MONDAY: Filmmaker Ken Burns In-Person At UWS Barnes & Noble To Discuss “The Dust Bowl”

Great free event for history buffs tomorrow night (Monday, 11/19): Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns is appearing at the UWS Barnes & Noble to discuss his new PBS film, The Dust Bowl.

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 2/15/12

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012…

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 2/13/12

NOTE: Alternate side parking rules are suspended today in observance of Lincoln’s birthday Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Monday, February 13th, 2012…

Great Event At FilmLinc Tonight: Screening + Q&A Session With Oscar Winning Director Errol Morris

If you’re looking for something to do in the neighborhood tonight, the Film Society of Lincoln Center has a great event this evening. They’re screening Gates Of Heaven (1978), a documentary that Roger Ebert called one of the “10 greatest films ever made.” Following the screening, there will be a Q&A session with the film’s [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 10/11/11

While neither free, nor cheap, I thought it was worth mentioning the JCC is offering a child/adult CPR certification class tonight — you might save a life one day: Child/Adult CPR With AED Certification JCC In Manhattan (334 Amsterdam, at 76th) 6:30 – 8:30 pm $115 ($95 for members) And now… A plethora of free [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 9/11/11

If you missed the post yesterday, the official FDNY 9/11 Memorial Service is being held in Riverside Park this morning: New York City Fire Department 9/11 Memorial Service Firemen’s Memorial, Riverside Park (Riverside Drive & 100th) 9:30 am Open To The Public Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, September 11th, 2011… 9/11 [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: Sunday, 8/14/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Sunday, August 14th, 2011… The Scene @ Tavern: Kids On The Scene Ice Cream Demo Tavern On The Green, Central Park (enter at West 67th) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE Lincoln Center Out Of Doors — 28th Annual Roots Of American Music Festival: Soul To Soul [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 7/12/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011… Film: National Velvet (starting Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, and Angela Lansbury) New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th) 2:30 pm FREE Click here for more information Summer On The Hudson Presents Mat Pilates 66th Street Plaza, [...]

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 6/22/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011… Foodie Stuff: Taste Of Parks The Arsenal In Central Park 11:00 am – 2:00 pm FREE Click here for more information Community Book Sale New York Public Library – St. Agnes Branch (444 Amsterdam, between 81st & 82nd) 1:00 pm Prices vary, but [...]

Today On The Upper West Side: 5/16/11

Events in the neighborhood on Monday, May 16th, 2011… Ethics in Film: Contemporary Documentaries – Into the Arms of Strangers New York Society For Ethical Culture (2 West 64th) 1:00 – 3:00 pm $10 (free for NYSEC members) Click here for more information Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players: Movers & Shakers Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church (152 [...]