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SUMMARY:The American Revolution: Dawn of Independence
DESCRIPTION:Walking tour. American history comes alive on the streets where it happened in historic locations critical to the lives and partnership of Alexander Hamilton and George Washington! Relive the first reading of the Declaration of Independence and the subsequent revolt\, honor the fallen American troops in the Battle of Brooklyn\, celebrate the Constitution’s ratification\, and applaud Hamilton’s achievement of the Compromise of 1790. Stand at the site of Washington’s momentous inauguration\, dig into the history of the infamous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr\, pay your respects at the final resting place of the Hamiltons\, and much more. You’ll hear stories\, letters\, speeches and see paintings from the time. This is an immersive tour for lovers of United States’ history and the musical Hamilton!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-american-revolution-dawn-of-independence/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Independence Day Open House
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate America’s Independence at Fraunces Tavern Museum with $1 admission all day long!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/independence-day-open-house/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:An American Tale
DESCRIPTION:This critically acclaimed animated film chronicles the wide-eyed adventures of a courageous little mouse named Fievel Mousekewitz. Journeying by ship from Russia to turn-of-the-century America\, Fievel is lost at sea during a ferocious storm. Washing ashore in New York Harbor\, Fievel braves the perils and wonders of a strange new world in a thrilling quest to find his family. Featuring the voices of Dom DeLuise\, Madeline Kahn and Christopher Plummer\, it’s a rousing\, heartwarming animated adventure for the entire family.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/an-american-tale/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Comfort at One
DESCRIPTION:Online concert. During trying times\, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent\, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the Gandhi quote: “In the midst of darkness\, light persists.” These concerts include improvisations by Julian Wachner\, light-inspired Bach cantatas\, our 2014 Lenten “Lamentatio” series featuring NOVUS NY and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street\, new performances from the Trinity Youth Chorus and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir\, and new virtual content on Fridays from our extended family of artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/comfort-at-one-13/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Hamlet
DESCRIPTION:Prince Hamlet is thrust into turmoil after losing his father. Will he obey the dictates of the dead hand of the past to appease the ghost of his father\, or will he forge a new future through wit\, wisdom\, theater and the mask of madness? Kern McFadden directs a company of advanced-level conservatory students from Stella Adler Studio of Acting\, in one of Shakespeare’s classic tragedies. At the lawn behind the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place).
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hamlet/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Elements of Nature Drawing
DESCRIPTION: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 paper only. Masks required. Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance. Wagner Park
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/elements-of-nature-drawing-8/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Aulcie
DESCRIPTION:In 1976\, Aulcie Perry was playing basketball in Harlem when scouts from Maccabi Tel Aviv spotted and signed him. A year later\, he led the team to their first European Championship\, converted to Judaism\, and became an Israeli citizen. Perry’s rise to fame was precipitous\, and his relationship with supermodel Tami Ben Ami became the subject of relentless media attention\, solidifying his status as one of Israel’s biggest stars. But behind the scenes\, Perry had a growing drug addiction that culminated in his arrest and imprisonment\, and since his release he has committed himself to uplifting those suffering from drug abuse and addiction. Dani Menken’s new documentary Aulcie (75 minutes\, English\, no subtitles) tells the story of this legendary athlete.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/aulcie-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:The Business Core walking tour Battery Park City
DESCRIPTION:The second of the Skyscraper Museum’s three thematic walking tours of Battery Park City covers the middle zone of the commercial core with its 1980s skyscrapers of the original World Financial Center (now Brookfield Place) by architect Cesar Pelli\, as well as the expansive North Cove Marina and its public realm. This walk investigates how the planning concept of public-private partnership was both the principle and economic engine of the Battery Park City project. We will consider how the office and retail precinct connects to lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center and how the goal of opening the waterfront to public access and recreation was realized over three decades. Tour duration is around 60 minutes. This tour will meet in the Wintergarden at Brookfield Place. You must RSVP by the Eventbrite link to reserve a place for each person on the tour.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-business-core-walking-tour-battery-park-city/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Picture of His Life
DESCRIPTION:Amos Nachoum is one of the greatest underwater photographers of all times. Fascinated by the most fearsome creatures on Earth\, he has developed a unique approach that puts him face to face with his subjects\, without any protection. He has gone swimming with crocodiles and killer whales\, and with anacondas and great white sharks\, but one major predator has always eluded him: the polar bear. He tried before and barely escaped\, but now\, as he nears the end of his career\, he is determined to give it one last shot. Nachoum’s journey unfolds in the award-winning new film Picture of His Life (75 minutes\, English\, no subtitles) by Israeli directing duo Yonatan Nir and Dani Menkin. In the film\, Nachoum travels to the Canadian high Arctic at the same time as he reckons with his painful memories of the horrors of war. Where others find fear\, Nachoum finds redemption.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/picture-of-his-life-2/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Wednesdays at the Waterfront: Yoga with Humming Puppy
DESCRIPTION:Yoga experience evolved from traditional practices in a thoughtful space that resonates with a gentle hum.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/wednesdays-at-the-waterfront-yoga-with-humming-puppy/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210707T180000
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SUMMARY:Sunset Yoga
DESCRIPTION: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\, water\, etc. Masks required. Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance. Wagner Park
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sunset-yoga-8/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T170000
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SUMMARY:The Producers
DESCRIPTION:Once “King of Broadway\,” Max Bialystock’s talent has dried up. But when Leo Bloom\, his accountant\, is auditing his latest flop\, Max learns that it’s possible to make more money from producing flops than hits. So they set out to create the worst musical they can: Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden. The Producers (90 minutes\, English\, no subtitles) is a classic 1967 comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks and starring Zero Mostel\, Gene Wilder\, Dick Shawn\, and Kenneth Mars. Brooks’ directorial debut\, the film won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-producers/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:River & Blues: Nicole Atkins
DESCRIPTION:The powerhouse New Jersey -via-Nashville soul singer and songwriter blends disco\, folk\, and country rock on her latest release\, Italian Ice. Wagner Park.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/river-blues-nicole-atkins/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth
DESCRIPTION:Join author Claire Bellerjeau for a talk about her new book Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution. In January 1785\, a young\, enslaved woman from Oyster Bay named Elizabeth was put on board the Lucretia in New York Harbor\, bound for Charleston\, where she would be sold to her fifth enslaver in just 22 years. She had no idea that Robert Townsend\, a son of the family she was enslaved by\, would locate her\, safeguard her child\, and return her to New York—nor how her story would help turn one of America’s first spies into an early abolitionist.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/espionage-and-enslavement-in-the-revolution-the-true-story-of-robert-townsend-and-elizabeth/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210708T193000
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SUMMARY:Money Talks: How the Digital Yuan will Change China -- and the World
DESCRIPTION:China is taking the lead in the global race to launch central bank digital currencies. In June\, China is giving some $6.2 million worth of digital yuan to Beijing residents via a lottery\, and the short-term goal is to have foreigners use the digital yuan at the Winter Olympics in 2022. What’s at stake? Will the digital yuan challenge the global dominance of the U.S. dollar? How will central bank digital currencies change the global trade and payment systems? And with digital currency experiments across the country\, how is China re-imagining its own financial infrastructure\, and what happens to existing payment systems offered by Alibaba and Tencent? Are the country’s institutions and regulations ready to handle this innovation?
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/money-talks-how-the-digital-yuan-will-change-china-and-the-world/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210709T100000
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SUMMARY:Workshop at The Battery: Gardening for Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Tour the perennial gardens of The Battery and explore the gardening practices and plants we use to support diverse pollinator populations. Learn to identify different beneficial pollinators at multiple stages of their life cycles\, and gain resources to help you improve the health of your own perennial gardens. RSVP is required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/workshop-at-the-battery-gardening-for-pollinators/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Tour the Tall Ship Wavertree
DESCRIPTION:The tall ship Wavertree is open to the public. Visits will be self-guided along a set route and will include access to the main deck and quarter deck. Learn how people worked and lived aboard a 19th century cargo sailing vessel\, from the captain to the ship’s officers\, cooks\, and crew. Then visit the cargo hold and stand atop the viewing platform where you can take in the massive main cargo area. The Museum will allow no more than 150 guests on board the ship at any time to encourage social distancing from different households.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tour-the-tall-ship-wavertree-5/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Declaring Independence: New York City’s Revolutionary Beginning
DESCRIPTION:On the evening of July 9\, 1776\, General George Washington ordered the Continental Army to gather at the Commons for one of the first readings of the Declaration of Independence. For the first time\, the Continental Army heard the infamous words\, “We hold these truths to be self-evident\, that all men are created equal\, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights\, that among these are Life\, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” That evening\, as news of the Declaration spread throughout the city\, a mob of soldiers\, members of the Sons of Liberty\, and patriot New Yorkers made their way down to Bowling Green Park. They were going to take down the largest remaining symbols of British control in the city – the statue of King George III. In this immersive walking tour\, Mrs Q\, a prominent merchant\, will guide you back in time to relive one of the most important days in New York City during the Revolutionary War. Along the way\, you’ll interact with several reenactors to revolutionary events\, like a public reading of the Declaration of Independence\, an address from General Washington himself\, and Sons of Liberty members recounting the tearing down of the statue of King George III and Bowling Green Park.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/declaring-independence-new-york-citys-revolutionary-beginning/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T000000
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SUMMARY:City of Water Day
DESCRIPTION:This is the 14th annual City of Water Day\, a day that draws people to the water for fun and education. Today\, there are dozens of simultaneous City of Water Day In Your Neighborhood festivities around the region. In Lower Manhattan\, the South Street Seaport Museum will offer free tours of the tall ship Wavertree\, printing demonstrations at Bowne & Co.\, and more.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/city-of-water-day/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Kids PopAction with STREB
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to be an action hero with the professional dancers and educators of the STREB Extreme Action Company. PopAction weaves together dance\, acrobatics\, athletics and Hollywood stunt work – in age-appropriate\, safe\, fun classes designed for an outdoor learning environment. Appropriate for ages 5-7 years.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/kids-popaction-with-streb-2/
LOCATION:Brookfield Place
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210710T200000
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SUMMARY:The Imperial Examination System in China
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes referred to as “the 5th invention of China”\, the civil service examination system in imperial China was designed to select candidates for the state bureaucracy. This system was in place between 650 CE and 1905\, making it the world’s longest-lasting meritocracy. In the course of over 1200 years\, the examination system helped shape China’s intellectual\, cultural\, political\, and religious life\, giving rise to a unique gentry class of scholar-bureaucrats. The Chinese civil examination system was adopted by a number of neighboring Asian countries\, such as Vietnam\, Korea and Japan\, in one form or another. To help understand this important institution in traditional China\, the Renwen Society presents a lecture by Ms. Feng Jiahong\, President of the Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing\, on the history\, process and significance of the imperial examinations. The Imperial Examination Museum of China in Nanjing was built on the former site of the largest imperial examination center in China. The rare archives\, records\, actual examination papers as well as the breathtaking architecture of the museum will also be introduced in the lecture.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-imperial-examination-system-in-china/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210711T150000
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SUMMARY:Music Of The Jewish Diaspora: The Noga Band Featuring Avram Pengas
DESCRIPTION:New York music legend Avram Pengas is a virtuoso guitarist\, bouzouki player\, and singer whose music is rooted in the Mediterranean tavernas of Athens. Born into a musical family of Romaniote and Sephardic Jewish-Greek heritage\, Pengas was raised in Jaffa\, and a budding career as a performer in Greek clubs in Israel brought him to New York in 1970 to participate in the legendary scene of Turkish-owned clubs along 8th Avenue that were the pulse of Hell’s Kitchen from the 1920s to the 1970s. A popular performer in the local Greek and Sephardic/Mizrachi communities\, Pengas and his Noga Band cook up a multicultural stew of rhythms and modes spanning Greece\, Turkey\, Armenia\, Israel\, and the Levant.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/music-of-the-jewish-diaspora-the-noga-band-featuring-avram-pengas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210712T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210716T000000
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SUMMARY:Comfort at One
DESCRIPTION:Online concert. During trying times\, music stills our souls and provides a healing grace. Throughout the season of Lent\, Comfort at One will present performances that are inspired by the Gandhi quote: “In the midst of darkness\, light persists.” These concerts include improvisations by Julian Wachner\, light-inspired Bach cantatas\, our 2014 Lenten “Lamentatio” series featuring NOVUS NY and The Choir of Trinity Wall Street\, new performances from the Trinity Youth Chorus and St. Paul’s Chapel Choir\, and new virtual content on Fridays from our extended family of artists.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/comfort-at-one-14/
LOCATION:Trinity Church
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T103000
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SUMMARY:Adult Outdoor Zumba
DESCRIPTION: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 maintain six feet of physical distance between households. All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance. Irish Hunger Memorial.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/adult-outdoor-zumba-8/
LOCATION:Irish Hunger Memorial
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T140000
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CREATED:20210708T134848Z
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SUMMARY:“Mengele: Unmasking The Angel Of Death” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Perhaps the most notorious war criminal of all time\, Josef Mengele was the embodiment of bloodless efficiency and passionate devotion to Nazism. His story is the subject of Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death\, a definitive new biography by former Museum Director David G. Marwell\, who was tasked with uncovering Mengele’s fate while he worked at the U.S. Justice Department in the 1980s. Marwell’s book describes Mengele’s training and early promise as a scientist; his wartime service in combat and at Auschwitz; and his postwar refuge in Germany and South America. It chronicles the international search for Mengele in 1985 that ended in a cemetery in Sao Paulo\, Brazil\, and the dogged forensic investigation that eventually confirmed his death. Join the Museum for a program exploring Mengele’s story. Marwell will be in conversation with Andrew Nagorski\, an award-winning journalist and author of The Nazi Hunters and 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mengele-unmasking-the-angel-of-death-book-talk/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210713T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084250
CREATED:20210708T134732Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating Crisis Through Film: The Early Years
DESCRIPTION:Three experts on two classics — and how early 20th century film helped drive a national dialogue. To celebrate the opening of the new\, expanded China Institute\, this program will explore the beginnings of Chinese cinema as the country faced social and political turmoil and war. Weaving elements from Hollywood\, Soviet cinema\, and traditional art\, Chinese filmmakers sought to be part of the intense dialogue about the future of their nation. Three top Chinese film experts kick off our summer-long series with a wide-ranging discussion of two great films\, The Great Road\, 大路 (1935\, Mandarin\, with English subtitles) and Laborer’s Love\, 劳工之爱情\, (1922\, silent film. Written Mandarin and English inter titles). In person screening at China Institute today\, with a virtual lecture about the film tomorrow.  A link to view each film online is also available for viewing at home.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/navigating-crisis-through-film-the-early-years/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210802T000000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084250
CREATED:20210708T135016Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T135016Z
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SUMMARY:Art at the BlueLine
DESCRIPTION:Three works of art presented at the BlueLine—the future high tide line—will offer a creative lens into the realities of climate change\, coastal resilience\, waterfront access\, and environmental justice. Today\, more than one million people in our region face direct risks from coastal flooding. This free outdoor exhibition includes a floating Maritime Library from Tideland Institute\, experimental documentary films about New York City’s waterfront by artists Nate Dorr and Nathan Kensinger\, and Water Rises dance performances from Artichoke Dance Company.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/art-at-the-blueline/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084250
CREATED:20210708T134630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T134630Z
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SUMMARY:Elements of Nature Drawing
DESCRIPTION: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 paper only. Masks required. Participants must maintain six feet of physical distance between households. All programs will be held in accordance with New York State reopening guidance. Wagner Park
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/elements-of-nature-drawing-9/
LOCATION:Wagner Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084250
CREATED:20210708T134831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T134831Z
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SUMMARY:Inside Money: Brown Brothers Harriman and the American Way of Power
DESCRIPTION:Lunchtime event with acclaimed historian\, commentator and former financial executive Zachary Karabell\, as he offers the first full and frank look inside Brown Brothers Harriman against the backdrop of American history.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/inside-money-brown-brothers-harriman-and-the-american-way-of-power-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210714T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T084250
CREATED:20210708T134900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T134900Z
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SUMMARY:Soros
DESCRIPTION:Billionaire Holocaust survivor George Soros is one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time. Famous for betting against the Bank of England in 1992 and making a billion dollars in one day\, he is maligned by ideologues on both the left and the right for his public activism—and has become a symbol of Jews for many antisemites. With unprecedented access to the man and his inner circle\, this new film by director Jesse Dylan follows Soros across the globe and pulls back the curtain on his personal history\, private wealth\, and public activism. Soros (88 minutes\, English\, no subtitles) reveals a complicated genius whose experience as a Jew during the Holocaust gave rise to a lifelong crusade against authoritarianism and hate.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/soros/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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