The Beat

Ramin Karimloo, Bradley Gibson, Adam and Arielle Jacobs, and 2024 Tony Award Nominee Eden Espinosa will headline the inaugural free concert series

New York, NY (July 9, 2024) — Hudson River Park today announced the lineup for its inaugural Broadway By The Boardwalk series, featuring free performances by Broadway artists for the public to enjoy on summer evenings in an intimate park setting. The series will be held on Mondays at 6:30pm from July 15 to August 5 at Hudson River Park’s Clinton Cove. Broadway by the Boardwalk is funded and supported by Hudson River Park Friends and is part of Hudson River Park’s 2024 season of summer programming, which features hundreds of free and fun music, fitness, environmental and dance events for all ages. The series is produced in partnership with Erich Bergen and 6W Entertainment.

New York, N.Y. (July 8th, 2024) - Jaime Lozano & The Familia are thrilled to announce their highly anticipated return to Lincoln Center with their new show, ¿Bailamos? ("May We Dance?"). This one-night-only performance on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 6:00 pm promises to be a spectacular evening of dance and celebration, showcasing Lozano's signature fusion of salsa, cumbia, Mexican sounds, and musical theater.

Brooklyn, NY (June 26, 2024) – Dumbo is host this summer to a large variety of free activities that includes concerts, visual arts programming, and more! Events hosted by the Dumbo Improvement District include: Live at the Archway concerts and visual arts exhibits (Thursdays through August 15, 2024 with concerts at 6pm and doors at 5pm; no concert on July 4) and Drink and Draw workshops (Wednesdays, 6pm to 8pm through August 14, 2024). Taking place beneath the unique setting of the Manhattan Bridge Archway, plus Dumbo Family Game Time (Sundays, 11am to 1pm) taking place on car-free Washington Street.

New York, N.Y. (June 27, 2024) – The Dessoff Choirs – led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather – today announces its 100th anniversary and 2024-2025 season. Founded in 1924 by Margarete Dessoff, The Dessoff Choirs has been a fixture on the New York classical music scene ever since. Known for introducing unknown, long-forgotten, or newly composed works to American audiences, Dessoff’s nine music directors have continued expanding Margarete’s legacy, each in their own way.

Exhibitions, film programs and events; plus special guest appearances

Astoria, New York (July 1, 2024) —  This summer, Museum of the Moving Image presents a centenary celebration of Soviet Armenian master filmmaker Sergei Parajanov; a screening series exploring the trans image in cinema co-programmed by Caden Mark Gardner and Willow Catelyn Maclay, authors of the new book Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema; the ninth edition of See It Big: 70mm, New York City’s only annual 70mm film festival; the continuation of See It Big at the ’90s Multiplex; special appearances by filmmakers; and more.

NYC Premieres by Layale Chaker & Jonathan Woody; The Return of Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and the Aizuri Quartet; 5BMF Debuts by Biribá Union, Ivalas Quartet, The New Consort, 
Toomai String Quintet, and Ruckus; Plus New Partnerships with Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Belongó

New York, NY (July 1, 2024) — New York City’s Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) announces its 2024-25 Season with major programs across the city reflecting the diversity and richness of the musical talent of NYC and beyond. As part of its core mission to make great chamber music programming accessible to all of New York City, 5BMF has presented performances in all five boroughs every year since its inception in 2007 and continues to offer world-class programming across each borough this season.

Special Exhibition at New-York Historical Society Explores the History of New Yorkers and Their Pets over Three Centuries

Pets and the City, on View October 25, 2024 – April 27, 2025, Showcases the Enduring Bonds between Humans and Animals

New York, NY (June 27, 2024) — This fall, the New-York Historical Society presents a special exhibition that explores the rich, complex, and varied relationships between New Yorkers and their animal companions across the last three centuries. Pets and the City, on view October 25, 2024, through April 27, 2025, surveys how the conception of pets has evolved in tandem with the development of New York—from the role of animals among Indigenous cultures, such as the Lenape and Haudenosaunee, and the hunting culture that accompanied settlers from Europe, to the pampered pets that are considered members of the family today.

Four-Concert Mainstage Series Co-Presented with Kaufman Music Center at Merkin Hall Begins November 19

New York, NY (June 24, 2024) — New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, today announces its 2024-25 season of performances, including four Mainstage Series programs at Merkin Hall, co-presented with Kaufman Music Center. The season also includes residencies in Orient, NY and at The Juilliard School, the NYFOS Next Festival at the Rubin Museum of Art, and the return of NYFOS’s fan-favorite holiday program, A Goyishe Christmas To You!…

New York, NY (June 25, 2024)—This fall, the New-York Historical Society celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication—on September 16, 1974—of The Power Broker, Robert A. Caro’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Robert Moses. The new exhibit, Robert Caro’s The Power Broker at 50, which will be on view September 6, 2024 – February 2, 2025, examines the story behind the book, including the obstacles placed by Moses as Caro attempted to write the first biography of a man who for decades had blocked every previous attempt.