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New York, NY (June 24, 2024) — TENET Vocal Artists – the acclaimed early music ensemble led by Artistic Director Jolle Greenleaf – today announces its 2024 Fall/Winter and 16th series, which explores 17th-century Italian music, autobiographical work, and a deep dive into rarely heard works by Polish baroque composers. The first three NYC performances feature music by Stanisław Sylwester Szarzyński, Heinrich Schütz, Mikolaj Zieleński, Dietrich Buxtehude, and Adam Jarzębski; Francesco Petrarca; and Francesca Caccini, Sigismondo D’India, Barbara Strozzi, and Claudio Monteverdi.

Brooklyn, NY (June 24, 2024) — Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) and Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy are offering a wide variety of free and low-cost summer programming at Brooklyn Bridge Park that includes movie screenings, music concerts, dance parties, and more! Events include:

-the Conservancy’s most popular series, Movies With A View Presented by Pluto TV – now in its 24th season! – which shows free outdoor movies on Thursday evenings from July 11 to August 29 at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn. Each evening, the lawn opens at 5:00 PM on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the movie begins at sunset. Attendees can enjoy a range of concessions and beverages for sale on-site.

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New York, NY (June 20, 2024) — The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) today announced its 2024/25 Tisch Music Season. Over the past century and a half, 92NY has grown into one of New York City’s — and the world’s — most influential cultural institutions. This season builds exponentially on the organization’s rich history of presenting the best and most innovative musicians performing across a wide range of genres, from classical to jazz, advancing and expanding each genre through commissions and multi-disciplinary collaborations.

July 9-14, 2024

New York, NY – San Francisco’s Smuin Contemporary Ballet will celebrate its 30^th Anniversary with a return to The Joyce Theater from July 9 through July 14, 2024. The engagement will be the Company’s ninth at the Joyce and first since 2012. The program will include the New York premiere of Val Caniparoli’s Tutto Eccetto il Lavandino (“everything but the kitchen sink”); Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Tupelo Tornado; and Renaissance, choreographed by Company Associate Artistic Director Amy Seiwert.

Artist Taloi Havini will join Pacific thought leaders for a discussion about architectural environments in “What Makes a Cultural Landmark? Perspectives from Oceania” to celebrate the upcoming reopening of The Met’s new galleries for the Arts of Oceania in 2025

New York, N.Y. (June 18, 2024) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in partnership with World Monuments Fund (WMF), will host a program on Friday, June 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. that will include presentations and discussion on Indigenous cultural heritage sites in Oceania with a focus on case studies in Samoa and Buka Island in the autonomous region of Bougainville. “What Makes a Cultural Landmark? Perspectives from Oceania” will include a panel of experts in the fields of art, architecture, and regenerative design and highlight the ways in which interisland mobility, ocean navigation, and cosmology influence the region's expansive sense of spatial and built environments.

“In the heartwarming and hilarious Lolo's Boyfriend Show, Lauren O'Brien commands the stage with a whirlwind of energy, humor, and heart, weaving an entertaining and resonant narrative…this production will surely leave audiences cheering for more.”– All About Solo

New York, N.Y. - The charming, adventurous and witty Lolo is back with more show dates! Weaving together theater, multi-media, and music, award-winning performer Lauren O’Brien’s hit solo show Lolo’s Boyfriend Show, returns to NYC with 4 performances (July 5 - 14) at the Turn the Lights On Festival at Playhouse 46.

Michelin-Recommended Southern Chinese Comfort Food Expands with a New Location in the Heart of Morningside Heights

New York, NY (June 10, 2024) - Nan Xiang Express (https://nanxiangexpress.com/), renowned for its authentic Shanghainese dim sum and Michelin-recommended soup dumplings, is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest location in Manhattan's Upper West Side on June 10, 2024.

On view from September 27, 2024 to June 22, 2025, Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore Features Clothing from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection

New York, NY (June 13, 2024)—This fall, the New-York Historical Society presents Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore, the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. The engaging exhibition showcases garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection, an archive of the everyday clothing of American women—a subject often neglected in museum exhibitions.

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30th | 6:00pm–8:00PM