Out & About

| 27 May 2016 | 07:21

    Thu 2

    Israel Film Center Festival Opening Night: Baba JoonJCC MANHATTAN, 334 Amsterdam Ave., at 76th St.

    7 p.m. $36.

    Join up for opening night at the 4th Israel Film Center Festival, featuring the winner of the 2015 Israeli Academy Awards, Baba Joon. Screening followed by director’s QandA and reception.

    646-505-5708. www.jccmanhattan.org/film/israel-film-center-festival/default.aspx#joon

    ADD/ADHD Pharmacology: The BasicsWest End Collegiate Church (School Annex), 245 West 77th St.

    6-9 p.m. $5.

    Despite efforts to diversify, medication is still part of ADHD treatment. Along with questions about it.

    845-278-3022. maaddsg.org

    Fri 3

    Ensembles ConcertBloomingdale School of Music, 323 West 108th St.

    7:30-8:30 p.m. Free

    Performances by the BSM Preparatory Orchestra, Intermediate Orchestra and the Bloomingdale Chamber Orchestra.

    212-663-6021. www.bsmny.org/concerts/june-2016-1

    Third Annual Coop’s Hoops Spin Soul Cycle on Broadway.

    7:30-8:30 p.m. Various

    All proceeds fund scholarships for underprivileged children to go to Walt Frazier Basketball Camp this summer.

    www.facebook.com/coopshoops

    Sat 4

    La Escuelita’s Annual “Carnaval” Block PartyWest End Avenue and 91st Street

    Noon-4 p.m. $1 at each station

    Crafts and games aimed at children 2 to 8: Bouncy castles, arts and crafts, etc. Proceeds benefit non-profit La Escuelita’s teacher development fund

    PLT@laescelitanyc.org

    Tosca in concertTrinity Lutheran Church, 164 West 100th St.

    5 p.m. $15 suggested donation.

    International singers join together to present the glorious, beloved opera Tosca by Puccini. Performances benefit the Trinity Lutheran shelter.

    212-222-7045.

    Sun 5

    23rd Annual Spring Crafts FestivalBroadway, between 65th and 72nd Streets.

    11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free.

    Fun for the whole family. Featuring: arts, crafts, antiques, plants, entertainment, games and much more.

    212-764-6330. mortandray.com

    Hudson River Nature WalkChristopher Street Fountain — Pier 45 at Hudson River Park, 353 West St.

    9-10 a.m. Free

    Lions and tigers and bears, oh my. Learn about Hudson River Park’s wildlife by joining knowledgeable naturalists on guided nature walks along the Park’s esplanade every Sunday at 9 a.m.

    212-627-2020. www.hudsonriverpark.eventbrite.com

    Mon 6

    Winds of ChangeBloomingdale School of Music, 323 West 108th St.

    6:30-7:30 p.m. Free

    Bloomingdale School of Music presents an all winds chamber music concert featuring students from the Music Access Project with special guests Cindy Baez and Lisa Pike.

    212-663-6021. www.bsmny.org/concerts/june-2016-1

    A LIGHT NIGHT: An Evening of Humor & SongLaGuardia Arts High School, 100 Amsterdam Ave.

    7:00 p.m. Free

    Featuring comedic and musical luminaries from stage and screen, and our LaGuardia students in performance!

    laguardiahs.org

    Tue 7

    ‘The Terrorist Threat to This Country’ West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd St.

    7 p.m. Free

    This talk by former U.S. attorney general, Michael B. Mukasey, hosted by Gertrude and Morrison Parker West Side Republican Club, is subtitled “It Didn’t Start With 9/11 and It’s Not Quickly Disappearing.”

    www.westsiderepublicanclub.org/

    Community Board 7Fordham University, 113 West 60th St., at Columbus Avenue)

    6:30 p.m.

    Full Board Meeting

    212-362-4008

    Wed 8

    A Taste of SummerBestheda Terrace in Central Park, at 72nd Street

    7 p.m.-11 p.m. $400 and up

    Taste of Summer brings together more than 800 guests each June under the stars in Central Park for a distinctive kickoff to summer in New York City.

    212-446-2242. centralparknyc.org

    ‘Boy Erased’Book Culture, 536 West 112th St.

    7 p.m. Free

    A reading and discussion of Conley’s memoir, a beautiful, raw and compassionate memoir about identity, love and understanding.

    212-865-1588. www.bookculture.com