We are pleased to tell you about the West Side events taking place this month.
Explore all that the Upper West Side has to offer at these three engaging events.
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
Throughout May 2013
Polyhymnia, Elegant Concerts of Early Choral Music
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Details below
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 | | *Designed by Frederick R. Comstock in 1901, the First Church of Christ, Scientist was designated an NYC Landmark in 1990 as part of the Upper West Side-Central Park West Historic District. |
 Early Music New York
Historic Music in A Historic Space! Saturday, May 4th at 8:00PM
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Central Park West at 68th Street
London's Musical Bridge - The Enlightened English
Early Music New York's Orchestra of Original Instruments performs repertoire of England's 18th-century greats side by side with their Austro-German émigré counterparts.
For more information, and to purchase tickets, click here.Or call the box office at 212-280-0330
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Community Events at Ethical Culture
All events are located at the Society for Ethical Culture* at 2 West 64th Street
Click here for more information on any of the events listed below.
Or call 212-874-5210
Monday, May 6th at 1:00PM
Ethics in Literature: Wait 'Till Next Year
by Doris Kearns Goodwin, $5
Friday, May 10th at 6:30PM
Ethics and the Theater: A reading of Warrior Class by Kenneth Lin. Ceremonial Hall, $10 inc. reception with light refreshments.
Sunday, May 12th at 11:00AM
Ethics for Children - Nurture Festival
An inclusive and free family celebration for all ages.
Saturday, May 18th at 7:00PM
Manhattan Girls Chorus Spring Concert
$40 Patron, $15 Adults, $10 Seniors and Students
Sunday, May 19th at 2:30PM
15th Annual Benefit Concert for the Stained Glass Windows
$15/$10 for students and seniors
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 Polyhymnia, an early music ensemble,
presents "Musikalische Exequien"
Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 8:00PM
Pre-Concert Lecture at 7:00PM
The Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch*
552 West End Avenue (enter on West 87th Street)
Composed during 1635-1636, Heinrich Schultz's rich and solemn Musikalische Exequien were commissioned for the funeral services of Henry Posthumous Reuss, Count of Gera. The texts include scripture, quotes from St. Augustine, and meditations by Martin Luther and other reformers.
$25 General Admission, $15 Students, Seniors, and EMA Members.
Reservations and information: 917-838-4636 www.polyhymnia-nyc.org
*St. Ignatius of Antioch was built in 1901-2 and was designed by architect Charles Coolidge Haight with interior work by Ralph Adams Cram. St. Ignatius is a NYC Landmark, designated in 2012 as part of the extended Riverside-West End Historic District. "The sanctuary will knock your socks off!" ~ Professor Mosette Broderick: Director, Urban Design and Architecture Studies Program, New York University. ________________________________________________________________________ An Insider's Look at the Apartment House Lobbies of Morningside Heights
Presented by the Morningside Heights Historic District Committee
 A walking tour with stops at The Hamilton (420 Riverside Drive), The Rockfall (545 West 111th Street),
The Ramona (528 West 111th Street), The Prince Humbert (520 West 110th Street)
Mother's Day - Sunday, May 12th - 11:00 a.m.
Meet at The Hamilton, 420 Riverside Drive, West 114th Street entrance
Suggested donation: $10
Led by Interior Designer Michael Laudati, Building Historian Robert F. Rodriguez, and Architectural Historian Gregory Dietrich.
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