Monday, September 25, 2006

Happenings for Week of September 25th

Monday, September 25th, 2006

The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station (C, E)
Tour the surviving remnants of the great railroad station that once stood on this site
@ Penn Station
31st St and 7th Ave (to 33rd St and 8th Ave)
Meet John Turkeli at the 34th Street Partnership Tourist Info booth in the Main Rotunda of Penn Station
12:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Dream Job: Covering the Arts (A, C, E)
Writing about the Arts is an art-form in itself. Our panel of successful writers and editors reveals how their passions for theater, music and visual arts, along with a flair for journalism, have put them in the vanguard
Lang Recital Hall (4th floor), Hunter College
(enter on E. 69th St. between Park and Lexington)
6:30 - 8p
Free
For more information: www.cencom.org



Madama Butterfly Simulcast (A, M)
Metropolitan Opera reaches out to New Yorkers with free broadcast of the Puccini’s classic’s opening night performance
@ Time Square
One Times Square (@ 42nd Street)
6:30p
Free
For more information: www.metopera.org

Women’s Expressive Theatre presents: Letters to a Young Artist (A, C)
An evening honoring Anna Deavere Smith and risk taking artistry
@ The Daryl Roth Theatre
101 East 15th Street (off of Union Square)
7p
Tickets: $115.00 in advance, $125.00 at door
For more information and to buy tickets: www.wetweb.org

Musical Tribute to Edward Aldwell (M)
Featuring performances by his students and colleagues
@ Mannes College of Music
150 West 85th Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues)
7:30 - 9:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006



Sky Mirror: Change the Way you See the World (A)
An innovative, monumental sculpture made of polished
Stainless steel designed by internationally renowned artist, Anish Kapoor
@ Rockefeller Center (between 49th and 50th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues)
Daily until Friday, October 27th, 2006
Free

3rd Annual Rosh Hashana Party (P)
@ Katra Lounge
217 Bowery (between Prince and Rivington Streets) - upstairs
Ages: 20’s and 30’s Singles
6p
Cost: $15.00 in advance, $20.00 at door
For more information and to sign up: www.reallivepeopleparty.com



James Carville and Paul Begala discuss their new book: (E)
Take it Back: A Battle Plan for Democratic Victory
@ Barnes and Noble
33 East 17th Street (@ Union Square North)
7p
Free
For more information: www.bn.com

Drink Wine, Meet New Folks and Swap Books (D/F, P)
Bring those books that you have read that are collecting dust and give them a new home as well as find new books to read
@ Kabin Bar and Lounge (back room)
2nd Avenue (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
7p
Cost: $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at event
For more information and to sign up: www.thelunchclub.com



Screening…Sketches of Frank Gehry (code: T-MM5F07-01) (A, E)
Q and A with director Sydney Pollack afterwards
@ Makor
35 West 67th Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
7:30p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.makor.org or call 212.601.1000

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006


Whether you bead it, wire it, link it, string it, clasp it…(A, E)
Myron Toback, a Jewelry expert will speak and answer questions as well as a brief history of West 47th Street
@ Fashion Institute of Technonology
27th Street (@ 8th Avenue), Bldg. "A", Faculty Lounge, 8th Floor
Starts at 6p
Cost: $5.00
For more information: www.nybead.org

Amy Tan reads from her latest book, (A, C)
Saving Fish from Drowning
@ Barnes and Noble
33 East 17th Street (@ Union Square North)
7p
Free
For more information: www.bn.com

Guitar Discovery Festival: Matiegka, the Beethoven of Guitar (M)
With David Leisner
@ Manhattan School of Music - Greenfield Hall
132 Claremont Avenue (between 122nd and LaSalle Streets)
7:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

The Dror for the Wounded Foundation Presents: (NP,P)
Courage, A celebration in honor of Dror Dagan
(This foundation targets severed wounded Israeli Defense Force soldiers undertaking the most dangerous assignments that have the greatest financial need.)
@ Canal Room
285 West Broadway (@ Canal Street)
Cost: $100.00 in advance, $120.00 at the door
For more information and to buy tickets: www.drorfoundation.org or call 1.646.250.5340

Thursday, September 28th, 2006



Picasso and American Art (A, E)
This exhibition examines the fundamental role that Picasso played in the development of American art during the last century
@ Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison (@ 74th/75th Streets)
Exhibit runs through January 28th, 2007
Cost: $15.00
For more information: www.whitney.org

“Ok As Is” Lecture by designer, Jason Miller (A, C)
Miller, a former art director for Ogilvy and Mather will talk
About personal objects in our houses that we don’t display, but can’t discard
@ Museum of Arts and Design
40 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6p
Free with museum admission ($9.00)
For more information: www.mad.museum.org

Saking Tasting: The Joy of Sake (F/D, P)
The largest sake tasting event held outside of japan
@ The Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street (@ Houston Street)
6 - 8:30p
Cost: $75.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.joyofsake.com



Laura’s List Happy Hour - A must! (P)
@ Social Bar, Grill and Lounge
795 - 8th Avenue (between 48th and 49th Street)
We’ll be on the 3rd Floor
5:30p
Free

Movie Screening: Once upon a Time in China (A, C, M)
Drum Spirit will be performaning prior to movie
@ Columbus Park (@ Mulberry, Bayard, Worth and Baxter Streets)
6:30p
Free

Friday, September 29th, 2006

The 44th New York Film Festival (A, E)
The 17-day festival, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, is a highly-selective showcase of new, inspiring and provocative cinema by both emerging talent and recognized international artists
10a - 11p, through October 15th, 2006
For more information, locations, tickets and more: www.filmlinc.com

NYC Photobloggers (E)
Some of the best photographers in NYC’s burgeoning photoblogger scene discuss their work and answer your questions
@ Apple Store
103 Prince St (@ Greene Street)
6:30 - 7:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Tracy Ullman talks about her new book, (A, E)
Knit 2 Together: Patterns and Stories for Serious Knitting Fun
@ Barnes and Noble
33 East 17th Street (@ Union Square North)
7p
Free
For more information: www.bn.com

Cheese, Wine Tasting and Art (A, F/D)
@ M Bar
349 Broome Street (between Bowery and Elizabeth Streets)
7 - 9p
Cost: $35.00 in advance, $45.00 at the door
For more information and to sign up: www.menonasilverplatter.com

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

Martha Stewart Living 15th Anniversary “Good Things” event (A, E)
Just some of the workshops: Entertaining with Martha, Home Organizing 101, Decorating Tips for Every Room, The Holiday Table
@ Pier 94, West 54th Street (@ West Side Highway)
9:30 - 5:30p
General Admission: $175, Interactive Workshops: $50
For more information, buy tickets and sign up for workshops: www.marthastewart.com

Wired Next Festival (E)
Come and experience new technology and electronic ideas
@ Jacob Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street (West Side Highway)
Tickets: $5.00 - $15.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.nextfest.net

Autumn Moon Festival (A, C, F/D, E)
This event celebrates the time of year when the moon is at it’s fullest and marking the ideal time to celebrate the summer’s harvest
@ Mott Street (between Canal and Bayard Streets)
12 - 5p
Free



Ely Jacques Kahn: Architect: Beaux Arts to Modernism in New York (A, E)
The exhibition traces a trajectory through the life and work of a man whose designs have become icons in the architectural landscape of Manhattan
@ Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery - Columbia University
8th Floor of the Schmermerhorn Hall
1190 Amsterdam Avenue (between 116th and 120th Streets)
1 - 5p
Free

A Practical Guide to Buying a Co-op, Condo or House (E)
Things you should know and mistakes to avoid
@ Science, Industry and Business Library
188 Madison Avenue (@ 34th Street)
2 - 4p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

New York - Tokyo Musical Festival 2006 (M)
Music from NY (Talib Kweli, A-Trak) and Tokyo (Hifana, Mighty Crown, Pe’z)
@ Rumsey Playfield - Central Park (@ 69th Street)
2:30 - 9:30p

Sunday, October 1st, 2006

Rock Climbing at the Famous Shawangunk Ridge (S)
Learn to Rock Climb, or advance your existing skills in the famous "Gunks", located in the Minnewaska State Park
7a
Cost: $140
This will include transportation, instructions and training, and all necessary equipment and instruction. (Does not include $15 park fee)
For more information and to signup email: Kelly@DynamicOutdoors.com

Race Car Driving Day Trip (S)
8 - 6:30p
Cost: $230.00 Member, $245.00 Non - Member
For more information and to sign up: www.adventuresociety.com

2006 Walk to Cure Diabetes (NP, S)
Walk 12K
@ Battery Park - Lower Manhattan
Check in - 9a, start time - 10a
For more information and to register: www.jdrf.org or call 212.689.2860

N.Y.C. Oktoberfest (C, F/D, M)
Lexington Avenue from 42nd - 57th Streets
10 - 6p
Free



The Amazing Maize Maze (S)
A newly opened three-acree labyrinth made out of corn
@ Queens County Farm Museum
7350 Little Neck Parkway (73rd Road), near Grand Central Parkway - Queens
11 - 5p
Weekends only … through Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Music at the Piers (M)
SounTrace
@ Chelsea Piers (23rd Street and West Side Highway)
12 - 4p
Free

Manhattan Adirondacks (S)
A scenic and meditative walk through the North Woods
@ Dana Discovery Center
Inside the Park at 110th Street (between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
1 –2 p
Free
For more information: www.nyc.freecityevents.com

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Yom Kippur services with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (C, R)
Services start @ 9a
For more information and locations: www.bj.org or call: 212.787.7600

Socrates Sculpture Garden (A)
2006 Emerging Artists Fellowship Exhibition
32-01 Vernon Boulevard (@ 11th Street and Broadway) - Long Island City
Daily, 10a - sunset
Free
For more information: 718.956.1819

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
M Music
NP Non-Profit
R Religious
P Party
S Sport

Monday, September 18, 2006

Happenings for Week of September 18th

Monday, September 18th, 2006



Masters of American Comics (A, E)
This exhibit brings together the work of fourteen artists, who have defined and explanded the possibilities of vastly popular art form
@ The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
Exhibits continues until January 28, 2007
Cost: $10.00
For more information: www.thejewishmuseum.org

ASLian Poetry - Storytelling Night (A, P)
American sign language party for poetry
@ Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Bleeker and Houston)
6 - 7:45p
Free, minimum one drink
For more information: www.bowerypoetry.com

Marni Nixon sings and discusses her memoir: I Could Have Sung All Night (M)
@ Barnes and Noble
1961 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
7p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Dinner and a Movie: Dying of Laughter (D/F, A)
@ Suba
109 Ludlow Street (@ Delancy Street)
Cost: $35.00 per person (including 3 course dinner and movie)
Seatings between 7 and 8p, screening starts @ 8:30p
For more information and to make reservations call: 212.982.5714

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006




Skating on Thin Ice (E, S)
Join Olympic Gold Medalist, Scott Hamilton for free ice skating and to hear about how is personal experiences inspired a strong belief in the value of life insurance
@ Chelsea Piers Sky Rink
Pier 61, 23rd Street and West Side Highway
8:30 - 10:30a
Free
For more information: www.life-line.org

Book Signing: Stephen Baldwin (A, E)
The Unusual Suspect: My Calling to the New Hardcore Movement of Faith
Stephen takes us behind the scenes and tells the stories we've yet to hear of celebrity fun, curious family, and hardcore faith
@ Barnes and Noble
555 Fifth Avenue (between 45th and 46th Streets)
1 - 3p
Free

New Exhibit: Contemporary Brazilian Art (A)
@ Expasso Design Gallery
38 North Moore Street (between Hudson and Varick Streets)
Free
For more information: www.espasso.com or call 718.472.0022

Lighthouse International Young Leadership Committee presents: (A, NP)
2nd Annual Comedy Benefit
@ Comix
353 West 14th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
6:30p
Cost: $60.00 in advance, $75.00 at the door
For more information and to buy tickets: www.lighthouse.org



Rosh Hashanah Cocktail Party (code BSHROS00F7) (C, F/D)
Toast to a sweet New Year 5767
@ The Jewish Community Center
344 Amsterdam Avenue (@ 76th Street)
7p
Cost: $18.00 members, $25.00 nonmembers
For more information and to sign up: www.jccmanhattan.org

First Draft: A Writer’s Workshop (A, E)
@ Barnes and Nobles
6th Avenues (@ 8th Street)
7:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Selling Style: A History of New York Fashion Merchandising (A, E)
Drawing from hundreds of books, pamphlets, documents and electronic
Databases, presenter will describe the spirit that is NY Fashion
@ New York Public Library - Humanities and Social Services
5th Avenue and 42nd Street
3:15 - 4:15p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Benefit for Cliff (P)
Come out and show support for Cliff
@ OBW
20 West 38th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
4:30p
Free

BJ Bacchanalia with Bekef (F/D)
Welcome in the New Year with kosher wine tasting
@ Bacchus
2056 Broadway (between 70th and 71st Streets)
Young Professional Singles ages: 30’s - 50’s
7p
Cost: $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door
For more information and to sign up: www.bj.org or call 212.787.7600 x240

Imaging New Public Space Panel Discussion (A, E)
Panel will be discussing alternative public spaces for art
@ 14th Street Y Theatre
344 East 14th Street (@ 1st Avenue)
7p
Free



Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament (P, S)
Already an expert? Wanna learn how to play?
Lessons will be provided
@ The Irish Rogue - Upstairs Lounge
356 West 44th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues)
7p
Cost: $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the event
For more information and to sign up: www.thelunchclub.com

Thurday, September 21st, 2006

European Dream Festival (A, C, D/F, E)
This Festival will present the leading creative voices and cutting-edge artistic visions in performing arts, literature, and film from a newly extended Europe at prime New York venues
and continues until Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
For more information on performances, events and exhibits: www.europeandream.us

Judy Stone discusses her new book (A, E)
Not Quite A Memoir: Of Films, Books, the World is a collection of the San Francisco Chronicle film critic’s pieces about filmmakers and writers
@ The Drama Book Store
250 West 40th Street (between 7 and 8th Avenues)
6p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

13th Annual: Great Match: Wine and Tapas (C, F/D)
Preview over 300 Spanish wines paired with a selection of international tapas from 11 of New York’s most creative chefs
@ Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
6 - 8:30p
Cost: Donation $60.00 in advance
For more information and to buy tickets: www.greatmatch.org or call 1.866.849.8703

Joey Thai Dinner Club (C)
@ Joey Thai
17 East 31st Street (between 5th and Madison Avenues)
7p
Cost: $25.00 (all you can eat, including tax and tip)
Bring your own wine and beer
Advance RSVP is a must, RSVP to: sharyn.rosenblum@harpercollins.com

Central Park Brass Plays in the Park (M)
@ Naumburg Bandshell - Central Park
Located midpark between 66th and 72nd Streets
7:30 - 9:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

The Human Karaoke Experience (S, M)
Live band karaoke where you are the star
@ O’ Flanagans
1215 1st Avenue (@ 65th Street)
9 - 1a
Free

Friday, September 22nd, 2006



Concert Series on the Today Show presents…(M)
Tony Bennett and special guest, Billy Joel
@ Rockefeller Center Plaza
5th - 7th Avenue between 47th - 51st Streets
7a
Free

Metropolitan Opera’s Open House (C, E, M)
This event will provide a rare look behind the scenes and offer the public a chance to attend, the final dress rehearsal of this season’s opening night production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
@ Metropolitan Opera - Lincoln Center
62nd - 65th Streets between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues
9 - 5p
Cost: Free, but tickets are required
Tickets will be available starting, Wednesday, Septemeber 20th at 10a.
First come, first serve with a limit of 2 tickets per person
For more information: www.metoperafamily.org

The Un-Homely - New Art from Iceland (A)
@ Galerie Adler
547 West 27th Street, 2nd floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
11 - 6p (Fridays and Saturdays)

Rosh Hashana Services with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (C, R)
Services start @ 6:30p
For locations go to: www.bj.org or call: 212.787.7600



Circus Contraption's Grand American Traveling Dime Museum (A, C)
A vast collection of exhibits guaranteed to educate and entertain. Featuring Miracles of Man and of Nature, Curiosities of the Past and Marvels of the Modern Age
@ Theater for the New City
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets)
8p
Cost: $15.00 - $30.00
For more information and to buy tickets: www.circuscontraption.com

Tower of Bable (A, C, E)
Bed-time stories in the native languages of tellers from around the world
Converge for an exquisite experience that metamorphoses into a party for the ears
@ P.S. 122
150 1st Avenue (@ Corner of 9th Street)
8:45p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and additional showtimes: www.theatermania.com

Midnight Mix with DJ Louie (A, M)
@ Apple Store
767 Fifth Avenue (between 58th and 59th Streets)
12 midnight
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006


Come out and Play Festival 2006 (S)
Festival dedicated to street games
Games will occur throughout the day in location around the city
For more information and to sign up for games: www.comeoutandplay.org

Rosh Hashana Services @ the Fifth Avenue Synagogue (C, R)
@ Fifth Avenue Synagogue
5 East 62nd Street (@ Fifth Avenue)
8:15a
Cost: $110.00 (includes all four days of high holiday services)
For more information and to reserve seats call: 212.838.2122

Rosh Hashana Services with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (C, R)
Services start @ 9a
For more information and locations go to: www.bj.org or call: 212.787.7600



Wine Tasting, Apple and Pumpkin Picking (S)
9:15 - 6:30p
Cost: $45.00
For more information and to sign up email: teresa@dynamicoutdoors.com

Fall in Love with Prospect Park (C, E, S)
Park will be jam-packed with great autumn activities
Visit the Park and fall in love all over again
@ Prospect Park (@ the Lefferts Historic house and lake), Brooklyn
Between Flatbush and Ocean Avenue and Empire Boulevard
12 - 5p
Free
For more information and autumn activities: www.prospectpark.org

German and Austrian Wine with Local Cheese Tasting (C, F/D)
@ Chestnut Restaurant
271 Smith Street (between DeGraw and Sackett Streets)
2 - 4p
Cost: $55.00 plus tax
For more information and to reserve your spot call: 718.243.2864

Classical Music (M)
Jennifer Toohey, soprano; Jennifer Barsamian, mezzo-soprano; Joan Kruger, piano
@ Donnell Library
20 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
2p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Outdoor Bluegrass Music: Citigrass (M)
@ The Lawn at the 97th Street Tennis Courts in Riverside Park
5p
Free

Sunday, September 24th, 2006


Rosh Hashana Services @ the Fifth Avenue Synagogue (C, R)
@ Fifth Avenue Synagogue
5 East 62nd Street (@ Fifth Avenue)
8:15a
Cost: $110.00 (includes all four days of high holiday services)
For more information and to reserve seats call: 212.838.2122

Rosh Hashana Services with Congregation B’nai Jeshurun (C, R)
Services start @ 9a
For more information and locations: www.bj.org or call: 212.787.7600

Lower East Side Farmer’s Market (C, F/D)
On Orchard Street (between Broome and Delancy Streets)
Stock up on fresh veggies, fruit, breads, wine and more…
10 - 5p
Free



Sundays at Social (F/D, S)
Come and watch football and enjoy $.50 wings
@ Social Bar
795 Eighth Avenue (between 48th and 49th Streets)
For more information: www.socialbarnyc.com

Sanctuary of Praise Young Adults Choir (M)
Gospel standards and original arrangements
@ Central Park - Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
(at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
4 - 6p
Free
For more information call: 212.860.1370 or http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Meet My Friend (P)
An alternative way in single people between the ages of 40 – 65
Must bring someone from the opposite sex with you to event
@ Slate Plus
54 West 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
7-11p
Cost: advance $25.00, at event $30.00 (tickets will only be sold in pairs)
For more information and to sign up email or call: mmf_event@yahoo.com or call 212.369.8459

Monday, September 25th, 2006

The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station (C, E)
Tour the surviving remnants of the great railroad station that once stood on this site
@ Penn Station
31st St and 7th Ave (to 33rd St and 8th Ave)
Meet John Turkeli at the 34th Street Partnership Tourist Info booth in the Main Rotunda of Penn Station
12:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Dream Job: Covering the Arts (A, C, E)
Writing about the Arts is an art-form in itself. Our panel of successful writers and editors reveals how their passions for theater, music and visual arts, along with a flair for journalism, have put them in the vanguard
Lang Recital Hall (4th floor), Hunter College
(enter on E. 69th St. between Park and Lexington)
6:30 - 8p
Free
For more information: www.cencom.org


Save the Date…

Laura’s List Happy Hour
Thursday, September 28th
Details to come…

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
M Music
NP Non-Profit
R Religious
P Party
S Sport

Monday, September 11, 2006

Happenings for Week of September 11th

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Religious Diversity in New York City (C, E)
A slide-lecture tracing the origins of its diversity from 1624 to the present
@ Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue (between 39th and 40th Streets)
6:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Lawrence Wright (E)
Author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Tower tells the story through the interweaving lives of four men: the two leaders of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri; the FBI’s counterterrorism chief, John O’Neill; and the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal
@ Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (@ West 82nd Street)
7p
Free

Reiner Leist (A)
Presenting Eleven Septembers, a collection of black and white photographs taken
From the window of his apartment from 1995 - 2005
@ Strand Bookstore
828 Broadway (@ 12th Street)
7 - 8:30p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com



Wine Tasting (D/F)
Australian and New Zealand Wines with pairing foods
@ Eight Mile Creek
240 Mulberry Street (between Prince and Spring Streets)
Cost: $50.00 plus tax
7p
For more information and to sign up call: 212.431.4635


Tuesday, September 12th, 2006


Henry V (A)
Presented by the Instant Shakespeare Company
@ Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue (between 39th and 40th Streets)
6p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Lecture: (A, E)
The New Women in Nineteenth - Century American Art
@ Donnell Library
20 West 53rd Streeets (between 5 and 6th Avenues)
6p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

The Rapture (M)
Performing songs from their new album Pieces of the People We Love
@ The Apple Store
103 Prince St (@ Greene Street)
8 - 9p
Free
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com




One of the biggest arena rock stars of the 70’s…(M)
An Evening with Peter Frampton
@ BB King Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street (between 7 and 8th Avenues)
8p
Cost: $55.00 in advance, $60.00 at the door
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.bbkingblues.com


Wednesday, September 13th, 2006


Melting Pot Food Tour (C, D/F, E)
Explore unique food shops and markets and learn about ethnic flavors and cultures on the Lower East Side
2 - 5p
Cost: $45.00
For more information and to sign up go to: www.enthusiasticgourmet.com

Ann Hampton Callaway performs songs from her new album (M)
Blues in the Night
@ Tower Records
1961 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
6p
Free



A Public Conversation with Newt Gringrich (E)
@ Tish Auditorium, The New School
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6p
Free with reservation
For more information and to RSVP: milanoevents@newschool.edu.


Thursday, September 14th, 2006


NYC is for Animal Lovers (NP, P)
NYCACC (New York City Animal Care and Control) Benefit
@ Katwalk
2 West 35th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6:30 - 9:30p
Cost: $5.00
RSVP in advance: accofnyc@yahoo.com



Mexican Photographer, Lola Alvarez Bravo (A, C)
This exhibition features vintage photographs from the artist’s entire extraordinary career
@ Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6:30p
Free

The First Annual New York Yiddish Singalong (C, M)
Come sing your favorite Yiddish songs with some of your favorite Yiddish singers
@ Congregation Rodeph Shlolom
7 West 83rd Street (between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
Cost: $20
7p
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.oyhoo.com

Meet the Writer, Christopher Thompson (E, S)
Discusses his book, The Tour de France: A Cultural History
@ French Institute of Alliance Francaise, Tinker Auditorium, 55 East 59 Street, (between Park & Madison Avenues)
7p
Cost: $12
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.fiaf.org

Comedy Night at Stand - Up New York (C)
@ 236 West 78th Street, (SW intersection of 78 Street & Broadway)
Ages: 30s & 40s
7p
Cost: $11.00, RSVP in advance
For more information and to sign up go to: www.reallivepeopleparty.com


Friday, September 15th, 2006




Doctors Without Borders: A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City (E)
Explore tents that provide shelter, learn how basic health care is administrated and see how epidemics are controlled
@ Central Park, 72nd Street at Cherry Hill
Middle of park - enter 72nd Street either on the east or west side
9:30 - 6:30p daily thru Sunday, September 17th, 2006
Free
For more information go to: www.doctorswithoutborders.com

Love and War: The Weaponized Woman (A, E)
This exhibit explores the influence on fashion of both ‘intimate apparel’ and military ‘body armor’
@ Museum at The Fashion Institute of Technology
Seventh Avenue @ 27th Street
12 - 8p
Free
For more information go to: www.fitnyc.edu

David Kamp talks about his new book (E)
The United States of Argula: How We Became a Gourmet Nation
@ Barnes and Noble
1961 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.freecityevents.com

Hugh Gran Art Opening (A)
A collection of new, mixed-media that is a combination of agitprop and street art
@ Invisible NYC
148 Orchard Street (@ Rivington Street)
7 - 9p
Free

My Life as You (A)
A psychological comedy that examines obsessive female friendships, love, sex and how to survive your twenties intact
@ The Producers Club II
616 Ninth Avenue (between 43rd and 44th Streets)
8p
Tickets: $18.00
For more information on additional peformances and to buy tickets: www.dmitrypaperny.com


Saturday, September 16th, 2006

Big Brothers, Big Sisters of NYC (NP, S)
Race for the Kids
@ Riverside Park (@ 72nd Street)
10 - 4p
Cost: $25.00
For more information and to register go to: www.raceforthekids.org



The Brooklyn Book Festival (E)
@ Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street and plaza (between Court and Adams Streets)
Free
10 - 6p
For more information go to: www.visitbrooklyn.org

9th Annual Park Slope (M)
Old-Time and Bluegrass Jamboree
@ 53 Prospect Park West (@ 2nd Street), Park Slope, Brooklyn
12:30 - 10p
Cost: $4.00
For more information go to: www.bsec.org

Rising Sun Performance Company presents (A)
An original adaptation of Aristophanes's, The Frogs
@ Summit Rock (between 84th and 86th Streets), Central Park
Performanaces: 1p and 3:30p
Free
For more information on additional performances go to: www.risingsunnyc.com

Citizens By Any Other Name (M)
A concert with: Don Byron, Alejandro Escoveda and Suzanne Vega
@ Empire - Fulton Ferry State Park, Dumbo, Brooklyn
26 Dock Street (@ Water Street)
4 - 7p
Free
For more information go to: www.brooklynbridgepark.org

National Theatre of Greece presents: The Persians (A)
The Persians (Persae) is the oldest surviving play in history and the only surviving Greek tragedy that deals with a non-mythical theme
@ New York City Center
130 West 56th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
8p
Cost: $35 - $75
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.nycitycenter.org


Sunday, September 17th, 2006


One Part Clay (A)
Ceramic Avant-Garde and Mixed Media Exhibit
@ Garth Clark Gallery
45 - 46 21st Street (between 45 and 46th Streets), Long Island City, Queens
12 - 5p
For more information go to: www.garthclark.com



Half Sours Have Never Been so Sweet (D/F)
Six Annual International Pickle Day
@ Corner of Orchard and Broome Streets
10:30 - 4:30p
Free
For more information go to: www.nyfoodmuseum.org

Jewzapalooza (A, C, D/F, E, M)
A full day of celebration with live performances, food/drink, education and more
@ Riverside Park and 72nd Street
12 - 9p
Free
For more information go to: www.oyhoo.com



The 79th Annual Feast of San Gennaro (C, D/F, M)
New York City's oldest, biggest and best street festival
The festival runs along Mulberry Street, between Canal Street (on south) and Houston Street (on north). It takes place east to west on Grand Street, between Mott and Baxter Street, and east to west on Hester Street, between Mott and Baxter Streets
Festival runs through Sunday, September 24th (daily)
Free
For more information go to: www.sangennaro.org

Walk this Way: Black Style Now (A)
Tour through Harlem to sites that inspired and nutured Hip Hop culture and style
@ 105 East 106th Street (@ Park Avenue)
1:10 - 3:10p
Cost: $25.00
For more information and to sign up: www.zerve.com

I.S. 143 Performance Ensemble (M)
Latin jazz with special guests
@ Central Park - Charles A. Dana Discovery Center
(at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues)
4 - 6p
Free
For more information: www.freecityevents.com


Monday, September 18th, 2006


Masters of American Comics (A)
This exhibit brings together the work of fourteen artists, who have defined and explanded the possibilities of vastly popular art form
@ The Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue (@ 92nd Street)
Exhibits continues until January 28, 2007
Cost: $10.00
For more information go to: www.thejewishmuseum.org

Marni Nixon sings and discusses her memoir: I Could Have Sung All Night (M)
@ Barnes and Noble
1961 Broadway (@ 66th Street)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.freecityevents.com

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Happenings for Week of September 5th

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Celebrate Mexico Now (A, C, E)
A citywide festival showcasing the vanguard of contemporary Mexican art and culture
September 1st - 17th, 2006
For more information of events, locations, tickets go to: www.mexiconowfestival.org



Michael Gray, author of “The Dylan Encyclopedia” (E, M)
Speaks on Bob Dylan and the Poetry of the Blues
@ The New School
66 West 12th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Cost: $5.00
For more information and to sign up go to: www.newschool.edu

Rita Rudner discusses her latest comic novel, Turning the Tables (A)
She unleashes her hilarious take on Sin City in this comic romp filled with gambling, strippers, double-crossing exes, swingers’ conventions, magicians, and everything else that’s supposed to stay in Vegas
@ Barnes and Noble
4 Astor Place (between Lafayette and Broadway)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.bn.com

How Green was My Valley (M)
John Wayne takes on a Welsh mining town in this classic non - Western
@ Symphony Space
2537 Broadway (@ 95th Street)
7p
Cost: $10.00
For more information and to buy tickets go to: www.symphonyspace.org


Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Harpsichord Recital (M)
Music by William Byrd, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Johann Jakob Froberger and Francois Couperin
@ Church of Saint Francis Assisi
135 West 31st Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
1:15p
Free



Pilot Parties @ Museum of Television and Radio (A, P)
See the most buzzed about new series pilots before they air
Fox presents: Til Death, Happy Hour, Justice, Standoff and Vanished
@ Museum of Television and Radio
25 West 52nd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
6p
Free
For more information go to: www.mtr.org

Opening night and reception
Journeys: original oil paintings by Piper Lyman (A, P)
@ Great Neck Village Hall
2 Gussack Plaza (@ Cutler Mill Road) Great Neck, Long Island
7p
Free



Sunset Yoga (S)
Enjoy an evening of yoga on the water in the park
@ Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park
26 Dock Street (@ Water Street), Dumbo, Brooklyn
7p
Free

Join marine biologist, Eugene Kaplan as he explores the (E)
strange lives of undersea creatures
@ Union Hall
702 Union Street @ 5th Avenue, Brooklyn
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.unionhallny.com


Thursday, September 7th, 2006

Jazz Performance: Gotham Jazz men (M)
@ Donnell Library
20 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
12:30p
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com



Movie Screening: Rain, 1932 (A)
Starring: Joan Crawford and Walter Huston
@ The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street (between 5 and 6th Avenues)
6:30p
Cost: Free with museum admission ticket stub ($20.00)
For more information go to: www.moma.org

Middal Ohr Young Leadership’s event (NP, S)
City Sleuths Scavenger Hunt through NYC
Meeting place: 130 East 59th Street, 7th floor (@ Lexington Avenue)
7p
Cost: $90.00
For more information and to buy tickets call: 212.397.3700

Wine Tasting: More than just a drink (D/F)
@ Wine’s Up
305 West 87th Street, #3
6:30 - 8p
Free
For more information and to sign up call: 212 579 3910

Magnificient 7: Thesis videos from MFA Photography, Video and Related Media Department 2006 graduates from School of Visual Arts (A)
@ Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.schoolofvisualarts.edu


Friday, September 8th, 2006

Design + DJs + Dancing (A, C, E)
@ Cooper - Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street (@ 5th Avenue)
6 - 9p
Free with museum admission: $12
For more information: www.cooper-hewitt.org

Book Launch Party: At the Edge of Art and Gaming: Essays on Algorithmic Culture (A, E)
Author, Alexander Galloway considers the video game as a distinct cultural form that demands a new and unique interpretive framework
@ New Museum of Contemporary Art - New Museum Store
556 West 22nd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
6:30 - 8:30p
Free
For more information go to: www.newmuseum.org

Silver/Brown Dance Company performs: (A)
Oasis 3, a 9/11 Memorial Performance
@ Cove in Brooklyn Bridge Park (between Main and Water Streets), Dumbo, Brooklyn
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.brooklynbridgepark.org

D.T. discusses his new book, (A)
The Family that Couldn’t Sleep: A Medical Mystery
@ Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at West 82nd Street)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.bn.com


Saturday, September 9th, 2006

Intermediate Hike (S)
@ Cold Spring - Westchester
Cost: $40.00 for a 1/2 day guided hike, must buy own train ticket
Leave from Grand Central and meet guide at Cold Spring
For more information and to make reservations call Ron at 888-445- 3796 or 845-298-6234

Kayaking, Cliff Jumping, Swimming (S)
@ The Delaware Water Gap
8a - 7:30p
Cost: $75
For more information and to sign up: igorbass@dynamicoutdoors.com

Yoga for Peace (NP, S)
@ 75 Battery Place, Battery Park (at the central lawn area)
registration starts at 10:30a, yoga 12 - 3:30p
Cost: $20.00
For more information and to register go to: www.yoga-for-peace.org

Riverside Park Oyster Festival (D/F, M)
@ Hudson Beach Cafe
Riverside Park @ 105th Street (enter park at 103rd & Riverside Drive)
Featuring freshly schucked oysters, pints of Guiness and live music
12 - 9p
Free

New York Opera Forum (A, M)
A concert version of the Strauss opera, Elektra
@ Donnell Library
20 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
1:30p
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com



Art Parade (A, D/F, M)
From Grand Street at Crosby Street to Wooster Street
Parade starts at 4p, finishes at Deitch Projects
@ 18 Wooster Street (Grand and Canal Streets)
Special performances and block party to follow parade
Free
For more information go to: www.deitch.com

Annual Post Summer Reunion Party (P)
@ Link
120 East 15th Street (between Irving Place and Union Square East)
10p - 3a
Cost: Free, but RSVP is a must
RSVP @ www.davidshapiro.net


Sunday, September 10th, 2006

Broadway on Broadway (M)
It's the quintessential NYC event: live numbers from Broadway shows performed on a giant outdoor stage
@ Times Square
Broadway & 42nd Street
11:30a
Free



Come and catch up with your old friends as well as make new ones (P)
Fire Island Reunion
@ Central Park - Southeast corner of the sheep meadow
West side, mid - park from 66th to 69th Streets
12p
Free
Rain or shine
If you have any questions, email Sheri @ sasggemgirl@aol.com

Pretend it's 1960.. listen to some Folk Music (M)
Old School Hootenannie
@ Washington Square Park - near circular fountain
West 4th Street and Waverly
12 - 5p
Free

The Fifth Annual Family Music Festival (M)
Featuring Tom Chapin and Friends, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, The Klezmatics, Pleasant’s RiddimAthon! and the Double Dutch Divas
@ Wagner Park (@ Water Street) southern end of the promenade
1 - 6p
For more information go to: www.rivertorivernyc.com

Panelists discuss... (C, E)
Noguchi/ Fuller and Their Imprint
@ Noguchi Museum
33rd Road (@ Vernon Boulevard), Long Island City, Queens
3p
Free with museum admission ($10.00)
For more information go to: www.noguchi.org



Sake Tasting: Sake 101 (D/F, E)
Roger Dagorn will teach you the basics of appreciating, understanding and savoring sake
@ Chanterelle
2 Harrison Street (@ Hudson Street)
3 - 5p
Cost: $55.00
For more information and to sign up go to: www.chanterellenyc.com

Speed Dating for Young Professionals (P)
@ Pop Burger
58 - 60 Ninth Avenue (between 14th and 15th Streets)
Ages: Women 32 - 41, Men 33 - 45
8p
Cost: $37.00, save $5.00 enter 'Alice' in the yellow promotional code
For more information and to sign up go to: www.nyeasydates.com


Monday, September 11th, 2006

Religious Diversity in New York City (C, E)
A slide-lecture tracing the origins of its diversity from 1624 to the present
@ Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue (between 39th and 40th Streets)
6:30p
For more information: http://nyc.freecityevents.com

Lawrence Wright (A, E)
Author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Tower tells the story through the interweaving lives of four men: the two leaders of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri; the FBI’s counterterrorism chief, John O’Neill; and the former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Turki al-Faisal.
@ Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at West 82nd Street)
7p
Free
For more information go to: www.bn.com

Key to Activities

A Art
C Cultural
D/F Drink/Food
E Education
M Music
NP Non-Profit
P Party
S Sport