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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.

    Free
  • 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.

    Free
  • The History of Antisemitism: “The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906”

    Join us for a compelling online book talk with historian Scott D. Seligman, author of The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906, as he unpacks a dramatic and little known chapter in American Jewish history. Set in New York at the dawn of the twentieth century, this meticulously researched account begins in the winter of 1905-1906 […]

    $10
  • 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.

    Free
  • “The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz” Book Talk

    In 1943, the German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Forty-seven women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a hurriedly assembled band that would play to other inmates as they left each morning and as they returned at the end of the […]

    $10
  • How to Read a Poem

    Do you find poetry intimidating? Do you race past the poems in The New Yorker on your way to the fiction or the cartoons? Have you persuaded yourself that you’ll “just never get it?” Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former Poetry Editor of The New Yorker Paul Muldoon for […]

    $45
  • 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.

    Free
  • Why Do 19th Century Novels Matter Today?

    Though the 1800s are often portrayed in a sentimental way, they were actually so messy and contradictory that our modern world is still feeling the ripple effects. If, as the adage goes, “History is written by the victors,” Mandylion Press seeks out the voices of history’s losers. The Mandylion version of the 19th century focuses […]

    $5
  • NYC PIT Pop Up

    The CUNY Public Interest Tech (PIT) lab returns to the Oculus in a temporary, immersive event where technology, art, science, and community converge. Part gallery, part workshop, and part future commons, this shared space for co-creation and imagination showcases how technology can be designed to serve justice, equity, and community empowerment.

    Free
  • Gibney

    Annual showing for performing arts presenters. See Gibney Company perform excerpts from Johan Inger works in their current repertory and ready for tour in the 2026-2027 season.