December 11, 2009

Bronx Museum of the Arts

Bronx Talks: Urban Archivist!

6:00 PM

1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx

Meet some of the artists in the first exhibition of the Urban Archives Project for a gallery talk as they discuss the emergence of hip hop in the South Bronx in the early 1980s.

FREE For more information, please call

(718) 681-6000 or visit

www.bronxmuseum.org

Barnard College

A Celebration of Grace Paley: Speaking Truth to Power

6:30 PM

West 117th Street and Broadway, James Room, 4th Floor, Barnard Hall, Manhattan

The Barnard Center for Research on Women brings together a panel to celebrate the life and work of one of America’s premier fiction writers and most committed activists: Grace Paley (1922-2007). Speakers include writer and activist Nancy Kricorian, ecofeminist and educator Ynestra King, and founding member of Women Strike for Peace Amy Swerdlow.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 854-2067 or visit

www.barnard.edu/bcrw

United Nations Staff Recreation Council Singers

Holiday Concert

7:00 PM

St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, At 54th Street, Manhattan

Wearing colorful traditional costumes from many countries, the UN choir will present festive songs from around the world in English and eight other languages. The audience will be invited to sing along in selected songs. Refreshments will be served after the concert. The United Nations Singers are affiliated with the UN Staff Recreation Council.

Admission: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; free for children under 12. For more information, please call

(212) 963-9243 or visit

www.unsrcsingers.org

*Brooklyn Academy of Music

BAMcafe Live: Miguel Algarín

9:00 PM

30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

Miguel Algarín has been speaking out—literally—for decades. The founder of New York’s Nuyorican Poet’s Café, Algarín has received three American Book Awards and has just published a memoir, “Survival Supervivencia.” Performing spoken word accompanied by local musicians, Algarín brings slam poetry to BAMcafé Live.

FREE For more information, please call

(718) 636-4100 or visit

www.BAM.org

December 12, 2009

Municipal Art Society

Tour: Midtown, Beyond Mies

11:00 AM

Northwest Corner of Lexington and 51st Street, Manhattan

In the 1950s, modernism entered the mainstream. This walk examines its impact in Midtown, focusing on the lesser-known moderns, from the expansion of Rockefeller Center to works by the celebrated hotel designer Morris Lapidus. Leader: Matt Postal, architectural historian.

Tickets: $15; $10 MAS members. For more information, please call

(212) 935-3960 or visit

mas.org/tours

Wave Hill

Family Holidy Art Project

1:00 PM

The Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Learning Center, West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx

It’s a Wrap: Make one-of-a-kind holiday wrapping paper by printing repeated patterns inspired by Wave Hill’s stately evergreens and other natural elements of the season. Free with admission to the grounds. THE SALLY AND GILBERT KERLIN LEARNING CENTER, 1–4PM. Repeats Sunday, December 13.

FREE with admission to the grounds. For more information, please call

(718) 549-3200 or visit

www.wavehill.org

The 14th Street Y

Field of Dreams: A Chanukah Celebration

2:00 PM

344 East 14th Street, Manhattan

At this month’s Chanukah performance, Joseph the Dreamer meets Judah the Macabee in an all new Chanukah story for all ages! Kids and families can join Storahtelling Mavens Shira Kline and Jon Adam Ross for big drama and live music, just in time for the first night of eight lights.

FREE For more information, please call

(646) 395-4350 or visit

www.14StreetY.org

*Brooklyn Museum

The Black Rock Coalition: “A Strange Case of Grace”

3:00 PM

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn

In conjunction with the exhibition “Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present,” the Black Rock Coalition presents a tribute to Grace Jones, a pioneering and iconic figure in America’s black rock tradition. BiLLLL$ and Light Asylum perform explorations and reinterpretations of Jones’s music.

Admission: $10; $6 for seniors and students. For more information, please call

(718) 638-5000 or visit

www.BrooklynMuseum.org

Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies

Dana Leong: Milk and Jade

6:00 PM

Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue, At West 135th Street, Manhattan

Multi-instrumentalist Dana Leong has worked, both as performer and composer, with Paquito D’Rivera, Dafnis Prieto, P. Diddy, Kanye West, Wynton Marsalis, Yoko Ono, Ryuichi Sakamoto and many more. His ensemble, Milk and Jade, is considered as one of the finest and most innovative urban music quartets in the United States. Co-Presented by Uptown Nights and the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project, with support from the Office of the President, Columbia University.

Admission: $15. For more information, please call

(212) 281-9240, ext. 19 or 20 or visit

www.harlemstage.org

The Mulatto Series

The Making of a Mulatto

8:00 PM

Matthew Corozine Theatre, 300 West 43 Street, At 8th Avenue, Manhattan

The Making of a Mulatto recounts the love story of an Afro American G.I. and his French Caucasian bride during World War 2. Juxtaposing the Jim Crow South with the Nazi regime in France, Juliette Fairley portrays more than six characters that impact her interracial parents.

Tickets: $20. For more information, please call

(212) 714-7723 or visit

www.mulatto.me

Barnard College

The Annual Candlelight Concert

8:00 PM

Union Theological Seminary, West 120th Street and Broadway, Manhattan

Cast in the glow of hundreds of candles, the Barnard-Columbia Chorus performs choral masterworks with orchestra as well as holiday favorites. This year’s concert will celebrate composer Felix Mendelssohn’s 200th birthday with a special performance of his masterpiece, Elijah. Reception to follow.

Tickets: $5; $3 for students and seniors. For more information, please call

(212) 854-5096 or visit

www.barnard.edu/events/archive/0912.html

December 13, 2009

*Staten Island Museum

Weekend Ecology Walk: Winter Birds

9:00 AM

75 Stuyvesant Place, Staten Island

Enjoy this month’s ecology walk as you take in the beauty of Staten Island. Don’t forget to wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars if possible. The group will meet in the Visit Center parking lot at the end of Hylan Boulevard.

FREE For more information, and to register, call (718) 483-7105 or visit

www.StatenIslandMuseum.org

The Jewish Theological Seminary

Studio Performance and Artist Dialogue with Israeli Choreographer Renana Raz

11:00 AM

Barnard College, Barnard Hall Lobby, 3009 Broadway, At 117th Street, Manhattan

Renana Raz, a leading voice in the young generation of Israeli choreographers, will present a studio performance and artist dialogue. Cosponsored by The Jewish Theological Seminary and Barnard College in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Teachers Institute.

FREE Reservations required by December 9. For more information, or to reserve a spot, please contact aimurray@jtsa.edu or call

(212) 678-8849

Municipal Art Society

Tour: Jewish Harlem

11:00 AM

The plaza in front of the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street, Manhattan

From the 1880s until World War I, Harlem was the third-largest Jewish community in the world. Visit reminders of Harlem’s great Jewish cultural heritage, including the Commandment Keepers, an active Ethiopian Hebrew Synagogue, and the former Temple Israel, designed by noted Jewish architect Arnold Brunner. Leader: Marty Short, urban historian.

Tickets: $15, $10 MAS members. For more information, please call

(212) 935-3960 or visit

mas.org/tours

*New York University

Storytelling: Gifts of the Season

3:00 PM

Education Building, Room 303, 35 West 4th Street, Manhattan

Storyteller Robin Bady, accompanied by alterna-pop violinist Deni Bonet, will tell stories for Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa which celebrate an often forgotten significance of the winter holidays: the miracle of giving from the heart.

Admission: $5; free for children and students. For more information, please call

(212) 998-5867 or visit

www.Steinhardt.NYU.edu

*Lehman Center for the Performing Arts

A Bronx Messiah

3:00 PM

250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx

Enjoy Handel’s timeless holiday concert performed by the Bronx Opera Chorus and conducted by Michael Spierman. Then delight in sampling the cuisine of The Bronx’s top restaurants at an on-site food show produced by The Bronx Tourism Council immediately following the concert.

Admission: $10-25; $10 for children 12 and under. For more information, please call

(718) 590-2502 or visit

www.LehmanCenter.org

Trinity Wall Street

The Trinity Choir Performs 'Messiah'

3:00 PM

89 Broadway, At Wall Street, Manhattan

The critically acclaimed Trinity Choir, joined by the Trinity Baroque Orchestra with concertmaster Robert Mealy, presents their annual performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah. Guest conductor: Jane Glover. Tickets: $50, $40, $30

Tickets: $30-$50. For more information, please call

(212) 602-0873 or visit

www.trinitywallstreet.org

Sacred Music Society of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs

Annual Christmas Concert

4:00 PM

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, Ascan Avenue and Queens Boulevard, Queens

This annual concert features highlights from the Christmas portion of Handel’s "Messiah" and beloved Christmas orchestral and choral works. Geraldine McMillian, soprano; John Easterlin, tenor; Vaughn Fritts, bass-baritone; David Close, conductor; Orchestral Arts Ensemble of Queens.

Tickets: $20 general; $18 seniors/students; free children 12 and under. For more information, please call

(718) 268-6251 or visit

www.ourladyqueenofmartyrs.org

Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership

Free Historic Flatiron Walking Tour

6:00 PM

The William Seward Statue, Southwest Corner of Madison Square Park, 23rd Street and Broadway, Manhattan

A professional guide will lead participants on a 90-minute journey through this vibrant neighborhood to see some of the city’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building. No reservations necessary.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 741-2323 or visit

www.discoverflatiron.org

December 14, 2009

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December 15, 2009

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