Sunday, November 17: Eileen Millan’s Art and Craft Show | From 1pm to 4:30pm, this local artist welcomes you to see her new, one-of-a-kind collage and watercolor greeting cards and paintings. Millan’s friend and neighbor, Nina Leto, will also be on hand to display (and her beautiful, unique hand-crafted jewelry. All work is available for purchase. In the boardroom of The Vermeer (77 Seventh Ave. btw. W. 14th & 15th Sts.). Got a sweet spot for some java, before or after? Eileen has seven paintings hanging up at the Starbucks directly across the street from The Vermeer.

NOTE: Technically, this listing belongs in next week’s “This Week in Chelsea”–but there’s nothing more important than your health, so we’re putting it in this edition. Plan accordingly! Monday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 20: Free Flu Shots | See the below flyer for details.

Through January 6, 2020: The Edge Of Glamour Exhibition  | With work acerbic, provocative, clever, and empathetic, Kristin Simmons’ The Edge of Glamour delves into personal desire, cultural habits, and rampant consumerism. “Hidden beneath the perfect Barbie smile, or the glittery jewels tumbling out of the RX bags, or the extravagant wealth commensurate with owning stocks, is a world of appetites that cannot be satisfied,” declares the exhibition’s press material, which also notes Simmons’ exploration of pop culture, gender roles, and capitalism “is never meant to romanticize nor condemn, but it certainly does live on the edge.” It does so via paint, printmaking, and mixed media offerings. At Studio 522 Gallery (in the West Chelsea Art Building, 526 W. 26th St., 5th floor, btw. 10th & 11th Aves.). The exhibition remains on view through Jan. 6, 2020. For more info about the venue and its mission, visit www.studio522.nyc. For artist info, visit www.kristinsimmonsart.com.

Monday, November 11: Veterans Day Ceremony | Nine years ago, Chelsea residents revived a tradition that had been dormant for decades, by gathering at the war memorial on Ninth Ave. (aka “the Doughboy”), to honor the neighborhood’s military veterans as well as its active duty members of the military, National Guard members, and reservists. Thirty-five attended. Last year, there were more than 135. Add your name to those growing numbers by attending this year’s Chelsea Veterans Day Ceremony, which takes place at 10am on Mon., Nov. 11, at the War Memorial on Ninth Ave. and W. 27th St. The ceremony lasts approximately 15 minutes. Learn more about the Doughboy statue by visiting nycgovparks.org/parks/chelsea-park/monuments/232.

Wednesday, November 13: The PS11 Farm Market | PS11 Farm Market this week will be held on Wednesday, November 13, from 8-9:30am (the final market of the fall). The third graders who run the market recently visited Stoneledge Farm to get firsthand knowledge about where this local, organic, seasonal food comes from. Stop by  to see what they have learned. Look for them under the scaffolding, outside of PS11 (320 W. 21st St. btw. 8th & 9th Aves.). This market is presented in partnership with Stoneledge Farm.

Thursday, November 14: Build the Block Meeting | From our friends at the W. 15th St. Block Association comes this reminder: The next edition of the 13th Precinct’s monthly Build The Block meeting will be held at the Anthroposophical Society (138 W. 15th St. btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.) at 6:30pm on Thurs., Nov. 14 (doors open at 6pm for refreshments). Sponsored by your Neighborhood Coordinating Officers (NCOs), P.O. Vincenta Gishard and P.O. Jonathan Knapp, this particular Build the Block meeting is of interest to residents and business owners from Chelsea, Union Square, and the Flatiron District, as the 13th Precinct’s area of coverage applies to all three areas. Build the Block neighborhood safety meetings, the NYPD notes, “are strategy sessions between local police officers and the people they serve. The meetings have two simple goals: identify the public safety challenges of a specific neighborhood and discuss potential solutions.” So bring your ideas about local policing needs, share them, and work together to better our neighborhoods.

Through November 25, Hudson Guild Gallery’s “Second Acts” Exhibition Celebrates the Talents of Community Members “Ages 55 and Better” | See below flyer for details. Also visit hudsonguild.org.

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