Lincoln Square BID

Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture
2026-01-28 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-29 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Crafted from brass, gold, and semi-precious stones, Douriean Fletcher’s boldly sculptural designs articulate Black identity, embody spiritual meaning, and have helped define cinematic characters and imagined worlds. The exhibition documents and explores how ideas of Afrofuturism materialize in Fletcher’s work, highlighting her research into African and African American jewelry design and efforts to build aesthetic and cultural bridges between Black communities, countries, continents, and histories torn apart by colonialism, slavery, and oppression. Presenting 75 works from the artist’s collection, Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture tells the inspiring story of Fletcher’s evolution from self-taught metalsmith to an influential designer whose handmade adornments have shaped memorable aesthetics in contemporary cinema, most notably Marvel Studios’ Black Panther film franchise.
Photo credit: BJ the Photographer/Brittany Houston-Johnson

OUT of the Jewelry Box
2026-01-28 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-29 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019, 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 view are 56 newly acquired works from The Porter Price Collection by queer artists and their allies, and 22 pieces by queer artists already represented in MAD’s permanent collection. The jewelry dates from the 1950s to the present, and stories from the artists and collectors about the role of jewelry in the construction of queer histories and identities accompany each work.
Photo credit: Jenna Bascom

Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way
2026-01-28 10:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-30 10:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:30 - 18:00 | The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 10023, 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 stage. In the early 20th century, Black composers and writers created many popular musicals in New York that helped define the genre, setting it apart from 19th-century traditions. New forms of syncopation, the disruption of the dominant rhythm, and narratives composed and written by Black artists challenged the prevailing sounds and depictions of Black people on stage. These innovations were more than stylistic. They pushed back against exclusion and stereotype, laying the groundwork for generations of Black artists whose contributions have reshaped Broadway. Syncopated Stages spotlights their work, acknowledges the challenges they faced, and celebrates the brilliance of what they made. We invite you to explore how Black artists transformed the New York stage and how their work still reverberates today.
This exhibition is organized by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and curated by playwright, professor, and scholar Michael Dinwiddie.
Photo credit: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

An Ecology of Quilts
2026-01-28 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-29 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-30 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 11:30 - 18:00 | American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, 10023, United States
An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles brings together approximately 30 examples, spanning the 18th to 20th centuries, from the Museum’s rich collection of more than 600 quilts and presents them from an ecological perspective, tracing patterns of relationships between the environment and traditional quilting practices.
This groundbreaking exploration of the natural history of American textiles proposes an eco-critical inquiry into the many facets of global material culture that emerged in the early American republic through the 20th century.
Looking beyond the quiltmaker, An Ecology of Quilts is centered around the origins of textile production and how it informs the artistry of quiltmaking, exploring the environmental and social impact of cultivating and harvesting raw materials; the networks of overland and ocean trade required to transport dyestuffs, fibers, and fabrics; and the technologies and industrial techniques developed to process them, such as the cotton gin—all of which allowed quiltmaking to flourish as a quintessential American art form.
As An Ecology of Quilts documents, textiles represent an intricately woven web of environmental resources, craft and scientific knowledge, global movement, and creative collaboration. Speaking not only to the work of individual American quilters but also to the contributions of countless artisans and laborers around the globe, quilts survive as powerful material metaphors for human relationships and entanglements within the natural world.

Greenmarket at Richard Tucker Park
2026-01-29 08:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-31 08:00 - 16:00 | Richard Tucker Park, 130 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY, 10023, United States
The Richard Tucker Park Greenmarket offers locally grown produce just across the street from Lincoln Center. Seasonal vegetables range from fresh staples like corn and greens to delicacies like squash blossoms and fairtytale eggplant. Orchards boast sweet berries, stone fruit, and over 80 varieties of apples. Knowledgeable growers are at market to explain just how to care for their plants, flowers, and herb pots indoors and out. Impeccable farmstead cheeses, fresh seafood, grass fed beef, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.
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Dana Barnes: Untamed Gestures
2026-01-29 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-29 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019, United States
The first major museum exhibition spotlighting the artist’s singular vision, Dana Barnes: Untamed Gestures features monumental hand-formed fiber works alongside a fully immersive recreation of Barnes’s Lower East Side studio in New York City. Barnes’s sculptural landscapes composed of fibers such as merino, yak, alpaca, and silk create a compelling tactile environment in which motion and stillness, as well as strength and fragility, coexist in dynamic tension. Inspired by the slow, persistent forces of nature, Barnes twists, knots, and fuses her materials into sprawling, living forms that sag, climb, and unfurl across the gallery space. Her works pulse with a quiet vitality, inviting viewers into a dialogue between materiality and metamorphosis.
The exhibition’s immersive studio experience meticulously replicates Barnes’s original workspace, a former 19th-century synagogue once home to Abstract Expressionist painter Pat Passlof. Within the space, visitors will encounter a laboratory of creativity: overflowing sacks of colorful fibers, experimental maquettes, geological fragments, and handmade tools bearing the patina of daily use. A self-directed drawing exercise will invite visitors to participate in the same spirit of wonder and material exploration that animates Barnes’s practice.
Photo credit: Daniel Root Photography

Syncopated Stages: Black Disruptions to the Great White Way
2026-01-29 10:30 - 20:00 | The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 10023, 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 stage. In the early 20th century, Black composers and writers created many popular musicals in New York that helped define the genre, setting it apart from 19th-century traditions. New forms of syncopation, the disruption of the dominant rhythm, and narratives composed and written by Black artists challenged the prevailing sounds and depictions of Black people on stage. These innovations were more than stylistic. They pushed back against exclusion and stereotype, laying the groundwork for generations of Black artists whose contributions have reshaped Broadway. Syncopated Stages spotlights their work, acknowledges the challenges they faced, and celebrates the brilliance of what they made. We invite you to explore how Black artists transformed the New York stage and how their work still reverberates today.
This exhibition is organized by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts and curated by playwright, professor, and scholar Michael Dinwiddie.
Photo credit: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler
2026-01-29 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-01 10:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019, United States
The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler is an invitation into the glamorous, witty, and wonderful universe of celebrated potter and designer Jonathan Adler. In his first curatorial role, Adler presents more than 60 works from the Museum’s permanent collection alongside his own iconic designs. A playful and irreverent perspective on craft history, the exhibition illuminates the designer’s love of objects, materials, and the makers whose legacies precede his own.
The exhibition is organized as a thematic tour of Adler’s fascinations: Authentica celebrates the sleek forms of mid-century modern ceramics; Optimistica embraces exuberance in all its forms; Funkyana and Kottler-ia explore craft’s capacity for satire and subversion; Erotica turns up the heat with sensual works in ceramic, fiber, and glass; and Americalia, Metallica, and Animalia round out the exhibition with patriotic pastiche, glimmering metalwork, and Adler’s Mother Nature-inspired menagerie.
The exhibition installation is designed by Simon Doonan, author, TV personality, legendary window dresser, former Creative Director of Barneys New York—and Adler’s husband. Works from Adler’s own studio appear throughout the exhibition, massed in striking tableaux and staged in a visual dialogue with the Museum’s collection objects. Adler has built an international reputation for his innovative approach to design, which deftly combines humor, impeccable style, and skilled craftsmanship. The exhibition marks a return to the time and place it all began—in 1993 he sold his first pots in the Museum’s store (then known as the American Craft Museum). The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler brings his creative journey full circle.

Designing Motherhood
2026-01-29 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births will explore the arc of human reproduction through a design lens, inviting audiences to consider how designs developed over the last 150 years have shaped reproductive health. The exhibition broadly explores the intersections of design, access, and experiences of (in)fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood, and includes more than 250 manufactured products, speculative design projects, medical devices and tools, graphic materials, contemporary artworks, and video. Combining art, design, and activism, Designing Motherhood aims to deepen the cultural awareness and dialogue surrounding design for reproductive health and well-being.
This exhibition is part of the Designing Motherhood project, a first-of-its-kind consideration of the arc of human reproduction through the lens of design. Designing Motherhood is an award-winning book (MIT Press, 2021), touring exhibition, narrative portraiture initiative, open-source curriculum, public program series, and Instagram account. The project is collaboratively organized by Juliana Rowen Barton, PhD, Michelle Millar Fisher, PhD (co-founder), Zoë Greggs, Gabriella Nelson, and Amber Winick (co-founder). Over the years, the project has further been shaped by thought partners and supporters including Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the Graham Foundation, Maternity Care Coalition, and Neighborhood Birth Center, among many others.

Chair Yoga
2026-01-30 11:00 - 12:00 | New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West), New York, NY, 10023, United States
The New York Society for Ethical Culture is delighted to introduce a new weekly wellness program at the Society: Chair Yoga led by experienced instructor Sara Jane Wellock.
Trained in India in 2009, Sara brings a deep, compassionate approach to teaching and a gift for meeting students exactly where they are. Her classes are gentle, accessible, and tailored to the needs and requests of participants.
Sessions may include:

Balance and stability work
Stress-reduction techniques
Gentle movement to ease physical or emotional discomfort
Practices that support healthy aging
Deep relaxation

Whether you’re new to yoga or returning to your practice, you are welcome! These sessions offer a calm, welcoming space to reconnect with your body and breath.
No equipment is needed—just come as you are, and feel free to bring a friend!
PRICING
Members: $10/class
Non-members: $15/class
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Image Credit: New York Society for Ethical Culture
