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\"\"<\/a>Graphic.<\/p>\n

By Tracy Zwick<\/p>\n

June 26th through 28th<\/p>\n

Bats of Riverside Park Guided Walk<\/a>: Friday, June 26th from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at West 120th St. and Riverside Drive; free<\/p>\n

Join experts from Gotham Bat Conservancy<\/a> tonight starting at 8 p.m. to see nighttime wildlife including local bats. This event is part of Riverside Park Conservancy\u2019s \u201cSummer on the Hudson<\/a>\u201d series of free, unreserved, public events.<\/p>\n

Laurie Anderson at Central Park\u2019s SummerStage<\/a>: Friday, June 26th from 8 to 10 p.m.; Rumsey Playfield in Central Park; free<\/p>\n

City Parks Foundation\u2019s SummerStage celebration is underway, marking its 40th anniversary by bringing an array of free shows to over a dozen parks across all five boroughs, including Central Park. Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson will take the stage in Central Park tonight. Backed by the jazz quartet Sexmob, she\u2019ll perform \u201cRepublic of Love\u201d \u2013 a meditation on the state of the union, and a \u201ccelebration of freedom\u201d that features the words and thoughts of many Americans such as Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, John Cage, Gertrude Stein, William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. A DJ set from amita will kick off the evening.<\/p>\n

Wallach Gallery at Columbia University\u2019s \u201cChildren\u2019s Art Carnival in Harlem: The Making of Contemporary Artists\u201d<\/a>:\u00a0 Opens Friday June 26th and open Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 to 6 p.m.; Lenfest Center for the Arts at 615 West 129th Street, 6th Floor; free<\/p>\n

This show focuses on the Harlem Children\u2019s Art Carnival that was an outgrowth of a MoMA educational initiative beginning in the late 1960s, and how it supported local contemporary artists. The exhibition includes archival materials tracing the CAC\u2019s evolution along with personal photos and oral histories reflecting on the CAC\u2019s community focus and impact. In related programming, there\u2019ll be an artist-led demonstration on Saturday<\/a>, a discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. with artists<\/a>, and an art-making experience at which kids will be invited to make their own paper puppets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit the Neighborhood\u2019s Newest Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a>: Central Park Farmstand at 110th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard (at Farmers\u2019 Gate entrance to Central Park); Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through October 31st.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got the Columbia Greenmarket on Thursdays outside the university\u2019s gates on Broadway, the 97th Street edition on Fridays between Amsterdam and Columbus, the big Columbus Avenue market near the AMNH on the weekends, and now UWSers have another opportunity to gather around food, community and culture. Just inside Central Park and overlooking the Harlem Meer, you can buy fresh, locally-sourced produce, seasonal prepared food, household provisions and more. In addition there\u2019ll be \u201ceducational and community programming\u201d throughout the season. This is a partnership between Central Park Conservancy and Unity Market NY.<\/p>\n

New Plaza Cinema\u2019s Summer Residency at The Museum of Arts & Design<\/a>: Every Saturday at 2 Columbus Circle; times and tickets, which are available online only, at this link<\/a><\/p>\n

New Plaza, the UWS\u2019s non-profit movie house, and the only independent cinema north of 14th Street in Manhattan, will be screening four films a day every Saturday through August 22nd this summer in the MAD\u2019s 143-seat theater at the basement level. This Saturday\u2019s offerings include \u201cPeter Asher: Everywhere Man<\/a>,\u201d a 2025 documentary; \u201cSilent Friend<\/a>,\u201d a 2025 \u201ccerebral drama\u201d; \u201cMake Me Famous<\/a>,\u201d a 2021 documentary, and \u201cUnidentified<\/a>,\u201d a 2025 Saudi Arabian thriller.<\/p>\n

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