Out & About
Thu 26
Art & Design Graduating Student ExhibitionMuseum at FIT, Seventh Avenue and 27th Street
Noon-8 p.m. Free
The last day of The Fashion Institute of Technology showcase of work by more than 800 students graduating from the colleges School of Art and Design.
212-217-7999. www.fitnyc.edu/Second Annual Civic Fame Awards, a CityLaw BreakfastNew York Law School, 185 West Broadway.
8:30-9:30 a.m.$0.
CityLaw honors four public servants with exceptional careers at New York Law School’s second annual Civic Fame Awards. NY-1’s Errol Louis hosts.
212-431-2115. www.citylandnyc.org/
Fri 27
Roberto Bolano and Latin american modernityMcNally-Jackson Books, 52 Prince St.
6-7 p.m.
Oswaldo Zavala, an associate Professor of contemporary Latin American literature at the CUNY Graduate Center and at the College of Staten Island, discusses. Roberto Bolano and the limits of contemporary Latin American literature.
212-274-1160. www.mcnallyjackson.com/event
Reading seminar with Silvia FedericiThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
2 p.m.
Silvia Federici will discuss the recent work of women in indigenous struggles for land, resources, and political recognition, and against corporate and patriarchal forms of domination. Registration required: publicprograms.isp.2016@gmail.com.
212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/
Sat 28
Art Gallery TourMeet at 526 West 26th St.
1 p.m. $25
Visit seven galleries in the world’s center for contemporary art to catch exhibit in painting, sculpture, electronic media and photography.
917-250-0052. www.nygallerytours.com
1940s-Style Swing Dancing EventPier 86, Maritime Entertainment District
7:30 p.m. Starting at $35
Celebrate the music, dancing and style of the swing era with a spectacular lineup of over 90 performers. There will be a vintage fashion show and contest, a dance contest, swing dance performances and free dance lessons.
212-627-2020. www.hudsonriverpark.org/
Sun 29
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Broadway and 86th Street
1-5 p.m.
Twenty four tenors and sopranos will taken part in the 16th Annual Mario Lanza and Elaine Malbin vocal competitions will be judged by a panel of experts, including Malbin. The competitions are the largest outdoor competitions in the country.
212-764-6330. www.mortandray.com
Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave.
2 p.m. Starting at $10
One of Canada’s most popular dance companies, captivating audiences with sexy, explosive, and original performances.
212-691-9740. www.joyce.org/
Mon 30
Memorial Day CommemorationSoldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument, Riverside Drive and West 89th Street
10 a.m.-noon, free
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Association invites everyone to attend this year’s annual Memorial Day observance.
nyssma@msn.com
Scherezade Garcia IN TRANSIT/LIQUID HIGHWAYMiller Theatre at Columbia University, 2960 Broadway, at 116th St.
Noon. Free
Scherezade Garcia creates contemporary allegories of history, politics, and colonization, which take shape in vivid colors and energetic, dream-like combinations.
212-854-1633. millertheatre.com
Tue 31
Pen, Paper, and Palate The Half King, 505 West 23rd St.
7 p.m. $10
Former White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses moderates a conversation with an esteemed panel of writers including Joel Salatin, Paula Butturini, Giulia Melucci, and Jon McGoran for a witty and engrossing literary salon.
212-757-3318. www.irishartscenter.org/
Robert Ryman Dia:Chelsea
535 West 22nd Street, 5th Floor
Charles Gaines on Robert Ryman
6:30 p.m. $10; students and seniors, $6. members, free
212-989-5566. www.diaart.org/
Wed 1
CB 4Fulton Auditorium, 119 Ninth Ave., btw. 17th and 18th Streets
6:30 p.m.
Full board Meeting.
212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4/html/home/home.shtml
HONORING NEPAL IN POETRY AND FILM
Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
6–8:30 p.m. $15; members, $13.50
South Asian poet Yuyutsu Sharma and film director Amitabh Joshi host an evening program dedicated to Nepal. Sharma will read poems and will be followed by a screening of Joshi’s film “Tashi’s Turbine.” There will be a book signing and director Q&A.
212-620-5000. www.rubinmuseum.org