Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:

August 2016

Courtesy of State Senator Liz Krueger

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Please note:  This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events with the host or ask to RSVP.

Ongoing Event: Shakespeare in the Park – Delacorte Theatre, Troilus and Cressida

8:00 PM, August 2-14, except August 8. For Free ticket information visit http://publictheater.org/en/programs–events/shakespeare-in-the-park/summer-supporters/?SiteTheme=Shakespeare

Monday 8/1/16:

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Bryant Park Reading Room

Activity: Film Discussion on The Screen is Red: Hollywood, Communism and the Cold War

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Dan Manjovi- Recording Artist, Performer and Composer

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 67th Street Library, Computer Classroom

Workshop: MS Excel 2010 for Beginners (skill prerequisite: MS Word 1)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Alexander von Humboldt statue (77th Street and Central Park West)

Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th – 62nd Streets just south of Wollman Rink

Activity: Open hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

5:00 PM – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Film: HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival – Harvey

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Mah Jongg Social

6:30 PM Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Books & Poetry: Jeffrey Toobin- American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Books & Poetry: Contemporary Classics Book Discussion: The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler

 

Tuesday 8/2/16:

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Jeff Posner

11:00 AM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, The Green

Activity: Mini Golf Social

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: 10 Strategies for a More Productive Job Search

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Book Club, Game of Thrones

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Dan Manjovi – Recording Artist, Performer and Composer

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: Kips Bay’s Adult Coloring Book Club

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace across from BP Grill

Activity: Knitting

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131st Street at Malcom X Blvd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: 53rd Street Stitchers – a place for knitters, spinners, crocheters, and needle-pointers to work and socialize (not an instructional course, must bring your own materials)

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Lecture: Willpower and Mindfulness for Entrepreneurial Performance

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Shadows Over Camelot Game Social- Forbidden Island and Shadows Over Camelot

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Chasing the Last Laugh: Mark Twain’s Raucous and Redemptive Round-the-World Comedy Tour, with Richard Zacks, bestselling author of “Island of Vice” and “The Pirate Hunter”

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Letras Latinas

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

7:00 PM  Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Books & Poetry: Jay Mclnerney- Bright, Precious Days: A Novel

7:30 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Books & Poetry: Penn Jilette- Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Naumburg Bandshell

Music: East Coast Chamber Orchestra Concert

 

Wednesday 8/3/16:

6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace Gravel (across from BP Cafe)

Exercise: Walking Meditation

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Training Room 4

Workshop: Mindfulness for Job Seekers

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Inside Central Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Southern Welcome Tour

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 7 West 55th Street & Fifth Ave

Exercise: Strengthen & Tone

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Historical Fiction Panel, Hosted by Robin Kall

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Dan Manjovi- Recording Artist, Performer and Composer

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court Classroom A

Workshop: Researching Naturalization Records

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th – 62nd Streets just south of Wollman Rink

Activity: Open hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: French Class: Lesson One

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Your Resume vs. Your LinkedIn Profile: What You Need to Know

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, Throughout

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Carcassonne Game Social -Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Carla Knorowski, Gettysburg Replies

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Music: She Loves Me – 2016 Broadway Cast

 

Thursday 8/4/16:

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court Classroom A

Workshop: Researching Vital Records and the Census (skill prerequisites: some computer skills)

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Lawn

Theatre: Broadway in Bryant Park- Beautiful, An American In Paris, Avenue Q, Holiday Inn

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rutgers Church 236 West 73rd Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano in Bryant Park Sing-A-Long with Dan Manjovi Recording Artist, Performer, Composer

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Film: Kips Bay Library Presents Throwback Thursday Theater: The RainMaker

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: Adult Coloring

6:00 PM- 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Inside Central Park at 5th Avenue at 61st Street

Activity: East Side Evening Stroll

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Career Evolution: Preparing for Your Career’s Next Leap with Social Media Marketing

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Beginner Chess Social

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Central Park, East Meadow (East Side from 97th to 100th Street)

Exercise: Central Park Circuit

6:30 PM – 7:3 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM Mid- Manhattan Library

Lecture: The Jewish Evil Eye with Itzik Gottesman (Senior Lecturer of Yiddish Language and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin)

 

Friday 8/5/16:

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Bridge

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Dan Manjovi- Recording Artist, Performer and Composer

2:00 PM 53d Street Library

Films: Movies at 53rd: To Catch a Thief (1955)

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th – 62nd Streets just south of Wollman Rink

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: King of Tokyo Game Social – Wits & Wagers and King of Tokyo

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Saturday 8/6/16:

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM Central Park, West 86th to 90th Street Landscape

Activity: Bagel Bark: Special programming for the Park’s dog community

9:30 AM – 11:00 PM Central Park, North Meadow Recreation Center, mid-Park at 97th Street

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Northeast Corner of Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Moves With Limon Dance

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, Samuel F.B. Morse Statue (in the Park at 72nd and Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 AM – 1:30 PM  Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Self-Recruiter Lecture Series: Resume Renovation

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 87th Street

Film: Matinee Movie

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Film: Saturday Movies: Caddyshack

2:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Workshop: La dramatización como espacio de reescritura – taller de improvisación

(This program is entirely in Spanish – Este programa es presentado en español)

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Sunday 8/7/16:

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets just south of Wollman Rink

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 4th Floor Mac Lab

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand (prerequisite: photoshop CS6)

7:00 PM The Battery – Castle Clinton National Monument

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Monday 8/8/16

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise Program

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Reel Talks-Walt Disney

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Ayako Shirasaki- Virtuoso Pianist

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 67th Street Library, Computer Classroom

Workshop: Intermediate Excel 2010 (skill prerequisite: MS Excel for Beginners)

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Inside Central Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Southern Welcome Tour

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

6:00 PM  Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Books & Poetry: Asa Akira- Dirty Thirty

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life, with Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist based in New York City

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture/Theatre: Voces desde el telar y un perchero – voci dal telaio e un attaccappani

(This program is entirely in Spanish and Italian)

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Books & Poetry: Jessie Burton- The Muse

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Books & Poetry: Monday Night Reading Group discusses The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Tuesday 8/9/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Elena Brower

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, In front of the Alexander von Humboldt Statue (Central Park West at 77th Street)

Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM-1:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Book Club – Tess of the D’Urbervilles

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Ayako Shirasaki- Virtuoso Pianist

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: Kips Bay’s Adult Coloring Book Club

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace across from BP Grill

Activity: Knitting

1:30 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Mindfulness

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131st Street at Malcom X Blvd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: 53rd Street Stitchers – a place for knitters, spinners, crocheters, and needle-pointers to work and socialize (not an instructional course, must bring your own materials)

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, inside the Park at the Central Park Conservancy kiosk at Merchants Gate (Central Park South/59th Street and Central Park West)

Activity: West Side Evening Stroll

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Introduction to Medicare

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Shadows Over Camelot Game Social- Forbidden Island and Shadows Over Camelot

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Central Park, East Meadow (East Side from 97th to 100th Street)

Exercise: Central Park Circuit

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity:  English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Film: Tuesday Evening Movies – Get On Up

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Whiting Award Winners

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Poetry & Books: James Andrew Miller- Powerhouse: The Untold Story of HollyWood’s Creative Artists Agency

8:30 PM Carl Schurz Park, Basketball/Hockey courts at East 84th Street

Film: Sunset Film Festival: Ocean’s 11

 

Wednesday 8/10/16

6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace Gravel (across from BP Cafe)

Exercise: Walking Meditation

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 7 West 55th Street & Fifth Ave

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Inside Central Park at 106th Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Northern Welcome Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Karan Bajaj, The Yoga of Max’s Discontent, Hosted by Sam Chase, Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Ayako Shirasaki- Virtuoso Pianist

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court Classroom A

Workshop: Researching the History of Your New York City Home

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets just south of Wollman Rink

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM 67th Street Library

Film: Lincoln Center Local: Danny Elfman’s Music From the Films of Tim Burton

5:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: French Class: Lesson Five

5:30 PM 58th Street Library, Community Meeting Room

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

6:00 PM– 8:00 PM Bryant Park, Throughout

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Carcassonne Game Social-Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Activity: Strategy Game Night

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Food Swap: Specialty Recipes for Bartering, Sharing & Giving, with Emily Paster, cofounder of the Chicago Food Swap

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Daniel W. Crofts, Lincoln and the Politics of Slavery

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Thursday 8/11/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, at the Samuel F.B. Morse Statue, in the Park at 72nd and Fifth

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Theatre: Broadway in Bryant Park- Phantom of the Opera, Something Rotten, Cagney, Ruthless

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano in Bryant Park Sing-A-Long with Ayako Shirasaki- Virtuoso Pianist

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73rd Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

2:00 PM 96th Street Library

Film: The Kennell Murder Case (‘33) & The Gay Falcon (‘41)

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court Classroom A

Workshop: Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers

3:30 PM-5:30 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Mah Jongg Social

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, First Floor- Room 101

Meeting: Apply for Citizenship: NYC Citizenship Free Legal Help Information Session

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: Adult Coloring

6:00 PM- 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Kiley Holliday

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Inside Central Park at Fifth Avenue at 61st Street

Activity: East Side Evening Stroll  

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Setting the Stage for Success

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Beginner Chess Social

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Central Park, East Meadow (East Side from 97th to 100th Street)

Exercise: Make Central Park Your Gym with sports medicine physician Dr. Jordan Metzl

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture:  Neither Snow Nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service, with Devin Leonard

 

Friday 8/12/16

10:45 PM – 11:45 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Exercise: Exercise

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Ayako Shirasaki- Virtuoso Pianist

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Bridge

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th – 62nd Streets Activity: Open hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Film: Movies at 53rd: The Walk (2015)

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: King of Tokyo Game Social – Wits & Wagers and King of Tokyo

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Activity: Open Book Night: World Literature (come with a book you loved reading)

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Saturday 8/13/16

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Park, North Meadow Recreation Center (mid-Park at 97th)

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

9:30 AM – 12:30 AM Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street at East End Avenue

Activity: Volunteer Gardening

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Northeast Corner of Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Moves With Limon Dance

10:30 AM Kips Bay Library

Books & Poetry: The Classic Literature Reading Group of Kips Bay Library: The $100 Bank Note by Mark Twain & The Beast in the Jungle by Henry Jame

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: I Won! What to Do if You Hit the Lottery

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 87th Street

Film: Matinee Movie

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM 96th Street Library

Music: Beethoven’s Fidelio recital by New York Opera Forum

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Central Park, In front of the Samuel F.B. Morse Statue (in the park at 72nd Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM 67th Street Library

Activity: Now What? Re-Imagine Your Life During Times of Transition Class

2:00 PM  Mid-Manhattan Library

Film: Saturday Movies: Three Amigos

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: 53rd Street Stitchers – a place for knitters, spinners, crocheters, and needle-pointers to work and socialize (not an instructional course, must bring your own materials)

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale

 

Sunday 8/14/16

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 4th Floor Mac Lab

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand (prerequisite: photoshop CS6)

7:00 PM Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

Theatre: New York Classical Theater: The Winter’s Tale (Final Performance)

 

Monday 8/15/16

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise Program

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Inside Central Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Southern Welcome Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Bryant Park Reading Room

Lecture: Reel Talks – The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Victor Lin – Kenny Barron Trained, Columbia University Instructor

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 67th Street Library, Computer Classroom

Workshop: Advanced Excel: Charts, Tables and Pivots (skill prerequisite: MS Excel for Beginners)

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

5:00 PM  – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Film: HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival – The Big Chill

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: The Age of Sustainable Development, with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University

 

Tuesday 8/16/6

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with John Salisbury

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Powerful First Impressions: How to Find and Get the Job You Really Want

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Victor Lin – Kenny Barron Trained, Columbia University Instructor

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: Kips Bay’s Adult Coloring Book Club

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace across from BP Grill

Activity: Knitting

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131st Street at Malcom X Blvd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM – 5:50 PM Kips Bay Library

Film: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: Miracles from Heaven

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, at the Central Park Conservancy kiosk at 59th & Central Park West

Activity: West Side Evening Stroll

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Shadows Over Camelot Game Social- Forbidden Island and Shadows Over Camelot

6:00 PM Barnes and Nobles, 33 East 17th Street

Books & Poetry: Amy Schumer- The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

7:00 PM  – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Red Hen Press

7:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, with Allison Gilbert, author of “Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents,” in conversation with Bill Ritter, anchor of WABC Eyewitness News.

 

Wednesday 8/17/16

6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace Gravel (across from BP Cafe)

Exercise: Walking Meditation

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop/Fair: Business Financing Fair

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 7 West 55th Street & Fifth Ave

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, Samuel F.B. Morse Statue (in the Park at 72nd and Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court, Classroom A

Workshop: Genealogical Research with Newspapers and Periodicals

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Freddy Negrete, Smile Now, Cry Later

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Victor Lin – Kenny Barron Trained, Columbia University Instructor

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: French Class: Lesson Seven

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Managing the Head Game in Your Job Search

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, Throughout

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Carcassonne Game Social-Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Invention of a Place, the History of an Idea, with Mitchell Duneier, the Maurice P. During Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and the author of “Slim’s Table” and “Sidewalk.”

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Adam Cohen, Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Books & Poetry: The Barnes and Noble Upper Eastside Fiction Reading Group- A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

 

Thursday 8/18/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73rd Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court

Workshop: Getting Started in Genealogy (skill prerequisites: some computer skills)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano in Bryant Park Sing-A-Long with Piano by Victor Lin – Kenny Barron Trained, Columbia University Instructor

2:00 PM 96th Street Library

Film: Who done it? (‘42) & A Date With the Falcon (‘42)

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Film: Kips Bay Library Presents Throwback Thursday Theater: By The Light of The Silvery Moon

2:00 PM 67th Street Library

Film: Throwback Thursdays Summer Film Festival: Young Frankenstein (1974)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Mah Jongg Social

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: Adult Coloring

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Inside Central Park at Fifth Avenue at 61st Street

Activity: East Side Evening Stroll  

6:00 PM- 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Elena Brower

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Staying One Step Ahead of the Interviewer

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Beginner Chess Social

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture:  Invention of Christmas in New York, with Alex Palmer, a freelance writer and researcher whose work has appeared in “Smithsonian,” “Vice,” and “Mental Floss,” among other publications.

 

Friday 8/19/16

10:45 PM – 11:45 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Bridge

Workshop: The Fundamentals of an Effective Job Search

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Victor Lin – Kenny Barron Trained, Columbia University Instructor

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, Room 101 on the First Floor

Activity: Adult Coloring Group

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Film: Movies at 53rd: On the Waterfront (1954)

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Bryant Park

Music: Emerging Music Festival

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: King of Tokyo Game Social – Wits & Wagers and King of Tokyo

 

Saturday 8/20/16

9:30 AM – 11:00 PM Central Park, North Meadow Recreation Center (mid-Park at 97th)

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

11:00 PM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

12:30 PM – 2:30 Holy Trinity, 316 East 87th Street

Film: Matinee Movie

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Central Park, Alexander von Humboldt statue (77th Street and Central Park West)

Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Activity: Saturday Movies: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Northeast Corner of Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Moves With Limon Dance

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

 

Sunday 8/21/16

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Street

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

 

Monday 8/22/16

10:30 PM – 11:30 PM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise Program

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Bryant Park Reading Room

Lecture: Reel Talks – Everything You’ve Wanted to Know About Brian DePalma

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Russ Kassoff – Trio & Solo Jazz, Broadway Conductor, Music Director

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 67th Street Library

Activity: Advanced Excel: Advanced Formulas Class (Skill prerequisite: Excel for beginners)

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

5:00 PM  – 11:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Film: HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Mah Jongg Social

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street)

Film: Film Festival: School of Rock

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens, with Daniel L. Hatcher, Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore.

 

Tuesday 8/23/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Loretta Turner

11:00 AM – 12:30 AM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue (in the Park at 72nd and Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Book Club- A Midsummer Night’s Dream

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music:  Piano by Russ Kassoff – Trio & Solo Jazz, Broadway Conductor, Music Director

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: Kips Bay’s Adult Coloring Book Club

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace across from BP Grill

Activity: Knitting

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131st Street at Malcom X Blvd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Acitivty: Tai Chi

4:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Music: Cast Members from Waitress

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: 53rd Street Stitchers – a place for knitters, spinners, crocheters, and needle-pointers to work and socialize (not an instructional course, must bring your own materials)

4:00 PM Kips Bays Library

Film: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM  Central Park, Central Park Conservancy kiosk at (59th &Central Park West)

Activity: West Side Evening Stroll

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Tax Tips for the Self-Employed

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Shadows Over Camelot Game Social- Forbidden Island and Shadows Over Camelot

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk, with Michael Croland, an editor for books about music and has written about Jews and punk for “Forward” and “New Voices.”

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street)

Film: Film Festival: The Last Dragon

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Cave Canem

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 33 East 17th Street

Books & Poetry: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White

7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street

Books & Poetry: Eric Ripert- 32 Yolks: From My Mother’s Table to Working the Line

 

Wednesday 8/24/16

6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace Gravel (across from BP Cafe)

Exercise: Walking Meditation

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, 7 West 55th Street & 5th Ave

Exercise: Strengthen And Tone

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Russ Kassoff – Trio & Solo Jazz, Broadway Conductor, Music Director

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: French Class: Lesson Ten

6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Caterpillar To Butterfly: How to Discover and Move On To Your Next Career

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, Throughout

Music: Accordions Around the World

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Carcassonne Game Social-Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Activity: Strategy Game Night

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Building the Skyline: The Birth and Growth of Manhattan’s Skyscrapers, with Jason M. Barr, an associate professor of economics at Rutgers University-Newark.

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street)

Film: Film Festival: I am Legend

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Eric Burns, The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt

 

Thursday 8/25/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Mindfulness

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano in Bryant Park Sing-A-Long with Russ Kassoff – Trio & Solo Jazz, Broadway Conductor

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Rutgers Church, 236 West 73rd Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

2:00 PM 67th Street Library

Film: Throwback Thursdays Summer Film Festival: Ghostbusters (1984)

2:00 PM 96th Street Library

Film: Sherlock Holmes in Washington (‘43), & The Mystery of Mr. Wrong (‘39)

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library

Activity: Adult Coloring

6:00 PM- 7:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Kat Fowler

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Beginner Chess Social

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, The Corner Room

Activity: English Conversation Hour for Intermediate and Advanced Speakers

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street)

Film: Film Festival: Tootsie

 

Friday 8/26/16

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Bridge

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Russ Kassoff – Trio & Solo Jazz, Broadway Conductor

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at Hallett Nature Sanctuary

2:00 PM  53rd Street Library

Film: Movies at 53rd: Inception (2010)

5:00 PM- 10:00 PM Bryant Park Stage

Music: INTERSECT- Jazz and Classical Music

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: King of Tokyo Game Social – Wits & Wagers and King of Tokyo

6:30 PM – 10:00 PM Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street)

Film: Film Festival: Desperately Seeking Susan

 

Saturday 8/27/16

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Central Park, North Meadow Recreation Center (mid-Park at 97th Street)

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Northeast Corner of Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Moves With Limon Dance

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Central Park, Chess and Checkers House (Mid-Park at 64th Street)

Activity: Chess Lecture and Simul Series with Grandmaster John Fedorowicz

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street Plaza or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Ouch! I Missed A Credit Card Payment and My Interest Rate Went Up!

12:300 PM – 2:30 PM Holy Trinity, 316 East 87th Street

Film: Matinee Movie

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue (in the Park at 72nd and Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Film: Saturday Movies: Liar Liar

 

Sunday 8/28/16

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Southern Welcome Tour

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Street

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

 

Monday 8/29/16

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue (inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue)

Activity: Heart of the Park Tour

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM  Bryant Park, Reading Room

Lecture: Reel Talks – The Cinema of the Coen Brothers: Hard Boiled Entertainments

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by Frank Owens – Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Musical Director

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Park,  Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Mah Jongg Social

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Because of Eva: A Jewish Genealogical Journey, with Susan J. Gordon, author of “Wedding Days: When and How Great Marriages Began”

 

Tuesday 8/30/16

7:30 AM –  8:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain terrace

Activity: Tai Chi

10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga with Alison McCue

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, Conference Room 018

Workshop: Self Recruiter Lecture Series The Paradigm Shift in Job Search: Marketing Yourself to the Decision-Maker Just Who Is it That Makes the Decisions?

12:00 PM Stephen A. Schwarzman Library Building, South Court Classroom A

Workshop: Writing Your Family History

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music:  Piano by Frank Owens – Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Musical Director

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: Kips Bay’s Adult Coloring Book Club

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace across from BP Grill

Activity: Knitting

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Abyssinian Towers, 50 West 131st Street at Malcom X Blvd

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Holy Trinity, 316 east 88th Street

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM: 53rd Street Library

Activity: 53rd Street Stitchers – a place for knitters, spinners, crocheters, and needle-pointers to work and socialize (not an instructional course, must bring your own materials)

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Lawn

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Shadows Over Camelot Game Social- Forbidden Island and Shadows Over Camelot

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: City of Sedition: The History of New York City during the Civil War, with John Strausbaugh, a journalist and cultural commentator based in New York City.

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Bryant Park, Reading Room

Books & Poetry: Poetry with Four Way Books

 

Wednesday 8/31/16

6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace Gravel (across from BP Cafe)

Exercise: Walking Meditation

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, Alexander von Humboldt statue (77th and Central Park West)

Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian 7 West 55th Street and 5th Ave

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Activity: Bryant Park Juggling

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace

Music: Piano by by Frank Owens – Pianist, Conductor, Composer, Musical Director

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue United Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street

Exercise: Exercise Class

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library

Activity: French Class: Lesson Eighteen

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, East Side from 60th-62nd Streets

Activity: Open Hours at the Hallett Nature Sanctuary

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace

Music: Accordion Band Festival

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Bryant Park, 40th Street Plaza

Activity: Carcassonne Game Social-Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne

6:00 PM Terence Cardinal Cooke-Cathedral Library

Books & Poetry: After Hours Book Club: Discussing: Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library

Lecture: Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals, with Nathan H. Lents, professor of molecular biology and director of the biology and cell and molecular biology programs at John Jay College.