Manhattan Happenings
BY ALEJANDRA O’CONNELLDOMENECH
AND GABE HERMAN
FOOD
Speakin’ of vegan: The Hester Street
Fair will hold a Vegan Food Fest on
Sat., Sep. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
It’s a new venture at Hester Street Fair,
which is celebrating its 10th year and
will be partnering on this one with
Cheff’ Rootsie, plus a special pop-up
from Future Works NYC. There will
also be the usual wide range of vendors,
from vintage and home decor to
specialized beauty products and the
latest fashion brands in addition to
the yummy food. More information is
available at www.hesterstreetfair.com.
ART / EXERCISE
The big crawl: Pope.L will give a
Public Art Fund Talk on Fri., Sept. 20,
from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The Cooper
Union, Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper
Union Square, at E. Sixth St. Visual
artist and educator Pope.L’s lecture coincides
with a major moment for him,
when three New York City arts organizations
— Public Art Fund, Whitney
Museum of American Art and The Museum
of Modern Art — will co-present
“Instigation, Aspiration, Perspiration,”
the title of a singular concept linking
a trio of complementary exhibitions:
“Conquest,” “Choir” and “member,”
which explore Pope.L’s boundary-pushing
practice. On Sat., Sept. 21, Public
Art Fund will start things with “Conquest,”
Pope.L’s largest performance
to date, in which some 140 people will
crawl over fi ve hours in relay on the
sidewalks of Downtown Manhattan.
For this free performance, “participants
will abandon their physical privilege,
embrace their vulnerability and
express the power and contradiction of
collective expression.” Free — but get
set to crawl! Registration required.
Draw, padnuh! The Uni Project
Presents: Draw NYC Thursdays, Sept.
19 through Oct. 10, from 2:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., Washington Square Park.
For four Thursdays this fall, the park’s
northwest corner will host Street Lab/
The Uni Project’s free DRAW NYC
program, an open-air art studio offering
New Yorkers access to fi ne-art
materials that gets people drawing and
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creating together in public. Participants
can use artist prompts and take part in
activities, or draw from their own inspiration.
DRAW NYC is designed for
all ages and abilities. Free, for all ages.
CYCLING
Rules of rolling: Bike Safety Workshop:
“Rules of the Road,” Tues., Sept.
24, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Holy Apostles
Church, 296 Ninth Ave., at 28th
St.
Fact: More than 460,000 cycling
trips are made in the city daily,
about triple the amount as 14 years
ago. Starting this month, City Council
Speaker Corey Johnson is partnering
with Bike New York to offer a series of
free monthly bike education classes in
his West Side Council District 3. The
fi rst class, “Rules of the Road,” is a
presentation and discussion for adults
and mature teens who want to better
understand traffi c rules and their rights
and responsibilities on the road. Topics
covered include how to avoid common
road hazards, basic traffi c principles,
where to ride on the road, how to safely
change lanes, how to utilize bike infrastructure
and more. Register online at
bike.nyc/kickoff or call 212-870-2111.
MUSIC
Rare Trane: Listening Party: “John
Coltrane’s Blue World,” Fri., Sept. 20,
7 p.m., at Lincoln Center. Celebrate the
release of the jazz saxophonist great’s
new album, a collection of unheard
pieces he recorded with his 1964 quartet.
According to Spin, the album is
mostly alternate versions of Coltrane’s
early work. The free listening party
will be at the center’s Frederick P. Rose
Hall. For more information, visit lincolncenter.
org.
HOUSING
Affordable housing fair: Get free advice
on affordable housing from experts
on tenant rights, eviction prevention
and credit counseling on Sat., Sept. 21,
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Francis de
Sales Hall, at 135 E. 96th St. and Lexington
Ave. Organizations giving confi
dential guidance include the Center
for NYC Neighborhoods, Foundation
for Senior Citizens, Legal Aid, Lenox
Hill Neighborhood Association, Little
Sisters of the Assumption, NYC Department
of Consumer Affairs, Wells
Fargo Bank and the Fair Housing Justice
Center. Attendees will also be able
to apply for the New York City housing
lottery at the event. For more information,
visit sfdsnyc.org/socialjustice.
WINE
What’s in your glass? Get an introductory
lesson on becoming a sommelier
at Otto Enoteca Pizzeria, at 1 Fifth
Ave., on Sat., Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. The
$60 class will teach attendees how to
properly taste wine and the science
behind different fl avors and aromas
found in each glass. For more information,
visit ny.ottopizzeria.com.
WORKING IT
Census job fair: Learn about career
opportunities, both long and short
term, with the U.S. Census Bureau,
on Thurs., Sept. 19, at the Grow with
Google NYC Learning Center, at 111
Eighth Ave. between 15th and 16th
Sts., from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. RSVP for
the event at tinyurl.com/censusevent.
VOTING
Voter registration: Voter registration
week kicks off at DeWitt Clinton Park,
at 54th St. and 11th Ave., Mon., Sept.
23, in honor of National Voter Registration
Day. The event will run from 12
p.m. to 3 p.m. and offer New Yorkers
access to voter registration forms and
people who can help fi ll them out correctly.
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