CALENDAR
HAPPENINGS
This week in Manhattan
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THURSDAY, JAN. 20
StartUP! Your Business:
Register now for the fi rst
training workshop for the New
York StartUP! 2022 Business
Plan Competition. Learn how
to use free library resources to
identify the size of the market for
your industry, learn about key
industry players, look at trends,
products, growth rates, and
more. Online only, 6-7 p.m. For
more information on registering,
visit nypl.org/bizplan.
Skate performances: Be
dazzled by some of the city’s
most talented skaters! Ice
Theater of New York brings
breathtaking ice choreography
performed by their young skating
apprentices and professional
ensemble members to The Rink
at Bryant Park. Free and open
to the public. 12:40 p.m., Bank
of America Winter Village at
Bryant Park.
FRIDAY, JAN. 21
Family Friday at MoMath:
The National Museum of
Mathematics (MoMath) will
host its free Family Friday event,
“Balancing Act: The Math,
Art, and Science of Balance”
presented by Two Sigma. Perfect
for the whole family, you’ll
get to explore the strategies of
balancing equations using a
variety of craft materials and
objects. Available online and inperson.
6:30 p.m., 11 East 26th
St., Flatiron District. For more
information, visit momath.org.
Meet Brian Cox: As he
publishes his eagerly awaited
memoir, Putting the Rabbit in
the Hat, actor Brian Cox sits
down for a career interview on
our stage. He’ll talk about his
remarkable, rags-to-riches life
story from Scotland to “Succession.”
Online and in person.
7:30 p.m., 92nd Street Y, 1395
Lexington Ave. For ticket information,
visit 92y.org.
Silent Disco Downtown:
Light up your best “après-ski”
look and strut your stuff at the
cold weather family-friendly
“Winter Wonderland” silent
dance party. Three live DJs
from QuietEvents will illuminate
the night as they pump
beats through illuminated
headphones to get you moving.
Headphones are free, ID
required, RSVP highly recommended.
6-9 p.m., Wagner
Park, 20 Battery Place, Battery
Park City. Get tickets at quietevents.
com/event/winter-wonderland
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Left: Rock out during a silent disco in Battery Park City.
Above: Learn about fi ne Italian cooking in Flatiron.
SATURDAY, JAN. 22
Virtual teen studio: Unleash
your creativity during a fashion
workshop inspired by The
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Costume Institute exhibition “In
America: A Lexicon of Fashion.”
Connect with a teaching
artist and other teens online
and create your own fashion
designs. No prior experience
necessary. A device (computer,
phone, or tablet) with an internet
connection and a camera for
video conferencing are required
in order to participate. 11 a.m.-1
p.m. Register online at metmuseum.
org/events.
Animal tracking: Who says
you can’t see critters in the winter?
Become a “Nature Scene
Investigator” and learn the
animal-spotting tricks from the
Urban Park Rangers at Inwood
Hill Park. The Rangers will
lead you through the last Old
Growth forest in Manhattan
and teach you different signs for
spotting the wild animals of the
park! The hike is moderate. 1-2
p.m., meet at the corner of Seaman
Avenue and Isham Street.
Bumper cars on ice: The
Bumper Cars on Ice are back at
Bryant Park for the winter! This
fun and popular activity is open
now until Feb. 28. Adults and
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kids ages 7 and older can ride
these bumper cars and glide
around the ice at the Winter
Village! Make sure to look out
for their special late-night rides
that will only be happening
on select days. Tickets can be
purchased on their website and
all riders must sign a waiver on
site before you hop on. For more
information, visit bryantpark.
org/programs/frostfest-bumpercars.
SUNDAY, JAN. 23
Flatiron District Tour: The
Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
is sponsoring free walking tours
of the historic Flatiron district
every Sunday year-round. Join
their professional guides on a
90-minute journey through this
vibrant neighborhood, viewing
some of the City’s most notable
landmarks, including the New
York Life Insurance building,
the MetLife tower, the Appellate
Courthouse and the famous
Flatiron Building. 11 a.m., starts
at the southwest corner of Broadway
and 23rd Street, at Madison
Square Park. For more information,
visit fl atirondistrict.nyc.
Explore rocks at Fort Tryon
Park: New York City is the
site of ancient earth-shaking
and earth-shaping events. The
bedrock that anchors the city’s
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