Upcoming Free Events in Senate District 26: September 2011 Courtesy of State Senator Liz Krueger
Please note: This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events.
Thursday 9/1/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
12:00 PM Central Park The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: Manhattan Adirondacks Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Frank Owens
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Bob Goldberg
6:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Discussion: Karen Sieger, Suchin Pak “Market 2.0: The Resurgence of Traditional Markets in New York City”
Friday 9/2/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th Street, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Frank Owens Friday 9/2/11 cont’d
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Bob Goldberg
Saturday 9/3/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 404 East 87th St, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park on the north side of West 81st Street at Central Park West 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: West Side Stories Tour
12:30 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: You Again
2:00 PM Central Park, North side of the Tavern on the Green, inside the Park at 67th Street, 212-874-7874 Walking Tour: Tavern and Its Green
10:00 PM Central Park, Belvedere Castle, mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: The Castle and its Kingdom Tour
Sunday 9/4/11
12:00 PM Central Park, Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street, 212-794- 4064 Walking Tour: Views from the Past Tour
Monday 9/5/11
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Patrick Farrell
Tuesday 9/6/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park: Belvedere Castle Mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: “Amble Through the Ramble”
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Patrick Farrell
3:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 316 East 88th Street 212-980-1700 Exercise: Tai Chi
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Discussion: Martin Bellew “World Trade Center: The Story from Fresh Kills”
Wednesday 9/7/11
11:00 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Cross Park Promenade Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Patrick Farrell
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: David Friend “Watching the World Change: the Stories Behind the Images from 9/11”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Tom Perotta “The Leftovers”
Thursday 9/8/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 239 East 62nd Street, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: Manhattan Adirondacks Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Patrick Farrell
4:00 PM Sutton Place Synagogue, 225 East 51st Street Forum: United Nations/Robert Moses Park Hearings 6:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Jon Tyson “Rumors of God”
Friday 9/9/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th Street, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Daryl Sherman
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Patrick Farrell
Saturday 9/10/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 404 East 87th St, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park on the north side of West 81st Street at Central Park West 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: West Side Stories Tour
12:30 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: The Fighter
2:00 PM Central Park, Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street, 212-794- 4064 Walking Tour: Views from the Past Tour
2:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Chris Harzinski “From Here to There: A Curious Collection from the Hand Drawn Map Society”
Sunday 9/11/11
12:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th St btw Fifth and Lenox Aves, 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: A Road Once Travelled
2:00 PM Central Park, North side of the Tavern on the Green, inside the Park at 67th Street, 212-874-7874 Walking Tour: Tavern and Its Green
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Movies: “Last Angel of History”
7:00 PM Dag Hammerskjold, East 47th Street between 1st and 2nd Event: Turtle Bay/Dag Hammerskjold 9/11 Night of Remembrance
Monday 9/12/11
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, Madison Ave Pres. Church, 921 Madison Ave, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Arthritis Class
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Russ Kasoff
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Art Now
1:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Sharon Zukin “After the World Trade Center: Return to a Normal City?”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Julie Salamon “Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein”
Tuesday 9/13/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park: Belvedere Castle Mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: “Amble Through the Ramble”
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Russ Kasoff
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Art Now
3:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 316 East 88th Street 212-980-1700 Exercise: Tai Chi
6:00 PM Baruch College, 151 E. 25th St. Rackow Conference Room - Room 750, 646- 312-3231 Discussion: Dodd-Frank is One Year Old: What Has Been Accomplished and What’s Next?
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Discussion: New York and 9/11: A Report Card on the City’s Response to the Emergency and the Way the Tragedy Changed the Metropolis
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: Michael Moore “Here Comes Trouble”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Jackie Collins “Goddess of Vengeance”
Wednesday 9/14/11
11:00 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Cross Park Promenade Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Russ Kasoff
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Art Now
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Discussion: The Confluence of Creativity: Similarities between Composing Music and Creating Visual Art”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: Jim Lehrer “Tension City”
Thursday 9/15/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 239 East 62nd Street, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: Manhattan Adirondacks Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Russ Kasoff
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Art Now
6:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Paul Madonna “Everything is its Own Reward”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Ruth Rendell “The Vault”
Friday 9/16/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th Street, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Russ Kasoff
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Art Now
Saturday 9/17/11
10:00 AM Central Park, Inside the Park on the north side of West 81st Street at Central Park West 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: West Side Stories Tour
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 404 East 87th St, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park, Belvedere Castle, mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: The Castle and its Kingdom Tour
12:30 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
2:00 PM Central Park, The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th St btw Fifth and Lenox Aves, 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: A Road Once Travelled
Sunday 9/18/11
2:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at the southeast corner of 85th Street and Central Park West. 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Seneca Village Tour
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Movies: Aristotle’s Plot
Monday 9/19/11
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, Madison Ave Pres. Church, 921 Madison Ave, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Arthritis Class
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Matthew Fass
1:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: The Company Men
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Brian Rose “WTC”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Lauren Manning “Unmeasured Strength”
Tuesday 9/20/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
12:00 PM NYPL for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium ( 212) 642-0142 Music: Dixieland Jazz
12:00 PM Central Park: Belvedere Castle Mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: “Amble Through the Ramble”
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Matthew Fass
3:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 316 East 88th Street 212-980-1700 Exercise: Tai Chi
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: John Anthony Gilvey “Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Mike Lupica “Underdogs”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: Jane Lynch “Happy Ingredients”
Wednesday 9/21/11
11:00 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Cross Park Promenade Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Matthew Fass
1:00 PM Hunter College, 695 Park Ave, North Building, Lang Recital Hall, 4th Floor, 212-772-5020 Music: Hunter Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Vocal Workshop
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Dyan Cannon “My Life with Cary Grant”
Thursday 9/22/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 239 East 62nd Street, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: Manhattan Adirondacks Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Matthew Fass
6:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Morris Dickstein “Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: Christopher Pollen “ Lightning People”
Friday 9/23/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th Street, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Dan Manjovi
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: Matthew Fass
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: Neil Stephenson “Reamde”
Saturday 9/24/11
10:00 AM Central Park, Outside the Dairy Gift Shop, mid-Park at 65th Street, 212-794- 4064 Walking Tour: Views from the Past Tour
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 404 East 87th St, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park, Inside the Park at the southeast corner of 85th Street and Central Park West. 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Seneca Village Tour
12:30 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: The Company Men
Sunday 9/25/11
12:00 PM Central Park, North side of the Tavern on the Green, inside the Park at 67th Street, 212-874-7874 Walking Tour: Tavern and Its Green
2:00 PM Central Park, Belvedere Castle, mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: The Castle and its Kingdom Tour
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Movies: Welcome II the Terrordome”
Monday 9/26/11
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, Madison Ave Pres. Church, 921 Madison Ave, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Arthritis Class
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Yuki Aikawa
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion:
1:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Movies: The Syrian Bride
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Patrick Dougherty “Stickwork and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s First Site-Specific Sculpture”
Tuesday 9/27/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:00 AM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
12:00 PM NYPL for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza: Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium ( 212) 642-0142 Music: Dixieland Jazz
12:00 PM Central Park: Belvedere Castle Mid-Park at 79th Street, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: “Amble Through the Ramble”
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Yuki Aikawa
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion:
3:00 PM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 316 East 88th Street 212-980-1700 Exercise: Tai Chi
6:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Ave., 1-212-340-0833 Books & Poetry: Joe Palca “Annoying: The Science of What bugs Us”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Lee Child “The Affair”
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th St. 212-253-810 Books & Poetry: John Lithgow “Drama: An Actor’s Journey”
Wednesday 9/28/11
11:00 AM Central Park, Inside the Park at Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, in front of the statue of Samuel F. B. Morse, 212-772-0210 Walking Tour: Cross Park Promenade Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Yuki Aikawa
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion:
7:00 PM Barnes & Noble 150 East 86th Street, 212-369-2180 Books & Poetry: Ralph Branca “A Moment in Time”
Thursday 9/29/11
7:30 AM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Tai Chi
10:30 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 239 East 62nd Street, 212-980-1700 Exercise: Chair Yoga
12:00 PM Central Park The Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, inside the Park at 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues 212-860-1370 Walking Tour: Manhattan Adirondacks Tour
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Yuki Aikawa
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion:
6:00 PM Bryant Park, Lawn, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Exercise: Bryant Park Yoga
Friday 9/30/11
11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th Street, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Upper Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Piano in the Park: Yuki Aikawa
12:30 PM Bryant Park, Fountain Terrace, 6th Avenue & 42nd Street, 212-768-4242 Music: Bryant Park Accordion: