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 October in NYC October is a time to enjoy NYC special outdoor and
indoor events and activities.
Like
other Americans, New  Yorkers celebrate Halloween on October 31. Halloween is not an official
holiday. Instead, it reflects ancient
customs and religious traditions brought to the Americas
by settlers from Europe. These customs and
rituals probably included burning plants and sacrificing animals to the dead
during the harvest season. Such older
pagan [heathen;
not part of a major religion] customs and traditions probably later merged with
the Roman Catholic celebration of All Hallows Eve. [To “hallow” something is to sanctify it or make
it sacred.] 
Halloween’s reference to ghosts, witches,
bats, black cats, skeletons, evil creatures, and bloody sacrifices reflect
ancient associations with the dead. These associations are also reflected in
modern Halloween costumes and decorations.
While Halloween is mainly a children’s
celebration in the United
States, lots of adults like to participate
too, like those who will join or observe the famous Greenwich Village
Halloween Parade described below.
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Greenwich
Village
Halloween Parade,
Wednesday,
10/31, starting at 7 pm. You are invited to the nation’s most creative
public participatory event, the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. Join or watch! 100s of puppets, 53 bands, dancers,
artists, and thousands of other New Yorkers in costumes of their own
creation.
Those in
costume line-up to parade on 6th Ave., South of Spring St. or North of Canal St. between 6:30-8 pm. Watch
live on 6th Ave. from Spring St.
to 21st St.
from 7-10 pm
or on NY1 TV from 8-9:30 pm. C/E train to Spring St.; A/C/E to Canal and walk uptown on 6th
Ave. to Spring St.; N/R/W or 4/5/6 to Canal and walk west to 6th
and then uptown to Spring. etc.
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October by Maurice Sendak
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*Host—the person who invited
others to his or her home, party, etc. Witches—someone with
magic powers, especially to do bad things.
Goblins—in children’s stories, small ugly creatures
who trick people. Ghost—the spirit of a dead person that some
think they can see.
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The poem is an example of a “nonsense” rhyme, a silly
poem that still makes enough sense to be understood.
In October
I'll be host*
to witches*, goblins*,
and a ghost*
I'll serve them
chicken soup
on toast.
Whoopy once
whoopy twice
whoopy chicken soup with rice.
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Special Events Center
Exhibits and Student Club Donation The Spanish-American
Institute extends an invitation to our talented students and alumni to
exhibit their work in the Founders
Special Events
Center (room 13). Let any staff member know if you are
interested. Special thanks to Stanley
Consuegura who exhibited this past Spring for his donation of a “boom box”
for use in English classes.
Jazz Concerts. Like Jazz? See the listing for JazzEZ’s Woodshed daily
free Harlem jazz sessions starting October 11. Check the school bulletin boards for
postings of free jazz concerts by world-class music groups,
faculty, and students associated with NYC’s three world-famous music
schools—Julliard, Manhattan,
and Mannes schools..
At Julliard, sit in on the Julliard Jazz Ensemble on October 1 at 8pm
or the Julliard Jazz orchestra on October 13 at 8 pm At the Manhattan School of
Music, listen to jazz by candlelight at Café Jazz with performances of
student jazz combos on Monday nights at 7:30 on October 15, 25, and 30. (See school bulletin boards for travel
directions to both schools and free ticket information for Julliard
concerts. No tickets required for
Manhattan School of Music.)
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 Columbus Day, October 8
Columbus
Day, a national holiday, celebrates Christopher Columbus’ first landing in
the “New World” in 1492. Columbus was trying to find a new
route to the “Indies” by sailing westward from Spain. (At that time, Europeans
often referred to all of Asia as the “Indies.”) Asian countries were the European source of
precious spices, gold, silk and other rare goods. Columbus
landed instead in a previously unknown part of the world later called the “Americas.” This began the era of world history when
Europe colonized the New World.
October in New York—For Free
 October etc.—Free Museum Admissions and Free Concerts.
Check the school bulletin boards for listings of museums that
are free certain times or all the time or for free
concerts at NYC’s three world-famous music schools—Julliard, Manhattan, and
Mannes.
October,
etc.—See
the Luxury exhibit at the
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Museum, the “most fashionable” museum in
NYC. See how ideas of “luxury” changed
in the West from the 18th Century to today. Tues.-Fri. noon to
8pm. Sat. 101m-5pm. 7th Ave. @27th St. 1,9,C,E,F,V,N,R
trains.
October --Flu Shots and Other
Vaccinations. NYC Department of Health
has at least one free walk-in immunization clinic in each
borough. Get a free flu shot or other
vaccinations. Check the school
bulletin boards for information as it becomes available.
October Tuesdays at 8pm,
concerts at St. Peter’s Church. The Church is besides the Citicorp Building
on the comer of Lexington Ave.
and 54th St.
Walk from the school or take E,V to Lexington Ave. or
6 train to 51st St.
October 1, Mon.
at 7pm.—Kota Dance Group mixes butoh, hip-hop, and
ballet. Reservations required @
646/388-6682. FIAF, 22 E. 60th St. between Park
and Madison Ave.
October 6, Sat.
at 2pm. Myriam Gourfink dance
performance. Reservations required @ 646/388-6682. FIAF, 22 E. 60th St. between Park
and Madison Ave.
October 7, Sun.
11am-4pm. Feast of St. Francis. Visit NYC’s largest
cathedral during this joyous celebration and procession of all animals great
and small. Tickets required for indoor
service on first-come first-served basis beginning 9:15am. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 112th St. and Amsterdam
Ave. 1 train to 110th St.
and Broadway or C train to 110th and Central Park West and walk
west to Amsterdam Ave.
October 10, Weds., 5-9pm, Monk at 90. Celebration of
the music of Thelonious Monk, one of the greatest of all jazz musicians and
founders of bebop. World Financial
Center Winter Garden. See directions
for October 25.
October 11 to Dec., daily 2-8pm. Live
Cool JazzEZ’s Woodshed @Big Apple Jazz, 2236 7th Ave. (A.C. Powell Boulevard. Jazz jams in an historic Harlem jazz district. 2/3/B/C trains to 135th St.
October 13-14,
Sat.-Sun. Culture Fest
at Battery Park. Showcasing NYC performance
companies, artists, museums, historic sites, gardens, and zoos with
interactive booths, stage performance, and more. See directions for Oct. 25.
October 17,
Weds. 12:30 & 7 pm. Philadelphia’s
Koresh Dance Company dances
to music of the 40s and 50s. World
Financial Center. See directions for
October 25.
October 23,Tues. 6-8pm. Beading
and Embroidery Workshop.
Explore
the world of beads, feathers, embroidery, appliqué, etc. Reservations required. Call 212/217-4585 or e-mail: museuminfo@fitnyc.edu. Fashion Institute of Technology, E
building, room E226, 2nd floor.
See
directions under October “Luxury” exhibit, above.
October 25,
Thurs. 12:30 & 7 pm, Surati for
Performing Arts celebrates India’s
autumn festivals with drama, music, and dance. Winter Garden in the World Financial Center
(WFC)—. Any train to lower Manhattan: A, C, J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4 or 5 to Fulton
Street/Broadway-Nassau: Exit onto Fulton Street and walk west to Church St.;
turn right and walk to Vesey St.; turn left and continue across West St. to
the WFC. E to World
Trade Center: Exit onto Church Street and walk north to Vesey St.; turn left and continue across West St. to the WFC. R or W to City
Hall: Exit onto Broadway and walk
south to Vesey St.;
turn right and continue to the WFC. 1 to Rector Street: Exit onto Greenwich Street and walk north to Liberty St.; turn left and continue to the WFC.
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