Guinea Pig Rescued On UWS + Local Turkey Day Parade Goes Viral

Get on up, Upper West Side! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in Upper West Side.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 40 Low: 36.

Here are the top stories today in Upper West Side:

1. UPDATE: Abandoned Guinea Pig Rescued by Famous Upper West Side Animal Lover (I Love the Upper West Side)
2. An Upper West Side Jewish day school's Thanksgiving parade accidentally went viral (St. Louis Jewish Light)
3. West Side Rag » Monday Bulletin: Stephen Sondheim's Upper West Side; RAD's Wrongs; In Praise of Messy Apartments (westsiderag.com)
4. Roger Stone Can't Handle Mean Streets Of Upper West Side (UPROXX)
5. For $4.5M, a palatial four-bedroom in prime Lincoln Square (6Sqft)

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Today in Upper West Side:

• Smile NY Dental Visit [The Facing History School] [Public calendar] (12:00 AM)
• Giving Tuesday 2021 - Central Park Conservancy (9:00 AM)
• OCS Board of Trustees Meeting Tuesday, November 30, 2021 11:30 am Video Conference Please contact Do... (10:30 AM)
• St. Francis College Visit - Urban Assembly for Green Careers (11:00 AM)
• BOSS Applicant Open House - Business of Sports School (6:00 PM)
• BOSS Applicant Virtual Open House - Business of Sports School (6:00 PM)
• The Gut-Hormone Connection - Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• American Museum of Natural History: "It’s time for Mineral Monday! Did you know? Not all sapphires are blue. Exhibiting a spectacular range of colors, sapphire is a gem variety of the mineral corundum. Beyond the classic blue color, sapphires range from colorless to orange ..." (Facebook)
• American Museum of Natural History: "The Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) has some big beak energy. It uses its distinctively large beak to snatch prey like snakes, spiders, and rodents in its home range of northern Australia and southern New Guinea. When on the hunt..." (Facebook)
• American Museum of Natural History: "Did you know? The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the world's largest turtle. It can be more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) long and weigh as much as 1,400 pounds (636 kilograms)! It’s also the only sea turtle with a soft, rub..." (Facebook)
• Central Park: "Greenspaces like Central Park offer so many mental health benefits that were especially needed this year. Check out some of our favorite reads that captured how deeply we’ve needed the Park and then comment below what you’re most thankfu..." (Facebook)
• New-York Historical Society: "🕯️ Happy #Hanukkah to those lighting the first candle on hanukkiyot tonight!⁣ ⁣ This modern Hanukkah lamp was made in 1999 by NYC silversmith Bernard Bernstein in his Bronx workshop. According to his work log, it took more than 270 hour..." (Facebook)
• American Folk Art Museum: "Felipe Benito Archuleta was born in Santa Cruz, New Mexico. As a child, he worked picking potatoes and chilies and herding sheep; as an adult, he moved to Santa Fe, where he found work as a cook and a musician. The year 1943 held two imp..." (Facebook)
• Central Park: "What a beautiful fall day in Central Park! 🍂 Make the most out of autumn with our free fall guide: https://bit.ly/3ChtFeI" (Facebook)
• Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "National Action Network on Thanksgiving. Nov 25 2021" (Facebook)
• Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President: "At Goddard Riverside for Thanksgiving dinner. Due to Covid, all meals are either delivered or individuals come to pick them up. Next year we all hope that the dining room is filled with sit down guests. The food is all scratch cooked. No..." (Facebook)
• Assembly Member Danny O'Donnell: "Today marks the first night of Hanukkah - I want to send my warmest wishes to all who celebrate. Chag Sameach!" (Facebook)
• American Folk Art Museum: "#SundayCoffee, served to stay or to go... ☕ ☕ ☕ By the eighteenth century, European-style coffeehouses were imitated in the United States, where they offered current newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets and served as meeting places for s..." (Facebook)
• DOROT: "Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and hopeful Chanukah." (Facebook)
• The Beacon Theatre: "Wishing you and your families a Happy Hanukkah 🕎" (Facebook)
• Barnard College: "For over five decades, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville ’62 has profoundly influenced the world of graphic design through her groundbreaking work educating designers and reshaping public spaces with her artwork. “I tend to focus on the peop..." (Facebook)
• Central Park: "Celebrate the holidays by contributing to the beauty and year-round care of Central Park! 🎁 Shop our #CyberMonday sale and take 25% off favorites in apparel, jewelry, books, and much more → https://bit.ly/3D4hWQC" (Facebook)
• West Side Campaign Against Hunger: "Thank you to everyone who supported WSCAH's Turkey Challenge this year! With your support, we exceeded our goal and were able to provide 8,354 families with turkeys and other fixings for a delicious Thanksgiving meal. We hope you too wer..." (Facebook)
• The Beacon Theatre: "Watch the Rockettes perform this iconic kickline this holiday season at our sister venue, Radio City Music Hall! 👯‍♀️❤️" (Facebook)
• Symphony Space: "When Ann Patchett talks about writing, we pay attention." (Facebook)
• The Beacon Theatre: "JUST ANNOUNCED: Dariush Eghbali will perform at the Beacon on Sat, Feb 19! Tickets go on sale to the general public this Fri, Dec 3 at 10am. More info: go.msg.com/Darius" (Facebook)

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• Benefit Evening at RevBooks: Artist Dread Scott on "Slave Rebellion Reenactment" (December 3)
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• The Western Wind: The Light Returns: Joyous Music for the Holidays (December 4)
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