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  • Chinese New Year Online Variety Show

    China Institute

    Celebrate with music, drums, and a Year of the Tiger talk at China Institute’s free virtual variety show! Marvel at the sights and sounds of festival fireworks and the famed Refiner Drums, alongside Chinese dance and music performances and a conversation on Chinese New Year traditions and the meaning of the Year of the Tiger. […]

    Free
  • The World According to China

    China Institute

    With the 2022 Winter Olympics coming up, China is very much in the global spotlight. What image does the rising power want to project to the world? In her compelling new book, The World According to China, Elizabeth Economy argues that Chinese President Xi Jinping has bold ambitions to transform the international system. Join us […]

  • Curator’s Tour of SUPERTALL!

    Skyscraper Museum

    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.

    Free
  • Legacies: Abe Foxman

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Abraham H. Foxman is one of the nation’s preeminent voices against antisemitism and hate. Join the Museum for a conversation with Foxman about his personal background, his life’s work, and his outlook on antisemitism today, moderated by Newsweek Deputy Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon. Born in Poland in 1940, Foxman survived the Holocaust when his parents […]

    $10
  • Golden Blossoms: Looking into China’s Exclusive Poetic Couplets

    China Institute

    Led by Ben Wang, CI’s Senior Lecturer in Language and Humanities, this free virtual workshop is designed for K-12 educators (though we welcome all to attend) to help advance a deeper understanding of the uniqueness of Chinese classical poetry. In addition, by sharing his personal collection of the rare original couplet in calligraphy, Mr. Wang […]

  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • East Meets West: Chinese Gardens Abroad

    China Institute

    A unique architectural art, the Chinese garden in its varied forms reveals a landscaped symphony of rocks, plants, pavilions, water and bridges orchestrated to vibrate with mystic symbolism. Visitors to Chinese gardens, both at home and abroad, seldom fail to marvel at the amazing artistry of the garden craftsmanship and the microcosm of the natural […]

    Free
  • “Nazis Of Copley Square” Book Talk

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    In 1939, the Christian Front was formed in response to a call by Father Charles Edward Coughlin to oppose the Popular Front, a communist organization. The members of the Christian Front were American Catholics who supported a pro-Nazi agenda. In 1940, the FBI alleged that members of the group were trying to install what they […]

    $10
  • NFTs: Welcome to the Metaverse

    Leaders in the NFT (non-fungible token) market will discuss the current explosion and future opportunities within this crypto segment. NFTs are a family of crypto assets that hold ownership of unique data linked to a blockchain (e.g. Ethereum). They are typically packaged as digital collectibles, works of art, music, video game items, real estate of […]

    Free
  • A Shameful Legacy: Japanese American Incarceration In The United States

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which led to over 100,000 Japanese Americans being forcibly removed from their homes to incarceration camps all over the Western United States. The executive order was influenced by prevalent anti-Asian prejudice. Since that time, Asian Americans have faced ongoing prejudice and hatred. During the […]

    $10
  • Washington at the Plow: Agriculture and Slavery in the New Nation

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    For more than forty years, George Washington was dedicated to an innovative and experimental course of farming at Mount Vernon, where he sought to demonstrate the public benefits of recent advances in British agriculture. In this lecture, Ragsdale will discuss these methods of British agricultural improvement and how they also shaped Washington’s management of enslaved […]

    Free
  • Up, Up, Up Skyscraper!

    Skyscraper Museum

    Young learners will be introduced to the basics of skyscraper construction through a group reading of Anastasia Suen’s picture book Up Up! Up! Skyscraper. Inspired by the read-aloud and the models and photos in the gallery, young architects will design their own skyscrapers. Maybe one day their designs will make it to the construction site! […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • Live Stream Connections: Alex Tatarsky + River L. Ramirez

    Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of comedy, dance-theater, performance art, and deluded rant–sometimes with songs. River L. Ramirez is a Brooklyn-based artist, comedian and writer who wrote, produced and directed the comedy special program Pervert Everything for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. "Connections" celebrates the many ways rising dance and performance artists […]

    $15 – $20
  • Remembering Resistance: Sophie Scholl And The White Rose

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    The White Rose was founded in 1942 by several students at the University of Munich, including Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans. The members were united against Nazi policies and began writing and distributing leaflets calling on the German people to take action to stop injustice and genocide. In 1943, Hans and Sophie Scholl were […]

    $10
  • Why Confucius Matters: Was the Sage a Subversive?

    China Institute

    Join us as Tao Jiang, a scholar of Chinese philosophy, maps the life of China’s greatest sage and challenges conventional wisdom about Confucius as the ultimate architect of hierarchies and obedience. In a new book, Origins of Moral-Political Philosophy in Early China: Contestation of Humaneness, Justice, and Personal Freedom (Oxford University Press 2021), Jiang portrays […]

    Free
  • China’s Growing Interest in the Caribbean: Where Does the U.S. Stand?

    China Institute

    Chinese investment in the Caribbean has soared in the past decade. State-Owned Enterprises, private firms and individuals have been investing in Special Economic Zones, natural resources, ports and passports. The Caribbean’s offshore financial markets have also played a significant role in enabling US investors to invest in Chinese firms and for Chinese firms to gain […]

    Free
  • Pieces of China: Daisy Yiyou Wong on a Portrait of an Empress

    China Institute

    China’s Qing court produced the largest group of surviving paintings of Chinese empresses, many of which were once used for ancestor worship in the private imperial collection. Join us as Daisy Yiyou Wang, who co-curated the 2019 Empresses exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum, explores an extraordinary portrait of Empress Xiaoxian, whose early death broke the […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • The Travels of Marco Polo: A Legend of the East

    China Institute

    2022 marks the 530th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. Sponsored and dispatched by the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, Columbus led a fleet of three ships on August 3, 1492 to sail west to search for a direct sea route to reach Asia as an alternative […]

    Free
  • A History of the World (in Dingbats) by David Byrne in conversation with Alex Kalman

    Book launch. Through striking and humorous figurative drawings, the iconic artist and musician David Byrne depicts daily life in intriguing ways. His illustrations, created while under quarantine, expand on the dingbat, a typographic ornament used to illuminate or break up blocks of text, to explore the nuances of life under lockdown and evoke the complex, […]

  • I Am Here

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    100-year-old South African Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal is a force to be reckoned with. Meet Blumenthal in I Am Here (2021, 73 minutes, English with subtitles available), an award-winning new documentary from director Jordy Sank. I Am Here tells Blumenthal’s remarkable story, starting with her youth in Poland where she witnessed the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising […]

    $10
  • This Is My Office and Notes on My Mother’s Decline by Andy Bragen

    Launch. In these two newly published plays, Andy Bragen examines the intimacies and shadows that exist between parent and child. The evening will include readings of excerpts from both plays, followed by a Q&A with Andy and Playco’s Founding Producer Kate Loewald, and a book signing with Andy. The excerpts will feature performers from the […]

  • Next Stop, New York City!

    Skyscraper Museum

    How do you get around your neighborhood? Young learners will be introduced to the many different modes of transportation available in large cities today, including trains, buses, ferries, and bikes. Through a read-aloud of Christopher Niemann's picture book Subway, kids will learn about one special form of New York City transit, the subway! Afterwards, we […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New York" and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners, 1900-1914," and at Pier 16, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.

    Free
  • The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz: Thomas Geve

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    In June 1943, thirteen-year-old Thomas Geve and his mother were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. Separated upon arrival, he was left to fend for himself in the men’s camp of Auschwitz I. During 22 harsh months in Auschwitz, Gross-Rosen, and Buchenwald, Thomas experienced the worst of Nazi cruelty—but he never gave up the will to live. Immediately […]

    $10
  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along

    South Street Seaport Museum

    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 […]

    Free
  • New York: An Illustrated History

    Skyscraper Museum

    Twenty-two years after the original New York: An Illustrated History – first published in 1999 as a companion volume to the acclaimed 17 ½-hour PBS series New York: A Documentary […]

    Free
  • Hard Hat Reading: Laure-Anne Bosselaar

    First day of a poetry reading, online. Laure-Anne Bosselaar—award-winning poet, translator, and educator—reads Poets House Executive Director Emerita Lee Briccetti’s “Distance,” from Blue Guide, and her own poem “On a […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Ernest Glaser

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Ernest Glaser was born Ernst Adolf Berthold Glaser on March 2, 1924 in Berlin. In 1939, his family left Germany to escape the Nazis and attempted to immigrate to the […]

    $10
  • The Bronx in the American Revolution

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Join Roger McCormack, Director of Education at The Bronx County Historical Society, to explore the significance of the Bronx in the American Revolution. This lecture will highlight the Battle of […]

    Free
  • Tavern Tastings: Whiskey

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Zoom lecture presented by Catherine Prescott & Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli. This installment of Tavern Tastings explores the history of whiskey: its creation, rise in popularity during the 18th century in North […]

    $10
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Hot Shots

    Brookfield Place

    Celebrate college hoops at Brookfield Place! Show off your skills in the Winter Garden with the interactive Pop-A-Shot for a chance to win a Brookfield Place gift card. Starting March […]

    Free
  • Genius & Anxiety: How Jews Changed The World

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    In the century between 1847 and 1947, a handful of men and women changed the world. Many of them are well known—Marx, Freud, Proust, Einstein, Kafka. Others have vanished from […]

    $10
  • Seeing China Through Film: An Elephant Sitting Still

    China Institute

    Watch the film at home, then enjoy a free virtual talkback with Columbia University Film Professor Richard Peña, former Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Sure to […]

    Free
  • In Person: Company Created

    Seven new works choreographed by Gibney Company Artistic Associates: Alexander Anderson, Zui Gomez, Jesse Obremski, Kevin Pajarillaga, Marla Phelan, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, and Jake Tribus. Also at 2pm on March […]

    $20 – $50
  • The Bond King by Mary Childs

    Book launch.From the host of NPR’s Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, dogged investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the […]

  • Skyscraper Monopoly

    Skyscraper Museum

    The sky’s the limit in our board game, Skyscraper Monopoly! We'll use the space of the gallery as a big board game where kids can test their knowledge about big […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • FOUNDATIONS: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    Chicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to […]

    Free
  • Tavern Trivia Night

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Round up your friends and test your knowledge of the American Revolution! Brush up on your revolutionary history and complete to win some great prizes!

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • From Chengdu: Stories of the Legendary Zhuge Liang

    China Institute

    A legendary historical figure in the Three Kingdom period (220-280), Zhuge Liang (181-234) is recognized as the most accomplished and admired military strategist of his era, first as the chancellor […]

    Free
  • FRAMES: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    The second session of the Construction History series concentrates on Frames and the evolution of metal-cage construction in each city. Chicago has claimed the “invention” of steel-skeleton construction, which historians […]

    Free
  • Daybreaker

    Brookfield Place

    In the world of WÜNDER, we watch with glittering eyes the magic all around us, the shimmer of life — and move in awe at the moments we create together. […]

    Free
  • A Righteous Woman: Doña Gracia Mendes Nasi

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Virtual event. Beatrice Nasi, who would come to be known as Doña Gracia, one of the richest women in the world, was born in 1510 in Portugal, where her forcibly-baptized, […]

    $10
  • Panpocalypse by Carley Moore

    Book launch. During the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down NYC for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart. In pandemic-era NYC, Orpheus just manages to buy […]

  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Zaha Hadid – Queen of the Curve

    Skyscraper Museum

    During her lifetime the Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, who practiced in London, won many international awards and became the best-known female architect in the world. She designed distinctive free-form buildings […]

    Free
  • “The Murders of Moisés Ville” Book Talk

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Moisés Ville was the epicenter of Argentine Jewish life during the 20th century. It was the first of many agricultural colonies founded by Jews who fled the Russian Empire’s persecution […]

    $10
  • Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music Live Sing-Along

    South Street Seaport Museum

    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 […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Ann Kliger Axelrod

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    April’s Stories Survive program features Ann Kliger Axelrod. Ann was born Elizabeth Benedikt on August 25, 1929 in Budapest, Hungary. On March 18, 1944, when Ann was 14 years old, […]

    $10
  • How Language Helped Shape China’s Rise

    What was the biggest obstacle to China’s modernization as the Qing Dynasty collapsed? The Chinese language, according to Yale University Professor Jing Tsu. Back then, literacy was reserved for the […]

    Free
  • 9/11 and America’s Standing in the World

    The events of 9/11 profoundly transformed how the United States engages with the rest of the world. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton was at the forefront of that transformation, first as […]

    Free
  • 70’s Cinema: Wake in Fright

    Online film streaming. Wake in Fright (1971,Ted Kotcheff) tells the story of a British schoolteacher’s descent into personal demoralization at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a […]

    Free
  • Gibney Presents: zavé martohardjono

    zavé martohardjono and collaborators present TERRITORY: The Island Remembers, an examination of colonial history through a parable of an island, which, divided by a border, grapples with reconciliation. The co-creators […]

    $15 – $20
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Solomon Kofinas

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    More than 80% of Greek Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Among them were the father, sister, mother, and baby brother of Solomon Kofinas, a survivor from Athens and a […]

    $10
  • FAÇADES: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    The third session of the Construction History series focuses on Facades. Steel frames freed exterior walls from structural duties, allowing architects new freedom to develop facades that could respond to […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Supertall Forms: Inspired by Nature

    Skyscraper Museum

    Let’s get ready for Earth Day! Did you know that architects often design buildings inspired by nature? The China Resources Tower in Shenzhen, China is nicknamed “Spring Bamboo,” because it […]

    Free
  • FIRE: Construction History in New York and Chicago

    Skyscraper Museum

    The fourth session of the Construction History series will examine the various dimensions in which the threat of fire affected skyscraper development. Claims of "fireproof building" were regularly disproved, often […]

    Free
  • German Patriots: Jewish Germans During WWI

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Germany entered World War I on August 1, 1914 when the country declared war on Russia. 11 million German soldiers were mobilized, 100,000 of whom were Jewish. A number of […]

    $10
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Public Art Opening Shuli Sade: Bird’s Eye View

    South Cove

    Experience Bird’s Eye View, an augmented reality (AR) artwork by technology innovator and artist Shuli Sadé. The piece is inspired by relocation and movement along the lower Hudson River through […]

    Free
  • Earth Day Celebration

    In celebration of Earthday, we take inspiration from the practice of Mottainai in Japan which encourages all to be thoughtful about waste. Create and share a zero waste ochiba art […]

    Free
  • Hamilton and Washington in New York City

    In this lecture, Thomas Balcerski will discuss New York City as the capital of the nation, beginning in 1785 under the Articles of Confederation Congress. Despite debates over whether the […]

    Free
  • 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk

    This year's 5K will once again take place in-person in lower Manhattan to remember all those killed over 20 years ago and honor the heroes who put their own lives […]

  • Annual Gathering of Remembrance

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Every year, at the Annual Gathering of Remembrance, the Museum brings thousands together to say with one collective voice: we will never forget. Rooted in a city with one of […]

    Free; suggested donation
  • Lux Aeterna

    Lux Aeterna celebrates the persistence of light through times of darkness. Trinity's semiprofessional choir, Downtown Voices, presents this illuminating spring concert—the ensemble's first in-person performance since early 2020—performing masterpiece requiems […]

    Free
  • Defiance in Connecticut: “When Southbury Said No”

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    On October 1, 1937, Wolfgang Jung purchased 178 acres of land in Southbury, Connecticut for the German-American Bund to build a Nazi camp. The residents of Southbury fought back against […]

    Free; suggested donation
  • Before the White House: New York City’s Capital Legacy

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Zoom lecture presented by Catherine Prescott & Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli. This installment of Tavern Tastings explores the history of whiskey: its creation, rise in popularity during the 18th century in North […]

    $10
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • World’s Tallest Building: The Burj Khalifa

    Skyscraper Museum

    What does it take to build the world’s tallest skyscraper? Teamwork! Who were the architects and engineers who designed the Burj Khalifa in Dubai? How did they tackle the problems […]

    Free
  • Nature in Poetry

    In celebration of Poetry Month, join Poet/Literature Professor Jon Curley in a thoughtful tour of how BPC’s green spaces reflect a lyrical experience.

    Free
  • “Zaida” Screening and Discussion

    In the award-winning documentary short Zaida, Sophie Parens tells the story of her grandfather, Holocaust survivor Dr. Henri Parens. Born Henri Pusnizowski in Lodz, Poland in 1928, Dr. Parens survived […]

    $10
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • “Nazi Billionaires” Book Talk

    Many people became rich or richer off the detestable actions of the Third Reich during WWII through the use of Jewish slave labor, seizing Jewish businesses, and equipping the German […]

    $10
  • Seaport Salsa Night

    Pier 17

    Salsa at the Seaport. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on the Heineken Riverdeck with a live band, city skyline views, and Malibu Farm’s taco & tequila specials. Come early to step […]

    Free
  • Jews in Colonial New York

    Webinar. Join us for a discussion about the lives of New York City Jews in the colonial era. We’ll look at community spaces such as the Sephardic Mill Street Synagogue, […]

    Free
  • Strings on Hudson: Villalobos Brothers

    Brookfield Place

    In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, BPCA presents The Villalobos Brothers. One of today’s leading Contemporary Mexican ensembles, their original compositions and arrangements masterfully fuse and celebrate the richness of […]

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

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

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Derby Day at the Greens

    Pier 17

    Head up to The Rooftop at Pier 17 for The Greens’ Derby party. Dress your best for a Bluegrass-themed tailgate with giant Juleps and even bigger skyline views. Your ticket […]

  • Gibney Presents: Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre

    Founded by Samar Haddad King in New York City in 2005, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (YSDT)’s mission is to increase access to – and promote understanding through – live performance […]

    $15 – $20
  • Stories Survive: Dr. Julius G. Mendel

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Dr. Julius G. Mendel was born on August 17, 1931 to a Jewish family in Germany. His father, Dr. Herbert Mendel, served in the German military during WWI and later […]

    $10
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • Artist Talk: Elise Engler

    Elise Engler’s book, A Diary of the Plague Year: An Illustrated Chronicle of 2020, is one year of a daily drawing/painting project that recapture what it was like to live […]

    Free
  • Giulietta e Romeo Workshop

    In preparation for Giulietta e Romeo in June, all are welcome to brush up on your opera knowledge in a fun and interactive workshop led by Teatro Grattacielo. Familiarize yourself […]

    Free
  • Highlights in Jazz: Return of the Jam Session

    Jack Kleinsinger’s “Highlights in Jazz” is New York City’s longest running jazz concert series. Peter & Will Anderson (clarinet, sax), Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Victor Lewis (drums), Ted Rosenthal (piano), James […]

    $50
  • Fairy Tale Films: Kikujiro

    In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, BPCA presents Kikujiro (1999, Takeshi Kitano). Based on The Wizard of Oz, a young, naïve boy sets out alone to […]

    Free
  • Swamp in the City

    Governors Island

    Swamp in the City is a Cajun & Cre­ole music fes­ti­val that cel­e­brates the vibrant musi­cal, cul­tur­al and culi­nary tra­di­tions unique to South­west Louisiana. The 4‑day fes­ti­val will take place […]

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

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

    Free
  • Green Terraces in the Sky!

    Skyscraper Museum

    Spring is here and we’re seeing green! To celebrate the arrival of spring, kids will learn about the history and design of skyscraper gardens. Architects have added landscaped roofs and […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Chinese American Literary Notables

    Online lecture. To celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Renwen Society presents a lecture on May 14 on American writers of Chinese descent by UCLA Professor […]

    Free
  • Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See In Business and Life

    Webinar. Amid severe digital disruption, economic upheaval and political flux, how can we make sense of the world? Leaders today typically look for answers in economic models, Big Data or […]

    Free
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • China Institute Spring Literati Salon

    Come to China Institute to experience a literati salon (文人雅集) inspired by ancient traditions, and enjoy an evening of classical music, poetry, calligraphy—and wine! With the spring in full bloom, […]

    $10
  • Devo

    Pier 17

    Concert. With special guest Creed Bratton.

  • Get Promoted 101

    Virtual, interactive workshop. Learn how to ramp up your voice, value or visibility to create career outcomes you deserve—without being an extrovert or overworking.

    Free
  • Fad Market

    Governors Island

    Tak­ing place along the tree-lined King Ave, nes­tled between his­toric ear­ly 20th cen­tu­ry build­ings, this idyl­lic mar­ket set­ting is steps away from Yan­kee Pier, where the Brook­lyn fer­ries dock, and […]

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

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

    Free
  • Maya Lin: Architect of Light and Lines

    Skyscraper Museum

    The American architect and sculptor Maya Lin became famous when, as a college student in 1981, her anonymous entry won the competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Rite of Summer

    Piano sex­tet Grand Band per­forms New York Keys fea­tur­ing works of four New York com­posers, includ­ing a world pre­mière by Grand Band mem­ber Eri­ka Dohi, and, for his 85th birth­day […]

    Free
  • “One Voice” Spring Trinity Youth Chorus Concert

    Trinity Church

    Online and in person. The collaborative spirit of the Trinity Youth Chorus comes from a dedication to inclusion and creating a safe and inspiring space to learn, perform, and give […]

    Free
  • TANEC – The Soul of Macedonia

    A riveting spectacle by the 40-performers-strong National Folklore Ensemble of Macedonia will take you on a mesmerizing journey through 2000 years of human history and culture.

    $45 – $65
  • Waterfront Conference

    The Waterfront Alliance’s annual Waterfront Conference – now in its 15th year – is the region’s premier forum exploring the challenges of and solutions to climate change, sustaining a strong […]

    $50 – $250
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • Ascendit

    Trinity Church

    In person at Trinity Church or online. On the eve of Ascension Day, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Baroque Orchestra perform an all-Bach concert conducted by Avi […]

    Free
  • Music from Auschwitz: A Concert Series

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance for Music From Auschwitz, a series of two evening concerts. The concerts will […]

    $10
  • Interludes: Ballet Hispanico

    Brookfield Place

    Time to dance! Join us for a Latin social dance workshop with Ballet Hispánico, one of the nation’s largest Latinx dance organizations. This all ages dance session features Tempo Alegre […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits

    South Street Seaport Museum

    On Saturdays and Sundays, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street, see “South Street and the Rise of New […]

    Free
  • Wellington Koo: The Top Diplomat in the Republican China

    A graduate from Columbia University with a Ph.D. in international law and diplomacy in 1912, Wellington Koo (顾维钧) witnessed and participated in many historical international events in the Republican era […]

    Free
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum

    South Street Seaport Museum

    Take a self guided tour of the tall ship Wavertree, and visit the 12 Fulton Street galleries to view the exhibitions "South Street and the Rise of New York" and […]

    Free
  • Native Sounds Downtown Featuring D’DAT

    Jam out to the sounds of Albuquerque-based jazz ensemble D’DAT. Vocalist James Pakootas (Colville), award-winning trumpet player Delbert Anderson (Diné), drummer Nicholas Lucero, and bassist Mike McCluhan offer a funky […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • J O B – A Simple Man

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    In an intense and musical dramatization, J O B – A Simple Man tells the story of an emigrant’s journey from the old world-a little village in Russia-to the new […]

    $10
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

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

    Free
  • The Architecture of Trees

    Skyscraper Museum

    Architects can spend years designing their buildings, but trees have been perfecting their own architecture in response to their environment for eons. On a walk through Wagner Park, in Battery […]

    Free
  • Giulietta e Romeo

    Wagner Park

    In partnership with Teatro Grattacielo a rare jewel of opera history comes to BPC’s on its 100th Year Anniversary. Giulietta e Romeo composed by Riccardo Zandonai, will be presented in […]

    Free
  • Sea Chanteys

    Join a round-robin of shared maritime songs on the deck of tall ship Wavertree. Lead or request a song, belt out the choruses, or just listen in.

    Free
  • Space Jam

    Pier 17

    Free movie at the Pier 17 rooftop. Swackhammer (Danny DeVito), an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to […]

    Free
  • A Prayer for Unity

    Trinity's semiprofessional choral ensemble, Downtown Voices, performs A Prayer for Unity from Prayers for Mankind by Alexander Levine for a special Compline by Candlelight service.

    Free
  • Green Belt and Road: Is It Real?

    Top experts will share their insights and examine the possibilities and challenges associated with China’s Green Belt and Road Initiative. Since its inception in 2013, the China-led Belt and Road […]

    Free
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free
  • South Street Seaport Museum

    South Street Seaport Museum

    Take a self guided tour of the tall ship Wavertree, and visit the 12 Fulton Street galleries to view the exhibitions "South Street and the Rise of New York" and […]

    Free
  • We the People (Not the Boats)

    Fictional walking tour. Javel Washington, an accidental time-traveler, arrives in present day NYC with a warning from the future. In a race against the Bots of his time, Javel hopes […]

  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Embolden your artwork amidst the flower-filled and seasonally evolving palette of BPC’s verdant gardens. An artist/ educator will provide ideas and instruction. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring […]

    Free
  • Sidewalk Echoes

    Theater piece. How many steps does it take to transform your life? Inspired by interviews with real New Yorkers, Sidewalk Echoes invites us into the world of Lower Manhattan’s small, […]

  • Keith Braveheart Art Talk

    Join contemporary artist Keith BraveHeart (Oglala Lakota) as he discusses Oscar Howe and his influence on both his journey as an artist as well as his art, which draws strongly […]

    Free
  • Train Your Brain for Creativity

    Many of us have reached a critical phase of burnout, one in which just showing up for work zaps the energy we previously devoted to innovative thinking and inventive solutions. […]

    Free
  • Fairy Tale Films: Son of the White Mare

    Based on a Hungarian folktale, Son of the White Mare (Marcell Jankovics,1981), is a swirling, color-mad epic journey to save the universe. Reminiscent of the hallucinatory palette of “Yellow Submarine” […]

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

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

    Free
  • Jazz Age Lawn Party

    Governors Island

    Break out your best flapper dresses, linen jackets, straw hats and spats, and 100-year-old Gatsby-inspired attire! New York's favorite throwback party is back this June for its 16th anniversary. The […]

    $50
  • Chinese Instruments Workshop for the Youth

    Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Music Ensemble in New York (CMENY) with two programs that will introduce Chinese orchestral music to the general public and students of Chinese […]

    Free
  • Murmurations

    Murmurations is a collective puppetry performance in public space where humans of all ages are invited to shed their human bodies and become a murmuration of plastic bottle fish. Puppets, […]

    Free
  • Life & Death in Manhattan Walking Tour

    Staten Island Ferry

    Discover more than four centuries of life and death in Manhattan with a tour of Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown. Main Features Find out […]

    $34
  • Life & Death in Manhattan Walking Tour

    Staten Island Ferry

    Discover more than four centuries of life and death in Manhattan with a tour of Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown. Main Features Find out […]

    $34
  • South Street Seaport Museum

    South Street Seaport Museum

    Take a self guided tour of the tall ship Wavertree, and visit the 12 Fulton Street galleries to view the exhibitions "South Street and the Rise of New York" and […]

    Free
  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch

    Governors Island

    Outdoor screening at the Parade Ground. Catch John Cameron Mitchel­l’s 2001 cult clas­sic Hed­wig and the Angry Inch on July 1. Screen­ings are free and open to the pub­lic with […]

    Free
  • Sage Lacapa

    Join Amer­i­can Indi­an Com­mu­ni­ty House for gui­tar con­certs from Sage Laca­pa, fea­tur­ing spe­cial guest performances!

    Free
  • Sea Chanteys

    Join a round-robin of shared maritime songs on the deck of tall ship Wavertree. Lead or request a song, belt out the choruses, or just listen in.

    Free
  • Shall Make, Shall Be: The Bill of Rights at Play

    Federal Hall

    Presentation of a curatorial project which invited 10 independent artists and game designers to create playable artworks themed around the individual amendments in the Bill of Rights, drawing on their […]

    Free
  • Lower Manhattan Historic Association’s July 4 Parade

    Castle Clinton

    The celebration of Independence Day has been a long standing tradition in Lower Manhattan from the very first days of the Revolution, and especially following the British military's evacuation in […]

    Free
  • Figure al Fresco

    Observe and sketch the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. An artist/educator will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Drawing materials […]

    Free