Ongoing
Social Work Intern Meet with our social work intern who is here to connect you with services such as: food assistance, healthcare, housing, shelter, support resources, and more. Schedule: Tues & Thurs 5pm-6:30pm; Wed 4pm-5:45pm; Sat 12pm-5pm. Note: Patrons must be 18+ years of age and appointments are required. Call: (212) 621-0691 or sign-up at 2nd floor Info Desk. St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave (between W 81st and W 82nd St). FREE.
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. JASA – Club 76 Older Adult Center (Mon-Fri) Join us for free senior programming. See calendar here. Lunch 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch Donation $2.50 for seniors / $4 under 60. Catering by Diplomat Kosher. For more information: (212) 712-0170. 120 West 76th St (west of Columbus Ave). FREE.
10 a.m. Central Park NYC Ever Walk Group (Sat) All medium pace walkers, join us for a free 3-mile walk every Saturday. Start and finish location is always in front of the John Purroy Mitchell bust on the bridle path inside the park. 90th St. & 5th Ave. Engineers Gate entrance. FREE.
10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Fishing at the Harlem Meer (Wed-Sun) The Harlem Meer is a thriving aquatic ecosystem that supports a wide variety of fish, waterfowl, turtles, plants and microorganisms. Some of the fish living in the Meer include large-mouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill sunfish, carp, and chain pickerel. Fishing poles are available to borrow as part of the catch and release program at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center. Instruction and complimentary fish bait are also provided. A picture ID is required. Charles A. Dana Discovery Center. FREE.
11 a.m. The Senior Men’s Group (Tue) Weekly meetings have resumed. Participants must now show proof of vaccination and sign up for annual membership. Masks will be worn. New members are welcome to apply. Contact Denise at denise@ncjwny.org. National Council of Jewish Women, 241 West 72nd St (between Broadway and West End Ave).
12 p.m. City Girls Who Walk (Sun) City Girls Who Walk is a group that brings together women from all walks of life to bond, exercise, and embrace the beauty of their surroundings. Every Sunday, hundreds of women of all different ages and backgrounds meet to simply go for a walk in Central Park. About 80% of the women show up alone, so feel free to give it a try! No sign up is required. Please Note: Walk locations sometimes change, so make sure to check the group’s Instagram page @citygirlswhowalk stories the day before and on Sunday to confirm the meet/walk spot. You are welcome to bring your leashed dog. Central Park West & 72nd Street. FREE.
2 p.m. until 3 p.m. Emotional Aspects of Aging (Thur) A weekly discussion of topics pertaining to how it feels to age. Topics include coping with physical and mental disabilities, financial concerns, loss of loved ones, etc. For adults over 65 years of age. Participants must now show proof of vaccination and sign up for annual membership. Masks will be worn. New members are welcome to apply. Contact Denise at denise@ncjwny.org. National Council of Jewish Women, 241 West 72nd St (between Broadway and West End Ave).
6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Every Body Sing A new choir for everyone. For more info, email: cantituttinyc@gmail.com. Columbia’s Casa Italiana, 1161 Amsterdam Ave (south of 118th St).
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The W Connection Widows Helping Widows Rebuild Their Lives – UWS Chapter Meeting (Wed) Join us on Zoom to discuss topics and issues to help widows rebuild their lives after the loss of a spouse. These groups are for widows and run by widows. Please RSVP to dawn@wconnection.org if you are interested in attending. Membership in The W Connection is $40 annually which gives you access to our programs and services, but everyone is welcome to a free trial meeting.
6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. (Chinese) Mahjong (Thurs) Beginner-friendly, all levels are welcome no MJ card needed. Free to play! Food and drink available for purchase. All levels are welcome including absolute beginners. No need to RSVP, just show up ready to play! Questions? contact sharonschanzer@gmail.com. Sign up here to be added to the mailing list. “The Speakeasy” inside Mochi Dolci, 222 W 79th (between Amsterdam Ave & Broadway). $15 cover useable toward food etc.
Monday, January 13th
10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish) Conéctate, equilibra y desafíate con Yoga en español. Esta clase de Vinyasa Yoga incluye flujos de intensidad media que te llevarán desde el saludo al sol hasta una postura máxima final. Ven y concéntrate en las inversiones y la respiración para ayudarte a mejorar tu práctica personal mientras brindas conciencia y una nueva experiencia. Por favor trae tu propria colchoneta de yoga. Please bring a mat! This class will primarily be taught in Spanish. Instructor: Lucia Pinzon. New York Public Library – Morningside Heights Branch, 2900 Broadway. FREE.
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Perler Bead Art Create any shape or design you can imagine by using and fusing multicolored Perler beads! Open to children ages 6-12. Space is limited to the first 8 children. St. Agnes Library, Community Program Room, 444 Amsterdam Ave (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts). FREE.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Game On! Board games, card games, maybe even Nintendo Switch. Try something new, play an old classic, or make your own. Whatever you feel like playing, we’ve got you covered! This program is for Teens in 7th – 12th Grades. Bloomingdale Library, 150 West 100th St. FREE.
6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Pulitzer Playwrights on Drama in a New Era Pulitzer honored playwrights Eboni Booth, Sanaz Toossi and David Henry Hwang in conversation on craft and creativity in fraught times. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium. FREE.
Tuesday, January 14th
8 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. Bodyweight Blast Join us for 45 minutes of bodyweight exercises, combining cardio and strength for a full-body workout. This class is high-energy with programming options for all levels! Instructor: Natalie Hahn. 102nd Street Field House in Riverside Park. FREE.
4 p.m. Art Café Join us and let your creative endeavors run wild! We’ll have coloring sheets + crayons, or you can create your own masterpiece! Open to children of all ages. No registration required. St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts). FREE.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Beginner Tech Help From Teens Need help creating an email account, or learning how to use Microsoft Word? Want to know how to video chat your family members on Zoom but don’t know how? We’re here to help! No Registration Required, 18+. St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts). FREE.
6 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. Bodyweight Circuit Training This circuit training class combines bodyweight resistance training and conditioning to provide you with a dynamic full body workout. Whether you are a beginner and need to learn proper form or know your way around the gym and looking for a challenge- this class for you! Come engage in exercises that target all muscle groups as well as get your heart pumping. Class meets in the community room. Please bring your own water, towel, and mat. Instructor: Jodi Brockington. Central Park Gardens – Community Room, 50 West 97th St. FREE.
6:30 p.m. B&N: Neha Ruch’s The Power Pause with Caitlin Murray Please join us in welcoming Neha Ruch celebrating the release of The Power Pause, in conversation with Caitlin Murray. A paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families. With expert advice and diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who buck every stereotype, as well as interactive exercises to help the reader plot a course for the long term, The Power Pause is an essential handbook for a new generation of caregivers. Barnes & Noble, W 82nd St and Broadway. $30 book purchase of THE POWER PAUSE from Barnes & Noble Upper West Side is required to attend this event. Please call ahead and speak to a bookseller and reserve your copy.
7:30 p.m. Chamberfest Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $20.
7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.
Wednesday, January 15th
11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Gallery Tour: Pets and the City Pets and the City explores the visual history of New Yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries, tracing the ever-evolving relationship between Gotham’s people and its animals as the city grew increasingly urbanized and industrialized. Through a broad spectrum of works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition surveys the evolution of pets—from their presence among the Lenape and Haudenosaunee and the hunting culture of settlers through their insinuation into the urban family and onto the pampered pets of today, which enjoy their own public rights. Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History, The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West. $29 (Senior $24; Members $5), includes admission.
1 p.m. Wednesdays at One: Chamber Music (ChamberFest 2025) Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway. FREE.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Jazz + Wednesdays Enjoy jazz standards from the American Songbook with jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests live at the Museum. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square. FREE.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m. College and Career Pathways: Virtual One-on-One Counseling Sessions Do you want to go to college or start a career? Are you having a hard time figuring out where to start preparing your application or resume? Do you need some assistance with all of the paperwork? Schedule a College/Career Counseling Session with us! We’re here to help you reach your college and career goals. If you’ve got questions, we’ll get you the answers. Registration for sessions ends 24 hours before the program. Please register online at https://calendly.com/nyplcollegeandcareer. This program is for Teens in Grades 7 – 12. Online. FREE.
7 p.m. B&N: Lee Hawkins’s I Am Nobody’s Slave Please join us in welcoming Lee Hawkins celebrating the release of I Am Nobody’s Slave. A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Wall Street Journal writer exhaustively examines his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience, in this riveting memoir—a soulful, shocking, and spellbinding read that blends the raw power of Natasha Tretheway’s Memorial Drive and the insights of Clint Smith’s How the Word is Passed. Barnes & Noble, 82nd St & Broadway. $29 purchase of I AM NOBODY’S SLAVE from Barnes & Noble Upper West Side is required to attend this event. Please call ahead and speak to a bookseller and reserve your copy.
7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.
7:30 p.m. New York Festival of Song @ Juilliard Take Care of This House: Songs for America. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $30; Members $15.
7:30 p.m. Chamberfest Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $20.
7:30 p.m. MSM Faculty Recital Thomas Lausmann, piano and Shmuel Katz, viola with Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano. With guest artist Eve Gigliotti (BM ’97), mezzo-soprano. Program: DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147; VALERIE COLEMAN Fan Imèn; JOHANNES BRAHMS 2 Gesänge, Op. 91; CHARLES MARTIN LOEFFLER 4 Poèmes, Op. 5. Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, 130 Claremont Ave. FREE.
Thursday, January 16th
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Columbia Greenmarket Shoppers will find milk and yogurt, fruit and cider, baked goods, preserved fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheese, smoked meats, pickled vegetables, maple syrup, honey, fish, and focaccia topped with locally sourced fruit vegetables, herbs and cheeses, a lunch time favorite. Located in front of the gates of Columbia University; Broadway between 114th and 116th Streets.
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tucker Greenmarket Local farmers sell a wide range of items including: seasonal vegetables, berries, stone fruit, over 80 varieties of apples, farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck, eggs, baked goods and New York’s only sorghum and maple syrup. West 66th Street and Broadway.
11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Creative Writing at the Library We will work on a writing prompt and discuss an aspect of craft. Share your work in a friendly environment and talk about writing. Open to all adults. No experience necessary. Please bring a notebook. Located in the community room, third floor. St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts). FREE.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Yoga Welcome to Vinyasa Yoga Flow with Rika. This class encompasses a warm-up, mindful flow, balance poses, gentle inversions, and final relaxation. Discover empowerment and affirmation to embrace who you are on and off your mat. Mats and props are recommended but not required. Leave feeling refreshed and centered, and knowing you have a safe community. New York Public Library – Morningside Heights Branch, 2900 Broadway. FREE.
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Teen Art Club Join us in the teen room for our December craft series: New Year Bullet Journaling. All materials will be provided. For ages 13 to 18 years. Bloomingdale Library, 150 West 100th St. FREE.
4:30 p.m. Chamberfest Morse Recital Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $20.
7:30 p.m. FRÄNDER FRÄNDER blends Swedish and Estonian folk traditions with a modern twist, creating a contemporary “heavy folk” sound. The band’s current tour lineup features founding siblings Gabbi Dluzewski (Swedish mandola and vocals) and Daniel Dluzewski (double bass and vocals), playing alongside Gabbi’s wife Säde Tatar (flute and vocals), the percussionist expert Andreas Berglund (specialized on Japanese classical marimba), and the stellar fiddler and family friend Gabriella Josefsson. On their most recent album, II, FRÄNDER continues to redefine the future of European music. David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway. FREE.
7 p.m. B&N: Elizabeth Harris’s How to Sleep at Night at a Poured Over live taping! Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth Harris celebrating the release of How to Sleep at Night, for our Poured Over Podcast live taping with Miwa Messer. Barnes & Noble, W 82nd St & Broadway. $26 purchase of HOW TO SLEEP AT NIGHT from Barnes & Noble Upper West Side is required to attend this event. Please call ahead and speak to a bookseller and reserve your copy.
7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.
7:30 p.m. Chamberfest Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $20.
Friday, January 17th
8 a.m. until 2 p.m. 97th Street Greenmarket This year-round market features produce from southern New Jersey, Orange County, NY, and the Hudson Valley, as well as eggs, grass-fed meat, fish, cheese, and more. 97th St between Columbus & Amsterdam. FREE.
10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Little Learners: Explore NYC, a bilingual Spanish Adventure / Jóvenes Aprendices: Explorando NYC, una aventura bilingüe Join Broadway performer and children’s musician Facundo Agustin on a musical adventure! Each week we’ll “visit” places around New York City to learn about animals, colors, seasons, numbers and so much more. Facundo will bring his guitar and dancing scarves to share songs from across the rich cultures of Latin America. This program is presented in English and Spanish for children from birth to age 3 and their caregivers. Please arrive on time. Program space is limited. ¡Únete a esta aventura musical junto al intérprete de teatro musical e instructor de música para niños, Facundo Agustin! Cada semana vamos a recorrer la ciudad de Nueva York con nuestra imaginación, para aprender acerca de animales, colores, números, estaciones del año, y muchos más. Facundo traerá su guitarra y pañuelos de baile para compartir canciones de las ricas culturas de América Latina. Este programa se presenta en inglés y español para niños desde el nacimiento hasta los 3 años y sus cuidadores. Por favor llegue a tiempo. El espacio del programa es limitado. St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Ave (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts) . FREE.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Anime, Manga, and Comics Club Calling all manga and comic book fans! Join us on select Fridays to discuss and watch all things anime and comics. Theme: Lesser-Known Favorites. Snacks will be provided! For ages 13 to 18 years. St. Agnes Library, Community Program Room, 444 Amsterdam Ave (between West 81st and West 82nd Sts). FREE.
6 p.m. Pony Sweat Aerobics Join MAD for a “fiercely noncompetitive,” super-fun dance aerobics class with the LA-based dance fitness project, Pony Sweat. Launched in 2014, Pony Sweat’s high-energy, dance-in-your-bedroom-to-your-favorite-mixtape fitness classes encourage anti-perfectionism and radical self-acceptance through freedom of movement and thought. For this 80s-themed, 30-minute class, participants are invited to dress up in glossy spandex, headbands, and leg warmers inspired by the decade’s classic workout gear. MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle. $10 members; $15 Class only; $35 Class with gallery access.
7 p.m. The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE This groundbreaking, ensemble led, Scottish-born, collaboration is an interdisciplinary production of music theater. It promises to captivate audiences with its blend of sound, opera, movement, live cello and poetry, presenting an intuitive and feminist perspective on the themes of honor and grief. After the performance, stay for the after party with dancing, special DJ guest, spoken word performances, and a pop-up book stall hosted by Brooklyn’s favorite Cafe con Libros, who is curating a bespoke list of titles in response to the live show. David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway. FREE.
7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.
7:30 p.m. Chamberfest Paul Hall, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $20.
8 p.m. De La Soul Forever representing New York City, Long Island, and the mighty Native Tongues clique, De La Soul’s sui generis combination of outrageously skilled wordplay, mischievous flights of poetic fancy, and eclectically omnivorous musical sampling put them at the forefront of Hip-Hop’s golden age. Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall. 10 Lincoln Center Plaza. Choose-What-You-Pay.
Saturday, January 18th
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tucker Greenmarket Local farmers sell a wide range of items including: seasonal vegetables, berries, stone fruit, over 80 varieties of apples, farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, duck, eggs, baked goods and New York’s only sorghum and maple syrup. West 66th Street and Broadway.
9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Morningside Park’s Down to Earth Farmer’s Market Local farmers sell a wide range of items including: seasonal vegetables, fruits, plants and flowers, baked goods, fresh fish and seafood, beef, poultry, eggs, cheese, yogurt, honey, pickles and pantry staples such as cornmeal polenta, wheat flour, roasted nuts, and dried pasta. Corner of 110th St. & Manhattan Ave.
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Birding: Winter Waterfowl Our Urban Park Rangers will guide you to the best viewing spots in New York City to see winter waterfowl. Birding programs are an all-inclusive safe space and appropriate for all skill levels and beginners are welcome. Join us as we spot some of the migratory waterfowl that spend the winter with us. West 90th Street and Central Park West in Central Park. FREE.
2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday Afternoon Movie: Julie and Julia (2009) Join us for a Saturday Afternoon Movie at the St. Agnes Library! This month our theme is New York Stories (Part II), featuring classic and contemporary New York films and directors. Featured film: Julie and Julia (Norah Ephron, 2009). The adaptation of Julie Powell’s autobiographical book about an amateaur chef who decides to try out every recipe in a cookbook by chef Julia Child and writes about it in a blog over the course of a year. Meanwhile, flashbacks show Child learning about French cuisine while living in Paris. (Rated PG-13, 123mins). St. Agnes Library, 444 Amsterdam Avenue (between West 81st and West 82nd Streets). FREE.
2 p.m. Pony Sweat Aerobics Join MAD for a “fiercely noncompetitive,” super-fun dance aerobics class with the LA-based dance fitness project, Pony Sweat. Launched in 2014, Pony Sweat’s high-energy, dance-in-your-bedroom-to-your-favorite-mixtape fitness classes encourage anti-perfectionism and radical self-acceptance through freedom of movement and thought. For this 80s-themed, 30-minute class, participants are invited to dress up in glossy spandex, headbands, and leg warmers inspired by the decade’s classic workout gear. MAD Museum, 2 Columbus Circle. $10 members; $15 Class only; $35 Class with gallery access.
3 p.m.; 7:30 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.
4 p.m. until 5 p.m. Closer-Look Tour Join us for a public tour of the current exhibitions, Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic and Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture, led by Gallery Guides. Meet in the Museum Atrium. Please email education@folkartmuseum.org to register. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square. FREE.
7:30 p.m. Juilliard415 | Arias and Suites by Handel and Rameau William Christie, Director. Song Hee Lee, Soprano. Peter Jay Sharp Theater, The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St. $30; Members $15.
Sunday, January 19th
8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Columbia Greenmarket Shoppers will find milk and yogurt, fruit and cider, baked goods, preserved fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheese, smoked meats, pickled vegetables, maple syrup, honey, fish, and focaccia topped with locally sourced fruit vegetables, herbs and cheeses, a lunch time favorite. Located in front of the gates of Columbia University; Broadway between 114th and 116th Streets.
9 a.m. until 4 p.m. 77th/79th Street Greenmarket Located on beautiful, tree-lined Columbus Avenue, this year-round market stretches from 77th St. each Sunday. Just behind the American Museum of Natural History, shoppers will find grass-fed beef, goat cheese, fresh flowers, eggs, honey, baked goods, apple cider, and a large variety of fruit and vegetables. Columbus Ave between 77th St and 81st St (farmers selling at both ends of the construction wall).
10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Grand Bazaar: Winter Dream Vintage Pop-Up Today, Grand Bazaar NYC is the oldest, largest, and most diverse curated weekly market in New York City. It’s purpose-driven providing much-needed affordable retail space to local independent artists, designers, craft-makers, vintage and antique dealers, and artisanal food entrepreneurs, while passing on 100% of its profits to four local public schools, benefitting over 2,000 children. 100 West 77th Street (Columbus & Amsterdam).
11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Sunday Platform with Muriel Tillinghast: ‘Inside SNCC and The Civil Rights Student Movement: Life and Times in Activism’ Online: Click to join at start time | ID 863 0430 0961 | Passcode 609424. To join by phone (audio only), dial (929) 205-6099 and enter the Zoom ID above. In person: New York Society for Ethical Culture, Ceremonial Hall (4th Floor), 2 W 64th St. FREE.
12 p.m. until 2 p.m. Living History: Cooking for the Civil Rights Movement Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and discover the overlooked work of Black women in the civil rights movement. Learn about the story of Georgia Gilmore and how she used her kitchen skills to raise money in secret for the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Join us in enjoying a sweet treat that Mrs. Gilmore would have cooked! The New York Historical, 170 Central Park West (at 77th St). FREE with Museum Admission.
12 p.m. A Concert Tribute to Nina Svetlanova A Concert Tribute to Nina Svetlanova (1934–2024). Manhattan School of Music, Greenfield Hall, 130 Claremont Ave. FREE.
2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The 8th Annual NextGen National Enjoy tomorrow’s stars today at The American Pops Orchestra’s (APO) NextGen National Vocal Competition! Originally created in collaboration between the APO and Music Director Luke Frazier in 2018, the NextGen Nationals offers mentorship, exposure, cash prizes, and paid performance opportunities to aspiring professional vocalists striving to reach the first rung on the ladder of success. The contest is 100% free, giving students of all backgrounds the opportunity to compete and learn from APO’s roster of Broadway performers, celebrated recording artists, and respected arts administrators. Under their tutelage, participants will have access to the tools and knowledge necessary to better pursue a singing career. Join in the fun during the event by voting for your favorite competitor! David Rubenstein Atrium, 1887 Broadway. FREE.
3 p.m. until 4 p.m. Night Side Songs A communal music-theater experience performed for—and with—an intimate audience, the world premiere performance of Night Side Songs gives voice to doctors, patients, researchers, and caregivers to meld the realms of the well and the sick. This genre-breaking theatrical kaleidoscope by Richard Rodgers Award recipients Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour (We Live in Cairo, Flap My Wings) fuses story and song to take us on a journey through illness that brings us closer to life. Support for the development of Night Side Songs was provided by The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund. Produced in association with American Repertory Theater and Philadelphia Theatre Company. *Please note: This performance contains adult themes and explicit language. Audience discretion is advised; this show is intended for ages 15+. Clark Studio Theater. Choose-What-You-Pay.