Take some in Southern comfort with Housing Works Bookstore’s “New Stories From The South” program with Amy Hempel, Kathy Pories, and Wells Tower, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Housing Works Bookstore, 126 Crosby St., free.
Hear about a Pakistani girl’s experiences at the program Fatima Bhutto-Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, $10 for members, $12 for students and seniors, and $15 for non-members.
Travel around the world in beers starting today, with NY Craft Beer Week, a $10 passport gets you $3 beers all week, http://www.nycbeerweek.com/passports.
Saturday September 25, 2010
I don’t know if you’ll find a pearl, but there will be plenty of oysters to check at a number of events at Grand Central’s Oyster Bar (12 p.m. to 6 p.m., http://www.oysterbarny.com, some samples and other items will be free), and Stone Street, (http://www.ulyssesfolkhouse.com/events/festivals/oysterfest.html, 12 p.m., with live band.)
The Sony Wonder Technology Lab is hosting a screening of Extraordinary Measures today at 2 p.m. Click here to make reservations, http://wondertechlab.sony.com/pe-feature_screenings.htm.
Many of the city’s museums will be open for free today as part of Smithsonian Museum Day, check here (search for New York) to find participating museums in the area. http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/
Think you’re the next great artist? Prove it by trying out for Bravo’s Work of Art at the Brooklyn Museum! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., http://www.brokelyn.com/bravos-work-of-art-casting-at-bk-museum/
Deep-fried or steamed, dumplings are a cheap chick’s best friend! Sample a variety of this tasty treat at the NYC Dumpling Festival where area restaurants will be peddling their wares, and if you have the stomach for it, the Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest! 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sara D. Roosevelt Park (Chrystie at E. Houston), $20 for tasting ticket.
It’s fiesta time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as the institution celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events drawing sessions, tango lessons, a mariachi band, film screenings, tours, and evening concerts by Musica de Camara String Orchestra and the urban bachata duo Loisaidas. Most programs are free with museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish.
Show ‘em you got some balls at the citywide bocce tournament! http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/09/25/16th-annual-citywide-bocce-tournament-2010
Checkmate at the citywide chess tournament! http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/09/25/10th-annual-chessintheparks-rapid-open
Discovery Walking Tours is hosting their Annual Oktoberfest Historic Taverns of Greenwich Village walking tour. "On this tour you'll see some of the area's most classic pubs and speakeasies -- all with historic associations. Stops include the haunts of Ernest Hemingway and Edna St Vincent Millay, a speakeasy from the 1920s once associated with founding father Thomas Paine, and the bar where Norman Mailer and RFK contemplated their political futures. Cost of refreshments is extra, so come armed with some extra cash and a thirst for history and spirits, and enjoy the camaraderie of a historic pub crawl!" 5:45 p.m., $18 plus extra $ for drinks, call 212-465-3331 for reservation and meeting place.
Sunday September 26, 2010
The street fair that ate Brooklyn, The Atlantic Antic, takes over Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn (that one tree that grows in the borough better watch out!), and you can visit the Brooklyn Historic Society for free as part of the festivities.
Keep the doctor away with an apple festival on the LES! 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Orchard St. bet Broome and Grand, free.
Jews love baseball, at least according to the film “Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story,” screening at the Jewish Museum today, 2 p.m., http://www.mjhnyc.org, $7-$10.
Become at one with the raptor at Wave Hill’s day-long event, http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/09/26/raptor-day-at-wave-hill, free with admission to the grounds, $4, a box lunch is available to adults for $10 (adults) and $7 (kids.)
Pow-wow with Native Americans at this festival in the Bronx with crafts, foods, stories, and other programs, http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/09/26/native-american-festival, free.
These spots were once home sweet home to many an historic figure and family, visit many of them for free and participate in old-timey activities like baseball games, cider pressing, and a Victorian tea during the Historic House Festival (https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/historic_house_festival), The Williamsburg International Film Festival continues all weekend (http://www.willifest.com/), the New York Short Film Festival is happening Friday and Saturday (http://www.nycshorts.com/), and get artsy in the Bklyn area that shares a name with a Disney elephant at Dumbo’s Arts Festival all weekend (http://dumboartsfestival.com/)
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