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  • Tour of The Battery Urban Farm

    Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm and learn more about how produce is grown in the heart of downtown New York City. RSVP is required.

    Free
  • THE FULTON: Learn To Make Faroe Island Salmon with Spiced Dashi, Baby Turnips and Sesame

    Virtual Event

    Support local restaurants and food-security charities from the comfort of your home with the Downtown Alliance’s ”Dine Around Downtown: Cooking At Home Edition,” a web series hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef and author Rocco DiSpirito.  Join Rocco as he chats with Executive Chef Noah Poses of The Fulton. Chef Noah will show participants how […]

    Free
  • Fourteenth Colony: The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    In this lecture, historian Mike Bunn offers the first comprehensive history of the British colony of West Florida. For a host of reasons, including the fact that West Florida did not rebel against the British government, the colony has long been dismissed as a loyal but inconsequential fringe outpost, if considered at all. But the […]

    Free
  • Virtual Talk, Preserving the Past: The Restoration of Fraunces Tavern

    Join historian Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli to explore the history of 54 Pearl Street, the home of Fraunces Tavern Museum and Restaurant, its significance to the American Revolutionary era, and the efforts to restore and preserve the building over the last 300 years. 54 Pearl Street, was built in 1719 and is Manhattan’s oldest standing structure. This […]

    Free
  • Lunch and Learn: A Mandarin Read-Aloud Cultural Series

    China Institute

    Learn and practice Mandarin, while engaging with Chinese literature, poetry, history and more with fellow enthusiasts. Participants will enjoy live, interactive learning sessions with our language and cultural experts from home. Each session will start with a read-aloud in Mandarin of a carefully selected poem which represents both a touchstone to Chinese culture as well […]

    Free
  • BARE Dance Company Presents SURVEILLANCE2.0

    Surveillance2.0 is a voyeuristic experience unpacking the tension around privacy issues highlighted by pandemic life. BARE Dance Company’s completely live production brings new meaning to immersive performance, creatively using multiple feeds — and even a drone camera– in the theater at Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Cinematic in scope, with free-moving cameras wielded by the performers, […]

    Free
  • Sunset Singing Circle

    Wagner Park

    Singer/songwriter Terre Roche leads this weekly singing program with the beautiful backdrop of the setting sun in NY Harbor. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned crooner, the singing circle is perfect for mellow melodies and healthy harmonizing. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: blankets, instruments, water, etc. Masks required. Participants must […]

    Free
  • Living Gallery: Hope Boykin

    Gibney Dance

    Living Gallery, curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and normally produced in the Gibney Gallery, presents live performance of storytelling, monologues, spoken word, stand-up, or creative talks. Each performance – free and open to the public – runs 30-45 minutes, traditionally scheduled within the hour before a dance concert presented in Gibney’s Theater. Due to COVID-19, […]

    Free
  • Family Farm Volunteer Day at The Battery Urban Farm

    Farm staff will lead participants in the tasks needed to set up our farm for the spring – this could include planting, weeding, spreading mulch, harvesting, and more! No experience necessary. We recommend this event for ages 5 and up with adult supervision and participation; younger siblings are welcome. RSVP is required.

    Free
  • Drawing in the Park

    South Cove

    South Cove is a special place in spring, and what better time than Saturday mornings to practice your art! Participants are expected to bring their own drawing and painting supplies, including drawing boards and containers of water if they are planning to paint. BPCA will supply drawing paper and watercolor paper only. Masks required. Participants […]

    Free
  • How to Put Dinosaurs in Noah’s Ark – A Glance at the Diversity of Museums in America

    China Institute

    Coming in late in the vein of the Western civilization, American culture is young and vibrant. So are the museums. The most characteristic museums in the United States are not to be found in mega cities like New York or Los Angeles. They rest at the foot of mountains, amidst the Southern suburbs, and sometimes […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Elizabeth Bellak

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    Elizabeth Bellak (née Ari­ana Spiegel) was born in 1930 in Staw­ki, Poland. Known as “the Shirley Temple of Poland,” she was a prominent child actress before World War II who went to live in Warsaw to pursue a career in film. When war broke out, Ariana and her older sister Renia were visiting their grandparents […]

    $10
  • Adult Outdoor Group Exercise

    Irish Hunger Memorial

    Strengthen the whole body from warm-up to cool-down with a variety of fun exercises. The instructor will lead you in aerobics, balance and coordination exercises, as well as strength training. Come join for a fun workout in the fresh air! Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel, etc. Masks […]

    Free