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SUMMARY:Craft Studio
DESCRIPTION:Open studio craft session.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/craft-studio-31/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Loose Lips
DESCRIPTION:Book reading and signing by Kemper Donovan\, author of Loose Lips.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/loose-lips/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Figure Drawing
DESCRIPTION: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\, please email: registration@bpca.ny.gov.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/figure-drawing-21/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Downtown Beats Chorus
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/downtown-beats-chorus-17/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T190000
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SUMMARY:March Forth
DESCRIPTION:Alone in solitary confinement\, a teenager called out: “Somebody\, send me a book!” Moments later\, Dudley Randall’s The Black Poets slid under his cell door. Those pages were the start of the teen’s transformation into a poet\, lawyer\, and promoter of the rights of prisoners. Now\, 20 years to the day of his release from prison on March 4\, 2005\, Reginald Dwayne Betts explores the experience and consequences of his incarceration in a compelling new solo performance based on his American Book Award-winning poetry collection\, Felon: An American Washi Tale\, with conversation to follow.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/march-forth/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T180000
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SUMMARY:Hang On St. Christopher
DESCRIPTION:Book reading and signing by Adrian McKinty\, author of Hang On St. Christopher.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/hang-on-st-christopher/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T163000
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SUMMARY:Drop-In Chess
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/drop-in-chess-82/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T113000
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SUMMARY:Adult Zumba
DESCRIPTION: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 encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights\, water bottle\, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/adult-zumba-202/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T120000
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SUMMARY:Mah Jongg & More
DESCRIPTION:Join a dedicated group of Mah Jongg enthusiasts for friendly games\, or try your hand at other card and board games.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mah-jongg-more-77/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T183000
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurs & Patriots: George Washington\, Samuel Fraunces\, and Their Bold Business Ventures
DESCRIPTION:George Washington and Samuel Fraunces developed skills of risk-taking\, judgement\, and leadership through their entrepreneurial ventures that would later advantage them and the new nation when they chose to join the cause of American patriots. In this lecture\, John Berlau will spotlight the successes and struggles of both men in their respective business careers that intertwined at important points in American history.*
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/entrepreneurs-patriots-george-washington-samuel-fraunces-and-their-bold-business-ventures/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T203000
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SUMMARY:An Anthropologist Under the Surface: Time\, Distance\, Texture
DESCRIPTION:In order to dwell on the aqueous formations that we call aquifers\, this talk examines attempts that people in Costa Rica make to move inwards\, towards the center of the Earth. Neither caves nor mines\, and more than just water volumes\, aquifers pose a challenge for sensing and making sense. Following the lead of scientists and community water organizations in Costa Rica\, Andrea Ballestero considers how people attempt to relate to an interior that is not singular\, and how they use science to do so\, while living and working in a changed political\, scientific\, and environmental climate.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/an-anthropologist-under-the-surface-time-distance-texture/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Creativing Writing
DESCRIPTION:Walk and writing session led by author and poet Jon Curley.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/creativing-writing/
LOCATION:Battery Park City Library
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T140000
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SUMMARY:Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sea-chanteys-and-maritime-music-23/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T000000
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SUMMARY:African Exodus: Sounds of Limpopo
DESCRIPTION:Micca Manganye and Volley Nchabeleng use an array of instruments\, bodily percussion\, and musical communication to explore the many sounds and narratives of South Africa’s northernmost province. Birdsong\, the sound of the wind\, the trickling of a stream\, conversation\, laughter\, and more are performed and looped in real-time\, layering sound and music together to form a vivid sonic tapestry that is equal parts immersive and invigorating\, alive with the sounds of Limpopo.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/african-exodus-sounds-of-limpopo/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T180000
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SUMMARY:Festival of Georgian Songs
DESCRIPTION:Students of different musical schools are performing.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/festival-of-georgian-songs-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T180000
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SUMMARY:New Works: Imani Elizabeth Jackson and Gabrielle Octavia Rucker
DESCRIPTION:Celebration of Imani Elizabeth Jackson and Gabrielle Octavia Rucker’s collections that explore Black diasporic experiences through the topographical and the surreal.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/new-works-imani-elizabeth-jackson-and-gabrielle-octavia-rucker/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T140000
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SUMMARY:Sinister Secrets of the Seaport Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:90-minute walking tour that will take you on a winding journey that unravels the darker past of the South Street Seaport Historic District and Lower Manhattan.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/sinister-secrets-of-the-seaport-walking-tour-24/
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T120000
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CREATED:20250303T180904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T180904Z
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SUMMARY:Stewardship Day at Gotham Park
DESCRIPTION:Clean-up and gardening.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stewardship-day-at-gotham-park-12/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250301T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250302T000000
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SUMMARY:African Exodus
DESCRIPTION:Embark on an experimental\, metaphysical journey through the African migratory experience with this groundbreaking project from The Centre for the Less Good Idea\, co-founded by visionaries William Kentridge and Bronwyn Lace. At the heart of African Exodus are over 80 pairs of shoes—transformed into instruments\, tools\, and markers of the journeys we all take. Each shoe tells a story\, navigating the movement of people and their linguistic footprints within the African continent. Culminating with a breathtaking blend of African and Western choral traditions\, African Exodus invites you to feel the weight and beauty of a shared human journey\, where music\, culture\, and history converge.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/african-exodus/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240405T180000
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SUMMARY:Smorgasburg
DESCRIPTION:New York City’s favorite outdoor food market\, Smorgasburg\, is back at the World Trade Center. Starting on April 5\, on Fridays through October\, come out to Fulton Street and enjoy a variety of eats and treats from over 20 local vendors.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/smorgasburg/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T183000
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SUMMARY:Seaport Museum Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Maritime-themed book club.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/seaport-museum-book-club-11/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T183000
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SUMMARY:You Between the Lines
DESCRIPTION:Book reading. Katie Naymon presents You Between the Lines\, in conversation with Hannah Orenstein. In this “brilliant\, poignant love story perfect for fans of Emily Henry\,” a former sorority girl starts a prestigious poetry MFA program only to discover that one of her classmates is her high school crush-turned-nemesis—​and he can’t stop writing about her. (Peyton Corinne\, author of Unsteady)
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/you-between-the-lines/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250130T181143Z
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SUMMARY:Plant Swap/Seed Share
DESCRIPTION:Bring your plants\, cuttings and seeds to exchange. You can still participate without bringing a plant to swap.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/plant-swap-seed-share-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250224T153000
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250130T181143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T181143Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Writing
DESCRIPTION:Walk and writing session led by author and poet Jon Curley.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/creative-writing-34/
LOCATION:Battery Park City Library
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T150000
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SUMMARY:Letters from Anne and Martin
DESCRIPTION:Letters from Anne and Martin is Anne Frank Center USA’s theatrical production that entwines the iconic words of Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. This unique adaptation examines their experiences living in the shadow of hatred and prejudice and their determination to hold onto their hopes for a fair and just world in different decades\, on different sides of the globe\, but within the same generation. This performance is recommended for audiences aged 13 and up. The performance contains the sound of gunshots\, scenes of suspense and danger\, and racially charged language. Viewer discretion is advised.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/letters-from-anne-and-martin/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T154500
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250221T201221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T201221Z
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SUMMARY:Death in New York Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Experience the comprehensive New York history of death\, burial\, epidemics\, and execution on this epic tour of Battery Park\, the Financial District\, Tribeca\, the Civic Center\, and Chinatown!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/death-in-new-york-walking-tour-24/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T200000
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CREATED:20250130T181038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T181038Z
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SUMMARY:A True Account of Wang Yangming and His Philosophy of the Mind
DESCRIPTION:Online lecture. In recent years\, Wang Yangming and his philosophy of the mind have become highly popular topics in both traditional media and online discourse among Chinese communities. Some hail Wang as a near-perfect figure of the past 500 years—a man of extraordinary intellect and capability\, who excelled in governance and military strategy. Admirers argue that Wang’s ideas inspired generations of intellectuals and ordinary people alike\, profoundly influencing modern Chinese society. Prominent figures such as Zeng Guofan\, Sun Yat-sen\, Chiang Kai-shek\, and even a young Mao Zedong were said to hold him in high regard. However\, others take a more critical stance. They point out Wang’s tumultuous life and unfulfilled ambitions\, suggesting that he fell short of achieving the traditional ideal of a scholar-official. Some go as far as dismissing his philosophy as pure idealism\, irrelevant to modern realities.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-true-account-of-wang-yangming-and-his-philosophy-of-the-mind/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250223T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250130T181037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T181037Z
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SUMMARY:Cha Cha
DESCRIPTION:Public immersive festival inspired by tea and its rituals\, through a multi-sensory environment created by an array of contributing artists and designers. Within each of the five tea house-inspired installations there will be complimentary tastings of each respective tea during the festival.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/cha-cha-4/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T103000
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250130T181037Z
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UID:104426-1740220200-1740220200@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Black History Month Celebration: Architecture of the Harlem Renaissance
DESCRIPTION:The Harlem Renaissance was a period of cultural rejuvenation for Black communities in New York\, giving rise to literary\, artistic\, and social movements that advocated for challenging segregation and for the adoption of civil rights. Join us to learn how these developments\, including jazz poetry and musical theater\, were reflected by Harlem’s architecture then and now. We’ll also create collages using cutouts of New York buildings\, art pieces and literature from the Renaissance. All ages welcome!
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/black-history-month-celebration-architecture-of-the-harlem-renaissance/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T115943
CREATED:20250130T181036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250130T181036Z
UID:104425-1740218400-1740225600@downtownny.com
SUMMARY:Stewardship Day at Gotham Park
DESCRIPTION:Clean-up and gardening.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/stewardship-day-at-gotham-park-11/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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