Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 4/19/12

And we’re back… Twenty-four (24!) free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, April 19th, 2012… I’m trying something new by breaking things down into categories rather than just one long list by time of day. It’s a work in progress and I’m not sure I’m going to stick with it — the formatting [...]

Upper West Side Reopenings: Canteen 82

467 Columbus (between 82nd & 83rd) has seen quite a bit of turnover during the past two years. In March of 2010, Pan-Asian eater Water Moon closed to make way for Chinese restaurant/noodle bar Canteen 82. Nine months later, Canteen 82 transformed (same owners) into Italian spot Nucci. Nucci only managed to survive for about [...]

UWS Photos Of The Day: Ice Sculptures At Central Park Ice Festival @ Tavern On The Green

Mentioned this morning there was an “Ice Festival” in Central Park today with master carvers from Okamoto Studio. If you weren’t able to make it over there, @gigi_nyc tweeted a couple of photos of the happenings. Thanks to @CentralParkBuzz (the official Twitter feed of the Central Park Conservancy) for retweeting them. The photo above is [...]

Ice Festival In Central Park Today — Free Ice Sculpting Demonstrations

It’s snowing (lightly) as I write this, which means today is one of the few times it has actually looked like winter this year. The timing is fortuitous — today is the Ice Festival in Central Park. If you’re looking for something out-of-the-ordinary to do, head on over to Tavern On The Green for free [...]

Great Free UWS Event Tomorrow: Art Show, Wine Tasting & Ovarian Cancer Research Fundraiser

Terrific free event taking place in the neighborhood tomorrow (Saturday) night: Upper West Side resident, medical student, artist (and MUW reader!) Steven Swancoat has put together his first art show, which is doubling as a wine/liquor tasting and fundraiser for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). Admission is free and 50% – 75% of the [...]