Evelyn Kanter’s NYC Guidebook |  Go back to college for the day on Sunday, March 7, for the annual One Day University program. There are lectures on music, art, history, the environment, and more, delivered by top professors from top universities and colleges, including Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Yale. And best of all, there’s no homework and no exams. Just learning. There are classes all day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The regular one-day price is $249, but several groups are offering steep discounts. AARP has an $89 rate with coupon code AARP89. Get a $99 rate through EventMe with coupon code EM99.
The program is at the New York Hilton Hotel, 52nd St. and Sixth Ave. If you can’t attend on March 7, the program is being repeated on Sunday, April 25. Here is a sample of lecture subjects: Lenny’s Clam Bar has been serving up the freshest seafood in Queens for more than 30 years, from its location in Howard Beach. This week, it’s offering a half-off discount on your favorite clams, mussels, calamari and other seafood and shellfish favorites, as well as the restaurant’s famous homemade Italian dishes. Buy a $25 coupon [...] There’s still nearly two months left to the ski and snowboard season in the Catskills, but Belleayre already has started its end-of-season discounts. For the rest of the season, Bellayre is offering $20 lift tickets and $10 rentals, on Wednesdays only, and $25 lift tickets on Fridays. Two-For-Tuesdays returns, with two lift tickets for [...] NYU has one of the best dentistry colleges in the country, and also offers a program of free dental check-ups and free treatments. The NYU College of Dentistry Mobile Dental Care Van is offering FREE check-ups for kids on Wednesday, Feb. 24th, when the van will be parked in front of PS 84, on [...] The United States Census is once every decade — and 2010 is the year this time around. The U. S. Census Bureau is hiring for jobs that pay $13,50 to $20.25 per hour, with flexible hours. You’ll have to take a test, and it may be that the Census Bureau is not recruited in [...] February is American Heart Month, a good time to make sure your heart is healthy. NYU is sponsoring a FREE Heart Health Fair, with screenings, lectures and other information on heart healthy eating, heart healthy exercise and fitness, risk factors to be aware of, and more, including giveaways and door prizes. The Heart Health [...] Learn to speak Spanish in small classes with professional instructors, at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute. You’ll be learning in an elegant and historic landmark East Side townhouse with native Spanish speakers who are native speakers. A nine-week course begins Tuesday, Feb. 16th for all levels, and there is a three-week cram course, three days per week, [...]  Barney’s New York Warehouse Sale is an annual event, and a big one. Top designer clothing and accessories for men and women, 50% to 75% off original prices. If you like to wear black, this is the sale for you. The sale is through Sunday, Feb. 28, but don’t wait until the last days because it will be all picked through by then. Hours vary, mostly from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and until 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The Barney’s Warehouse Annual Sale is at 255 West 17th St., between Seventh and Eighth Avenues.
Video of what’s on sale on the next page. Indulge your Valentine’s Day chocolate cravings at what’s being billed as a Chocolate Discovery event in Chelsea. No, you won’t be dipped in chocolate, but you’ll be able to look and taste and buy all manner of chocolate goodies. The event — called Chocolate and New York – ends Sunday, Feb. 14, so get [...] Two of the best brand names in any kitchen are Le Crueset and All-Clad, and both are up to 70% off at Broadway Panhandler through Monday, Feb. 15th. For example — the 4.5 quart Le Creuset round oven is on sale for $129.98, instead of its regular price of $280. Cuisinart kitchenware also is [...] The winter wine sale at Union Square Wines & Spirits ends on Sunday, Valentine’s Day, so there’s no time to waste to get a bottle of your favorite bubbly, red, white or rose. It’s 30% off any 12 or more bottles. Union Square Wines & Spirits is at 140 Fourth Ave., at 13th St., and they [...] T-Rex at the American Museum of Natural History The first iPhone application from the American Museum of Natural History is for the museum’s world-famous dinosaur exhibit. Just tap or pinch the AMNH i-Phone app to inspect individual photos, read fascinating information about the science and personalities of the dinosaurs or fossils — or both. There’s [...] | |
Go back to college for the day on Sunday, March 7, for the annual One Day University program. There are lectures on music, art, history, the environment, and more, delivered by top professors from top universities and colleges, including Columbia, Princeton, Harvard and Yale. And best of all, there’s no homework and no exams. Just learning. There are classes all day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The regular one-day price is $249, but several groups are offering steep discounts. AARP has an $89 rate with coupon code AARP89. Get a $99 rate through EventMe with coupon code EM99.
