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  • Adult Zumba

    Irish Hunger Memorial

    Exercise in disguise! Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction, a little strength training, and a lot of fun. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: weights, water bottle, hand towel, etc. Masks required. Participants must […]

    Free
  • Stories Survive: Dr. Rene David Alkalay

    Museum of Jewish Heritage

    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 […]

    $10
  • Tavern Night: Ale Tasting

    Fraunces Tavern Museum

    Join Flagship Brewing Company in celebrating all things beer at Fraunces Tavern. Enjoy a can of Samuel Fraunces® Ale, brewed by Flagship, and learn about what makes it so unique Participants will also receive a beer flight to sip as Fraunces Tavern Museum explores the history of ale and its evolution throughout the 18th century.

  • Pen Parentis

    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

    Free
  • In Search of China’s Soul: Why Confucius Matters Today

    China Institute

    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, […]

    Free
  • Elements of Nature Drawing

    Wagner Park

    Wagner Park, with its amazing gardens and views of the Hudson River and New York Bay, is the perfect setting 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 […]

    Free
  • Sunset Yoga

    Wagner Park

    Namaste! Unwind from the day with outdoor yoga. Immerse yourself in this meditative practice- surrounded by the Hudson’s peaceful aura. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Participants are expected to bring their own equipment: yoga mat, yoga blocks, […]

    Free
  • Science Fiction and the Future of AI in China

    China Institute

    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 […]

    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.

    Free
  • Mid-Autumn Family Festival

    China Institute

    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.

    Free
  • Take a Time Machine in BPC: From Landfill to Waterfront Community

    Skyscraper Museum

    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 […]

    Free
  • Fad Market

    Governors Island

    Featuring a rotating lineup of over 30 of the city’s best emerging makers, designers, artists, and small businesses each month, browse one-of-a-kind handcrafted jewelry, art, apparel, bath and body care, tableware, home furnishings, and more. The market takes place steps away from Yankee Pier, served by the Island’s Brooklyn ferries, along the tree-lined King Ave.

  • Rite of Summer: Alarm Will Sound

    Governors Island

    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 […]

    Free