Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:

December 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.

 

Thursday 12/1/16:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, at Humboldt Statue, Central Park West at 77th St.

Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

2:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Film:  MON ONCLE ANTOINE (1971)

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Home For The Holidays

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C203

Lecture: International Capital in Tomorrow’s Cuba: Is Shared Prosperity Possible? Richard E. Feinberg, Brookings Institution & University of California

4:15 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9204

Conference: Games, Logic and Society. A 80th Birthday Celebration Honoring Rohit Parikh

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6112

Discussion: U.S. Immigration Policy: In the Aftermath of the Elections

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5318

Lecture: ARC Seminar: Bill Haddican: Multilingualism and Language Change in NYC

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues

Activity: 20th Annual Central Park Holiday Lighting

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Your Business’ Marketing Mix: Choosing the Right Creative and the Right Media for Your Target and Your Budget

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: W.C. Fields in Vaudeville, with Trav S.D.

 

Friday 12/2/16:

9:15 AM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9204

Conference: Games, Logic and Society. A 80th Birthday Celebration Honoring Rohit Parikh

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Meditation

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

Activity: Exercise

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4419

Lecture: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Seminar Series

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4102

Lecture: CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative Seminar Series: Anthony Slafani, Brooklyn College

10:30 AM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9204

Lecture: Boundless as the Fishes of the Sea: Overseas Trade and Family Sentiment among Eighteenth-Century New York Jewish Merchants,  Allan Amanik, Brooklyn College

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Bridge

1:15 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Activity: Coloring Circle

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9206

Lecture: Mark Steiner – Lectures on Wittgenstein & Hume

2:45 PM – 5:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5209

Lecture: Condensed Material Seminar with Ben Lev (Stanford)

4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4406

Discussion: Varieties of American Aesthetic Experience

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9204

Lecture: Susan Brison, Dartmouth

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17 Street

Books & Poetry: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between), with Lauren Graham

 

Saturday 12/3/16:

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

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street b/t 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Online Safety

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, 40 West 20th St.

Activity: Stargardt’s Networking Group

11:00 AM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street, 1st & York Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Movie: Finale of John Le Carre Spy Saga

1:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Books & Poetry:  Friends of Dickens Discussing Great Expectations.

1:30 PM 67th Street Library, 328 East 67th Street

Music: New York Opera Forum Concert: Alcina by George Frederic Handel

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Smokey and the Bandit

2:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: Break Free From Limiting Beliefs: How to Live a Life You Truly Love

2:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Discussion: Archive / Improv | Paul Sunday, Matthew Deleget | An Artist Dialogue Series Event

4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand
Sunday 12/4/16:

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, at Le Carrousel

Activity: Le Carrousel Magique magic show

2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Toward the Unknown

4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street Mall at East End Avenue

Special Event: Holiday Tree Lighting

 

Monday 12/5/16:

9:45 AM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, West Lobby

Music: String Ensemble, Reuben Blundell-Director

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave @ 73rd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West

Tour: West Side Stories Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:30 PM Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th St.

Music: The Piatigorsky Foundation Concert: Violinist Mark Peskanov and Pianist Doris Stevenson

1:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Mah Jong

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Classic Movie Monday: Miracle on 34th Street

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6241

Lecture: Rivka Levitan (Brooklyn College) on a topic in natural language processing

3:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Workshop: Mystified by Medicare?

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Cell Phone Help – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Dancing

5:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Activity: Make It, Print It, Sell It Exhibition

5:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Art Song/Collaborative Piano Workshop

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: The Brooklyn Experience: The Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods & Noshes, Culture & the Cutting Edge, Ellen Freudenheim.

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9100

Discussion: Student Debt and the Decline of State Funding in NYC
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre

Theatre: Italian Playwrights Project: SOMETHING ABOUT LEHMAN / Italy with Stefano Massini

 

Tuesday 12/6/16:

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Photography – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, at Humboldt Statue, Central Park West at 77th St.

Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: ​Staying Motivated Throughout the Job Search Process

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5382

Lecture: Anna Arakelyan , CUNY Graduate Center, Who Influences Your Wealth? The Effect of Culture and Ethnic Origin, Neighborhood and Peers on Personal Income: Spatial Econometric Analysis of New York City

1:30 PM  Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Downsizing. RSVP required: call 212-980-1700

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

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 67th Street Library, 328 East 67th Street

Books & Poetry:  Mystery Mondays Book Discussion: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue.. Registration required by phone or in person – (212) 734-1717.

4:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Activity:  58th Street Library Chess & Games Club

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

6:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Lecture: Austerity Blues: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education, Steven Brier

6:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Lecture: Electric Earth | Doug Aitken, Philippe Vergne | An Artist Dialogue Series Event

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Hunter College, Roosevelt House – 47-49 East 65th Street

Books & Poetry: David France – How To Survive a Plague

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: The Landmarks of New York: An Illustrated, Comprehensive Record of New York City’s Historic Buildings, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9100

Discussion: Meet the Agents
7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Igor Begelman, clarinet

8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

9:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

 

Wednesday 12/7/16:

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

10:30 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: ​SMindfulness for Job Seekers

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

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain

Activity: Public Tour

12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: ​Keeping Motivated and Conducting a Positive Job Search In Today’s’ Economy

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network

1:30 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Assembly Hall

Music: Hunter Symphony

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

Exercise: Exercise

2:00 PM – Collector’s Club, 22 East 35th Street

Tour: Collector’s Club Tour – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

2:00 PM  New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Workshop: Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Cover Letters, Bios, and Thank You Notes for Job Searching : A Career Thinker workshop with Tom Powner

5:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6304

Discussion: Critical Psychology Brown Bag Series Fall 2016
6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Using Stories to Succeed in Your Interview

6:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Lecture: The Psychological Portrait: Unknown portraits of Einstein, Roosevelt, Freud, Frida Kahlo, and others / Jacob Loewentheil

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Glass Café, West Bldg, 3rd Fl.

Books & Poetry: Olga Jiménez de Wagenheim: Nationalist Heroines: Puerto Rican Women History Forgot 1930s-1950s

6:30 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Discussion: Planned Wilds and Self-Anointed Prophets: Triple Canopy at the NYPL With Anjuli Raza Kolb, Jaffer Kolb & Kameelah Janan Rasheed

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Words on the Move: Why English Won’t – and Can’t – Sit Still (Like, Literally),  John H. McWhorter, Columbia University.

6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Lecture: Music in 21st-Century Society: Richard Taruskin: The Many Dangers of Music

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th St. and Lexington Avenue

Books & Poetry: Spoonful Magazine, with Kristina Erfe Pines

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17 Street

Books & Poetry: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers, with Timothy Ferris

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 1200

Discussion: Object-Oriented Feminism

 

Thursday 12/8/16:

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Music In Midtown: Raphael Trio

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Film: Throwback Thursday Theater: Casablanca

2:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Film:  REMEMBER THE NIGHT (1940)

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Planes, Trains and Automobiles

2:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Thinking About a Career Change

4:15 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Linguistics Colloquium: Maria Polinsky (University of Maryland)

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Family Business Series Part 1: Professionalizing Your Family Business

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Words and Music of Stephen Sondheim, with Mel Haber

7:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Theatre: I Disappear – Voyage Theater Company

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre

Theatre: A Retelling of Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Marco Millions’

7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Aaron Likness, piano

8:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Popular Music combo, Directed by D.D. Jackson

 

Friday 12/9/16:

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Meditation

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4419

Lecture: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Seminar Series

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4102

Lecture: CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative Seminar Series: Ivica Arsov, York College. Maria Contel, Brooklyn College

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

Activity: Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Bridge

1:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Film: Book to Movie Adaptations: Far From The Madding Crowd

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie:  Man of the Year

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6112

Lecture: Sociology Colloquium Series: Alondra Nelson, Columbia

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Hunter College, 69th and Lexington, North Bldg, 1403

Lecture: Two New Games For Carbon, We Hope, with Nobel Prize Laureate Dr. Roal Hoffmann.

6:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Books & Poetry: Open Book Night: Winter Reads

6:00 PM – 9:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Lecture: CLAGS Kessler Award Lecture & Reception

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th St. and Lexington Avenue

Activity: Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17 Street

Activity: Harry Potter Magical Holiday Ball

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17 Street

Books & Poetry: Mejora tu salud de poquito a poco – Una guia completa de bienestar para ti y tu familia, Juan Rivera MD

 

Saturday 12/10/16:

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

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street b/t 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Oral Health

10:30 AM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Books & Poetry: The Classic Literature Reading Group: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, 40 West 20th St.

Books & Poetry: Book Discussion Group: The Martian by Andy Weir

11:00 AM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate (59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park)

Tour: Secrets of the Southwest Park Tour  1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023, USA

11:00 AM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: We Need To Talk: Completing Your Living Will and Healthcare Proxy

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street, 1st & York Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Municipal Bonds for Triple Tax Free Income

12:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Movie: The Shallows

1:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Music:  Handel’s ALCINA recital by New York Opera Forum

1:15 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Featured Database: Freegal Music

2:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Movie: Movies at 53rd: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Absence of Malice

 

Sunday 12/11/16:

1:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: U.S. Citizenship Workshop

2:00 PM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

 

Monday 12/12/16:

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave @ 73rd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 81st Street and Central Park West

Tour: West Side Stories Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Mah Jong

2:00 PM – St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Fifth Avenue at 50th Street

Tour: St. Patrick’s Tour – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Classic Movie Monday: Little Women

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Cell Phone Help – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Dancing

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C201

Discussion: Urbanization in Mexico: Responding to Challenges

5:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Reducing Stress This Holiday Season Through Meditation with Jim Rose

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Muhammad Ali: Fighter’s Heaven 1974: Photographs, with Peter Angelo Simon

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre

Theatre: FEAST: The Royal Court Theatre’s and The Young Vic’s Yoruba Project

7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Cong Ji, piano

8:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Jazz Vocal Ensemble, Directed by Priscilla Owens

 

Tuesday 12/13/16:

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Photography – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:30 PM  Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Personal Data Organizer Session. RSVP required: call 212-980-1700

3:00 PM  New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Workshop: African-American Genealogy: Resources and Research Methods

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

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Activity:  58th Street Library Chess & Games Club

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Financial Planning for Parents of Disabled and Special Needs Beneficiaries

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods, with Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9100

Discussion: Does American Conservatism Have a Future? The 2016 Election in Retrospec, Richard Wolin and Sam Tanenhaus

7:00 PM Barnes & Noble, 86th St. and Lexington Avenue

Books & Poetry: The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings, Kathryn Calley Galitz

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre

Theatre: The World on Stage: Readings from Micro-Plays in Translation

 

Wednesday 12/14/16:

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

10:30 AM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Mindfulness for Job Seekers

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

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

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

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain

Activity: Public Tour

12:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Family Literacy Workshop: Nanny Meet Up and Brunch

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network

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

Exercise: Exercise

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Books & Poetry:  Book Discussion at the 58th Street Library: EUPHORIA by Lily King.

3:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: The New Retirement

4:00 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: Networking with LinkedIn for Job/Career Success : A Career Thinker Workshop with Tom Powner

5:30 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Masters Recital, Rick Edinger on Piano

6:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Discussion: The Artist’s Museum | Carol Bove, Dan Byers, Anna Craycroft, Sara VanDerBeek | An Art Book Series Event

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Self-Recruiter® The Paradigm Shift in Job Search: Marketing Yourself To The Decision-Maker Just Who Is It That Makes the Decisions?

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community, with Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman, Yeshiva University

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Discussion: Sanctuary City: Asylees, Refugees, and Migrants in NYC

7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Sara Paar, soprano

 

Thursday 12/15/16:

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, 331 East 70th St.

Discussion: State Senator Liz Krueger’s Senior Roundtable

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

2:00 PM – Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue (b/t 37th and 38th Streets)

Tour: Scandinavia House – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

2:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Film:  HOLIDAY (1938)

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Matinee Thursday: A Christmas Story

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Family Business Series Part 2: Family Business Boards

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Banned in Brooklyn: The Judaic Journey of Nappy Hair from Washington, DC to NYC, Carolivia Herron

7:00 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Middle East Ensemble, Directed by Ozan Aksoy

 

Friday 12/16/16:

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Meditation

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4419

Lecture: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Seminar Series

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

Activity: Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Bridge

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie:  Scrooged!

 

Saturday 12/17/16:

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

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street b/t 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Solutions for Healthy Relationships

11:00 AM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: Declutter, Curate, Create: Telling your Family Story Through Photo Albums

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street, 1st & York Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 PM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Interview Questions to Ask and Answer

12:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Movie: Indignation

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library, 40 West 20th St.

Music: Opera Concert Series: Alcina by Handel

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Hello My Name is Doris

2:00 PM Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street

Workshop: BE HAPPY – NOW! How to Cultivate High Levels of Happiness

2:00 PM  – 3:00 PM Central Park, at Humboldt Statue, Central Park West at 77th St.

Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

2:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Detour | Anne Wu, Amie Cunat | An Artist Dialogue Series Event

7:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.

Books & Poetry: Youth Poet Laureate Grand Slam

 

Sunday 12/18/16:

2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

4:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

 

Monday 12/19/16:

10:00 AM – 9:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre

Symposium: Heiner Müller‘s Discovery of America

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave @ 73rd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Mah Jong

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Classic Movie Monday: Scrooge

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Cell Phone Help – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Dancing     

5:30 PM 53rd Street Library, 18 West 53rd Street

Workshop: The Handwriting’s On the Wall

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: The New York Times Book of the Dead: 300 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People, with William McDonald

7:30 PM Hunter College, 68th and Lexington, Lang Recital Hall

Music: Music Performance Technology, Directed by Levy Lorenzo

 

Tuesday 12/20/16:

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Photography – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

12:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Lecture Series: Building Your Professional Network with LinkedIn & How To Use It In Your Job Search

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Activity:  58th Street Library Chess & Games Club

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Using Video to Get Leads and Make Sales

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Movie: Written on the Wind

7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall

Music: Composers’ Alliance

 

Wednesday 12/21/16:

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at 106th Street and Fifth Avenue

Activity: Northern Welcome Tour

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

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain

Activity: Public Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network

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

Exercise: Exercise

6:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: How To Market Your Skills For 2017

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story, with John Bloom

 

Thursday 12/22/16:

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Film: Throwback Thursday Theater: Shall We Dance

2:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Film:  CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT (1945)

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Elf

2:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: Crafting an Elevator Pitch

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Music: Klezmer: Music, History and Memory, Walter Zev Feldman and Deborah Strauss

 

Friday 12/23/16:

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Meditation

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

Activity: Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Bridge

2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue at 31st Street

Film: Book to Movie Adaptations: Sense and Sensibility

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie: It’s A Wonderful Life

 

Saturday 12/24/16:

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

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

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

Tour: Southern Welcome Tour

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street, 1st & York Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

 

Sunday 12/25/16:

2:00 PM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

 

Monday 12/26/16:

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM  Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave @ 73rd

Exercise: Arthritis Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Mah Jong

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Cell Phone Help – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Activity: Dancing     

 

Tuesday 12/27/16:

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Workshop: Photography – RSVP Required to 212-980-1700

11:00 AM Central Park, Merchants’ Gate (59th Street and Central Park West/Columbus Circle entrance to the Park)

Tour: Secrets of the Southwest Park Tour  1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023, USA

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Books & Poetry:  Discussion Group: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

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

Activity: Tai Chi

4:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Activity:  58th Street Library Chess & Games Club

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Bryant Park, Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration, and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens, with R. Scott Hanson, University of Pennsylvania

9:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

 

Wednesday 12/28/16:

6:30 AM – 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace

Exercise: Boot Camp

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

Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones

11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain

Activity: Public Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

1:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue

Workshop: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network

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

Exercise: Exercise

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Reading Genesis: A Panel Discussion with moderator/editor Beth Kissileff and co-authors Seth Greenberg, Steven Brams, Moses Pava, and Tobi Kahn

 

Thursday 12/29/16:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Park, at Humboldt Statue, Central Park West at 77th St.

Tour: Mid-Park Welcome Tour

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

2:00 PM 96th Street Library, 112 East 96th Street

Film:  LA PRIMERA NOCHE DI MI VIDA (1998)

2:00 PM Epiphany Library, 228 East 23rd Street

Film:  Trading Places

6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Lecture: Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness, with Craig Nelson

 

Friday 12/30/16

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street

Activity: Meditation

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

Activity: Exercise

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

Activity: Juggling lesson

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

Activity: Bridge

2:00 PM 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street

Movie:  The Great Waldo Pepper

 

Saturday 12/31/16

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

Exercise: Health and Race Walking

11:00 AM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street, 1st & York Avenue

Exercise: Chair Yoga

11:00 PM – 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace or Deck

Activity: Juggling lesson

12:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue

Workshop: Creative Open Lab: Photoshop, iMovie, and GarageBand

12:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street

Movie: The Lobster

2:00 PM Central Park, Samuel F. B. Morse statue, inside the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue

Tour: Heart of the Park Tour

 

 

Place

 Address Phone Number
NYPL 53rd Street Library 18 West 53rd Street 212- 714-8400
NYPL 58th Street Library 127 East 58th Street 212-759-7358
NYPL 67th Street Library 328 East 67th Street 212- 734-1717
NYPL 96th Street Library 112 East 96th Street 212- 289-0908
Epiphany Library 228 East 23rd Street 212-679-2645
NYPL Kips Bay Library 446 3rd Ave @ 31st St 212-683-2520
NYPL Yorkville Library   222 East 79th Street 212-744-5824
NYPL Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library 40 West 20th Street 212- 206-5400
NYPL Mid-Manhattan Library 455 5th Ave. 212-340-0863
NYPL Science, Industry, and Business Library 188 Madison Ave. 917-275-6975
NYPL New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Bldg. 5th Ave. and 42nd St. 917-275-6975
CUNY Graduate Center 365 5th Ave. 212-817-7000
CUNY Hunter College 695 Park Ave. 212-396-6049
CUNY Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave. 646-312-1000
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House 331 East 70th Street 212-744-5022