Free Events Today on the UWS!

Looking for some fun today in New York? Well, look no more because Columbus Circle Hostel is bringing you a whole list of exciting things and ideas to fill your free time! Check out our suggestions and see if you can squeeze some of them in your busy schedule . And make sure to check back in with the front desk later and let us know how it went! ENJOY!

1. Author Event & Signing at Barnes & Noble: Jenny Han: It’s Not Summer Without You

In Jenny Han’s follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Belly finds out what comes after falling in love. This event is in correlation with the Calhoun Bookfair. Come out to support this amazing author and fantastic school.

Thursday May 13, 2010 4:30 PM
Barnes & Noble
Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway
212-595-6859
www.bn.com

2. LPA Cinema Screening Series: Orpheus by Jean Cocteau

Orpheus (1949, 86 min.) Directed by Jean Cocteau, starring Jean Marais and Maria Casarés. This film is the central part of Cocteau’s Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1949) and Testament of Orpheus (1960). Set in contemporary Paris, the movie is a variation of the classic Greek myth of Orpheus. Themes of the film include the contrast between reality and illusion, between dreams and the waking world. The film also deals with the poet’s preoccupation with death and immortality. The Princess (who is Death) is attracted to Orpheus, and he is attracted to her. The film also centers upon the relationship of Orpheus and Eurydice, and the importance of their commitment to each other. Orpheus and Eurydice are each distracted by the illusion of falling in love with others who do not really exist. They return to everyday reality to realize the importance of the love which they feel for each other. The movie is shown as part of the series Orpheus in Film.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Bruno Walter Auditorium
Amsterdam Level
6:00 PM
www.nypl.org

3. Social Hour: How to Sketch Central Park

With a natural beauty that inspires, Central Park is any artist’s haven and heaven!  Whether you are novice with a new sketchpad or a seasoned artist, consider attending the “How to Sketch Central Park” seminar at 6:30 this evening.

For an hour and a half, the natural science illustrator, Anne Yen, will lead the group through the ins and outs of sketching Central Park.  Learn to use your observational skills and the secrets of watercolors.  The session will feature an art exhibit, demonstrations and even one-on-one training opportunities.

The event is sponsored by the Central Park Conservancy and is taking place at the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center. Most importantly, it is open to all skills levels and will provide the necessary materials Sweet! So let’s grab a blanket and have some fun while drawing in the park!

For more information, please call (212) 860-1370.
Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in Central Park
6:30 PM-8:00 PM
www.centralpark.com/events/

4. A Taste of Shakespeare at Lincoln Center!

A Taste of Shakespeare!
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

The celebrated Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival offers Atrium audiences a sample of its wares prior to its June opening at the Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY. This evening features some of the Bard’s villainous tales of betrayal from Troilus and Cressida, his comic battle of the sexes in Taming of the Shrew, and a cutting edge “ad-rap-tation” of The Comedy of Errors in a hip-hop style Bomb-itty of Errors. Oh boy, this is going to be more than fantastic and it’s definitely a MUST-GO-TO event tonight!!!!

Target Free Thursdays
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
61 West 62nd Street
8:30 PM
www.new.lincolncenter.org