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

By Tracy Zwick<\/p>\n

November 21st through 23rd\u00a0<\/p>\n

New York Road Runners Race to Deliver<\/a>: Sunday, November 23rd, 8 a.m.; Central Park. (The start line is on East Drive near 67th Street; the course goes north from there, then west across 102nd Street Cross Drive, then south on West Drive, with the finish line on the 72nd Street Transverse.)<\/p>\n

I love turkey trots. I love to read about them<\/a>, and I love to run in them with my family. Living on the UWS, there\u2019s not a lot of space for turkey trots when they\u2019re traditionally staged \u2013 on Thanksgiving morning. That\u2019s because we\u2019re home to the world\u2019s premiere Thanksgiving Day Parade<\/a>, which takes up a lot of UWS real estate. What we get instead is a chance this Sunday to raise money for a local provider of free meals to those too ill to shop or cook, and at the same time run four miles in a turkey costume, holding a rolling pin or wearing a chef\u2019s toque. It\u2019s too late to get a bib to officially join the 32nd running of the NYRR four-mile pre-Thanksgiving race this Sunday, but you can get out there and cheer. If it leaves you feeling inspired, you can also volunteer with God\u2019s Love We Deliver<\/a>, or donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cJourney Through Jazz: The Mighty Negro Spirituals<\/a>\u201d: Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd at Jazz at Lincoln Center\u2019s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at West 60th Street. Tickets<\/a> start at $35.<\/p>\n

Jazz at Lincoln Center trumpeter Marcus Printup<\/a> will lead a celebration of songs of faith and resilience this weekend at Columbus Circle. Printup, in four performances over two days, will be joined by members of the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church under the direction of Vinroy D. Brown, Jr.\u00a0 Expect a mix of spirituals, hymns and gospel songs that shaped the sound of American music. The ensemble will share the stories and spirit behind classics such as \u201cWade in the Water,\u201d \u201cThis Little Light of Mine,\u201d and \u201cJoshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRagtime\u201d at the Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center<\/a>, through June 14th, 2026, at 150 West 65th St.; tickets<\/a> start at $58<\/p>\n

I saw this with my 23-year-old and her best friend a few nights ago, and, wow. It\u2019s not the first time we\u2019ve seen a production of this musical adaptation of E.L. Doctorow\u2019s novel, which\u00a0 follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American dream at the dawn of the 20th century. But we\u2019ve never seen a better one. The cast blew us away, particularly the lyric baritone Joshua Henry<\/a> in the role of Coalhouse Walker, Jr. His \u201cWheels of a Dream<\/a>,\u201d sung together with Nichelle Lewis, is an absolute show-stopper. Same with \u201cBack to Before,\u201d sung by the marvelous Caissie Levy. We had a terrific pre-show dinner across the street at The Smith<\/a>. My daughter and I took WSR food columnist Abigail T. Sidi\u2019s advice<\/a> to try the Smith Burger, which she recently crowned the \u201cbest burger on the UWS<\/a>\u201d!<\/p>\n

Read Some of The New York Public Library\u2019s Best Books of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

We\u2019re coming up on end-of-year list time, and yesterday the NYPL got things started by announcing its list of the year\u2019s best books for kids, teens and adults, all selected by the library\u2019s staff and librarians. They\u2019re all available at NYPL for free, and you don\u2019t have to wait to read them. Through December 31st, the NYPL is making a selection of 26 e-book titles and audiobooks<\/a> available to cardholders with no wait time. From Booker Prize-nominated \u201cAudition\u201d by Katie Kitamura, and fellow nominee \u201cStone Yard Devotional\u201d by Charlotte Wood, both of which I can personally recommend, to a history of Johnson & Johnson<\/a>, comics, horror and poetry, there\u2019s something for everyone.<\/p>\n

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