Manhattan Happenings
BY MICAELA MACAGNONE
POETRY
Poets House Showcase: The 27th
Annual Poets House Showcase runs
until Sat., Aug 17, at Poets House’s Battery
Park City home. The Showcase is a
free exhibit featuring more than 3,300
books of poetry published by more
than 800 presses over the previous
18 months. At Poets House, Elizabeth
Kray Hall, 10 River Terrace. Free. Find
more information at www.poetshouse.
org.
PERFORMANCE
Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart series
ends Sat., Aug. 10, so there are a
few more chances to see performances.
The dance-theater work “Under Siege,”
by celebrated choreographer Yang Liping,
explores war and power, betrayal
and passion, from Aug. 8 to Aug. 10,
at 7:30 p.m., at David Geffen Hall. In
“Mozart à la Haydn,” pianist Steven
Osborne joins Louis Langrée and the
Festival Orchestra in a festive farewell
to summer, on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, at
7:30 p.m., in Geffen Hall. For more
information, visit http://www.lincolncenter.
org/mostly-mozart-festival .
Harlem Week: This annual event,
now in its 45th year, has become one of
the nation’s largest cultural events, and
this year will have 100-plus events, including
conferences, seminars, sports,
music, food, dance and more. Summer
Stage in Harlem is THE palce to
be on Thursday nights, with “Broadway
Night” on Aug. 8 and “Memphis
Harlem” on Aug. 15, from 5 p.m. to 8
p.m., at the Adam Clayton Powell Offi
ce Building, at 163 W. 125th St., at
the corner of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Boulevard.
First Draft: A weekly reading series
with a DJ, hosted by Urban Word NYC.
First Draft is a free, uncensored, open
mic for all ages, encouraging artistic expression,
experimentation and development
across all genres. At the northern
end of Herald Square Park, at 34th St.
and Sixth Ave., next to the Bellringers
statue. Tues., Aug. 13, from 5:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m.
NATURE / SCIENCE
Unseen Oceans at the Museum of
Natural History: With the use of 21stcentury
technologies like robotics, satellite
monitoring and more, scientists
are revealing the unseen habitats of the
oceans’ most mysterious animals and
mapping remote, inhospitable areas
in unprecedented detail. The museum
exhibit, at 79th St. and Central Park
The secrets of Jay Maisel’s former building at Bowery and Spring St.
— and of Maisel himself — are revealed in the new documentary “Jay
Myself.”
West, includes an immersive gallery
with a 180-degree screen. Tickets can
be purchased on the museum’s Web
site, www.amnh.org, and are part of
museum general admission. Running
until Fri., Aug. 16.
FILM
“Jay Myself”: The Bank — a six-fl oor,
36,000-square-foot, 100-year-old landmarked
building — sits on the corner
of the Bowery and Spring St. For decades,
it was draped in mystery, graffi -
ti-covered, with boarded-up windows.
Inside of it, from 1966, renowned photographer/
artist Jay Maisel inhabited a
thriving artist’s paradise. A successful
commercial photographer and prolifi c
art photographer, Maisel is also an obsessive
collector of objects that have inspired
him. “Jay Myself” chronicles his
monumental move out of his 72-room
home following its sale, the largest private
real estate deal in New York City
history. With humor and awe, Stephen
Wilkes captures Maisel’s half-century
of collecting — having had the room
to save and exhibit every last thing he
found beautiful, strange or (potentially)
useful. Through Tues., Aug. 13, at
Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St. Tickets,
$15, can be purchased through the
Film Forum Web site, fi lmforum.org.
“Black Panther”: Take an actionpacked
trip to the kingdom of Wakanda
as the Central Park Conservancy presents
this popular 2018 Marvel comicbook
inspired sci-fi fi lm on Thurs.,
Aug. 15. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and
fi lm starts at dusk. Located in Central
Park at the landscape between Sheep
Meadow and the 72nd St. Cross Drive.
ART
“Silent Music,” by Kara Smith, is a
mixed-media exhibit that investigates
the codes and patterns of player-piano
music rolls. The show focuses on how
sounds can be experienced visually in a
variety of tactile mediums, plus pushes
the barriers of language and communication
in new directions. Curated by
Brooklyn-based artist and curator Sara
Jones, the exhibit includes paintings,
prints and fi ber arts, as well as a sound
piece by Berkshire-based musician Wes
Buckley. Free. Closing reception Sat.
Aug 10, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 266 W.
37th St.
OUTDOORS
Central Park Tour: “Heart of the
Park”: Walk straight through the heart
of Central Park on this east-to-west
tour led by Central Park Conservancy
guides. Enjoy all the scenic, sculptural
and architectural elements the park has
to offer. Highlights include Conservatory
Water (model-boat pond), Loeb
Boathouse, Bethesda Terrace, Bow
Bridge, Cherry Hill, The Lake and
Strawberry Fields. Fri., Aug. 9, noon
to 1:30 p.m. Meet at the Samuel F.B.
Morse statue (inside the park, at 72nd
St. and Fifth Ave.). Tour ends at 72nd
St. and Central Park West.
“Rats, Bats and Pigeons, Oh My!”
New York City is home to an amazing
abundance of wildlife. In this New
York City Naturalist Club event, Urban
Park Rangers will guide you to the best
wildlife viewing spots in the urban
jungle. Sat., Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Meet at Tompkins Square Park at
Avenue A and St. Mark’s Place.
Basic canoeing: Learn the all-important
“J” stroke and the “bow sweep,”
and — most importantly — how not to
tip over! Urban Park Rangers will teach
introductory canoeing for ages 8 years
and older, though all skill levels are
welcome. Participation in a mandatory
safety review led by a trained Ranger is
required. First come, fi rst served. The
line to participate may be closed before
12:30 p.m. due to demand. Sun., Aug.
11, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m, at Central
Park’s Harlem Meer, at 110th St. and
Lenox Ave.
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