FREE or CHEAP Invitations to Cool UWS Events Today!

Hi there CCH Guests, Upper Westsiders and anybody who happens to be looking for something to do today in our lovely, still sun-soaked neighborhood in New York! We have some interesting outing options for you for today and the rest of the evening so read up and see what you’re in the mood for and make the most of this beautiful weather!

1. Predicting Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions: Annual IRIS Lecture

Stephen Malone of the Department of Earth and Space Science, University of Washington, will discuss state-of-the-art technology being used to predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The lecture will be introduced by Edmond Mathez, Museum curator in the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Museum of Natural History’s Linder Theater
5 West 81st Street
6:30 p.m.
$10.

2. Monster Throwdown: Vampires, Werewolves & Alcott

Pulitzer Prize-winning Louisa May Alcott biographer John Matteson (Eden’s Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father) sits down with authors Lynn Messina (Little Vampire Women) and Porter Grand (Little Women and Werewolves) to discuss the process of reimagining a beloved American classic…with monsters. The discussion will explore their mash-ups of Alcott’s classic, Little Women. Both authors will address the challenges they faced reworking the text. Alcott’s own work, published under various pseudonyms, included many sensational elements such as spies, murderers, drug addicts and mummies, and Matteson will explore, among other things, whether inserting vampires and werewolves into the beloved story would be truly anathema to the author.A book-signing will follow.

At Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
7 p.m.
$10.

3. Juilliard William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award

The Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award was established through the generosity of the William Petschek Charitable Trust to assist in launching the careers of young pianists.

Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway
7 p.m.
$15 and $20.

4. Ina Salts: Body Type 2: More Typographic Tattoos

Graphic designer Ina Saltz brings us her latest collection of photos and personal stories behind tattoos that prominently feature text. Tattoo lovers, typophiles, and those who appreciate the power of the printed word will be stirred and inspired.

Lincoln Square Barnes and Noble
Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway
7:30 p.m.
FREE!

5. A Check-Room Romance
Words and Drawings: Ben Katchor
Music: Mark Mulcahy

In this new musical tragicomedy, one man’s casual obsession with the architecture and culture of coat checkrooms ensnares him in a desperate struggle between employment agents, maitre ‘d’s, lovesick podiatrists, low-budget contractors, and paraphilic playboys. A Check-Room Romance is the third theater collaboration between cartoonist Ben Katchor (Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, and The Jew of New York) and composer Mark Mulcahy (Miracle Legion), following The Rosenbach Company, and The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island, and features musicians and singers surrounded by Katchor’s projected drawings and animations.

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets
8:30 p.m.
FREE!