{"id":115304,"date":"2026-01-28T17:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/115304\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:39:25","slug":"chelsea-downtown-manhattan-events-jan-feb-29-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/115304\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea &#038; Downtown Manhattan Events: Jan-Feb 29-4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thursday, January 29th<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Guest Choir: Herricks High School: Come to St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral to hear the Herricks High School Chamber Choir from New Hyde Park, Long Island, directed by Louise O\u2019Hanlon. 1:45 p.m. St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral, 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets, New York, NY (212) 753-2261.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Kings and Pawns\u2019: Join author Howard Bryant for a conversation about his latest book, \u201cKings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America.\u201d Bryant examines the intertwined legacies of the two, Robinson, the barrier-breaking athlete, and Robeson, the artist-activist who challenged a nation, revealing how their lives reflect the possibilities and pressures of Black leadership. The program includes an audience Q&amp;A and book signing with the author. 6:00 p.m. Jackie Robinson Museum, One Hudson Square Building, 75 Varick Street, New York, NY (866) 454-3772.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, January 30th<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>An All-Star Tribute to Bonnie Raitt: Join the Bitter End in celebrating the 13-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter with Emily Clark, James Genus, Andy Ezrin, Tony Mason, Matt Beck and Giselle Lily. 9:30 p.m. The Bitter End, 147 Bleecker St, New York, NY (212) 673-7030.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>FashionSpeak Fridays: Join New York-based fashion journalist J. Joseph Pastrana, author of \u201cMirrorball-Reflections of Dance &amp; Fashion\u201d for a spin through the ages with the iconic designers, dancers, choreographers, music stars and DJs who shaped history on stage, film, television and clubs. 7:00 p.m. National Arts Club, 5 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY (212) 475-3424.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, January 31st<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>AKC MOD at the Westminster Dog Show: Stop by the AKC Museum of the Dog\u2019s booth at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. You\u2019re invited to relax and enjoy art surrounded by champion dogs. 8:00 a.m. Javits Center, 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY (212) 696-8360.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>La MaMa Kids: We Are So Happy You Are Here: Step into a world of dance, theatre and music designed for children 3 and over. 2:00 p.m. La MaMa Community Arts Space \u200d74 East 4th Street, New York, NY (646) 430-5374.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, February 1st<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>\u2018New York Animation 1966-1999: A City in Motion\u2019: Robby Gilbert, author of \u201cNew York Animation,\u201d will be giving a short reading from his book, talking about the research that went into it and sharing stories of some of the animators he interviewed. A Q&amp;A with the audience will follow. 2:00 p.m. Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY (212) 243-4334.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>The Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra: Visit Birdland, which has been called \u201cclose to perfection for serious fans and musicians,\u201d by The New York Times, to hear top-flight jazz in a world class setting with an award-winning menu. 8:30 p.m. Birdland Jazz Club, 315 West 44th St, New York, NY (212) 581-3080.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, February 2nd <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Joyce Carol Oates discusses \u2018Double Trouble\u2019: Join Barnes &amp; Noble Union Square to welcome bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates to discuss \u201cDouble Trouble.\u201d Originally published under Oates\u2019 pen name \u201cRosamond Smith,\u201d this collection of two novels and two never-before-collected short stories give a double dose of gripping psychological suspense. Oates will be in conversation with author and artist Jonathan Santlofer. 6:00 p.m. Barnes &amp; Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th Street, New York, NY (212) 253-0810.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>Senior Group Exercise: Strengthen the whole body from warm-up to cool-down with various fun exercises. The instructor will lead you in rhythmic movement and aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, as well as strength training. 10:30 a.m. Battery Park City Authority, 6 River Terrace, New York, NY (212) 417-2000.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, February 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>Vinyl Nights at Bryant Park: Dance the night away at The Lodge as Operator Emz &amp; DJ Misbehaviour spin classic mixes of disco, hip-hop, funk and more, all on vinyl. The party continues on the blue rink deck and on ice too. 7:00 p.m. Bryant Park, northwest corner of The Rink, 42nd Street and 6th Avenue, New York, NY (212) 768-4242.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Poppick presents \u2018The Copywriter\u2019: Join Daniel Poppick, a Brooklyn copywriter, to celebrate the release of his new novel, a portrait of a poet as an office worker, plumbing the depths of the spiritual gulf between art and work. 7:00 p.m. McNally Jackson Books Seaport, 4 Fulton Street, New York, NY (646) 964-4232.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, February 4th<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Wonderful\u2019 by Beno\u00eet Cohen: Join Rizzoli for a conversation with French producer, filmmaker and screenwriter Beno\u00eet Cohen to celebrate his new book, an exploration of life, loss, and grief within a family. The conversation will be followed by a signing. 6:00 p.m. Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, NY (212) 759-2424.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown<\/p>\n<p>Hudson Park Book Club: Join the Hudson Park Library to discuss the sci-fi novel \u201cBeautyland\u201d by Marie-Helene Bertino. 1:00 p.m. Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, New York, NY (212) 243-6876.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thursday, January 29th Chelsea Guest Choir: Herricks High School: Come to St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral to hear the Herricks&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115291,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[75,84,83,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-115304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}