Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Feb. 12-18
Thursday, Feb. 12
The Met Cloisters Late Night: Night of Desire: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special after-hours evening devoted to medieval love and desire. Stroll the galleries and enjoy intimate gallery chats with curators, listen to medieval love songs performed live by Alkemie, and explore a fragrance experience created by Mythologist Studio, inspired by the scents of the Middle Ages. Make medieval manuscript–inspired valentines, draw a portrait of your date, or craft a wire ring to gift to someone special. 6 p.m. Met Cloisters, 99 Margaret Corbin Dr., New York, NY; 212-923-3700.
Friday, Feb. 13
A Way Back to Then: Come to the Triad for this orchestral cabaret from Hannah Celeste, featuring beloved Broadway classics accompanied by a five-piece all-star band. 7 p.m. Triad Theater, 158 W. 72nd St., New York, NY; 212-362-2590.
Saturday, Feb. 14
Intro to Wheel Workshop - Valentine’s Day Sip and Spin: In this two-hour, hands-on workshop you will learn all the steps to making ceramics on the pottery wheel. Each student will have the chance to keep one piece they make during the workshop. Wine and refreshments will be served. 6 p.m. Marlene Meyerson JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY; 646-505-4444.
Sunday, Feb. 15
City Girls Who Walk: This group brings together women from all walks of life to bond, exercise, and embrace the beauty of their surroundings. Every Sunday, hundreds of women of all different ages and backgrounds meet to simply go for a walk in Central Park. About 80% of the women show up alone, so feel free to give it a try. 12 p.m. Central Park, Central Park West and 72nd Street entrance, New York, NY; 212-360-1444.
Monday, Feb. 16
Film at Lincoln Center: Looking for Ms. Keaton: ‘Annie Hall’: Come to the Walter Reade Theater to see Diane Keaton’s Oscar-winning performance that cemented her status as the poster child for a new generation of women coming into their own. This is part of the week-long showcase “Looking for Ms. Keaton,” which celebrates the legendary actress. 1 p.m. Film at Lincoln Center, Walter Reade Theater, 165 W. 65th St., New York, NY; 212-875-5601.
Tuesday, Feb. 17
The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America: Few Americans have left as indelible a mark on American history as Malcolm X. But upon his murder in 1965, he was far from being embraced by all Americans, white or Black, because of his radical positions. In the decades since his death, Malcolm X’s posthumous legacy has touched figures as diverse as Maya Angelou and Muhammad Ali, Barack Obama and Clarence Thomas, not to mention his influence on the Black Lives Matter movement. Author Mark Whitaker joins David M. Rubenstein to examine the place of this titanic figure in America’s cultural landscape, and to retrace the quest for exoneration for two men wrongfully convicted of his murder. 6:30 p.m. New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY; 212-485-9268.
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Jazz+Wednesdays: Join the Folk Art Museum in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook. 1 p.m. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY; 212-595-9533.