10/22/2010 - Breast Cancer 101/Cancer de mama 101
Please join us for:
Breast Cancer 101: What Every Woman Should Know
What are some of the signs of cancer? What can you do to possibly prevent cancer? Is cancer hereditary?
Patricia Hepburn, Outreach Coordinator for the Herbert  Irving Comprehensive  Cancer Center
Friday, October 22, 2010 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Columbia Community Partnership for Health
390   Fort Washington Avenue
Bet. 177 and 178 Street, NYC 10032
Space is limited. Please RSVP to Dora Ventura at
dv2247@columbia.edu or (646) 697-2274
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Uptown Creative Lab is a forum for artists of all genres to come together and perform, collaborate and network. Since our inception we have had several amazing poets, vocalists, musicians and spoken word artists from all over the neighborhood and city.

We meet weekly with a different array of talent each time, no two visits to UCL will be alike but they will be full of creativity, good company and an inviting environment.

$5 cover includes a free drink ticket, and there is a short menu available from the kitchen.

for more info: uptowncreativelabnyc@gmail.com

10/23/2010 - Family Matters Conference
October 23, 2010, 9:30am

Fort Washington Collegiate Church, a positive and inclusive congregation, announces 'Family Matters 2010, Building Your Toolkit' - a free, open-to-all, one-day conference on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

This year's conference is focused on 'Maximizing the Health and Wellbeing of Families.'  This is an informative, transformative, and exciting event that is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.  Come and learn some highly effective tools from the 'Family Matters Tool Kit' designed to maximize the health and wellbeing of each member of your family!  

Registration and Breakfast begins at 9:30 AM. The Opening Plenary will begin promptly at 10:30 AM.  Lunch will also be provided.

Conference Speakers include: Rev. Lorena Parrish, M.Div., MSW - FWCC Associate Minister; Rev. Melvin Miller, M.Div. - FWCC Minister of Social Justice; Rev. Mariah Britton, PhD; Rev. Kimberleigh Jordan, PhD; Sara Kotzin, LCSW; Nikia Smith Robert, M.Div.; Michelle Saunders; and Ann Megyas.  Special one-on-one, brief counseling sessions will also be available with Dr. Teresa Liaw, Psy.D.

For additional conference information, please contact: Rev. Lorena M. Parrish at: lparrish@fortwashingtonchurch.org Fort Washington Collegiate Church, 729 West 181st Street, New York, NY 10033 (212) 568-4014

 
10/19/2010 - 2nd Annual Gala in Support of the Cristian Rivera Foundation benefiting research for Pontine Glioma
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 6pm

2nd Annual Gala in Support of the Cristian Rivera Foundation benefiting research for Pontine Glioma
 
WHO:  Legendary producer John "Jelly Bean" Benitez, former Bronx Borough President and New York City Mayoral Candidate Fernando Ferrer, celebrity chefs Ricardo Cardona and Alex Garcia, rapper Jim Jones, Mr. Olympia Victor Martinez, actress Miriam Colon, actor Luis Guzman, former New York Knicks star Anthony Mason, restaurateur Jimmy Rodriguez, Hot 97's DJ Camilo and Funkmaster Flex, restaurateur Hamlet Peralta, fashion designers Ray Wong and Joseph Mbeh, music producer Boy Wonder of Chosen Few, music producer Little Louie Vega, actor Kamar De Los Reyes, celebrity attorney Murray Richman, New York Police Department Deputy Inspectors William Pla and Edward Caban, Mega 97.9 FM's J.I. Starr, film producer David Maldonado, Aurora Flores, president of Aurora Communications, and Khaliah Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali
 
WHEN:           Tuesday, October 19, 2010
                        Red Carpet from 6:00pm-7:00pm
Gala starts at 6:00pm
Cocktail Attire
WHERE:         Quo
511 West   28th Street (between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue)

WHAT IS PONTINE GLIOMA: Pontine tumors occur in the stem of the brain and have a poorer prognosis than the less common midbrain and medullary gliomas. Pontine Glioma generally affects children between the ages of 1 and 9, with the average lifespan of a child after diagnosis falling between three and 18 months. Only 300 cases are discovered in the United States each year and there is currently no cure, though radiation and chemotherapy are administered to offer short-term treatment.

About the Cristian Rivera Foundation: A New York-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization named after entrepreneur John "Gungie" Rivera's son, Cristian, who passed away from this devastating illness on January 22, 2009 at the age of 6. The Foundation was formed with the purpose of finding a cure for Pontine Glioma through awareness and clinical research program funding.
 
 CONTACT:   Solange Osorio/ (347) 524-1669 (cell)/ (212) 779-2222 (office)/ solange@cristianriverafoundation.org
10/31/2010 - Ahuvah Gray: 'Journey to the Land of My Soul'
31 октомври 2010 г. 15:30 ч.

Lecture and book signing by Ahuvah Gray, an African-American former corporate executive and minister who now lives in Jerusalem.  Ms. Gray will speak about her spiritual homecoming to Judaism and how living as a Torah-observant Jew has transformed her life.

11/01/2010 - Mozart for Children FREE Trial class
November 1,  2010 г.11:30am.

Mozart for Children is branching out to Inwood/Washington Heights. Founder/Director Debbie Surowicz is an experienced educator and a classically trained musician. The program introduces children to classical music in a fun and creative way. Reviewed in the NY Times and NBC news, we are branching out to Inwood and Washington Heights. Trial class at Bread and Yoga on Monday 11/1 at 11:30am (age: crawlers to 4) and Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church on Tuesday, November 2 at 3:30 pm (ages 5-7) and Wednesday November 3 at 11:30am (crawlers-4). RSVP required to attend. See you there!