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New York, NY (August 13, 2024) — New York City’s Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) kicks off its 2024-25 Season with the debut of Biribá Union on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. bBronx Music Hall and Friday, September 13, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall.

Free and Open to All

“Gather Round” on Manhattan West Plaza, Wednesdays in September: Inspired by the Summer Olympics Competitions in Paris and the Debut of Breaking as an Olympic Sport

New York, NY (August 14, 2024) -- Manhattan West, New York City’s dynamic destination for food, culture, retail, hospitality and the modern workplace by Brookfield Properties, today announced the return of “Gather Round,” a free outdoor dance and music series, in partnership with Works & Process and inspired by the competitions of the summer Olympics in Paris and the debut of breaking as an Olympic sport. The series of four free performances will take place at Manhattan West Plaza (385 9th Avenue in Midtown) and will feature a celebration of street and club dance battles every Wednesday in September from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:30pm

New York, N.Y. -- South Street Seaport Museum announces Trivia Aboard a Tall Ship on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 and registration is required. seaportmuseum.org/trivia

Come aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree to enjoy a delightful evening of New York City trivia with the Seaport Museum and the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC). Prepare to immerse yourself in an enthralling exploration of the city’s history as you engage in a friendly competition against professional tour guides and devoted trivia aficionados.

This is the first exhibition to feature Krimes’s two major installations, Purgatory (2009) and Apokaluptein:16389067 (2010–13), and they will be presented in dialogue with 19th-century photographs by the French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon

Exhibition Dates: October 28, 2024–July 13, 2025
Exhibition Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography, Gallery 851

New York, NY (August 7, 2024) — This October, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open the exhibition Jesse Krimes: Corrections that will explore the critical role photography has played in structuring systems of power in society, policing, prosecution, incarceration, and identification from the singular perspective of artist Jesse Krimes (American, born 1982).

September 6–15, 2024

Astoria, NY — One of the most exciting and inspiring filmmakers to emerge so far this century, director and novelist Pema Tseden (1969–2023) revolutionized Tibetan representation in Chinese cinema, creating unprecedented films that combine standardized narrative forms with Tibetan culture and language. Museum of the Moving Image will celebrate Pema Tseden, who died last year in mid-career at age 53, with a complete retrospective of his films from September 6–15.

Queens, NY (July 26, 2024) – Festival of Cinema NYC returns to the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills for the 8th edition of the popular Queens-based film festival, running from August 2-11. Additional venues this year include the Queens Public Library at Forest Hills, and Yant Tattoo Studios – the Official Filmmaker Lounge. This year the festival expands its programming with special presentations at the Queens Center Mall in Rego Park. The festival opens with Ivy Vale’s coming of age musical Out of My Comfort Zone and closes with the world premiere of Delfine Paolini’s A Wonderful Way with Dragons.

New York, NY (July 26, 2024) – Brooklyn’s Greenpoint Film Festival announced the film lineup for its 13^th edition, taking place August 7-11. GFF will kick things off with Marco Ricci’s Lucha: A Wrestling Tale on Opening Night, a two-film retrospective of New York City-based Spanish filmmaker Alex Lora’s The Masterpiece and Unicorns as its Centerpiece presentation, and a documentary double feature including the US Premiere of Kelly Moneymaker’s Drum Song: The Rhythm of Life and festival favorite Miwene, directed by Keith Heyward, Jennifer Berglund, Gange Anita Yeti Enomenga, and Obe Beatriz Nenquimo Nihua for Closing Night.

New York, NY (July 25, 2024) – Singer / songwriter Lauren Calve, who recently won Best Country / Americana Album for her acclaimed debut album Shift - listen HERE at the 2024 Wammie Music Awards will be on tour this October with one of Scotland’s finest songwriters John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras (see dates below).  She will join the second leg of his Lost in North America Tour Part One.  Tickets for the dates with Lauren Calve are on sale now HERE.