Dates To Know In Harlem This Week

HARLEM, NY — Most meetings and events may be virtual these days, but there's still plenty going on in Harlem.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of April 25.

Monday, April 26

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) housing committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 28

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) executive committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 29

"Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance"

• Talk by the Museum of the City of New York
• Session II: Poetry and the New Negro Literacy, featuring Historian Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart
• Virtual, 5:30 p.m. (purchase tickets)

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) district needs & budget committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 1

Movement Speaks: free on-street, in-person dance classes for older adults

• West Harlem: West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive Grants Tomb Plaza
  • Ongoing until July 30
• Central Harlem: 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., West 124th St. between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.
  • Also May 8, 15, 22; June 15, 12
• East Harlem: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Eat 103rd Street between Lexington & Park Aves.
  • Also May 8, 15, 22; June 15, 12

Ongoing

Community Board 10 is asking people to donate personal care and toiletry items for seniors — learn more here

Applications are open for the Harlem Youth gardeners program, running from March 27 – May 15

East Harlem's Pleasant Village Community Garden is seeking volunteers — email pleasantvillagegarden@gmail.com to volunteer.

Some events courtesy of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's weekly newsletter.

Know an event Patch should add for next week? Send an email to nick.garber@patch.com or tell us in the comments below. Subscribe to Harlem Patch to get your weekly calendar, and other neighborhood news.