New York City Events for the Week of October 27th
Monday, Oct 27: Soul is sometimes hard to come by in the belly of Manhattan, some might say, but those people attending Leon Ware tonight would definitely disagree. Soul singer, songwriter, and producer, Ware will be performing from 8 pm onward, for $10-$20 at Blue Note Jazz Club in the Village, 131 W. 3rd St., Manhattan, (212) 475-8592.
Tuesday, Oct 28: NBC Television Correspondent Tim Russert died this year, and The Buffalo International Film Festival and Stanley E. Tannen’s The Tipa Project want to celebrate his life with a free public program. There will be special guest speakers, and readings from American speeches and letters from Hillary Clinton. The salute runs from 12:30 to 2 pm. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church at Citicorp Center, 153 E. 53rd St. (Lexington Ave. at E. 54th St.), Manhattan, (212) 935-2200.
Wednesday, Oct 29: So it’s Wednesday night, and you’re starting to feel a little bit politically charged. It’s understandable, because McRad is playing for $5 at The Knitting Factory. Apparently this band was one of the original multiracial punk bands formed in the 1980s that focused more on the politics of music than “most of their U.S. contemporaries.” From 8 pm. The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard St. (between Broadway and Church St.), Manhattan, (212) 219-3132.
Thursday, Oct 30: There’s a whole bunch of interesting science lectures in the city today. Two of them, regarding bioethics and neurobiology, are at Columbia University, and one, discussing cancer and genome stability, is at Rockefeller University. If you know what this all means or would like to, maybe you should check them out. They are all free, too! Columbia’s Center for Bioethics presents: From Nothing to Nice: 20 Years In and Then Out of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Columbia University, Allan Rosenfield Building, 722 W. 168 St., Judith Jansen Conference Room, 4th Floor, Room R425, Manhattan; Columbia Neurobiology Seminar: Building Synapses and Delivering Organelles, Columbia University Medical Center, Neurological Institute, Alumni Auditorium, 710 W. 168 St., Manhattan, (212) 543-5410; Rockefeller University Anderson Cancer Center Lecture Series: Pathways That Maintain Genome Stability, Rockefeller University, 301 WRB, 1230 York Ave., Manhattan, (212) 327-7464.
Friday, Oct 31: I’m very biased on this one, but it’s Halloween, and if you’re going to the city, go to the parade! I saw it last year for the first time, and my jaw was on the street the whole time. This year’s parade is dedicated to Rudie Berkhout, a man of many careers. If you’re in costume, you can walk the parade route! Meet on 6th Ave., south of Spring Street but north of Canal St., at 6:30 pm to join the line-up. This is the only place where you can walk with the parade. The parade runs from Spring St. to W. 21st St. along 6th Ave. It starts at 7 pm and ends at 10 pm.
Saturday, Nov 1: Although this has been in Manhattan since October 20th, I think that today will be the perfect day to go out and witness the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit, co-designed by Chanel and award-winning architect Zaha Hadid. The exhibit is full of contemporary art. Get there early at 10 am, since there are a limited number of tickets daily. Rumsey Playfield, Central Park (Fifth Ave. at E. 69th St.), Manhattan.
Sunday, Nov 2: So let’s see some hands from students that have actually wondered what a 19th Century funeral looked like? I know I have! Really! Well, thanks to Merchant’s House Museum, look no further. Today is a good day to immerse yourself in some period funeral drama. The museum will be recreating the 1865 funeral of Seabury Tredwell, from the parlor to the cemetery, and they’ll even provide complimentary black armbands. I’m sure there is a conference project hidden somewhere in this shindig. From 3 to 5 pm, Merchant’s House Museum, 29 E. 4th St. (between Lafayette St. and Bowery), Manhattan, (212) 777-1089.
Remember: If going into the city on a Saturday or Sunday, SLC students can sign up for the Met Van, which is free and drops off/picks up riders in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Van leaves Andrews Parking Lot at 11 am and 1 pm both days, and students can sign up outside the Student Affairs office (2nd floor of Bates).