Out & About

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