How to spend a weekend in New York (March 9-11)

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What: orchid show

When: Friday-Sunday, March 9-11

Where: New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458 Bronx

More: Every year, the New York Botanical Garden invites visitors to the orchid show. The exhibition will not only admire the beauty of thousands of blooming orchids, but also learn a lot of new and interesting things about this plant - about the peculiarities of its life, about how 19th century researchers hunted for rare orchid flowers, often risking their lives, as well as how the rich collection of orchids of the Botanical Garden was formed.

The exhibition is open daily from March 3 to April 22 (Botanical Garden is closed on Mondays).

Cost: $ 4-15.

What: Interactive exhibition "Sea of ​​Light"

Photo: Symmetry Labs

When: Friday-Sunday, March 9-11

Where: The Seaport District 19 Fulton Street New York, NY 10038

More: Laboratory Symmetry brought the light show to a new level, creating a completely exciting sensory adventure consisting of stunning light and sound effects.

The installation, created from hundreds of thousands of individually programmable LEDs, is a colorful object of various shapes that react to the sounds and movements of visitors.

Cost: Free.

What: Exhibition dedicated to the memory of David Bowie

When: Friday-Sunday, March 9-11

Where: 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11238

More: The Brooklyn Museum holds an exhibition dedicated to the legendary musician David Bowie. Visitors will have access to the personal library of the artist, his stage costumes, photographs, videos.

Guests are waited by hundreds of artifacts from Bowie's life - from youth in England to the last 20 years of life in New York.

Cost: $ 2-16.

What: The armory show

When: Friday-Sunday, March 9-11

Where: PIERS 92 & 94 Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street New York City

More: This exhibition at the Pier 92-94 - one of the most important events in the international art market. The event presents works by artists of the XX-XXI centuries, collected from more than 200 famous galleries from over 30 countries of the world.

Cost: From $ 25.

What: Open Day at the Institute of Career Continuity

When: Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11

Where: Institute of Career Continuity, 17 Battery Pl, 1223, New York 10004

More: Institute of Career Continuity (ICC) invites New Yorkers to an open day. This is a great chance to learn more about the programs provided by ICC, enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the place and have fun.

Institute staff will talk about the pros and cons of different professions and provide free individual educational advice to each visitor, as well as help in choosing the right profession.

Cost: Free.

What: Flamenco festival

When: Friday-Sunday, March 9-11

Where: New York City Center 131 West 55th Street, New York 10019

More: Debutants and representatives of famous dance dynasties of Spain will demonstrate their skills in New York. The best dancers and singers from Spain will bring to New York only an excellent concert program, southern temperament and passion.

This event for several years in a row is considered the best and largest dance event in New York. Before the performances of the artists, dance lessons and the opportunity to interact with the masters await the guests.

Cost: From $ 35.

What: The exhibition "Fashion on the bag through the ages"

When: Friday-Saturday, March 9-10

Where: New York City 27-10001

More: The museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology regularly holds exhibitions of students' works, as well as historical expositions, in which it tells and shows how the fashion for a particular piece of clothing has changed over the centuries. In March, visitors will be told what fashion handbags have been in the United States and the world since the 18th century.

Cost: Free.

What: Tea and Coffee Festival

When: Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11

Where: Brooklyn Expo Center 72 Noble Street Brooklyn, NY

More: This exquisite festival for tea and coffee lovers will offer a huge number of varieties of these drinks, tastings, as well as master classes in their preparation.

Cost: From $ 10.

What: Free Seminar “How to become a licensed teacher's assistant in the state of New York”

When: Saturday-Sunday, March 10-11

Where: 1799 West 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

More: Many of our immigrants have a heated debate that it is almost impossible to get into a modern public school in the early stages of immigration, when a person has an average level of spoken and written English.

One of these key conditions for such work is the certificate of a teacher's assistant who works in any educational institution in the territory of the State of New York.

Want to learn more about how to get this certificate and the minimum requirements, the procedure for obtaining, then a free seminar “How to become a licensed teacher's assistant in New York State is what you need.

The event will take place on 10 March in 11: 00 and on 17: 00, as well as 11 March on 17: 00.

After the lecture, everyone will be able to pass a trial test of one of the variants of the exam for a teacher's assistant license. After receiving the answers to the test, you will be able to determine the level of your knowledge and get an approximate recommendation on how much you need to study for this exam. The cost of participation in testing and materials— $ 60.

Pre-registration is not required.

Telephone for additional information: 347-661-11885 646-704-5838, also information about the event and courses can be found on Online or Facebook page company.

Cost: Free.

What: Greenwood Cemetery Tram Tour

When: Sunday, 11 March

Where: 5th Avenue and 25th Street in Brooklyn

More: Greenwood Cemetery is America's most visited tourist attraction (after Niagara Falls). It was founded in 1838 year and is the last refuge for 600 000 people. Beautiful territory with dense landings, located in the highest point of Brooklyn on the hill of Battle Hill. Once, the War of Independence was raging here, and now there is a statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva, and dozens of green parrots live on the 1980 cemetery at the entrance to the cemetery.

Guests will be able to see all this, sitting in a nice historic tram, which will take them to the most interesting places of the cemetery.

Cost: $ 15-20.

In addition, interesting events for each day of the week can be found in our calendar. Come, learn, share with friends.

Before the visit, check the organizers website for details and location of the event, as they may vary.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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