Only Bill Bryson could make getting sunburned while taking a walk in the woods sound like fun while throwing in some random statistics about things like shark attacks to boot! Hear his latest about the comforts of home as he discusses his latest, At Home, 7 p.m. at the Union Square B &N, free!
Practice those petanque skills at Bryant Park today with members of La Boule New Yorkaise, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Courts at the NW corner of Bryant Park at 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, free!
Friday and Saturday October 15 and 16, 2010
I’m not sure I could handle the pressure I would feel trying to create a new Halloween costume every day if I lived in Halloween Town, but maybe you could? Decide for yourself at Landmark’s Nightmare Before Christmas screenings, Midnight, Landmark Sunshine, 143 E. Houston St., $9.99.
Saturday October 16, 2010
I miss my Strawberry Shortcake Big Wheel…perhaps its reincarnation will be at the Great Big Wheel Race in Central Park, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Great Hill (East Drive and 104th St.), free!
Explore the wonders of Wall Street on the Curb Exchange Walking Tour, 2 p.m., meet at 2 p.m. at the newsstand outside 40 Wall Street, between Broad and William, download MP3s from the website before the tour (here: http://aesouzis.com/curbexchange/?page_id=122), free!
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about bats, but were afraid to ask (I’m betting that vampire bats don’t always turn into Robert Pattinson look-alikes tho…) at Bats Alive with Rob Mies, conservation biologist, bat expert, and Director of the Organization for Bat Conservation. The program includes a lecture and nature walk through Central Park. Warning: there will be live bats on-hand, so be sure to check your teeth for fangs afterward ;-) 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Meet at the Great Hill inside Central Park, at Central Park West and 106th St. (In case of rain or temps below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, meet at the North Meadow Recreation Center, mid-Park at 97th Street), call 212-348-4867 for weather-related updates, free!
It’s not just a tea, it’s also a movie! The Darjeeling Limited will be screening at 92YTribeca, with filmmaker Gina Telaroli on-hand before the show with a “cinematic presentation” (I assume that means a movie (?), anyway enjoy! 9 p.m., $12, buy tkts here: http://www.92y.org/shop/92Tri_event_detail.asp?productid=T-MM5FT12
Learn about NYC’s Irish past with Big Onion’s Irish New York Walking Tour, which covers the former "Little Ireland" district on the LES, bet. City Hall and Houston Street. Stops may include “the founding site of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Al Smith's home, the Five Points, the first Catholic church in the city, and sites associated with Tammany Hall, Thomas Addis Emmet, and many others,” 11 a.m., meet at St. Paul's Chapel, Broadway between Fulton and Vesey Streets, $15.
Greenlight Bookstore turns one today! Ring in their second year with champagne and toasts written by authors like Jhumpa Lahiri, Jennifer Egan, and Gary Shteyngart and friends and neighbors stopping by such as Johnny Temple of Akashic Books, 7:30 p.m., Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton St., free!
Commune with the Living Dead at ZombieCon today as well! (http://www.zombiecon.com)
Saturday October 16 and October 17, 2010
“Fall” in love with Central Park all over again with Discovery Walking Tour’s Central Park in Fall Walking Tour. Visit sites like Strawberry Fields, The Lake, The Ramble, Literary Walk, The Arsenal, Bow Bridge, Wagner Cove and Bethesda Fountain, 2:30 p.m., call 212-465-3331 for RSVP and meeting place !
Dogs and Central Park go together like a collar and a leash! Celebrate the pairing with the 8th annual My Dog Loves Central Park Country Fair event, sponsored by Central Park PAWS and complete with a Best in Park competition, an Ask the Vet booth, a pet tricks casting call for the David Letterman Show, a dog tales booth where you can record your Central Park story, goodies and giveaways, a Children’s Corner, and onstage entertainment, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Naumberg Bandshell, near 5th Ave and 72nd St., free!
Nosh your way through 40 vendors at the Grub Street Food Festival, with offerings from local eateries like Pies N Thighs, Georgia’s Eastside, and Employees Only, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the intersection of Hester and Essex, free (aside from food purchases!) for a complete list of vendors click here: http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2010/10/save_next_saturday_for_the_gru.html
Municipal Art Society MTA Arts for Transit: Downtown & Central Brooklyn Walking Tour! “Join Amy Hausmann, assistant director of MTA Arts for Transit, as we explore Downtown Brooklyn–stopping to view artwork by Ben Snead, Allan & Ellen Wexler, George Trakas, Jane Greengold and others. Bring a Metro Card,” 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., meet inside the LIRR-Atlantic Terminal, use entrance at Flatbush and Hanson Pl. Reservations required, either click here: https://dnbweb1.blackbaud.com/OPXREPHIL/EventDetail.asp?cguid=510682C4-2ED2-4153-8E97-30609146D6BA&eid=32302&sid=407D847A-B79D-4FCA-960C-2152D9C47121) or call 212 935 2075, $15.
Sunday October 17, 2010
Come worship at the altar of Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce (tho Joan is my personal hero!) with the Mad Men season four finale party at the Bell House with period drinks and 60’s music, and of course the show at 10 p.m., event starts at 8:30 p.m., Bell House (149 7th St. bet 2nd and 3rd Aves, Gowanus, Bklyn), at press time $5 standing room tkts were sold out, but it seems that there may be tkts available at the door (http://www.thebellhouseny.com/calendar.php)
Don’t get your bun in a pickle (or is it a pickle in a bun?) at the LES Pickle Festival. It’s everything you could want in a pickle (before they emerge as cucumbers) with food, performances, and artwork inspired by everyone’s favorite bun topper, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., parking lot bet. Broome and Essex bet Essex and Ludlow.
A free comedy show and free buns! What else could you desire to end your weekend? I don’t know…but you can have it all at Buns and Puns, a free comedy show on Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m., Arlo & Esme, 42 E. First Street, free!
The Cooper Hewitt is free through Sunday, (http://cooperhewitt.org) and there is an exhibit of photos taken by Anne Frank’s father at the Leica Gallery (http://en.leica-camera.com/culture/galleries/gallery_new_york/) that is ongoing, the Imagine Science Film Festival starts on the 15th and runs through the 22nd (http://imaginesciencefilms.com/), cat and dog lovers unite for Meet the Breeds (http://www.akc.org/meet_the_breeds/) at the Javits Center, and discover what the art galleries of the High Line have hidden behind their doors (http://www.highlineopenstudios.org/)!
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