Out & About

| 09 Jan 2017 | 02:55

    Thu 12

    Jewish-AmericansNew York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West.

    10:30-11:30 a.m. $40

    New Amsterdam in 1654 to early 19th c., glimpse how Jewish doers, thinkers and makers helped shape political and communal traditions. Pre-register.

    212-873-3400. nyhistory.org

    Board GamES | TEENSRiverside Library, 127 Amsterdam Ave.

    1-5 p.m. Free

    Share your passion for checkers, chess, mahjong, Monopoly or Scrabble. For teens 13-18.

    212-870-1810. nypl.org

    Fri 13

    Amreeka ComedyCafe Tallulah, 240 Columbus Ave.

    7-9 p.m. $15

    Monthly comedy show featuring diverse lineup of comedians who “believe in liberty and laughter for all.”

    212-209-1055. cafetallulah.com

    ‘Argus’Lincoln Center Clark Studio Theater, 165 West 65th St.

    11 a.m.-Noon. $25

    Step into a whimsical puppet show. a wonderland where table tops grow grass and water bottles become the depths of the ocean.

    212-875-5456. kids.lincolncenter.org

    Sat 14

    Winter Mix PartyEmpire Hotel, 44 West 63rd St.

    8 p.m.-Midnight. $15

    Upscale classy atmosphere (but no attitudes). Drink specials until 9 p.m.

    212-956-3313. chinagrillmgt.com

    ‘Tosca’ in concertTrinity Lutheran Church, 164 West 100th St.

    5 p.m. $15 suggested

    Puccini’s opera is presented by West Side Opera and the Columbia Amsterdam BID, to benefit the Trinity Lutheran shelter.

    212-222-7045. trinitylutherannyc.org

    Sun 15

    ‘End of World Party’Babycastles, 137 West 14th St.

    6 p.m. $12-15

    The best and brightest of alteRANTive comedy, performance arts and politics with Vermin Supreme, Matthew Silver and Rob Potylo.

    babycastles-com

    ‘Future of Inclusion’Apollo Theatre, 253 West 125th St.

    3-5 p.m. RSVP.

    “Uptown Hall” series holds panel discussion hosted by WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Jami Floyd, scholars and civil rights activists on the occasion of MLK Day.

    212-531-5300. apollotheater.org

    Central Park BirdsAudubon Society, Central Park West and 72nd Street.

    8:30-10:30 a.m. $36. Pre-register

    Some of the best sightings await hardy nature-lovers willing to venture out in winter: owls, “winter finches,” such as pine siskins, redpolls and more.

    212-691-7483. nycaudubon.org

    Mon 16

    Martin Luther King MarchRiverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive

    10 a.m.-1 p.m.

    Manhattan Country School eighth-graders honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by taking to the streets.

    212-348-0952. manhattancountryschool.org

    Peace WalkHoly Name Church of Jesus, 207 West 96th St.

    2-4 p.m.

    Interfaith neighbors meet at Holy Name of Jesus, to walk to various houses of worship on the UWS, in hope for peace, in the tradition of MLK, Jr.

    212-749-0276. secondpresbyteriannyc.org

    Tue 17

    ‘Long Path’ | AppalachianWest Side YMCA, 1st Floor, 5 West 63rd St. Ste 220.

    6:30-8 p.m.

    Talk on NY’s greatest trail, 350-mile Long Path,’ starting at 175th St., crossing GWB, heading north into Harriman, Shawangunks, Catskills and beyond.

    212-986-1430. amc-ny.org

    Zora String QuartetMerkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th St.

    7:30-9:30 p.m. $10-$45

    Winners of the 2015 Young Concert Artists, International Auditions, Quartet in Residence at the Curtis Institute of Music.

    212-501-3330. kaufmanmusiccenter.org

    Wed 18

    ‘Sarcophagus of Isaac’Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86th St.

    6-7:30 p.m. Free

    Art historian Benjamin Anderson presents a talk entitled “‘The Great Kosmos of All Armenia’: On the Sarcophagus of Isaac.” RSVP.

    212-501-3019. bgc.bard.edu

    Philosophy CafeNew York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St.

    6-8 p.m. $5. RSVP

    Massimo’s “Philosophy Cafe” is based on the principle of the Socratic dialogue; aims at sharpening thinking on whatever the subject.

    212-874-5210. nysec.org