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  • Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists

    Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists takes a critical look at the historical definition of the “self-taught artist” in the United States from the early twentieth century to today. The exhibition examines how artists without academic training have depicted, conceptualized, and identified themselves on their own terms. In doing so, it aims at challenging reductive, […]

    Free
  • Photo of the entrance to Riverside Library

    Adult Board and Card Games

    Adult Board and Card Games
    New York Public Library - Riverside Branch 127 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Calling all Bridge, Mahjong and tabletop game players! Join us in person for two hours of gaming fun! This program is for adults ages 18+. First come first served! **Limited to 16 People** Photo credit: Minh Nguyen

  • NYCB Presents: Innovators & Icons

    David H. Koch Theater 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, United States

    Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky’s inventive Voices is led by five female dancers performing intricate solos to an experimental Peter Ablinger score featuring recordings of six notable women speaking in various languages, overlaid with a live solo piano. Also, an ingenious pairing of music and choreography, Jerome Robbins’ in Memory of… casts a haunting spell that reflects the […]

    $54 – $297
  • Photo of jewelry display cases at the Museum of Arts and Design

    OUT of the Jewelry Box

    OUT of the Jewelry Box
    Museum of Arts and Design 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, United States

    Expanding the voices represented in MAD’s permanent collection, OUT of the Jewelry Box considers the importance of queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibition showcases an extraordinary gift from Ron Porter and Joe Price, who have collected and worn art jewelry throughout their forty-one-year relationship, nine of those legally married. On […]

    $14 – $20
  • Photo of the entrance to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

    Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way

    Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way
    The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, United States

    Although the common nickname for Broadway, “the Great White Way,” refers, historically, to its dazzling lights, the phrase also suggests the ways in which many histories of New York theater center white artists. Black artists, though, have been important shapers of musical theater in the United States before the electric light was ever used on […]

  • Exhibition/ Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States

    Exhibition/ Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States
    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Mounted during the celebration of the United States semi quincentennial, Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States draws from the American Folk Art Museum’s rich collections to explore links between vernacular art and the construction of an American sense of self. Introducing visitors to the concept of “folk” as a category developed in conjunction […]

    Free

  • Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists

    Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists takes a critical look at the historical definition of the “self-taught artist” in the United States from the early twentieth century to today. The exhibition examines how artists without academic training have depicted, conceptualized, and identified themselves on their own terms. In doing so, it aims at challenging reductive, […]

    Free

  • Jazz + Wednesdays

    American Folk Art Museum 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, United States

    Join us in the galleries while jazz guitarist Bill Wurtzel and guests play standards from the American Songbook. Bill Wurtzel began playing guitar at age 9, and was a radio and TV country music performer by age 12. He attended art school and had a career as an award-winning advertising creative director. He continued to […]

    Free

  • The Dance Historian Is In: The Legendary Tap Master Carnell Lyons

    Dorothy & Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, United States

    For this month’s Dance Historian Is In, Kurt Albert, Klaus Bleis and Max Pollak present on the life and legacy of tap dancer Carnell Lyons. Born in 1917 in Kansas City, Missouri, Lyons was famous for his “Paddle & Roll” tap style, and is the dancer that brought Rhythm Tap to Germany. Becoming known during […]

    Free

  • Creative Era: Pop Star Night

    Color Me Mine 177 Amsterdam Avenue (Corner West 68th St.), New York, United States

    We're always in our Creative Era at Color Me Mine UWS 🎨 Join us for an April 29th exclusive Pop Star Night! This pop-inspired pottery painting night is dedicated to glitter, friendship, and all your favorite feel-good anthems! 🎤✨ Spend the evening painting ceramics while enjoying a playlist full of iconic chart-toppers that celebrate every […]

    $25 – $50