Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Happy Earth Day!

Events in the neighborhood on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 (and lots of them!)…

Kids’ Week in Manhattan! – Renegade Raptors, Talk and Walk
Riverside Park (83rd & Riverside Drive)
10:00 am
FREE
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Earth Day Celebration For Kids Of All Ages
Borders Books (Time Warner Center)
11:00 am
FREE
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Earth Day Crafts
Central Park (Chess & Checkers House, mid-park at 64th)
2:00 – 4:00 pm
FREE
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Art For Life: Haiti Benefit
The Calhoun School (West End Avenue & 81st)
3:30 – 8:00 pm
Silent Auction with jazz performance, craft activities, and panel discussion
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The 67 Exceptional Tasting Series: California Zinfandel
67 Wine & Spirits (Columbus & 68th)
4:00 – 7:00 pm
FREE
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Empowering Ethical Elders – Recognizing Dementia: What Can You Do About It?
New York Society For Ethical Culture (2 West 64th)
6:00 pm (Elliot Library, room 507)
FREE (light refreshments will be served)
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Visualizing Earth from Space
Museum Of Natural History (Central Park West & 79th)
6:30 pm (Hayden Planetarium)
$15 ($13.50 for members, students, and seniors)
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The Comadres, Compadres & Friends Book Club: The Frog Was Singing
Borders Books (Time Warner Center)
6:30 pm
FREE
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Film Screenings In Partnership With The Irish Film Institute
New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th)
6:30 pm
FREE
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Community Board 7 – Parks & Environment Committee
Central Park Visitor Center/Tavern On The Green (enter at CPW & 67th)
7:00 pm
FREE
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Night At The Tomb
General Grant Memorial/Grant’s Tomb (122nd Street & Riverside Drive)
7:00 pm
FREE
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American Design Club
Museum Of Arts & Design (2 Columbus Circle)
7:oo pm
$12 ($10 for members & students)
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Diane Ackerman – One Hundred Names For Love: A Stroke, A Marriage, And The Language Of Healing
Barnes & Noble (Broadway & 82nd)
7:00 pm
FREE
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Earth Day Wine Tasting: Organic, Sustainable and Biodynamic Wines From Around the World
Bacchus Wines (2056 Broadway, between 70th & 71st)
7:30 – 8:30 pm
$15 (covers the cost of printed material and Riedel glassware that you get to take home)
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Drum Codes By Electric Kulintang, In Honor Of Earth Day
David Rubenstein Atrium (Broadway, between 62nd & 63rd)
8:30 pm
FREE
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Adam Smale
Symphony Space (Broadway & 95th)
10:00 pm (@ The Cafe)
FREE (snacks and beverages available for purchase)
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