Upper West Side Neighborhood Event Calendar: Jan.29-Feb.4
Thursday, January 29th
Design Happy Hour: Paper Jewelry: Design Happy Hour invites the public ages 21 and up to enjoy an open bar of wine and beer while exploring design techniques with some of the city’s most exciting makers and creatives. Join 2020 Artist Studio alumna Kazue Taguchi for an evening of making and designing beaded jewelry. To create pieces of wearable art, participants will transform recycled and specialty papers into sculptural beads. 6:00 p.m. Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY (212) 299-7777.
Friday, January 30th
Historical Performance Chamber Music: Come to this concert at Juilliard’s Ellen and James Marcus Vocal Arts Studio where all net proceeds from ticket sales benefit student scholarships. Ninety percent of Juilliard College students receive scholarships. 12:00 p.m. Juilliard College, 155 West 65th Street, New York, NY (212) 799-5000.
Saturday, January 31st
Selections from the Rock Musical ‘Soul Searching’ in Concert: ’Soul Searching’ follows a successful attorney living on the Upper West Side as she embarks on a comedic and poignant search for her elusive soulmate with the help of her married friends. This special presentation features selections from the show, currently in development for New York City, performed by a cast from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and national tours and a three-piece rock band. 9:30 p.m. Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, New York, NY (212) 362-2590.
Sunday, February 1st
Music of the French Romantic Period: Join the Oratorio Society of New York in a program that offers a journey through the sacred music of France, drawing on nearly a century of liturgical expression from the late Romantic period to early modernism, accompanied by the newly restored Great Organ. 5:00 p.m. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street, New York, NY (212) 316-7540.
Monday, February 2nd
History Book Club: ‘Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America’: Join the Museum for this year’s first in-person session of History Book Club. For this session, they will be reading “Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America” by Michael Luo. The book tells the story of the Chinese immigrants who came to the United States from the mid-nineteenth century onward, exploring their vital role in American culture and commerce, the push and pull of assimilation, and the horrific episodes of racial violence they endured. 5:30 p.m. New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY (212) 485-9268.
Tuesday, February 3rd
Great Art on Screen: Water Lilies of Monet - The Magic of Water and Light: Voyage through the masterpieces of Claude Monet with this tour led by Monet scholars from the museums housing the largest collections of the prolific artist’s water lily paintings. 1:30 p.m. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY (212) 864-5400.
Wednesday, February 4th
Syncopated Stages Exhibition Gallery Tour: Join the Library for the Performing Arts for a free, guided tour of its new exhibition on Black musical theater history. This staff-led tour highlights the contributions of Black artists, shows, and theaters in the musical theater field, from pioneering artists of the 19th century to the great culture shapers and innovators of today. 11:00 a.m. New York Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY (917) 275-6975.