Swamp in the City
Governors IslandThis weekend-long open air festival will feature world class Cajun & Creole bands on two different stages, jam sessions, picnic concerts, pod partner dancing and ample breathing room on New […]
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Comfort at One
Trinity ChurchOnline concert. During trying times, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the […]
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Dr. Henry Kaufman on “The Day the Markets Roared”
Webinar. How have women succeeded in investment management? Katrina Dudley, co-author of Undiversified: The Big Gender Short in Investment Management, will moderate a panel of successful female portfolio managers to […]
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The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race
Skyscraper MuseumSkyscraper Museum webinar. In her book The Black Skyscraper: Architecture and the Perception of Race (JHUP, 2019), Adrienne Brown examines works produced by writers, painters, architects, and laborers who grappled […]
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Historical Trauma And Cultural Healing In 2021
Museum of Jewish HeritageGenocide, slavery, and displacement have affected far too many communities of people. While each community’s experience is different, massive collective trauma often results in cumulative emotional and psychological wounds that […]
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Native American Code Talkers: A Lasting Legacy
During World War I and World War II, American Indians made a unique contribution to the U.S. Armed Forces by using their tribal languages in secret battle communications. Join us […]
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“Love It Was Not” Screening And Discussion
Museum of Jewish HeritageFlamboyant and full of life, Jewish prisoner Helena Citron found herself the subject of an unlikely affection at Auschwitz: Franz Wunsch, a high-ranking SS officer who fell in love with […]
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Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle
Fraunces Tavern MuseumAfter eight years of holding office, George Washington stepped down from the presidency. Embittered by partisan criticism and eager to return to his farm, Washington assumed a role for which […]
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Writers-in-Performance Presents “Hold On”
The Writers in Performance workshop is designed to give writers the opportunity to explore performing their written pieces. Whether they are playwrights, poets, monologists, writers of prose, or spoken word […]
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Dance, Music & Kimono
Governors IslandPerformances, lectures and workshops that introduce participants to Japanese culture. Governors Island.
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Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
South Street Seaport MuseumFrom our living rooms and kitchens, and even from the deck of Wavertree, join us for our round-robin of shared sea songs, featuring members of The New York Packet and […]
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The Imperial Examination System in China and the Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing
China InstituteSometimes referred to as “the 5th invention of China”, the civil service examination system in imperial China was designed to select candidates for the state bureaucracy. This system was in […]
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