The Beat

Steuben County, NY — They’ll let anyone make a podcast these days. Which explains why the tourism folks at Explore Steuben are trying their hand at this fun method of storytelling with their podcast called What the FLX! While Explore Steuben’s team is serious about promoting tourism, the podcast is intended to be a casual, playful glimpse behind the curtain, so to speak, into things happening in Steuben County and the Finger Lakes region.

Yonkers, NY (December 11, 2024) —The Hudson River Museum is proud to present Alvin C. Hollingsworth: And All That Jazz, on view from December 13, 2024–April 27, 2025. This exhibition brings together never-before-seen paintings, prints, and illustrations by Alvin C. Hollingsworth that were recently donated to the Museum by Marjorie Hollingsworth Mitchell, as well as loans from local collectors.

December 26-30

Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM) proudly invites families and community members to honor the spirit of Kwanzaa at New York City’s largest family Kwanzaa celebration, in partnership with Brooklyn’s own Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation. Taking place from Thursday, December 26 through Monday, December 30, 2024, this five-day festival brings the vibrant traditions, powerful principles, and joyous spirit of Kwanzaa to life for all ages.

January 4–26, 2025, 11am-4:30pm

New York, N.Y. -- 

South Street Seaport Museum announces January Family Activity Weekends on Saturdays and Sundays from January 4 through January 26, 2025, from 11am to 4:30pm. These activities are free with your Pay What You Wish General Admission tickets, no additional registration needed.

Rensselaer, N.Y. – On Saturday, January 4, 2025, Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site will welcome visitors for its annual Twelfth Night Celebration, “Salutations of the Season!” From 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the site will host an open house filled with 18^th century holiday fare, live music, bonfires (weather permitting!), period reenactors, and wassail toasts.

Rochester, NY – (December 11, 2024) - Rochester Events, Creative Concerts, and WRUR are excited to announce An Evening With Joss Stone performing her “Less Is More” concert at the intimate Temple Theater on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. Joss Stone is a Grammy and Brit Award-winning artist who released her acclaimed debut album, The Soul Sessions, in 2003, at the age of 16. Over her career, she has released nine studio albums, selling over 15 million copies worldwide.

Festival of film conservation at George Eastman Museum, May 29-June 1, 2025

Rochester, N.Y. (December 9, 2024) —Tickets are now on sale for the ninth Nitrate Picture Show, May 29–June 1, 2025.  The festival of film conservation features screenings of vintage nitrate prints from international archives and the Eastman Museum’s own collection, as well as lectures from leading archivists, inviting attendees to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection.

Picture Stories: Photographs by Arlene Gottfried, on View January 21 – May 25, 2025, Explores New York’s Vibrant Communities

New York, NY (December 10, 2024)—The New York Historical is excited to announce the opening of Picture Stories: Photographs by Arlene Gottfried, an exhibition that explores the vibrant, gritty, and deeply human New York City captured by photographer Arlene Gottfried (1950–2017). Opening January 21, 2025, this exhibition features more than 30 photographs from the Museum’s recent acquisition of Gottfried’s works, offering a rare glimpse into the life and spirit of New Yorkers from the late 20th century.

Featuring World Premiere with Somax2 AI Application; Baritone Will Liverman in Kaija Saariaho’s Sombre; Works by Philippe Manoury, Tyshawn Sorey, and Pierre Boulez 

New York, NY (December 10, 2024) — As part of Carnegie Hall’s Pierre Boulez centennial celebration, International Contemporary Ensemble performs a cutting-edge concert on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at Zankel Hall Center Stage. The concert includes the world premiere of an interactive work for artificial intelligence and live performers inspired by Boulez, as well as music by Boulez himself and composers inspired by him, including Philippe Manoury, Kaija Saariaho, and Tyshawn Sorey.

The Orpheum Performing Arts Center, December 14-15, 2024

Tannersville, N.Y. - Ballet Hispánico, the nation’s largest Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultural organization and one of America’s Cultural Treasures, announces that their Pa’lante Junior Ensemble, from the pre-professional Pa’lante training program, will be joining in the Catskill Mountain Foundation’s Orpheum Dance Program in the ninth annual performance of The Nutcracker. Performances are Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2pm and 7pm and Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2pm at the Orpheum Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St, Tannersville, NY.