Out & About

| 17 May 2016 | 10:40

    Thu 19

    American Heart Assoc. Annual Run/WalkBrookfield Place, 230 Vesey St.

    5 p.m. Festivities and Spectating are Free

    Festivities will begin at 5 PM at Brookfield Place, followed by the walk & run at 6:45 PM. The three mile walk/run is designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living.

    www.heartwalknyc.org

    ‘Pull Yourself Together’3LD Art & Technology Center, 80 Greenwich St.

    8:30 p.m. Free

    “Pull Yourself Together!” started as a strange dream — and it is striving to be a 21st century exploration of the deepest, murkiest id of a particularly brilliant play about a particularly nasty bunch of people drowning in quicksand of unrequited love. Reservations Required

    www.3ldnyc.org

    Fri 20

    A Wicked Tour of the Fourth Ward

    South Street Seaport Museum, 12 Fulton St.

    12:15 p.m. $10-$20

    Home to eccentric and dangerous characters, the Fourth Ward was the city’s district of vice and crime. Take a walk with us and go back to 19th-century New York’s wickedest ward.

    www.southstreetseaportmuseum.org

    ‘FORGIVENESS – Part I: Forgiving the Personal’

    BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St.

    7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. $25

    B3W Performance Group (B3W) is a social impact arts organization committed to collaboration and community, reflecting and revealing the world we live in through multidisciplinary performances and community-building workshops.

    212-220-1460. www.tribecapac.org/b3w-beyond-third-wave-may-2016/

    Sat 21

    Art Gallery Tour195 Chrystie St.

    1 p.m. $25

    Visit 7 modern art galleries in the downtown center for contemporary art - we find and explain this month’s most fascinating exhibits in painting, sculpture, electronic media & photography.

    917-250-0052. www.nygallertours.com

    Contemporary Insights Presents – Will LangSpectrum, 121 Ludlow St., #2

    7 p.m. $15-$20

    Trombonist William Lang is an active performer, improviser and teacher based in New York City. He can be found playing in all settings and style, from the avant-garde and classical to Broadway and indie chamber pop.

    www.contemporaryinsights.com

    Sun 22

    Sacred Sites Open House WeekendVarious Locations

    10 a.m. Free

    Religious institutions throughout New York open their doors to the public, giving visitors a glimpse inside many of New York’s remarkable churches and synagogues and an opportunity to view the artistic treasures of many faiths, styles, and periods.

    www.nylandmarks.org

    Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to SchoolTribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St.

    1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. $25

    An all-new musical adventure based on Barbara Park’s popular book. Ages 4 and up.

    212-220-1460. www.tribecapac.org

    Mon 23

    Explorer’s ClubBattery City Parks

    4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. $250 (whole season)

    Kids will head outdoors and examine the natural world of Battery Park City’s parks. Learning about plants, animals, and the environment, this course will hone children’s observation skills, foster a deeper enjoyment of nature and generate questions from the participants.

    212-267-9700. www.bpcparks.org/event/explorers-club/2016-05-02

    The Rise of Human ConsciousnessNew York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center

    7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. $5-$15

    Does consciousness cease completely when biological systems supporting it stop functioning? Does today’s science possess tools to answer these questions definitively? A panel explores these questions and their implications.

    www.nyas.org

    Tue 24

    Satie at 150: Satie, Ravel and the DreamersArts Brookfield. 165 Broadway

    12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Free

    To celebrate Erik Satie’s music on the 150th anniversary of his birth, pianists will play works by Satie, his contemporaries, and those he inspired.

    www.artsbrookfield.com

    Parks Without BordersThe New School, 63 Fifth Ave.

    9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $10

    On May 24, 2016, NYC Parks, the Center for New York City Affairs, and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School bring together thought leaders from a range of disciplines to explore the future of parks and public space.

    www.events.newschool.edu

    Wed 25

    Fleet Week Parade of ShipsVarious Locations.

    Noon. Free

    The Parade of Ships signals the start of 2016 Fleet Week New York. Check the website for the list of participating ships and for details on timing. www.fleetweeknewyork.com

    U.S. Coast Guard Presentation 9/11 Tribute Center. 120 Liberty St.

    6 p.m. Free

    The 9/11 Tribute Center presents a talk in its galleries by U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commanders Art Hudman and William Grossman on the dramatic roles played by maritime personnel responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center. Reservations recommended.

    www.tributewtc.org