Out & About

| 15 Aug 2016 | 01:49

    Thu 18

    Animal AstronautsSt. Agnes Library 444 Amsterdam Ave.

    3 p.m. Free

    Animals have been traveling into outer space since the late 1940s. A history of these brave explorers for children ages 4-10.

    212-621-0619. nypl.org

    Mo Willems Story TimeNew-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West2 p.m. Free with museum admission ($20)

    A special exhibition and readings of Willems’ beloved books every weekday.

    Nyhistory.org

    Fri 19

    Shirat HaLev serviceWest End Synagogue, West 69th Street and Amsterdam Avenue

    6:30 p.m. Free

    A contemplative, musical celebration of Shabbat on the third Friday of each month

    212-579-0777. westendsynagogue.org

    UWS Summer Jazz FestivalWhole Foods Market, 808 Columbus Ave.

    5-7 p.m. Free

    Soulful summer nights.

    212-222-6160

    Sat 20

    Community Volunteer DayRiverside Park (various locations throughout the whole park)

    10 a.m.-1 p.m.

    You’ll work with our zone gardeners in various locations throughout the park caring for spring plantings, mulching, weeding and much more. Volunteers do not need a green thumb to help.

    212-870-3073. riversideparknyc.org

    New York Therapy Dogs R.E.A.D.Riverside Library 127 Amsterdam Ave.

    11 a.m.

    Come read to a therapy dog. One-on-one, no-pressure reading time with a furry friend. For ages 6-12. Pre-registration required

    212-870-1810 nypl.org

    Sun 21

    Mind Body Stress ReductionJCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave.

    5:30-7:30 p.m. $20

    Have you taken any of our classes in MBSR? Join once a month to practice your skills and check in with the group about your successes and challenges.

    ‘Pinkalicious: The Musical’Theater at Blessed Sacrament, 152 West 71st St.

    1-2 p.m. $49.50

    Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor’s office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe

    212-579-0528

    Mon 22

    Special Film Screening — In Honor of George StoneyLibrary for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza

    6 p.m. Free

    Each August, New York Film/Video Council honors the life and work of George C. Stoney (1916-2012), a legendary filmmaker, teacher, activist, role model, citizen and a cherished NYFVC past-president and board member

    917-275-6975. Nypl.org

    Selected Shorts: Unforgettable Journeys in Great BarringtonSymphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street

    7:30 p.m. $25-40

    The hit public radio series returns to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center with an evening of spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers, performed by stars of the stage and screen

    212-864-5400

    Tue 23

    The Joy of Personal WritingNYSEC, 2 West 64th St.

    12:30-2:30 p.m. $100 members, $140 nonmembers.

    Workshop Led by Elaine Berman Gurney

    To register contact Yalitza Garcia-Krawczyk at 212.874.5210, x117 or email her at ygarcia@nysec.org.

    Film Festival: The Last DragonCentral Park, Marcus Garvey Park (Amphitheater, enter on Fifth Avenue and 124th Street

    6:30 p.m.

    Taimak stars as an African American martial-arts whiz, so devoted to his hobby that he dresses and behaves in what he thinks is true Chinese fashion.

    212-310-6600

    Wed 24

    Columbus: Roxanne Varzi on ‘Last Scene Underground’Book Culture Columbus: 450 Columbus Ave.

    7 p.m. Free

    Roxanne Varzi is a professor of anthropology and visual studies at the University of California, Irvine.

    212-595-1962. bookculture.com

    ‘What happened, Miss Simone?’St. Michael’s Church, 225 West 99th St.

    7:30-9:30 p.m. Free

    Screening of the Nina Simone biographical film, with a discussion led by Yvette LeRoy

    212-222-2700