Upper East Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: May. 14-20
Thursday, May 14th
Sunrise Wellness Walk: Start your day with intention on this two-mile guided walk. Explore some of the most scenic and peaceful parts of the park with gentle movement, restorative yoga poses and mindful stretching. 8:00 a.m. Central Park, General Sherman Monument, 59th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, NY (212) 310-6600.
Friday, May 15th
America 250 with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra + Strings: In a rare collaboration, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra presents ALJO + Strings, a sweeping concert that reimagines the Latin jazz canon. The program includes never-before-heard orchestrations of works by Chico O’Farrill, new compositions by Arturo O’Farrill, and fresh arrangements that blend the power of the rhythm section with the emotional depth of string textures. This performance is presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival. 7:00 p.m. El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (212) 831-7272.
Saturday, May 16th
Live Music Event: Salsa Music: Lulada Club, an all-women salsa orchestra, will perform live music. 1:00 p.m. Andrew Haswell Green Park, 60th Street at the East River Esplanade, New York, NY eastriveresplanade@gmail.com.
Sunday, May 17th
Discoveries (Ages 5–13)—Teatime at The Met: This event is for kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. Join in a tour and workshop experience and create community through art making inspired by The Met collection. Assistive listening devices, ear defenders, fidget tools, wobbly cushion, stools, lap desks, adaptive art-making materials, sighted guides and verbal descriptions are available. 11:00 a.m. Met Fifth Avenue, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (212) 535-7710.
Monday, May 18th
Yorkville Writing Circle: Share your unpublished drafts in an intimate setting, write amongst local writers with weekly prompts, and give and get feedback. Writers of all genres and styles, at all levels, are welcome to participate. 4:30 p.m. Yorkville Library, 222 East 79th Street, New York, NY (212) 744-5824.
Tuesday, May 19th
Poetry & Rock ‘n’ Roll: The literary variety show hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon is back with a night of storytelling, poetry and rock ‘n’ roll. 7:30 p.m. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY (212) 415-5500.
Wednesday, May 20th
Verbal Description Tour: ‘Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds’: Visitors who are blind or have low vision are invited to join the Jewish Museum for a Verbal Description Tour exploring “Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds,” the first American museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s late work. 2:00 p.m. Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street, New York, NY (212) 423-3200.