Dates To Know In Harlem This Week

Harlem NY

30 April, 2021

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HARLEM, NY — Most meetings and events may be virtual these days, but there's still plenty going on in Harlem. Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of May 2. Sunday, May 2 Pop-Up COVID-19 vaccines at the Broadway Housing Communities Sugar Hill Apartments 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 898 St. Nicholas Ave. (enter on 155th St.); register hereOffering the two-dose Pfizer vaccineOpen to any New York resident age 16 or older Monday, May 3 Community Board 11 (East Harlem) housing committee meeting: Virtual, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 Jazzonia: The Marriage of Poetry and Jazz — The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Virtual, 7 p.m.Spoken word by Altovise Laster and Berry atop selections by Billie Holiday and Nina Simone Community Board 11 (East Harlem) public safety & transportation committee meeting: Virtual, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 Community Board 11 (East Harlem) licenses & permits committee meeting: Virtual, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 6 Community Board 11 (East Harlem) environment, open space & parks committee meeting: Virtual, 6:30 p.m. Sounds of Freedom: The Music of Black Liberation (CBFS) Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black CultureVirtual, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8 Neighborhood cleanup at East 125th Street and Madison Avenue — Uptown Grand Central Meets at 10 a.m. — register hereCleaning tree beds and planting on nearby blocksGloves, brooms, shovels and other supplies provided by the Department of SanitationSocial distancing will be in effect; snacks from nearby small businesses will likely be offered Cleanup at St. Nicholas Park Meets at 11 a.m.Hosted by Friends of St. Nicholas Park Movement Speaks: free on-street, in-person dance classes for older adults West Harlem: West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive Grants Tomb PlazaOngoing until July 30Central Harlem: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., West 124th St. between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.Also May 15, 22; June 15East Harlem: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Eat 103rd Street between Lexington & Park Aves.Also May 15, 22; June 15 Ongoing The West Harlem Development Corporation is hosting a contest asking West Harlem artists to help design its new logo — the winner will receive $1,250, with smaller prizes for second and third place. Deadline to apply is May 31. Community Board 10 is asking people to donate personal care and toiletry items for seniors — learn more here Applications are open for the Harlem Youth gardeners program, running from March 27 – May 15 East Harlem's Pleasant Village Community Garden is seeking volunteers — email [email protected] to volunteer. Some events via Harlem One Stop and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's weekly newsletter. Know an event Patch should add for next week? Send an email to [email protected] or tell us in the comments below. Subscribe to Harlem Patch to get your weekly calendar, and other neighborhood news.