Out & About
Thu 17
Midtown South PrecinctNew Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Ave.
7 p.m.
The Precinct Community Council meets on the third Thursday of the month.
212-239-9811
www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_014
Affordable Housing forumHudson Guild Elliott Center, 441 West 26th St., betw. Ninth & 10th Avenues
7-9 p.m.
Chelsea Reform Democratic Club host Victor Bach, a senior housing policy analyst of the Community Service Society and Matthew Dunbar, vice president of government relations & advocacy at Habitat for Humanity, New York City.
212-929-9188. www.crdcnyc.org/
Fri 18
Matt Mullican: That Person and That WorldThe Kitchen, 512 West 19th St.
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. $15 for a single performance; $25 for both.
Matt Mullican presents a two-part “visceral adventure” over two evenings that uses storytelling to twist the sign system of subjectivity from the inside out.
212-255-5793. www.thekitchen.org/events
Book Launch and Lecture by Matthew AkesterRubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
7-8:30 p.m. $10-$20
A book signing of Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo’s “Guide to Central Tibet” will take place after the lecture.
212-620-5000
rubinmuseum.org/events/events
Sat 19
Bark & Co Meetup at Chelsea Dog ParkChelsea Waterside Dog Park, 185 11th Ave. at 23rd St.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Bark & Co is hosting a dog-friendly meet-up at the Chelsea Dog Park in Hudson River Park.
212-757-0981
www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/upcoming
Stroller Tour Whitney Museum, 99 Gansevoort St., floor 79:30-10:30 a.m. $25 per adult, plus Museum admission
Join Whitney Teaching Fellows, PhD candidates in art history, on an engaging tour that highlights works in the exhibition “Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection.”
familyprograms@whitney.org
Sun 20
Music Under Construction Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, 55 West 13th St.
8 p.m. Free
This year’s concert features the work of Thomas Addison, Wendy Griffiths, Carolyn Lord, Faye-Ellen Silverman and David Tcimpidis.
212-229-5600. events.newschool.edu/
Urban AnimalsProvincetown Playhouse, 133 Macdougal St.
9 p.m. Free
New works by graduate composers.
212-998-1212. events.nyu.edu/
Mon 21
Defenseless Under the NightThe Half King, 505 West 23rd St.
7 p.m.
Matthew Dallek reveals the dramatic history behind America’s first federal office of homeland security in his new book, subtitled “The Roosevelt Years and the Origins of Homeland Security.
212-462-4300. www.thehalfking.com/
FACTORY DETOUR: REASSEMBLING THE LINE: PROGRAM 1: SUNDAY RESTAnthology Film Archives, 32 Second Ave.
6:30 p.m.
This evening represents the U.S. premiere of the films of Vicente Vázquez and Usue Arrieta, as well as the works generated under their influence.
212-505-5181. anthologyfilmarchives.org/
Tue 22
Google+New Amsterdam Library, 9 Murray St.
3:30-5:30 p.m. First come, first served.
Learn about the online social network Google+.
212-732-8186. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
LinkedIn and Networking Workshop199 Chambers St. Rm. N471
11 a.m.-12 p.m. RSVP
Learn how to create and use this social media platform to network with others and find job and internship opportunities.
212-220-8170. events.cuny.edu/
Wed 23
Kids’ MovieMulberry Street Library, 10 Jersey St.
4-5:30 p.m. For children
Join us for snacks and a showing of The Secret of NIMH.
212-966-3424. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Mindfulness MeditationThe Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.
1-1:45 p.m. $15
With Sharon Salzberg, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Mass.
(212) 620-5000