Small Business & Freelancers Meet Up - June 12!

Calling all entrepreneurs!

Join your fellow neighbors and innovators at the first ever uptown business card meetup on Wednesday, June 12 from 7-8PM.  The event will be hosted by Critters Outfitter Pet Supply located at 210 Pinehurst Avenue (sorry, humans only!) with beverages provided by Cafe Buunni.  This is an opportunity for small businesses and freelancers to promote their business and talents. 

So round up your business cards, dust off your "elevator speech" and get ready to connect!

To sign up and for more details go to: http://www.meetup.com/Uptown-Business-Card-Meetup/

Unicorns In The Heights

On May 25th, The Fuentidueña Chapel in The Cloisters will host Magic Tree House series author Mary Pope Osborne as she reads from her book Blizzard of the Blue Moon, which features The Cloisters' famed unicorn. 

There will be two readings: 11:30 to 12:15 and 2:00 to 2:45.  This event is free with Museum Admission (suggested donation).  Be aware that seating is limited

More info here.  

Also, be sure to make time for:

Search for the Unicorn
An Exhibition in Honor of The Cloisters' 75th Anniversary
May 15–August 18, 2013

Have you read this book?  If so, what did you think?

EVENT: Writing and the Digital Revolution

An excellent program about writing and digital publications will be offered next week at PS/IS 187, proving that our neighborhood is indeed a cultural hotbed.

"WRITING AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION" will take place on Wednesday, May 29 from 6-8PM at the PS/IS 187 Auditorium located at 349 Cabrini Boulevard.

How is the work of writing and publishing changing in a world of blogs, ebooks, tablets, and smartphones? Join us for a discussion and Q&A with several members of our writing and publishing community in the Heights.

This exciting event features a number of excellent guests and features a post-panel Q&A, followed by a brief reception with panelists.

SUGGESTED DONATION $40 TO SUPPORT LITERACY PROGRAMS AT PS/IS 187
(FREE FOR STUDENTS)


PANELISTS:

Meena Alexander, internationally acclaimed poet, memoirist, novelist, critic, and Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Hunter College and Graduate Center, CUNY; author of Birthplace with Buried Stones (forthcoming fall 2013)

Brenda Copeland, Executive Editor, St. Martin's Press

Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, the New York Times; author of Subway Lives: 24 Hours in the Life of the NYC Subway and coauthor of 102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

Dorian Karchmar, literary agent, William Morris Endeavor

Veronica Liu, founder, WordUp Community Bookshop and Fractious Press; editor, Seven Stories Press; writer, artist, and photographer.

Clive Priddle, Publisher, Public Affairs Books

Terry Teachout, drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, biographer, blogger, librettist, playwright; author of Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong and Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington (forthcoming fall 2013)

Moderator: Alane Salierno Mason, Executive Editor, W. W. Norton & Company; Founder, Words without Borders

People's Pops Arrive at Buunni

Have you heard?  

Café Buunni now has People's Pops!

For the uninitiated, these are delicious icy treats made with surprising flavor combinations.  We first tasted them two summers ago while strolling along the High Line and thought we'd only ever get them when we went downtown.  The fact that they're made with locally sourced ingredients makes them even tastier!

The flavors at Café Buunni are concord grape, strawberry rhubarb and raspberry basil.

Mmmmm.... can't wait!

June 1: Hike the Heights!

How well do you know your neighborhood?  How well do you know your city?

 

On Saturday, June 1st, you are invited to join 2,000+ neighbors for Hike the Heights! 

 

From the organizers:

This community event brings together residents of Northern Manhattan to explore the area's diverse parks and to share a (free!) communal meal.

 

There are guided hikes leaving from several locations in the morning (see attached) and a community celebration will begin at 11am in the Sunken Playground at Highbridge Park (167th and Edgecomb).

 

If you are unable to join a guided hike at one of the times noted on the flyer, feel free to walk the trail with your family and friends. Giraffe statues provided by Creative Arts Workshops for Kids will line the path.

 

Please join for the hikes, celebration, or both!

 

Because this is a community event, it's free and open to everyone. If you would like to support the event, or to learn more, please visit: https://ioby.org/project/hike-heights-2013.

It's My Park Day

Each year, the City of New York Parks & Recreation Department helps to organize city-wide "It's My Park Day" events.  You can find the full list of events here.

This Sunday, you have the opportunity to make a difference in two of our neighborhood parks!  This is a great family activity too!

Bennett Park, 10:00AM–12:00PM
(W. 185th Street Entrance)
Join the Bennett Park Community Alliance to plant flowers in the children's garden and paint benches throughout the park.
Contact:  bennettpca@gmail.com

Ft. Tryon Park, 10:00AM–2:00PM

(Jacob Javits Playground & the 190th Subway Terrace)

Join the Friends Committee of the Fort Tryon Trust as they paint the wrought iron fence outside of the A train subway station, clean-up Javits playground and do some weeding and planting.

Contact: mkleinnyc@rcn.com

The Children's Garden in Bennett Park

Are you planning on attending?  

Let us know in the comments section why these parks are important to you!

URGENT: Help the Peel Family!

Dear readers - if you shop at Vines on Pine, you are sure to know the manager, Terry.  Extremely knowledgeable and always ready with an excellent recommendation - I learn something from him every time I visit.  You might even know that Terry is a proud father.  But you may not know that one of his children - 15 year old Colin - is severely disabled.  

Their loving family is being challenged by something that could be so easily remedied: they urgently need a new van that will allow Colin to travel with the rest of his siblings and parents.  Their story was recently featured on the news.

We need to help Colin and his family WIN A NEW VAN!

They are in the top 9% of a contest to win a new van. 

Please vote for them and share this story every day until midnight Friday. Please forward this message to all your contacts.  

WE NEED EVERYONE EVERYWHERE To VOTE EVERYDAY.

Here is how to vote.
1)Click the link below or copy and paste it to a new page
2)Answer the bonus question in the left box.
3)Enter your Name and Email.
4)Complete the math question.
5)Agree to the rules and vote.
http://www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com/entrant/beatrice-mcdonald-yonkers-ny/

LET'S MAKE THIS GO VIRAL!