Out & About
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