Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Apr. 2-8
Thursday, April 2nd
Architecture Tours at the Guggenheim: Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s groundbreaking vision up close in these expert-led tours of the Guggenheim, from its sweeping curves to its innovative materials. In these 60-minute experiences, visitors will be guided through the building’s rich history and structural elements, gaining insight into its construction and design. 12:00 p.m. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (212) 423-3500.
Friday, April 3rd
Brick Presbyterian Church presents the 102nd annual Good Friday performance of John Stainer’s oratorio The Crucifixion: For more than 100 years, Brick Church has performed John Stainer’s The Crucifixion on Good Friday. This year’s 102nd performance will feature soloists Sean Fallen and Nathaniel Sullivan, along with organist Alistair Reid. Stainer’s music tells the story of Jesus’ sacrifice and humanity’s redemption with dramatic solos, choruses, and hymns sung by the entire congregation. 12:15 p.m. The Brick Presbyterian Church, 1140 Park Avenue, New York, NY (212) 289-4400.
Saturday, April 4th
Start with Art—Earth Day: Explore art and music in the galleries while you look, move and sing. In April, go on an adventure to learn all about nature through works of art in The Met collection. 11:00 a.m. Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (212) 535-7710.
Sunday, April 5th
Bird Watching with Birding Bob: Join up with Birding Bob for a bird walk through some lesser-known areas in Central Park. This walk is led by native New Yorker Robert Candido, PhD, an expert on flora, fauna and birds in New York City. He has been leading groups for over 25 years and welcomes newcomers and experts. 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Central Park Boathouse, East Drive & East 74nd Street, New York, NY (347) 703-5554.
Monday, April 6th
An Evening with NPR’s Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life: Join the team behind the Peabody Award-winning podcast Planet Money — Mary Childs, Darian Woods, Amanda Aronczyk, and Alex Mayyasi — for a conversation with New York Times-bestselling economist Emily Oster about how thinking like an economist can help everyone make more rational and enriching choices in all aspects of their lives. 7:00 p.m. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (212) 415-5500.
Tuesday, April 7th
Connor Martin launches his debut ‘The Silver Fish: A Thriller’: Come to Corner Bookstore to celebrate this twisty double-cross narrative, “The Silver Fish.” In this thrilling espionage fiction debut, an American journalist in Ghana is pulled into a dangerous struggle for control of the world’s fiber optic cables. 6:00 p.m. The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Avenue at 93rd Street, New York, NY (212) 831-3554.
Wednesday, April 8th
Curator Tour: Art of Noise: In this curator-guided tour of “Art of Noise,” visitors will explore 100 years of design for sound. From concert posters to record albums, phonographs to digital music players, handheld radios to sound systems, “Art of Noise” takes visitors on an exploration of how design has transformed people’s relationship to music over the past century. 1:30 p.m. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY (212) 849-8400.