Take part in this time-honored annual Battery Park City tradition, where participants are invited to make handmade cards for their loved ones! Cut, paste, and decorate with provided materials and don’t forget to seal it with a kiss! Art projects are designed for ages 4 and up.
Open session where families can bring children to a cozy indoor playground space to play, socialize, and meet children and families interested in exploring Chinese language and culture. All are welcome.
Live robotic cooking show alongside curated Chinese cuisine and wine tastings in an open, interactive program. From hands-on heritage activities to a relaxed wine and cocktail experience, you’re invited to watch, taste, and explore China at your own pace.
Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the China Institute. Held in the Institute's Culinary Center, the evening features an 8 course banquet prepared by five master chefs from Beijing. Festivities include a cocktail reception, lion dance, gift bag and gourmet dinner.
A new collection of evocative personal essays from one of America’s most beloved nonfiction writers, Anne Fadiman. In Frog, Anne Fadiman returns to her favorite genre, the essay, of which she is one of our most celebrated practitioners. Ranging in subject matter from her deceased frog, to archaic printer technology, to the fraught relationship between […]
Diana Mara Henry’s I Am André is an amazing real-life story of espionage, of courage and resistance, and of friendship and love. It pulls back the veil on the hidden history of the struggle for the identity of the Resistance in France. The life of ‘André’ Joseph Scheinmann is more intriguing and compelling than any […]
Join a dedicated group of adult American Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly and informal games, or try your hand at other card and board games. Make friends and catch up […]
Come in and warm up from the cold with a Colonial style mulled wine as we discuss and celebrate the sequential art (comic book) of George Washington. Join author Renee […]
In her new book, Road to Nowhere: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore, historian Emily Lieb describes the Baltimore suburb of Rosemont, which in the 1950s was a vibrant Black […]
Smooth-talking dating coach Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) makes a living helping lovelorn men find romance — until his own love story gets in the way. Enjoy this screening of […]
Edward is a new play, written and performed by Ed Schmidt. Edward O’Connell died 12 years ago, at the age of 73. He left behind a box containing 27 objects. […]
Directed by the Church Street School of Music, the Downtown Beats adult chorus is open to all who love to sing. Learn contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community […]
Challenge your artistic skills by drawing the human figure. Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and […]
Book reading and signing by Justin C. Key, author of The Hospital at the End of the World.
Part fever dream, part cautionary tale, Station of the Birds spins a narrative about fathers and sons, addiction's hollow banging at the gate, and the ritual sacrifices rooted in agrarian […]
Learn the rules and mechanics of American Mah-Jongg. Join a two hour group lesson with instructor Susan Richards. Sets and a few cards provided, but you are encouraged to bring […]
Join this group of fiber art crafters for a fun afternoon of creativity and camaraderie. Bring your projects, which can include—but are not limited to—knitting, crocheting, embroidery and small-loom weaving.
By the close of World War II, six million Jews had been erased from the face of the earth. Those who eluded death had lost their homes, families, and entire […]