In this participatory workshop led by Shinnecock artist Jeremy Dennis, participants will create protest signs in solidarity with the Shinnecock Nation’s fight for beach access and environmental protection. Drawing on visual storytelling, Indigenous sovereignty, and the power of collective action, attendees will design and produce signs for use in summer protests at Coopers Beach and […]
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.
Documentary screening. Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music was a decade in the making and captures Mac’s lens on the entirety of US history from 1776 to the present day. Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman adapt this tour de force performance in all its righteous outrage and radical humanity in this […]
Special sail on the historic Pioneer with Noah S. Chesnin, director of policy and outreach for the New York Seascape Program at the New York Aquarium. Cruise through New York Harbor and hear about New York’s maritime past and present, efforts to conserve local marine wildlife, and fascinating stories about research related to the nearby […]
Rachel Kushner presents her book Creation Lake, in conversation with Molly Young. Creation Lake is described as a “vital” (The Washington Post) and “wickedly entertaining” (The Guardian) novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France—a propulsive page-turner filled with dark humor.
Tour of the urban vegetable farm and perennial forest farm, led by park staff.
For this summer’s readings, we will explore works that incorporate illustration as a narrative tool. Join fellow readers for a lively discussion about Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel and Apsara Engine by Bishakh Som.
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.
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.
Book reading and signing by Tom Mead, author of The House at Devil's Neck.
Take part in a full-body stretch routine designed to improve range of motion, maintain flexibility, promote better posture, reduce joint pain, and decrease the risk of injury.
Amid the brutality of the Holocaust, one bright spot shone inside the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz. In the shadows of the smokestacks was a wooden hut where children sang, staged plays, wrote poetry, and learned about the world. Within those four walls, brightly adorned with hand-painted cartoons, the youngest prisoners were kept vermin-free, received […]