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SUMMARY:Ben Wang on The Story of the Stone
DESCRIPTION:The 18th-century novel The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is a bildungsroman\, a tale of a battle between the flesh and the spirit\, a mixture of mysticism\, romanticism\, realism and fatalism\, a record of Taoist-Buddhist disenchantment and enlightenment\, and a critique of a society abiding by the rules of Confucianism\, and a novel of social commentary. It is a literary cri de coeur both celebrating the golden\, languorous days of youth and lamenting the inevitability of their passing\, and the pain and suffering all humans are doomed to endure – an eternal theme in literature. (Stone is the first important novel in Chinese literature with dark endings for almost all the main characters\, and in which the hero and his beloved not living happily ever after.) It is a book of manners and observations\, chronicling in meticulous details the glory and decay of an aristocratic family and the roots of this glory and decay in the social and historical confines of the early 18th century China during the last great flowering of the Chinese culture. At this lecture\, Mr. Ben Wang\, Senior Lecturer at China Institute and Co-Chair of the Renwen Society\, will focus his talk on the clarification\, or de-mystification\, of the two topics that were seldom\, if ever\, discussed or studied in the past. They are: 1. The chronological order in which the story of Stone is played out\, and 2. The order in which the 12 ladies\, heroines of the story\, appear in the poems and rebuses that both describe subtly and enigmatically their respective lives and foretell their different but equally fatal and tragic endings.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/ben-wang-on-the-story-of-the-stone/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:The Way We Were
DESCRIPTION:Reunited after eight years\, outspoken Jewish leftist Katie Morosky and military officer Hubbell Gardiner fall in love despite their differences. However\, as Hubbell prioritizes his screenwriting career\, the Hollywood blacklist forces them apart. After reuniting again over a decade later\, the couple must decide whether their love is strong enough to keep them together. Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford star as Morosky and Gardiner in The Way We Were (120 minutes\, English\, no subtitles)\, the classic 1973 romantic drama. The film won Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Song.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-way-we-were/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Funny Girl
DESCRIPTION:Fanny Brice is a young Jewish woman from the Lower East Side working to reach stardom despite her homely appearance. As she accomplishes her goals\, she navigates an unstable relationship with gambler Nick Arnstein. Follow her journey in Funny Girl (150 minutes\, English\, no subtitles)\, the classic romantic musical which became the highest-grossing American film of 1968. The film received eight Academy Award nominations and Barbra Streisand won Best Actress for her portrayal of Fanny.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/funny-girl/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210902T150000
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SUMMARY:Curator's Tour of "Supertall 2021"
DESCRIPTION:The Museum’s director\, Carol Willis\, will offer a gallery tour of SUPERTALL 2021 that surveys 58 supertalls worldwide and highlights a dozen recently completed towers that represent some of the most stunning new forms and innovative approaches to structural engineering around the world today. Curator’s tours are FREE\, but you must book a timed ticket at 3pm on Eventbrite.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/curators-tour-of-supertall-2021/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210903T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210906T000000
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SUMMARY:Seaport Sounds
DESCRIPTION:The sounds of downtown. All Labor Day weekend long at the Fulton Street stage. Check website for times.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/seaport-sounds/
LOCATION:Seaport District
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210905T180000
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SUMMARY:Hester Street Fair
DESCRIPTION:Antiques. Jewelry. Art. Vintage goods and local designers. A beloved street fair makes the move from the Lower East Side to the Seaport. Kicking off on Labor Day Weekend\, Hester Street Fair is now in the neighborhood. Come and browse the stalls. Snack. Refresh. And enjoy music by Wade and Sammy. Experience the Hester Street magic: Tightly curated. Wildly creative. Always a good time.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hester-street-fair/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210904T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210905T220000
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SUMMARY:Pinknic
DESCRIPTION:A music festival. A culinary feast. An homage to rosé. Pinknic is the ultimate celebration of summer. Launched in New York City in 2016\, Pinknic returns September 4 & 5\, 2021 for its five year anniversary\, a two-day affair featuring world-class DJs\, live bands\, boozy bevs\, outstanding snacks\, and VIP perks.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pinknic/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Abe
DESCRIPTION:Twelve-year-old Abe is an aspiring chef who wants his cooking to bring people together—but his half-Israeli\, half-Palestinian family has never had a meal that didn’t end in a fight. He’s played by Noah Schnapp in Abe (85 minutes\, English\, no subtitles)\, which was released in 2019. Ditching his traditional summer camp\, Abe begins working with an adventurous street chef who encourages him to think outside his old cuisines. But when Abe’s deceit is uncovered\, he must grapple with his family\, his background\, and his passions\, and whether even the most lovingly-cooked family dinner can heal old wounds.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/abe-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along
DESCRIPTION:Broadcast live from the deck of Wavertree\, this month’s sing-along will include whaling songs and show-related artifacts from the Museum collection in honor of American novelist Herman Melville’s birthday. From our living rooms and kitchens\, join a round-robin of shared songs featuring members of The New York Packet and friends. Listen in\, lead a song\, and belt out the choruses for your neighbors to hear on the first Sunday of every month.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-live-sing-along-2/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T180000
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SUMMARY:Hester Street Fair
DESCRIPTION:Antiques. Jewelry. Art. Vintage goods and local designers. A beloved street fair makes the move from the Lower East Side to the Seaport. Kicking off on Labor Day Weekend\, Hester Street Fair is now in the neighborhood. Come and browse the stalls. Snack. Refresh. And enjoy music by Wade and Sammy. Experience the Hester Street magic: Tightly curated. Wildly creative. Always a good time.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hester-street-fair-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210913T170000
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SUMMARY:Portal
DESCRIPTION:Presenting 34 artists in a new format for 2021\, 4heads will combine their annual art fair with the organization’s multi-month residency program. In addition to their presentations at the week-long fair\, each of the featured artists is participating in the 4heads residency program on Governors Island. Divided into two sessions—with one session in progress since April and the second kicking off on August 19 and running through November 17—the residency program has served as a critical lifeline for artists seeking to secure studio space and opportunities to create new work following pandemic-related challenges.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/portal/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210913T170000
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SUMMARY:Haywaykuy Takina Ima: Offering & Music
DESCRIPTION:Join the Earth Matter NY Heritage Bed Farmers\, Ana María Quispe\, Carlos Jiménez Cahua and Claudia Urdanivia at this free Peruvian Earth Mother Blessing event. Featuring a traditional corn drink and live Peruvian music from Carmen Arrojo and Jamie San Andres.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/haywaykuy-takina-ima-offering-music-2/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210908T120000
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SUMMARY:Person Place Thing
DESCRIPTION:Online lecture. Join China Institute’s SVP of Programs\, Dinda Elliott\, for an online program on September 8 at 12:00 PM\, as she shares a meaningful person\, place\, and thing from her many decades in China as a newsmaker and editor\, in a special episode of the Person Place Thing podcast with former New York Times columnist Randy Cohen.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/person-place-thing/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T190000
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SUMMARY:“We Share The Same Sky” Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:We Share the Same Sky: A Memoir of Memory & Migration documents Rachael Cerrotti’s decade-long journey to retrace her grandmother’s Holocaust survival story. The new memoir\, scheduled for release in August 2021\, explores the pursuit of memory and how the retelling of family stories becomes the history itself. Join the Museum and Descendants of Holocaust Survivors (2G Greater New York) for a program celebrating the launch of We Share the Same Sky. Cerrotti\, who is an award-winning photographer\, writer\, educator\, and audio producer and the inaugural Storyteller in Residence for the USC Shoah Foundation\, will be in conversation with Ellen Bachner Greenberg\, co-founder of Descendants of Holocaust Survivors.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/we-share-the-same-sky-book-launch/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210909T193000
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SUMMARY:Pieces of China: Melinda Liu on the Imperial Kilns
DESCRIPTION:The Daolingjian Imperial Tile kilns outside of Beijing once produced the green and yellow tiles that adorn the rooftops of the Forbidden City\, the Ming Tombs and other ancient sites. Demand remains strong\, especially when imperial-era temples are renovated. But due to anti-pollution restrictions\, the wood-burning kilns are silent; today production takes place in far-off Inner Mongolia. The stresses\, strains\, and commercial opportunities of the modern world have changed the face of this village—and all of rural China. Join us as foreign correspondent Melinda Liu\, a 30-year Beijing resident\, shares stories of the kilns and the village where she spends many weekends.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pieces-of-china-melinda-liu-on-the-imperial-kilns/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T170000
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SUMMARY:Tour the Tall Ship Wavertree
DESCRIPTION:The tall ship Wavertree is open to the public. Visits will be self-guided along a set route and will include access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel\, from the captain to the ship’s officers\, cooks\, and crew. Then visit the cargo hold and stand atop the viewing platform where you can take in the massive main cargo area. The Museum will allow no more than 150 guests on board the ship at any time to encourage social distancing from different households.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tour-the-tall-ship-wavertree-13/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T000000
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SUMMARY:Tribute in Light
DESCRIPTION:Two beams of light shine upward in this annual tribute to the fallen towers of the World Trade Center. From dusk on 9/11 to dawn on 9/12.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tribute-in-light/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T173000
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SUMMARY:Jazz by the Water
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Patience Higgins with Cyrus Chestnut\, Curtis Lundy\, Ronnie Burrage; Charles Butler & The Blues Bandits; Return of the Frozen Earth featuring Paul Brown; Eddie Allen & Friends and other guests; Joe Chambers\, legendary percussionist (Sept 11th) and others.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/jazz-by-the-water/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210911T200000
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SUMMARY:Remembrance\, Reflection\, Resilience: A 9/11 Tribute Concert
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra present a special concert to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the events of September 11\, 2001. Interspersed with readings of remembrance and reflection\, the concert will feature Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings\,” the world premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s “9/11 In Memoriam\,” Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington’s “Come Sunday” featuring the KCO’s Orlando Wells on violin\, and other music of uplift and inspiration. This program will be held live in the Museum’s Edmond J. Safra Hall with limited capacity\, and also livestreamed for viewers at home.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/remembrance-reflection-resilience-a-9-11-tribute-concert/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210912T140000
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SUMMARY:“Into The Forest” Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:From a little-known chapter of Holocaust history\, Rebecca Frankel’s Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival\, Triumph\, and Love (which will be published on September 7\, 2021) is one family’s inspiring true story of love\, escape\, and survival. In the summer of 1942\, the Rabinowitz family narrowly escaped the Nazi ghetto in their Polish town by fleeing to the forbidding Bialowieza Forest. They miraculously survived two years in the woods―through brutal winters\, Typhus outbreaks\, and merciless Nazi raids―until they were liberated by the Red Army in 1944. During the first ghetto massacre\, Miriam Rabinowitz rescued a young boy named Philip by pretending he was her son. Nearly a decade later\, a chance encounter at a wedding in Brooklyn would lead Philip to find the woman who saved him. And to discover her daughter Ruth was the love of his life. Join the Museum for a program celebrating the launch of Into the Forest with Frankel and David Rothkopf\, host of the Deep State Radio podcast and CEO of The Rothkopf Group. Their conversation will be held live in the Museum’s Edmond J. Safra Hall.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/into-the-forest-book-launch/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T140000
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SUMMARY:Stories Survive: Dr. Rene David Alkalay
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rene David Alkalay was born in March 1941 in Zagreb\, the capital of the former Yugoslavia (now Croatia). When Dr. Alkalay was just a few weeks old\, Croatia became a puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy\, and his father and paternal relatives were imprisoned in a concentration camp run by the country’s new Ustaša regime. Later that year\, Dr. Alkalay\, his mother\, and his maternal relatives were imprisoned in other Ustaša-run concentration camps\, where they remained for two years. After the camp was liberated\, Dr. Alkalay hid in the forest with partisan groups for a year and then was airlifted out of Yugoslavia to a Displaced Persons camp in Italy. He spent four years after the war at a Catholic school in Rome\, unaware of his true religious identity. In 1950\, Dr. Alkalay and his family emigrated to the United States\, where he later became a psychotherapist\, nutritionist\, and pastoral counselor. Join the Museum for a program exploring Dr. Alkalay’s story of survival in Croatia.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stories-survive-dr-rene-david-alkalay/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T190000
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CREATED:20210902T152156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210902T152156Z
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SUMMARY:Pen Parentis
DESCRIPTION:Authors Jennifer J. Chow\, Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan\, Jennie Englund\, and Peter Lerangis discuss their incredible successes writing for middle-grade audiences and how this career choice interacted with their personal lives and families\, in an intimate Livestream conversation open to the public. Interactive Q&A with audience participation
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pen-parentis/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210914T193000
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SUMMARY:In Search of China’s Soul: Why Confucius Matters Today
DESCRIPTION:China Institute welcomes Confucianism expert Zu-yan Chen\, who will introduce Confucius\, China’s greatest sage\, and the philosophy that has shaped Chinese governance\, values\, and ideas for thousands of years. Following the lecture\, contemporary China expert Zak Dychtwald will join Professor Chen in a conversation about Confucius’ legacy and his relevance in today’s hyper-modern China. Scholar\, philosopher\, and political sage\, Confucius is synonymous with Chinese morality and culture. But how much do most of us actually know about his thinking? How did Confucianism become the underpinning of the Chinese system of education and bureaucracy\, and how do we separate the facts from the myths surrounding his ideas? Most importantly\, why are we still talking about him after more than 2500 years? In short\, why does Confucius still matter today?
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/in-search-of-chinas-soul-why-confucius-matters-today/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210916T193000
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SUMMARY:Science Fiction and the Future of AI in China
DESCRIPTION:How will artificial intelligence change our world? On September 16\, join Kai-Fu Lee\, former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers\, and celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan\, author of sci-fi sensation Waste Tide\, online for the launch of their new book AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future. The authors will discuss AI’s advances in China and how the technology is poised to burst into our daily lives on an unimaginable scale.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/science-fiction-and-the-future-of-ai-in-china/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210930T170000
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SUMMARY:Renewal At NYC Culture Club: 30 Works That Document The 20-Year Story Of Rebuilding Downtown
DESCRIPTION:RENEWAL\, a solo exhibition by New York painter Todd Stone (b. 1951)\, opens for public exhibition at the NYC Culture Club in the World Trade Center’s Oculus from September 1 through September 30\, 2021. The exhibit features over 30 works in oil\, watercolor\, and digital media that document the 20-year story of the rebuilding of downtown\, and the 12 years of Stone’s tenure as an artist in residence at the World Trade Center. The opening\, aligned with the 20th anniversary of September 11\, offers the public a moment to remember those who we lost\, while highlighting the transformation\, renewal\, and rebuilding of the World Trade Center site. \nStone’s body of work stands apart in reflecting the transformation of the Ground Zero site: produced in the span from 2001 to 2021. The show presents a journey from devastation to recovery to renewal. It is a visual diary that opens with paintings that document that tragic day\, the work tracks the two decades journey and ongoing reconstruction of the World Trade Center and the building of the 9/11 Memorial\, the Oculus\, and the WTC office towers. In watercolor and oil\, Stone paints a resilient city working through trauma and rebuilding to emerge as a renewed modern metropolis. Stone\, who has worked for 12 years from various studio spaces throughout the new World Trade Center\, presents sweeping cityscapes with 360 degree panoramic views of Manhattan\, Brooklyn\, New Jersey\, and New York harbor in addition to portraits of streetscape construction and renewal-in-action. \nThe public exhibit at the NYC Culture Club offers visitors the unique opportunity to pay tribute to – and reflect on – the rebuilding of downtown at the site itself. Visitors can both honor the past and clearly see New York’s present\, and perhaps glimpse into its future. In the spirit of renewal and looking forward\, this show also debuts Todd’s foray into digital media. Digital animations of Stone’s work will be displayed on LED screens in the Oculus throughout September\, as well as in video prints that have been developed in collaboration with creative agency Bodega Bunnies.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/renewal-at-nyc-culture-club/
LOCATION:World Trade Center Oculus C1 Level\, S Concourse\, 185 Greenwich St\, New York\, NY\, 10007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T100000
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SUMMARY:Mid-Autumn Family Festival
DESCRIPTION:Next to Chinese New Year\, the Mid-Autumn festival is the most important Chinese holiday\, commemorating the fall harvest with wishes for prosperity and time spent with family. This is an nteractive celebration featuring Chinese theater\, music\, art\, and more.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mid-autumn-family-festival/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T110000
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SUMMARY:Take a Time Machine in BPC: From Landfill to Waterfront Community
DESCRIPTION:If the Skyscraper Museum gallery was a time machine and we traveled back 50 years\, we’d be standing on sand! The neighborhood that is now Battery Park City was created as new land in the Hudson River\, beginning with some excavations from the foundations for the original World Trade Center. In this program\, we’ll time travel back forty years to see how artists turned landfill in Battery Park City into art projects\, then imagine and draw our own projects for outdoor land art or public sculptures using photography. All ages welcome.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/take-a-time-machine-in-bpc-from-landfill-to-waterfront-community/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T163000
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SUMMARY:Rite of Summer: Alarm Will Sound
DESCRIPTION:Alarm Will Sound will perform the NYC premiere of John Luther Adams’ Ten Thousand Birds\, based on the songs of birds that are native to\, or migrate through the American northeast and midwest. It explores the connections between nature and music\, a topic that John Luther Adams has pursued over the course of his remarkable career. Rite of Summer shows will be presented twice the same day\, at 1pm and 3pm\, for each respective date in Nolan Park. Audiences should feel free to walk by\, stop and listen\, lay down a picnic blanket and relax\, eat lunch\, mingle\, and take in these engaging live performances.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/rite-of-summer-alarm-will-sound/
LOCATION:Governors Island
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T203000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Chen Kaige on Yellow Earth
DESCRIPTION:China Institute is honored to welcome Chen Kaige\, one of China’s greatest directors\, in conversation with filmmaker Janet Yang and film expert Richard Pena\, to discuss Yellow Earth\, which revolutionized the way films were watched and created in China\, and its enduring legacy nearly 40 years after its release.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-conversation-with-chen-kaige-on-yellow-earth/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210923T193000
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SUMMARY:Chip Dreams: Will China Catch Up with the West?
DESCRIPTION:Will China achieve its tech dreams? It all depends on whether it can produce advanced semiconductor chips\, the tiny piece of metal that are crucial to the functionality of smartphones\, modern cars\, and even hearing aids. It’s the access to those tiny chips that Beijing’s tech ambitions ultimately will pivot on. Join us as two tech policy experts share insights into the global chip competition. Until now\, China lacks the ability to produce advanced chips; the US\, Europe\, and Taiwan control the supply. Barred from buying cutting edge European equipment needed to fabricate high-end chips\, China relies on importing chip imports. Last year\, China imported $350 billion worth of chips\, one third of them coming from Taiwan. Now\, Xi Jinping is driving a self-reliance campaign\, investing heavily in chip manufacturing across the country. Will he succeed?
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/chip-dreams-will-china-catch-up-with-the-west/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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