Upper East Side Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend

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16 December, 2021

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UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Looking for things to do in the Upper East Side area? Don't miss what's new on your Upper East Side Patch community calendar. Here's a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. Want to add your own event? Whether you're planning a fundraiser, a board game night, or a conference, 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 all of this weekend's events in and near Upper East Side: Featured Event: Be a Family's Santa When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Online What: We're travelers through life, pilgrims in this world. Though we reside here, our true citizenship is in God's Kingdom. As such, we're to live by Kingdom principles, and one such is to love our neighbors as ourselves. As our Lord Jesus said, it is more blessed to give than to r... Learn MoreFeatured Event: Be a Family's Santa (Shirley Cheng) Featured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:30 p.m. Where: https://operationholiday.net What: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" https://operationholiday.net In 2020, generous donors "adopted" over 200 individuals, families, seniors and the homeless throughout New Jersey. Individuals and families, and through agency referrals were able to enjoy the h... Learn More Featured Event: Operation Holiday® Calling All Donors to "Adopt A Family" (POWER CHANGES LIVES) Featured Event: Black Lives Rising Dance Film Festival When: Thursday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. Where: El Barrista cafe What: Live: December 16-18 | Tickets $11Live Stream: December 16-18 | Tickets $6Virtual Link: December 20-December 31 | Tickets $6 Black Lives Rising Live|Virtual Dance Film Festival Honors the Diversity of the Black Experience through the Art of Dance on Camera.  Over 30 Films Pres... Learn More Featured Event: Black Lives Rising Dance Film Festival (Joey Tomocik) Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed When: Thursday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. Where: ZOOM-Solving the Medicare Puzzle What: Tonight, December 16th 7:30 PM-Free ZOOM Class-Last Class for 2021 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,C's and D about Medicare not in the Government Handbook or in p... Learn More Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed (robert remin) ERHS Winter Concert - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Thursday, December 16th at 3:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Baby Toddler CPR and First Aid When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street YWhat: This class provides the knowledge required to help you respond to breathing emergencies, such as choking & cardiac arrest, and basic first aid for infants and children. Course topics include Recognizing an emergency Sudden cardiac arrest Cardiopulmonary resuscitation... Learn More Baby Toddler CPR and First Aid When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128 What: This class provides the knowledge required to help you respond to breathing emergencies, such as choking & cardiac arrest, and basic first aid for infants and children. Course topics include Recognizing an emergencySudden cardiac arrestCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)Us... Learn More Continue the Conversation: Rembrandt's "Nicolaes Ruts" (repeat of 11/18 session) When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. Where: The Frick Collection Learn More Girls Table Tennis vs. Bronx United - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Thursday, December 16th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More PTA General Meeting (6:00PM) - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Thursday, December 16th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Member Holiday Celebration - The Frick Collection When: Thursday, December 16th at 6:30 p.m. Where: The Frick Collection Learn More Maureen Dowd in Conversation with Gioia Diliberto: Coco at the Ritz When: Thursday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Coco at the Ritz is a novel based on a true, though little-known event — the arrest and interrogation of Coco Chanel at the end of World War II on charges of treason to France, stemming from her relationship with a Nazi spy. Most of the facts are lost to history, but this much... Learn More Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia & Guests When: Thursday, December 16th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Michelle and Dormeshia host an evening of tap dance. Kaufmann Concert Hall is where audiences witnessed iconic artists including Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Jose Limon and Pearl Primus push boundaries, on this historic stage, audiences experienced the evolution of an art form.... Learn More Featured Event: Harlem Night Market When: Friday, December 17th at 4:00 p.m. Where: La Marqueta What: Guess who's back! And bigger than ever! That's right, the Harlem Night Market returns to the historic La Marqueta this December 17th, 18th & 19th. Join us the last weekend before Christmas as we celebrate the best food, makers and music from across East and West Harlem. ... Learn More Featured Event: Harlem Night Market (TBo Harlem) Featured Event: Big Apple Circus is NOW OPEN in New York City! When: Friday, December 17th at 7:00 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) Shababa Fridays When: Friday, December 17th 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 Girls Basketball vs. Richard Green Hs of Teaching @ Broadway Educational Campus - Gym When: Friday, December 17th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High School Learn More Boys Basketball vs. Hunter College High School When: Friday, December 17th at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Kids Night Out When: Friday, December 17th 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 17th 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 Hulu's Dopesick A Special Screening When: Friday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Join the star-studded cast — Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, plus executive producers John Goldwyn and Warren Littlefield — and Emmy Award-winning creator of Hulu's Dopesick, Danny Strong, for a special screening and conversation about their ac... Learn More Featured Event: Amahl & the Night Visitors - Family Opera at Sands Point Preserve When: Saturday, December 18th at 2:00 p.m. Where: Sands Point Preserve What: The North Shore Music Festival returns with composer Gian Carlo Menotti's beloved, one-act family opera in Castle Gould's Great Hall. Starting at 2 pm, hear the story of a young boy and his mother who discover the meaning of Christmas and the virtues of forgiveness and generos... Learn More Featured Event: Amahl & the Night Visitors - Family Opera at Sands Point Preserve (SPPC) Featured Event: 'Christmas in Italy' Concert - Italian/English music, singers, dance, holiday songs When: Saturday, December 18th at 2:30 p.m. Where: Most Precious Blood Church What: Join us for the return of singer Cristina Fontanelli's 'Christmas in Italy' concert, which will be performed in Little Italy this year! Cristina's family owned the original, iconic, Italian Food Center on Mulberry and Grand Streets. (Currently Gelso & Grand.)Concert perfo... Learn More FREE TRYOUTS Basketball, Cheerleading, Drumline, Hip-Hop Majorette, & Step. When: Saturday, December 18th at 9:00 a.m. Where: Manhattan Location (Daily Online Registration Continuing) What: SoulPhamm is recruiting for the following Sports and Arts programs - Basketball: Boys Ages 10 to 16 Cheerleading: Girls Ages 8 to 16 Drumline: Boys/Girls Ages 12 to 18 (Virtual until March) Hip-Hop Majorette Dance: Girls Ages 12 to 18 Step Team: Girls ages 12 to 18 Program run... Learn More Shababa Saturday When: Saturday, December 18th 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 3mi Hilly Walk to Harlem Meer Overlook in Central Park When: Saturday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Central Park What: Hilly Harlem Meer Overlook HIGHLIGHTS: ~HILLY, ~90 minutes, ~medium paced walk, ~not suitable for slower walkers, ~destination subject to change based on weather, ~masks required for not vaxxed, ~friendly dog friendly, ~🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈. NEW: Keeping a steady pace th... Learn More Tea Party with Santa When: Saturday, December 18th at 10:30 a.m. Where: Let's Dress Up! What: Ho ho ho. We hope you will join us for Tea with Santa. Children will have an opportunity to say hello, take a picture with him and whisper some wishes in his ear. (We will print one picture of each child as we normally do.) We will have dress up, special holiday snacks and the... Learn More SAT Practice Diagnostic Test, Proctored and Timed Live Online When: Saturday, December 18th at 11:30 a.m. Where: Online What: Students can take a Practice SAT with a virtual proctor. We'll administer the test and set each student up with free scoring so that they can generate a detailed gap-analysis score report. Please sign-in 5 minutes prior to the test. We'll go over the process and the test scor... Learn More Featured Event: Conrad Tao, piano, plays Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Tao, and more When: Saturday, December 18th at 8:00 p.m. Where: 92nd Street Y What: Conrad Tao is reimagining what it means to be a classical musician in the 21st Century. A prodigiously gifted concert pianist and adventurous award-winning composer, Tao's 2019 performance with violinist Stefan Jackiw in our Soundspace series left the audience enthralled, as d... Learn More Featured Event: Once Again: Join the NO BUTTS Campaign When: Sunday, December 19th at 12:01 p.m. Where: Madison Avenue 99th Street to 106th Street What:                CIGARETTE BUTTS: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? Dropped butts drift from streets into drains, the Hudson and East Rivers, and finally the Atlantic Ocean. Each year, 4.5 billion are discarded worldwide--the greatest source of ocean trash. But they are not biodegradeable! ... Learn More Featured Event: Once Again: Join the NO BUTTS Campaign (Joyce Bialik) Golf Youth Clinic When: Sunday, December 19th 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 19th at 11:30 a.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 Heaven and Earth Rejoice! - Ukrainian Institute of America When: Sunday, December 19th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Ukrainian Institute of AmericaLearn More Faculty Meeting - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Monday, December 20th at 2:25 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Featured Event: Brighten The First Day Of Winter With 15 Percent Off FTD's Sunniest Blooms When: Tuesday, December 21st at 9:00 p.m. What: On Dec. 21, we celebrate the winter solstice, ushering in the coldest season on the longest night of the year. As we prepare to welcome winter, it's an ideal time to add bold, cheery flowers to your home or office. Not only do flowers provide a pop of color, they are a well-kn... Learn More Featured Event: Brighten The First Day Of Winter With 15 Percent Off FTD's Sunniest Blooms (FTD Flowers) Solstice Hootenanny/Make Music NY Day When: Tuesday, December 21st at 1:00 p.m. Where: Carl Schurz Park, East End Ave, New York, NY, 10028 What: Solstice Hootenanny Tuesday, December 21, 20211:00 PM-  2:30 PMCarl Schurz Park (map) Local musician Judy Buchman & Friends will lead a small ensemble of guitars, melodica and handheld percussion instruments in a selection of folk, jazz, bluegrass and holiday standards. Br... Learn More Boys Basketball vs. Norman Thomas - Eleanor Roosevelt High School When: Tuesday, December 21st at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Girls Basketball vs. Institute For Collaborative Education When: Tuesday, December 21st at 4:30 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More School Leadership Team Meeting (5:00pm) When: Tuesday, December 21st at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Girls Table Tennis vs. Manhattan Center for Science & Math When: Tuesday, December 21st at 5:00 p.m. Where: Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolLearn More Gaga/people When: Wednesday, December 22nd 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.