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By Tracy Zwick<\/p>\n

July 17th through 19th<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen of the Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte\u201d at the Jewish Museum<\/a>: 1109 5th Avenue at East 92nd Street; opening Friday, July 17th; open Thursdays to Mondays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with late hours (till 8 p.m.) on Thursdays; tickets here<\/a>, starting at $10, children under 18 are free<\/p>\n

I took a Citibike, but the bus or walking\u2019s just as easy. This special show is worth a quick trip across the park, however you go. Paintings, ceramics, glassware, works on paper and lace, jewelry and dresses along with gorgeous Wiener Werkst\u00e4tte playing cards, and two wonderful silent film clips comprise \u201cWoWW\u201d \u2013 an outstanding, efficiently laid-out exhibition that you can tackle in under an hour or linger over. It spotlights the women, many of whom were Jewish, who were part of the famous early 20th-century Vienna cooperative that was founded by Josef Hoffmann and known for bringing a new aesthetic sensibility to everyday products. The museum\u2019s basement cafe, Lox<\/a>, is a nice spot for a nosh before or after the show. The menu is full of Jewish comfort foods, from bagels to borscht to blintzes and babka. Salads and sandwiches are also on offer.<\/p>\n

The Great Goat Graze-Off in Riverside Park<\/a>: Saturday, July 18th from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at West 151st Street and West Side Highway (the lawn north of Ten Mile Playground); free<\/p>\n

Riverside Park Conservancy\u2019s kicking off the seventh year of its \u201cGoatham<\/a>\u201d initiative with an afternoon of goats, live music, local food vendors, goat-themed games, crafts, and photo-ops. You\u2019ll be able to \u201cmeet\u201d 15 goats, including a few babies, and watch three competitors \u2013 Mallomar, Romeo, and Big Buddy \u2013 face-off in a goats-only eating competition. After the festivities, the goats will head to West 137th Street, where they\u2019ll spend the rest of the summer grazing on invasive plants in the park, like poison ivy and mugwort.<\/p>\n

\u201cFantasy Life\u201d and \u201cReading Lolita in Tehran\u201d at New Plaza Cinema<\/a>: at the Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle (theater on lower level); tickets here<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been wanting to see \u201cFantasy Life<\/a>,\u201d Matthew Shear\u2019s \u201cwarm, off-kilter dramedy<\/a>\u201d that came out this spring, starring Amanda Peet with a supporting cast that includes Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola and Andrea Martin. Shear will be on-site at New Plaza\u2019s summer home at MAD this Saturday after the 4:30 show to talk about the film. Make it a double feature by hanging around for the 7:10 p.m. showing of \u201dReading Lolita in Tehran<\/a>,\u201d the 2026 film based on Azar Nafisi\u2019s best-selling 2003 memoir.<\/p>\n

Watch the World Cup Final:<\/a> Sunday, July 19th at noon on the Great Lawn in Central Park; free but tickets required<\/p>\n

If you already registered and got free tickets to watch the World Cup final in Central Park on Sunday, you know where to go and what to do. For the rest of us, there are plenty of options<\/a> for catching the big game with friends, neighbors and fellow fans. TVs are everywhere, from corner grocers like Six Corners Marketplace (on Broadway and West 106th Street), to restaurants like Cafe du Soleil<\/a> (on Broadway near West 104th Street) and jazz clubs like Smoke<\/a> (Broadway near West 106th Street), to sports bars like Bodega 88<\/a> (on Columbus at West 88th Street), and they\u2019ll all be tuned to the final. WSR readers have shouted out The Upside<\/a> (on Amsterdam near West 88th Street) and Reverie Room<\/a> (on West 72nd Street between Verdi Square and Columbus Avenue) as good spots for watching the soccer. There\u2019ll also be a free watch party on the deck of the Intrepid<\/a>, and you can catch the game at some NYPL locations<\/a>. The Museum of Art & Design<\/a> is hosting a family party with art-making and a screening of the final, starting at 2 p.m. Drop your preferred venue in the comments!<\/p>\n

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with a Cup or Cone: Sunday, July 19th all day<\/p>\n

I put together a guide to UWS ice cream<\/a> two summers ago, and there are a few additions worth noting as we hit the heart of ice cream season. Salt & Straw<\/a> on Amsterdam Avenue near West 77th Street hadn\u2019t yet opened when the guide was published. In honor of the holiday, they\u2019re offering a \u201cbuild-your-own pint sundae\u201d for $15 (three scoops with fudge, whipped cream and a cherry). Omonia Cafe<\/a>, on Broadway near West 108th Street is also in the 2026 mix, with a gelato case to compliment their cookies and pastries. Gelateria Gentile<\/a> also offers Italian gelato, on Amsterdam and West 84th Street. Have a favorite scoop shop? Please drop it in the comments.<\/p>\n

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