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Out&About Visitors to the Czech, mate Here’s something for people who love stunning Bohemian dessert and hate social interactions: a National Hall, inside Located in the beautiful, 120-year-old soft serve-ice-cream vending machine. the Czech Center, Bohemian National Hall, the Czech Center The trailblazing treat landed last week can enjoy live New York is currently celebrating the cen- at Bar Moxy, at the Moxy Times Square. performances. tennial of Czech independence. With free The hotel’s executive chef, Jason Hall, fi rst photography exhibits, rooftop fi lm screen- spotted the gizmo at a trade show in ings and concerts, the center cultivates Chicago. When he heard that no Ameri- cultural diplomacy in the spirit of play- can restaurants were using one yet, Hall wright and former president Václav Havel knew he had to procure one — for the and composer Antonín Dvôrák — Czech good of the city. “We wanted it to be a CULTURE luminaries with strong New York ties. New York thing,” Hall tells The Post, adding that the machines are manufac- Eats: Open for dinner seven nights a week, tured in America and popular in Asia. the restaurant Bohemian Spirit specializes To give the appliance some New York in traditional Czech cuisine. Center director ’tude, Hall asked Curtis Kulig — a well- Barbara Karpetová recommends the roast- known street artist and a friend from Hall’s ed beef with cream sauce, bread dumplings “downtown cool-kid days” — to zhuzh it and cranberries ($19) and for dessert, fruit up. The result: an Instagrammable, dumplings with dark beer foam and gin- millennial-pink ice-cream robot, splashed CLUBS gerbread ($8). with Kulig’s iconic “Love Me” tag. By JACKIE COOPERMAN The dessert dispenser works much like Check it out: Through Oct. 5, the photog- your usual, boring o ce vending ma- O wonder the United Nations is in New York: One of the world’s most diverse cit- raphy exhibit “August 21, 1968” showcases chine: You pay with a card, bill or ies, New York boasts 3.2 million foreign-born residents collectively speaking more 20 iconic, black-and-white images of the At your soft coins and select your treat. But than 200 languages. When the General Assembly kicks o its 73rd session on Tues- Soviet invasion. instead of granola bars and chips, day, you can drop into one of any dozen cultural centers for a glass of Estonian beer, you get to choose from three a class in Argentinian tango or a Kurdish music concert. Later this fall, the Africa Info: Czech Center New York at the Bohe- service! soft serve options: chili-vanilla, Center’s expected to open uptown, joining established organizations such as the mian National Hall, 321 E. 73rd St.; Czech- spiked with spicy-sweet Center.com and BohemianSpiritRestau- Mike’s Hot Honey from NAsia Society and French Institute Alliance Française, all dedicated to helping New Yorkers rant.com Brooklyn; dairy-free dark explore the world without ever leaving Manhattan. Here are just a handful. chocolate or a twist of the two ($3 for a small, $5 for a medium and $7 for a large). Then come Taste Estonia performances that are Spain reins New York City, recently through Saturday, 5 to 11 the toppings, including sprinkles, open to the public. reopened after a more p.m. meringuelike yogurt chips, spicy The New York Esto- Now in its 150th year, La than two-year, $1 million honeycomb fl akes and chocolate nian House has occu- Eats: The in-house Nacional — Spanish renovation, hosting a Check it out: Every Thurs- cookie crumbles (50 cents each). pied a Murray Hill dining room serves Benevolent Society has rotating group of Spanish day evening, the center The machine gets to work, and after building — originally Estonian classics such reinvigorated its Green- chefs. The current squad, o ers tango classes ($15), some whirring and clunking, spits out a built as a city-run club as herringlike sprat wich Village brownstone, from Valencia, cooks followed by open dancing cupful of soft serve and a plastic spoon. to fi ght poverty and sandwiches, herring o ering language courses, daily paella specials until 2 a.m. On Oct. 7, the “It’s such a showpiece,” Hall says, as the gambling — since 1946 with sour cream and dance lessons and fi lm ranging from vegetables Hispanic Day Parade, which ice-cream slot lights up in celebration. (below). Its 1898-built semolina mousse ($3 to screenings. to seafood ($20), grilled La Nacional created in 1964, Bar Moxy’s new vending machine delivers tasty soft serve such as this Sweet! interiors are popular $15). There’s also a full “We service not only the octopus with potato starts on 44th Street and sundae (inset) topped with sprinkles, spicy honeycomb and cookies. — Rebecca Santiago on Open House New bar with New York’s Spanish community, but cream and parsnip chips Fifth Avenue and ends at York tours, but anyone widest selection of all Spanish-speaking ($18) and a nouvelle 77th Street, followed by a can take a peek. Estonian liquors Makin’ it Turk cultures,” says executive cuisine-inspired gazpa- reception at La Nacional, (2) Beckwith/NY Post Tamara “Whenever someone (pictured), including director Robert Sanfi z. cho with tomato foam open to parade attendees rings the bell, I’m gin and vodka cocktails Since 2005, the Turkish Cultural and cucumber “snow” by reservation. always happy to show ($14), and 11 di erent Center New York has promoted Eats: The nonprofi t La ($7). It’s open for dinner MY WEEKEND: Alexa Ray Joel them around,” says beers ($5). The nonpartisan events embracing a Nacional, one of the Tuesday and Wednesday, Info: La Nacional, 239 W. manager Kadri Sepp. members-only restau- diverse constituency. “One of our oldest restaurants in 5 to 10 p.m. and Thursday 14th St.; LaNacional.org Her mother may be an “Uptown Girl,” but Alexa Ray Joel — Christie Brinkley’s daughter with Billy Joel — prefers Nolita. The private, member- rant is open to fi rst- signature events is a friendship Nevertheless, from Sept. 25 to Oct. 6, she’ll head uptown to the Café Carlyle to perform an eclectic program of showtunes, ship-based organiza- time visitors by reser- dinner,” says board member Suley- blues and songs by her father and herself. “My dad used to prop me up on the piano and play Ray Charles for me when I was a tion sponsors art vation Thursday to man Aydogan. “Every April, we kid,” the 32-year-old tells BARBARA HOFFMAN. “Whenever I sing, I like to think, ‘What would a female version of Ray exhibitions, fi lm Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m.; invite community leaders — Charles do?’ ” Here’s where you’ll fi nd her, with or without her restaurateur fi ancé, Ryan Gleason, on the weekends. screenings and dance the bar closes at 11 p.m. they’re Jewish, Catholic, Buddhist, Henry Aguilar Sweet Scandi The cafe’s open Monday to Italian, Irish — to discuss a topic of shows off Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and I’m an introvert by nature. I spend a lot of time in my “Emilio Sr. was there and he said, “Don’t worry. I’ll take Check it out: On common interest.” The center also the paella Promoting the cultures of Sundays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “red room” — I painted the walls of my music room care of her.” It’s like “Goodfellas” in there. I’d go alone Sept. 20, Estonian presents Kurdish, Armenian and Valenciana Denmark, Finland, Iceland, red, like the Grandmama’s room in “Gigi.” They after rehearsals and sit with the old guys and have a House opens “Esto- Turkish concerts. that you can Norway and Sweden, Scan- Check it out: Actress Liv say that blood-red really inspires creativity, and I glass of wine and people-watch as all the characters nian History in Pic- enjoy at La dinavia House opened in a Ullmann kicks o a seven- think they’re onto something. strolled in. They have a really good Caesar salad tures,” a sweeping Eats: The center holds monthly Nacional. sleek Midtown building in part fi lm series marking the When I go onstage, I want to look and feel my there, and a secret marinara sauce. survey from 9,000 Turkish cooking classes ($52). At 2000. The center has an centenary of Ingmar Berg- best, and fashion’s a great way to express my One place my fi ancé’s obsessed with is Lilia, in B.C. to the present. the next class, on Sept. 28, you can indoor children’s playground man’s birth with a screening mood. My mom’s amazing with fashion and Williamsburg. It has lighter Italian fare. We’ll Painter Uno Haba- learn how to make stu ed red-bell (above), a restaurant and a of the director’s “Saraband” hair, but I feel I’m the skin-care expert, in a way. have a drink at the bar and do everything old- kukk debuts his con- peppers, a minty yogurt dip, semo- well-stocked gift shop, and on Sept. 26. Opening Oct. 13, I recently got her hooked on a lip plumper. We school European style — long dinners, temporary Estonian lina cookies and Turkish tea. o ers language classes, the exhibition “Light Lines: go uptown to Barneys and spend the whole good conversation. landscapes on Oct. lectures, concerts and fi lm The Art of Jan Groth, Inger day there — we’ll go to Freds for lunch. I go to the Angelika all the time.