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Music at Madison Square Park
Wednesday, July 2 at 7:00 pm
Cherryholmes Bluegrass Music in the Square at Union Square Park
Thursday, July 3 at 5:30 pm
jennie Arnau Music in Abe Lebewohl Park
Thursday, July 3 at 12:30 pm
JACK O'HERA BLUES PLUS NBC Today Show Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza
Friday, JUly 4 at 7:00 am
Ashlee Simpson ABC Good Morning America Summer Concerts at Bryant Park
Friday, July 4 at 7:00 am
Ashlee Simpson ABC Good Morning America Summer Concerts at Bryant Park
Friday, JUly 4 at 7:00 am
Chaka Kahn Sonic Youth/ THE FEELIES TO OPEN as part of the River to river Festival
Friday July 4 at 3:30 pm at Battery Park
Tickets Required for this Free item
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What: Join experienced guides on a 90-minute journey through the vibrant neighborhood, viewing some of the City’s most notable landmarks, including the New York Life Insurance building, the MetLife Tower, the Appellate Courthouse and the famous Flatiron Building.
When: Ongoing; Sundays at 11am
Where: The southwest corner of Madison Square park, at 23rd Street and Broadway, in front of the statue of William Seward
Cost: FREE
What: The Street Theatre Company continues its 30th annual tour of street performers with this tongue-in-cheek show about the political whitewashing and Texas two-stepping that have become standard procedure among the boys in the Oval Office. Enjoy the 25-member company tap-dance with "whitewash," a.k.a. soapy water.
When: Ongoing
Where: Travers Park, 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Sts, Jackson Heights--Roosevelt Avenue. For more information visit www.theaterforthenewcity.net
What: The mother ship of yoga studios rolls out a cornucopia of classes (most in the vinyasa school of breathing-centered technique) for kids, teens, mother-and-baby pairs and families. And who knows? Maybe during the cobra, you'll come nose to nose with Gwyneth and baby Apple. Package sessions are available. Package sessions are available. For a schedule, call or visit the website.
When: Ongoing
Where: Jivamukti Yoga Center (East Village), 841 Broadway between 13th and 14th streets. For more information visit www.jivamuktiyoga.com or call 212-353-0214.
Cost: Drop-in class $15; packages are also available.
What: The nonprofit league has been offering free lessons to kids for more than 30 years. Because of the open registration, parents can enroll their aspiring Serenas at any time during the program. And loaner rackets are provided, also free of cost.
When: Ongoing
Where: Locations in all five boroughs. For more information visit www.nyjtl.org or call 718-786-7110 ext 157.
Cost: FREE.
What: Note: "Minor"-leaguers (under 18) will need a waiver signed by Mom or Dad.
When: Ongoing; Monday - Friday from 4pm until 10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9am until 9pm.
Where: Pier 62, Chelsea Piers, Hudson River at 23rd Street. For more information visit www.chelseapiers.com or call 212-336-6500.
Cost: 10 balls for $2.
What: Though nonviolence and inner calm are the main focus, these Tai Chi classes aren't just about the slow exercises that Chinese grandparents practice in the park. According to instructor Derrick Trent, the martial art also has a powerful side.
When: Ongoing
Where: For locations in Manhattan and Bronx and for prices, call Derrick Trent at 212-281-3918.
What: This musical version of Alice Walker's gut-wrenching Pulitzer-Prize-winning incest story-a middle-school reading-list staple-is not lacking in the score (mildly funky R&B), design, or performance (LaChanze stars as Celie) departments. The fact that this adaptation has lost all of the pain that gave Walker's novel its power makes it easier on kids - and a thinner experience.
When: Ongoing; Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8pm; Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm; and Sundays at 3pm
Where: Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street. For more information call 212-239-6200.
Cost: $27 - $101.
What: Founded by pro boarder (dude, he's sponsored!) and native New Yorker Luiz Louie, these tail-tap (and ollie, nosegrind, axel stall, fakie rock...) tutorials aim to teach beginner through intermediate skaters the skills needed to wow the crowd - or maybe just stay upright --in any skate park.
When: Ongoing.
Where: For more information visit www.skateboardingschool.com
Cost: Prices vary.
What: Name a sport, any sport, and it's here-everything from gymnastics and tumbling to family karate and Thai kickboxing. Even sport-specific teen training (i.e., a personal trainer for your varsity athlete) can be had on site.
When: Ongoing.
Where:Eastern Athletic Club (Brooklyn Heights), 43 Clark Street between Henry and Hicks Sts, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. For more information call 718-625-0500.
What: If you want to wheel through the park, then this is the place: More than 100 bikes are available. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
When: Ongoing; Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm.
Where:Central Park (Upper West Side). Enter on Fifth Avenue at 72nd Street. For more information visit www.centralparknyc.org Cost: $6-$20 per hour (includes helmet).
What: Although the paddock is small, miles of trails wend through Prospect Park, which was designed to be seen by horseback. Private lessons and trail rides are available.
When: Ongoing; Monday - Sunday 10am - 7pm.
Where:Kensington Stables, 51 Canton Pl at E 8th St, Kensington, Brooklyn. For more information visit www.kensingtonstables.com or call 718-972-4588.
Cost: 30-minute private lesson $25; hour long trail ride $25.
What: The registration period for spring and summer classes ended in February, but plenty of facilities - including a football/soccer field, basketball court, track, swimming pool, skating rink and playground-are open year-round and available for public use.
When: Ongoing; Monday - Sunday 10am - 7pm.
Where:Riverbank State Park (Upper West Side), 679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street. For more information call 212-694-3600.
What: Be a tourist in your own town by hopping a harbor tour. Offered in collaboration with the National Park Service, the (almost) hour-long trip trolls the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Fort Wadsworth and Castle Clinton. Kathleen Turner narrates a script peppered with fun and interesting facts about the centuries of development in Lower Manhattan and the area's NPS sites.
When: Ongoing; Saturday and Sunday 11am - 5pm.
Where:South Street Seaport, Pier 17, (Financial District) Fulton Street at South Street.
Cost: $20, children and seniors $15.
What: During this workshop, children ages 9-14 get to re-create and tape vintage radio dramas using real sound-effect machines and scripts adapted from shows like, today, Robin Hood. Participants cast the show, rehearse cues, "broadcast" the show and go home with an audiotape of the result.
When: Ongoing; Saturday from 10am to 12pm.
Where: Museum of Television & Radio. 25 W 52nd St between Fifth and Sixth Aves.
Cost: $8, $10, Seniors and students: $8, under 14: $5.
What: This weekly event conspires to be wholesome family fun. That means lots of warnings about clean language from the referee, who keeps two competing comic improv teams in check and invites audience participation.
When: Ongoing; Sunday at 6pm.
Where: New York Improv (Midtown West) 318 W 53rd Street at Eighth Avenue. For more information visit www.comedysportznewyork.com or call 212-388-8194.
Cost: $10 plus two-drink minimum.
What: This long-running exhibit recently got a makeover with the introduction of Pac- Mondrian - in which Toru Iwatani's Pac munches through Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie - as well as nine additional new digital games. Okay, maybe you don't really need to go to a museum to play video games, but these are unlike any you'll find at home.
When: Ongoing.
Where: Museum of the Moving Image. 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens. For more information visit www.movingimage.us or call 718-784-0077.
Cost: $10, seniors: $7.50, ages 5-18: $5. Fri 4-8pm free.
What: Using vintage photos, artwork and documents from the society's permanent collection, this exhibit highlights key moments in U.S. history and how they played out in Kings County. Kids will get to know a diverse range of borough residents, including early Native American settlers, Brooklynites who worked to abolish slavery and the women who helped keep the country going by working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.
When: Ongoing
Where: Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street at Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn. For more information call 718-222-4111
Cost: $6, students $4.
What: In an effort to teach about the evils of prejudice and the importance of tolerance, the center focuses on Anne Frank and the tragic events of her life. More than 70 black-and-white pictures, salvaged along with Anne's diary prior to the family's arrest, depict Anne and her sister, Margot, in happier times.
When: Ongoing; Monday through Friday from 10am until 4pm.
Where: Anne Frank Center U.S.A., 38 Crosby Street between Broome and Grand Streets, fifth floor. For more information call 212-431-7993.
What: Kids can touch real specimens (including a 400-million-year-old trilobite fossil), track earthquakes, hunt for (stuffed) creatures in a baobab tree and engage in other activities that emulate the work of scientists.
When: Ongoing; Monday - Friday, 1:30-5:10pm.
Where: American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street. For more information call 212-769-5100.
Cost: $13, students $10.50
What: In this participatory exhibition, visitors learn the steps involved in making, marketing and exhibiting movies.
When: Ongoing
Where: 35th Avenue at 36th Street, Astoria, Queens. For more information call 718-784-0077.
Cost: $10, ages 5-18: $5, Fri 4-8pm free.
What: MT&R presents some of the best Saturday Night Live Short films - past directors include Albert Brooks, Andy Warhol and Christopher Guest - in a 90-minute compilation of these groundbreaking satiric segments. Parents can catch some of their favorites; kids can learn about the hilarious origins of what is still network TV's premier short-film venue.
When: Ongoing Tuesday - Saturday at 1pm
Where: Museum of Television & Radio, 25 W 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Aves. For more information visit http://www.mtr.org or call 212-621-6600.
Cost: Free with museum admission: $10, students: $8, under 14: $5.
What: After its successful 2001 run at the Jermyn Street Theatre in London, this little ditty is opening Off Broadway. Following five women as they come of age during the swinging '60s, it seems to be more of a musical review than a musical, as the story centers on songs taken directly from the era, like "Son of a Preacher Man." All Kitsch aside, award-winning director-choreographer team Phillip George and David Lowenstein (Howard Crabtree's Whoop-Dee-Doo) cocreated the show, so kids can expect a fun presentation of some hummable classics.
When: Ongoing Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 3pm and 7pm, Saturday at 3pm and 7pm and Sunday at 3pm.
Where: Julia Miles Theatre, 424 W 55th Street between Ninth and tenth Aves. For more information visit http://ww.shoutthemusical.com or call 212-239-6200.
Cost: $39.50 before July 27: $55.
What: Expect Olympic-style, Pilates-based training at this chic swim school. All classes have an emphasis on safety.
When: Ongoing
Where: Various locations throughout Manhattan. For more information visit http://www.swimjim.com or call 212-749-7335.
Cost: For information on prices and schedule call the number above.
What: Instructors here specialize in helping novice swimmers get their feet wet (pun intended) in the pool.
When: Ongoing
Where: Various locations throughout Manhattan. For more information visit http://takemetothewater.com or call 212-828-1756.
Cost: For information on prices and schedule call the number above.
What:
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When: Ongoing
Where: For more information regarding location and prices visit http://www.nyc.gov/parks or call 311.
What: Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of Gaston Leroux's novel, set in 19th Century Paris, is lavish, melodramatic operetta that plays well enough to garner standing ovations 17 years into its run. Harold Prince directs, Hugh Panaro is the current Phantom and chanteuse Anne Runolfsson has taken over the role of outre opera diva Carlotta Guidicelli.
When: Ongoing Monday at 8pm, Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm and 8pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and 8pm.
Where: Majestic Theatre, 247 West 44th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue. For more information call 212-239-6200.
Cost: $20 - $100.
What: There's a mad array of sword-pierced necks, vanishing fingers and levitation at New York's long-running magic show, which features a rotating cast of the city's best prestidigitators.
When: Ongoing Monday at 8pm.
Where: Julia Miles Theatre, 424 W 55th Street between Ninth and tenth Aves. For more information visit http://www.mondaynightmagic.com< /a> or call 212-615-6432.
Cost: $29.50 in advance: $32.50 at the door.
What: These two-hour, behind-the-scenes walking tours provide a look at theater interiors and give an earful of the history and gossip of the Great White Way.
When: Ongoing Wed., Fri., & Sat. at 10am.
Where: Meet at Broadway Ticket Center, 1560 Broadway between 46th and 47th Streets. For more information call 212-239-6200.
Cost: $25, students: $20.
What: An exhibition on the topic of New York's relationship to slavery and the abolitionist movement. The focus of the exhibition is on New York's rise to national and global economic power as the nation confronted slavery and racial inequality. The period under investigation begins about 1815 and continues through the Civil War and its aftermath. Although significant works of art, objects and documents are on display, primarily from the N-YHS collection, this exhibition has a special role of New York City, as the nation's publishing center, in the formulating of images on both sides of the sectional dispute in the 1850's.
When: November 17- September 3, 2007.
Where: The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street. For more information visit www.NYHistory.org or call 212-873-3400.
Cost: $15 adults, $10 students, educators, seniors, $8 NYHS members.
What: Chelsea Jeans, a retail store turned September 11th artifact and shrine, closed forever on October 26, 2002. Owner David Cohen entrusted the N-YHS with preserving the Chelsea Jeans Memorial, as the 50 square feet of retail space became known to the thousands who filed past the glass-encased time capsule, as a place of pilgrimage for those visiting ground zero. A spontaneous memorial to all victims of the World Trade Center tragedy and a symbol of the still-unfolding aftermath of the terrorist attack, the Chelsea Jeans Memorial will serve as the focal point of this exhibition.
When: Now - July 1, 2007.
Where: The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street. For more information visit www.NYHistory.org or call 212-873-3400.
Cost: $15 adults, $10 students, educators, seniors, $8 NYHS members.
What: Midnight is the instant when yesterday and tomorrow meet. It is the witching hour, the time of reckoning and - in everything from fairy tales to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - a moment fraught with equal parts magic and angst. Time's unalterable trajectory leaves in its wake past regrets, future anxieties and a formless present known as the contemporary. Midnight is a version of contemporaneity - neither past nor future, but the fleeting "now" that sutures the two together.
If midnight had a dream life, perhaps it could imagine mash-ups of its own. A collage of singular events might meet in one location, much like Wardell Milan's assorted cut-out figures, which congregate in fantasy tableaux. The witching hour could bring diverse historical moments together in conversation, mirroring Titus Kaphar's diptychs, installations that capture a midnight moment when museum paintings magically come to life. Or midnight may dream of the perpetual night in Demetrius Oliver's photographs, when the planets and stars are always visible and revisiting the past is an essential tool for constructing the future.
Each of this year's Artists-in-Residence offers a vision of the contemporary in which time is malleable and, upon witnessing time's manipulations, viewers also gain a critical distance from contemporary visual culture.
When: July 18 - October 28, 2007.
Where: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street (Between Malcolm X and Adam C. Powell Jr. Blvds.). For more information visit www.studiomuseum.org or call 212-864-4800.
Cost: $7adults, $3 students, & seniors. First Saturdays are free.
What: When young photographers turn a conscious eye on the world, mundane moments gain the clarity and beauty of fresh perspective. The ordinariness of sunlight filtered through layers of fire escapes, the bend of a mother's back and the disarming warmth of a child's direct gaze, become provocative renderings of heartfelt subject matter. Community, diversity, family, self-exploration, the immigrant experience and a changing world are just some of the themes explored in this year's Expanding the Walls exhibition Shift in Focus.
Through both pure documentation of the everyday and staged expressions of earnest aspirations, the photographs by the Expanding the Walls participants are revealed together with selections from the James VanDerZee archive. The resulting exhibition places a contemporary lens on VanDerZee's visual commentaries on community, race and meaning, and offer fresh opportunities to rethink his visual legacy.
Privileged to be custodian of a significant portion of VanDerZee's photographic archive, the Studio Museum offers youth unprecedented access to this complex and intriguing treasure trove through the Expanding the Walls program. Now in its seventh year, the program and exhibition continue to foster impassioned temporal dialogues between the past and present, igniting profound consideration of VanDerZee's timeless themes. The furthering of these dialogues, which began so many years ago on these very streets, is testament to the Studio Museum's commitment to its role as a community educator.
When: July 18 - October 28, 2007.
Where: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street (Between Malcolm X and Adam C. Powell Jr. Blvds.). For more information visit www.studiomuseum.org or call 212-864-4800.
Cost: $7adults, $3 students, & seniors. First Saturdays are free.
What: Represented, revered and recognized by people around the world, Harlem is a continuously expanding nexus of black culture, history and inconography. Venerable landmarks, such as the Abyssinian Baptist Church, Apollo Theater, Hotel Theresa, Audubon Ballroom and 125th Street, remain popular emblems of important historic moments and moods.
The Studio Museum's ongoing series, Harlem Postcards, invites contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds to reflect on Harlem as a site for artistic contemplation and production. Installed in the Museum lobby and available to visitors for purchase, Harlem Postcards present intimate views and fresh perspectives on this famous neighborhood.
When: July 18 - October 28, 2007.
Where: The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street (Between Malcolm X and Adam C. Powell Jr. Blvds.). For more information visit www.studiomuseum.org or call 212-864-4800.
Cost: $7adults, $3 students, & seniors. First Saturdays are free.
What: We often think of good design as a luxury, but designers, architects and engineers can use their skills not only to beautify life for the well-to-do, but also to improve quality of life for the rest of the population. I was thrilled to learn of this exhibition of recent design innovations intended for people living below poverty level or recovering from a natural disaster. From affordable and easy-to-use water filtration systems to inexpensive laptops for children, these intelligent items may be part of a better future for marginalized populations.
When: May 4 - September 23, 2007.
Where: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, located on Museum Mile at the corner of 91st Street and 5th Avenue, NYC. For more information visit www.cooperhewitt.org .
Cost: $12 and students with ID $9.
What: Keep the Change includes works by twenty-one artists exploring money and its social and political implications. Notable inclusions are Meschac Gaba's series of modified banknotes, loaned by the Studio Museum, as well as works by Jamel Shabazz and Hank Willis Thomas.
When: June 21 - September 14, 2007.
Where: Rush Arts Gallery, 526 West 26th Street, Suite 311, NYC. For more information visit www.rushartsgallery.org .
What: Taking its name from an 1843 speech by abolitionist preacher Henry Highland Garnet, Let Your Motto Be Resistance is the first exhibition created under the auspices of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Organized by guest curator Deborah Willis and composed of one hundred photographs from the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, the exhibition traces 150 years of American history through depictions of artists, scientists, political leaders and other visionaries.
When: May 11 - September 9, 2007.
Where: International Center of Photography, (in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution), located at 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, NYC. For more information, please call 212-857-0000 visit www.icp.org and www.nmaahc.si.edu .
Cost: $12 and students $8.
What: El Museo's fifth biennial features emerging Latin American and Latino/a artists living in the New York City area, including 2003-04 Artist-in-Residence William Villalongo.
When: July 25, 2007- January 2008.
Where: El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street, NYC. For more information visit www.elmuseo.org.
Cost: $6, adults and $4, students.
What: Participate in a volunteer opportunity where your major responsibilities includes moving cats in and out of their cages; interacting with cats in the spaces designated for socialization; assist Adoption staff/volunteers working with potential adopters. Age Requirement: 14 or older
When: Ongoing; Estimated Time: 8 hours per month
Where: 424 East 92 Street. For more information call 646-291-4580.
What: - Queens Jewish Community Council (QJCC)
Food Bank Volunteers will contribute to the QJCC's food distribution program by sorting food into packages.
When: Ongoing
Where: 119-45 Union Turnpike Forest Hills, NY 11375. For more information e-mail Jackie Begley at jbegley@qjcc.org< strong> to schedule a volunteer shift or to RSVP for their monthly volunteer meeting. Training is available.
What: - The research indicating the positive value of pets on the lives of senior citizens is vast. Recognizing this, The Caring Community's newest program is designed to keep pets with their owners as long as possible, both through helping to underwrite the cost of pet supplies and through providing volunteer pet assistance with pet care wherever necessary.
When: Open
Where: 20 Washington Square North. For more information contact Paul O'Brien at 212-777-3555 xt 112 or visit http://www.thecaringcommunity. org/
Ages: 16-19
What: - Show movies/videos for seniors
When: Open & Ongoing
Where: The Village. For more information contact Joann Manole-Celentano at 212-337-9467 or visit http://www.vcny.org/
Ages: 12-80
What: - The techteens High School Intership Program is an intensive paid internship in which a few lucky high school students are selected to learn how to use media and technology as a creative outlet and a method of communicating effectively with others. Interns work with children in exhibit spaces, develop skills in digital photography, conduct college research on the internet, design and create an online newsletter and visit other museums around New York City.
When: Open & Ongoing
Where: Upper West Side. 212 West 83rd Street. For more information contact the Internship Coordinator at 212-721-1223 xt 237 or visit cmom.org/Techteens2005/recruitment.htm to get your application. Application Due December 30, 2005.
Ages: 15-18
What: - CPL is looking for kids ages 8-18 who are interested in becoming reporters and editors for a youth journalism organization that trains kids to be journalists who advocate for their peers. You will be working in teams to conduct interviews with kids using a form of oral journalism (no writing) that allows kids of all literacy levels to participate.
When: Open & Ongoing
Where: Upper West Side. c/o UAM: 122 Amsterdam Ave. Room 149. For more information contact Katina Paron at 212-501-1118 or visit cpl@cplmedia.org
Ages: 8-18
What: - Relieve the isolation of a homebound senior. Be a part of a team of two or four teens who adopts a DOROT senior to visit once a month. Periodically the team of volunteers gather to meet with DOROT staff for training and share information about seniors and visits. Each teen requires an interview with a member of DOROT's professional staff to ensure an appropriate match. Please call, email, or visit our website for more details and to make arrangements.
When: Open
Where: Upper West Side. For more information contact Judith Turner at 917-441-3722 or visit www.dorotusa.org or send an e-mail to youth@dorotusa.org
Ages: 15-18
What: - Visit a senior in their home to play board games, read, help in organization, or just chat. Some of the seniors need assistance in grocery shopping, or running errands; some would like walking buddy to take a walk to the store or to the park. Commitments are weekly or bi-weekly from 1-2 hours each visit.
When: One-time/ ongoing
Where: Upper East Side. 1484 First Avenue. For more information contact Lessie Askew at 212-879-7400 or visit www.burdencenter.org or send an e-mail to info@burdenctr.org
Ages: 13-18
What: - Got a great idea to make your community better? Apply for a Do Something Grant! 20 young people will receive $500 grants each year. Young people have the energy, creativity, and motivation to rock the world. By giving grants to young people who want to get up off the sofa and do something, we're allowing them to unleash their power and turn their ideas into action. We're telling them that they really can make a difference, and we're putting our money where our mouth is to prove it.
When: Open
Where: For more information contact the Grant Review Team at 212-254-2390 or visit www.dosomething.org or send an e-mail to help@dosomething.org
Ages: 8-18
What: - This multi-disciplinary school program for elementary, high school and college students involves research on the lives of elders. DOROT provides curriculum materials and facilitates interviews with elders. Students can also work on their own to record an elder's life story with audio and video equipment. Participants are encouraged to visit with elders over the phone.
When: Ongoing
Where: Upper West Side, 171 West 85th Street. For more information contact Judith Turner at 917-441-3722 or visit www.dorotusa.org or send an e-mail to youth@dorotusa.org
Ages: 12-99
What: - DOROT's mission is to enhance the lives of Jewish and other elderly in the Greater New York City Metropolitan area through a dynamic partnership of volunteers, professionals, and elders; to foster mutually beneficial interaction between the generations; and to provide education, guidance and leadership in developing volunteer-based programs for the elderly nationally and internationally. We are the largest volunteer force serving the elderly.
When: One time/Ongoing
Where: Upper West Side, 171 West 85th Street. For more information contact Judith Turner at 917-441-3722 or visit www.dorotusa.org or send an e-mail to youth@dorotusa.org
Ages: 8-99
What:- From 10 a.m. until noon on Saturdays, help deliver meals to homebound seniors living between 69th street and 79th street. Bring friends or family with you, or we can pair you up with other volunteers to make the deliveries.
When: One time/Ongoing
Where: Upper East Side, 1484 York Avenue. For more information contact Anna Lemond at 212-879-7400 xt 116 or visit www.burdencenter.org
Ages:13-17
What: - What do you have to share? A Melodious Voice, A Comedy Skit, An Entertaining Pet, A Theatical Performance, A Graceful Dance, A Magic Act, A Musical Instrument, Picturesque Art? Whatever you have, we would love to have you!
When: Open
Where: 305 West End Avenue, 7th Floor For more information contact Kerry Mills at 212-799-7100 or visit http://www.thehearth.org or send an e-mail to mills@thehearth.org
Ages: 0-99
What: - Volunteer at the Theatre Museum and help preserve, protect and perpetuate the legacy of theatre.
When: Open
Where: 723 7th Avenue. For more information contact Helen Guditis at 212-764-4112 xt 204 or visit http://www.info@hmnyc.org or send an e-mail to Helen@hmnyc.org
Ages: 13-54
What: - Volunteers are an integral part of our community and program and we depend on energy and enthusiasm for many of our activities and special events.
When: Open
Where: 195 West Houston Street. For more information contact Cynthia Helton at 212-667-9700 or visit http://www.gildasclubnyc.org or send an e-mail to chelton@gildasclubnyc.org
Ages: 13-99
What: - Come join our active community Service Internship day. Join Our Youth Advisory Board. Learn Photography and writing, as well as the inner workings of a nonprofit.
When: Open
Where: For more information contact Jp Horn at 212-228-2131 or visit http://www.makeabetterplace.org or send an e-mail to jhorn@makeabetterplace.org
Ages: 13-20
What: -Assist the staff in escorting patient to and from clinic appointments, activities, chapels, special events, libraries and activities in general.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Lydia Ortiz at 212-848-6011or visit http://www.nyc.gov.html/hhc/coler- goldwater/home.html or send an e-mail to www.nyc.gov.html/hhc/coler-goldwater/ home.html
Ages: 13-54
What: -Friendly visitors are assigned to work with patients/residents who are lonely and have no formal support or friends. Volunteers must be able to keep commitments and appointments with patients assigned to.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Lydia Ortiz at 212-848-6011or visit http://www.nyc.gov.html/hhc/coler- goldwater/home.html or send an e-mail to www.nyc.gov.html/hhc/coler-goldwater/ home.html
Ages: 13-54
What: -Act has various special event opportunities related to community building and administration preparation for youth meetings and fundraising groups. Commitment can be long or short term.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Pamela Rivas at 212-487-8616 or visit http://www.actnyc.org or send an e-mail to pamela.rivas@dfa.state.ny.us
Ages: 13-99
What: -Sit down meal plus take out meal for homeless who are part of the church community.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Mark Swanson at 212-362-9300 or visit http://www.allangelschurch.com or send an e-mail to mswanson@all-angels.org
Ages: 12-99
What: -Every Friday, between 10:30am and 1pm, volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve 100 meals. This includes: setting tables; preparing hot food; making sandwiches, salad, juice and coffee; serving themeal; and cleaning up after the meal.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Ashley Garrettat 212-638-8155 or send an e-mail to ashleygarrett@msn.com
Ages: 10-90
What: -Every Saturday morning meals are prepared and delivered for our homebound clients for Saturday as well as Sunday. This Saturday meal delivery also serves as a weekend status check to clients who receive, few, if any visitors. Meals are delivered on foot to clients living from 69th to 79th streets, between Fifth Avenue and East River. Volunteers deliver in pairs in groups and generally visit between 4-8 individuals.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Anne Lemond 212-879-7400 or visit http://www.burdencenter.org/ or send an e-mail to info@burdencntr.org
Ages: 5-99
What: -Intergenerational volunteers (under 18) enrich the lives of the elderly by staging performances or concerts, baking cookies and teaching computer classes.
When: Open/Ongoing
Where: For more information contact Anne Lemond 212-879-7400 or visit http://www.burdencenter.org/ or send an e-mail to info@burdencntr.org
Ages: 12-17
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