Upper East Side Events Calendar: See What's Happening This Weekend

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09 December, 2021

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UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Looking for things to do in the Upper East Side area? Below, we've included some of this week's top events from throughout Upper East Side. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Hosting an upcoming event? Whether you're planning a speaker series, a barbecue, or painting in the park, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend in and around Upper East Side: Featured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:30 p.m. Where: https://operationholiday.net What: In 2020, generous donors "adopted" over 200 individuals, families, seniors and the homeless throughout New Jersey. Individuals and families, through agency referrals were able to enjoy the holiday season without the stress and embarrassment of not being able to celebrate with ... Learn MoreFeatured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" (POWER CHANGES LIVES) Featured Event: Randall Goosby, violin & Zhu Wang, piano play Mozart, Franck, and Price - LIVE IN PERSON CONCERT When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Once in a generation, a new artist emerges to change the way audiences think about and respond to classical music. In a season packed with stellar performances, and the young violinist Randall Goosby makes a one-night-only appearance on our stage — a concert that could join the hi... Learn More Featured Event: Randall Goosby, violin & Zhu Wang, piano play Mozart, Franck, and Price - LIVE IN PERSON CONCERT (Jamie Thomas) Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: ZOOM-Solving the Medicare Puzzle What: Tonight, December 9th-Free ZOOM Class Class Hosted by Expert Medicare Plan Adviser Robert Remin (see contact info below to request Zoom Link-Please include Full Name and Email) The A, B, and C's and D about Medicare not in the Government Handbook or in previous presentations you att... Learn More Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed (robert remin) Library Highlights: Marie Antoinette and Her Circle When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:00 p.m. Where: The Frick CollectionLearn More Girls Basketball vs. East Side Community @ P.S.64 When: Thursday, December 9th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Continue the Conversation: Doron Langberg's "Lover" When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m. Where: The Frick CollectionLearn More Girls Table Tennis vs. Bronx HS Of Science When: Thursday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Boys Basketball vs. Bayard Rustin Educational Complex When: Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High School Learn More Hulu's Pen15: Advance Screening and Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine in Conversation with Evan Ross Katz When: Thursday, December 9th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Join the Emmy-nominated creators and stars of Hulu's comedy series Pen15, Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine, for a special screening of two episodes of their hit show's eagerly anticipated second season, followed by a conversation. Set in the year 2000, Pen15 tells the story of Ann... Learn More Featured Event: The SymphoNYChorus presents: All on a Starry Night Christmas Concert When: Friday, December 10th at 8:00 p.m. Where: W83 Ministry Center What: About this event We are so thrilled to be back! This Christmas concert will feature The SymphoNYChorus' signature blend of traditional, Gospel, and contemporary Christmas music - from majestic 8-part harmonies to intimate a cappella works. NOTE: For the safety of our performe... Learn More Featured Event: The SymphoNYChorus presents: All on a Starry Night Christmas Concert(Lynn Y) ELRO day - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Friday, December 10th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High School Learn More Shababa Fridays When: Friday, December 10th at 9:30 a.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Get ready for Shabbat with music, dancing, puppets and play! Sing and celebrate with Rebecca Schoffer, 92Y Director of Jewish Family Engagement, and the whole Shababa community! No experience celebrating Shabbat necessary! Get ready to move and groove your way into Friday morn... Learn More 9th Annual Yorkville Holiday Exhibit & Sale When: Friday, December 10th at 5:00 p.m. Where: 316 E 88th St What: Greetings! Please mark your calendars and join us for Yorkville Holiday. We are a group of NYC/NYC maker, artisans and artists, including ceramics, jewelry, weaving, handmade jams, prints, and more. Location Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, Draesel Hall. Decemb... Learn More Kids Night Out When: Friday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: Join 92Y Athletics for a fun-filled, socially distanced evening of fun and plenty of time for unstructured and supervised socialization time! Drop your child off and enjoy a Parents Night Out! Children have access to our state-of-the-art facility for specialized instruction wi... Learn More Sports & Parkour Kids Night When: Friday, December 10th at 6:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: Join 92Y Athletics for a fun-filled, evening of basketball and Parkour, and plenty of time for unstructured and supervised socialization time! Drop your child off and enjoy a Parents Night Out! Children have access to our basketball court and a state-of-the-art Parkour gym wit... Learn More The LayeRhythm Experiment & Guests When: Friday, December 10th at 7:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: "[LayeRhythm is a] brew of partying and performing that unfolds as a series of interactive sessions in which suggestions from the crowd beget songs and steps. Imagine an improv comedy show where dancing, not laughs, is the currency. Then imagine a musicians' jam session where ... Learn More Featured Event: Art and Music Show in Tribute to John Lennon and Strawberry Fields Memorial When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 594 Amsterdam Ave What: Join us for a magical night of art and music. Local artist Marie-Charlotte Porter will be displaying a new series of paintings inspired by Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon memorial in Central Park, and local musicians Jaime Saso, Diego Latorre, and James Dalton Baker will be... Learn More Featured Event: Art and Music Show in Tribute to John Lennon and Strawberry Fields Memorial (Marie-Charlotte Clark) Featured Event: Free Drinks Open Bar Comedy Showcase When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:30 p.m. Where: BDA Studios What: 6 Pack at Brit Pack is a monthly Stand Up comedy show with Open Bar and FREE candy hosted by Ja-Ron Young (New York Comedy Club) and Stewie Vill (Stand Up NY, College Humor) and features comedians from HBO, Comedy Central, Netflix and the best Up and coming talent in NYC. Your... Learn More Featured Event: Free Drinks Open Bar Comedy Showcase (Unusual Culprits) 3mi Walk to Balanced Boulder in Central Park When: Saturday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Central Park What: HIGHLIGHTS: ~90 mins ~3miles, ~medium paced walk, ~not suitable for slower walkers, ~destination subject to change, ~masks required for not vaxxed, ~friendly dog friendly, ~🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈. Please join us for a 3mile walk through the Ramble to check out the Balance... Learn More Shababa Saturday When: Saturday, December 11th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Join Rebecca (and her puppets) for a playful and soulful Shabbat celebration for the whole family! Get ready to sing, dance, jump and groove your way through Shabbat morning like never before! Through creative prayer, rockin' sing-a-longs and joyful Jewish rituals, Rebecca eng... Learn More Def Dolphin - BOLO - Album Release Phase III When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:11 a.m. Where: Virtual Event What: The islands of our minds are floating through oceans of bass and chaos. But the poison daggers of the devil's SONAR spike the balance between liquidity and consciousness. Fear not. Revenge is nigh for the low rumbling volcanoes which explode with thought-magma across the seism... Learn More ACT Diagnostic Testing, Proctored & Timed Live Online When: Saturday, December 11th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Live Online What: Students can try the ACT college admissions test to see how they would score. Detailed score reporting will be provided as well. There is no fee for the test nor for the score reporting.  The test is administered and proctored Live-Online by a certified proctor from The Associ... Learn More The Knights play Schubert, Vaughan Williams, and more When: Saturday, December 11th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: The dynamic young Brooklyn-based orchestral collective The Knights is reimagining classical music programming and performance and leaving audiences ecstatic along the way. The ensemble's expansive artistic vision has earned them critical acclaim, a Grammy nomination, concert t... Learn More Featured Event: Holiday Tales at the Castle at Sands Point Preserve When: Sunday, December 12th at 1:00 p.m. Where: Sands Point Preserve What: Join the holiday cheer in Castle Gould's Great Hall! Favorite seasonal stories will be read aloud by special guest readers followed by creative nature projects in the adjacent Club G. As a health precaution, six sessions will be offered with a maximum of 25 children in each gr... Learn More Featured Event: Holiday Tales at the Castle at Sands Point Preserve (SPPC) Featured Event: Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! When: Sunday, December 12th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 What: Big Apple Circus is back in New York City and putting a modern twist on a beloved classic. Tickets are now available for the all-new production, featuring daredevil Guinness World Records holder Nik Wallenda and his fearless family of high-wire walkers, along with clown prince... Learn More Featured Event: Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! (Big Apple Circus) Pet First Aid and CPR When: Sunday, December 12th at 9:00 a.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Knowing how to conduct basic first aid on your cat or dog could save its life in an emergency. Learn how to provide temporary, urgent care to pets until they can reach a veterinary or emergency clinic. Covers how to care for animals before, during and after emergencies, includ... Learn More Golf Youth Clinic When: Sunday, December 12th at 10:00 a.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: Ages 7-10 Join 92Y Athletics in our new Golf Den with a state-of-the-art Golf Simulator. Junior golfers have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of golf through the use of our GCQuad golf simulator and software, putting zone and training aids. Children will have side sta... Learn More Theater for Young Audiences at 92Y: The Velveteen Rabbit When: Sunday, December 12th at 1:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: A new dance musical performed by 10 dancers to an original score tells Margery Williams' classic story about a toy who's transformed into a living creature by the power of a child's love. Designed for families with children ages 3-11. Learn More Marc-André Hamelin, piano, plays Beethoven, CPE Bach, and Catoire When: Sunday, December 12th at 3:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin brings supreme grace, illumination and warmth to formidable technique in everything he plays. He joins us to perform a characteristically fascinating program, pairing a Beethoven masterwork with four short, beautiful mood pieces by the nearly unknown... Learn More Amulet of the Kingdom - Ukrainian Institute of America When: Sunday, December 12th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Ukrainian Institute of AmericaLearn More Natalia Efroimson - Reading from her novel, In That Country, and a New Unprinted Book When: Sunday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Russian American Cultural CenterLearn More What do Haiku, Bitcoin, Mo Tzu, and Bird Count have in common? Find out at the HFFC Sound Off Dec 13 When: Monday, December 13th at 6:45 p.m. Where: HFFC Online What: What do Haiku, Bitcoin, Mo Tzu, and Bird Count have in common? Monday, December 13, 2021 6:45 PM check-in. 7 PM program. Virtual meeting registration at bit.ly/hffcSHARE What's a Sound Off? It is HFFC Members sharing their passions and interests in 15-minute presentations. It'... Learn More God Bless This Mess: Hannah Brown in Conversation with Matt James When: Monday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Join television personality and New York Times bestselling author Hannah Brown, with Matt James (The Bachelor) for an up close and personal conversation about her new book God Bless This Mess. Brown shares candid stories about growing up in a small American town and the journe... Learn More God Bless This Mess: Hannah Brown in Conversation with Matt James When: Monday, December 13th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Join television personality and New York Times bestselling author Hannah Brown, with Matt James (The Bachelor) for an up close and personal conversation about her new book God Bless This Mess. Brown shares candid stories about growing up in a small American town and the journe... Learn More Solo Jazz for Newbies (Beginner) When: Monday, December 13th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Learn the building blocks of Vernacular Jazz movement. Learn vocabulary, and the unique character of early jazz dance — including steps like Charleston, Suzie Q, Shorty George, Fall Off The Log. Learn More Solo Jazz for Experienced Dancers (Intermediate) When: Monday, December 13th at 9:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Dig deeper and learn to embody Vernacular Jazz movement like a pro! Learn More Featured Event: Tai Chi Flow! Tuesdays Live (Park Slope) & online (5 classes weekly) When: Tuesday, December 14th at 12:00 a.m. Where: Yogis & Yoginis What: Traditional Tai chi is a Chinese martial art that developed a unique practice method with incredible health benefits for arthritis, anxiety, pain management, blood pressure, and especially for balance. Tai Chi Flow class is traditional Tai Chi movements presented in a familiar... Learn More Featured Event: Tai Chi Flow! Tuesdays Live (Park Slope) & online (5 classes weekly) (better balance) Featured Event: An Evening with Divorce Specialists When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:00 p.m. Where: via Zoom What: Join us on Zoom for a free informative discussion on the legal, financial, and emotional aspects of divorce. We will be available to answer any questions that you have about the divorce process.Tuesday, December 16th, 20216:00 - 7:30 PM ET(Latecomers welcome) Register in advan... Learn More Featured Event: An Evening with Divorce Specialists (Ken Neumann) Caring for your Newborn Grandchild When: Tuesday, December 14th at 10:30 a.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: For Grandparents Only A practical, hands-on workshop covering all aspects of caring for a newborn, with an emphasis on today's philosophy and techniques. From what's changed since your children were babies to modern ideas of feeding, and sleeping, this is an essential class fo... Learn More Boys Basketball vs. Stuyvesant High School When: Tuesday, December 14th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Girls Table Tennis vs. HS Art & Design When: Tuesday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Girls Basketball vs. Bard High School Early College When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Caring for a Newborn When: Tuesday, December 14th at 6:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: An essential class for expectant and adopting families. Andrea Scannell, Parenting Coach, Sleep Consultant and Postpartum Doula will discuss everything from choosing a pediatrician, PKU screening and vaccines. Andrea will cover bathing, feeding, what the baby needs and what to... Learn More Lindy Hop Zero to Hero (Beginner) When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: For those with no prior experience, start and end this semester with the primary skills you'll need to feel comfortable and confident as a social swing dancer. Learn More Free Comedy Show When: Tuesday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Iggy's What: A completely free comedy show in the heart of the Upper East Side featuring comedians who have appeared on Comedy Central, TruTV, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, and more! No cover or item minimum but we do suggest you support the bar with a purchase of a drink. Iggy's is con... Learn More Lindy Hop for Social Dancing (Intermediate) When: Tuesday, December 14th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: For dancers who know all the basics (Jig Walk, 6-count Turns, Swing Out, and Charleston). Dig deeper into Lindy-Hop vocabulary and principles of connection, musicality, and creativity. This class is designed to help dancers expand their social dance skills. Learn More Lindy Hop on Stage (Intermediate/Advanced) When: Tuesday, December 14th at 9:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Turn your Lindy Hop into stylized, embodied, stage-ready dancing! This class is focused on choreography and performance quality. Learn More Sing! Ages 3 Months - 5 Years When: Wednesday, December 15th at 9:30 a.m. Where: 92Y - Meet in Central Park just behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art. What: Sing! is moving to Central Park this Fall. While the weather is still so nice, let's sing outdoors!! Join Jody Doomchin and the Parenting Center staff for a fun and interactive in-person sing-a-long of old time favorites, folk songs and childhood classics. $30 per household Me... Learn More Gaga/people When: Wednesday, December 15th at 12:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Gaga/people is open to the general public and available for anyone, without the necessity of previous experience. Gaga/people classes offer a framework for users to connect to their bodies and imaginations, experience physical sensations, improve their flexibility and stamina,... Learn More See more local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Upper East Side Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.