Friday, February 19, 2010

UPTOWN ACTIVITIES

MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m., “Colonial Chocolate Day,” with a lecture about social drinking in the 18th and 19th centuries and a demonstration of chocolate-making. Museum hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 65 Jumel Terrace, at 161st Street, east of St. Nicholas Avenue, Harlem , (212) 923-8008, morrisjumel.org; $20, $15 for members, $10 for children 7 to 16.

SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN BLACK CULTURE Saturday at 3 p.m., two documentary films on carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Brazil. Through April 18, two exhibitions in celebration of the first anniversary of Barack Obama’s presidency: one is “Jerry Pinkney’s African-American Journey to Freedom,” a collection of 35 watercolor paintings that portray black history. The second exhibition, “President Barack Obama: The First Year,” is a display of more than 70 photographs by Pete Souza, the official White House photographer. Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday through Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m. 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, at 135th Street, Hamilton Heights , (212) 491-2200, nypl.org; free.

HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with paintings, drawings, and illustrations by more than 60 black American artists. 369th Regiment Armory, 2366 Fifth Avenue, between 142nd and 143rd Streets, Harlem , (866) 388-4849, harlemfineartsshow.com; $20; $10 for children 12 and younger.

‘LATINOS IN THE U.S.: ¡PRESENTE!’ Through June 10, an exhibition on the history, growth and diversity of Latino communities, told with photographs, clothing and other items. Fridays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.; Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; City College of New York, Cohen Library, Convent Avenue and 138th Street, Harlem , (212) 650-7271, www1.cuny.edu; free.

NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS Saturday at 9 a.m., “Run for Haiti,” a four-mile run/walk in Central Park, beginning on the East Drive, near 68th Street; kids’ races begin at 10:30 a.m. Registration is Friday, 1 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at New York Road Runners, 9 East 89th Street, Manhattan; $40, free for kids’ races. Thursday Night at the Races continues, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory, 216 Fort Washington Avenue, at 168th Street, Washington Heights; $15, cash only. (212) 860-4455, nyrr.org.

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