Manhattan Happenings
Elisa Monte Dance will be at The Flea Theater,
in Tribeca.
Miss Debra “Raffl es” Trizzini, longtime friend of
the late Joey Ramone and the offi cial T-shirt model
for The Ramones, will host the 18th Annual Joey Ramone
Birthday Bash, along with Punk magazine Publisher
John Holmstrom and Ramones road manager
Monte Melnick, at Bowery Electric, 327 Bowery, on
Sun., May 19. Organized by Joey’s brother Mickey
Leigh, the evening will feature CJ Ramone, the Sick
F*cks (with Tish and Snooky), Sea Monster and
much more. The $40 ticket will send some cash to
the Joey Ramone Foundation for Lymphoma Research.
TALKS
“How To Be Less Stupid About Race”: The Mid-
Manhattan Library will host author and Stony Brook
University professor Dr. Crystal M. Fleming Wed.,
May 8, at 6:30 p.m., to discuss her new book and its
irreverent take on what’s wrong with the national conversation
about race, with an aim toward providing
a guide for lasting social change. To learn more and
preregister, visit https://www.showclix.com/event/
howtobelessstupidaboutrace. Free.
The PEN America World Voices Festival runs from
Mon., May 6, to Sun., May 12, featuring more than 125
writers and artists from around the world, in talks and
readings about human rights, at more than 60 events
citywide. Many but not all events are free. For a list of
programs, visit https://worldvoices.pen.org.
The NEW New York: The passage of the Chinese
Exclusion Act of 1882 brought with it a wave of racist
violence against Chinese-Americans in the late
1800s. In response, a number of Chinese-Americans
in many neighborhoods, including Greenwich Village,
began organizing against this discrimination. Dylan
Yeats, visiting scholar at the Asian-Pacifi c-American
Institute at N.Y.U., will give a free talk about how Chinese
Americans who lived and worked in The Village
fought for social justice more than 130 years ago. The
talk is sponsored by the Village Preservation and the
Merchant’s House Museum and will be on Thurs., May
9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Baha’i Center, 53 E.
11th St. To register, visit https://71712.blackbaudhosting.
com/71712/The-NEW-New-York-Fighting-Anti-
Asian-Discrimination-in-19th-Century-Greenwich-
Village. Free.
WALKING TOURS
Jane’s Walk NYC: The Municipal Art Society and
nonprofi ts around the city will hold free walking tours
in all fi ve boroughs from Fri., May 3, to Sun., May 5,
to commemorate the birthday of the late urbanist Jane
Jacobs. Jacobs was a leader in the fi ght to save Washington
Square Park and large portions of Greenwich
Village from Robert Moses’ bulldozers in the 1950s.
Most tours run roughly 90 minutes. Preregistration for
tours is strongly recommended by M.A.S. A full list of
walks and registration forms can be found at https://
www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc/. Free.
COMMUNITY BOARDS
Community Board 5 meets Thurs., May 9, at Xavier
High School, 30 W. 16th St., second fl oor library, at
6 p.m.
Community Board 6 meets Wed., May 8, at N.Y.U.
School of Dentistry, 433 First Ave., Room 210, at 7
p.m.
Community Board 7 meets Tues., May 7, at Mount
Sinai West, 1000 10th Ave., at 6:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Seventh Precinct Community Council meets Wed.,
May 8, at 19 ½ Pitt St., at 7:30 p.m.
19th Precinct Community Council meets Mon.,
May 6, at 153 E. 67th St., at 7 p.m.
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ARTS
The Downtown Urban Arts Festival, which was
started to help foster a new generation of American
playwrights, returns for a 17th year with 18 new plays.
The festival runs through Sat., May 11. All shows cost
$20 and are at the Wild Project, at 195 E. Third St.,
between Avenues A and B. For tickets and show synopses,
visit https://www.duafnyc.com/theater.
Elisa Monte Dance will hold its 38th annual season
Thurs., May 9, through Sun., May 12, at The Flea
Theater in Tribeca, at 20 Thomas St., between Broadway
and Church St. The Harlem-based modern dance
company — founded by Martha Graham protégé Elisa
Monte, now run by artistic director Tiffany Rea-Fisher
— will present both new and repertory pieces for this
year’s program. Performances will run from Thurs.,
May 9, through Sat., May 11, at 7 p.m., and Sun., May
12, at 3 p.m. Tickets to the Sunday show include a free,
all-ages and all-levels movement class after the program,
plus a champagne and chocolate reception to attendees.
Tickets for all shows are from $12 to $27. For
tickets and information, visit http://thefl ea.org/shows/
elisa-monte-dance-38th-nyc-season/.
COMMUNITY
Reuse of Closed Religious Properties: The Cooper
Square Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Manhattan
Borough President Gale Brewer and City Councilmembers
Carlina Rivera and Margaret Chin host a town
hall discussion on the future of the shuttered Nativity
Church on Second Ave., between E. Second and Third
Sts., and the need for community land trusts. Mon.,
May 6, at 6 p.m., in the Rose Auditorium at The Cooper
Union Annex, at 41 Cooper Square, between E.
Sixth and Seventh Sts. Free.
MOVIES
The Children Act: Emma Thompson plays a British
judge who must decide whether to overrule the wishes
of a teenage cancer patient’s parents, who object to
him receiving a blood transfusion for religious reasons.
Also starring Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead. 105
minutes. Originally released in 2018. The free screening
will be on Thurs., May 9, at 2 p.m., at the Hudson
Park Library, at 66 Leroy St. Free.
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