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SUMMARY:Lincoln Center at Home
DESCRIPTION:Lincoln Center at Home is a new website for all digital offerings from Lincoln Center. Livestreamed events occur daily\, and new videos are posted every day. The “On Demand” section offers content available at any time—including links to digital archives\, access to remote collections\, Q+As with artists\, workshops\, performances\, and more.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/lincoln-center-at-home/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Comfort at One
DESCRIPTION:Online concert. During trying times\, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent\, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the Gandhi quote: “In the midst of darkness\, light persists.” These concerts include improvisations by Julian Wachner\, light-inspired Bach cantatas\, our 2014 Lenten “Lamentatio” series featuring NOVUS NY and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street\, new performances from the Trinity Youth Chorus and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir\, and new virtual content on Fridays from our extended family of artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/comfort-at-one-6/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:STEM Supremes: In Conversation with Rebecca Oppenheimer
DESCRIPTION:STEM Supremes is a series of  conversations with leading women in science and tech exploring their careers\, discoveries\, insights\, and what they see on the horizon in their respective fields. This event will feature Dr. Rebecca Oppenheimer\, Curator and Professor\, Department of Astrophysics\, at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Dr. Oppenheimer is a comparative exoplanetary scientist: she studies planets orbiting stars other than the Sun by trying to see them directly and to dissect their chemical compositions. The co-discoverer of Gliese 229B\, the first object smaller than a star ever seen outside the solar system\, her research includes the development of new astronomical instrumentation that allow the direct investigation of objects in other solar systems. Dr. Oppenheimer serves on numerous national and international committees related to astronomical research\, physics and the state of astrophysics\, including three terms on the NASA Astrophysics Senior Review. A dedicated educator and science communicator\, Dr. Oppenheimer is an Adjunct Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University. She has also curated or co-curated programs including the AstroBulletin series of news items and bi-annual documentaries\, the Digital Universe Atlas\, the space show Journey to the Stars and the exhibit Searching for New Worlds.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stem-supremes-in-conversation-with-rebecca-oppenheimer/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:The Primacy of Petronas Towers: Supertalls Go Global
DESCRIPTION:Skyscraper Museum webinar. In 1998 the twin Petronas Towers in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur took the title of “world’s tallest building” away from the United States for the first time. The towers’ developers\, private investors working with the Malaysian government and Petronas\, the national oil company\, sought to create a headquarters and a landmark that would establish KL’s prominence as a commercial and cultural capital. In the design of American architects Cesar Pelli and Fred Clarke\, they found a winning scheme\, paired towers of slender proportions and scalloped spires that suggest both Islamic geometries and temple forms. Like the towers that would proliferate in Asia and the Middle East in the next decade\, Petronas was constructed of high-strength concrete\, supported by massive core and an outer ring of widely-spaced super columns. In both structural engineering and iconic imagery\, Petronas pointed the way to the supertalls of the 21st-century.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-primacy-of-petronas-towers-supertalls-go-global/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:New Beginnings: Jewish Refugees After The Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:At the conclusion of World War II\, there were millions of refugees in Europe\, including many Holocaust survivors who refused to go home or had no homes to return to. These survivors experienced struggles and successes as they sought to rebuild their lives in the shadow of the Holocaust\, often in Displaced Persons (DP) camps. Tens of thousands emigrated to the United States between 1947 and 1953 and many more found their way to Israel. Join the Museum for a program exploring the stories of these survivors and the lives they lived in the years immediately after the war. The program will feature David Nasaw\, historian and author of The Last Million: Europe’s Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War; Esther Safran Foer\, author of I Want You To Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir\, which includes the story of her family’s years in a DP Camp in Germany; and Joseph Berger\, longtime New York Times reporter and editor who authored an account of his own family’s experiences titled Displaced Persons: Growing Up American After the Holocaust.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/new-beginnings-jewish-refugees-after-the-holocaust/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T193000
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SUMMARY:China’s Financial Opening: The New Horizon for Global Companies
DESCRIPTION:A year since China opened up its financial markets on paper\, have foreign firms been able to grab a bigger slice of its $48 trillion financial sector businesses? What does China’s deepening of financial integration into the world mean for the country and U.S. institutions? How do U.S. financial sanctions impact China’s financial regulatory reform? Andrew Collier\, founder of Orient Capital Research\, and Li-Gang Liu\, Chief China Economist at Citi Group\, which has recently been approved to become the first US custody bank in China\, will discuss the new opportunities and challenges for foreign ownership in China.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/chinas-financial-opening-the-new-horizon-for-global-companies/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:How to Stay Creative in Quarantine
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re a remote work newbie or a pro\, quarantine is a challenge for our creative souls. How can you generate fresh ideas and solutions while stuck at home and every day feels like Groundhog day? In this interactive virtual workshop we’ll use principles and tools from improv theater and comedy to explore new ways to play and ignite your creativity.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/how-to-stay-creative-in-quarantine/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T120000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Peter Cohen and Bob Pisani
DESCRIPTION:Online lunchtime program with Wall Street legend Peter Cohen\, in an interview with CNBC Senior Markets Correspondent Bob Pisani. From leading a storied Wall Street firm during the historic buyout war over RJR Nabisco\, which was documented in the book and movie Barbarians at the Gate\, to having a ring-side seat to a dozen crises\, panics and crashes\, Peter brings perspective and insight to today’s markets.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-conversation-with-peter-cohen-and-bob-pisani/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T120000
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SUMMARY:Pieces of China:  Aurelia Campbell on What the Yongle Emperor Built
DESCRIPTION:One of the most famous rulers in Chinese history\, the Yongle emperor (r. 1402–24) gained renown for constructing Beijing’s Forbidden City\, directing ambitious naval expeditions\, and creating the world’s largest encyclopedia. On May 6\, art historian Aurelia Campbell will take us from the heart of Beijing\, to a Daoist architectural complex on Mount Wudang\, to offer insight into Yongle’s sense of empire and discuss legacy of China’s greatest builder.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pieces-of-china-aurelia-campbell-on-what-the-yongle-emperor-built/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T183000
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SUMMARY:Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America's Revolutionary Era
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, historian Mike Bunn offers the first comprehensive history of the British colony of West Florida. For a host of reasons\, including the fact that West Florida did not rebel against the British government\, the colony has long been dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost\, if considered at all. But the colony’s history showcases a tumultuous political scene featuring a halting attempt at instituting representative government; a host of bold and colorful characters; a compelling saga of struggle and perseverance in the pursuit of financial stability; and a dramatic series of battles on land and water which brought about the end of its days under the Union Jack.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/fourteenth-colony-the-forgotten-story-of-the-gulf-south-during-americas-revolutionary-era/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Talk\, Preserving the Past: The Restoration of Fraunces Tavern
DESCRIPTION:Join historian Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli to explore the history of 54 Pearl Street\, the home of Fraunces Tavern Museum and Restaurant\, its significance to the American Revolutionary era\, and the efforts to restore and preserve the building over the last 300 years. 54 Pearl Street\, was built in 1719 and is Manhattan’s oldest standing structure. This live talk is organized exclusively for Untapped New York’s Insiders and will be broadcasted via Zoom. Join Untapped New York to access this talk\, and be able to to ask questions in a Q&A section at the end.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/virtual-talk-preserving-the-past-the-restoration-of-fraunces-tavern/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: A Mandarin Read-Aloud Cultural Series
DESCRIPTION:Learn and practice Mandarin\, while engaging with Chinese literature\, poetry\, history and more with fellow enthusiasts. Participants will enjoy live\, interactive learning sessions with our language and cultural experts from home. Each session will start with a read-aloud in Mandarin of a carefully selected poem which represents both a touchstone to Chinese culture as well as text for practicing Mandarin language and pronunciation.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/lunch-and-learn-a-mandarin-read-aloud-cultural-series-3/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T180000
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SUMMARY:BARE Dance Company Presents SURVEILLANCE2.0
DESCRIPTION:Surveillance2.0 is a voyeuristic experience unpacking the tension around privacy issues highlighted by pandemic life. BARE Dance Company’s completely live production brings new meaning to immersive performance\, creatively using multiple feeds — and even a drone camera– in the theater at Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Cinematic in scope\, with free-moving cameras wielded by the performers\, Surveillance2.0 is inspired by the increased scrutiny of personal spaces during quarantine prompted by platforms like Zoom. With performances at 6pm and 7pm\, each presentation will be unique due to real-time mixing of visual and audio feeds — handled by director Mike Esperanza– and streamed to YouTube Live. The 7pm live-stream will be followed by a brief Q&A with the artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/bare-dance-company-presents-surveillance2-0/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T190000
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SUMMARY:Living Gallery: Hope Boykin
DESCRIPTION:Living Gallery\, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and normally produced in the Gibney Gallery\, presents live performance of storytelling\, monologues\, spoken word\, stand-up\, or creative talks. Each performance – free and open to the public – runs 30-45 minutes\, traditionally scheduled within the hour before a dance concert presented in Gibney’s Theater. Due to COVID-19\, Living Galleries for the fall season will happen on Zoom. Today\, see Hope Boykin\, educator\, creator\, mover\, and motivator.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/living-gallery-hope-boykin/
LOCATION:Gibney Dance
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210508T200000
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SUMMARY:How to Put Dinosaurs in Noah’s Ark – A Glance at the Diversity of Museums in America
DESCRIPTION:Coming in late in the vein of the Western civilization\, American culture is young and vibrant. So are the museums. The most characteristic museums in the United States are not to be found in mega cities like New York or Los Angeles. They rest at the foot of mountains\, amidst the Southern suburbs\, and sometimes in the forgotten corner of a fine college campus. What is important about these hidden gems is that they represent the real America as they are often created and operated by the people who feel dearest to the themes of their museums. Great diversity can be seen in the creation of the seven museums selected for this lecture – The Cloisters\, High Line\, Field Museum of Natural History\, National Firearm Museum\, The Ark Encounter\, Harvard Museum of Natural History\, and Delta Airline Museum. Not only do they vary in topical themes\, but they were owned and run by businessmen\, activists\, scholars\, firms\, and average citizens like us. How do they reflect the social dynamics of American society? What culture outsiders can learn from the making of these museums? These are the questions that Dr. Shen Xincheng will address in this lecture.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/how-to-put-dinosaurs-in-noahs-ark-a-glance-at-the-diversity-of-museums-in-america/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210509T150000
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SUMMARY:Stories Survive: Elizabeth Bellak
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Bellak (née Ari­ana Spiegel) was born in 1930 in Staw­ki\, Poland. Known as “the Shirley Temple of Poland\,” she was a prominent child actress before World War II who went to live in Warsaw to pursue a career in film. When war broke out\, Ariana and her older sister Renia were visiting their grandparents in the town of Przemyśl. Renia was killed in Przemyśl in 1942\, but Ariana survived and made her way back to Warsaw along with a friend’s father. There\, Ariana was baptized with a new name—Elzbieta—and sent to play a real-life acting role as a Catholic girl at a convent school. After the war\, Elzbieta made her way to New York via Austria\, became “Elizabeth\,” and started a career as a schoolteacher. Years later\, she was miraculously reunited with her sister Renia’s wartime diary\, in which Renia had documented their family’s experiences and shared intimate personal reflections. St. Martin’s Press published it in 2019 as Renia’s Diary and the diary became an international bestseller. Join Elizabeth Bellak for this Stories Survive program exploring her remarkable journey. Bellak will be interviewed by Stephanie Lynne Mason\, a Broadway actress known for leading roles in Fiddler on the Roof and Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stories-survive-elizabeth-bellak/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T000000
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SUMMARY:Comfort at One
DESCRIPTION:Online concert. During trying times\, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent\, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the Gandhi quote: “In the midst of darkness\, light persists.” These concerts include improvisations by Julian Wachner\, light-inspired Bach cantatas\, our 2014 Lenten “Lamentatio” series featuring NOVUS NY and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street\, new performances from the Trinity Youth Chorus and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir\, and new virtual content on Fridays from our extended family of artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/comfort-at-one-7/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T173000
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SUMMARY:What is Fueling Anti-Asian Hate?
DESCRIPTION:Anti-Asian racism is skyrocketing in the United States. Sadly\, this is not a new phenomenon: for centuries\, American views of China have oscillated between rapturous enchantment and angry disillusionment. In recent years\, American public opinion toward China has plummeted\, and the consequences have been profound. Even as American and Chinese interests have become inexorably intertwined\, the perceived threat of China’s rise makes it a powerful target for American resentment. Have views of China fueled racism in the US? How can we promote greater understanding? Please join us for a conversation on history\, the rise of China\, and bias in America featuring the latest from Pew Research Center on U.S. views of China and a discussion of the roots of anti-Asian racism featuring John Pomfret\, journalist and expert on U.S.-China relations\, and Erika Lee\, one of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian American historians.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/what-is-fueling-anti-asian-hate/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T180000
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SUMMARY:Building Brands: Corporations and Modern Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Skyscraper Museum webinar. As the first in-depth book to explore the role of branding in the design of corporate modernism\, Building Brands re-tells the stories of four corporate headquarters in the context of both business and architectural histories: the PSFS Building by Howe and Lescaze\, the Johnson Wax Building by Frank Lloyd Wright\, Lever House by SOM\, and The Röhm & Haas Building by Pietro Belluschi and George M. Ewing Co. In this illustrated talk on her new book\, Grace Ong Yan describes how clients and architects together crafted buildings to reflect the company’s brand\, focusing on carefully considering consumers’ perception and their emotions towards the architecture and the messages they communicated.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/building-brands-corporations-and-modern-architecture/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T190000
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SUMMARY:Growing Up Jewish: Art And Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Jacqueline Kott-Wolle is a contemporary artist in Highland Park\, Illinois whose paintings explore the people and experiences that have shaped her distinctly North American brand of Jewish identity. These people include Holocaust survivors like Kott-Wolle’s parents and others in her community growing up. “They existed in living color for me – in their printed sundresses\, socks and sandals\, with numbers tattooed on their arms\,” she writes. “Some of them had haunted looks in their eyes and seemed burdened with a profound sadness that kept them at the edge of anger while others were brimming with gratitude and optimism as they rebuilt their lives in Canada. All of them viewed my generation as walking miracles on earth.” Join Kott-Wolle for a presentation and discussion of “Growing Up Jewish – Art & Storytelling\,” a series of 35 oil paintings and stories about Jewish identity in North America and how it transmits from one generation to the next.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/growing-up-jewish-art-and-storytelling/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210511T190000
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SUMMARY:Pen Parentis May Salon
DESCRIPTION:Season finale of the Pen Parentis literary salon features readings and a roundtable with the writers Alice Elliott Dark\, Sergio Troncoso\, and Joshua Henkin. Interactive Q&A with audience participation.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pen-parentis-may-salon/
LOCATION:Pen Parentis
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Person Place Thing with Randy Cohen: Featuring Patricia Spears Jones
DESCRIPTION:Person Place Thing is an interview show based on this idea: people are particularly engaging when they speak not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests talk about one person\, one place\, and one thing that are important to them. The result?  Surprising stories from great speakers. Host Randy Cohen will be interviewing poet Patricia Spears Jones.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/person-place-thing-with-randy-cohen-featuring-patricia-spears-jones/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210513T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210530T000000
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SUMMARY:En Garde Arts' A Dozen Dreams
DESCRIPTION:At the start of the global pandemic\, En Garde Arts asked a dozen NYC-based women playwrights\, “What are you dreaming about right now?” They shared their stories of resilience and imagining a better future – dreams of flying\, traveling\, and grappling with what it means to be an artist right now. We are bringing their dreams to life in an immersive installation of sets\, lights\, video\, and sound. Audience members will be socially-distanced as they move through the installation\, where they will see some of the most powerful articulators of our time reflect upon our world today. A Dozen Dreams is not appropriate for small children. There is adult language and some references to violence.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/en-garde-arts-a-dozen-dreams/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T140000
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SUMMARY:“Citizen 865: The Hunt For Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers In America” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join former Museum Director Dr. David G. Marwell (Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death) for a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Debbie Cenziper about her new book Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America. This powerful\, character-driven story recounts the search for the SS trainees who helped murder 1.7 million Polish Jews and later hid in plain sight in cities and suburbs across America. It was at a dinner party in Washington D.C. when Cenziper first learned of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI)\, a small unit in a far- flung office inside the Department of Justice\, tasked with prosecuting Nazi war criminals who fled to the United States after World War II. And she found that the story of one crucial investigation – spanning more than two decades and among the department’s greatest achievements – had never been told. The conversation will follow with audience Q&A.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/citizen-865-the-hunt-for-hitlers-hidden-soldiers-in-america-book-talk/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T183000
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SUMMARY:Mother Tongue Film Festival 2021: The Healing Power of Storytelling Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the 2021 theme\, the healing power of storytelling\, this panel will highlight the unique ability of film to project stories to places they might have never traveled before—bringing connection\, understanding\, and healing. Moderated by festival co-director Joshua Bell and Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center curator Kālewa Correa\, a variety of directors will discuss the role of storytelling in their films (participants to be announced soon).
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mother-tongue-film-festival-2021-the-healing-power-of-storytelling-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210514T190000
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SUMMARY:Living Gallery: Jen Abrams
DESCRIPTION:Living Gallery\, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and normally produced in the Gibney Gallery\, presents live performance of storytelling\, monologues\, spoken word\, stand-up\, or creative talks. Each performance – free and open to the public – runs 30-45 minutes\, traditionally scheduled within the hour before a dance concert presented in Gibney’s Theater. Due to COVID-19\, Living Galleries for the fall season will happen on Zoom. Today\, see “Tiny Hurricane” by Jen Abrams\, who has been making body-based multi-disciplinary performance since 1994.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/living-gallery-jen-abrams/
LOCATION:Gibney Dance
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210515T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210516T190000
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SUMMARY:Swamp in the City
DESCRIPTION:This weekend-long open air festival will feature world class Cajun & Creole bands on two different stages\, jam sessions\, picnic concerts\, pod partner dancing and ample breathing room on New York City’s picturesque island. Swamp in the City will feature performances from Jesse Lége\, Cedric Watson\, Joel Savoy\, Joe Hall\, Kelli Jones\, Wilson Savoy\, Jourdan Thibodeaux\, Chas Justus\, Jo Vidrine\, Rose & the Bros\, Bayou Brew… and maybe more! Bring your instruments! Swamp in the City will host a jam each day and\, if enough visitors are interested\, they’ll offer a few group lessons in playing Cajun & Creole music. A Swamp in the City HQ tent will let registrants stash their instruments safely when not in use.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/swamp-in-the-city/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210517T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210521T000000
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SUMMARY:Comfort at One
DESCRIPTION:Online concert. During trying times\, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent\, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the Gandhi quote: “In the midst of darkness\, light persists.” These concerts include improvisations by Julian Wachner\, light-inspired Bach cantatas\, our 2014 Lenten “Lamentatio” series featuring NOVUS NY and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street\, new performances from the Trinity Youth Chorus and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir\, and new virtual content on Fridays from our extended family of artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/comfort-at-one-8/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T120000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Henry Kaufman on "The Day the Markets Roared"
DESCRIPTION:Webinar. How have women succeeded in investment management? Katrina Dudley\, co-author of Undiversified: The Big Gender Short in Investment Management\, will moderate a panel of successful female portfolio managers to highlight some of the brightest stars of the “constellation” of women investors profiled in the book.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/dr-henry-kaufman-on-the-day-the-markets-roared/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210518T180000
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SUMMARY:The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race
DESCRIPTION:Skyscraper Museum webinar. In her book The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race (JHUP\, 2019)\, Adrienne Brown examines works produced by writers\, painters\, architects\, and laborers who grappled with the early skyscraper’s outsized and disorienting dimensions. She explores its effects on how race was seen\, read\, and sensed at the turn of the twentieth century. A highly interdisciplinary work\, The Black Skyscraper breaks new ground in analyzing the influence of race on modern architectural design\, as well as considering the effects of these designs on the experience and perception of race.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-black-skyscraper-architecture-and-the-perception-of-race/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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