Tag: events

Today is something called "Small Business Saturday," which is supposed to encourage people to spend money at small businesses. We wholeheartedly support the sentiment and hope that it can be extended to Sunday and, you know, every day after that. Also, the GreenFlea Market is open on Saturday this weekend ...

Thanksgiving is special on the Upper West Side, if only because the first scene of Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters is set in an Upper West Side apartment on Thanksgiving (depicted above). Oh, and there's also your family, turkey and the parade that starts on 77th Street and winds ...

Wouldn't be great to meet your neighbors? At least the ones who aren't crazy/mean? Well, this is your week, with lots of events to draw out Upper West Siders, from an appearance by an author who took pictures of the Upper West Side from the air, to afternoon happy hours ...

This week, the Museum of Natural History is holding its 35th annual Margaret Mead Film Festival, showcasing international documentaries and talks with the people who made the films. The museum is using the occasion to show a retrospective of some of the best films from the past 35 years and ...

Starting today, the Film Center of Lincoln Center is putting on a film series it calls "Hollywood's Jew Wave" that celebrates the period from the 1960's and 1970's when a new group of Jewish writers, directors and actors produced a ton of influential Hollywood movies. From Woody Allen to Dustin ...

A marching band from Chicago that acts like punk rockers is playing a free concert at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium on Thursday at 8:30. Mindy Kaling, the actress and writer on The Office, is appearing at Barnes & Noble this Wednesday to promote her new memoir Is Everyone Hanging ...

This week is all about getting ready for Halloween by buying candy for trick-or-treaters and then eating it all by yourself before they even show up. Hey, it's your candy!

There are lots of "cool" events in the neighborhood this week, but you can be cool any week. Why not let your nerd flag fly,

Have you ever been to a compost party? Well, now's your chance! "The Enchantment is Back...Come to a Lamplit Celebration of Decay" says a flier for a composting demonstration and "party" on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the West 104th Street community garden. Food and refreshments will be served by ...

Maybe the thought of listening to a lecture doesn't exactly whet your appetite. But what if the event also included alcohol, a certain geek-chic sexiness, and covered an interesting topic? Ah, so now I've got your attention.

On Friday, the long wait for the Black Eyed Peas to play their big concert in Central Park will be over. The first date was rained out, but the weather looks clear (partly cloudy) for this Friday, so get ready to stomp around the Great Lawn.

Fall in New York – with its lack of summertime and holiday crowds, mild temperatures and lush foliage along the Hudson and in Central and Riverside Parks – is one of the most magical times of year to explore the city.

The kids from Juilliard are back for the new school year, and that means that Upper West Siders have another venue to enjoy great free music and dance performances again. The music and dance school kicks off the new school year with a free jazz concert Monday at the Peter ...

Down in the East Village, the St. Mark's Bookstore is in danger of closing because it can't make rent. To try to keep the store open, Jeremiah Moss of the indispensable blog Vanishing New York has started a campaign to encourage people to buy books from the store this weekend, ...

Spike Lee shot the movie 25th Hour, which dealt with one New Yorker's attempt to make amends before he goes to prison, just months after the attacks, and the smoldering city was a major part of the movie. He was the first director to make a film on location in ...

This week's list of local events features a concert by the New York Philharmonic playing Leonard Bernstein's score for West Side Story live during the movie, a series of events leading up to the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and a county fair for the neighborhood. The West Side ...

Back to the Future, The Godfather, Mad Max and more hit the Film Society of Lincoln Center this weekend, so you can sit in the dark and forget all about the fact that summer is ending. Tickets are $10 per movie or $27 per trilogy. Check out the schedule here. ...

This week, get ready for a film festival on the lawn just north of Sheep Meadow in Central Park starting Tuesday and a birthday bash for Whole Foods on 100th Street on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, you can basically eat all three meals for free at Whole Foods while ...

The American Folk Art Museum's midtown headquarters has closed, making the Upper West Side location at 2 Lincoln Square on 66th Street the new headquarters. And events that used to be held at the midtown branch, like Free Music Fridays, are moving to the Upper West Side. The museum sent ...

The American Folk Art Museum sadly closed its midtown location a few weeks ago. But the museum's smaller second location in Lincoln Square is still open and will now become the museum's main home. Even better, it's offering a bunch of free events this summer. The museum hosts a Guitar ...