Out & About
Thu 20
CB4 Housing, Health, and Human Services Community Room, 353 West 30th St.
6:30 p.m.
Discussion on the future of affordable units.
212-736-4536. www.nyc.gov/html/mancb4
Midtown South Precinct Community Council MeetingNew Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave.
7 p.m.
The precinct community council meets on the third Thursday of the month.
212-239-9811.
Fri 21
The Seminar: The Mini Sound Series The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
6:30-9:30 p.m. $20-$25
The Seminar offers a selection of documents, images and audio from various iterations of THE MINI SOUND SERIES presented by Amy Cimini, Bill Dietz and Robert The.
212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/events
Fred HerschRubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
7-8:30 p.m. $27-$30
The pianist and composer returns to the Rubin for a concert.
212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/events
Sat 22
INSTANT SHAKESPEARE COMPANYMuhlenberg Library, 209 West 23rd St., Community Room
1-4 p.m.
A reading of Shakespeare’s “Edmund Ironside.”
212-924-1585
www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Soho gallery tour40 Wooster St. near Broome St.
1 p.m. $25
A RARELY-led tour in NYC’s most legendary art neighborhood.
917-250-0052. www.nygallerytours.com
Sun 23
GlamourTango: A Celebration of Women in TangoLe Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.
7 p.m. $20-$25
Uruguayan pianist/producer Polly Ferman returns with her stunning GlamourTango, an all-female multi-media music and dance show.
212-505-3474. www.lpr.com
Funeral ReenactmentMerchant’s House Museum, 29 East Fourth St.
4-5:30 p.m. $25-$40
A recreation of the 1865 funeral service of Seabury Tredwell and discussion the funerary customs of 19th century New York City.
212-777-1089. merchantshouse.org/calendar/reservations/
Mon 24
Film Screening: ‘Inequality for All’Bob and Sheila Hoerle Lecture Hall, 63 Fifth Ave.
6-8 p.m. Free
Followed by a discussion with Professors David Howell, David Plotke and Julia Ott.
212-229-5600. events.newschool.edu/
Snuggles and Snacks: A Family Literacy WorkshopBattery Park City Library, 175 North End Ave.
4 p.m.
Parents and caregivers, come learn about fun, easy ways to encourage literacy at home.
212-790-3499. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Tue 25
The Best American Travel Writing 2016The Half King, 505 West 23rd St.
7 p.m.
Reading on a far-ranging collection of the best travel writing pieces published in 2015, collected by guest editor best-selling author Bill Bryson.
212-462-4300. www.thehalfking.com/
Trevor Paglen on Robert SmithsonDia:Chelsea, 535 West 22nd St., Fifth Floor
6:30 p.m. Walk up tickets will be sold based on availability
The 2016 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize winner, Trevor Paglen, gives a lecture on artist, Robert Smithson.
212-989-5566. www.diaart.org/sites/main/chelsea
Wed 26
10th Precinct Community Council Meeting230 West 20th St.
7 p.m.
The precinct community council meets on the last Wednesday of the month.
212-741-8226. www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_010
Book AvengersMulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St.
4-5 p.m.
A discussion of Hostage by Willo Davis Roberts for children ages 8-12.
212-966-3424. www.nypl.org/events/calendar