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SUMMARY:Love Locks Valentines Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:All we need is LOVE! All ages are invited to create heart-shaped “love locks” to tie onto park fences showing your love for BPC. Music\, treats and a festive atmosphere provided.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/love-locks-valentines-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Rockefeller Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T140000
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SUMMARY:“Nazis Of Copley Square” Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:In 1939\, the Christian Front was formed in response to a call by Father Charles Edward Coughlin to oppose the Popular Front\, a communist organization. The members of the Christian Front were American Catholics who supported a pro-Nazi agenda. In 1940\, the FBI alleged that members of the group were trying to install what they called a “temporary dictatorship” to end the influence of Jews and Communists\, who they saw as the same\, in the United States. Charles Gallagher‘s new book Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front chronicles the history of the front and how it was ultimately taken down. Join the Museum for a discussion about the book between Gallagher and David Kertzer\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Paul Dupee Professor of Social Science at Brown University.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/nazis-of-copley-square-book-talk/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:NFTs: Welcome to the Metaverse
DESCRIPTION:Leaders in the NFT (non-fungible token) market will discuss the current explosion and future opportunities within this crypto segment. NFTs are a family of crypto assets that hold ownership of unique data linked to a blockchain (e.g. Ethereum). They are typically packaged as digital collectibles\, works of art\, music\, video game items\, real estate of virtual reality platforms\, and concert tickets. With the NFT market exceeding $27 billion\, our panelists will discuss those factors that separate this highly profitable digital market from the rest. The panel discussion will be moderated by Michael Maloney\, Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law and Founder of Royale. Panel discussion will be followed by audience Q&A.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/nfts-welcome-to-the-metaverse/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T173000
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SUMMARY:Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By: How One Woman Confronted The Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Of Our Time
DESCRIPTION:Join ADL NY/NJ\, the Museum of Jewish Heritage\, the New York Board of Rabbis\, and 92Y for a conversation with Dr. Georgette Bennett\, whose new book\, Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By\, tells the story of her efforts to get aid to Syrians during their Civil War. The massive $175 million humanitarian effort that she sparked was largely carried out through unprecedented partnerships between Syrians and Israelis. The conversation will reveal a fascinating story about the impact one person can have and why Bennett was recently cited in Forbes’ first “50 Over 50” Impact list.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/thou-shalt-not-stand-idly-by-how-one-woman-confronted-the-greatest-humanitarian-crisis-of-our-time/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Walking Tour: Jewish Istanbul
DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum and Our Travel Circle for a virtual walking tour of Istanbul\, which is home to the vast majority of Turkey’s 26\,000 Jewish citizens. Istanbul’s Jewish community today is a fraction of its size during Ottoman rule in the 16th and 17th centuries\, when it was one of the world’s most important Jewish centers. Unlike Jews in much of Europe\, Istanbul’s 500\,000 Jews were permitted to work in all professions and could enter the Ottoman court. They excelled in commerce and were particularly important leaders in medicine. Remains from that time can still be seen in the Balat area\, along the Golden Horn\, and in the Galata district in Beyoğlu—the centers of Istanbul’s Jewish life. Our tour guide\, Safak\, will take us on a journey through time and into the modern day life of Jews in Istanbul.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/virtual-walking-tour-jewish-istanbul/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T180000
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Catherine Winner
DESCRIPTION:Catherine Winner is Global Head of Stewardship at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/conversation-with-catherine-winner/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T090000
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SUMMARY:Women’s Breakfast: Self-Care for All
DESCRIPTION:At LMHQ’s February Women’s Breakfast\, we will be shining a spotlight on practices\, skills and products you can use to build out an accessible\, sustainable routine to take care of yourself mentally and physically. From energy healing to CBD to movement as medicine\, our expert practitioners will help you figure out what works best for you so you can always put on your oxygen mask before helping others.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/womens-breakfast-self-care-for-all/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T130000
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SUMMARY:A Shameful Legacy: Japanese American Incarceration In The United States
DESCRIPTION:On February 19\, 1942\, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066\, which led to over 100\,000 Japanese Americans being forcibly removed from their homes to incarceration camps all over the Western United States. The executive order was influenced by prevalent anti-Asian prejudice. Since that time\, Asian Americans have faced ongoing prejudice and hatred. During the COVID-19 pandemic\, hate crimes against Asian Americans have risen dramatically\, making it more important than ever to talk about these issues. Join the Museum for a program commemorating the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 and discussing the continuing violence and bigotry against Asian Americans. The program will consist of a conversation between Sam Mihara\, who was a child prisoner at Heart Mountain Wyoming camp; John C. Yang\, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC; and Eric L. Muller\, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law in Jurisprudence and Ethics at the University of North Carolina School of Law. They will be interviewed by distinguished journalist Ann Curry.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-shameful-legacy-japanese-american-incarceration-in-the-united-states/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Seaport Fit
DESCRIPTION:Today: Iron Buddha. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/seaport-fit-9/
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T183000
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SUMMARY:Washington at the Plow: Agriculture and Slavery in the New Nation
DESCRIPTION:For more than forty years\, George Washington was dedicated to an innovative and experimental course of farming at Mount Vernon\, where he sought to demonstrate the public benefits of recent advances in British agriculture. In this lecture\, Ragsdale will discuss these methods of British agricultural improvement and how they also shaped Washington’s management of enslaved labor. This lecture will take place via Zoom.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/washington-at-the-plow-agriculture-and-slavery-in-the-new-nation/
LOCATION:Fraunces Tavern Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T103000
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SUMMARY:Up\, Up\, Up Skyscraper!
DESCRIPTION:Young learners will be introduced to the basics of skyscraper construction through a group reading of Anastasia Suen’s picture book Up Up! Up! Skyscraper.  Inspired by the read-aloud and the models and photos in the gallery\, young architects will design their own skyscrapers. Maybe one day their designs will make it to the construction site! All ages. RSVP required. This indoor program meets at the Skyscraper Museum\, 39 Battery Pl. Masks are required for indoor programs. For those who prefer the Zoom option for this in-person program\, please email programs@skyscraper.org and you will be sent the Zoom link.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/up-up-up-skyscraper/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T170000
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-3/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T200000
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SUMMARY:Live Stream Connections: Alex Tatarsky + River L. Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of comedy\, dance-theater\, performance art\, and deluded rant–sometimes with songs. River L. Ramirez is a Brooklyn-based artist\, comedian and writer who wrote\, produced and directed the comedy special program Pervert Everything for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. “Connections” celebrates the many ways rising dance and performance artists have been supported and influenced by other artists they respect as past or present teachers\, mentors or exemplars of the best in their field. Each program features a look at new or developing work as well as conversation or storytelling about the human connections that drive the creative spirit.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/live-stream-connections-alex-tatarsky-river-l-ramirez/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T140000
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SUMMARY:Remembering Resistance: Sophie Scholl And The White Rose
DESCRIPTION:The White Rose was founded in 1942 by several students at the University of Munich\, including Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans. The members were united against Nazi policies and began writing and distributing leaflets calling on the German people to take action to stop injustice and genocide. In 1943\, Hans and Sophie Scholl were arrested by the Gestapo after they distributed leaflets to students at their university. Hans Scholl\, Sophie Scholl\, and Christoph Probst\, another member of the group\, were executed on February 22\, 1943. Since then\, the White Rose\, and Sophie Scholl specifically\, have become a symbol of resistance during WWII. Join the Museum for a program examining Sophie Scholl and the White Rose. The program will feature a conversation between Wolfgang Huber\, the son of White Rose member Kurt Huber and Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstad; Frank McDonough\, author of Sophie Scholl: The Real Story of the Woman Who Defied Hitler; and Nathan Stoltzfus\, the Dorothy and Jonathan Rintels Professor of Holocaust Studies at Florida State University. The conversation will be moderated by Lori Weintrob\, Professor of History at Wagner College and founding director of the Wagner College Holocaust Center. The program will be accompanied by a virtual screening of the Academy Award nominated film Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Attendees will receive a private link to stream the film one week before the program.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/remembering-resistance-sophie-scholl-and-the-white-rose/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T183000
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SUMMARY:Why Confucius Matters: Was the Sage a Subversive?
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Tao Jiang\, a scholar of Chinese philosophy\, maps the life of China’s greatest sage and challenges conventional wisdom about Confucius as the ultimate architect of hierarchies and obedience. In a new book\, Origins of Moral-Political Philosophy in Early China: Contestation of Humaneness\, Justice\, and Personal Freedom (Oxford University Press 2021)\, Jiang portrays Confucius\, whose thinking has laid the foundations of Chinese moral-political culture for thousands of years\, as a man of his times and beyond\, creative\, daring\, and even subversive in his fight for a more humane and just world. And what does that say about Confucian values today?
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/why-confucius-matters-was-the-sage-a-subversive/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220222T203000
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Talks: Sound Lounge
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Black History Month\, an intimate singer-songwriter showcase featuring up and coming NYC artists from the African American community. This evening offers an opportunity for the artists to share their voices\, personal stories and love of music.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/tuesday-talks-sound-lounge/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T180000
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SUMMARY:BUILT UP: An Historical Perspective on the Contemporary Principles and Practices of Real Estate Development
DESCRIPTION:The history of speculative real estate development is an essential aspect of the histories of most cities\, yet is a subject often ignored by academia. In her long awaited book Built Up\, Patrice Derrington uncovers the roots of the global real estate industry in early modern London and seminal projects of private urban development such as Covent Garden. Derrington synthesizes economic history and the latest planning and finance literature in a work that codifies the principles and activities of real estate development as a foundation for future academic research and practical innovation. Uniting insights from the author’s career as a developer with meticulous archival research\, this resource for scholars and professionals synthesizes economic history and the latest literature on planning and finance. Derrington’s book opens new avenues to codify the principles and activities of real estate development in a foundation for future academic research and practical innovation.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/built-up-an-historical-perspective-on-the-contemporary-principles-and-practices-of-real-estate-development/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T180000
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SUMMARY:China’s Growing Interest in the Caribbean: Where Does the U.S. Stand?
DESCRIPTION:Chinese investment in the Caribbean has soared in the past decade. State-Owned Enterprises\, private firms and individuals have been investing in Special Economic Zones\, natural resources\, ports and passports. The Caribbean’s offshore financial markets have also played a significant role in enabling US investors to invest in Chinese firms and for Chinese firms to gain access to U.S. capital markets. Join us as two Caribbean experts share insights into China’s growing influence and what it means for the people of the Caribbean—and the United States.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/chinas-growing-interest-in-the-caribbean-where-does-the-u-s-stand/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220224T200000
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SUMMARY:Pieces of China: Daisy Yiyou Wong on a Portrait of an Empress
DESCRIPTION:China’s Qing court produced the largest group of surviving paintings of Chinese empresses\, many of which were once used for ancestor worship in the private imperial collection. Join us as Daisy Yiyou Wang\, who co-curated the 2019 Empresses exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum\, explores an extraordinary portrait of Empress Xiaoxian\, whose early death broke the heart of the Qianlong emperor. Wang will examine details of the portrait\, discuss its remarkable conservation journey\, and even share new discoveries about where it used to hang. Wang\, who is Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Palace Museum\, will also discuss how her institution will look at artifacts from Beijing’s Forbidden City through a modern lens when it opens later this year.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/pieces-of-china-daisy-yiyou-wong-on-a-portrait-of-an-empress/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220227T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T052549
CREATED:20220131T193131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T193131Z
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SUMMARY:South Street Seaport Museum Ships and Exhibits
DESCRIPTION:On Saturdays and Sundays\, visit the exhibitions and the ships of the South Street Seaport Museum for free. At 12 Fulton Street\, see “South Street and the Rise of New York” and “Millions: Migrants and Millionaires aboard the Great Liners\, 1900-1914\,” and at Pier 16\, explore the tall ship Wavertree and lightship Ambrose.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/south-street-seaport-museum-ships-and-exhibits-4/
LOCATION:South Street Seaport Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T200000
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CREATED:20220131T193132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T193132Z
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SUMMARY:The Travels of Marco Polo: A Legend of the East
DESCRIPTION:2022 marks the 530th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. Sponsored and dispatched by the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile\, Columbus led a fleet of three ships on August 3\, 1492 to sail west to search for a direct sea route to reach Asia as an alternative to the overland trade routes. On October 12 of that year\, the ships made landfall—not in Asia\, as Columbus assumed\, but on San Salvador in the Bahamas. Subsequently he made three more voyages to the New World in 1493\, 1498 and 1502\, reaching the Caribbeans\, and Central and South Americas. Although Columbus always maintained that he had reached the Far East\, he never set foot in Asia. One of the reasons that arose Columbus’s interest in traveling to the East is the famed Travels of Marco Polo\, an account of the author’s travels to China in the 13th century that held Columbus spellbound in his childhood. Columbus treasured the book so much that he brought along a copy on his first cross-Atlantic journey. Travels of Marco Polo fascinated not only Columbus\, not also a host of other famous European navigators in the Age of Exploration\, including Amerigo Vespucci\, from whose name the term “America” is derived\, Ferdinand Magellan\, who led the first recorded circumnavigation of the earth in 1519\, Vasco da Gama\, the first European to reach India by way of Cape of Good Hope\, and the 15th century cosmographer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli\, who was the first to create a map showing a westward sea route to China and subsequently passed it to Columbus to carry on his first voyage. Marco Polo’s travelogue generated in the West an immense interest in and yearning for Asia in general and China in particular.  To learn about Marco Polo’s travels to China and the impact he made\, the Renwen Society presents a lecture on February 26 by Prof. Jia Hongyan\, an expert on tourism who will discuss Marco Polo’s storied journey to the East\, what he saw and experienced in China\, and how the legendary book was brought back to China.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/the-travels-of-marco-polo-a-legend-of-the-east/
LOCATION:China Institute
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220227T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220227T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Walking Tour: Jewish Krakow
DESCRIPTION:Join the Museum and Our Travel Circle for a virtual walking tour of Kazimierz\, the historic Jewish quarter in Krakow\, Poland. Kazimierz was originally an independent city set up outside of Krakow by the King of Poland. As the neighborhood grew\, its Jewish residents thrived and established synagogues and businesses. In the 1930s\, before the onset of the Holocaust\, a quarter of Krakow’s population was Jewish. Our tour guide\, Anna\, will show us the Tempel Synagogue\, the oldest in Krakow; the Krakow Jewish Community Center\, which is a hub of the city’s resurgent Jewish community today; and interesting Jewish sites including Helena Rubinstein’s family home.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/virtual-walking-tour-jewish-krakow/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T160000
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CREATED:20220228T164538Z
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SUMMARY:Mardi Gras Parkhouse Float
DESCRIPTION:Stop by for a special “Yardi-Gras” moment right in our very own backyard! BPCA staff will celebrate Fat Tuesday by transforming the Rockefeller Park House into a New Orleans style “House Float” celebrating the biodiversity of BPC. Art project\, music\, and a festive atmosphere provided.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/mardi-gras-parkhouse-float/
LOCATION:Rockefeller Park
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220301T190000
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SUMMARY:A History of the World (in Dingbats) by David Byrne in conversation with Alex Kalman
DESCRIPTION:Book launch. Through striking and humorous figurative drawings\, the iconic artist and musician David Byrne depicts daily life in intriguing ways. His illustrations\, created while under quarantine\, expand on the dingbat\, a typographic ornament used to illuminate or break up blocks of text\, to explore the nuances of life under lockdown and evoke the complex\, global systems the pandemic cast in bright light. Edited and designed by Alex Kalman in close collaboration with Byrne\, this unique book reflects on shared experiences and presents history as a story that is continually undergoing revision. Purchase a signed copy of A History of the World(in Dingbats) to reserve your spot at the talk and Q&A (note that David will not be signing books on the night).
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/a-history-of-the-world-in-dingbats-by-david-byrne-in-conversation-with-alex-kalman/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:I Am Here
DESCRIPTION:100-year-old South African Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal is a force to be reckoned with. Meet Blumenthal in I Am Here (2021\, 73 minutes\, English with subtitles available)\, an award-winning new documentary from director Jordy Sank. I Am Here tells Blumenthal’s remarkable story\, starting with her youth in Poland where she witnessed the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and was imprisoned in the Majdanek\, Auschwitz\, and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. Filmed as Blumenthal celebrated her 98th birthday with family and friends in South Africa\, I Am Here showcases Blumenthal’s magnetic personality and uses hand-drawn animations to illustrate stories from her life. This exclusive program will feature a live discussion with Blumenthal and Sank. Attendees will also receive a private link to view the film\, which will be available for streaming from Sunday\, February 27 until Friday\, March 4.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/i-am-here/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Seaport Fit
DESCRIPTION:Today: Iron Buddha. Reservations are released at 10AM every Monday the week before class.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/seaport-fit-10/
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T190000
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SUMMARY:This Is My Office and Notes on My Mother's Decline by Andy Bragen
DESCRIPTION:Launch. In these two newly published plays\, Andy Bragen examines the intimacies and shadows that exist between parent and child. The evening will include readings of excerpts from both plays\, followed by a Q&A with Andy and Playco’s Founding Producer Kate Loewald\, and a book signing with Andy. The excerpts will feature performers from the original casts\, including Caroline Lagerfelt\, who starred in Notes on My Mother’s Decline.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/this-is-my-office-and-notes-on-my-mothers-decline-by-andy-bragen/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220303T203000
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SUMMARY:70's Cinema: An Unmarried Woman
DESCRIPTION:Online film streaming. In celebration of Women’s History Month\, we present An Unmarried Woman (1978\, Paul Mazursky) A wealthy woman from Manhattan’s Upper East Side slowly begins to reevaluate her life and explore her newfound freedom after her 16 year marriage comes to a painful end. Registration required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/70s-cinema-an-unmarried-woman/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220305T000000
DTSTAMP:20260406T052549
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SUMMARY:Work Up: Gabby Carmichael\, Ramona Sekulovic\, Emma Rose Brown
DESCRIPTION:Dance performance.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/work-up-gabby-carmichael-ramona-sekulovic-emma-rose-brown/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220305T103000
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SUMMARY:Next Stop\, New York City!
DESCRIPTION:How do you get around your neighborhood? Young learners will be introduced to the many different modes of transportation available in large cities today\, including trains\, buses\, ferries\, and bikes. Through a read-aloud of Christopher Niemann’s picture book Subway\, kids will learn about one special form of New York City transit\, the subway! Afterwards\, we will talk about our favorite way to get around the city and make drawings of subway art. All ages. RSVP required. This indoor program meets at the Skyscraper Museum\, 39 Battery Pl. Masks are required for indoor programs. For those who prefer the Zoom option for this in-person program\, please email programs@skyscraper.org and you will be sent the Zoom link.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/next-stop-new-york-city/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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