Out & About
Fri 24
Chuck Braman Jazz Band: Hudson River Park’s Sunset on the HudsonPier 45 in Hudson River Park- Greenwich Village, Christopher St.
7 p.m. Free
End your week by watching the sunset behind Lady Liberty every Friday night as local musicians perform at New York’s very own Hudson River Park.
212-561-7445. www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/series/sunset-on-the-hudson
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure: Hudson RiverFlicks, Family FridaysPier 46 in Hudson River Park, Pier 46 in Hudson River Park.
8:30 p.m. Free
Family Fridays feature recent blockbusters and beloved classics the whole family will love.
212--561-7462. www.hudsonriverpark.org/events/series/hudson-riverflicks-family-fridays
Sat 25
Women’s Health Conference John Jay College of Criminal Justice, at 860 11th Avenue
9 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Join more than 200 participants and commemorate the 25th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. Come discuss key health issues to women with disabilities, specifically concerning college-age women with disabilities.
Downton Abbey: The Music & The EraHudson Park Library, at 66 Leroy St.
2 p.m. Free.
Learn about music during the Edwardian period, its arts, social structure, technical advancements and history through pictures and music presented by Dr. Dulais Rhys. Rhys studied music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and the University of Wales.
212-243-6876. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Sun 26
The English BeatCity Winery, at 155 Varick St.
8-9:45 p.m. Tickets $40 to $60.
Enjoy this British band’s music and sip some wine this Sunday. The English Beat has songs influenced by many genres including soul, reggae, pop and punk.
www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets.html
New School JazzMorgan Library, 225 Madison Avenue, at 36th St.
1-3 p.m. Free with Museum Admission.
Eat your Sunday brunch while listening to jazz music featuring guitarist Tal Yahalom.
events.newschool.edu/
Mon 27
Tour: High Line Art6 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Location provided via email following RSVP
Join Cecilia Alemani, Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art, and Melanie Kress, Curatorial Fellow, as they share the details behind the wide array of artwork on the High Line, including site-specific commissions, exhibitions, performances, video, and a series of billboard interventions.
RSVP via www.thehighline.org/activities/art-tours
Photo Editing for Beginners with PIXLR Chatham Square Library, at 33 East Broadway.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Free.
Learn to edit photos like a pro. Whether you want to add enhanced photos to social media or edit pictures from your last family vacation this hands-on course will allow you to get comfortable with the program PIXLR.
212-964-6598. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Tue 28
Book Discussion: “Hissing Cousins” Hunter College, Roosevelt House, 47-49 E. 65th St.
6-8 p.m. Free.
Join authors Timothy Dwyer and Marc Peyser to discuss their book “Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.” The book is a double biography documenting first cousins Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Longworth. Their lives provide a glimpse at the twentieth century.
212-396-7919. events.cuny.edu/
It’s a Long Month: Living on Fixed IncomeSeward Park Library, 192 East Broadway.
6:15 p.m. Free.
Are you living on a fixed income? Learn to budget plan and save as much as possible at this presentation. www.nypl.org/events/calendar
Wed 29
NYC Honey Day at the High Line14th Street Passage, on the High Line at 14th Street
1 p.m.-7 p.m. Free
Taste your way through NYC’s first artisanal honey market. Friends of The High Line and the Brooklyn Grange Farm invite you to meet beekeepers from all five boroughs at this pop-up gathering of sustainable, hyper-local food producers.
www.thehighline.org/activities/nyc-honey-day-at-the-high-line
Smarterphone: Apps to Capture, Edit and Share Content CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, at 219 W. 40th St., 3rd floor
6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets $39.
Learn to create and share content quickly using your smartphone. This hands-on workshop will show you how to use your smartphone to create GIFs and layered multimedia as well as how to record and edit audio and video files.
smarterphone.splashthat.com/
Thu 30
ArtFarm Animals Union Square Park, South Plaza, at E. 14th St.
9:30-10 a.m. Free.
Bring your kids to interact with and learn about animals.
summerinthesquare.com/event-calendar-1/2015/7/23/artfarm
Movie: Napoleon 1957Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy St.
2 p.m. Free.
Enjoy this 1950s French film staring Yves Montand and Erich Von Stroheim. This movie glorifies the life of the French Emperor.
212-243-6876. www.nypl.org/events/calendar