Manhattan Happenings
BY ROSE ADAMS
AND RICO BURNEY
ARTS
Funeral for a Tree: Judson Memorial
Church, on Washington Square, will be
hosting what is believed to be the fi rst
funeral service for a tree, and as one
might imagine, this will not be your
average funeral service. This will be a
fundraiser for Trees.org, an organization
that plants trees in areas around
the world that have been devastated
by deforestation and poor land management.
Event organizers promise
a night of music, poetry and rousing
sermons by top environmentalists. The
host will be actor Matthew Morrison of
TV’s “Glee” and Broadway’s original
cast of “Hairspray.” Thurs., April 25,
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at 55 Washington
Square South. General admission
$25; V.I.P. tickets $100. For more information
and tickets, visit https://willobaum.
splashthat.com.
“Paul Swan Is Dead and Gone:”
Andy Warhol muse Paul Swan, who
died in 1972, is returning to New York
to hold a salon in a Chelsea townhouse.
Or rather, actor Tony Torn will be
playing Swan, who once dubbed
himself “the most famous
unknown person in New
York,” in an intimate, immersive
play. Previews
begin Thurs., April 25.
Opening night is Wed.,
May 1. The show runs
through Fri., May 19,
at Torn Page, 435 W.
22nd St. Tickets range
from $25 to $60. For
showtimes, tickets and
more information, visit
http://thecivilians.org/
upcoming/paul-swanis
dead-and-gone/ or call
212-352-3101.
MOVIES
“Green Book”: See the 2018 Academy
Award-winning fi lm, starring Viggo
Mortensen and Mahershala Ali, written
and directed by Peter Farrelly, for free
at the Tompkins Square Library, at 331
E. 10th St. Sat., April 20, at 2 p.m., in
the library’s basement. 130 minutes.
Greenwich Village History: The
Hudson Park Library, at 66 Leroy St.,
will be screening four short 16-mm
fi lms documenting Village life from
1960 to 1984 on Mon., April 22, at 6
p.m. For synopses, visit https://on.nypl.
org/2XbxayC. Free.
Mourning a life cut short too soon, at Judson Church.
Tony Torn plays Andy
Warhol muse Paul Swan at Torn
Page.
KIDS
Cycling Through the City: No, this
is not a bike tour. It’s a chance for kids
to learn about the city’s 200-year history
of bicycling, at the Museum of the
City of New York’s new exhibition on
the bike culture of the past and present.
Kids can then craft their own bracelet
made of recycled bike parts. Fri., April
19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum,
at Fifth Ave. and 103rd St. Free
with museum admission, which is pay
what you wish.
Easter Bunny Extravaganza:
The Easter Bunny will be
taking over Chelsea Park,
between Ninth and 10th
Aves. and W. 27th and W.
28th Sts., on Sat., April
20, for a fun day fi lled
with arts and crafts,
an egg hunt and, most
important, chocolate.
The program runs
from noon to 3 p.m.
and is designed for
children ages 6 to 10.
For more information,
call 212-255-3705 or
e-mail Rich.Martinez@
parks.nyc.gov.
TALKS
“This Is Cuba”: Photojournalist and
author David Ariosto will be in conversation
with Cynthia Carris Alonso, a
photographer and photo editor for publications
including Newsweek, to discuss
his new book “This Is Cuba.” The
book documents life on the island over
a nine-year period and discusses what
changes are coming to the nation. The
free event will take place Wed., April
24, at 6:30 p.m., in the Mid-Manhattan
Library, 476 Fifth Ave., 42nd St. entrance,
program room. FREE.
Van Jones: The CNN host and President
Obama’s former special adviser on
green jobs will be at the Brennan Center
at New York University School of Law
on Mon., April 22, at 6 p.m., to screen
the fi rst episode of his new documentary
series, “The Redemption Project.”
The series gives a fi rsthand look at “restorative
justice.” The screening will
be followed by a discussion with Van
Jones about his hopes for transforming
the U.S. criminal justice system.
At N.Y.U. Law’s Vanderbilt Hall, at 40
Washington Square South. To register,
visit https://bit.ly/2KIp8vL. Free.
COMMUNITY
BOARDS
Community Board 1 meets Tues.,
April 23, at 6 p.m., at the Blue School,
241 Water St.
Community Board 3 meets Tues.,
April 23, at 6:30 p.m., at P.S. 20, 166
Essex St., between E. Houston and
Stanton Sts.
COMMUNITY
COUNCIL
First Precinct Community Council
meets Thurs., April 25, at 16 Ericsson
Place, at 6:30 p.m.
Fifth Precinct Community Council
meets Wed., April 24, at 19 Elizabeth
St., at 7 p.m.
Sixth Precinct Community Council
meets Wed., April 24, at Our Lady of
Pompeii, 25 Carmine St., at 7:30 p.m.
10th Precinct Community Council
meets Wed., April 24, at 230 W. 20th
St., at 7 p.m.
20th Precinct Community Council
meets Mon., April 22, at 120 W. 82nd
St., at 7 p.m.
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