Manhattan Happenings
WIN Gabby Dunn will be leading a discussion of her new book on managing
money at The Strand on Jan. 16.
Showtime’s “Desus and Mero,” and
again on Thurs., Jan. 17, 7:30 p.m. at
the 92nd St. Y, 1395 Lexington Ave.,
with Akilah Hughes of HBO’s “Pod
Save America.” Admission for the
Strand’s Jan. 16 event is either buy a
copy of “Bad With Money” or a $5 gift
card. To purchase tickets, visit https://
www.strandbooks.com/event/gabydunn
bad-with-money. Admission for
the 92nd St. Y’s Jan. 17 event starts at
$30. To purchase tickets, visit https://
www.92y.org/event/bad-with-money.
KIDS
Festa Em Português: The Battery
Park City Authority holds family workshops
to celebrate Portuguese-speaking
countries through music and art for
kids 4 and older at 6 River Terrace,
Sat., Jan. 12, 4 p.m. Pianist Renato Diz
will perform “I Will Play Your Soul” in
an interactive, improvised piece. There
will also be an art workshop to create
azulejos (“tiles” in Portuguese), inspired
by those in Lisbon, Portugal. For
more information, visit https://bpca.
ny.gov/news/events/. FREE
PROFESSIONAL
Tuesday Talks — Women’s Werk:
The Battery Park City Authority hosts
a lecture for dreamers, freelancers and
entrepreneurs for a meet-and-greet and
panel session with women who are “gig
economy pros” — workers in shortterm
jobs — on Tues., Jan. 15, 7 p.m.,
at 6 River Terrace. For more information,
visit https://bpca.ny.gov/news/
events/. FREE
Spanish Conversation Circle: The
New York Public Library’s Grand
Central branch, at 135 E. 46th St.,
holds a meet-up for intermediate or
high-beginner level Spanish speakers
to practice Spanish conversations
on Tues., Jan. 8, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. For
more information, visit www.nypl.org/
events/programs/2019/01/01/spanishconversation
circle. FREE
HISTORY
“The NEW New York: Immigration,
1820s-1880s”: The Merchant’s
House Museum and the Greenwich
Village Society for Historic Preservation
hold a discussion on Wed., Jan. 9,
6:30 p.m. at Cooper Union’s Frederick
P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square
at E. Seventh St., about the factors
that led German, Irish, Chinese, Eastern
European and Italian immigrants
to emigrate to New York in the 19th
century. SJ Costello, a senior educator
at the Lower East Side Tenement
Museum, will explore these themes,
focusing on Bond St., developed in the
1820s by German immigrant John Jacob
Astor. Reservations required. To
register, visit https://71712.blackbaudhosting.
com/71712/The-NEW-New-
York-Immigration-1820s---1880s---
An-OverviewLectures-and-Book-Talks
or e-mail rsvp@gvshp.org or call 212-
475-9585x35. FREE
COMMUNITY BOARD
Community Board 6 holds its monthly
full board meeting at N.Y.U. School
of Dentistry, 433 First Ave., Room 220,
Wed., Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.
PRECINCT COUNCIL
Seventh Precinct Community Council
meeting at 19 1/2 Pitt St., Wed., Jan.
9, 7 p.m.
19th Precinct Community Council
meeting at 153 E. 67th St., Mon., Jan.
7, 7 p.m.
EXPRESS
Is giving away passes to the biggest Broadway
fan convention of the year.
January 11–13, 2019
at the New York Hilton Midtown in NYC
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