Out & About
Thu 7
‘The Walk’Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.
2 p.m.
In this film, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream of walking the immense void between the World Trade Towers in 1974.
212-924-1585
Book Presentation: ‘Fire and Blood’New School, room G529, 80 Fifth Ave
6 p.m. Free
Enzo Traverso presents his latest book, Fire and Blood: The European Civil War 1914-1945. Please join us for a symposium on his work.
events.newschool.edu/
Fri 8
K2 LoungeRubin Museum, 150 West 17th St.
6-10 p.m. Free
On Friday nights, Café Serai becomes the K2 Lounge, offering a special pan-Asian tapas menu to accompany the evening’s DJ and programs. With DJ Tyger Lilly.
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/events
Reckoning With ForceNew York University, Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
A panel of lead prosecutors, police, community leaders and scholars from around the nation will look at the the roles of prosecutors, police and the community in use-of-force cases. Register at bit.ly/1N5dJfn
Sat 9
Church Meets City: a New Era of City ServicesTrinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street.
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.
Panel discussion about how church and city combined can empower vulnerable New Yorkers.
212-575-4545. www.trinitywallstreet.org/
LGBT PHILOSOPHY FORUMMuhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.
2:45-4:45 p.m.
Now in its 15th year, the forum has provided the LGBT community and its friends an open opportunity to gather and informally discuss important works of philosophy. Texts to be discussed or links are at on philosophyforumlgbt.org
212-924-1585
Sun 10
ACME with Charlemagne PalestineThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
April 9 & 10, 8 p.m. $15
The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME) performs two concerts of music revolving around conceptions of minimalist composition, featuring key works by composers seminal both within and beyond The Kitchen’s history.
212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/events
Historic Flatiron District Walking ToursMeet at S/W corner of Madison Square Park, at 23rd Street and Broadway.
11 a.m.
The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District provides free, year-round historic walking tours of the district, led by local historian professional guides. No advance registration is required.
www.flatirondistrict.nyc/free-walking-tour
Mon 11
Community Board 4, Quality of Life Committee Hotel Trades Council 305 W 44th St., 2nd floor
7 p.m.
212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/home/home.shtml
Master Class — Steve Leisring, trumpetNew School, Glass Box Performance Space, 55 West 13th St.
10 a.m.-noon. Free, seating first-come, first-served.
This class gives an audience the opportunity to witness the interaction between gifted students and great artists as they examine and explore the arts of performance.
events.newschool.edu/
Tue 12
Amitava Kumar, Laura Willig and Jessica HagedornThe ANDAZ Wall Street, 75 Wall St.
7-9:30 p.m.Free.
Pen Parentis Literary Salon Presents Historical Fiction of Today and Yesterday with Jessica Hagedorn, New York Times bestselling author Laura Willig, and New York Times “Editor’s Choice” pick Amitava Kumar.
212-501-2031. www.penparentis.org
‘Phoenix’FIT, Seventh Avenue and 28th Street, Pomerantz Center, room D207
6:30-8:30 p.m.
A showing of the 2015 film, in German with English subtitles, followed by a brief discussion with Andrew Weinstein of FIT’s history of art department and sexual violence prevention educator Terry Ginder.
news.fitnyc.edu/category/events/
Wed 13
Rob Roberge & Rick MoodyMcNally-Jackson Books, 52 Prince St.
7 p.m.
The two authors read and then discuss their recent books.
212-274-1160. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event
‘The Price of Freedom’New York University, Greenberg Lounge, 40 Washington Square South
12:45-2 p.m.
A panel discussion on bail reform in the era of mass incarceration.
Register at bit.ly/23bsNRJ