This Weekend

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here’s the rest of the schedule for the weekend.

want to add something fun to the calendar? email me!

Get social with the Upper Manhattan Experience

Lots going on this week – make time and head out:

Nov 7 7:30 PM	The U.M.E. Goes to Dinner: International Food House Our very own Andrea Lynn threw out the suggestion to try this classic Inwood restaurant. So let’s get our grub on! read more RSVP now	International Food House New York, NY, 10040	9 Yes 6 Maybe
Nov 8 9:15 AM	The U.M.E. Goes Hiking! Cold Spring Fall Walk The Fall Cold Spring Hike! Hosted by our very own Outdoorsman, Peter… A great Fall hike up in the Hudson Highlands a little over an hour from the city. read more RSVP now	Marble Hill Metro-North Station Bronx, NY, 10463	5 Yes 1 Maybe
Nov 8 1:00 PM	Shakespeare Saturdays: King Henry the Eighth Did you know that astronomer and karaoke regular Jason Kendall also produces a reading series of Shakespeare’s play at the library? ‘Cause he does! Go figure! read more
Nov 8 7:00 PM	The Return of the U.M.E. Potluck! Sorry, this Meetup is FULL. We’re bringing back our old tradition of potluck dinner held in our members’ homes! As with last fall/winter’s Potlucks, each will have a theme. read more RSVP now	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	13 Yes 2 Maybe
Nov 9 2:00 PM	The U.M.E. Gets Classy: The Cloisters It’s right here and yet, it seems like we never get there. So let’s get our art on this weekend, with a trip to the Cloisters! We’ll meet at the main entrance at 2 p.m. read more Cost: $20.00 RSVP now	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	7 Yes 2 Maybe
Nov 9 4:00 PM	Sunday Best Reading Series at Hudson View Gardens This mont’s Sunday Best reading series features: A Whiting Award winner, Jeffery Renard Allen is the author of the novel Rails Under My Back, which won the Chicago Tribune’s Hear read more Cost: $7.00 RSVP now	The Lounge at Hudson View Gardens New York, NY, 10034	1 Yes 1 Maybe
Nov 9 9:30 PM	Karaoke at the Kilt Come on down (up?) to the Piper’s Kilt on Sunday evening for food, drink, and karaoke. Be sure to bring your friends and also your ideas for future meetups. read more RSVP now	Piper’s Kilt of Inwood Inc New York, NY, 10036	2 Yes 1 Maybe
Nov 11 7:00 PM	The U.M.E. Goes Downtown: Dinner at the Art Institute Sorry, this Meetup is FULL but a Waiting List is available. It’s back! This is a great food opportunity. Stephen Davis, a Piper’s Kilt regular and friend of the U.M.E read more RSVP now	The Art Institute New York, NY, 10013	26 Yes 0 Maybe 5 Waiting List
Nov 11 7:00 PM	Trivia Night At the Kilt! Trivia Night returns to the Piper’s Kilt on Tuesday evenings! We’ve missed it all summer and now it’s back. read more RSVP now	Piper’s Kilt of Inwood Inc New York, NY, 10036	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Nov 14 7:30 PM	The U.M.E. Goes to the Movies: James Bond edition! Let’s get our James Bond on for the opening night of the new flick, Quantum of Solace! We’ll meet at the theatre at 7:30 for the 8 p.m. show. read more Cost: $12.00 RSVP now	AMC Loews Lincoln Square 13 New York, NY, 10023	12 Yes 0 Maybe

Last Night at the Piper’s Kilt…

The Piper’s Kilt is my bar. It’s just that simple to me. I think everyone should have a bar to call their own, a place where they feel comfortable, at ease and at home. A place that waits for them at the end of a long day, a place of refuge, sanctuary, celebration, release and relief. For me, that place is the Kilt. So I knew that, one way or another, I was going to wind up there on Election Night.

I put the word out, invited some fellow locals to join me there to watch the returns, the speeches, see how it all ended. And then I was promptly late for the party.

Get Ready to Get Spooky!

I was at this U.M.E. event this evening and who should I run into but the very folks putting together the Haunted Forest and House in Inwood Hill Park! How fortuitious! I got a sneak peek at the plans, which are truly righteous and scary. But most important of all…(drum roll, please!)

I got my link!

They’re still looking for volunteers, so go check it out!

Halloween suggestions wanted!

First, we never said YAY to J taking over the main duties for the UME.  We love Josh, and glad he’s still on board – but it’s nice to see J’s face as the head-dude in charge.  rock on man, rock on.

J. posted this on the UME message board this morning, and thought you guys would want to give any ideas of your own.  so, what’s your plan for halloween?

Hey all! J., one of your friendly neighborhood U.M.E. organizers here. A couple of different folks have brought up the idea of what to do on Halloween. I figured I’d throw open the floor and see if there were any particular events that people wanted to do that weekend. There are a couple of things going already that I know about:

- The Piper’s Kilt is holding its annual Halloween Costume Contest on Sunday, Oct. 26th (along with karaoke)…

- Inwoof (the Inwood Dog Owners’ group) is sponsoring an doggie costume contest…

- There’s usually a Haunted forest in Inwood Hill Park…

- Though it’s not in the neighborhood, plenty of people head downtown for the big Greenwich Village Halloween Parade…

So, sound off!

- The crew at the U.M.E.

it’s a friday night – so there is no reason why you would be home.  get your ass off the sofa and have some fun!!

The Upper Manhattan Experience Upcoming Events

UME is back to a full calendar which means you have absolutely no excuse.

Meetup	Location	RSVPs
Sep 23 7:00 PM	Trivia Night At the Kilt! Trivia Night returns to the Piper’s Kilt on Tuesday evenings! We’ve missed it all summer and now it’s back. read more RSVP now	Piper’s Kilt of Inwood Inc New York, NY, 10036	3 Yes 2 Maybe
Sep 27	Michaela’s Birthday!	No location yet	0 Yes 0 Maybe
Sep 27 10:15 AM	The U.M.E. Goes Kayaking in Cold Spring! From our very own Outdoorsman, Peter…More kayaking! Kayaking in Cold Spring! Most likely our last kayaking trip of the year. read more Cost: $20.00 RSVP now	Marble Hill Metro-North Station Bronx, NY, 10463	6 Yes 0 Maybe
Sep 28 5:30 PM	Kickball in Inwood Hill Park: It’s Back! We want to get in as many games as we can before the weather turns! Come out and join the High Flyers, Low Ballers (remember them?) and anyone else who shows up! read more Cost: $1.00 RSVP now	The Gates of Inwood Hill Park New York, NY, 10034	2 Yes 1 Maybe
Sep 28 9:30 PM	Karaoke at the Kilt Come on down (up?) to the Piper’s Kilt on Sunday evening for food, drink, and karaoke. Be sure to bring your friends and also your ideas for future meetups. read more RSVP now	Piper’s Kilt of Inwood Inc New York, NY, 10036	3 Yes 2 Maybe

It’s Baa-ack! The Return of Trivia!

It was a long, nice, quiet summer, wasn’t it? Free of angst and nail-biting tension. It was a time when Tuesday nights meant lazy walks around the salt marsh, holding hands with your sweetie, not frantically trying to remember whether there was a Backstreet Boy named Nick or not (There was). Ah, the halycon days of summer…

Those days are over. Because Trivia Night is back at the Piper’s Kilt. Aw, yeah. And that means your weekly trivia night update is back, too. So get used to it.

There have been a couple of changes at the ol’ Piper’s Kilt trivia. Some team members went and had kids. Some have moved onto new locales (we miss ya!). But the Army of One endures. And grows, in fact. One of the new rule changes is you can have as many people on your team as you want. No more five person limit. And we took advantage, nearly fielding a baseball team. I do fear that this will lead to spiraling arms race, where teams grow ever larger until half of the bar is playing the other half of the bar, wars break out, truces need to be negotiated. I pray we don’t reach that point. But it would be exciting!

The game was its usual useless knowledge festival. Who knew that this wasn’t one of these? (We didn’t.) Or that this guy’s middle name wasn’t the same as this guy’s? (We did.) It was a tough scrap, but the Army of Everyone in the Damn Bar pulled out a nice win to start the season. So, woo hoo! But the games have just begun…

head on over and kick some balls!

these are the last few sundays that the weather will be kind enough for kickball games in the park.  take advantage of them, will ya?

anyone can play – just roll on up and tell somebody you want in.  you’ll be put on a team and ready to go in no time.

or, just go and hang out and be a cheerleader.  the games are a riot.  and well, it’s illegal to drink in the park and all, but this group will tell you they didnt see a thing.

from the UME:

Kickball in Inwood Hill Park: It’s Back!
Sunday, Sept 14 @ 6:30pm

Location

The Gates of Inwood Hill Park

At the intersection of Seaman Ave. & Isham
New York, NY 10034

How to find us
“We will be meeting at the gates of Inwood Hill Park – Where Isham meets Seaman. We will be the folks with the Kickball.”

We do ask for a $1 donation from all who play. It helps us cover the costs of the balls and such.

fun times.

Fwd: The U.M.E. Volunteers for the Inwood Kids Olympics!

from the inbox:

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: J. Holtham
Subject: [socialnetwork-488] New Meetup: The U.M.E. Volunteers for the Inwood Kids Olympics!

Announcing a new Meetup for The Upper Manhattan Experience!

What: The U.M.E. Volunteers for the Inwood Kids Olympics!

When: August 7, 2008 6:00 PM

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Meetup Description: From the message boards, to the calendar! Mary Kate figured it would be easier to organize volunteers as an event. In case you missed it on the boards, here’s the info:

Diane Ninos and Cindy Burke are coordinating a free Inwood Olympics Event
to be held on Thursday Aug 7th between 6-8 in Isham Park. The purpose is to raise
awareness of the Beijing Olympics which begin on Aug. 8th.

It is open to children up to age 10 to actually participate as atheletes. It will include
the lighting of the torch, some local little chinese dancers in costume doing the ribbon dance, a parade of athletes, competitions at 4 venues set up in Isham Park based on age and an award ceremony where the athletes will receive gold medals and laurel wreaths. All participating athletes will receive a goody bag.

We are publisizing this on the Inwood Kids web site and by word of mouth. We are preparing medals etc. for up to 100 kids. We do not want more than that to show up and be disappointed. Before the event we could use volunteers to help with making ribbon wands, laurel wreaths and filling goody bags.

On the day of the event we can use help in setting up the decorations, captains and helpers at the 4 venues. We would also like volunteers for clean up.

Thanks so much for your support!

When you RSVP, let us know what you’re interested in doing…

- the crew at the U.M.E.

Learn more here:
http://socialnetwork.meetup.com/488/calendar/8438372/

"4th of July Pot Luck Picnic in Inwood Hill Park"

from the UME:

Our Second Annual 4th of July Picnic in Inwood Hill Park!

Bring friends, family, aunts uncles, dogs, cats, iguanas. Kids too! If we have enough interested people we might try a pick up game of kickball or frisbe.

Bring a dish to share (or drinks, etc.) We’ll find an appropriate picnic place when we get there, and just hang out and meet your neighbors!

We’ll meet at two locations, 218th St. and Indian Road, and also at the main Gates of Inwood Hill Park at Isham St. and Seaman Ave. We’ll leave a sign/ directions for latecomers to find us!

If anyone has a folding table that can be set up in the park, please contact Claudia. Also, bring your blankets and sheets to sit on!