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  • The Jungle Book

    Musical adaptation of The Jungle Book -- the conclusion of a weeklong theater acting camp for kids. Repeated at 1:30pm.

    $20
  • Big

    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 […]

  • Sateen

    Musical performance.

    Free
  • Jazz at One: Shirazette Tinnin

    Opening the 2026 midday series, drummer, composer, and bandleader Shirazette Tinnin brings her signature blend of soul, jazz, and global rhythms to a performance that pulses with creativity and joy. Tinnin fuses traditional jazz roots with innovative grooves and Afro-diasporic influences, crafting music that is both profoundly personal, and universally moving. 

    Free
  • Finding Joy Through Food

    Novelist and screenwriter Yan Geling and celebrated dancer, actress, and author Chiang Ching explore the deep connections between food, memory, resilience, and creativity.

    $20
  • Garden Apartments: The History of Low-Rent Utopia

    In his new book, Garden Apartments: The History of a Low-Rent Utopia, Joshua B. Freeman explains how a form of multifamily housing with idealistic roots became a ubiquitous model dwelling, promoted by both public entities and private developers. Freeman rescues garden apartments—typically low-rise, multifamily residences that enclose or are surrounded by landscaped gardens—from their invisibility […]

    Free
  • Downtown Beats Chorus

    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.

    Free
  • Bach at One: Selections from “Messiah”

    Trinity Church

    If you can’t make it to Trinity's full presentation this evening of the timeless masterpiece by Bach’s contemporary, George Frideric Handel, this is a streamlined lunch-hour edition! Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra will present selections from Parts II and III of Messiah.

    Free
  • A Novel Crime

    Book reading and signing by author Deborah Levison.

  • The Keeper Film Screening

    Kick off your Earth Day celebrations with filmmaker Jon Bowermaster for a special screening of his recent documentary "The Keeper," which explores the life and legacy of John Lipscomb who spent 25 years patrolling the Hudson. This film offers an in-depth look at the Hudson River’s environmental history and its global significance, highlighting the ongoing […]

    Free
  • Handel’s “Messiah” (Parts II and III)  

    Trinity Church

    Audiences will revel in the full glory of Easter season as Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra pick up where they left off at Christmastime, presenting Parts II and III of George Frideric Handel’s beloved and timeless work — including the much-celebrated “Hallelujah” chorus.

    Free
  • Yours Always

    Book reading and signing by author Corinne Sullivan.

  • Transcendence for Beginners

    A lyrical work of philosophy that draws from the work of Spinoza, George Eliot, biographers, memoirists, and more to examine how wisdom and goodness are transmitted by individual human lives.

    $5
  • Jewish Immigration and the Making of New York City

    Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation in celebrating the 22nd Annual NYC Immigrant Heritage Week. Stephen Lean, Director, American Family Immigration History Center at the Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island Foundation will present a lecture on the enduring legacies of Jewish immigrants in New York […]

    $10
  • Handel’s “Messiah” (Parts II and III)  

    Trinity Church

    Audiences will revel in the full glory of Easter season as Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra pick up where they left off at Christmastime, presenting Parts II and III of George Frideric Handel’s beloved and timeless work — including the much-celebrated “Hallelujah” chorus.

    Free
  • Sweeney Todd

    Since its Broadway premiere—where it earned eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical— Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s darkly delicious masterpiece, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, has become a bloody, worldwide success. Unjustly exiled, Sweeney Todd returns to London seeking revenge against Judge Turpin, the corrupt authority who framed him and destroyed his […]

    $15
  • Calligraphy, Music & Mandarin

    Experience performances featuring 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). Immerse yourself in the serene practice of Chinese calligraphy, guided by a master calligrapher. Practice your Mandarin.

    $15
  • Earth Day on Governors Island

    Free activ­i­ties for all ages, includ­ing eco­log­i­cal stew­ard­ship, walk­ing tours, an out­door sound bath, cli­mate tech demos, food trucks, com­mu­ni­ty sci­ence, and more.

    Free
  • Tall Building Scavenger Hunt

    Young architects will work together to solve clues using the Museum space! Can you identify which tower in our current exhibition is the oldest? Can you find out what year a photographer used the unfinished Brooklyn Bridge to take a photo of the Manhattan skyline? Put your sleuthing skills to the test in this scavenger […]

    Free
  • Poets House 40th Anniversary Celebration Reading

    Forty poets read to celebrate 40 years of Poets House, the library and literary center that invites all to step into the living tradition of poetry. Join the festivities and enjoy food, drinks, and birthday cake while celebrating 40 years of groundbreaking art in lower Manhattan. Featured readers include both established and emerging poets from […]

    $10
  • Hoppy Rabbit Playdate

    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.

    Free
  • Jazz at One: Orrin Evans

    Trinity Church

    Prolific pianist Orrin Evans has built a renowned career defined by his extensive stylistic range, blending swing, blues, and avant-garde influences. Known for pushing the envelope and for his fierce independence — none of his 25 records were backed by a major label — Evans, who is also a composer and bandleader, explains himself best: “I like to stretch out. Wherever the music […]

    Free
  • Alex Leonardi Organ Recital

    Trinity Church

    Trinity Church’s acclaimed organ scholar brings virtuosity and innovation to the console in a recital that showcases the full expressive power of Trinity’s new pipe organ. The free recital includes a wide variety of music, ranging from masterworks to underrepresented gems, and the premiere of a new work composed by the performer, a master’s student […]

    Free
  • 25 Years Later: Extremism on Digital Frontlines

    9/11 Museum

    Former FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate, Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab Director of Research Michael Jensen, and NYPD Intelligence & Counterterrorism Bureau Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner join 9/11 Memorial & Museum President & CEO Beth Hillman to discuss how social media, AI, and emerging technologies have amplified extremism and are reshaping today’s threat […]

    Free
  • Downtown Beats Chorus

    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.

    Free
  • Bach at One

    Returning to the serenity of St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity’s early-music experts explore the more human side of Bach’s art. In contrast to the magnificent large choral pieces of his B Minor Mass, not to mention Handel’s Messiah, today’s concert finds Bach at his most introspective, with works that draw on texts of self-reflection and consolation. Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats and Warum Betrübst du dich, Mein Herz, cantatas that invite personal meditations on faith, doubt, and […]

    Free
  • To the Unknown Soldiers

    This new play travels from 1922 Harlem to the 1918 trenches of France. It follows a young woman’s journey to uncover the history of Black soldiers who fought for liberty and equality on the front lines, despite being treated as second class citizens at home. This production is a moving tribute to individuals who were […]

    Free
  • Chanticleer

    Trinity Church

    Chanticleer — hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker — presents the East Coast premiere of Guillaume de Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame, a masterwork by a leading creative mind of the Middle Ages. De Machaut’s Messe, one of the first multi-movement, large-scale notated compositions in the Western canon, has been called the “genesis of modern music” (Los Angeles Times). The program also […]

    $45
  • Winter Night Rabbit Worries

    Celebrate the launch of Winter Night Rabbit Worries (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2026) by Yoo Heekyung, translated from the Korean by Stine An. Structured as a series of stories, Yoo’s fifth poetry collection presents narrative and linguistic architectures that dissolve the opposition between those materials that construct the this and the that side of life—past and […]

    $10
  • The Plunge

    Lila Raicek presents her novel The Plunge, in conversation with Griffin Dunne.

    $5
  • Hook

    Winter Garden

    Movie screening.

    Free
  • Found Sound

    Book launch. A sound-inspired scavenger hunt and fast-paced mystery about family and friendships lost and found.

  • Independent Bookstore Day

    Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at Words on Warren. At 10:30 am and 1 pm, enjoy a guest appearance from the one and only Pete the Cat. At 11:30 am, enjoy a special guest Storytime with Greg Pizzoli reading his new book: When the Sun Goes Down.

  • Ratatouille

    Winter Garden

    Movie screening.

    Free
  • TamTam

    Musical performance.

    Free
  • Witness Theater: The Fifth Witness

    This unique performance is the culmination of eight months of heartfelt collaboration between four Holocaust survivors and high school students. The diverse group of high school students will portray stories of the Holocaust survivors who survived Auschwitz concentration camp, ghetto life in Hungary, persecution in the Netherlands, and antisemitism in Morocco. Through the lens of […]

    $10
  • Jazz at One: Silvano Monasterios Venezuelan Nonet

    Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Silvano Monasterios has become one of the most sought-after jazz pianists of his time. For more than three decades, he has captivated audiences worldwide with awe-inspiring technique, soulful improvisation, and his innate compositional gift. Join us as Monasterios and his talented musicians perform his acclaimed 2025 work The River, […]

    Free
  • Infinite Jest Fest

    EIghth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 717-808 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering.

    $5
  • From Life Itself

    Suzy Hansen presents From Life Itself, in conversation with Lydia Polgreen. From the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Notes on a Foreign Country, From Life Itself is a story for a world out of joint. An absorbing account of one neighborhood in Istanbul that has seen profound change, it offers lessons for all […]

    $5
  • Downtown Beats Chorus

    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.

    Free
  • Bach at One

    Trinity organist Avi Stein will transport audiences into the musical milieu from which Johann Sebastian Bach emerged. As a member of a distinguished family of composers and instrumentalists, Bach was keenly aware of his place in the lineage, and his vast collection of manuscripts — by relatives, predecessors, and contemporaries — reveals that wide repertoire of inspiration. Along with soprano soloist Elisse Albian […]

    Free
  • Beyond Inheritance

    Roxanne Khamsi presents Beyond Inheritance, in conversation with Apoorva Mandavilli. A captivating exploration of the remarkable ways our DNA mutates over the course of our lives, with radical implications for the future of medicine.

    $5
  • Tiny Concerts: Bach’s Playlist

    Trinity organist Avi Stein will transport audiences to the sound-world from which Johann Sebastian Bach sprang forth. As a member of a distinguished family of composers and instrumentalists, Bach was fueled by a wide repertoire of inspiration. Leading from the intimate chapel’s handcrafted pipe organ built principally to present music of the period, Stein, along with soprano soloist Elisse Albian and musicians from the Trinity […]

    Free
  • Among Neighbors

    Film screening. Combining magical realism and evocative hand-drawn animation with revelatory interviews and verité footage, Among Neighbors examines the story of a small, rural town where Jews and Polish Catholics lived side by side for centuries before World War II. The film brings the Polish response to the Holocaust to life through the last living […]

    $10
  • She Shaped the Seaport: Secrets and Lies

    Join the Seaport Museum and Double or Nothing Media for a deep dive into the feminine force of the New York City seaport as we explore the lives of the women who held power in the harbor’s most clandestine corners.

    $15
  • Labor of Love

    Labor of Love: An Interactive Celebration of Our Hardworking Ecosystems, celebrates the art and aquatic ecosystems with performance and interactive art-making. Take part in an experiential puppet procession, featuring giant, larger-than-life aquatic creations that bring the climate-resilient magic of the underwater oyster reef to the surface. Join in workshops to create your own personal regalia, […]

    Free
  • Annie

    Winter Garden

    Sing-along movie screening.

    Free
  • Exposed Season Preview

    This preview of "Exposed" explores a raw relentlessness human drive to climb —physically, emotionally, and spiritually and the vulnerability, vision, and courage required to transcend and rise. Throughout the piece, the dancers will transform the stage into a dynamic playground of moving obstacles that conceal, distort, confound, beckon, and demand resilience. The dancers move from […]

    $40
  • Sunset Singing Circle

    Singer/songwriter Terre Roche leads this weekly singing program of classic and contemporary tunes for beginners and seasoned crooners alike.

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    Wagner Park

    Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of Wagner Park. An artist/educator will help participants of all levels with instruction and critique.

    Free
  • Mapping The City

    Hands-on family program that introduces young cartographers to the art and language of maps! In this interactive family program, children will learn how to read and understand the key elements of maps, including symbols, compass roses, landmarks, and scale, while discovering how these tools help us make sense of the places we live. Then, using […]

    Free
  • The Bindlestiff Family Circus

    Wagner Park

    Step right up for the Flatbed Follies with The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus! This vintage-inspired circus features an eclectic mix of clowns, jugglers, wire walkers, acrobats, aerialists, and more—delivering high-flying fun for the whole family. Repeated from 1:30pm-3pm.

    Free
  • Print Your Own Mother’s Day Card

    Looking for a special Mother’s Day gift? Come to Bowne & Co. to join the talented designers in creating a festive Mother’s Day card using the Museum’s 19th century historical printing equipment. Anyone ages 12 and up is welcome.

    Free
  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music

    Sea-song sing along! Each session is hosted by a local artist who leads the group through a variety of traditional maritime work songs and ballads. Throughout the event, attendees of all skill levels are welcome to take the stage for this round-robin where you can sing and share the chantey of your choice. Attendees are […]

    Free
  • Jazz Icons: Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap

    Trinity Church

    Esteemed pianists Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap bring their dazzling musicianship and husband-and-wife chemistry to Trinity for an afternoon of inspired jazz artistry. Individually celebrated for their unmistakable voices — NPR calls Charlap “one of the finest interpreters of American popular song” and Rosnes “a modern jazz wizard” — together they create something truly special, as captured on their stunning duo album, Double Portrait.   

    Free
  • Jazz at One: Vanisha Gould

    Gould, a graduate of Berklee College of Music, is known for her soulful voice and dynamic presence. She’s performed worldwide, from the Copenhagen Jazz Festival to Smalls Jazz Club in New York City, and teaches songwriting and jazz vocals through the Tribeca Jazz Institute and the Yale Undergraduate Jazz Collective. Also a bandleader and composer, Gould released her latest album, She’s Not Shiny, She’s Not Smooth, in […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Pass the Trauma, Please

    Todd Diamond’s new book Pass the Trauma, Please is a comedy-drama Holocaust memoir where scandalous secrets about a father’s survival as an orphan and a soldier who fought for Israeli independence come to light over an unforgettable Sunday night Chinese dinner.

    $10
  • Koko NYC Workshop: Garden Build

    Rockefeller Park

    Join Koko NYC to turn salvaged materials into fantastic structures for the Children’s Garden! Teaching artists will guide builders of all ages in age-appropriate projects. The program will conclude on Sunday, May 31 with a celebration as we install the final creation in the garden.

    Free
  • From the Skyscraper to the Wildflower: C. G. Hine’s 1905 Photographic Survey of Broadway

    Throughout 1905, an amateur photographer dedicated himself to capturing Broadway, from the bottom of Manhattan to the top. In sun, rain, and snow, at dawn and late at night, C. G. Hine photographed buildings that were threatened by rapid development: outmoded stores, hotels, theaters, workshops, and shanties. His survey also foregrounded the precarity of the […]

    Free
  • Homesick for a World Unknown

    In this riveting portrait of George B. Schaller, the world’s leading field biologist, Miriam Horn captures the seventy years he spent living among wild animals in the world’s remotest regions, forever altering how we see—and save—the natural world.

    $5
  • Downtown Beats Chorus

    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.

    Free
  • Bach at One

    Bach’s gloriously virtuosic motets are staples of the Trinity Choir repertoire. Today, listeners will hear Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden and Fürchte dich nicht — a lineup that balances beauty and power. These pinnacles of choral composition will be complemented by two 20th-century masterworks: Herbert Howells’ moving homage to John F. Kennedy, Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing, written in the wake of the president’s assassination; and Benjamin Britten’s evocative and fantastical ode, Hymn to Saint Cecilia, op. 27, written during his […]

    Free
  • Trinity Talks: Alexander Hamilton and the Making of America

    Historian Joanne Freeman on the life and legacy of one of Trinity's most famous parishioners — Alexander Hamilton. As America nears its 250th anniversary, Freeman and Trinity’s rector, the Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, will reflect on how the political intrigue, ambitions, and polarization of Hamilton’s time continue to echo today.

    Free
  • Passwords: Jawid Mojaddedi on Rumi

    In this talk, professor and translator Jawid Mojaddedi will highlight Rumi’s unique narrative style through “Moses and the Shepherd,” the most popular story for Persian readers among the dozens in Rumi’s masterpiece, the Masnavi. The Masnavi is celebrated for taking the reader on a transformative journey in which the destination is never predictable. Drawing on […]

    $10
  • Fresh Prints

    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 […]

    $5
  • Five Weeks in the Country

    Francine Prose presents Five Weeks in the Country, in conversation with Michael Cunningham. From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Reading Like a Writer and Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris, […]

    $5
  • DJ Tali

    Musical performance.

    Free
  • Sunset Singing Circle

    Singer/songwriter Terre Roche leads this weekly singing program of classic and contemporary tunes for beginners and seasoned crooners alike.

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    Wagner Park

    Paint in watercolor or use pastels and other drawing materials to capture the magical vistas of the Hudson River and the unique landscape of Wagner Park. An artist/educator will help […]

    Free
  • Hudson Jams

    Rockefeller Park

    Rhythm and grooves fill the air at this Saturday morning drumming program. Follow the lead of professional drummers as they guide you through the pulsating beats of traditional African drumming […]

    Free
  • Maum Market

    Curated marketplace celebrating Asian makers and friends of MAUM. ​Explore one-of-a-kind ceramics, stationery, jewelry, home goods, art, and delicious treats from emerging and beloved small brands.

  • The Women of Coenties Slip: Art, Connection, and Place

    Step into the creative world of Coenties Slip for a special evening premiering three short On This Spot documentaries celebrating pioneering women artists Agnes Martin, Lenore Tawney, and Chryssa. In […]

    Free
  • Jazz at One: Ted Chubb Quintet

    Gratified Never Satisfied, Chubb’s latest release, demonstrates his prowess as a trumpeter and bandleader. But its title also speaks to an obsession with fine-tuning his craft and educating a new generation of […]

    Free
  • Koko NYC Workshop: Garden Build

    Rockefeller Park

    Join Koko NYC to turn salvaged materials into fantastic structures for the Children’s Garden! Teaching artists will guide builders of all ages in age-appropriate projects. The program will conclude on […]

    Free
  • Infinite Life

    One of the most daring and unique voices in the American theatre, Baker will be in conversation with Emily Stokes, editor of The Paris Review. In Infinite Life, a group […]

    $5
  • Voices from the World: Aušra Kaziliūnaitė

    An evening with visiting Lithuanian poet and philosopher Aušra Kaziliūnaitė, whose work explores the intersections of art, technology, and critical theory, examining how surveillance shapes and challenges power and gender. […]

    $10