Best Boy
Book reading and signing by Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of Best Boy
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30th Poets House Showcase Reading
Sahar Khraibani, Farid Matuk, Michelle Peñaloza, and Roque Raquel Salas Rivera’s decolonial poetics linger on speech, sound, and names. These poets parse language in every way—its mouthfeel, memory, non-meaning, and haunting reverberations. Don’t miss our next to last reading in the 30th Poets House Showcase, a literary exhibition and reading series that captures the breadth […]
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Black History Month Celebration: Architecture of the Harlem Renaissance
100 years ago, Black artists, architects, and activists of the Harlem Renaissance defined a cultural movement that celebrated and fought for civil rights in the heart of New York City. In the lively uptown neighborhood, many forms of artistic expression – jazz poetry, musical theater, literature, and architecture – energized culture. Join us to learn […]
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Memorial Reading for Baron Wormser
Celebrate the life and writing of Baron Wormser (1948-2025). Family, friends, and colleagues will share favorite poems, including work from his new book, James Baldwin Smoking a Cigarette and Other Poems (Slant Books, 2026). Readings from Indran Amirthanayagam, Rachel Basch, Jeanne Marie Beaumont, Philip Fried, Shaun Griffin, Andrey Gritsman, Richard Hoffman, Howard Levy, Dawn Potter, […]
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Lunar New Year Family Festival
Co-organized with the Shanghai Museum, a world-class museum dedicated to ancient Chinese art, this year’s festival at the China Institute features rich traditions, music, crafts, interactive workshops, and mesmerizing performances for all ages.
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Hiruy Tirfe Quartet
DCJazzPrix International Band Competition, the Hiruy Tirfe Quartet brings their bold, expressive sound to the stage. Led by Philadelphia-born saxophonist, composer, and arranger Hiruy Tirfe, the group represents the next generation of contemporary jazz, combining soulful improvisation with technical mastery and global influence. The award-winning quartet includes Sandy Eldred on bass, Keith Phelps on piano, […]
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Reflections: A Triptych by Benjamin Millepied
Discover a ballet triptych by Benjamin Millepied celebrating the unity of dance, music, and visual art.
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Dinos that Drive
Join author Suzy Levinson as she reads her story Dinos that Drive! Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl and T. rex are all here to show off their driving, flying and diving skills in this riotous, fully illustrated book of poems about dinosaurs and their favorite things-that-go.
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Films at the Museum: “Plunderer” Screening & Talkback
Plunderer is a feature-length documentary that focuses on the career of Bruno Lohse, a Nazi art dealer who served as Göring’s art agent in Paris and headed the ERR, the Nazis’ clearinghouse for confiscated art in France. Captured and interrogated by the Monuments Men after the war, Lohse served a brief prison sentence. Following his […]
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Infinite Jest Fest
Fifth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 508-601 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering. We'll have free drinks upstairs when you arrive :) .
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Pinky Swear
Book reading and signing by Danielle Girard, author of Pinky Swear.
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Ave Generosa: Marian and Lenten Reflections
Expect to be deeply moved by the soprano and alto voices of the Trinity Choir during this evening of choral music that glorifies Mary, compassion, and the spirit of Lent. With Hildegard von Bingen’s luminous Ave generosa at its center, the program also presents Francis Poulenc’s Litanies à la Vierge noire and Marian gems by Maurice Duruflé, Bernat Vivancos, Edvard Grieg, and Ola Gjeilo. A trio of newer composers (Zanaida […]
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