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Thursday, August 14th, 2014 Dear Neighbor, As always, there’s so much going on all over the District. As the summer winds down, there are still lots of fitness, recreation and cultural programs in many of our parks. This weekend, don’t miss Jazz at the Jumel, a health fair, Civil War history at Grants’ tomb, and electronic & textile recycling. Also, please note that there will be no 1-Train above 96th St. this weekend. Next week we’ll be having a job fair at the Shabazz Center. Scroll down for information on the NYPD’s Citizens Police Academy 14-week course, Broadway’s new 25mph speed limit, links to great stuff happening at the NYPL Branch Libraries, as well as important information on suicide and depression, rights you may have as under a class-action suit for residents of Pinnacle buildings, the September 21st global action for climate change, and the latest on the campaign to Save the Palisades from development. ***Note for residents of Pinnacle buildings: As the result of a class action settlement, rent-regulated tenants in buildings owned by Pinnacle are eligible to receive damages for actions from 2004 to 2010. Read the Legal Aid Society's flyer online (in English and Spanish), or call 888-736-8115 for more information.*** Scroll down for information about things happening: Tonight & Tomorrow (7 items) This weekend (17 items) Next week (12 items) Next weekend (3 items) Looking ahead / Save-the-Date! (7 items) Educational & vocational opportunities (3 items) Health, Recreation & Fitness (11 items) How You Can Help (4 items): share your money / stuff / time Road & transit information (6 items) including lane closures and public transit service interruptions Ongoing events & opportunities at the NYPL LG / Palisades update Please share this e-mail with friends/neighbors. If you know someone who’d like to subscribe, have them e-mail me with their ZIP code. If you have an event you’d like to list here, email me the details (text or .doc format, please, not .pdf or .jpg). Best, Liz Ritter ***TODAY & TOMORROW*** (7 items) TODAY / THURSDAY (4 items) Contact Liz Ritter at [email protected] to receive updates Go Behind the Magic! Experience a jaw-dropping magic show, then learn how it's done. You'll be amazed not only at the magic, but also the science behind it! For ages 12 to 18 years old. At the George Bruce NYPL Branch Library, 518 W. 125th St. (at Amsterdam Ave.) Free. Thursday, August 14th at 2pm. Stuffed Animal Sleepover and Story Time Bring along your favorite stuffed animal to a bed time themed story time, and then leave them at the library for a toy sleepover. What will your fuzzy friends do in the library at night? You’ll find out when you pick up your pal the next morning and look through a photo album of all their adventures! Don’t forget to wear your PJs! At the Bloomingdale NYPL Branch Library, 150 W. 100th (between Amsterdam & Columbus Aves.). Thursday, August 14th at 6pm (pick up at 11am on Friday 8/15) Hudson Warehouse/Riverside Park plays Free performances of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. On the North Patio of the Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, W. 89th St. & Riverside Drive. Note: While these productions are free, your contributions when the hat is passed at the end are vital to keeping the company going: http://hudsonwarehouse.net/season.htm. Thursdays – Sundays, through August 24th, at 6:30. Romeo & Juliet at Riverbank State Park Pulse theatre is already painting backdrops in the amphitheater for this summer’s Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet. We’ll see what New York surprises director Alexa has in store for us this year. Don’t forget to bring a pillow for your bum! At Riverbank State Park, W. 145th Street @ Riverside Drive. Rain or shine: if we’re not outside, we’re in the theatre. Wednesdays-Sundays through August 17th at 8pm. TOMORROW / FRIDAY (3 items) Pre-School Film Watch films based on picture books. At the Morningside Heights NYPL Branch Library, 2900 Broadway @ W. 113th St. Fridays August 15th / 22nd / 29th at 3:30pm - 4pm. Romeo & Juliet at Riverbank State Park W. 145th Street @ Riverside Drive. Rain or shine: if we’re not outside, we’re in the theatre. Wednesdays-Sundays through August 17th at 8pm. Hudson Warehouse/Riverside Park plays Free performances of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. On the North Patio of the Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, W. 89th St. & Riverside Drive. Thursdays – Sundays, through August 24th, at 6:30. ***THIS WEEKEND*** (17 items) SATURDAY (11 items) Create Moving Art Join us for a FREE Art Project lead by Scribble Art Teacher Priscilla Ortiz. Make a mobile with us – moving, dangling, dazzling sculptures – and take it home to hang somewhere everyone can enjoy! Meet at the Isham / Seaman entrance of Inwood Hill Park. First 30 to arrive will receive a free Studios beach bag. Saturday, August 16th, anytime between 10am – noon. 10th Annual Dominican Festival of Manhattan Valley & Health Fair Complete medical screenings of blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, vision, and dental. Music bands, folkloric dance, face painting, clowns, voter registration, citizenship classes, ESL, GED, computer training and Spanish classes. W. 107th St. btw. Amsterdam & Columbus. Free! For more information, call 212-749-0781 or 718-663-9546, or email [email protected]. Saturday, August 16th, 10am - 6pm. Electronics & Textile Recycling Recycle your e-waste in an environmentally responsible way Bring your electronics and batteries for recycling. Rain or shine. Free, though a donation of 50¢ per item is suggested for media disposal. For households, non-profits and small businesses only. For more information call Joan at 212-666-6157 or the Lower East Side Ecology Center at 212-477-4022 or visit http://lesecologycenter.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=138#What%20can%20I %20bring? La Salle Street (equivalent to 124th Street) just east of Broadway. Saturday, August 16th, 10am – 4pm. Contact Liz Ritter at [email protected] to receive updates Free Textile Recycling Bring your clean textiles including clothing and shoes (wearable or unwearable) for recycling and help keep them out of NYC landfill. Handbags, blankets, sheets, curtains, towels, etc. also are accepted; carpeting is not accepted. Rain or shine. La Salle Street (equivalent to 124th St.) just east of Broadway. For more information call Joan at 212-666-6157. Saturday, August 16th, 10am – 4pm. Shorakapok Summer Celebration Details to follow. In Bruce’s Garden (Isham Park, between Park Terrace East & West, near W. 215th St.). Saturday, August 16th, noon – 6pm. Saturday Matinee: Thor the Dark World Thor returns to do battle with Malekith the vengeful leader of a primordial race that seeks to destroy the Nine Realms, in this big-budget comic-book adventure set after the events of Marvel's The Avengers. Free. At the Hamilton Grange NYPL Branch Library, 503 W. 145th St. Free. Saturday, August 16th at 1pm. The Union Offensive of 1864 The National Park Service presents a FREE program detailing the Union offensive of 1864 – including Grant’s Overland Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Sheridan’s Valley Campaign – which helped to secure victory for the North. At the NPS Visitors’ Center at Grants’ Tomb, on Riverside Drive at W. 122nd St. Free! Call 212-666-1640 for more information. Saturday, August 16th at 2pm. Jazz at the Mansion It’s that time of year again! Our annual free jazz performance with Marjorie Eliot is this weekend. Join Marjorie Eliot, the woman behind the legendary Harlem parlor concerts, and her impressive roster of very talented accompanists. Bring a blanket, some good food and great friends to enjoy this summer tradition out on our lawn. The event is FREE, for more information please call 212-923-8008. At the Morris-Jumel Mansion, Jumel Terrace between W. 160th & W. 162nd Streets, a block east of St. Nicholas Ave. Saturday & Sunday, August 16th 17th, 2pm – 6pm. RCTA Sunset Concerts featuring Gilad Bloom Band (electric blues, folk & rock, with a little Israeli Reggae thrown in). Bring your picnic basket and blanket and join the Riverside Clay Tennis Association for this very popular music series. On the tennis courts in Riverside Park (Hudson River @ W. 97th St.) In the event of inclement weather, call the hotline, 212-978-0277, to see whether a concert has been postponed. Rain date is typically the next day at 7pm. Info: http://www.rcta.info/rcta-concert-calendar.cfm. Free! Saturday, August 16th at 7pm (‘til around 9pm). Hudson Warehouse/Riverside Park plays Free performances of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. On the North Patio of the Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Park, W. 89th St. & Riverside Drive. Thursdays – Sundays, through August 24th, at 6:30. Romeo & Juliet at Riverbank State Park W. 145th Street @ Riverside Drive. Rain or shine: if we’re not outside, we’re in the theatre. Wednesdays-Sundays through August 17th at 8pm. SUNDAY (6 items) Free Kayaking with the Inwood Canoe Club The Inwood Canoe Club invites members of the public who can swim to join us for a guided, 20-25 minute kayak tour of the Hudson River just north of the George Washington Bridge. No prior experience is needed, and all equipment is provided. For more information, visit www.inwoodcanoenyc.org. Every Sunday through Labor Day weekend, 10am – noon; arrive between 9:30am and 11:15am to ensure you get a spot. Summer Clean-Up & Planting in Ft. Tryon Park Want to help out in your neighborhood? Fort Tryon Park welcomes you! Assist the Fort Tryon Park Trust Friends Committee in park cleaning up, pruning and weeding.
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