Tomorrow is the the 7th Annual Make Music New York Festival, a city-wide event that includes over 1,000 free concerts throughout the day. The Upper West Side will get its fair share of performances — nearly 60 are scheduled throughout the neighborhood — starting at 10 am and running through the evening.

The June “UWS Work From Home” meeting/networking/social event will take place this Wednesday (6/19). These monthly “meetings” serve as a great opportunity for people in the neighborhood who are self-employed, telecommute, freelance, or otherwise work from home to get out and meet people in similar situations from around the UWS. I’ve attended a bunch of [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Thursday, June 13th, 2013… Sing For Hope: Pop-Up Pianos Various UWS Locations FREE Through 6/16 Beyond Wine with Beverly: Food & Wine Demo Wine Store @ Columbus Square Whole Foods (808 Columbus, at 97th) 5:00 – 7:00 pm FREE TARGET FREE THURSDAYS: Urban Research Theater — Rite [...]

Have previously mentioned the free fitness classes in Central Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the free Zumba and Tai Chi classes in Riverside Park on Saturdays & Sundays. If neither of those strike your fancy, you might be interested in the free Pilates and yoga classes in Riverside Park South on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, June 11, 2013… Sing For Hope: Pop-Up Pianos Various UWS Locations FREE Kids Eat Free At Big Nick’s Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint (2175 Broadway, between 76th & 77th) All Day Kid’s 12 & under eat free (dine-in only, kids menu, minimum $10 check with [...]

UPDATE 4:35 pm: @GMA just tweeted that due to a lousy forecast for Friday morning, the Central Park performance has been canceled and the concert will take place indoors at GMA’s studios. The Good Morning America Summer Concert Series continues tomorrow morning with free performances by Little Mix and Emblem3. The girl group and boy band have [...]

Attention dog owners — this month’s Bark Before Dark event in Central Park takes place tomorrow night (Thursday, 6/6). There will be a free workshop on dog behavioral issues, as well as light refreshments.

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Wednesday, June 5th, 2013… Wine Tasting For You, Treat Tasting For Your Dog (With Bideawee, Les Compagnons, and Yappy Treats) 67 Win (179 Columbus, at 68th) 4:00 – 7:00 pm FREE Run Club (3-mile Run Along Hudson — All Levels Welcome) Lululemon (2139 Broadway, at 75th) 7:00 [...]

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013… Kids Eat Free At Big Nick’s Big Nick’s Burger & Pizza Joint (2175 Broadway, between 76th & 77th) All Day Kid’s 12 & under eat free (dine-in only, kids menu, minimum $10 check with adult) Central Park Fitness Class Great Lawn, Central Park [...]

Wanted to give a quick heads-up about the dates for this year’s always-popular free New York Philharmonic Concerts In The Park series. The Central Park dates are Saturday, July 13 and Monday, July 15. Each concert will be followed by a fireworks show over the park. The performances begin at 8:00 pm (though plan on [...]

Sing For Hope, the popular art installation of “pop-up” pianos that allows anyone to sit down and play music, returns to New York City for a 16-day run starting this weekend. From 6/1 to 6/16 there will be 88 pianos located throughout NYC, with eight here on the Upper West Side.

Have done a few posts about this previously and just found out there are some additional openings for this Friday (I think it’s the last date). A styling apprentice at Upper West Side Gleam Salon (986 Columbus, between 108th & 109th) is looking for female hair models interested in a free haircut/styling (classic bob). Gleam [...]