Amanda Selwyn Dance Studio Open Rehearsal
Intimate look at the creative process of Exposed, a work in development. The open rehearsal will be followed by wine and cheese.
Free
Events
43 events found.
Events
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Infinite Jest Fest
Seventh meeting of the Infinite Jest Monthly Read-Along Bash group. Read pages 602-716 (plus relevant endnotes) for this month's gathering.
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BPC Book Club
Join fellow readers for lively discussion and thoughtful socializing. Today's discussion will be about Colored Television by Danzy Senna.
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Mah Jongg & More
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.
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Two Kinds of Stranger
Book reading and signing by author Steve Cavanagh.
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Herstorical Happy Hour: Star Spangled Sipper – Liberty 250® Program
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 […]
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Downtown Beats Chorus
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.
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Figure Drawing
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.
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“All in the Telling – a somewhat true story” with Saul Rubinek
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 […]
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Chess Simulation with Grandmaster
Winter GardenSimulated chess game with world chess champion Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy. Repeated at 12:30pm
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Fiber Art Crafts Studio
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.
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The Case of the Murdered Muckraker
Book reading and signing by author Rob Osler.
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Remembering Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger
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).
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Mah Jongg & More
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.
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Stewardship Saturday: Garden & Clean Up
Pick up litter and tend to pollinator-friendly gardens. Tools and materials provided. No experience needed. All ages and abilities welcome.
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A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal
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 […]
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Women Who Wowed
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.
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Spring Equinox Festival: A Celebration of Persian Heritage
A Nowruz celebration honoring Persian culture and the Spring Equinox, featuring Persian music, food, and activities.
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Gold Metals and Grit: Secrets and Lies
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.
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Mah Jongg & More
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.
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No-Press Printmaking
Explore fun and simple printmaking techniques- such as screen printing, monographs, and collagraphs- with the guidance of an artist/ educator. All materials provided. All skill levels welcome. Registration required.
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Downtown Beats Chorus
Directed by 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.
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Passwords: Ricardo Alberto Maldonado on César Vallejo
Poet and translator Ricardo Alberto Maldonado focuses on the poet César Vallejo’s maddeningly complex body of work, emphasizing its religious attention to suffering and grief—“Some blows in life, they’re so heavy . . . I don’t know. / Blows as if dealt by God’s own wrath”—alongside its defiant humor, mystery, and profound humanism.
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Fiber Art Crafts Studio
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.
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A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night
Conversation with Zhang Qin, author of A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night, an intimate portrait of Tong Jun, a pioneering architect and architectural educator whose work helped shape the intellectual foundations of modern Chinese architecture. Blending architectural history, personal reflection, and cultural analysis, the book reveals the inner world of a master architect whose […]
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Fresh Prints
This open house features a breadth of printing equipment that you will be invited to use. Come see how the designers at Bowne lock up limited edition designs that showcase some of the more eccentric parts from the Seaport Museum’s printing and graphic arts collection.
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The Found Object Society
Book reading and signing by author Michelle Maryk.
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The Beginnings by Antonio Moresco
Join Max Lawton, Grace Byron, and Francesco Pacifico in celebrating the publication of Antonio Moresco's The Beginnings, the highly anticipated first book in his monumentally disruptive Games of Eternity trilogy.
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Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman
Wagner ParkJerron Paxton (formerly “Blind Boy” Paxton) and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose musical friendship has grown organically in New York City for more than a decade. Their mutual love of the history, stories, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of […]
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Elodie Dufroux Presents UN-SPOKEN
Elodie Dufroux is premiering her first full-length contemporary dance work, UN-spoken. A deeply personal and socially conscious piece, UN-spoken explores the impact of bullying through the lens of Elodie’s own lived experiences. The work invites conversation around emotional trauma, resilience, and shared humanity, blending intimate narrative with powerful physical storytelling to give voice to what […]
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Stewardship Saturday: Garden & Clean Up
Pick up litter and tend to pollinator-friendly gardens. Tools and materials provided. No experience needed. All ages and abilities welcome.
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Poetry Eggs: Lost and Found
Celebrate National Poetry Month at McNally Jackson Seaport. Kids can discover the poetic possibilities hidden inside “Poetry Eggs,” colorful eggs filled with words for creating their own poems. Words considered lost to poetry–newspaper headlines, menus, packaging–can be repurposed and found for poetry. We’ll read exciting and humorous poems together, then kids can open their eggs, […]
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Women Who Wowed
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.
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Poetry en el Parque with Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Enjoy bilingual, heartfelt and powerful spoken word performances by Nuyorican Poets Cafe poets! Hosted by Matthew Marroquín, The event will feature the poetry of Slam Winners Daniel Letona, Kaleo, and Ave Maria with themes that range from personal relationships to the political climate of America. Featured performances will be followed by an open mic for […]
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Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
Singers of all levels, as well as listeners, are welcome to join in the choruses throughout the free Chantey Sing, lead or request a song in the round-robin, or just listen.
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Birding BPC
Join BPCA naturalists to explore the parks of BPC, and see what makes this spot a hang-out for urban birds and marvelous migrators! Binoculars and field guides provided, or bring your own.
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