Pen Parentis
Authors Thomas Dean, Maya Lang, and Andrew Altshul discuss the theme of searching for safety in an intimate Livestream conversation open to the public. Interactive Q&A with audience participation.
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Gibney Deeper Lecture: Toshi Reagon
Award-winning singer-songwriter Toshi Reagon is a celebrant of the people’s music–from folk to funk, from blues to rock–as an irresistible force for unity and joy, playing a crucial role in […]
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Stories Survive: Fania Wedro
Museum of Jewish HeritageFania Wedro was born Fania Hellman in Koretz, Poland on August 25, 1927. When she was fourteen years old, the Nazis took away her father and the other men living […]
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George Washington and the Battle of Germantown
Fraunces Tavern MuseumIn this lecture, Michael Harris will discuss the Battle of Germantown. Despite a complicated plan of attack, George Washington’s Continental Army seemed on the verge of victory at Germantown, until […]
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Board the South Street Seaport Museum Fleet
South Street Seaport MuseumThe tall ship Wavertree, the lightship Ambrose, and the tug W.O. Decker are open to the public. Explore Wavertree and Ambrose while they are docked; cruise New York Harbor on […]
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From Simple Shapes to Skyscrapers II (Family Program)
Skyscraper MuseumExplore how simple shapes and numbers find expression in skyscraper design. Take a deep dive into the floor plans and facades of supertall skyscrapers as we find their hidden shapes […]
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Herstory of the Universe
Governors IslandConceived, directed and choreographed by Richard Move, and commissioned by The Trust for Governors Island, Herstory of the Universe leads visitors on a journey across Governors Island—from the ancient trees […]
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Interactive Percussion Dance Workshops
Governors IslandAll are welcome to the series of interactive Percussion Dance Workshops, no experience or tap shoes required! Participants will use rhythmic steps, clapping and an occasional shout out to explore […]
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The Sign Painter
Museum of Jewish HeritageAnsis earns his living as a sign painter, a seemingly innocent occupation. His craft is needed during every regime—the authoritarian Thirties, the Communism that followed, and Nazism. Ansis is compelled to cooperate. He paints the signs of the city green, later replaced by red, and finally brown. But then he gets caught up in a […]
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Gibney Deeper Lecture: David Thomson
Interdisciplinary artist and advocate David Thomson delves into questions of care, listening, change, trust and resilience. How do we value ourselves and others? How do we redefine intentional care and success? These are some questions that have emerged through his work on The Sustainability Project, which focuses on ideas of financial, artistic, and personal empowerment […]
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Fireside Chat with Bob O’Shea, in Conversation with Michael Gatto
Bob O’Shea was a scrappy kid from New Jersey. His grandmother worked as a maid at the Waldorf Astoria in midtown Manhattan, his father was a New York City cop and Bob was accepted to Fordham University on a track and field scholarship. O’Shea’s success on Wall Street is the epitome of the American dream. […]
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Strings on Hudson: The Andy Statman-Jay Gandhi Connection
Expect a fascinating, novel dialogue among soulful strains of music when clarinet and mandolin virtuoso Andy Statman joins forces with Jay Gandhi, Ehren Hanson, and David Ellenbogen of Brooklyn Raga Massive. This unique and amazing collaboration, taps into the rich traditions of improvisation and spiritual yearning that animate Indian classical, Jewish, and American roots music.
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