Out & About
Thu 1
Water’s Edge Garden TourRandall’s Island, base of 103rd Street Bridge
11 a.m. Free
Join an experienced member of the Horticulture Department and learn about the flowers growing along the water’s edge. Enjoy breathtaking views of Manhattan.
212-860-1899
Conversation with Met EducatorMetropolitan Museum, 1000 Fifth Ave.
11-11:30 a.m. Free with museum admission
Look at a 16th century painting, “Fish Market” by Joachim Beuckelaer in new ways through an interactive dialogue with Maria Rhor, educator at The Met.
212-535-7710. www.metmuseum.org
Fri 2
GMA Concert Jason DeruloCentral Park, Rumsey Playfield at 69th Street
7 a.m. Free, tickets required
Hailing from Florida, R&B hitmaker, singer, songwriter and dancer—hits include: “Wiggle,” “Talk Dirty,” “In My Head” and “Whatcha Say.”
www.centralpark.com
Poetry and Devotion in Indian PaintingMetropolitan Museum, 1000 Fifth Ave.
10:30–11:30 a.m. Free with museum admission
In this Met exhibition and tour, delve into Hindu regional schools of painting between the 16th and 19th century and see how they gave form to courtly interests in poetry and music.
212-535-7710. www.metmuseum.org
Sat 3
Gallery Exhibition: Rabin Mondal Dag Modern Gallery, 41 East 57th St.
Noon-2 p.m. Free
Last day to view “Kingdom Of Exile - A Rabin Mondal Retrospective.”
212-457-9037. www.dagmodern.com
Visions of ConfinementHunter East Harlem Gallery, 2180 Third Ave.
3 p.m. Free
Photographic exhibition: “A Lens on Women in the United States Prison System.”
212-772-4000. www.hunter.cuny.edu
Sun 4
Electric Zoo Festival Randall’s Island Park
Annual electronic music festival (Sept 2-Sept 4) features music’s leading lights and superstars-in-the-making. Get on your dancing shoes. Buy tickets at electriczoofestival.com
Colloquy on WorkNew York Society For Ethical Culture, 112 West 64th Street
11 a.m.
Monica Weiss leads a discussion about that word — labor — its importance in our physical, mental and spiritual well-being. An exploration of how labor, in its broadest sense, can elevate or undermine our humanity.
212-874-5210. http://www.nysec.org/
Mon 5
Heart of the Park TourCentral Park, 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue
11 a.m. Free
Walking tour through the heart of Central Park. Enjoy a great variety of its scenic, sculptural, and architectural elements. Register in advance for easiest check-in. Meet: Samuel F. B. Morse statue.
212-310-6600. centralparknyc.org
Art in the Round Public ToursGuggenheim Museum, Fifth Avenue and 88th Streetg
2 p.m. Free with museum admission
Kandinsky and Moholy-Nagy with Ellen Edelman, gallery educator. Explore the artistic visions of two Bauhaus masters.
www.guggenheim.org/
Tues 6
Author Event: Amor TowlesBarnes & Noble, 150 East 86th St.
7 p.m. Free
NYT bestselling author of “Rules of Civility,” presents his transporting new novel, “A Gentleman in Moscow,” — an unrepentant aristocratic count is sentenced to house arrest inside a luxury hotel across from the Kremlin.
212-369-2180. www.barnesandnoble.com
Piano in Bryant ParkBryant Park, between the Bryant Park Grill and Bryant Park Cafe
12:30-2:30 p.m. Free
Swing on by for toe-tappin’ performances by New York’s finest, playing ragtime, stride and jazz to your and My Heart’s Delight.
212-768-4242 www.urbanmgt.com
Wed 7
Biographer Jean Edward Smith: ‘Bush’Roosevelt House, 47-49 East 65th St.
6 p.m. Free
Distinguished presidential biographer discusses his new book, Bush, about the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush.
www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu
‘ADHD Nation’ Barnes & Noble, 150 East 86th St.
7 p.m. Free
New York Times reporter Alan Schwarz offers a groundbreaking and definitive account of the widespread misdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and its serious effects on children, adults and society
212-369-2180. Stores.Barnesandnoble.com