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4 events,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.
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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.
$10
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6 events,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 […]
$10
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4 events,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 […]
$40
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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 […]
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5 events,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, […]
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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 […]
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2 events,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.
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4 events,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 […]
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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.
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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.
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4 events,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.
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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.
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3 events,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.
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4 events,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 […]
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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. This KCO performance will mark the 250th […]
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3 events,Musical adaptation of The Jungle Book -- the conclusion of a weeklong theater acting camp for kids. Repeated at 1:30pm.
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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 […] |
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2 events,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.
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3 events,Novelist and screenwriter Yan Geling and celebrated dancer, actress, and author Chiang Ching explore the deep connections between food, memory, resilience, and creativity.
$20
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 […]
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6 events,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.
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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.
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6 events,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
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
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 […]
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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.
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4 events,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.
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Free activities for all ages, including ecological stewardship, walking tours, an outdoor sound bath, climate tech demos, food trucks, community science, and more.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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2 events,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 […]
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4 events,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 […]
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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 […]
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6 events,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 […]
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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
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 […]
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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 […]
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5 events,Book launch. A sound-inspired scavenger hunt and fast-paced mystery about family and friendships lost and found. |
5 events,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 […] |
3 events,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 […]
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4 events,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, […]
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Commemorate the 251st Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which took place on April 19, 1775. At this commemoration, we will also honor the winner of the 2026 Fraunces Tavern® Museum Book Award: The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 by Rick Atkinson. 6:30pm ~ Reception […]
$50 – $200
EIghth meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 717-808 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering.
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2 events,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 […]
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4 events,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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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5 events,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 […]
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Special evening honoring the beauty, history, and global resonance of Chinese music through the artistry of the guzheng. This unique concert brings together two distinguished masters in a rare shared […]
$18
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 […]
$10
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