PERSHING SQUARE (41st/42nd St & Park Ave) has FREE entertainment.
On August 9th, the very talented Moses Patrou (Blues, Soul & Jazz) will perform from 12:00 - 3:00. Seating is limited so if you arrive by 11:45am you can grab a chair or stand. This is OPTIONAL but worth attending.
*I am only staying about 20 minutes and after will walk over to the library
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Meet at the NYPL: Stephen Schwartman building (476 5th Ave/42nd Street at 12:30pm SHARP to view The Polonsky Exhibition
The Polonsky Exhibition of The NYPL’s Treasures showcases some of their MOST EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS. The exhibition is broken up into nine distinct sections: Beginnings, Performance, Explorations, Fortitude, The Written Word, The Visual World, Childhood, Belief, and New York City.
Some examples:
1. Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten copy of Declaration of Independence
2. The Bill of Rights
3. A.A. Milne’s son Christopher Robin's stuffed animal collection of Winnie The Pooh & Friends
4. The Gutenburg Bible
5. Letter from Christopher Columbus about his voyages
6. Charles Dickens’s desk and chair where he wrote Great Expectations
7. Virginia Woolf’s walking stick
8. The set model of In The Heights - Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
9. Umbrella belonging to P.L. Travers, the author of Mary Poppins
10. Malcolm X’s briefcase
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LUNCH - 1:45pm
Szechuan Gourmet
21 West 39th Street (bet 5th & 6th Ave)
(212) 921-0233
*They have a lunch menu everyday until 3:30pm. Dishes are $14-$17
https://szechuangourmet39.com/
*Lunch is served with soup or soda & brown rice
***Please bring 20's and small bills (1's, 5's, 10's) so we can pay the check quickly and easily
***WE DO NOT SPLIT THE CHECK. YOU ONLY PAY FOR WHAT YOU EAT + DRINK + TAX + TIP
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GETTING HERE
4,5,6 & 7 Train go to Grand Central Station
LIRR to Grand Central Station
NJ Bus/Train to Penn Station & transfer to subway uptown to Grand Central
MEETUP FEE: $5.00 to help defray the cost of maintaining the group. Meetup cost is $400 per year and I have to pay again in August. Thanks for your support and understanding
PERFUME ALLERGY: Please refrain from wearing perfume. Thank you.
Looking forward to another fun day with the ladies. ❤️
Warmly,
Ivy
