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Events Calendar / Thursday, July 24, 2008
Vertical Cities

As the 2008 Olympic Games near, all eyes are turned to China, particularly Beijing’s rapidly changing skyline. The Skyscraper Museum offers New Yorkers a unique look at a different eastern city: Hong Kong.

“Vertical Cities” juxtaposes New York City and Hong Kong, the “world’s iconic vertical metropolises.” Exploring both the similarities and differences of the two cities, the exhibit details New York in the 1920s and 1960s and Hong Kong from the 1980s to today. During these critical decades, both cities climbed skyward and shaped their so-called vertical identities.

Visitors may be surprised to learn how Hong Kong has surpassed New York in mass transit efficiency, population density, number of high-rises, and government master planning. Hong Kong comes to life through the exhibit’s use of film, architectural drawings, photographs, maps and large-scale models. The exhibit features the original 6-foot model of I.M. Pei’s Bank of China, as well as mural-scale drawings of the Mid-levels Escalator, the world’s longest outdoor moving staircase.

The “Vertical Cities” exhibition runs through February 2009.
The Skyscraper Museum is located in Battery Park City at 39 Battery Place in Manhattan. Museum hours are 12-6 PM, Wednesday-Sunday. General admission is $5, $2.50 for students and seniors.

Call 212.968.1961 for information on upcoming lectures, exhibitions, walking tours, and membership.

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July 24, 2008

Mandy and Pandy Book Event
Chris Lin, award-winning author of the children’s book series Mandy and Pandy, will hold a book signing and reading y.

Mandy and Pandy is a series of 12 educational children’s books, teaching parents and their children to speak Chinese. These books nclude an accompanying CD and display Chinese characters as well as pin yin phonetics, which help the reader pronounce the Chinese characters. Coinciding with the Beijing Olympics, books 3 and 4 are due to be released this month.

Borders at 32nd Street and Second Avenue
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Cost: Free
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Ultimate Summertime Party
The NYC Chapter of the National MS Society holds its 24th Annual Ultimate Summertime Party. The event includes dancing, drinking, food from some local favorites (including Fat Annie’s Truck Stop) and more. Proceeds go to support critical MS research initiatives and programs and services for the more than 7,000 city residents living with MS.

Victorian Gardens at Wollman Rink in Central Park
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Cost: $75 in advance; $85 at the door
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July 25, 2008

City Park Kids: China Patterns
Discover China as you never have before, through China Patterns a free cultural performance by Dance China NY! It features traditional Chinese costumes, dance, music, movement, history and language.

Sara Roosevelt Park, Forsyth, Canal, Chrystie, and E. Houston Streets, Manhattan
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Cost: Free
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City Park Kids: Heritage Op
Heritage Op fuses conventional music with modern trends using mostly traditional instruments.

Crotona Park, Haffen Park, Crotona Park E. & Charlotte St. Performance Site: Crotona Park Tennis House on Crotona Ave.
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Cost: Free
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City Park Kids: Ebony Hillbillies
Ebony Hillbillies is not only one of the last string bands in America; it is the only string band based in New York City. Ebony Hillbillies have crossed musical boundaries while maintaining a strong grassroots following e.

Brower Park, Brooklyn Avenue and Prospect Place
11:00AM - 12:00AM
Cost: Free
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Big Apple Big Easy Film Exchange
DCTV (New York City) & Charitable Film Network (New Orleans) present a screenings of documentary films on important social issues affectig each organization's native city. This screening features Ben Zeitlin’s epic "Glory at Sea" about love, loss, and hope cast and shot on the streets of New Orleans, and built from the rubble that still blankets its every corner. Naftali Beane Rutter’s poetic Your Neighbors Steps, about a collaborative graffiti mural project that connects the two cities will also beshown.

Talkback will follow the screening.

DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Cost: $5 & $7
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July 26, 2008

Ground Zero Independence Ride
More than 100 Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers reunite at Ground Zero for the 7th Annual Independence Ride, a charity motorcycle motorcade benefiting Tuesday's Children, a 9/11 family service organization, and Anderson House.

The ride kicks off at Ground Zero and ends in Krucker's Grove, Pomona, N.Y., where there will be a family BBQ with entertainment by Dan Lawson's Blues Band and Brothers of the Road as well as Cheap Sunglassezz 3.

Ground Zero at Church & Vesey Streets
7:00AM -
Cost: $50 donation
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CPC Walkathon and Family Day Fair
The Chinese-American Planning Council will hold its biennial Walkathon. The theme this year is "Honoring the Seniors." The event will raise money for the council's many senior-focused centers and activities.

To learn about the Walkathon, please visit our
blog (which will be updated as the Walkathon draws near) or CPC's Web site.

Columbus Park, Chinatown
10:00AM - 6:00PM
Cost: Suggested Donation: $5
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City Park Kids: Cinderella Samba
Escape to Brazil and experience Cincerella as you never have before. Cinderella and her Prince now find themselves in a Samba Contest at the Carnival Ball in this performance by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theat.e puppeteers. A free puppet-making workshop will follow!

Eastchester Playground, Adee and Tenbroeck Avenues
11:30AM - 12:30AM
Cost: Free
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Fuel From Algae
This talk is eighth in the 3rd annual Governors Island Science, Art Exhibition and Lecture Series: Sustainable CUNY | Sustainable NYC.

For more information, contact: Carina Molnar at 212 650-3456 or cmolnar@hunter.cuny.edu

http://www.cunysustainablecities.org/outreach/govisland2008.php

Governors Island, Pershing Hall
12:30PM -
Cost: Free
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July 27, 2008

Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s tale of love gone wrong until it goes right has snappy banter, new-found love, an evil mastermind, false accusations, and fist fights - but that’s just the first half. The text dances with wit and tension in this comedy, but at the heart of the story is an examination of love stripped of its garnish and frills.

This is a free performance appropriate- and enjoyable- for all ages. The audience is encouraged to bring chairs or picnic blankets.

For more information and directions please visit Communicable Arts.

Maria Hernandez Park, Bushwick
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Cost: Free
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July 28, 2008

City Park Kids: African Tales
Theatreworks is America’s largest not-for-profit theatre for young people. Its free performance of African Tales will introduce ancestral stories through traditional music, dance, and audience participation

Slattery Playground, Ryer Avenue between Valentine Avenue and E. 183rd Street, Bronx
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Cost: Free
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Book Signing: Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Maloneywill speak and sign copies of her new book, "Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women’s Lives Aren’t Getting Easier and How We Can Make Real Progress for Ourselves and Our Daughters." Maloney represents New York's 14th Congressional District in the U.S, House of Representatives. Her new book examines women's issues with an emphasis on separating the “rumors” from the truths.

RSVP to dlamb@nycla.org and write 'July 28 event' in the Subject line.

NYCLA Home of Law, 14 Vesey Street.
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Cost: free
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July 29, 2008

Good Better Best: Perspectives on Connoisseurship
This series on creativity and judgment demystifies the thought process and perspectives employed by experts in modern and contemporary art. In it, art museum directors join curators, critics, collectors, and artists to share personal views of what makes a work of art good, better, or best.

This event will feature Michael Govan, director and chief executive Ofoicerof the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Public Programs take place in the Peter B. Lewis Theater of the Sackler Center. For more information, call the Box Office at 212 423 3587.

Guggenheim Museum, 1079 Fifth Ave. (at 89th Street)
6:30PM -
Cost: $10 ($7 for members, students, and seniors).
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New Free Summer Concert Series at Gantry Plaza State Park
“Live at the Gantries”, a free summer performance series, celebrates the rich musical and ethnic tapestries of Queens.

Performing July 29 is the York College Summer Big Band, a student jazz ensemble that performs annually at the CUNY Jazz Festival at City College . The members of the workshop perform regularly throughout the borough.

For more information, visit Gantry Plaza State Park between 49th and 50th Avenues, Long Island City
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Cost: Free
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