NEWSLETTERFeb 07, 2024
February 17 2024, at 11am–5pm
Join the South Street Seaport neighborhood Lunar New Year celebration and enjoy free General Admission to the South Street Seaport Museum on February 17, from 11am to 5pm!
Immerse yourself in the vibrant celebrations featuring lively lion dance performances, engaging Chinese Calligraphy Workshops, and maritime-inspired craft activities to usher in the Year of the Dragon, presented in collaboration with the New York Chinese Cultural Center and the Seaport.
Feb 06, 2024
"Notes on a Siren"
February 9, 2024 at 7:30pm
New York, N.Y. - Join the South Street Seaport Museum and Justice Jamal Jones on February 9, 2024, at 7:30pm at Pier 17 (89 South Street), NYC. The free event will include a screening of their film essay, Notes on a Siren, which intertwines black and African spirituality and offers a thought-provoking narrative on transformation. Jones will introduce the film and La Sirène, a mermaid from Haitian Vodou.
Beatrice Glow: When Our Rivers Meet on view at the New-York Historical Society March 29 – August 18, 2024
New York, NY (February 6, 2024)—This March, the New-York Historical Society presents new work by artist-in-residence Beatrice Glow, which draws on her research into the Museum and Library’s vast collections. Beatrice Glow: When Our Rivers Meet reckons with the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam in present-day Lower Manhattan, from both local and global perspectives.
The Maid & The Mesmerizer
February 29 - March 16 at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres
New York, N.Y. - Yearning for adventure, a spirited actress falls in love with a stage hypnotist in Patricia Lynn’s new play The Maid & The Mesmerizer. The World Premiere runs February 29 - March 16 at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres. Opening night is slated for Friday, March 1 at 8pm. Jenn Susi directs with Lynn playing The Maid and Patrick T. Horn playing the role of The Mesmerizer in the two-hander play.
Feb 06, 2024
“The State of Things”
Thought-Provoking Artwork Sparks Conversations on Environmental Impact
New York, N.Y. – Ivy Brown Gallery is proud to showcase the visually stunning paintings of Scottish-born artist Stephen Hall. His latest exhibition offers a searing commentary on pressing issues such as climate change, corporate culpability, human indifference to animal welfare, and war.
New York, N.Y. – Westbeth Artists-Residents Council is thrilled to present Drag Bingo featuring renowned drag personality, Paige Turner! Each month, Paige will perform show-stopping musical numbers along with her hilariously improvised Bingo games with fabulous prizes, surprises, mayhem and foolishness. FREE to the public.
Where: Westbeth Community Room, 155 Bank Street, NYC
When: Every 3rd Thursday of the month (2nd Thursday on March 14)
New exhibition Auriea Harvey: My Veins Are the Wires, My Body Is Your Keyboard opens Friday, February 2
Astoria, New York, January 30, 2024 — This February, Museum of the Moving Image will open a major new exhibition devoted to net-art pioneer and sculptor Auriea Harvey, a groundbreaking Black woman artist who transcends boundaries across media; continues with the screening series Snubbed 2: The Performances, featuring 30 films with great performances that were not nominated for Academy Awards; and welcomes filmmakers, from the Oscar-winning production designer Patrizia von Brandenstein to emerging directors and others.
Jan 30, 2024
Special installation explores a rare map and what it reveals about the lives of settlers, Indigenous people, and enslaved Africans of New Amsterdam
New York, NY (January 30, 2024)—This March, the New-York Historical Society presents New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch founding of a colony that would give rise to New York City. On view March 15 through July 14, 2024, the special installation is organized around the Castello Plan, a map depicting New Amsterdam at the peak of its settlement circa 1660, just before the English took control. Through documents and objects, the installation explores how settlers, Indigenous people, and enslaved Africans experienced the world illustrated in the Castello Plan.
February 16th Event at Brooklyn Bridge Park to Benefit Cancer Research
Tickets are now on sale at ScottCares.org
Nashville, TN (January 29, 2024) – Figure skating icon SCOTT HAMILTON will commemorate the 40th Anniversary of his 1984 Olympic victory on February 16 with 40 YEARS OF GOING FOR GOLD, a celebratory ice show at Glide at Brooklyn Bridge Park, benefitting cancer research through his Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation and healthcare partner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This once-in-a-lifetime event will feature decorated figure skating stars including 1984 Olympic medalists Brian Orser and Jozef Sabovčík, plus 2022 Olympic Champion Nathan Chen and more, along with top fundraisers who earned an opportunity to join the show.
Starring Tony Award winner & Emmy nominee Len Cariou and three-time NYIT “Best Actor” nominee Chris Domig
Previews begin March 1, Opens March 7, Runs through March 23
New York, NY – The award-winning Sea Dog Theater proudly presents Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays with Morrie, by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom, based on the book by Mitch Albom, directed by Erwin Maas (New York Times Critic’s Pick for Poison and A Kid Like Rishi), starring Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Len Cariou (Sweeney Todd original cast, CBS’s “Blue Bloods”) and three-time NYIT “Best Actor” nominee Chris Domig.
