Experience performances featuring China’s most iconic instruments — from the graceful guqin (古琴) to the ethereal, harp-like konghou (箜篌) and the lush, harmonizing sheng (笙). Immerse yourself in the serene practice of Chinese calligraphy, guided by a master calligrapher. Practice your Mandarin.
Join Latino Outdoors and BPCA naturalists on this Spanish-English exploration of Rector Park. Celebrate longer days and warm sunshine as we search for signs of spring in the city. Nos vemos afuera! Registration required.
Pick up litter and tend to pollinator-friendly gardens. Tools and materials provided. No experience needed. All ages and abilities welcome.
Celebrate Women’s History month at the Museum! We’ll learn about the importance of diversity and how women architects like Zaha Hadid, Denise Scott Brown, Natalie de Blois, Maya Lin, and Jeanne Gang have designed skyscrapers and other buildings that changed city skylines. Choose your favorite featured architect and make your own creation based on their […]
The Boxcutter Collective is a puppet company made up of Bread & Puppet Theatre alumni who have been making innovative and irreverent political puppet shows at a furious pace since their founding in 2016. Program repeated at 2pm.
After the wild success of PAC NYC’s sold-out 2024 and 2025 showdowns, the one-and-only Cebo is back, this time co-hosting with the legendary Nubian Néné, for a high-voltage battle that will light up Lower Manhattan! Top-tier dancers from NYC’s street and club scenes will throw down in a fierce face-off demonstrating locking, popping, breaking, and […]
Intimate look at the creative process of Exposed, a work in development. The open rehearsal will be followed by wine and cheese.
Seventh meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 602-716 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering.
Join fellow readers for lively discussion and thoughtful socializing. Today's discussion will be about Colored Television by Danzy Senna.
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 with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.
Book reading and signing by author Steve Cavanagh.
Interactive craft cocktail class hosted by pop historian, comedian and certified mixologist, Jacey Powers. This unique event combines one-part humor, one-part history and shakes them up for a perfectly blended celebration of fascinating women in history, worthy of raising a glass to. As we approach America's 250th birthday, we'll look at the story behind our […]
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 events throughout the year.
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 critique. Materials provided, and artists are encouraged to bring their own favorite media. Free program, space is limited, registration required.
Saul Rubinek’s novel All in The Telling – a somewhat true story, weaves together a true story of miraculous survival, a murder mystery, an operatic family drama, and undying romance. When Saul falls in love with a non-Jewish woman, he discovers his immigrant, Holocaust survivor parents are not as “cool with it” as he said […]
Simulated chess game with world chess champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy. Repeated at 12:30pm
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.
Book reading and signing by author Rob Osler.
Edward Hirsch, Carlie Hoffman, and Yerra Sugarman will present a lecture on Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942), a poet, translator, and librettist from Czernowitz (present-day Chernivtsi, Ukraine).
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 with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.
Pick up litter and tend to pollinator-friendly gardens. Tools and materials provided. No experience needed. All ages and abilities welcome.
Interactive family program inspired by A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal by Megan Hoyt. Through a read-aloud, children will discover how civil engineer William J. Wilgus redesigned New York’s 19th-century Grand Central Station into the great terminal we know today. Kids will explore big ideas like underground railways with buildings […]
From pioneering professionals to groundbreaking activists and maritime leaders, this walking tour brings to light the stories of women who fought against gender and racial discrimination to leave their mark on history.
A Nowruz celebration honoring Persian culture and the Spring Equinox, featuring Persian music, food, and activities.
Keep the Winter Olympics spirit high in this afternoon of New York City’s most competitive secrets. Join the Seaport Museum and Double or Nothing Media to explore the grit and glory of the city’s athletic past, from high-stakes Winter traditions on the harbor to the local legends of the early Games.
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 with neighbors. Sets, cards, and games provided, or bring your own.