Out & About

| 07 Oct 2016 | 06:21

    Thu 13

    ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’Muhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St.

    2 p.m.

    A film about a self-help seminar that inspires a 60-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

    212-924-1585. www.nypl.org/events/calendar

    GARDEN TOUR: Late Blooms & Fall ColorHigh Line, location provided with RSVP

    6-7:15 p.m. Free

    Get to know every detail of the High Line’s plant life while walking through the park with one of our knowledgeable staff horticulturists.

    212-206-9922. www.thehighline.org/activities

    Fri 14

    Educator Open HouseRubin Museum of Art Education Center, 132 West 17th St.

    4-6:30 p.m. Free with RSVP

    Educators who work with students of all ages are invited to explore how the Rubin Museum’s collection and the new exhibition can connect with your curriculum.

    212-620-5000.

    rubinmuseum.org/events/events

    ‘in complete world: What is Citizenship Today?’Susan and John Hess Family Theater, 99 Gansevoort St., Third Floor

    6:30-8:30 p.m. $8-$10

    This screening of Shelly Silver’s documentary in complete world is followed by an open discussion with the artist and the filmmaker and activist Louis Massiah.

    212-570-3600. whitney.org/Events

    Sat 15

    Ben Vida: ‘Reducing the Tempo to Zero’The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.

    2 p.m. Free

    Vida’s new long-form composition for four vocalists and electronics.

    212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/events

    Celebration to Honor the Battles of Yorktown & SaratogaTrinity Churchyard, 75 Broadway

    1-3:30 p.m.

    The Lower Manhattan Historical Society will host its Fourth Annual Celebration of the American Victories at the Battles of Yorktown and Saratoga.

    646-383-3688 or JSKaplanesq@gmail.com.. dwn.twn.tc/55

    Sun 16

    An Inquiry Into WisdomJefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas, first floor

    Oct. 16, 23, 30 at 2 p.m. Register online

    This course will examine a selection of personalities and themes chronicled in Dean Chavooshian’s book The Pursuit of Wisdom.

    212-243-4334. www.nypl.org/events/calendar

    EC: REMINISCENCES OF A JOURNEY TO LITHUANIAAnthology Film Archives, 32 Second Avenue

    5:30 p.m. $9

    Essential Cinema screening of Jonas Mekas’s film on home, memory and culture.

    212-505-5181. anthologyfilmarchives.org/

    Mon 17

    Choreographers & CocktailsThe Joyce Theatre, 175 Eighth Ave.

    6:30 p.m. $150

    An evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and open rehearsals by a variety of artists, as well a chance to mingle with the artists and dancers.

    212-691-9740. www.joyce.org/performances/

    CB1 Planning CommitteeCommunity Board Conference Room, 1 Centre St., Rm 2202A-North

    6 p.m.

    Updates on World Trade Center and World Trade Center Performing Arts Center.

    212-669-7970. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb1

    Tue 18

    CB4 Arts, Culture, Education, Street Life (ACES)Hotel Trades Council, 305 West 44th St., Second Floor

    6:30 p.m.

    Letter to SAPO regarding ratification of Women’s Building Block Party

    212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4

    Being a Dog by Alexandra HorowitzThe Half King, 505 West 23rd St.

    7 p.m.

    Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive the world through their most spectacular organ—the nose.

    212-462-4300. www.thehalfking.com/

    Wed 19

    Nordic Approaches to Creating Livable and Sustainable Urban EnvironmentsVan Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd St.

    3-8 p.m. Request invitation from danishcleantechhub@di.dk

    Join us for an afternoon of fruitful discussions and talks on how Nordic architecture and design approaches are setting new standards for creating livable and sustainable built environments.

    212-924-7000. vanalen.org/events/

    Annual Celebrate Flatiron Partnerships Networking EventThe Penthouse and the Rooftop Bar, 230 Fifth Ave. at 27th Street

    6-9 p.m. $35 per person

    The event celebrates the neighborhood and a decade of service by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership Business Improvement District.

    212-741-2323. www.flatirondistrict.nyc/CFP2016