Friday, April 22, 2011

☞ SEE: Around Harlem this Weekend




Friday, April 22nd, 8:00 PM, World Funk Fest at Shrine, 2271 ACP/7th at 134th Street. Central Harlem's new music venue has a full night of live shows for this funk Friday event: LINK

Saturday, April 23rd, 1:30PM-3:00PM, Egg Hunt at Morningside Park, in the park at 121st Street and Morningside Avenue. Activities include facepainting, balloon art, games and an egg hunt. Be sure to arrive on time so as not to miss the fun! There is NO rain date for this event so check the organizer website for updates: LINK

Saturday, April 23rd, 2:00PM, Moveable Feast - From Farm to Table at MCNY, 1220 Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street.  Explore how fruits, vegetables, and herbs get to your grocery store or local green cart. Families will tour the exhibition Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Cart Program, which documents the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene program that provides underserved communities access to fresh fruits and vegetables. FREE with museum admission: LINK

Saturday and Sunday, April 23rd-24th,  7:30 PM, How the Irish Became White at the Maysles Cinema, 343 Lenox Avenue. Two nights only - A look at how the Irish came to be thought of as 'White' with the films 'Frederick Douglass and the White Negro' & 'The San Patricios: The Tragic Story of the St. Patrick's Battalion'. Saturday night screenings followed by Q&A with Sandy Boyer and Kevin Keating. Purchase $10 Tickets online: LINK

Sunday, April 24th, 8:45AM-FIRST SERVICE, 10:45AM-SECOND SERVICE, Easter at Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, between 120th and 122nd Street. Thousands will show up for one of the largest services of the year at the Morningside Heights church: LINK

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