Upper West Side Weekday Events: See What's Happening In The Area

Upper West Side NY

14 February, 2022

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UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Looking for things to do in the Upper West Side area? Your Upper West Side Patch community calendar is a great way to check out what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Here are some events taking place in town this week. If you're hosting an event and want to see it in the next roundup, you can add it to the calendar using this form. 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 week in the Upper West Side area: New Plaza Cinema Lecture Series with Max Alvarez: Film Costume Design When: Tuesday, February 15th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Lecture What: Film Costume Design: The First 60 Years The motion picture costume designer must navigate the internal studio politics of glamour in addition to designing clothing accurately reflective of film characters and narratives. Complicating matters are films set in previous decades o... Learn More Buenos Aires, Then and Now When: Tuesday, February 15th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Merkin Hall What: New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) continues its 2021-22 Mainstage Series with "Buenos Aires, Then and Now". The concert features soprano Nicoletta Berry, bass-baritone Federico De Michelis, soprano Raquel González, and and others artists to be announced with pianist Shawn Chang an... Learn More Featured Event: "America on Fire" with Elizabeth Hinton and René Syler When: Wednesday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Jay Heritage Center What: On February 16, at 7 p.m., The Jay Heritage Center (JHC) will welcome Yale professor Elizabeth Hinton, acclaimed author of "America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s, and " for a virtual discussion of her book. The program will be m... Learn More Featured Event: "America on Fire" with Elizabeth Hinton and René Syler (jayheritagecenter) Featured Event: Sunsara Taylor on "We REFUSE to Let the Supreme Court Decimate Abortion Rights" When: Wednesday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Revolution Books What: In-person event at Revolution Books in Harlem Proof of vaccination required; seating limited.Event will also be streamed live HERE Forced Motherhood Is Female Enslavement. We REFUSE to Let the Supreme Court Decimate Abortion Rights! Featuring Sunsara Taylor co-host of the RN... Learn More Featured Event: Sunsara Taylor on "We REFUSE to Let the Supreme Court Decimate Abortion Rights" (Connie Julian) Featured Event: Mad Wednesday's When: Wednesday, February 16th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Shrine What: Please Support & Share..... CALLING ALL ARTIST📣📣📣📣 Come Plug intoThe Longest Running Showcase in New York MAD WEDNESDAY'S 🎤🎤🎤🎤 February 16, 2022 @Shrine Nyc 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (133rd & 134th Street) 8pm-3:45am Music by: DJ BRING EM'OUT Hosts: "... Learn More Featured Event: Mad Wednesday's (Maria Davis) Featured Event: Early Literacy Workshop Series: Supporting Beginning Readers When: Thursday, February 17th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Parents League Virtual EventsWhat: Join us for a workshop designed to help parents and caregivers develop early literacy skills in their children. Liz Hettich is a NYS certified teacher with over 15 years of classroom experience with young children. Most recently, she was the 5s teacher at Greene Hill School ... Learn More Featured Event: Early Literacy Workshop Series: Supporting Beginning Readers (Liz Ainslie) Featured Event: Make Your Own Natural Wax Candles Workshop in New York City When: Thursday, February 17th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Little Shop of Crafts What: Learn how to create beautiful, customized candles in glass containers in this 2.5-hour, hands-on workshop taught by a master chandler with 24 years experience. Students will blend their own scents and colors. If you are interested in making candles to sell or as a craft for gi... Learn More Featured Event: Make Your Own Natural Wax Candles Workshop in New York City (Marla Bosworth) Celebrity Wine Tasting Live on Zoom with Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC When: Thursday, February 17th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Old York Cellars What: 5 Different ways to join the LIVE Virtual Wine Tasting Event with Darryl McDaniels from Run DMC on February 17th. Enjoy a unique experience and taste amazing wines! Join us for a Live Virtual Wine Tasting with Hip-Hop icon Darryl McDaniels from Run DMC. Darryl will share his p... Learn More Featured Event: Cold Process Soapmaking Class in New York City When: Friday, February 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Little Shop of Crafts What: Make your own batch of cold process soap in this 2.5-hour, hands-on, in-person immersive soapmaking workshop in the Upper West Side taught by master soapmaker, Marla Bosworth of Back Porch Soap Company. Students will learn how to use plants and other organic, natural ingredien... Learn More Featured Event: Cold Process Soapmaking Class in New York City (Marla Bosworth) Art, Health and Wellness: The Power of Nature—Through the Eyes of Sculptor Emilie Brzezinski When: Friday, February 18th at 6:00 p.m. Where: New York Institute of Technology – New York City Campus What: New York Institute of Technology recently celebrated the launch of its Woodlands Art Collection with the inaugural exhibit: "Art, Health and Wellness: The Power of Nature—Through the Eyes of Sculptor Emilie Brzezinski." The exhibit, housed within the new Nada Marie Anid, Ph.D.... Learn More Featured Event: Dracula and other Classic Tales When: Saturday, February 19th at 8:00 p.m. Where: Theater at St. Jean What: CityDanceNY brings to you a wintry mix of Classic Tales and Classical Dance. A program of contemporary dance to music by NY Pops Concert Master Cenovia Cummins and the late Claude Bolling, iconic ballet classics such as Coppélia and Cinderella all culminating in the exciting s... Learn More Featured Event: Dracula and other Classic Tales (Michael Buoni) 3 Mile Walk to Frederick Douglass Memorial When: Saturday, February 19th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Central Park What: Must be vaccinated and wear a mask to walk with us. HIGHLIGHTS: ~3 Miles WITH HILLS to Frederick Douglass Memorial on the 110th Street edge of Central Park, 2 hours, ~medium paced walk, ~not suitable for slower walkers, ~friendly dog friendly, ~🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈. NEW: K... Learn More SAT Practice Diagnostic Test, Proctored and Timed Live Online When: Saturday, February 19th 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 Organic Body Cream & Lotions Making Workshop in New York City When: Saturday, February 19th at 6:00 p.m. Where: Little Shop of Crafts What: Learn how to create your own personalized body creams and lotions in this hands-on workshop with Marla Bosworth, CEO of Back Porch Soap Company. Students will explore a wide range of ingredients to incorporate into their own best-selling, signature products or to simply make f... Learn More Featured Event: Dracula and other Classic Tales When: Sunday, February 20th at 3:00 p.m. Where: Theater at St. Jean What: CityDanceNY brings to you a wintry mix of Classic Tales and Classical Dance. A program of contemporary dance to music by NY Pops Concert Master Cenovia Cummins and the late Claude Bolling, iconic ballet classics such as Coppélia and Cinderella all culminating in the exciting s... Learn More Featured Event: Dracula and other Classic Tales (Michael Buoni) "Colored Silks: A Mother's Civil War Odyssey" FREE Play Reading When: Sunday, February 20th at 3:00 p.m. Where: THE GRINNELL, 800 Riverside Drive (Community Room) What: Tami Tyree (Playwright/Actor, Echoes of Our Ancestors) will present a staged reading of her forthcoming one-woman play Colored Silks: A Mother's Civil War Odyssey based upon the life of Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907) author of a controversial tell-all in 1868 (Behind the Scenes... Learn More Check out all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Upper West 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. 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