The American Museum of Natural History (Central Park West at 79th) is opening a new exhibition today, “Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World,” and My Upper West got a sneak peek.  The exhibition recreates the greatest trading route in history, the Silk Road, and allows you to take the journey while [...]

Sesame Street, the long-running, educational, and popular children’s show, celebrated its 40th birthday this week with a range of festivities.  Tuesday marked the official anniversary, so on Monday, the show’s cast and creators, along with media like Gothamist, enjoyed a special dedication by Mayor Bloomberg, who proclaimed the anniversary “Sesame Street Day” and temporarily renamed [...]

The Jewish Community Center (Amsterdam at 76th) is teaming up with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services to offer a series of educational workshops to help people respond to the economic downturn.  Tonight kicks these workshops off with “Ask the Experts: Staying Savvy in a Time of Change.”  You can meet a panel [...]

Come to the American Museum of Natural History to see an excellent show about the Earth’s moon.  Field Trip to the Moon simulates experiences with the moon, from its creation as a result of a Mars-sized meteor hitting the Earth to a journey to the moon to a sunrise from space.  The journey (in which [...]