Out & About
Thu 30
Play Along! Hippo Playground Parkhouse, Riverside Drive & West 91st Street
2 p.m.-2:45 p.m. $10 per child
Join Improv With Bitty City Players to explore stories at this family event
212-870-3076. riversideparknyc.org
Shakespeare’s Sonnet Remix 2West Park Presbyterian, 165 West 86th St.
7 p.m. Suggested Donation $10
An evening of fresh interpretations of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
212-362-4890. westparkpresbyterian.org
Fri 1
CARL ALLEN & THE HERITAGE BANDSmoke Jazz and Supper, 2751 Broadway
Sets at 7 p.m. 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. $40
Carl Allen, one of the great jazz drummers of our time, returns to Smoke leading his new project, the Heritage Ensemble
212-864-6662 smokejazz.com
Mass Rhetoric: New Works FestivalSymphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street
3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Free
Last day of a week-long festival of new one-act plays that deal with specific social issues; identity, privilege, borders, resources and #@%!-ISM. 212-864-5400. symphonyspace.org
Sat 2
An American Cathedral: Spotlight on American HistoryCathedral Church of St. John the Divine, Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $15; $12, senior/student
This tour considers the Cathedral as a nexus of medieval traditions and democratic values.
212-316-7540 stjohndivine.org
Jen Arena on ‘Lady Liberty’s Holiday’Book Culture, 450 Columbus Ave.
11 a.m. Free
The Statue of Liberty is feeling a little blue ... despite being green. She’s tired of standing in New York City’s harbor day after day.
212-595-1962. bookculture.com
Sun 3
Reflections on PatriotismNew York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St.
11 a.m. Free
What does patriotism really mean? How does one experience and express it?
Nysec.org
Harlem Meer Performance Festival: Heritage OPCentral Park Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues
2 p.m.-4 p.m. Free
Heritage OP is a NYC-based powerhouse percussion and vocal ensemble that serves up irresistible grooves with a positive message.
212-310-6600. centralparknyc.org
Mon 4
The Fourth with Alexander HamiltonThe New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Free with museum entry ($20.) 17 and under, free
Events throughout the day commemorate Alexander Hamilton.
212-873-3400 nyhistory.org
West Side Community Garden PicnicWest 89th Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues
6 p.m. Free
A free shared meal for everyone in the community — bring your favorite dish.
Westsidecommunitygarden.org
Tue 5
Meditation Morning Session JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., at 76th Street
7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Mon-Fri. Free but donations suggested
Join our gifted meditation teachers every weekday morning and four afternoons a week in our beautiful Makom space for gentle instruction, sitting practice, and Q&A. End date Sept. 2
646-505-5726 jccmanhattan.org
Game on! Bloomingdale Library, 150 West 100th St.
4 p.m.-5 p.m. Free
Show off your Xbox 360 skills and challenge your friends at the library. Feel free to bring any games or controllers. For ages 12-18.
212-222-8030 Nypl.org
Wed 6
‘The Brothers Karamazov’Riverside Library 127 Amsterdam Avenue
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Free
A discussion of Dostoyevsky’s tale of the violent lives of three sons, which are exposed when their father is murdered and each one attempts to come to terms with their guilt
212-870-1810 nypl.org
Yoga Evening Salute to the SunThe Plaza at 66th Street in Riverside Park South
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free
Wear comfortable clothing and bring your own mat.
Nycgov.parks.org