‘Paths to the Shore’ is currently
on-view at CBA through March
26. Minimum $5 donation to
attend the online event. 6 p.m.
To register, visit centerforbookarts.
org/calendar/talk/sarahnicholls
paths-to-the-shoreartist
talk.
Pastry Dough with Kate
McDermott: Join James
Beard Finalist author of Art
of the Pie and Pie Camp, Kate
McDermott, for this interactive,
demonstration baking class with
follow-along instructions, and
get started on baking your own
pies or refresh your basic skills
for pie perfection. Hosted by the
92nd Street Y. $35. Runs from
6:30-8 p.m. Register at 92y.org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1
CALENDAR
The Last Enforcer: Knicks
fans will want to head to the
Strand Book Store in the East
Village to meet the legendary
Charles Oakley. He’ll talk
about his new memoir “The
Last Enforcer: Outrageous
Stories From the Life and Times
of One of the NBA’s Fiercest
Competitors,” and take pictures,
sign books and personalize
them. Ticketed event; you must
purchase a copy of the book
from the Strand to attend. 6-7
p.m., Strand Book Store, 828
Broadway. For more information,
visit strandbooks.com.
Black Jewish History
Month: The 92nd Street Y
Above: Knicks great Charles Oakley will talk about his memoir
at the Strand Book Store.
Left: Learn the art of origami in Chelsea this week.
presents “Black Jewish History/
Black Jewish Futures Month,”
an opportunity to recognize and
celebrate the lives of Black Jews
in the United States. The fi rst
part in this online lecture series
focuses on Charles McDew, the
chairman of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee
during the most dangerous early
days of the Civil Rights Movement.
$36 per person. Starts at
6:30 p.m. Register at 92y.org.
Heavenly music: The Cathedral
of St. John the Divine
announces an online addition to
its Great Music in a Great Space
concert series with a performance
of J.S. Bach’s works for
the organ by Cathedral Artist
in Residence David Briggs. The
performance will be streamed
on the Cathedral’s website,
Facebook page, and YouTube
channel. No tickets or advance
reservations are needed to view
the video, which airs at 7:30
p.m. It’ll stream on YouTube
and the Cathedral’s website,
stjohndivine.org
STR NEW
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2
‘Murder in Harlem’: As part
of its Black History Month commemoration,
the Seward Park
Library will feature a screening
of the classic 16mm fi lm
“Murder in Harlem,” released in
1935 and directed by Oscar Micheaux.
It was one of Micheaux’s
44 feature fi lms; he’s considered
to be the most prominent Black
fi lmmaker of the early 20th
century. 6-7:30 p.m., Seward
Park Library, 192 East Broadway,
Lower East Side. For more
information, email andrewfairweather@
nypl.org.
Create origami in Chelsea:
Joshuah will help you look at the
patterns and colors from different
cultures and combine the elements
of the various cultures to
help you create your own unique
patterns and turn them into
gorgeous origami paper cranes.
5:30-7:30 p.m., Chelsea Recreation
Center, 430 W. 25th St.
THURSDAY, FEB. 3
‘It Happened One Night’: Enjoy
one of the classic fi lms of the
early 20th century at the 96th
Street Library on the Upper
East Side. The madcap Frank
Capra comedy, released in 1934,
starred Clark Gable, Claudette
Colbert and Walter Connolly.
2-4 p.m., 112 East 96th St. For
more information, visit nypl.org.
The bridge that never was:
New York Public Library curators
Ian Fowler and Julie Golia
will hold an online discussion
examining maps proposing the
construction of the Brooklyn
Battery Bridge, a development
project that would have decimated
the built environments
of downtown Manhattan and
south Brooklyn, and that helped
spark the city’s modern preservation
movement. 3:30-4 p.m.
To register, visit nypl.zoom.us/
webinar/register/WN_5OZVpxPSNqYpLdX1hqzuw.
FRIDAY, FEB. 4
‘Crafternoon’: The Stavros
Niarchos Foundation Library
will host two hours of freeform
crafting and conversation. Bring
your own project or choose
something from our collection
to work on. The library staff will
provide materials for sewing,
knitting, crochet, coloring, paper
crafts, and puzzles, too. 1:30-
3:30 p.m., Stavros Niarchos
Foundation Library, 455 Fifth
Ave., Room 304, Midtown. Register
to participate at nypl.org/
events/programs/2022/02/04/
friday-crafternoon
The Arc: Come to the Strand
Book Store for an in-person
event with debut author Tory
Henwood Hoen for a discussion
of her debut novel The
Arc. Joining Tory in conversation
is author Grant Ginder.
Ticketed event; you must either
purchase a copy of the book at
the Strand, or a $5 admission
ticket. 7-8 p.m., Strand Book
Store, Rare Book Room, 828
Broadway, 3rd Floor. For more
information, visit strandbooks.
com.
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