Out & About

Thu 16

Hudson River Dance FestivalPier 63 in Hudson River Park, 205 12th Ave.

6:30-9 p.m. Free.

This free event features a diverse program of modern dance by Stephen Petronio Company, Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and Urban Bush Women.

212-757-0981. www.hudsonriverpark.org/

Community Board 1 1 Centre St., Room 2202A-North

6 p.m.

Quality of Life Committee

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

Fri 17

Home Gibney Dance Center 280 Broadway

7:30 p.m. $15-$20

The two dance companies Teresa Fellion Dance and Bryn Cohn + Artists present a evoking piece that explores the intertwined concepts of family and space.

646-756-4773. gibneydance.org

New York City Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘It’s Complicated’Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place

8 p.m. $45-$65; $55-$38 for NYU faculty/staff/alumni; $15 for NYU students.

A year on from achieving marriage equality, “It’s Complicated” celebrates love in the 21st century, in all of its magical, messy, mad, and magnificent splendor.

events.nyu.edu/

Sat 18

Kayak ClassManhattan Community Boathouse, Pier 96, at West 55th St.

6:30 p.m. Free

Learn techniques for maneuvering your kayak. Also held on July 16 and August 20.

www.manhattancommunityboathouse.org/

From Freight to FlowersThe High Line, Gansevoort Street entrance

10-11:15 a.m. Free

Hear the story behind New York City’s park in the sky from knowledgeable High Line docents.

www.thehighline.org/activities

Sun 19

Nature Walk391 West Street, Hudson River Park, Christopher Street Fountain:

9 a.m. Free

A walk through Hudson River Park is being offered on Sunday, June 19th. Encouraged to attend are all those who are interested in the park’s wildlife.

‘Monsoon’The Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St.

4-6 p.m. $15.00; members, $13.50

Sturla Gunnarsson’s cinematic journey into a terrain where nature, science, belief and wonder converge, “Monsoon” captures the timelessness and rich human drama of our engagement with the natural world.

212-620-5000. rubinmuseum.org/events/events

Mon 20

Chelsea Land Use Committee Community Room 353 West 30th St.

6:30 p.m.

Join Community Board 4 as they discuss land use in the neighborhood

212-736-4536

Garden Party6 p.m., Hudson River Park, Pier 84, $99:

Pier 84’s Garden Party will feature samples from multiple of New York City’s fabulous restaurants as well as an open bar. All proceeds from the Garden Party will support The Center.

Tue 21

Live Music in Bob’s Park Adjacent to 454 West 35th Street

2-5 p.m. Free

Come see Lauren Lee & The Space Jazz Trio, an experimental jazz band, and Alfredo Europa, a French tribute to Jaqcues Brel, as they preform in the park.

Makemusicny.org

RIOULT DanceThe Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Ave.

7:30 $10-$56

The modern dance group RIOULT opens its six-day stay at the Joyce. Dancers will be preforming two pieces, “Women on Edge” and “Polymorphous,” accompanied by live music.

212-691-9740. www.joyce.org

Wed 22

Summer Party on the High lineThe Diller-von Furstenberg Sundeck & the Chelsea Market Passage

7–10 p.m. $175

Friends of The High Line and luxury designer Coach are coming together to throw a summer soirée with all proceeds going toward the park’s maintenance and operations. 212-206-9922 www.thehighline.org

Marking LGBT History in the Village and BeyondTheresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th St.

6:30-8 p.m. Free, registration required

As part of Gay Pride Month the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Preservation will present a panel discussion with REPOhistory Collective members Todd Ayoung, Jim Costanzo, Betti-Sue Hertz, Kara Lynch, and David Sansone, with Tom Klem as the moderator.

events.newschool.edu/