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Today’s Calendar
Thursday August 1
8PM
Sunrise Yoga
Battery Park City Authority
Rise and shine to begin your morning with an outdoor yoga class that will help align your chakras and invigorate your day. All levels welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories are first come, first served. Wagner Park. https://bpcparks.org/events/2019-08/
12NOON
Summer Innovations: Clay Creations
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Clay has been molded into utilitarian objects and figurines for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere. Learn about pottery techniques and try your hand at a small clay creation of your own. Program repeated at 2pm. One Bowling Green. https://americanindian.si.edu/calendar
5PM
Native Sounds Downtown! Featuring Samantha Crain
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Samantha Crain is a Choctaw singer, songwriter, musician, producer and poet from Oklahoma. The winner of two Native American Music Awards for Folk Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year, Crain worked with the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. to compose and contribute music for the exhibition T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America
5PM
Tackling the Classics
New York Public Library
The classics can be a challenge, especially facing them by yourself; classics can also be a true joy, magnified in conversation with others! Tackling the Classics is a team-effort where we will read sections of a classic novel and meet up to discuss what we’ve read.
The first selection is Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, considered by scholards to be the first modern novel and one of the best of all time.
175 North End Avenue. https://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?location=2787
6:30PM
Ben Folds and Violent Femmes
Rooftop at Pier 17
Rock concert.https://www.ticketmaster.com/The-Rooftop-at-Pier-17-tickets-New-York/venue/237751?camefrom=CFC_PIER17NY_SDSITE
7PM
River & Blues: Amythyst Kiah at Wagner Park
Battery Park City Authority
Rising star Amythyst Kiah’s Tennessee influenced americana roots music showcases her deliciously fluid and powerful voice reminiscent of greats such as Odetta and Tracy Chapman. Her adept banjo and guitar picking skills create unique takes on classics while exhibiting a style all her own. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotizing emerging talent. https://bpcparks.org/events/2019-08/
7PM
Showcase Reading Series
Poets House
Readings by poets Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans, and Tina Cane. 10 River Terrace. https://poetshouse.org/programs-events/upcoming-events/
8PM
U.S.-China Tech Competition
China Institute
Hear Andy Purdy, Chief Security Officer, Huawei Technologies USA, and U.S. security and tech experts discuss U.S.-China tech competition, the race for 5G, and the current U.S. government policy on Huawei Technologies.
Are there serious security issues at play? To what extent is U.S. policy driven by global competition and the race for 5G dominance? Is the “free” internet facing an existential threat posed by a powerful Chinese player? 40 Rector Street. $5, $8, $15 https://www.chinainstitute.org/events/2019-08/
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