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18 Things To Do This Week in New York City's Neighborhoods

By DNAinfo Staff | September 27, 2015 11:04pm 

 A 2014 photo of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.
A 2014 photo of Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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These listings were compiled by DNAinfo reporters Gustavo Solis, Shaye Weaver, Lisha Arino, Gwynne Hogan, Emily Frost, Danielle Tcholakian, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Noah Hurowitz, Camille Bautista, Rosa Goldensohn and Leslie Albrecht.

Monday, September 28

Free Outdoor Exercise Classes

Where: Morningside Park near 112th Street and Manhattan Avenue, Morningside Heights
When: 7 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.

Learn how to turn Morningside Park into your personal gym. A certified trainer will lead you through a walking exercises and help you use park benches to work various muscle groups.

'Song From The Uproar'

Where: Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica
When: 4:30 p.m.

Opera fans will have a rare opportunity to see the critically acclaimed opera “Song From the Uproar” free of charge in Jamaica where it’s being rehearsed in September as the group gets ready for performances at the Los Angeles Music Center. Two rehearsals — on Sept. 28 and Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m. — will be free and open to the public. The Sept. 28 rehearsal will be followed at 6 p.m. by a panel discussion with composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Varek, director Gia Forakis, producer Beth Morrison and performer Abigail Fisher.

Bed-Stuy Bingo

Where: C’mon Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave., Bed-Stuy
When: 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Comedian Murray Hill hosts bingo night at Bed-Stuy’s latest entertainment venue, C’mon Everybody. Start off the night with a happy hour, which lasts from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Blaria Live: Birthday Spectacular

Where: The Bell House, 149 Seventh St., Gowanus
When: Doors at 7:30 p.m., show at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 to this stand-up show hosted by comedians Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams. Robinson is the writer behind the blog Blaria, which looks at the world “through the eyes of a Blaria (black Daria).”

The Weekly

Where: Whitman & Bloom, 384 Third Ave., Gramercy
When: 8 p.m.

A brainchild of comedians Tom Lisi and Jenn Welch, The Weekly seeks to bring together lineups of established comedians along with people new to the game. Come catch people you've seen on television or discover the next big thing — maybe both! The event is free.

Tuesday, September 29

Four Freedoms Awards ceremony at Roosevelt Institute

Where: St. James Church, 865 Madison Ave., Upper East Side
When: 5:30 p.m.

Meet Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and others who are being awarded for their work by the Roosevelt Institute. Be sure to RSVP.

MOCAEATS: The Essential Techniques of Authentic Chinese Cooking

Where: Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St., Little Italy
When: 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Food writer and Chinese cooking instructor Kian Lam Kho, will “demystify” the art of Chinese cooking and address the technical difference between Eastern and Western culinary styles. The event will be followed by a tasting and signing of his new cookbook, “Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees: Essential Techniques of Authentic Chinese Cooking.” Tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for students and seniors and free for MOCA members.

Pop-Up Record Fair and Concert at BRIC

Where: BRIC, 647 Fulton St., Downtown Brooklyn
When: 7:00 p.m.   

Musical acts Salt Cathedral, Spritzer and ARMS perform at this free concert and record fair at BRIC.

Family Matters: 'Black Heirlooms' Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Where: Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St., 4th Floor, Bed-Stuy
When: 6:30 p.m.

“Black Heirlooms” takes a look at the wealth gap in America and how $50,000 broke a family apart. See the story through the eyes of family members, financial planners, lawyers and authors who discuss intergenerational wealth, culture, and family estates.

 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be one of five to receive the Roosevelt Institute's Four Freedoms Award.
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be one of five to receive the Roosevelt Institute's Four Freedoms Award.
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Wednesday, September 30

Books at Noon

Where: New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Ave. and 42nd Street, Midtown
When: Noon

Poet and novelist Erica Jong will discuss her latest work “Fear of Dying”, where a the middle aged protagonist comes to terms with her own mortality while watching her ailing parents, her sick husband and her pregnant daughter. Jong is known for her earlier novels called “Fear of Flying” and “Fear of Fifty.”

Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad

Where: Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St., East Harlem
When: 6:30 p.m.

Historians Eric Foner and Martha Hodes discuss their new book “Gateway to Freedom,” which covers New York City’s role in the underground railroad system between 1830 and 1860. The event is $16 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Residents from Council District 6 can get discounted tickets using the code DIST6!

Fall Birds of Brooklyn Bridge Park

Where: Pier 1 Entrance, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Columbia Waterfront District
When: 6:30 pm

Spot warblers, swallows, terns and other fall birds on a walk with naturalist Heather Wolf. Cost is $10. Bring binoculars if you have them.

How I Learned We Are Those People Now: Stories About Parenting (Or Not)

Where: Union Hall, 702 Union St., Park Slope
When: Doors at 7:30 p.m. Show at 8 p.m.

Join writers and storytellers for a night of tales about being in charge of children and other topics (because host Blaise Allysen Kearsley is not a parent). The line-up includes Carolyn Castiglia, Daniel Nester, Tara Clancy, Cynthia Kaplan, Ed Gavagan, and Kearsley.
 

Thursday, October 1

"Designing Affordability: Quicker, Smarter, More Efficient Housing Now"

Where: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Pl., Greenwich Village
When: 6 p.m.

“Designing Affordability” addresses the time and cost challenges faced by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious affordable housing plan with this presentation of 23 examples from around the globe of projects that managed to look cool without breaking the bank.

“At Ray’s: Connection Is Why We’re Here”

Where: 103 Allen St., Lower East Side
When: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday, Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

More than a dozen photographs of East Village mainstay Ray’s Candy Store — and the locals who frequent it — by artist Whitney Browne will be on display through Oct. 5.

New York Activists: Living City, Living Wage

Where: Museum of the City of New York, at 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St., East Harlem
When: 6:30 p.m.

A panel discussion about unemployment and unlivable wages in New York City. Speakers include Kendall Fells who helped organize the "Fight for $15" campaign, Jessamyn Rodriguez, the founder of Hot Bread Kitchen, which supports low income and immigrant communities with on the job training, and Sarah Maslin Nir, a reporter who published a series of investigative articles about workplace conditions in New York City nail salons. The event is free but registration is required.

Valeria Luiselli & Naja Marie Aidt at Community Bookstore

Where: Community Bookstore, 143 Seventh Ave, Park Slope
When: 7 p.m.

Valeria Luiselli, author of “The Story of My Teeth” and Naja Marie Aidt, who wrote “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” will talk about their books and the modern novel.

Free screening of “The Orphanage”

Where: Videology, 308 Bedford Ave., Williamsburg
When: 7 p.m.

Foreign language class company Fluent City partners up with Videology to screen some of the best films in another language each month. In honor of Halloween, they’re showing “The Orphanage,” a Spanish horror film about a woman who is converting her childhood orphanage into a home for sick children. Free, but RSVP encouraged.