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