Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 28:
October 2015
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, 10/1/15:
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Asphalt Green, 555 East 90th Street
Activity: Senior Field Day
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Positive Strategies to Help Achieve A Less Stressful and More Successful Job Search
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Activity: Researching with Vital Records and the Census
12:30 PM- 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Music: Terry Waldo – protégé of the late Eubie Blake – Ragtime
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Music: Music in Midtown: Chamber Music on Fifth I
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5318
Seminar: David R. Howell: ‘Lousy Jobs in the Rich World: What Happened to Shared Growth?
5:00 AM- 6:00 AM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding tours of Bryant Park
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Career Management for Introverts
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Introduction to Trademarks
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Hunter College, Roosevelt House, 47-49 East 65th Street
Books & Poetry: Stephen Kotkin, Stalin: Volume I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 5318
Lecture: Martha Hodes, Mourning Lincoln in New York City
6:30 PM- 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: New York in a Dozen Dishes, with Robert Sietsema
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Elizabeth Benedict in conversation with Alex Kuczynski, Bharati Mukherjee, Deborah Hofmann, Myra Goldberg and Honor Moore
Friday, 10/2/15:
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 4406
Conference: The 25th Anniversary of Women Writing Women’s Lives
10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Basic Exercise
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM- 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace
Music: Terry Waldo – protégé of the late Eubie Blake – Ragtime
1:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library Presents Book to Movie Adaptations: Angela’s Ashes
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace at 41st Street
Exercise: Bryant Park Fencing
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 110th Street btwn. Fifth and Lenox Avenues
Activity: the North Woods Tour
3:15 PM- 4:45 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Online with MorningStar & ValueLine
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 4406
Lecture: Deborah Denenholz Morse, Those Wild Yorkshire Girls: Body, Place, and History in the Brontës’ Lives and Art
Saturday, 10/3/15:
10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Healthy Heart
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
11:00 PM- 3:00 PM Central Park, Naumburg Bandshell (Mid-Park at 72nd Street)
Activity: My Dog Loves Central Park Fair
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: Breaking Away
2:00 PM- 2:45 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Southern Welcome Tour
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Psycho
Sunday, 10/4/15:
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Activity: Birding Basics for Families
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 110th Street btwn. Fifth and Lenox
Activity: the North Woods Tour
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Platinum Blonde
Monday, 10/5/15:
8:00 AM-9:00 AM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding tours of Bryant Park
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave. @ 73rd St.
Exercise: Arthritis Exercise
3:00 – 5:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Are you “fluent” in LinkedIn?
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Dancing
6:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books & Poetry: Contemporary Classics Book Discussion: Never Let Me Go
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books & Poetry: Story Time for Grown-Ups PM – Scary Stories by Roald Dahl
Tuesday, 10/6/15:
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Church Around the Corner, 1 East 29th Street
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:45 AM – 1:45 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Room 4406
Seminar: Seminar in Applied Economics: Jonathan Wright, Johns Hopkins University
12:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Citigroup Center, 160 East 54th Street
Books and Poetry: Pitch by Pitch: My View of One Unforgettable Game, Bob Gibson
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Why Do We Have So Much Stuff – RSVP to 212-980-1700
3:00 PM- 4:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace
Activity: Structured Play: Halloween Mask-Making
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Tai-Chi
3:15 – 4:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Global Business News and More Using Factiva
4:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: 5 Flights up
4:00 PM- 5:30 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Activity: Citizen Cartography @NYPL: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Technology! How It Can Help You to Bank and Budget Better
6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Discussion: Elena Ferrante in America
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: Basic Chinese Conversation – Level I
6:30 PM- 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter, with Melissa Lane, Princeton University.
7:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C198
Discussion: Ask Me More about Brecht
Wednesday, 10/7/15:
6:30 AM- 7:00 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Inside Central Park at 106th Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Northern Welcome Tour
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain
Activity: Public Tours
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street
Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones (safe, gentle exercise)
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Valeria Luiselli, The Story of My Teeth.
12:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 8400
Workshop: Indigenous Migration Workshop Series
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books & Poetry: Story Time for Grown-Ups – Scary Stories by Roald Dahl
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Career Resources
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street
Exercise: Focus on Health and Wellness
3:00 PM- 4:00 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace
Activity: Drawing Lessons: For Adults
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Theatre: Prelude 2015
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Games: NYPLarcade: The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Is What You Do Right For You? A Holistic Approach to Assessing Career Fit
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Public Natures | Marion Weiss, Michael Manfredi, Stan Allen, Alexandra Lange, David van der Leer | Architectural Explorations in Book Series Event
6:30 PM- 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: The Influence Machine: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Corporate Capture of American Life, with Alyssa Katz
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: M Train, Patti Smith
Thursday, 10/8/15:
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Central Park, insider the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Heart of the Park Tour
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: De-Mystifying Twitter for Small Business: Tweeting Towards Sales
1:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 555 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street
Books and Poetry: Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music, John Fogerty
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Interpreting Financial Statements
2:00 PM- 3:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Activity: Researching with E-Resources: Periodicals and Newspapers
2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Workshop: Medicare Information Session
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Theatre: Prelude 2015
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5318
Seminar: ARC Seminar with James Livingston: Testing Thomas Piketty’s Comparative History
4:15 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6417
Seminar: Linguistics Colloquium: Richard Larson (Stony Brook University, SUNY)
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding Tours of Bryant Park
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Best Practices in Your Job Search Campaign
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9206
Lecture: Wendy Heller: Emblems of Eloquence: Opera and Women’s Voices in Seventeenth-Century Venice
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9100
Books & Poetry: Haydée Santamaría, Cuban Revolutionary: She Led by Transgression, Margaret Randall
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM- 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Politics Across the Hudson: The Tappan Zee Megaproject, with Philip Mark Plotch, Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City.
7:00 PM Barnes And Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway,Michael Riedel
Friday, 10/9/15:
10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Basic Exercise
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C197
Books & Poetry: Sasha Abramsky, The House of Twenty Thousand Books
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Bridge
1:30 PM- 2:30 PM Bryant Park, Fifth Avenue Terrace at 41st Street
Exercise: Bryant Park Fencing
2:00 PM- 2:45 PM Central Park, Central Park West at 77th Street
Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour
3:00 PM – 9:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Theatre: Prelude 2015
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4406
Lecture: The Cut of the Shibboleth: Inglourious Basterds and the Globalization of English, Marc Redfield, Brown University
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books and Poetry: Open Book Night
Saturday, 10/10/15:
10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Nutrition
10:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Books & Poetry: The Classic Literature Reading Group of Kips Bay Library: Katherine Kinnan Rawlings. Gal Young ‘Un, Eudora Welty. Why I Live at the P.O.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Avoiding the Common Mistakes on Wills
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: The Forger
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 110th Street btwn. Fifth and Lenox
Activity: the North Woods Tour
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Jaws
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Central Park, Belvedere Castle, Mid-Park at 79th Street
Activity: Bats at Belvedere
Sunday, 10/11/15:
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Activity: Birding Basics for Families
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, insider the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Heart of the Park Tour
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Sunday Movie: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Monday, 10/12/15:
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding Tours of Bryant Park
9:30 AM- 12:30 PM Carl Schurz Park, 86th Street Mall at East End Avenue
Activity: Gardening
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave. @ 73rd St.
Exercise: Arthritis Exercise
11:00 AM- 1:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 110th Street btwn. Fifth and Lenox
Activity: the North Woods Tour
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Dancing
7:00 PM Barnes And Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Music: Cast Members from It Shoulda Been You, David Hyde Pierce
Tuesday, 10/13/15:
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, enter from the path just south of Wollman Rink
Activity: Open Hours: Hallett Nature Sanctuary
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Music: ‘La Fontegara’ (Mexico): “Instrumental Music in 18th-Century Mexico
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Church Around the Corner, 1 East 29th Street
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Central Park West at 77th Street
Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour
1:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 555 Fifth Avenue at 46th Street
Books and Poetry: Wake Up Happy: The Dream Big, Win Big Guide to Accomplishing Your Goals, Michael Strahan
1:00 PM- 3:00 PM Central Park, Hallett Nature Sanctuary, enter from the path just south of Wollman Rink
Activity: Open Hours: Hallett Nature Sanctuary
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Music: Lecture and Master Class: “Rethinking Bach’s Violin Ciaccona”, Raymond Erickson, CUNY Graduate Center
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Essential Oils for Ease & Relief – RSVP to 212-980-1700
2:00 PM – 7:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Proshansky Auditorium
Conference: Global Fashion Capitals: Creative Industries
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Tai-Chi
3:30 PM – 7:30 PM Baruch College, 151 East 25th Street, Room 750
Lecture: Triumph of the Human Spirit: From Auschwitz to Forgiveness: A presentation and discussion with Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor
4:00 PM- 6:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: Aloha
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C198
Books & Poetry: Poetry Fest for Clare Coss’ 80th Birthday
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Self-Recruiter® Career Evolution:Preparing for Your Career’s Next Leap with Social Media Marketing
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: Basic Chinese Conversation – Level I
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice at Krausenstrasse 17/18, Berlin,” Dina Gold.
7:00 PM Barnes And Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books & Poetry: The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age, Joyce Carol Oates
Wednesday, 10/14/15:
6:00 AM- 7:00AM Bryant park, Fountain Terrace
Exercise: Bryant Park Boot Camp
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C197
Music: Tembembe Ensamble Continuo: The Fandango, from the 17th Century to Today
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street
Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones (safe, gentle exercise)
11:00 PM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain
Activity: Public Tours
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Richard Dawkins, A Brief Candle in the Dark.
1:00 PM- 3:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Activity: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street
Exercise: Focus on Health and Wellness
3:00 PM- 4:00 PM Bryant park, Fifth Avenue Terrace
Activity: Drawing Lessons: For Kids
3:30 PM- 4:15 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Activity: Docent Led Tour of “Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography
6:00 PM- 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Jean Michel Basquiat: The Notebooks | Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, Al Diaz, Michael Holman, Carlo McCormick, Mary Ann Monforton, Larry Warsh | An Art Book Series Event
6:15 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Lecture: The International Tracing Service Archive and Holocaust Research: Jewish Voices, Dr. Suzanne Brown-Fleming, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli, with Ted Merwin, Dickinson College.
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Sinatra 100, Charles Pignone
Thursday, 10/15/15:
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Class: Italian Genealogy Resources: Finding Records for an Italian Ancestor
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Creating a Social Media Marketing Campaign for Your Business on LinkedIn
12:30 PM- 1:15 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Activity: Docent Led Tour of “Public Eye, 175 Years of Sharing Photography
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Music: Music in Midtown: Chamber Music on Fifth II
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books & Poetry: Discuss Great Books in a Great Space: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Kips Bay Library Presents Throwback Thursday Theater: Cass Timberlane
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5318
Seminar: ARC Seminar: Suren Pillay: Equality, Citizenship & Difference: Becoming PostApartheid
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding Tours of Bryant Park
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Resume & “Pitch” Intensive – Craft Messages that Land Interviews and Offers
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest, with Ginger Adams Otis.
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
Friday, 10/16/15:
10:00 AM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Music: Musica Temprana: Historic Performance Practices of Bailes, Cachuas, and Tonadas
10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Basic Exercise
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9205
Lecture: Abby Kornfeld: “‘Go Forth and Learn’: Visual Exegesis in the Medieval Haggadah”
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Alejandro Zambra
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
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library Presents Book to Movie Adaptations: Interview With The Vampire
2:00 PM- 2:45 PM Central Park, Inside Central Park at 106th Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Northern Welcome Tour
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C198
Discussion: A Saslow Renaissance: Seeing Sex and Gender in the Rinascimento
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: If Someone Says You Complete Me, RUN!: Whoopi’s Big Book of Relationships, Whoopi Goldberg
Saturday, 10/17/15:
10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Pain Management
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Southern Welcome Tour
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: Bill Cunningham New York
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Cujo
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Activity: Lecture, The Exhaustion Breakthrough: Unmask the Hidden Reasons You’re Tired and Beat Fatigue for Good
Sunday, 10/18/15:
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Activity: Birding Basics for Families
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: You Can’t Take It With You
Monday, 10/19/15:
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding Tours of Bryant Park
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Church Around the Corner, 1 East 29th Street
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Central Park West at 77th Street
Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour
3:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Staying Positive Through All Ages – RSVP to 212-980-1700
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Dancing
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal, with Joseph Alexiou.
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9204
Lecture: Maya Maor: “How Does Practicing Martial Arts Change Women? And How Do Women Change the Practice of Martial Arts?”
7:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Proshansky Auditorium
Books & Poetry: A Tribute to the Poet Ai
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Monday Night Reading Group: The Hundred-Year House by Rebecca Makkai.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books & Poetry: Story Time for Grown-Ups PM – Scary Stories by Roald Dahl
Tuesday, 10/20/15:
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Advanced Photography – RSVP to 212-980-1700
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Church Around the Corner, 1 East 29th Street
Exercise: Chair Yoga
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM House of the Redeemer, 7 East 95th Street
Activity: Reiki – RSVP to 212-980-1700
12:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Citigroup Center, 160 East 54th Street
Books and Poetry: I Feel Like Going On: Life, Game, and Glory, Ray Lewis
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Medicare Rights – RSVP to 212-980-1700
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Tai-Chi
4:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: Where Hope Grows
4:00 PM- 5:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Workshop: Citizen Cartography I: Introduction to the Map Warper
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Baruch College, 151 East 25th Street, Room 750
Books & Poetry: A Reading and Conversation with Harman Writer-In-Residence
Eduardo Halfon
5:00 PM – 8:30 PM Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, Engelman Recital Hall
Movie: Watchers of the Sky
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: 4 Keys to Success: Credit, Cash Flow, Customers and Cons
6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, C198
Books & Poetry: In Writing, In Mourning, Alexandra Butler and Joan Retallack
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places, with Elmira Bayrasli, New York University.
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: Basic Chinese Conversation – Level I
Wednesday, 10/21/15:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street
Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones (safe, gentle exercise)
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain
Activity: Public Tours
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Central Park, insider the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Heart of the Park Tour
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Yusef Komunyakaa, The Emperor of Water Clocks.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Books & Poetry: Story Time for Grown-Ups – Scary Stories by Roald Dahl
1:00 PM- 3:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Activity: AARP Back To Work 50+ Virtual Career Network
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Park Avenue Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street
Exercise: Focus on Health and Wellness
2:00 PM Museum of Tolerance, 225 East 42nd Street
Activity: Movie and Interactive Discussion of bigotry, hate crimes, stupidity and intolerance and how to combat them – RSVP to 212-980-1700
3:00 PM- 4:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Workshop: Old Books, Rare Books: Learning About the Value of Your Books
5:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 1200
Lecture: Brecht’s Influence on Contemporary Art
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Activity: Market Yourself with Confidence
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Art: Parallax | Shahzia Sikander, Anne Pasternak, Arezoo Moseni | An Artist Dialogue Series Event
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books & Poetry: Periodically Speaking: The Little Magazine in Contemporary America
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves, with Julie Wosk, SUNY Maritime College
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Union Square, 33 East 17th Street
Books and Poetry: Snowden, Ted Rall, Greg Palast
Thursday, 10/22/15:
12:00 PM- 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: From Pins to Profits: Using Pinterest for Your Business
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5318
Seminar: ARC Seminar with Patrick Simon: Ethnic enumeration in the era of equality policies
5:00 PM- 6:00 PM Bryant Park, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue
Activity: Birding Tours of Bryant Park
5:30 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Workshop: MEDITATION: A Tool for Stress Reduction and a Healthier Lifestyle
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Playboy Swings: How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music, with Patty Farmer.
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Life and Times of Mickey Rooney, Richard Lertzman
Friday, 10/23/15:
9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4102
Symposium: Quantitative approaches to the characterization of behavior
10:00 AM- 4:00 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Special Event: Financial Planning Day @ SIBL
10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Basic Exercise
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Bridge
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Conference: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s “Between Men” at Thirty: Queer Studies Then and Now
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at 110th Street btwn. Fifth and Lenox
Activity: the North Woods Tour
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4406
Discussion: Critical University Studies and The English Department in Changing Times –
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Friday Night Fiction Group: On the Edge by Ed St. Aubyn.
Saturday, 10/24/15:
10:00 AM- 11:30 AM Central Park, Belvedere Castle, mid-Park at 79th Street
Activity: Discovery Walks for Families: Ramble
10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Pain Management
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: Black or White
1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Bryant Park, Le Carrousel in Bryant Park
Activity: Tricks and Treats
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Misery
Sunday, 10/25/15:
10:00 AM- 11:00 AM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Activity: Birding Basics for Families
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM Central Park, insider the Park at 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Heart of the Park Tour
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Arsenic and Old Lace
3:30 PM- 7:00 PM Central Park, Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
Activity: Halloween Parade and Pumpkin Flotilla
Monday, 10/26/15:
11:00 AM- 11:45 PM Central Park, Central Park West at 77th Street
Activity: Mid-Park Welcome Tour
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: The Secnd Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Activity: Dancing
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Inside the Cell: The Dark Side of Forensic DNA, Erin E. Murphy, NYU School of Law.
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Games: Trivia Night
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Writing: NaNoWriMo 2015 @ MML Information Session
Tuesday, 10/27/15:
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Advanced Photography – RSVP to 212-980-1700
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Little Church Around the Corner, 1 East 29th Street
Exercise: Chair Yoga
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM House of the Redeemer, 7 East 95th Street
Activity: Reiki – RSVP to 212-980-1700
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at 61st Street and Fifth Avenue
Activity: Southern Welcome Tour
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Maximizing Interpersonal Relationships
1:30 MM – 2:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Workshop: Pet Club Tea – RSVP to 212-980-1700
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Tai-Chi
4:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library presents New Releases Movie Night: The Age of Adaline
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9207
Lecture: Ayala Fader, Fordham University,”The Treatment of Doubt: Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Crises of Faith, and Therapy”
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Self-Recruiter®Communications Mastery in Job Search: How to Engage Hiring Managers
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Some Very Interesting Cats Perhaps You Weren’t Aware Of, with Doogie Horner.
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: Basic Chinese Conversation – Level I
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 7102
Lecture: CUNY Syntax Supper: Vera Zu (New York University)
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: The Witches of Salem: 1692, Stacy Schiff.
Wednesday, 10/28/15:
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street
Exercise: Strengthen and Tone Your Muscles and Bones (safe, gentle exercise)
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM Bryant Park, Meet at the Fountain
Activity: Public Tours
12:00 PM Barnes and Noble, Citigroup Center, 160 East 54th Street
Books and Poetry: Destiny: Step Into Your Purpose, T.D. Jakes
12:00 PM- 1:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Books and Poetry: Sloane Crosley, The Clasp.
1:00 PM- 3:00 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 Methodist Church, 106 East 86th Street
Exercise: Focus on Health and Wellness
6:00 PM- 7:30 PM Science, Industry and Business Library, 188 Madison Avenue
Workshop: Powerful First Impressions: How to Find and Get the Job You Really Want
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Art: The Brood | Lisa Yuskavage, Christopher Bedford | An Artist Dialogue Series Event
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM New York Public Library Schwarzman Bldg., Fifth Ave at 42nd St.
Class: Researching the History of Your New York City Home
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: Interior Landmarks Treasures of New York, with Judith Gura, the New York School of Interior Design and Kate Wood, president at LANDMARK WEST! and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at Columbia University.
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Activity: Knoble Knitters
Thursday, 10/29/15:
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Elabash Hall
Music: Music in Midtown: Orion String Quartet
2:00 PM Kips Bay Library, 446 Third Avenue
Movie: Kips Bay Library Presents Throwback Thursday Theater:Dial “M” for Murder
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 5318
Seminar: ARC Seminar with Patrik Svensson: ‘From Lab to Lounge: Liminal Spaces for Learning’
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Lecture: New York’s Legal Landmarks: A Guide to Legal Edifices, Institutions, Lore, History, and Curiosities on the City’s Streets, with Robert Pigott.
6:30 PM- 7:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Language: English Conversation Hour! For Intermediate and Advanced Speakers
7:00 PM Barnes and Noble, 150 East 86th Street
Books and Poetry: Vegetarian India: A Journey Through the Best of Indian Home Cooking, Madhur Jaffrey
7:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Discussion: Say You, Say Me—Rachel Harrison in Conversation with Greil Marcus
Friday, 10/30/15:
10:45 AM – 11:45 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 316 East 88th Street
Exercise: Basic Exercise
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
Movie: Movies @ Kips Bay Library Presents Book to Movie Adaptations: Bram Stoker’s Dracula
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 9206
Lecture: CUNY Sociolinguistics Lunch: Marnie Holborow (Dublin City University, Ireland)
4:00 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 4406
Discussion: Jewish Scholars in Twentieth Century Intellectual Life
6:30 PM CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, Segal Theatre
Multimedia: The Hand That Feeds: Migrant workers’ poetry, performance, and film
Saturday, 10/31/15:
10:00 AM- 11:30 AM Central Park, Chess & Checkers House, mid-Park at 65th Street
Activity: Discovery Walks for Families: Hallett Nature Sanctuary
10:15 AM – 10:55 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Health: Junior League Seminar – Pain Management
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM St. Joseph’s Church, 404 East 87th Street between 1st & York Avenue
Exercise: Chair Yoga
11:00 AM- 12:15 PM Central Park, Fifth Avenue btwn. 104th and 105th Streets
Activity: Conservatory Garden Tour
12:30 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, 341 East 87th Street
Movie: Matinee Movies: The D Train
2:00 PM Mid-Manhattan Public Library, 455 Fifth Avenue
Movie: Scream
| Place | Address | Phone Number |
| NYPL Kips Bay Library | 446 3rd Avenue @ 31st Street | 212-683-2520 |
| 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 Libary 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 |
| Central Park – Dana Discovery Center | 110th St. btwn 5th and Lenox Ave. | 212-860-1370 |
| Central Park – North Meadow Recreation Center | 97th St. Mid Park | 212-348- 4867 |
| Lenox Hill Neighborhood House | 331 East 70th Street | 212-744-5022 |
