There is a community breast health education and screening program on Monday, August 8, from 12 to 3 p.m. at 212 E. 106th St., between Second and Third avenues. Drop-in support groups for women coping with breast cancer will take place on Mondays, 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 16 E. 98th St. 1B (Bell #30). Group crafts and yoga sessions will be available Wednesdays; for more information, contact 212-987-3053. Mount Sinai is also holding a greenmarket every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 99th Street and Madison Avenue, during which choosing sweets, monitoring salt intake, building a healthy plate and screening for blood pressure will be discussed.
LOCAL LEADERS TALK SHOP
Upper East Side for Change will hold the second of a series of informal talks with local Democratic legislators on Thursday, July 28, 5-7 p.m. at 301 E. 75th St. #19A. Council Member Jessica Lappin will share insights from her experience on the City Council and an update on the proposed marine waste transfer station at East 91 Street. A UESFC general meeting will immediately follow. Refreshments will be served. To sign up, contact Monica at uesforchange@gmail.com.
BIKE LESSONS IN CENTRAL PARK
By Ashley Welch
Bike New York will provide free bicycle lessons for children at the Bike and Roll location at Tavern on the Green in Central Park on Sunday July 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration is required on bikenewyork.org and open only to children who use a loaner kids bike from Bike and Roll. Space is limited.
FREE SUMMERGARDEN CONCERT AT THE MOMA
By Ashley Welch
For 40 years, Summergarden has been presenting fee jazz and classical music performances to New York City.
This year, their concert series, entitled New Music for New York, features Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center. On Sunday, July 24, the Julliard School, under the direction of Joel Sachs, presents New Music for String Quartet.
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FREE PERFORMANCE IN CENTRAL PARK
By Ashley Welch
If long lines for Shakespeare in the Park scare you away from outdoor theater, why not try something a bit more low-key?
Xoregos Performing Company presents Sophocles’s Antigone at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on Monday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. The performance includes dance, music and the text of this moving play. All performances are free and start on time. Guests are invited to bring blankets and a picnic dinner.
MUSEUM WALKING TOURS
By Karen Zheng
El Museo del Barrio is taking its programs beyond museum grounds this summer. The El Barrio Today Arts Cluster is holding a walking tour on Saturday, July 23, which spans from the museum to several cultural highlights in the area, including the Graffiti Wall of Fame, local murals and Julia de Burgos Boulevard.
Tours will continue throughout the fall, every Saturday from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 1230 5th Ave., 212-831-7272.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE FOR HOMELESS NYC CHILDREN
By Ashley Welch
Volunteers of America is currently collecting donations of brand-new backpacks and school supplies for the thousands of children living in the New York City shelter system.
The drive, called Operation Backpack, is in its ninth year. Last year, volunteers provided filled backpacks to 7,000 of the 11,000 homeless children in New York City. The goal for this year is 9,000.
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