Sondheim's Impact + The Oracle Of The Upper West Side

Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 47 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Upper West Side:

1. 'West Side Story' cast on Stephen Sondheim's impact and giving his 'blessing' for new film (Page Six)
2. Tony Kushner, Oracle of the Upper West Side (The New York Times)
3. West Side Rag » Internet Outage Causes Frustration Across Large Swath of UWS; Service Fixed Before 2 (westsiderag.com)
4. West Side Rag » Monday Bulletin: Stephen Sondheim's Upper West Side; RAD's Wrongs; In Praise of Messy Apartments (westsiderag.com)
5. "Floating Walls" - A New Exhibit at the JCC - iLovetheUpperWestSide.com (I Love the Upper West Side)

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Today in Upper West Side:

• New Plaza Cinema Lecture: The Cinematic Art of Bernardo Bertolucci (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• American Museum of Natural History: "Have you experienced your first snow fall of the season yet? Here, a Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus) is perched atop a rock as snow falls in northern Pakistan. This roughly 7.1-inch (18-centimeter)-long bird has a wide rang..." (Facebook)
• American Museum of Natural History: "This dazzling amethyst geode greets each visitor to the Museum’s Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals! It’s 9 feet tall and weighs around 12,000 pounds (5,440 kg), or about as much as four black rhinos. The quartz crystals in these geodes ..." (Facebook)
• Central Park: "The lawns at Heckscher Ballfields are lively in their own way during autumn’s transition to winter. Birdsong echoes across the space as leaves sway in the distance, the fields enjoying a much-deserved reprieve from summer’s foot traffic...." (Facebook)
• New-York Historical Society: ""You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." —Shirley Chisholm #OnThisDay in 1924, "Fighting Shirley" Chisholm—the first Black woman in Congress—was born in ..." (Facebook)
• I Love The Upper West Side: "It's been a 7 year ordeal" (Facebook)
• The Juilliard School: "Today is #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to Juilliard today and join the movement; collectively, we can make a huge impact on the future of the performing arts. Go to giving.juilliard.edu. #GivingTuesday #Juilliard #JuilliardAlu..." (Facebook)
• Central Park: "Help keep Central Park clean and beautiful year-round! All gifts to support the Park are matched four times for #GivingTuesday: https://bit.ly/3xLjpdx" (Facebook)
• Barnard College: "Chemistry permeates our lives in many ways — even while we're preparing a quick sandwich for lunch. Join celebrity chef Alex Guarnaschelli '91 and Senior Lecturer of Chemistry Jean Vadakkan as they walk us through Alex's Croque madame re..." (Facebook)
• West Side Campaign Against Hunger: "Join us tomorrow at Tavern on the Green at 6:00pm for their 5th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony! There will be complimentary refreshments, carolers, and the proceeds from the event will be donated to WSCAH. Hope to see you there!" (Facebook)
• New York Institute of Technology: "For this week's #TechTakeover, meet College of Osteopathic Medicine-Jonesboro student Dillion Daniels. Learn more about him below: 👨‍⚕️ Born and raised in Batesville, Ark. (an hour away from Jonesboro), Daniels chose to stay close to ho..." (Facebook)
• Symphony Space: "If you are participating in #GivingTuesday, we hope you will consider making a tax-deductible gift today to keep our stages and classrooms filled with the vibrancy, wonder, and possibilities that come through meaningful engagement with t..." (Facebook)
• DOROT: "Good Morning and happy #GivingTuesday! Click the link to support our campaign for Food+ Friendship. http://ow.ly/mXuG50GUcAo" (Facebook)
• Riverside Park Conservancy: "We work side by side with the NYC Parks Department all year round to maintain and improve six miles of public space, from 59th - 181st Streets. Everything we do for the Park is made possible entirely by donations. If you can, we ask that..." (Facebook)
• Fordham Law: "Associate Professor Atinuke Adediran, an interdisciplinary legal scholar, addresses the urgent issue of inequality in the nonprofit sector and explores how we should address inequality in philanthropic funding. Watch The Big Idea with Pr..." (Facebook)

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• The Western Wind: The Light Returns: Joyous Music for the Holidays (December 4)
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— Gus Saltonstall

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