Out & Abouts
Thu 8
Color in ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave.
2 p.m. $35.
Join Museum scientists and conservators for in-depth discussions about the use, study, and transformation of color in works of art.
212-570-3961. www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-studies/short-courses/color-in-art?eid=R001_%7bA2449E04-EF12-40F1-8944-FC96778AB441%7d_201
Drink and Draw92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
7 p.m.$20.
Join in for a Drink and Draw session with a twist—music and models inspired by a theme.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Event/Drink-and-Draw
Fri 9
Ancient Egypt TransformedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave.
10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free
Join in to preview the exhibition Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom before it opens to the public.
212-415-5500. www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/membership-exhibition-previews/middle-kingdom-family-dual-individual-associate?
New York Baroque IncorporatedThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave.
7 p.m. Free
The young musicians of New York Baroque Incorporated bring energy and enterprising to this exquisitely old-school and rare program of cantatas.
212-868-0190. www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-live-arts/ny-baroque-inc--huggett?eid=83030
Sat 10
Classic Ballroom92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
7 p.m. $23.
Ballroom host Gene Eagle brings stardust evenings of ballroom classics—Foxtrot, Waltz, Cha Cha and your favorite Tangos.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Event/Classic-Ballroom
Sketching: Unconventional TechniquesThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave.
1-3 p.m. Free
Experiment with different drawing approaches as you sketch from original works of art in the Museum’s galleries with the guidance of an artist-instructor.
800-662-3397. www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-creates/saturday-sketching/saturday-sketching-unconventional-techniques?eid=A001_%7b30EFA9
Sun 11
Veins and Sinews in Greek ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave.
11 a.m. Free
Examine these small features, which often bear meaning as clearly as larger features do.
800-662-3397. www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-tours/gallery-talks/veins-and-sinews-in-greek-art?eid=A002_%7bC5BB7923-392B-4DDF-BC9E-00A8
Young Artist Concert Series92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
Noon. Free
Join in to enjoy the music: Anais Reno, Voice; Peter Yarin, Piano.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=119959
Mon 12
a Ballerina’s Tale Screening92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
7:30 p.m. $40.
Get the behind-the-scenes story of how Misty Copeland overcame a tumultuous upbringing to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Event/Misty-Copeland-and-Nelson-George
Grand Opera: The Story of the Met from Gilded Age to New Media92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
Noon. $25.
Charles Affron and Mirella Jona Affron tell how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Event/The-Story-of-the-Met
Tue 13
East Sixties Neighborhood AssociationMount Vernon Museum & Hotel Auditorium, 417 East 61st St.
6-8 p.m.
Fall Annual Meeting & Pedestrian Safety Forum
212-713-5826. esna-nyc.com
Hoover’s War on Gays92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
Noon. $25.
At its peak, J. Edgar Hoover’s notorious “Sex Deviates” file encompassed nearly more than 330,000 pages of information.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Event/Hoover-s-War-on-Gays
Wed 14
American Masters Panel Discussion “Seeing in the Dark”Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave.
6:30-8 p.m.
The attractions/challenges of making and looking at nocturne paintings. Moderated by Peter Trippi, editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine.
212-255-7740. www.salmagundi.org
New Parent Get-Together92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.
10:30 a.m. $10.
Bring your baby and join Sally Tannen, director of 92Y’s Parenting Center for a lively, weekly get-together to share, learn and make new friends.
212-415-5500. www.92y.org/Uptown/Event/New-Parent-Get-Togethers