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SUMMARY:Sateen
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sateen-3/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T113000
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SUMMARY:Big
DESCRIPTION:The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child’s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations\, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/big/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T110000
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SUMMARY:The Jungle Book
DESCRIPTION:Musical adaptation of The Jungle Book — the conclusion of a weeklong theater acting camp for kids. Repeated at 1:30pm.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-jungle-book/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T193000
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SUMMARY:Singing of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join the musicians of the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra\, KCO Music Director and Conductor\, Gary S. Fagin\, and four outstanding vocalists\, for a concert Friday\, April 10 at 7:30pm\, at the historic Battery Maritime Building\, located at 10 South Street\, in lower Manhattan\, next to the Staten Island Ferry. \nThis KCO performance will mark the 250th anniversary year – the semiquincentennial – of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Featured will be a world premiere by Gary S. Fagin\, “Each and All\,” drawing on texts about the challenges facing democracy by Plato\, Alexis de Tocqueville\, Henry Longfellow\, Walt Whitman\, and Abraham Lincoln. Karen Karbiener\, President of The Walt Whitman Initiative\, will be in conversation about how Whitman’s words and work resonate with the current state of Democracy. \nThe KCO will be joined by vocalists Katherine Riddle\, soprano\, Rosena Hill Jackson\, mezzo-soprano\, Chauncey Packer\, tenor\, and Ben Davis\, baritone. The evening will also include works by Aaron Copland\, Leonard Bernstein\, and Ricky Ian Gordon.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/singing-of-democracy/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T190000
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SUMMARY:Cory Giles
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/cory-giles/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T180000
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SUMMARY:Nautical Night of Karaoke with Nyota
DESCRIPTION:Make waves at a one-of-a-kind karaoke night celebrating New York’s deep connection to the water\, set inside the Seaport Museum’s Maritime City exhibition. Surrounded by artwork\, artifacts\, and stories of the city’s maritime past\, this lively evening—led by national karaoke champion Nyota—promises music\, community\, and waterfront vibes. Set among the gallery\, all guests are invited to take the mic and dive into a curated playlist inspired by the sea\, the city\, and more maritime connections. Belt out classics like Surfin’ USA\, Under the Sea\, and Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay\, or bring the energy with newer favorites like Naked in Manhattan\, NUEVAYoL\, and Water. Whether you’re channeling beachy nostalgia or NYC pride\, there’s a song for every kind of performer.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/nautical-night-of-karaoke-with-nyota/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T180000
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SUMMARY:Natalie Tenenbaum
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/natalie-tenenbaum-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T150000
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SUMMARY:Curator's Tour
DESCRIPTION:Museum director Carol Willis will offer a gallery tour of The Invention of Park Avenue\, which examines how the creation of Grand Central and an avenue out of thin air\, was the catalytic connection of rail and real estate that gave Park Avenue its extraordinary\, evolving New York identity.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/curators-tour/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000
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CREATED:20260331T173144Z
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SUMMARY:Ruins\, Child
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the 2024 Novel Prize\, Giada Scodellaro’s Ruins\, Child is an irreducibly original debut hybrid novel—a startlingly beautiful and unclassifiable bookfeaturing Yiyun Li and Iva Dixit. A blackly comic story of the secrets\, sex\, and violence behind the curtain of a repertory theater’s postwar production of Peter Pan.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/ruins-child/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T180000
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SUMMARY:The Skinny
DESCRIPTION:Book reading and signing by author Harold Goldberg.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-skinny/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T130000
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CREATED:20260331T173144Z
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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-53/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
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CREATED:20260331T172943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172943Z
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SUMMARY:The Oracle's Daughter
DESCRIPTION:A gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of a woman-led cult—and the enduring allure of extremism across America’s turbulent religious history.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-oracles-daughter/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T190000
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SUMMARY:Poets Confront AI and Surveillance Capitalism
DESCRIPTION:What does poetry mean in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and surveillance capitalism? Join us for a special reading by poets confronting these issues—Charles Bernstein\, William Lessard\, Susan Lewis\, Joseph Milazzo\, Jerome Sala\, and Sandra Simonds—along with a brief introduction by poet\, fiction writer and critic\, Michael Londra.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/poets-confront-ai-and-surveillance-capitalism/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T103000
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CREATED:20260331T172942Z
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SUMMARY:Turning NYC Green
DESCRIPTION:Pollinators & Skyscrapers! Join us as we explore how native plants and urban architecture come together in our city. By learning about plants\, pollinators\, and green building design\, we’ll discover how nature and buildings interact\, why greenery matters in urban spaces\, and how small seeds can spark big change. Then\, to bring the city to life\, we’ll plan and design roof gardens for play and produce!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/turning-nyc-green/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260405T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260405T140000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172743Z
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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-36/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T190000
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SUMMARY:Thomas Piper
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/thomas-piper/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T170000
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SUMMARY:Poetry en el Parque with Nuyorican Poets Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy bilingual\, heartfelt and powerful spoken word performances by Nuyorican Poets Cafe poets! Hosted by Matthew Marroquín\, The event will feature the poetry of Slam Winners Daniel Letona\, Kaleo\, and Ave Maria with themes that range from personal relationships to the political climate of America. Featured performances will be followed by an open mic for guest poets in the audience. Meet Nuyorican Poets Cafe at the Pavilion in Rockefeller Park\, or 6 River Terrace if it rains.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/poetry-en-el-parque-with-nuyorican-poets-cafe/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T120000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Eggs: Lost and Found
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate National Poetry Month at McNally Jackson Seaport. Kids can discover the poetic possibilities hidden inside “Poetry Eggs\,” colorful eggs filled with words for creating their own poems. Words considered lost to poetry–newspaper headlines\, menus\, packaging–can be repurposed and found for poetry. We’ll read exciting and humorous poems together\, then kids can open their eggs\, assemble an array of discovered words\, and fashion original poetry of their own. Great for kids 4 to 10\, but all ages are welcome.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/poetry-eggs-lost-and-found/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260404T000000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172541Z
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SUMMARY:Elodie Dufroux Presents UN-SPOKEN
DESCRIPTION:Elodie Dufroux is premiering her first full-length contemporary dance work\, UN-spoken. A deeply personal and socially conscious piece\, UN-spoken explores the impact of bullying through the lens of Elodie’s own lived experiences. The work invites conversation around emotional trauma\, resilience\, and shared humanity\, blending intimate narrative with powerful physical storytelling to give voice to what often goes unspoken.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/elodie-dufroux-presents-un-spoken/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T193000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
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SUMMARY:Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman
DESCRIPTION:Jerron Paxton (formerly “Blind Boy” Paxton) and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose musical friendship has grown organically in New York City for more than a decade. Their mutual love of the history\, stories\, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of acoustic blues\, ragtime\, Tin Pan Alley pop songs\, 1920s jazz\, twin fiddle hoe-downs\, and original songs and compositions.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/jerron-paxton-dennis-lichtman/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260403T180000
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CREATED:20260331T172540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172540Z
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SUMMARY:Julia Danielle
DESCRIPTION:Musical performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/julia-danielle/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172540Z
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SUMMARY:The Beginnings by Antonio Moresco
DESCRIPTION:Join Max Lawton\, Grace Byron\, and Francesco Pacifico in celebrating the publication of Antonio Moresco’s The Beginnings\, the highly anticipated first book in his monumentally disruptive Games of Eternity trilogy.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-beginnings-by-antonio-moresco/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
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CREATED:20260331T172339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172339Z
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SUMMARY:The Found Object Society
DESCRIPTION:Book reading and signing by author Michelle Maryk.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-found-object-society/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
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SUMMARY:Peter Collins
DESCRIPTION:Singer songwriter performs.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/peter-collins/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
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SUMMARY:Fresh Prints
DESCRIPTION:This open house features a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. Come see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition designs that showcase some of the more eccentric parts from the Seaport Museum’s printing and graphic arts collection.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/fresh-prints-30/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172338Z
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SUMMARY:A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night
DESCRIPTION:Conversation with Zhang Qin\, author of A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night\, an intimate portrait of Tong Jun\, a pioneering architect and architectural educator whose work helped shape the intellectual foundations of modern Chinese architecture. Blending architectural history\, personal reflection\, and cultural analysis\, the book reveals the inner world of a master architect whose influence far exceeded the limited records of his life. The conversation will be moderated by Susan Yuqing Feng\, Director of Programs at China Institute\, and followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-solitary-traveler-in-the-long-night/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T210000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172335Z
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SUMMARY:Passwords: Ricardo Alberto Maldonado on César Vallejo
DESCRIPTION:Poet and translator Ricardo Alberto Maldonado focuses on the poet César Vallejo’s maddeningly complex body of work\, emphasizing its religious attention to suffering and grief—“Some blows in life\, they’re so heavy . . . I don’t know. / Blows as if dealt by God’s own wrath”—alongside its defiant humor\, mystery\, and profound humanism.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/passwords-ricardo-alberto-maldonado-on-cesar-vallejo/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T190000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172334Z
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SUMMARY:Be Easy
DESCRIPTION:Adrian Matejka presents Be Easy\, in conversation with Terrance Hayes.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/be-easy/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260401T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260331T172334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T172334Z
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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-52/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T150000
DTSTAMP:20260413T110733
CREATED:20260227T200736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T200736Z
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SUMMARY:Gold Metals and Grit: Secrets and Lies
DESCRIPTION:Keep the Winter Olympics spirit high in this afternoon of New York City’s most competitive secrets. Join the Seaport Museum and Double or Nothing Media to explore the grit and glory of the city’s athletic past\, from high-stakes Winter traditions on the harbor to the local legends of the early Games.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/gold-metals-and-grit-secrets-and-lies/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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