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Holiday Chef Talk:Institute of Culinary Education

Institute of Culinary Education Pastry & Baking Arts chef-instructor Kierin Baldwin is returning this year to share ideas to elevate your holiday cookies. She’ll demonstrate a few base recipes and provide tips for how to easily create variations using each dough.

Free

Adult Zumba

Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training and a lot of fun. Participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.

Free

BPC Book Club

Battery Park City Library

Discussion of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

Free

Mah Jongg & More

Join a dedicated group of Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly games, or try your hand at other card and board games.

Free

The Modern Concrete Skyscraper: Translations in Concrete: Montreal’s Place Victoria

In 1965, the 47-story and 623ft/190m Place Victoria in Montreal’s financial district, also known as the Stock Exchange Tower or Tour de la Bourse, surpassed Chicago’s 1000 Lake Shore Plaza as the world’s tallest concrete skyscraper. Designed and built from 1960-1965 by Italian architect Luigi Moretti and Italian structural engineer Pier Luigi Nervi, along with […]

Free

Crosswords: Carmen Boullosa, Jicky Schnee, and Samantha Schnee

Celebrate The Book of Eve (Deep Vellum, 2023) a feminist twist on the Book of Genesis, by Mexican poet Carmen Boullosa. She is joined in conversation by translator Samantha Schnee and art pieces by Jicky Schee, which will be screened alongside the reading. Afterwards, the two poets will discuss The Book of Eve and the […]

Free