Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013… “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm (and probably later) FREE Fitness: Summer Shape Up In The Park Athleta (216 Columbus, at 70th) 7:00 – 8:00 pm FREE (meet at store, [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, April 24th, 2013… After Hours Programs: Adventures in the Global Kitchen — The Art of Fermentation Linder Theater @ American Museum Of Natural History (W.77th, btw. CPW & Columbus) 6:30 pm — Ticket holders also receive complimentary after-hours admission to Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture [...]

Just a quick heads-up if you’re planning to participate or watch the City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks race in Central Park on Sunday morning: As a security precaution related to the events at the Boston Marathon, all bags and backpacks are banned. I’m not clear on how police will distinguish between race spectators [...]

Apologies for the short-notice, but a reader just sent this to me a few minutes ago. In the wake of the tragic events at Monday’s Boston Marathon, the New York Flyers running club is hosting a “unity run” (although you can also walk) in Central Park tomorrow morning (Saturday, 4/20). There’s an event page at [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013… Politics: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates — The GOP Must Seize the Center or Die For: David Brooks & Mickey Edwards — Against: Laura Ingraham, Ralph Reed Merkin Hall @ Kaufman Center (129 W. 67th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) 6:45 pm $40 ($12 for [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013… Concert: Wednesdays at One — Juilliard Chamber Ensembles Alice Tully Hall (1941 Broadway, at 65th) 1:00 pm FREE “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm (and probably later) FREE “Central To [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013… Special Tasting Event: Rum Based Cocktails With Sailor Jerry 67 Wine, with Edible Magazine & Good Enough To Eat (179 Columbus, at 68th) 6:00 – 8:00 pm FREE SciCafe: Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria American Museum Of Natural History (Central Park West [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013… “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm (and probably later) FREE Politics: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates — America Doesn’t Need A Strong Dollar Policy Merkin Hall @ Kaufman Center (129 W. [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013…

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013… “UWS Work From Home” Meeting/Networking/Social Event Dead Poet Bar (450 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 4:00 – 6:00 pm FREE Politics: Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates — Prohibit Genetically Engineered Babies Merkin Hall @ Kaufman Center (129 W. 67th, between Broadway & Amsterdam) 6:45 [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013… “Friends & Family” Spin Class Flywheel (466 Columbus, between 82nd & 83rd) 12:30 – 1:15 (sign-up begins at 12:00 pm) FREE (First-come, first-served — shoes, towels, and water bottles provided) Reading: Bestseller Author/Pulitzer Prize Winner Dave Barry — Insane City Barnes & Noble [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013…