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THE TRIBECA TRIB SEPTEMBER 2012
Remembering 9/11
The Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center is holding its annual observance of Sept. 11 on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. at 120 Warren St. The theme is “The Lower Manhattan Community Remembers 9/11: Living Together in a Global Community.” Participants can share their memories of that day and those that followed as well as discuss how to help build a world without terror. Refreshments will be served. A suggested $5 admission fee will be donated to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Memorial Passes
Passes to the September 11 Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 8 p.m., have been reserved for Lower Manhattan residents. Passes can be picked up at the Community Board 1 office (49-51 Chambers Street, Suite 715) between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays, or email community@911memorial.org by Friday, Sept. 7, to have passes emailed to you directly. Include your home address in the email. Each person can receive up to four passes.
ABCs of Fish Butchery
If you have ever been tempted to buy—and prepare—a whole fish, then “Fish Butchery Essentials,” organized by New Amsterdam Market School, 224 Front St., is the class for you. Each student will practice on two fish, learning how to gut, clean and scale, fillet, and remove the skin and bones. Chef Will Griffin will also advise the class on how to select fish at the market, and will share cooking techniques such as brining and using heads and skeletons for stock. The fee is $60. Go to brownpapertickets.com.
Health Survey Request
The World Trade Center Health Registry began its third pediatric study last November, but only 30 percent of adolescents and their parents have responded to the survey, compared to 63 percent for other groups. Registry officials say participation in the pediatric study is particularly important, the registry says, because most adolescent enrollees will be adults by the next survey in 2015. The registry has extended the survey deadline to Sept. 30. For information, call the registry at 866-6929827 or email wtchr@health.nyc.gov.
The Ethicist Speaks
Randy Cohen, the former writer of the “Ethicist” column for the New York Times Magazine, will be interviewed by Jane Eisner, editor of the Forward, on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 12 p.m. at 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson St. The subject will be how he, and the moral landscape have changed in his 12 years of writing the column. The conversation coincides with the publication of his book “Be Good: How to Navigate the Ethics of Everything.” Tickets are from $21 at 92ytribeca.org.
Free Museum Day
Many museums across the city will waive their admission fees on Saturday, Sept. 29, for “Museum Day Live!” sponsored by Smithsonian magazine. Participating Downtown museums are the Skyscraper Museum, 39 Battery Pl.; the Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall St.; and Fraunces Tavern Museum, 54 Pearl St. Visitors need a Smithsonian museum ticket to enter. Download a ticket at smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
“We Are Tribeca”
Independence Plaza North Tenants Association is holding a fundraiser for its Legal Defense Fund on Sept. 10, 6–9 p.m., at Gaetana’s, 143 Christopher St. The event will honor Julie Menin, former chair of Community Board 1, and John Sutter, former owner of Community Media, which publishes the Downtown Express. Tickets are $80 in advance, $100 at the door. Go to ipnta.org for details.
Readings on Warren St.
Seamus Scanlon will read from “As Close as You’ll Ever Be,” a recently published collection of his literary noir stories, on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. at the Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren St. A prize-winning author, Scanlon is assistant professor and librarian at City College’s Downtown Center for Worker Education. Other readers this month are authors Cornelia Reed, “Valley of the Ashes,” on Sept. 13, and Michael Sears, “Black Friday,” on Sept. 20. All readings are free. mysteriousbookshop.com.
Bird Watching
More than 80 species of birds reside in the 36 acres of Battery Park City’s parks. On Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon, a birder and naturalist will lead a free tour of the park, pointing out some of them. Novice and experienced birders are welcome, and binoculars and field guides are available to borrow. Meet at Wagner Park. For information, call 212267-9700 or go to bpcparks.org.
Dabkeh Workshops
One of the most popular and lively Arab folk dances is the Dabkeh. Performed in a line or circle, it is filled with rhythmic stomping and syncopated foot patterns. A four-week Dabkeh workshop will be held on Saturdays from 3 to 4:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 8 at Alwan for the Arts, 16 Beaver St., 4th floor. The fee is $15 per session or $50 for four classes. 646-732-326 or alwanforthearts.org.
Writers and Actors
The Tribeca Performing Arts Center is holding auditions for its annual Writers in Performance, a free 12-week writing and acting workshop that ends with two public performances in December. Workshop director Mario Giacalone is looking for thespians and writers of all backgrounds. Auditions are held by appointment only at BMCC on Sept. 11 and 12. Call Giacalone at 212-220-1459.
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