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The Monumental Undertaking: The Capital Plan of Nanjing

In the wake of the reunification of China, the Nationalist government initiated a comprehensive planning proposal, referred to as “the Capital Plan”, to reconstruct the war-torn city of Nanjing into a modern capital. With the participation of many first-generation architects returning from Europe, the US and Japan, this monumental project brought a brand-new landscape to […]

Carole Montgomergy: Women of a Certain Age

Carole Montgomery has had a long and varied career as a comedian, writer, director, producer, and MOM. In addition to her over two dozen television appearances on Comedy Central, ABC, VH1, and more, Carole has headlined clubs & colleges across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. Also with Linette Palladino, […]

$20 – $30

Hester Street Fair

Pier 17

The Hester brand is known for its highly curated selection of NYC’s artisanal fashion, art, design, jewelry, crafts, music, and food vendors.

Free

Compline by Candlelight: Chorister Concert

30 minutes of beautiful, improvised music sung by the Trinity Youth Chorus and members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, accompanied by Trinity Baroque Orchestra with Melissa Attebury, conductor.Durante Magnificat Vivaldi Gloria

Free

Life & Death in Manhattan Walking Tour

Lively 2.5-hour tour of Battery Park, the Financial District, Tribeca, the Civic Center, and Chinatown. Meet at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. Discover more than four centuries of life and death in Manhattan.

$34

Sustainable: Moving Beyond ESG to Impact Investing

The global economy is at a crossroads. Can finance fix it? Proponents of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing say yes. They claim that new financial strategies that consider all stakeholders are essential tools for addressing runaway carbon emissions and stark income inequality, among other ills. ESG-integrated investments already encompass more than $120 trillion in […]

Free

Jazz at One

Today, hear the Coleman Hughes Sextet

Free

Drop-In Chess

Rockefeller Park

Play the popular strategy game while getting pointers and advice from an expert. Chess improves concentration, problem solving, and strategic planning — plus it’s fun! For ages 5 and up (adults welcome).

Free

Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York

Skyscraper Museum

Book presentation. Bits and pieces of the lives led long before the age of skyscrapers are scattered throughout New York City, found in backyards, construction sites, street beds, and parks. Indigenous tools used thousands of years ago; wine jugs from a seventeenth-century tavern; a teapot from Seneca Village, the nineteenth-century Black settlement displaced by Central […]

Free

Writing Twentieth Century Jews Into Sports History

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Journalist Helen Epstein is the daughter of Holocaust survivor and Olympic Swimmer Kurt Epstein. Helen has created a photography exhibit that will be on view at the Terezin Memorial from September 8 through November 30, 2022. Join the Museum and Helen Epstein for an illustrated talk about the process of designing this documentary exhibit, starting […]

$10

Concert at One: ChamberQUEER

Guest artists ChamberQUEER will present historically underrepresented queer figures in classical music. More details will be announced soon!Crumb: Vox Balanae, Four Nocturnes; and Higdon: Little River Songs.

Free

Sunset Yoga

nwind from the day with yoga. Strengthen the body and cultivate awareness in a relaxed environment as your instructor guides you through alignments and poses. All levels are welcome. Bringing your own mat is encouraged, as provided accessories are first come first serve.

Free