CALENDAR
HAPPENINGS
This week in Manhattan
COMPILED BY
MAC SORENSEN
THURSDAY, JAN. 6
Jewish Life: A Century Ago:
Learn about how and where
Jews lived, their rich and diverse
traditions, their value systems,
and how the forces of social
change shaped their lives. 10
a.m. daily, Museum of Jewish
Heritage, 36 Battery Place,
Lower Manhattan. Mjhnyc.org
Meet author Emma Lord:
Come to the Strand Book Store
for an in-person event with New
York Times best-selling author
Emma Lord for a discussion of
her new novel When You Get
the Chance. Joining Emma in
conversation is author Tashie
Bhuiyan. This event will be
hosted in the third-fl oor rare
book room. 7-8 p.m., Strand
Book Store, 828 Broadway,
East Village. Purchase tickets at
strandbooks.com/events.
FRIDAY, JAN. 7
Friday Night Poetry Slam:
Come check out the Nuyorican’s
most popular weekly event!
Watch professional poets
perform and our Wednesday
night Slam winners spit!
Doors open at 10 p.m., general
admission $12. Nuyorican Poets
Cafe, 236 East 3rd St., East
Village. Nuyorican.org
Fitness at the Fort: Get
in shape this new year by
participating in the Parks
Department’s “Fitness at the
Fort” program at Fort Tryon
Park. The event incorporates
climbing multiple staircases,
stretches and strengthening
exercises, notable tree
identifi cation, and forest
bathing. 7-7:45 a.m., meet
at Margaret Corbin Circle,
Cabrini Boulevard and Fort
Washington Avenue. For more
information, email info@
FortTryonParkTrust.org.
Shoot some hoops: Seniors
and groups of adults will get
together on Friday nights
to play friendly, but yet
competitive games of 3vs3
basketball. Each game will be
played under a 12 minute clock
and/or fi rst team to score 11.
Possession will change after
every made basket. 6-7:30
p.m., Hansborough Recreation
Center, 35 West 134th St.,
Harlem.
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
Hoop dreams: NYC Parks and
the Junior Knicks are teaming
Top: Take a tour of High Line Park this weekend. Above:
Shoot some hopes at the Hansborough Recreation Center
in Harlem.
up to host free basketball clinics
and league for boys and girls
ages 7-17. 9:30-11 a.m., Al
Smith Recreation Center, 80
Catherine St., Lower East Side.
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Build your own skyscraper:
Young learners will be
introduced to the basics of
architecture through a group
reading of Andrea Beaty’s
popular picture book Iggy
18 January 6, 2022 Schneps Media
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