THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

Events for the week beginning May 20, 2013
Check out our list of events in the neighborhood this week. Email us at “info at westsiderag dot com” to tell us about any upcoming events or events we’ve missed. Events will be updated every Sunday night with the following week’s schedule. Please double-check times and prices with the event producer. Many venues offer special pricing for students, seniors and members.

Monday

6 p.m.
Songbook@LPA: Songs from “Sunfish” – A New Musical by Michael Cooper & Hyeyoung Kim Join us for our monthly series where we introduce to you new music by an emerging Broadway composer and lyricist, sung by Broadway vocalists. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium. FREE.

6:30 p.m.
Live Rooftop Jazz With the Stephane Wrembel Trio. At the Empire Hotel Rooftop. FREE (RSVP nycinv.com/livejazz).

7 p.m.
Laura Antoniou With Judith Regan: The Killer Wore Leather Editor and talk show host Judith Regan interviews Laura Antoniou about The Killer Wore Leather, her tongue-in-cheek mystery set at a leather convention, and they discuss the interest in sexually explicit fiction among women, thought to be on the rise. At Barnes and Noble, 82nd and Broadway. FREE.

Tuesday

All Day
Kids Eat Free at Big Nick’s 77th and Broadway.

2:30 p.m.
American Sabor on Film: La Plena American Sabor series is curated by John Calhoun, Librarian, Billy Rose Theatre Division. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium. FREE.

6 p.m.
Talk: The UWS in Maps An NEH grant has allowed NYPL’s Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division to scan, digitize and mesh with the current grid, thousands of antique maps, from the Dutch period, to American Revolutionary maps, to 19th and early 20th century property maps. Matt Knutzen will share news of this highly successful project, in which the public is invited to participate, with samples of some Upper West Side maps in this mapping update effort. Hostelling International-New York, 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue, 2nd floor. FREE.

7 p.m.
DiMaggios Sports biographer Tom Clavin tells an immigrant’s tale and a story about American culture and the American Dream in his new book about the complicated relationships among three brothers in The DiMaggios. At Barnes and Noble, 82nd and Broadway. FREE.

Wednesday

1 p.m.
Wednesdays at One: Juilliard Singers Juilliard students share their talent with the community in these free hour-long lunchtime concerts on Wednesday afternoons throughout the season. Alice Tully Hall (1941 Broadway) FREE; no tickets required.

5 p.m.
Elliott Carter Memorial The Juilliard School pays tribute to beloved American composer, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, and former faculty member Elliott Carter (1908-2012). Peter Jay Sharp Theater at The Juilliard School (155 W 65thStreet). FREE; limited standby admission only; line forms at 4 PM.

8:30 p.m.
Bar Trivia hosted by TriviaTryst TriviaTryst was founded in NYC in 2009 by Bryce Galen after realizing that pub quizzes were fun, but there was potential for a new type of trivia night with music, energy and popular appeal! At Symphony Space. FREE.

Thursday

12 p.m. (until 5)
Tucker Square Greenmarket Greenmarket’s gateway to the Upper West Side, the Tucker Square Greenmarket, offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Columbus and 66th.

6:30 p.m.
Bliss Out Workout Shift your attitude, clear your mind, and heal your body using yoga-inspired moves. Meet at the plaza at Central Park West and 106th Street. FREE. Space is limited. Central Park Conservancy members who bring their membership cards are guaranteed a slot in each class.

7:30 p.m.
A Hawk and A Hacksaw A Hawk and A Hacksaw, the duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost, known for performing traditional and original music steeped in Eastern European folk traditions, have confirmed the release of their sixth album You Have Already Gone To The Other World / Music Inspired By Paradjanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors on April 2 via their own label L.M. Dupli-cation. The sixteen tracks on the double album feature seven originals along with nine Ukrainian, Hungarian and Romanian traditional songs re-imagined and arranged with inspiration taken from the legendary 1964 film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Russian filmmaker Sergey Paradjanov. At the David Rubenstein Atrium. FREE.

9 p.m.
Live Jazz At Sasa’s Lounge. 105th and Columbus. FREE (no cover).

Friday

9 p.m.
Live Jazz At Sasa’s Lounge. 105th and Columbus. FREE (no cover).

Saturday

10 a.m.
Spring Fair Flea market and more. At Grace & St. Paul’s Church, 123 West 71st street.

12 p.m. (until 5)
Tucker Square Greenmarket Greenmarket’s gateway to the Upper West Side, the Tucker Square Greenmarket, offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Columbus and 66th.

7 p.m.
Nocturnal Wildlife New York City is home to an amazing abundance of wildlife. From falcons and salamanders, to deer and seals, wildlife viewing opportunities exist year-round in all of our parks and beaches. Wildlife viewing is a perfect activity for any age. Today wildlife viewing is recognized as one of the nation’s fastest growing activities. The Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City.  Belvedere Castle in Central Park, mid-Park at 79th Street. FREE.