6 to 7:30PM Formaggio & Vino Eataly Cheese and wine tasting class with Eataly’s experts. $55. World Trade Center. www.eataly.com 6:15PM Battery Park Book Club New York Public Library Join the Battery Park Book Club for a lively discussion of a great book. This month’s book is “On Chesil Beach”, by Ian McEwan. free. Battery […]
Each to Their Own Taste
On Saturday, October 20, the ninth annual Taste of the Seaport food festival will offer fare from dozens of Lower Manhattan’s best restaurants and purveyors, among them Eataly, Wolfgang Puck’s Cut, Insomnia Cookies, Lobster GoGo, Mad Dog & Beans, Barbalu, SUteiShi, and Toro Loco. Complimentary family-friendly activities will feature creative cardboard ship-building, children’s tennis […]
TODAY’S CALENDAR October 11
1PM Tour the Battery NYC Parks Learn about Battery Park’s rich history, many important landmarks and monuments, the Seaglass Carousel, 195,000 square feet of beautiful perennial gardens designed by renowned Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, and so much more! Meet at the Netherland Monument. FREE www.thebattery.org 2PM Fraunces Tavern Museum Guided Tour Free with admission […]
TODAY’S CALENDAR October 10
10AM Drawing in the Park Battery Park City Parks Paint in watercolor, or use pastels, chalk, and charcoal to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of South Cove. An artist/ educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique. Materials provided. FREE. South Cove. www.bpcparks.org 11AM Alexander […]
Department of Music
Join the Tribeca Chamber Players and pianist Peter Basquin on Sunday, May 15 at 2pm as they perform Antonin Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major, Opus 81 in a free presentation in the Great Hall at the Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center. Written in late 1887 – at a time when melody was king – […]
Battery Park City Day Nursery
Thursday, May 19th 3:30-6:30 p.m. $5.00 per ride/person Rain or shine! Proceeds benefit our enrichment program 215 South End Avenue
Attention All Church-Goers
In a series of Town Hall meetings that began in April and will continue on May 11, 19 and 25, Lisa Ecklund-Flores, founder of the Church Street School for Music and Art, is leading a community dialog about what the non-profit Tribeca institution can become in the years ahead. The public is invited to hear […]
Calendar
1PM A Moment of Zen New York Public Library, Tribeca Scientific studies show that just 10 minutes of meditation a day relieves stress and improves your health and well-being. Take time out of your busy schedule to come to the New Amsterdam library to learn meditation and find inner peace. Once a month we will […]
SohoPhotoGallery
December 2 through January 2 at the Soho Photo Gallery. 15 White Street. 212-226-8571 sohophoto.com Photos by George Grubb, Mark Santos Paul Stetzer, Pernille Westh
Remembering the Unimaginable: Stepsister of Anne Frank to Recall Tragedy and Redemption
The step-sister of Anne Frank — the teenage diarist whose 1945 death at the hands of the Nazis made her a martyr and exemplar of Jewish suffering during the Holocaust — will speak at P.S. 89 tomorrow (Wednesday, October 5) evening. Eva Schloss was born in the same year as Anne Frank and was her […]
Frightening Fun: Eve of All Hallows Festivities
Halloween fun abounds Downtown today. From 3:00 to 5:00 pm, Trinity Church will host Hometown Halloween in its historic churchyard, where costumed kids are invited to sip cider, play in the photo booth, and trick or treat among the gravestones, while also meeting historic characters, many of whom are buried there. At 7:00 pm, families […]
Non-Whisperers Welcome
Asphalt Green continues its popular lecture series, Tuesday Talks, tonight at 7:30pm, when journalist Melinda Blau will offer practical advice about how to foster a stronger and happier family unit in her presentation, the Family Whisperer. Tuesday Talks are priced at $15 for Asphalt Green members and $20 for non-members. The facility is located at […]