Go back to college for a day. The annual One Day University, features lectures professors from top colleges and universities including Brown, Rutgers and NYC's own Columbia University. The next One Day University in NYC is Sunday, April 6, 2014. Subjects include whether the American dream is still alive, and how Americans think about crime and punishment, revenge and … [Read more...] about One Day University: Top Professors
Self-Improvement
Free classes teach you to be a writer
Once again, Gotham Writers' Workshop offering FREE open house classes to introduce you to the joys - and frustrations - of writing for a living, or as a hobby (I write for a living, and have been, since dust was young). The next FREE writing classes are Tuesday and Wednesday, January 8th and 9th, 2013. These are 44 free one-hour sessions at various times during the day and in … [Read more...] about Free classes teach you to be a writer
Free resume writing class at the NYPL
Register today for a FREE workshop next week to improve your resume writing and job-hunting skills. This hands-on class at the NYPL Mid-Manhattan Branch is for anybody looking for a job right now, or might be in the future. You'll get help to create and save a resume in Microsoft Word, including style, formatting and proofreading. Bring your own laptop or use one of the … [Read more...] about Free resume writing class at the NYPL
Free CPR classes from FDNY and EMS experts
New York's Bravest, the FDNY, offers FREE one-hour CPR classes in fire department locations, libraries, and other locations all over New York City. Sign up now for classes in September at the official New York City government website, NYC.gov. This is a great program. It's free, and you will learn enough to save somebody's life. And if you want to learn more, there are CPR … [Read more...] about Free CPR classes from FDNY and EMS experts
Free CPR classes from FDNY and EMS experts
New York's Bravest, the FDNY, offers FREE one-hour CPR classes in fire department locations, libraries, sports clubs and other locations all over New York City. Sign up at the official New York City government website, NYC.gov. This is a great program. It's free, and you will learn enough to save somebody's life. And if you want to learn more, there are CPR certification … [Read more...] about Free CPR classes from FDNY and EMS experts
Free Lecture on Being Green and Eco-Friendly
New York City gets greener by the day, and we're not just talking about St. Patrick's Day, when everybody is Irish for the day. Learn how to go green in your everyday life and help the environment at a FREE lecture at the New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch, on green day, Thursday, March 17th. The program is at 6:30 p.m., after the St. Patrick's Day parade is over … [Read more...] about Free Lecture on Being Green and Eco-Friendly
NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app
It may be the best $1.99 bargain on the planet. NYC Free and Frugal is the newest app for the iPhone, iPad and iTouch, just pubished and avialable for download on the iTunes store. NYC Free and Frugal information on more than 100 cheap eats and shopping, plus free museums, theater, street festivals and other attractions in all five boroughs -- Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, … [Read more...] about NYC Free and Frugal iPhone iPad iTouch app
Lecture on Genocide Around Globe
What can we do about the on-going atrocities of genocide around the globe? How should we respond as individuals, as nations, and as human beings? Those are just some of the questions being addressed at a lecture entitled "Genocide and Activism", on Tuesday, April 20th, at the Center for Jewish History. The program is at 6:30 p.m., and costs $12 for members, $15 for … [Read more...] about Lecture on Genocide Around Globe