Monday July 22, 2019
Manhattan
12:30-1:45pm Free: Bryant Park’s Reel Talks Program: David Blanke on Cecil B. DeMille, Classical Hollywood, and Modern American Mass Culture 1910-1960. Hosted by Scott Adlerberg, Resident Film Expert. Books are available for purchase at the event and for signing by the author. Stick around for a Q&A. More info. [FILM]
6:15-7:15pm Free: Intuitive Writing In The Clouds with Paris Alexandra of BK Yoga Club. This workshop at the Assemblage (Park Ave) focuses on affirming our purpose through meditation, movement, and reflective writing. Throughout the workshop participants will explore their relationship to their purpose through breath, yoga, and reflective writing. In closing participants will share their creative pieces to ignite dialogue through collective storytelling. More info. [MINDFULNESS]
Brooklyn
7pm Free: McNally Jackson Bookstore Presents: How to do Nothing with Jenny Odell and Aparna Nancherla. Learn how doing nothing may be our most important form of resistance, with Jenny Odell, author of How to do Nothing, and comedian Aparna Nancherla. More info. [BOOKS]
Tuesday July 23, 2019
Manhattan
3-4pm Free: Matcha Talk: Goals, Productivity and Shaping Your Future with Melissa Hall & Dr. Molly Forsyth DACM, L.Ac. Join Melissa Hall, Founder of The Emerging Designer, life coach Jamel Davenport and Dr. Molly Forsyth of 8 Point Wellness acupuncture for a talk and networking. Grab a matcha, a cup of Cacao Laboratory cacao or your favorite wellness drink from the Assemblage (Park Ave) Elixir bar for an afternoon of good times. The event will also feature an opening Sacred Breathwork Ritual with Kathleen Booker. More info. [MINDFULNESS]
6:45-8:30pm Free: Live Podcast on Brain Hacking with Max Lugavere at the Roxy Cinema. Join a LIVE recording of Max Lugavere’s health podcast The Genius Life as he explores brain-hacking and nootropics. Learn about strategies and routines to lead a healthier, and more productive life with science-backed healthy living advice. More info. [GEEK]
7-8pm Free: Cold War: An International History with Carole Fink. Join author Carole Fink at the Shakespeare & Co bookstore as she analyzes the decades-old conflict and provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas. More info. [HISTORY]
7-9pm $20: Women Power Our Planet: Deploying Capital to Impact Climate Solutions. Hosted at the Assemblage (John St) by Mira Megs Lathrop with Lawrence Ford, Anna Fink, Stacy Francis and Georgie Benardete, this panel will examine aspects of the landscape of financing where impact and gender lens investing intersect with women’s economic agency. Specifically, it will explore how women can deploy capital through banks and investments in support of the energy transition, climate justice, and other women. More info. [ECONOMICS]
7:30pm $15: What’s So Funny? The Science of Humor and Laughter. In this talk, Dr. Lawrence Ian Reed will discuss several common aspects of situations that we view as humorous and elicit laughter. He will then present several theories explaining what quality or qualities these situations have that make them humorous. More info. [GEEK]
Brooklyn
7pm $15: The American Soundscape with Christina Katopodis. Join Christina Katopodis, doctoral candidate in English at the Graduate Center, CUNY, for a discussion on sounds in American poems and books written before sound recording technology. More info. [MUSIC]
Wednesday July 24, 2019
Manhattan
2-3:30pm $7.50: History of Bagels. History of Bagel event across from the Tenement Museum where you will be entitled to receive a bagel tasting with cream cheeses and learn the history of bagels in the lower east side. Ticket entitles you to receive $12 worth of products of your choice. More info. [FOOD]
6:30pm $10: A Person is Only Forgotten When Their Name is Forgotten: the German Stolpersteine. In this talk at the Center for Jewish History, Michael Simonson, Archivist and the Director of Public Outreach at the Leo Baeck Institute, will introduce us to the history and current practice of laying Stolpersteine (literally stumbling stone) memorials in Germany. More info. [CULTURE]
6:30-8pm $10: Discovering Hamilton with Michael Newton. For over two centuries, Alexander Hamilton’s birth, youth, and family background have been shrouded in mystery. In this lecture at the Fraunces Tavern Museum, Newton will discuss his extensive research into the lives of Hamilton, his friends, family, and colleagues, exploring the lingering questions of Hamilton’s birth date, places of residence, religion, parents, and more. More info. [HISTORY]
7-9pm Free: Revolution Books Presents David Wallace-Wells: The Uninhabitable Earth -Life After Warming. Join David Wallace-Wells, the deputy editor of New York magazine, for a discussion about his new book, The Uninhabitable Earth, which explores the impending food and water shortages, rising sea levels displacing tens of millions of people, and the real danger of much of the planet becoming inhospitable to life. More info. [SCIENCE]
Brooklyn
6-8pm $5: The Promise and Dangers of Facial Recognition. This Made It In Brooklyn (MIIB) Meetup will feature a panel of experts who’ll discuss the applications of facial recognition and its social ramifications. Tickets include food and drink. More info. [TECH]
Thursday July 25, 2019
Manhattan
11-12:30pm $20: Lower East Side Ladies Tour. Learn about the fiery women of Lower East Side history with a walk around the neighborhood. The tour begins right at the Museum at Eldridge St, diving into the history of women at the historic site – from the early-20th century Ladies Auxiliary to the women-designed stained glass window that now anchors the historic sanctuary. More info. [TOUR]
7-8:30pm Free: Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison. How do prisoners kill time in prison? What books can and can’t you read in prison? All of this and more questions about reading and writing in prison with Ahmed Naji, Egyptian novelist, journalist and winner of the 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award. More info. [BOOKS]
Brooklyn
7:30pm $20: Frida’s Fragrance: Art, Scent, & Persona. Join art historian and museum professional Jessica Murphy at the William Vale Hotel for this “show and smell” Olio event and sample five perfumes owned by Kahlo while viewing examples of her art. More info. [ART]
Friday July 26, 2019
Manhattan
2-5pm: Free: Live Model Figure Drawing. Meet in front of the New York Public Library for a class on how to create solid drawings from life. A live model will stand in a series of poses. Guided group instruction is followed by individual consultations. All levels of experience are welcome to attend. Limited materials will be provided. More info. [ART]
6-9pm: Free: The Young Lords, New York @50 – Activism: Past and Present. Commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Young Lords in New York with this public kick-off event, featuring New York Young Lords veterans in conversation, performance, poetry, iconic images, book signings and community fellowship. More info. [HISTORY]
Saturday July 27, 2019
Manhattan
11-12:30pm Free: West African Drumming and Dance. Learn the basics of West African drumming and dance at this family workshop hosted by Sankofa founder Kofi Maxwell Donkor. More info. [CULTURE]
Bronx
10am-4pm Free: City of Science 2019: Bronx. Join the World Science Festival and Con Edison for this larger-than-life, touring event where the wondrous properties of science, technology, engineering, and math collide. Filled with interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities, and enormous exhibitions, this free program unleashes everyone’s inner scientist. More info. [SCIENCE]
Brooklyn
11am-7pm Free: Sankofa Culture and Arts Festival. The Sankofa Culture and Arts Festival (SCAF) is an annual event meant to bring the community together through food, arts, entertainment and education. SCAF is meant to bring African people of diverse backgrounds together for a day of celebration and cultural exchange. More info. [CULTURE]
3:30-5pm Free: A Fond History of Burial Garments. Join death educator Amy Cunningham at the Green-Wood Cemetery for an engaging discussion of how shrouds and garments have been used for over a millennia in cultures across the globe. She’ll also explore present-day, eco-friendly shroud making, including the work of several clever designers who hope we’ll start taking our final outfits as seriously as we select what we don every day. Includes a shrouding demonstration. More info. [CULTURE]
Sunday July 28, 2019
Manhattan
6-10pm $10: Back to the Futurist: Secret Speakeasy. See 16mm short films, hear original vinyl records and enjoy actual antiques you can handle and get demonstrated! The Museum of Interesting Things will teach you how you can actually go Back To The Future! More info. [GEEK]
Weekend of July 27-28
Governor’s Island
11am-6pm Free: The 9th Annual New York City Poetry Festival. Every year on the last weekend in July, the New York City Poetry Festival unites the vast and diverse New York City poetry community on the idyllic summer paradise of Governors Island. The festival invites poetry organizations and collectives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique formats, aesthetics, and personalities to the festival grounds, which are ringed with a collection of beautiful Victorian houses and tucked beneath the wide, green canopies of dozens of century old trees. More info. [POETRY]