Manhattan Happenings
BY ROSE ADAMS
AND RICO BURNEY
TALKS
“Why Don’t You Write My
Eulogy Now So I Can Correct
It?”: New Yorker writer Patricia
Marx and cartoonist
Roz Chast speak about their
new book “Why Don’t You
Write My Eulogy Now So I
Can Correct It?” a collection
of Marx’s mother’s
one-liners illustrated by
Chast. Tues., April 16,
at Shakespeare & Co.,
2020 Broadway, between
69th and 70th Sts., from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free.
Jill Abramson with
Jane Mayer: Merchants
of Truth: Abramson, the
former executive editor of
The New York Times, who
found herself at the center of
a plagiarism scandal this year,
and Mayer, an acclaimed New
Yorker writer, talk about how news
outlets have managed (or haven’t) to
transition to the digital age. Tues.,
April 16, at the New York Public
Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman
Building, 476 Fifth Ave., at 42nd St.,
at 7 p.m. Tickets $40. To learn more,
visit: https://www.nypl.org/events/
programs/2019/04/16/jill-abramsonjane
mayer?nref=56896
ARTS
A night of poetry: The New York
Public Library’s special emphasis on
L.G.B.T.Q. programming ahead of
the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall
Uprising in June continues on Mon.,
April 15, with poet JP Howard leading
a night of poetry and discussion of
women’s issues. Howard’s 2016 poetry
collection “Say/Mirror” was a fi nalist
for the Lambda Literary Award
for Lesbian Poetry. At the Yorkville
Library, 222 E. 79th St., between Second
and Third Aves., from 5:30 p.m.
to 6:30 p.m. Free.
Refl ective Nature: Spring has
sprung, but the best place to see
fl owers in bloom is inside at worldrenowned
fl oral artist Jeff Leatham’s
immersive exhibit in the Meatpacking
District. This is the fi nal week to experience
this unique space featuring
1,100 artfully arranged orchids, which
appear infi nite in number because of
strategically placed mirrors. Open daily
from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. until Mon.,
April 15, at Intersect by Lexus, 412 W.
14th St., third fl oor. Free.
This is the last week to enjoy Jeff Leathem’s mirror-enhanced orchid
extravaganza in the Meatpacking District.
MOVIES
“Joe’s Bed-Stuy Barbershop:
We Cut Heads,” the little-seen
1983 fi lm that was director
Spike Lee’s graduate thesis
at New York University’s
Tisch School
of the Arts, will be
screened on 16-
mm fi lm Wed.,
April 17, in the
Seward Park Library
community
room, 192
E. Broadway,
between Clinton
and Rutgers Sts,
at 6:30 p.m. 90
minutes. Free.
“ K a d d i s h ” :
Yossi Klein’s 1984
documentary about
coming to terms with
the fear his Holocaustsurvivor
father instilled in
him during childhood about
persecution of Jews, will screen in
the Webster Library auditorium, 1465
York Ave., between E. 77th and 78th
Sts., Sat., April 13, at 2 p.m. 92 minutes.
Free.
WORKSHOPS
Writing/Performance Lab: Local
artists can bring their in-progress
writing pieces, screenplays and performances
and receive feedback from
the other attendees. Anyone is welcome.
Thurs., April 18, at the Tompkins
Square Library, 331 E. 10th
St., second fl oor, from 5:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Free, but registration
required. To sign up here, visit:
https://www.nypl.org/events/
programs/2019/04/18/writingperformance
lab .
COMMUNITY
La Plaza Cultural Garden
Cleanup: The “winter fl owers,”
which sprung from the top of the
chain-link fence that surrounded
the community garden until last
month, are (at least, temporarily)
gone. However, the warmer weather
is here, which means it’s time to tidy
up the garden in order for residents to
enjoy the summer fl owers. The fi rst of
the community cleanup efforts will be
at noon on Sat., April 13. The event
organizers ask that volunteers wear
closed-toe shoes and clothes that can
get dirty. For more information, contact
Time’s Up at timesupvolunteer@
gmail.com.
The 50th Anniversary of the
Greenwich Village Historic District:
The Village was designated a historic
district in 1969. To celebrate the
historic district’s 50th anniversary,
the Greenwich Village Society for
Historic Preservation will be hosting
a weekend of events, including
walking tours, a concert in
Washington Square Park, open
houses and more. The main
celebration will take place
at Washington Square
Park’s Garibaldi Plaza
(east of the fountain plaza)
Sat., April 13, from
noon to 3 p.m., and
will include live music
and arts and crafts. For
the full schedule, visit
ht tps : //www.gvshp.
org/_gvshp/events/gvhd50weekend.
htm .
COMMUNITY
BOARDS
Community Board 2 meets
Thurs., April 18, at P.S. 41, 116 W.
11th St., auditorium, at 6:30 p.m.
Community Board 8 meets Wed.,
April 17, at Manhattan Park Theatre
Club, 8 River Road, Roosevelt Island,
at 6:30 p.m.
Spike Lee’s early film work will
be on view at the Seward Park Library.
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