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 May 16.

Monday, May 17

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) public health lab forum:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.
• Background here

Tuesday, May 18

Community Board 9 (West Harlem) senior issues; strategic planning committee meetings:

• Virtual, 11 a.m. (senior issues); 6:30 p.m. (strategic planning)

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) education, youth & libraries committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Jazzonia: The Marriage of Poetry and Jazz — The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

• Virtual, 7 p.m.
• Spoken word by Nkosi Nkululeko and Smoove Babii atop selections by Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) economic development committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 19

Films with the Schomburg: In Our Mothers' Gardens

• Online talk by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
• Virtual screening, 6:30 p.m.

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) public safety committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 20

Community Board 9 (West Harlem) general board meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Community Board 10 (Central Harlem) senior task force; land use committee meetings:

• Virtual, 10 a.m. (senior task force); 6:30 p.m. (land use)

Community Board 11 (East Harlem) executive committee meeting:

• Virtual, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 22

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 June 15
• East Harlem: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., East 103rd Street between Lexington & Park Aves.
  • Also June 15

Ongoing

Harlem residents — especially NYCHA residents and Spanish-speakers — can receive a $20 Amazon gift card for completing the Harlem Community Health Needs Assessment survey from the Harlem Health Initiative at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy.

The West Harlem Development Corporation is hosting a contest asking West Harlem artists to help design its new logo — the winner will receive $1,250, with smaller prizes for second and third place. Deadline to apply is May 31.

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

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

Some events via Harlem One Stop and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's weekly newsletter.

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