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SUMMARY:Transforming Moments: A Conversation With Diane Von Furstenberg
DESCRIPTION:Before she was an international fashion icon and a member of the TIME 100\, Diane von Furstenberg was a young girl growing up with parents who had just survived the Holocaust. Her father\, originally from Moldova\, escaped the Nazis in Switzerland. Her mother\, originally from Greece\, fought the Nazis as a member of the resistance until she was captured and sent to Auschwitz. Join the Museum for a conversation with von Furstenberg about her identity as the daughter of survivors and how it has informed her remarkable career at the helm of one of the world’s most recognizable brands. She will be in conversation with Dr. Eva Fogelman\, renowned psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/transforming-moments-a-conversation-with-diane-von-furstenberg/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Luminaries
DESCRIPTION:View the mesmerizing display of colorful lanterns in the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place! Conceived by the LAB at Rockwell Group\, Luminaries’ glowing canopy consists of 640 twinkling custom lanterns that change in color and intensity.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/luminaries/
LOCATION:Winter Garden
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Stories Survive: Wendy Sandler
DESCRIPTION:Rita Kaplan Lowenstein was born in Warsaw\, Poland to Jewish parents Bernard and Rachel Kaplan. Her father owned chemical manufacturing plants around Warsaw\, and her mother was a pianist and piano teacher. After the Nazis invaded Poland\, the family was forced into the Warsaw ghetto. In August 1942\, Rita and her parents escaped the ghetto through secret underground tunnels and made their way to Klimontov\, Poland. Once there\, Rita’s father purchased fake identity documents for her and her mother\, and from then on\, she was known as Krystyna Gronowska. After the war\, Rita and her mother moved to Paris and then to the United States in 1950. Rita married and had two children. Join the Museum for a program exploring Rita’s life with her daughter Wendy Sandler\, who will discuss Rita’s story and her experience growing up as the child of a survivor.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stories-survive-wendy-sandler/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy
DESCRIPTION:Reading. As It Turns Out is a family story. Alice Sedgwick Wohl is writing to her brother Bobby\, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1965\, just before their sister Edie Sedgwick met Andy Warhol. After unexpectedly coming across Edie’s image in a clip from Warhol’s extraordinary film Outer and Inner Space\, Wohl was moved to put her inner dialogue with Bobby on the page in an attempt to reconstruct Edie’s life and figure out what made Edie and Andy such iconic figures in American culture. What was it about Andy that enabled him to anticipate so much of contemporary culture? Why did Edie draw attention wherever she went? Who exactly was she\, who fascinated Warhol and captured the imagination of a generation? Wohl tells the story as only a sister could\, from their childhood on a California ranch and the beginnings of Edie’s lifelong troubles in the world of their parents to her life and relationship with Warhol within the silver walls of the Factory\, in the fashionable arenas of New York\, and as projected in the various critically acclaimed films he made with her. As Wohl seeks to understand the conjunction of Edie and Andy\, she writes with a keen critical eye and careful reflection about their enduring impact. As It Turns Out is a meditation addressed to her brother about their sister\, about the girl behind the magnetic image\, and about the culture she and Warhol introduced.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/as-it-turns-out-thinking-about-edie-and-andy/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Ballaro Dance
DESCRIPTION:Ballaro Dance presents 2D + 3D = CommuniD\, an evening of dances created throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Developed non-traditionally\, the Company used inventive virtual processes and outdoor explorations while in quarantine to find new approaches to creativity\, collaboration\, and community. The unique hybrid concert format will bring 2D and 3D platforms – the virtual and live art-making worlds – together on one stage
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/ballaro-dance/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:The beloved holiday ballet performed to Tchaikovsky’s cherished score is set Art Nouveau-style circa 1907 with innovative choreography by long-time New York Theatre Ballet choreographer\, Keith Michael. The acclaimed dance company will present four ticketed performances in the Winter Garden. Advanced registration is required to attend the performances. Capacity permitting\, walk-ins may be accommodated according to the check-in schedule below.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-nutcracker/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Native Art Market
DESCRIPTION:The National Museum of the American Indian annual Native Art Market at the museum in New York\, NY\, features works by more than 30 award-winning and innovative Indigenous artists from the Western Hemisphere. The weekend event offers visitors a unique opportunity to purchase traditional and contemporary handcrafted artworks—including beadwork\, jewelry\, paintings\, photography\, pottery\, and sculpture. In its 15th year\, the Native Art Market invites art lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Native artists and learn about traditional Native arts and contemporary Native creativity.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/native-art-market/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Manhattan Skyline: Transformation Over Time
DESCRIPTION:How has the Manhattan skyline changed over time? In the year 2000\, the Twin Towers and the Empire State Building crowned the downtown and midtown skyline. But today many new skyscrapers add their dazzle. After a tour of our new exhibition Residential Rising\, kids will learn about the evolution of New York’s tallest towers and design one of their very own. Ages 3-12! RSVP required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/manhattan-skyline-transformation-over-time/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Click Clack Moo
DESCRIPTION:“Cows that type?  Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing!” The cows go on strike and the chickens join them in solidarity.  No blankets? No milk! No eggs! Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals’ demands? Find out in a hilariously moving musical about negotiation and compromise\, based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin. TheaterWorks USA. Ages 4+
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/click-clack-moo/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221203T130000
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SUMMARY:The Nutcracker
DESCRIPTION:The beloved holiday ballet performed to Tchaikovsky’s cherished score is set Art Nouveau-style circa 1907 with innovative choreography by long-time New York Theatre Ballet choreographer\, Keith Michael. The acclaimed dance company will present four ticketed performances in the Winter Garden. Advanced registration is required to attend the performances. Capacity permitting\, walk-ins may be accommodated according to the check-in schedule below.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-nutcracker-2/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Meet the Authors - Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding
DESCRIPTION:Skateboarding isn’t just a recreational activity\, but a professional sport\, lifestyle\, art form\, and cultural phenomenon. The striking book Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding captures its spirited history\, iconic skateboarders\, diverse community\, and the palpable passion of the people who love it. It includes contributions from the most influential names in the game\, including Rodney Mullen\, Tony Hawk\, Mimi Knoop\, and more. Betsy Gordon and Jane Rogers\, authors of Four Wheels and a Board\, sign purchased copies of the book at the National Museum of the American Indian.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/meet-the-authors-four-wheels-and-a-board-the-smithsonian-history-of-skateboarding/
LOCATION:National Museum of Amer. Indian
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Meet the Author - Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding
DESCRIPTION:Skateboarding isn’t just a recreational activity\, but a professional sport\, lifestyle\, art form\, and cultural phenomenon. The striking book Four Wheels and a Board: The Smithsonian History of Skateboarding captures its spirited history\, iconic skateboarders\, diverse community\, and the palpable passion of the people who love it. Betsy Gordon\, one of the authors of Four Wheels and a Board\, will sign purchased copies of the book.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/meet-the-author-four-wheels-and-a-board-the-smithsonian-history-of-skateboarding/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221203T200000
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SUMMARY:The Making of the First “Permanent Outsiders” : A Critical Reading of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 One Hundred Forty Years Later
DESCRIPTION:Online lecture.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-making-of-the-first-permanent-outsiders-a-critical-reading-of-the-chinese-exclusion-act-of-1882-one-hundred-forty-years-later/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Walking Tour: Jewish Porto
DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum and Our Travel Circle for a live\, virtual walking tour in the beautiful coastal city of Porto\, Portugal. Jews have lived in Porto since the 12th century\, and the city’s Jewish population was an active part of its business and civic community in medieval times until the Inquisition forced many into conversion or expulsion. With our guide Sara\, this walking tour will explore some of the old neighborhoods of the ancient Portuguese Sephardic Jews\, turned into the boroughs of converted “New Christians.” We’ll also learn the exciting story of the rejuvenation of Porto’s Jewish community during the last century.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/virtual-walking-tour-jewish-porto/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T120000
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SUMMARY:Washington Farewell Open House
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate Washington’s emotional farewell to his Officers that took place in the Long Room on December 4\, 1783 with $1 admission to the Museum! Witness a reenactment of the Farewell in the room where it happened and explore the Museum’s newest exhibition\, Cloaked Crusader: George Washington in Comics and Pop Culture.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/washington-farewell-open-house/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T140000
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SUMMARY:Sea Chanteys
DESCRIPTION:Join a round-robin of shared maritime songs on the deck of tall ship Wavertree. Lead or request a song\, belt out the choruses\, or just listen in.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sea-chanteys-7/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T150000
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SUMMARY:Monty Alexander Trio
DESCRIPTION:Concert led by veteran pianist Monty Alexander\, whose sophisticated and dense arrangements are infused with the spirit of calypso and reggae from his native Jamaica. Alexander is often hailed for his work as an accompanist with the likes of Ernest Ranglin\, Ray Brown\, and Tony Bennett.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/monty-alexander-trio/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T190000
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SUMMARY:“Hitler’s Girl” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Lauren Young’s new book\, Hitler’s Girl\, is a groundbreaking history that reveals how authoritarianism nearly took hold in Great Britain in the 1930s. Young details the pervasiveness of Nazi sympathies among the British aristocracy\, as significant factions of the upper class methodically pursued an actively pro-German agenda. They formed a murky so-called Fifth Column to Nazi Germany\, which depended on the complacency and complicity of the English to topple its democratic tradition – and they very nearly succeeded. Young exposes secret organizations\, shadow foreign policy projects\, and a shocking affair. Lauren Young will be in discussion with Catherine Grace Katz\, author of The Daughters of Yalta\, about the book.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hitlers-girl-book-talk/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221204T200000
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SUMMARY:Special Compline by Candlelight: Lessons and Carols
DESCRIPTION:A cherished holiday tradition\, the service of Lessons and Carols tells the Christmas story through readings and musical illuminations and will be conducted by Stephen Sands\, Thomas McCargar\, and Melissa Attebury. Downtown Voices; St. Paul’s Chapel Choir; Trinity Youth Chorus
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/special-compline-by-candlelight-lessons-and-carols/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221205T190000
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SUMMARY:Judith Thurman Presents A Left Handed Woman
DESCRIPTION:Judith Thurman\, a prolific staff writer at The New Yorker for more than two decades\, has gathered a selection of her essays and profiles in A Left-Handed Woman. They consider our culture in all its guises: literature\, history\, politics\, gender\, fashion\, and art\, though their paramount subject is the human condition.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/judith-thurman-presents-a-left-handed-woman/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T130000
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CREATED:20221130T182502Z
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SUMMARY:Kosher Nostra: The Life and Times of Jewish Gangsters in the United States
DESCRIPTION:Since the nineteenth century Jews have been involved in organized crime all over the U.S. Some of the most famous mafiosos including Bugsy Siegel\, Meyer Lansky\, and Mickey Cohen were all Jewish boys who grew into some of the most influential underground figures we know. These activities flourished during Prohibition\, as many became deeply entrenched in bootlegging\, gambling\, and murder. Learn about the so-called “Kosher Nostra” with Robert Rockaway\, author of But He Was Good to His Mother: The Lives and Crimes of Jewish Gangsters and Joe Kraus\, author of The Kosher Capones: A History of Chicago’s Jewish Gangsters.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/kosher-nostra-the-life-and-times-of-jewish-gangsters-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T191142
CREATED:20221130T182503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221130T182503Z
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SUMMARY:Whales\, Oceans\, and the Changing Coastline
DESCRIPTION:Famed marine biologist\, photographer\, and USCG-licensed captain\, Gaelin Rosenwaks\, will join in conversation with historian and journalist\, Jessica DuLong\, for this riveting evening on the heels of the release of Rosewak’s new book Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceans. Join the Seaport Museum when Rosenwaks shares insights and stories from her magical moments spent with the gentle giants of the seas. In addition to diving into highlights within the newly-released book\, this expansive talk will examine important topics such as gender roles in science and the maritime world\, the effects of the pandemic on ocean life\, and the changing realities of New York’s coastline. Advanced registration is required. Copies of Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Oceans will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/whales-oceans-and-the-changing-coastline/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260406T191142
CREATED:20221130T182503Z
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SUMMARY:Raw Deal: Hidden Corruption\, Corporate Greed\, and the Fight for the Future of Meat
DESCRIPTION:Reading. Well before COVID-19 swept across the United States and the chairman of Tyson Foods infamously declared that the food supply chain was dangerously vulnerable\, America’s meat industry was reaching a breaking point. Years of consolidation\, price-fixing\, and power grabs by elite industry insiders have harmed consumers and caused environmental destruction. Americans have no idea where their meat comes from. And while that’s hurting us\, it’s also making others rich. Now\, financial journalist Chloe Sorvino presents an expansive view of the meat industry and its future as its fundamental weaknesses are laid bare for all to see. With unprecedented access and in-depth research\, Raw Deal investigates corporate greed\, how climate change will upend our food production\, and the limitations of local movements challenging the status quo. A journalistic tour de force that dives deep into one of America’s biggest and most vital industries\, Raw Deal is a crucial and groundbreaking read that is sure to be a modern investigative journalism classic. RSVP required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/raw-deal-hidden-corruption-corporate-greed-and-the-fight-for-the-future-of-meat/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T160000
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SUMMARY:Dine Around Downtown Home Edition
DESCRIPTION:Learn to Make Manhatta’s Holiday Nog and Hot Buttered Pumpkin.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/dine-around-downtown-home-edition/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T183000
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SUMMARY:Noir Pairing: Sunset Boulevard
DESCRIPTION:The Noir Pairings hybrid film series pairs a neo-noir with a classic noir movie for comparison and discussion. In Sunset Blvd (1950)\, directed by Billy Wilder\, a failed screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. This film is paired with Barton Fink (1991) available on-line. Free popcorn will be served\, and a discussion will follow the screenings.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/noir-pairing-sunset-boulevard/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T191142
CREATED:20221130T182627Z
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SUMMARY:Behind the Crimson Curtain: The Rise and Fall of Peale's Museum
DESCRIPTION:In 1786\, Charles Wilson Peale created the most important—and most famous—museum in Revolutionary era America. A fusion of natural history and art\, Peale’s Philadelphia Museum was meant to be an embodiment of the Enlightenment. In this lecture\, Lee Dugatkin will explore science\, art\, and the Enlightenment in early America and how these fed the appetite of a public hungry for “rational entertainment.”
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/behind-the-crimson-curtain-the-rise-and-fall-of-peales-museum/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:New York Jewish Book Festival: Fleishman Is in Trouble with Taffy Brodesser-Akner and A.O. Scott
DESCRIPTION:The New York Jewish Book Festival opens with a screening of the first episode of Fleishman Is in Trouble followed by a conversation with Taffy Brodesser-Akner\, author of Fleishman Is in Trouble and the creator\, writer\, and showrunner of the FX series on Hulu\, and A.O. Scott\, film critic at The New York Times. Brodesser-Akner will sign copies of Fleishman Is in Trouble after the event.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/new-york-jewish-book-festival-fleishman-is-in-trouble-with-taffy-brodesser-akner-and-a-o-scott/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Kathy Westwater
DESCRIPTION:Gibney\, the New York City based dance and social justice organization\, presents the world premiere of choreographer Kathy Westwater’s Moundscapes December 8–10\, 2022\, commissioned by Eva Yaa Asantewaa as part of the 2022-2023 season at Gibney Center. The work is a new ­­­iteration of the artist’s durational performance research project PARK\, a nearly fifteen-year inquiry into the site of Fresh Kills Landfill that contends with themes of environmental trauma\, grief\, and complicity. Once the largest landfill in the world\, Fresh Kills is being transformed into a public park set to open in 2023\, a transition Westwater has witnessed through her dance\, somatic\, and material practices.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/kathy-westwater/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221209T190000
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SUMMARY:Handel’s Messiah
DESCRIPTION:In a season full of Messiah concerts\, Trinity’s is unique—performed in a sacred space\, on period instruments\, with soloists from the choir chosen to best complement each aria and recitative. Trinity and Messiah have a long history: Trinity presented one of the first performances in North America in 1770\, and Trinity’s ensembles are widely regarded as some of the greatest interpreters of the work. Don’t miss “the best Messiah in New York” (The New York Times)\, featuring The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra with renowned conductor Andrew Megill at the helm.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/handels-messiah/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221210T103000
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DTSTAMP:20260406T191142
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SUMMARY:Santa’s New Ride!
DESCRIPTION:Santa’s reindeers are tired and he needs to figure out a new way to get around the city before Christmas Eve! In this program\, children will compare and contrast different modes of transportation in New York– buses\, subways\, and electric cars. Together we will learn about carbon footprint\, environmental impact\, and efficiency of each transportation method.Then\, the kids will choose a transport system that saves Santa energy and keeps Christmas green. Ages 4-8! RSVP required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/santas-new-ride/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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