The next two weeks in Washington Heights center on the United Palace at Broadway and 175th Street, where Menudo brings its 50th anniversary tour, and a classical guitarist plays a free concert in the theater's Grand Foyer. Up the hill, Fort Tryon Park's free outdoor fitness classes keep meeting three mornings a week.

Menudo's 50th Anniversary Tour, Saturday, Nov. 7

Menudo brings its Menudo 50th Anniversary Tour, a run of shows marking the group's half century, to the United Palace on Saturday, November 7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets went on sale to the general public in June and are sold through the United Palace box office and its online ticketing partner, Boletos Express. The theater lists accessible seating requests at accessibility@unitedpalaceevents.com.

La Guitarra Iberoamericana, Monday, Nov. 2, free

Classical guitarist Dan García, who was born in Madrid and teaches music production and guitar at Manhattan University, plays a free concert in the United Palace's Grand Foyer on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m., with doors at 7 p.m. The program pairs Spanish composers Francisco Tárrega, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Rodrigo with Latin American composers Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ariel Ramírez and Agustín Barrios Mangoré.

The evening is the third and final concert of the first Hispania Música en Nueva York series, produced by the Fundación Hispania Música under the artistic direction of Gil de Gálvez. Admission is free until the room is full; a free general-admission ticket can be reserved through the United Palace's ticketing page.

More at the United Palace

The theater also hosts a concert by Moein on Saturday, October 31, with doors at 6:30 p.m. and the show at 8:30 p.m. Later in November, the 1980 film 9 to 5 screens on Sunday, November 22, at 3 p.m.

Fitness at the Fort, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays

NYC Parks lists a free, year-round outdoor exercise class in Fort Tryon Park on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30, plus a Saturday session. Led by instructor Nancy Bruning, the class climbs the park's staircases and mixes stretching, strength exercises, tree identification and forest bathing. Every class meets at the Heather Garden entrance. Classes are built for all fitness levels but involve brisk walking and stairs.

The Saturday class finishes at the Anne Loftus Playground, using its equipment, and offers an optional group walk afterward to the Greenmarket on Isham Street in Inwood. Classes do not meet in rain or in extreme cold or wind, so check the NYC Parks event page before heading out. This week the class meets Tuesday, October 27, Thursday, October 29, and Saturday, October 31.

Getting there

The United Palace is at 4140 Broadway at 175th Street; the A train stops at 175th Street and the 1 train at 181st Street. The box office number is 212-568-6600. For Fort Tryon Park's Heather Garden, take the A to 190th Street and use the elevator up to Fort Washington Avenue.

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