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SUMMARY:The Golden Thread: New Adventures in Textile Art by Christian Viveros-Fauné
DESCRIPTION:Fiber art exhibition with multiple artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-golden-thread-new-adventures-in-textile-art-by-christian-viveros-faune/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Metamorphosis: Chinese Imagination and Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Opening day of a new exhibition that highlights works by 28 contemporary artists of Chinese descent\, who explore themes of personal\, cultural\, historical and material metamorphosis in dynamic and innovative ways. Across painting\, sculpture\, photography\, animation and installation art\, these works by established and emerging artists of different generations and backgrounds use experimentation to draw on both Eastern and Western art-making practices and materials. Many of the works will be seen in the U.S. for the first time. Important commissions include new paintings by Sun Xun and an immersive Dream Chamber by Bingyi. The exhibition is organized very loosely around four themes: “Metamorphosis of the Body and Self”\, “Metamorphosis of the Environment and Natural World”\, “Historical and Cultural Metamorphosis”\, and “Spiritual Metamorphosis”.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/metamorphosis-chinese-imagination-and-transformation/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Carol
DESCRIPTION:PAC NYC brings the acclaimed production of A Christmas Carol from London’s The Old Vic to New York in a uniquely intimate staging. Two visionary Tony Award® winners—playwright Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\, Netflix’s Adolescence)\, director Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical\, God of Carnage)—offer a magical interpretation of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic. Brimming with merriment\, tasty treats\, and holiday cheer\, this immersive production wraps the audience around the action\, inviting the communal holiday spirit in us all. On a bitter Christmas Eve\, a cold-hearted miser is visited by four ghosts. Transported to worlds past\, present\, and future\, Ebenezer Scrooge witnesses what a lifetime of fear and selfishness has led to and sees with fresh eyes the lonely life he has built for himself. Can Ebenezer be saved before it’s too late? Various times.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-christmas-carol/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Es Devlin: Congregation
DESCRIPTION:Congregation\, a choral installation\, features large-scale chalk and charcoal portraits of 50 Londoners who have experienced forced displacement from their homelands. Presented as a projection-mapped tiered sculpture\, the work offers a luminous encounter with those who bring their gifts to a new country. The work was co-authored by the 50 portrait sitters – reflecting on their lives in London\, as well as their journeys from more than 25 countries\, including Syria\, Sudan\, Ukraine\, and Afghanistan. The accompanying soundscape is composed by Polyphonia\, with film sequences created in collaboration with filmmaker Ruth Hogben and choreographer Botis Seva.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/es-devlin-congregation/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260104T140000
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CREATED:20251231T160705Z
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SUMMARY:Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
DESCRIPTION:Singers of all levels\, as well as listeners\, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing\, lead or request a song in the round-robin\, or just listen.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-33/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T190000
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SUMMARY:The History of Antisemitism: “The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906”
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a compelling online book talk with historian Scott D. Seligman\, author of The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906\, as he unpacks a dramatic and little known chapter in American Jewish history. Set in New York at the dawn of the twentieth century\, this meticulously researched account begins in the winter of 1905-1906 when a Brooklyn elementary school principal urged his Jewish students to be “more like Jesus Christ\,” sparking outrage in the community and inspiring mass mobilization. What followed was a citywide boycott of public school Christmas pageants by Jewish families\, a protest that triggered an enormous antisemitic backlash and raised urgent questions about religion\, identity\, and citizenship in the United States.  Seligman’s book details how the Jewish community of New York\, led by activist Albert Lucas and backed by Orthodox\, Reform\, and immigrant voices alike\, refused to remain silent. They challenged the public school system\, pressured the school board to limit sectarian religious practices in schools\, and confronted the backlash head-on. In doing so\, they forged a formative model for how American Jews engaged with public schooling\, the boundaries of religious expression\, and the meaning of belonging.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-history-of-antisemitism-the-great-christmas-boycott-of-1906/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T130000
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SUMMARY:Downtown Beats Chorus
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Church Street School of Music\, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/downtown-beats-chorus-40/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T140000
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UID:119033-1767794400-1767794400@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:“The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:In 1943\, the German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Forty-seven women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a hurriedly assembled band that would play to other inmates as they left each morning and as they returned at the end of the day. They were also made to give weekly concerts for Nazi officers\, and members were sometimes summoned to give individual performances of an officer’s favorite piece of music. For almost all of the musicians chosen to take part\, the orchestra was to save their lives. But at what cost? Anne Sebba’s The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz tells this story.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-womens-orchestra-of-auschwitz-book-talk/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:How to Read a Poem
DESCRIPTION:Do you find poetry intimidating? Do you race past the poems in The New Yorker on your way to the fiction or the cartoons? Have you persuaded yourself that you’ll “just never get it?” Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former Poetry Editor of The New Yorker Paul Muldoon for a special gathering where participants discuss poems published only that week in literary journals and magazines—not just to uncover their meanings\, but to reflect on where poetry has been as an art form and where it’s going.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/how-to-read-a-poem/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T180000
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CREATED:20251231T160711Z
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SUMMARY:Amanda Barise
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/amanda-barise/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T190000
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CREATED:20251231T160711Z
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SUMMARY:Why Do 19th Century Novels Matter Today?
DESCRIPTION:Though the 1800s are often portrayed in a sentimental way\, they were actually so messy and contradictory that our modern world is still feeling the ripple effects. If\, as the adage goes\, “History is written by the victors\,” Mandylion Press seeks out the voices of history’s losers. The Mandylion version of the 19th century focuses not on narratives of progress\, but on the period’s failed revolutions\, forgotten cultural detritus\, and faded figures. In a conversation moderated by the press’s founders Mabel Capability Taylor and Madeline Porsella\, a panel of writers and scholars will consider how the 19th century’s unrealized possibilities and unresolved tensions might offer new ways of thinking about our own historical moment.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/why-do-19th-century-novels-matter-today/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T180000
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CREATED:20251231T160808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160808Z
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SUMMARY:NYC PIT Pop Up
DESCRIPTION:The CUNY Public Interest Tech (PIT) lab returns to the Oculus in a temporary\, immersive event where technology\, art\, science\, and community converge. Part gallery\, part workshop\, and part future commons\, this shared space for co-creation and imagination showcases how technology can be designed to serve justice\, equity\, and community empowerment.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/nyc-pit-pop-up/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T160811Z
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SUMMARY:Gibney
DESCRIPTION:Annual showing for performing arts presenters. See Gibney Company perform excerpts from Johan Inger works in their current repertory and ready for tour in the 2026-2027 season.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/gibney/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T170000
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CREATED:20251231T160819Z
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SUMMARY:Natalie Tenenbaum: Artist in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/natalie-tenenbaum-artist-in-residence/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T120000
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CREATED:20251231T160823Z
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SUMMARY:Gibney
DESCRIPTION:Annual showing for performing arts presenters. See Gibney Company perform excerpts from Johan Inger works in their current repertory and ready for tour in the 2026-2027 season.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/gibney-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T133000
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CREATED:20251231T160911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160911Z
UID:119043-1768048200-1768051800@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Thomas Paine's Common Sense 250th Anniversary Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:Sons of the Revolution in the State of New York\, Inc. and its Fraunces Tavern Museum are joining the New York City Bar Association Legal History Committee to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. At this event\, members of the New York City Bar Legal History Committee will orate selected readings from the text of Thomas Paine’s book in person at the Museum.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/thomas-paines-common-sense-250th-anniversary-commemoration/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T160914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160914Z
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SUMMARY:Mai Khoi and Mark Micchelli
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mai-khoi-and-mark-micchelli/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T160917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160917Z
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SUMMARY:Adam Masterson
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/adam-masterson/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T160920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160920Z
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SUMMARY:Hoppy Rabbit Playdate
DESCRIPTION:Open session where families can bring children to a cozy indoor playground space to play\, socialize\, and meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All are welcome.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hoppy-rabbit-playdate-11/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T160923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T160923Z
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SUMMARY:Anna Sokolow’s Jewish Roots of American Modern Dance
DESCRIPTION:American modern dance pioneer and Jewish cultural icon\, Anna Sokolow (1910-2000) was a dancer and choreographer of uncompromising integrity. She is a very important part of American Jewish culture\, though her story is not well known. Anna’s choreography closely reflects her intense commitment to the social\, political\, and human conflicts of her times. Beginning in the 1930s Sokolow confronted audiences with her radical idea that the common person is worthy of a place on stage. At each decade of her career she re-invented herself\, remaining at the cutting edge of unflinching art for more than 70 years. This lecture demonstration\, presented by Samantha Géracht\, Artistic Director of the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble\, traces Sokolow’s history and art: from New York City’s Lower East Side\, surrounded by the socialist artistic movement flourishing at the time\, through her development as a world-renowned modernist choreographer\, to her lifelong ties to Israel and its own modern dance roots. Anna Sokolow’s artistic story is intertwined with the American Jewish story of her time.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/anna-sokolows-jewish-roots-of-american-modern-dance/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260111T230000
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CREATED:20251231T161012Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161012Z
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SUMMARY:Tribeca Chamber Players
DESCRIPTION:Classical music concert.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tribeca-chamber-players-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161015Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: The Queen of Bohemia
DESCRIPTION:Scholar Eve M. Kahn discusses her new book\, Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: Gilded Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris. Zoe Anderson Norris was a Kentucky belle turned restless Kansas housewife who became a celebrated writer\, reformer\, and publisher on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Queen of Bohemia retraces Zoe’s path across the city\, bringing to life a New York where many of the buildings that witnessed her activism still stand today. Along the way\, Kahn reveals a journalist who blended incisive social critique with a love for the city’s beauty and a deep passion for community.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/lunch-learn-the-queen-of-bohemia/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161023Z
UID:119051-1768327200-1768327200@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Secrets Lie in Wait
DESCRIPTION:Book reading and signing by Daniella Bernett\, author of Secrets Lie in Wait.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/secrets-lie-in-wait/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161027Z
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SUMMARY:Bowlines and Bourbon
DESCRIPTION:The South Street Seaport Museum is teaming up with Quick Eternity and Widow Jane to bring you a one-of-a-kind evening that ties maritime skills with whiskey—set in The Gam\, Quick Eternity’s cozy upstairs dining room. Get your ticket today to join this unique guided sampling of five drinks provided by Brooklyn-based Widow Jane paired with hands-on knot-tying instruction from the Seaport Museum’s mariners. Tickets are $70 and are available here. Whiskey experts will walk you through the flavor profiles of each pour\, while Museum instructors teach you how to tie essential maritime knots and explain how they’re used while sailing and securing the Museum’s fleet of historic ships.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/bowlines-and-bourbon/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161116Z
UID:119053-1768395600-1768395600@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Downtown Beats Chorus
DESCRIPTION:Directed by the Church Street School of Music\, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs\, and perform at community events throughout the year.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/downtown-beats-chorus-41/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161120Z
UID:119054-1768417200-1768417200@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Infinite Jest Fest
DESCRIPTION:Fifth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 396-508 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month’s gathering. Enjoy free drinks upstairs when you arrive.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/infinite-jest-fest-3/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161133Z
UID:119057-1768503600-1768510800@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:30th Poets House Showcase Reading
DESCRIPTION:A night of readings features four visionary collections of 2024 and 2025. Ching-In Chen reads from Shiny City (Airlie Press\, 2025)\, jason b. crawford reads from YEET! (Omnidawn\, 2025)\, charles theonia reads from Gay Heaven Is a Dance Floor but I Can’t Relax (Archway Editions\, 2024)\, and Nora Treatbaby reads from Our Air (Nightboat Books\, 2024).
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/30th-poets-house-showcase-reading/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161218Z
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SUMMARY:Calligraphy\, Music & Mandarin Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Experience captivating live performances featuring some of China’s most iconic instruments — from the graceful guqin (古琴) to the ethereal\, harp-like konghou (箜篌) and the lush\, harmonizing sheng (笙)— performed by talented musicians who bring these ancient sounds to life. As music fills the room\, slow down and immerse yourself in the serene practice of Chinese calligraphy\, guided by a master calligrapher. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced\, you’ll receive hands-on guidance — all materials (ink\, paper\, brushes) are provided.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/calligraphy-music-mandarin-meetup-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260117T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T024044
CREATED:20251231T161222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T161222Z
UID:119059-1768680000-1768685400@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Literature\, Wounds\, and Renewal: The Life Journey of Lu Xinhua
DESCRIPTION:Online lecture by Lu Xinhua. In 1978\, a short story published in The Wenhui Paper changed the course of contemporary Chinese literature. Lu Xinhua’s Scar exposed the psychic wounds inflicted during the Cultural Revolution through the unforgettable tragedy of a daughter compelled to “draw a line” against her persecuted mother. Its appearance ignited nationwide reflection and gave birth to “Scar Literature\,” a landmark literary movement that restored humanism to Chinese letters. With this single work\, Lu became one of the most influential voices of the early Reform era.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/literature-wounds-and-renewal-the-life-journey-of-lu-xinhua/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:“Children of Chabbanes” Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of Louis Malle’s Au Revoir les Enfants and Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List\, the Emmy® Award-winning documentary The Children of Chabannes has been called “a moving record of the unassuming\, uncompromising heroism of ordinary people” (New York Times) and “one of the most heartening Holocaust films ever made: splendid\, informative and emotionally involving.” (Los Angeles Times). The Children of Chabannes is the story of how the people in a tiny village in unoccupied France chose action over indifference\, and risked their lives and livelihoods to save the lives of 400 Jewish refugee children during World War II. Inspired by a reunion more than 50 years after the war\, Lisa Gossels (My So-Called Enemy)\, and co-director Dean Wetherell\, travel to Chabannes with Lisa’s father Peter and uncle Werner (two of the saved children). The film tells the story of how the teachers and townspeople – who believed in the French Revolutionary values of “liberty\, equality\, and fraternity” – worked with the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants)\, a Jewish child welfare organization\, to shelter\, nurture\, and educate the children. The Children of Chabannes is not just a story about the past; it is an exploration of moral courage and goodness in the face of evil – of what motivates individuals to take a stand against injustice\, bigotry\, and extremism. Following the screening\, there will be a discussion with Gossels and Wetherell.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/children-of-chabbanes-screening-and-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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