CALENDAR
HAPPENINGS
This week in Manhattan
COMPILED BY ESTHER
WICKHAM
THURSDAY, FEB. 17
Happy Hour Comedy Show:
This comedy event features
some of the best comedians in
New York City. Including comedians
like Espi Rivadeneria,
Ben Frank, Gabe Dorado and
more! The event will be from
6 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.
Arrive at 5:45 to get your seats.
You must be 21+ to attend.
The Grisly Pear, 107 MacDougal
St., Greenwich Village.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
happy-hour-comedy-show-tickets
249069713217
Free Center for Jewish History
Guided Tour: The Center
for Jewish History offers a
unique tour that includes the exhibitions,
Lillian Goldman reading
room and the Ackman &
Ziff Family Genealogy Institute.
The tour is from 2 to 3 p.m.
Free with general admission.
Center for Jewish History, 15
West 16th St., Chelsea. https://
www.eventbrite.com/e/freecenter
for-jewish-history-guided
tour-february-march-thursdays
tickets-244600525757
FRIDAY, FEB. 18
Young Sinatra: Tony DiMeglio
brings to life Frank Sinatra’s
songs for this memorable night.
Look forward to an evening of
drinks and live music, paying
tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. Starting
at 5 p.m., tickets are between
$12 to $20. Club Etcetera, 352
W 44th Street, Midtown.
Comedy Friday in the East
Village: Looking for something
to do to start your weekend?
Have an evening with Kamikaze
free weekly comedy shows in
the East Village from 5:30 to
7 p.m. Cellar77, 77 East 7th
St. https://www.eventbrite.
com/e/free-comedy-friday-ineast
village-530pm-7pm-cellar-
77-tickets-230628224227
SATURDAY, FEB. 19
PlayWorks: The Children’s
Museum of Manhattan hosts an
immersive event for ages 0 to
4. Talk to a baby dragon, drive
a fi re truck, paint a six-foot art
wall and more! This activity
encourages children to be creative
and have active imaginations.
10 a.m. Free for members
and children under one. Tickets
are $14 for adults and children
$11 for seniors. 212 West 83rd
St., Upper West Side. https://
www.nyc.com/events/playworks.
1039159/
New York City Fire Museum
Collection: The Fire Museum
is displaying an exhibit that
holds the nation’s most important
collection of fi re-related
Left: Visit the big whale at the Museum of Natural History.
Above: Take a chance for love through speed dating.
art and artifacts from the 18th
century to present. There will
also be real fi refi ghters to talk
to. This exhibit opens at 10 a.m.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5
for children under 12, seniors/
students. 278 Spring St., Soho.
https://www.nyc.com/arts__attractions/
new_york_city_fi re_
museum.41/
Moving for Life Gentle Cardio
Workout: Join this virtual
workout class for everyone,
especially cancer survivors.
Those who have had breast
cancer surgery are dealing with
the side effects of that surgery
and chemo and radiation.
Focusing on the upper body will
be a time to get your body moving!
Starting from 11 a.m. to
12 p.m. Free, but must register
to attend. https://mmjccm.org/
programs/virtual-moving-lifegentle
cardio-workout
SUNDAY, FEB. 20
Morning Glories: This children’s
program seeks to connect
a community of members who
enjoy music, explore the church
garden, arts and crafts, and
more! Free. It starts at 10 a.m.
Trinity Church, Broadway at
Wall Street, Financial District.
https://www.nyc.com/events/
morning_glories.1039594/
Hall of Human Origins: The
American Museum of Natural
History has newly opened Anne
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and Bernard Spitzer Hall of
Human Origins. It displays the
history of human evolution.
It starts at 10 a.m. Free for
members. General admission is
$16 for adults, $9 for children
2 to 12, $12 for seniors and students.
The American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park
West at 79th Street, Upper West
Side.
ADIFF Presents Black
History Month: The African
Diaspora International Film
Festival is hosting a fi lm series
celebrating Black History Month
recognizing Black fi lms from
around the world. The virtual
series takes you through the
US, Puerto Rico and more. This
event is all day. Ticket prices
will range from $12 for one
screening/program - to $45 for
an all-access pass. https://www.
nyc.com/events/adiff_presents_
black_history_month.1632322/
MONDAY, FEB. 21
Bloom: All ages can attend
Habitat Workshop at the
Museum of Arts and Design.
Free. It starts at 12 p.m. Times
Square Pedestrian Plaza, 46th
Street and Broadway, Midtown.
http://arts.timessquarenyc.org/
times-square-arts/projects/atthe
crossroads/bloom/index.asp
Animation First Film
Festival: This fi fth edition of
Animation First is for ages six
22 February 17, 2022 Schneps Media
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