Out & About
Thu 11
COOL: Uncomfortable Truths About Our Air-Conditioned CityThe New York Academy of Medicine, Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street
6:30 p.m. Free but advance registration required
Author and environmentalist Stan Cox talks about the costs and benefits of New Yorkers’ growing reliance on climate control.
212-534-1672. www.mcny.org/fastandcool
Drink and Draw: Runnin’92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue and 92nd Street
7-9 p.m. $20
An informal figure-drawing event, pairing a DJ set with dynamic modeling. This session will feature running, jumping, and celebratory poses.
212-415-5500. 92y.org/Event/Drink-and-Draw
Fri 12
Ethel and FriendsMet Fifth Avenue
5-8 p.m. Free with museum admission
Ralph Farris, violin, and Raja Rahman, piano, perform works by Prokofiev, Talbot, Franck
212-535-7710. www.metmuseum.org/
Lunchtime Lecture: Dining in the 1820s Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, 421 East 61st St.
12:30–1 p.m. Free with museum admission.
Bring your brown bag, enjoy coffee and tea with us and learn about what and how people ate back in the 19th century.
212-838-6878. www.mvhm.org/
Sat 13
New York Opera Forum96th Street Library, 112 East 96th St.
1-4 p.m.
A performance of the complete opera of “Fidelio” by Ludwig van Beethoven. A live musical recital performed in concert with piano accompaniment.
212-289-0908
GardeningCarl Schurz Park, East End Avenue at 86th Street
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Carl Schurz Park Volunteer Gardeners are an adult group that meets monthly to work in the park. Students or children who wish to participate must be accompanied by adults or parents who work along with them.
www.carlschurzparknyc.org/
Sun 14
Comic Strip Live Show Comic Strip Live, 1568 Second Ave.
8 p.m. $15
Host Mike Britt will welcome Christian Finnegan, Tom Ryan, and Kyle Grooms to perform stand-up comedy.
212-861-9386. Comicstriplive.com
Craftapalooza Make & TakeNY Society Library, 53 East 79th Street
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Free
Children of all ages can drop by the Children’s library and design and make a creative craft.
212-288-6900. nysoclib.org
Mon 15
Community Board 8 CommitteeMarymount Manhattan College, 221 East 71st St.
6:30 p.m.
Landmarks Committee
212-758-4340. cb8m.com/
Douglas Brinkley: “Rightful Heritage”Roosevelt House, 47-49 East 65th St.
6-8 p.m. Free
The historian discusses his latest book, subtitled “Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America,” in which he examines a largely overlooked aspect of Roosevelt’s legacy: his profound commitment to America’s environment.
212-396-7919. www.hunter.cuny.edu/calendar/
Tue 16
Taiwanese Waves: Anpu/Wonfu/Sunset RollercoasterRumsey Playfield, 14 East 71st St.
5-10 p.m. $50
An influential alternative musical artist, a Taiwanese folk-rock band and a Taiwanese rock band will appear in concert as a part of Central Park’s Summer Stage performance series.
cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage
Art in the Round Public TourGuggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave.
2 p.m. Free
Gallery educator Sylvia Laudien-Meo will lead an exploration of major themes and contemporary artistic practices represented in the exhibition But a Storm Is Blowing from Paradise.
guggenheim.org
Wed 17
MY CITY LAB: Art all AroundThe Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave.
11 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Home is where the “art” is, and the city is our home! Children and adults will explore public art and urban design throughout the city’s history with hands-on exploration activities.
212-534-1672. www.mcny.org/
NY Dark Side: ‘Wait Until Dark’92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue and 92nd Street
2 p.m. $30
Enter the dark side of New York in the 1960s through film screenings and discussions. “Wait Until Dark,” Terrance Young’s 1967 feature will show on the 17th.
www.92y.org/Event/NY-Dark-Side