Community Calendar

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."

Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Second Act Spirits, Amsterdam, NY
Live Music by the TV Doctors from 1pm - 3pm
(featuring: Evan Conway, Bob Morris, Josh Witmer) (No Cover)
Second Act Spirits (located at the Amsterdam Clock Tower)
37 Prospect Street, Amsterdam, New York (1st Floor)
Bloody Marys & Complimentary Bagels w/ purchase of a cocktail - all day from 12pm - 6pm
Live Music by the TV Doctors from 1pm - 3pm
(featuring: Evan Conway, Bob Morris, Josh Witmer) (No Cover)
https://tvdoctors.bandcamp.com
www.secondactspirits.com
See you there! Cheers!!!

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."

Join the NYS Writers Institute for a conversation with Elliot Williams, CNN legal analyst and author of the new book Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation (2026).

A sought-after commentator on electoral justice, civil rights, race relations, and other political, legal, and cultural issues, Williams previously served as a federal prosecutor and senior official at the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.

7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9
Page Hall, UAlbany Downtown Campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203

Free and open to the public.
Books will be available for sale. A signing will follow the conversation.

https://www.nyswritersinstitute.org/elliotwilliams

Cosponsored by the Journalism Program of the University at Albany Department of Communication, and the Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century Project of the School of Criminal Justice.

ON TUESDAY'S HARLEM SWINGS and HOPS!

FREE Beginner/Intermediate Lindy Hop Dance Class -1 hour. 7pm - 8pm

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A GREAT Taste and Experience of Harlem Culture! Harlem's signature cultural dance is the world famous Lindy Hop. While nearly a 100 year old dance it is still enjoyed enormously today worldwide - as far as China, Spain and even parts of Africa!

Come on and join us on Tuesday eves so you can experience and learn this exciting cultural dance art form. You'll hear some swinging jazz classics and how to do this swinging dance to some music of today too. No partner necessary, wear comfy shoes. All ages welcome!

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Schedule subject to change; donations accepted. Please check our Facebook page day of for last minute updates The Harlem Swing Dance Society | Facebook

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."

Embark on a tranquil midweek journey through LongHouse Reserve's 16-acre sculpture garden and nature sanctuary. In these weekly walks, expert docent Irwin Levy leads an intimate, hour-plus long tour that delves into the harmonious blend of art, design, and nature created and curated by founder Jack Lenor Larsen.

An ALL NEW Free, In-Person, Parent Support Group for adoptive, foster, or kinship families in New York City ~ Encompassing the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan, with a location in BROOKLYN.
All parents are welcome to join us while the Youth Hangouts Community Group runs simultaneously! Register for both below on one form!
We’re thrilled to announce our NEW in-person support groups for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers in Brooklyn! Facilitated by NYC AGAPE staff. Each facilitator brings their own lens of lived experience (foster parent, adoptive parent, adult adoptee).

Join us for our monthly New York City Caregiver Connection LIVE event, where we’ll delve into crucial topics such as:
understanding our children’s behaviors
fostering parental resilience
tackling school challenges
addressing social and emotional hurdles
exploring therapeutic versus traditional parenting approaches

We welcome all parents and caregivers seeking a compassionate and understanding community to connect, share, and grow together!

The youth hangouts community group and the parent group are both held at the same time and place, so parents and kids can both get the support they need! We can’t wait to see you!

Paul Taylor Dance Company’s 2026 Lincoln Center Season, featuring classics by Paul Taylor alongside world premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, a New York premiere by Pam Tanowitz, company premieres of Battle’s "No Longer Silent" and Alwin Nikolais’s "Tensile Involvement" and the return of Battle’s "Under the Rhythm."