Your weekend plans begin here, with a couple of dozen FREE and cheap things to do this mid-October weekend, some family-friendly, others for adults only. The list includes FREE concerts of David Bowie music, Halloween events, plus fall food festivals, and more The NYC on the Cheap weekend list is $25 or less, and most things are FREE, so you can enjoy NYC more for less money. Unless … [Read more...]
Margaret Mead Film Festival 2018 at AMNH
The Margaret Mead Film Festival celebrates its 42nd anniversary with another blockbuster schedule of global films, filmmakers, artists and anthropologists, all focused on our cultural similarities. This year's theme is " “Resilience in Motion,” documenting stories of people who refuse to be cast as victims. Subjects include refugee justice, indigenous rights, voter suppression and transgender … [Read more...]
NYC Parks Named for Women
Celebrate Women's History Month and Spring by visiting the NYC parks, gardens, playgrounds and even a reservoir named for important New York women, and others named for other important historical women figures, in all five boroughs. With just a few exceptions, these noteworthy women were born in NYC or lived here for much of their lives, including two First Ladies, a Revolutionary War heroine, … [Read more...]
NYC Film Festivals Oct. 19-31
The last half of October features several film festivals, including panel discussions with the filmmakers. Here are three to put on your calendar. Margaret Mead Film Festival - This four-day festival honors the legacy of anthropologist Margaret Mead, whose groundbreaking approach revealed how our own histories, values, and points of view frame our encounters with other cultures and … [Read more...]
Margaret Mead Film Festival 2017 at AMNH
Save the date: The Margaret Mead Film Festival celebrates its 41st anniversary next month with another blockbuster schedule of global films, filmmakers, artists and anthropologists all focused on our cultural similarities. The festival, at AMNH, honors the legacy of anthropologist Margaret Mead, whose groundbreaking approach revealed how our own histories, values, and points of view frame our … [Read more...]
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