JANE’S WALK NYC 2023, MAY 5-7 FREE
Village tours include “Radical Village,” “West Village Oddities,” “Fight for Washington Square Park,” “Memorializing the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory” and more. In honor of Jane Jacobs.
Register at mas.org.
PEN AMERICA WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL, MAY 10-13
“A CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE AND WRITERS”
Over 100 writers from 30 countries engage in talks, panels, readings and performances
at The New School, the Strand, Jefferson Market and other locations.
worldvoices.pen.org
FIRST FRIDAYS IN THE EAST VILLAGE, MAY 5
A variety of special events. See weekly calendar at eastvillagedesmoines.com
VILLAGE PRESERVATION TOURS
East Village Walking Rock Tour, MAY 5, 12-1:15 pm (waitlist only)
South of Union Square Walking Tour, MAY 5, 6-7:15 pm
“East Village’s Blue Jeans Genius: 150 Years of Levi Strauss,” May 19, 2 pm
WOMEN’S CHOICE RALLY UNION SQUARE, MAY 14, 2 pm
DANCE PARADE AND FESTIVAL, MAY 20, noon-7 pm
Parade starts at 17th St. & 6th Ave with 10,000 dancers, DJs, and live bands, and finishes in the East Village.
From 3-7 pm, visit Dancefest festivities in Tompkins Sq. Park, 3-7 pm.
For more information and to register to dance in the parade: danceparade.org
BEACH PARTY & TREASURE HUNT, MAY 21, 1-4 pm
Neighborhood families are invited to enjoy Playground Bleecker Beach! Features include Looney Louis the Magician, music, free ice cream and a treasure hunt with prizes.
Hudson, Bleecker & 8th Ave., bleeckerplayground.org
WASHINGTON SQUARE OUTDOOR ART EXHIBIT, MAY 27-29 & JUNE 3-4
In its 92nd year, artists and crafts artisans show their works on the sidewalks of the Village. See map for locations: wsoae.org.
THE HIGH LINE
“FROM FREIGHT TO FLOWERS” TOUR, MAY 1 – OCT. 31
Tues. 6-7:30 pm; Wed. 10-11:30 am; Sat. 10-11:30 am; Meet at Gansevoort St.
WEEKLY STARGAZING, MAY Tuesdays, Sunset to closing
High-power telescopes provided by Amateur Astronomers Assoc. at 13th St.
TAI CHI WITH PIN PIN SU, MAY 3, 10:30-noon, Little West 12th St.
ARTIST TALK, May 16, 7 pm, Hall of Power artist Jasmine Civic talks with curator Melanie, 14th St.
TEEN NIGHT NEW YORK NOSTALGIA MAY 19, 4-8 pm
Open mic, performances, dancing and snacks geared toward ages 14 to 21.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
“AVEDON 100” AT GAGOSIAN, MAY 4- JUNE 24
One hundred fifty luminaries contribute their favorite work to celebrate the centenary of Avedon’s birth. Gagosian, 522 West 21st St. gagosian.com
BRANDT FOUNDATION
“ANDY WARHOL: THIRTY ARE BETTER THAN ONE,” MAY 10-JULY 30
Curated by Peter M. Brandt, a patron, collaborator and close friend of the artist.
421 East 6th St., brandtfoundation.org
MERCHANT’S HOUSE MUSEUM TOURS & TALKS
“Inside Old New York”: House & Neighborhood Tour, MAY 13, 10:30-noon
Walking Tours: Reinventing Bond St. Neighborhood 1865-1900, MAY 13, 1:30-3 pm;
Historic 19th Century Noho, MAY14 & 28, 1:30 PM; 29 East 4th St., 212-777-1089,
Tickets: merchanthouse.org
POSTER HOUSE
Made in Japan 20th century poster art, through Sept. 10
“Branding the Black Panther Party,” through Sept. 10
“Women in Digital Design,” through Nov. 5
“The Revolution Will be Digitized,” through Nov. 5
Free Fridays, 119 West 23rd St, porterhouse.org
“TITANIC. THE EXHIBITION,” Extended to MAY 14
The story of the people aboard history’s most legendary ship.
526 6th Ave. at 14th St. tickets: titanic exhibition.com
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
“JAUNE QUICK-TO-SEE SMITH: MEMORY MAP,” through Aug. 13
Five decades of groundbreaking drawings, prints, paintings and sculptures by a citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation.
“JOSH KLINE: PROJECT FOR A NEW CENTURY,” through Aug. 13
A leading artist of his generation best known for installations using video, sculpture, photography and design.
Friday Night 7-10 pm: Pay what you wish; 99 Gansevoort St. whitney.org
THEATER HIGHLIGHTS
ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
“DAYS OF WINE & ROSES,” MAY 5-JULY 9
New musical with Kelli O’Hara and Brian D’Arcy.
Linda Gross Theater, 336 West 20th St.
GREENWICH HOUSE THEATER
“COLIN QUINN: SMALL TALK,” May 6
Extended performances from a master comedian.
27 Barrow St., www.ColinQuinnShow.com
IRISH REPERTORY THEATRE
“LOVE LETTERS,” MAY 30-JUN 3
Matthew Broderick and Laura Benanti star in A.R. Gurney’s play.
132 West 22 St. St., irishrep.org 212-727-2737
LA MAMA
“THE BEAUTIFUL LADY,” MAY 5-28
A musical by Elizabeth Swados set in an artists cafe during the Russian Revolution.
Ellen Stewart Theatre
“HONG KONG MISSISSIPPI,” APRIL 27- MAY 14
Wesley Du plays 12 characters in a story of a young Chinese boy accompanied by a blues music score. Downstairs, 66 East 4th St., lamama.org
MINETTA LANE THEATER
“SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS,” APRIL 30-JUNE 4
Michael Cruz Kayne blends comedy and tragedy in his meditation on loss.
18 Minetta Lane, minettalanenyc.com 800-745-3000
THE PUBLIC
“SHADOW/LAND,” APRIL 20-MAY 21
An examination and meditation on the ongoing effects of the Hurricane Katrina diaspora.
425 Lafayette at Astor Place, publictheater.org 212-967-7555
PERFORMANCE ART
SASHA VELOUR’S “THE BIG REVEAL LIVE SHOW,” May 9, 8 pm
Drag, storytelling and live art in celebration of “The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag,” by American drag queen artist Sasha Velour.
566 LaGuardia Pl, Tickets: nyuskirabll,org
DANCE
JOE’S PUB, MAY 5-6, 9:30 pm
Savion Glover & reg e gaines: “If Trane Wuz Here”
425 Lafayette St. at Astor Place, publictheatre.org
JOYCE THEATER, MAY 2-JUNE 4
Trisha Brown Dance Company, May 2-7
Nrityagram & Chitrasena, May 9-14
Gibney Company, May 17-21
Dada Masilo, May 23-28
Gallim, May 31-June 4
175 Eighth Ave. joyce.org
La MaMa, MAY 19-JUN 4
“EVELYN BROWN (A DIARY),” revival of Maria Irene Fornes’s 1980 piece of dance-theater: the story of a household servant in early 1900 rural New Hampshire.
Downstairs, 66 East 4th St. lamama/org
MUSIC
“The Tulip Serenade,” Abingdon Square (Eighth Ave. and Hudson St.), MAY 6, noon to 1 pm
The Abingdon Square Conservancy presents two Juilliard School artists, Mei Stone (flute) and Michael Vascones (guitar), who will perform a classical duet that was hoped to be surrounded by thousands of blooming tulips in the square. (Previously postponed due to rain — which also washed out the tulips. But there’s still the music!)
THE HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR AT BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB, MAY 14, noon
Celebrate Mother’s Day with music and brunch.
tickets: bluenotejazz.com
LIVE AT GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL, 8 pm
Uncharted concert series:
Dana Lyn’s Animal Revenge, MAY 5
Oran Etkin Duo with Sasha Berliner, MAY 11
VILLAGE VANGUARD
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, May 2-7
Peter Bernstein Quartet, May 9-14
Marcus Gilmore, May 16-21
Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano, May 23-28
Ambrose Akinmusire, May 30-June 4
178 7th Ave. South, villagevanguard.com
FILMS: SPECIAL SCREENINGS
FILM FORUM
“THE CITY: REAL AND IMAGINED,” MAY12-JUNE 8
Over 60 NYC-centric films and special events presented in association with the Museum of the City of New York’s exhibition “This is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture”
HAROLD LLOYD: THROUGH MAY 28
“The Kid Brother,” MAY 7; “Girl Shy,” MAY 14; “The Freshman,” MAY 21; and “Speedy,” MAY 28
Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner at all screenings
“THE MELT GOES ON FOREVER: THE ART & TIMES OF DAVID HAMMONS,” MAY 5-7
209 W. Houston St., 212-727-8110 filmforum.org
HUDSON PARK LIBRARY, 2 pm, FREE
“A Man Called Otto,” MAY 4; “M3gan,” MAY11; “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” MAY 18; “Women Talking,” MAY 25
THE RADICAL 1930S IN FILM SERIES, 2 pm, FREE
“Cradle Will Rock” (1999), MAY 2; “For Whom the Bells Toll” (1943), May 9; “The Fallen Sparrow” (1943), MAY 16
66 Leroy St., hudsonpark@nypl.org 212-243-6876
IFC CENTER
THE FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH MAY 19-JUNE 1
323 6th Ave., ifccenter.com
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD
“Champion,” encore, MAY 3, 1 pm and 6:30 pm
“Don Giovanni,” live, MAY 20, 1 pm; encore MAY 24, 1 pm and 6:30 pm
Regal Battery Park, 102 North End Ave. and Regal Union Square, 850 Broadway
metopera.org
“NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: OTHELLO,” MAY 11, 7 pm
Filmed live, with Giles Terre, Rosy McEwen and Paul Hilton
N.Y.U. Skirball, 566 LaGuardia Place, tickets.nyu.edu 212-998-4941
THE QUAD
“SLAVA UKRAINI,” MAY 3, 7 pm
Q&A with Bernard-Henri Levy, co-director
“THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE,” MAY 3, 7:15 pm
Q&A with actor Leonor Varela
34 West 13 St., quadcinema.com 212-255-2243
VILLAGE EAST
Musical Mondays: “TOMMY,” MAY 22, 7:30 pm
Black & White: “SUNSET BOULEVARD,” MAY 15, 4 pm & 7pm
181-189 2nd Ave., angelikafilmcenter.com
TALKS
THE NEW SCHOOL & WORLD VOICES
“Ottessa Moshfegh Presents: Why Write?” MAY 10, 8 pm
With Rachel Kushner, Min Jin Lee and Akhil Sharma
Ayad Akhtar & Eboo Patel: “Matters of Offense,” MAY 11, 6:30 pm
A discussion of freedom of expression in a time of shifting social and cultural mores
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Arthur Miller Lecture 2023, MAY 11, 8:30 pm
Tickets: worldvoices.pen.org
UKRANIAN WRITERS AT WAR, MAY 13, 1 pm
The Church of the Village, 201 West 13th St.
Tickets: worldvoices.pen.org
VILLAGE PRESERVATION, MAY 22, 6 pm, online
“Black History in Greenwich Village: Evolution of Arts, Culture, Activism and
the Fight for Civil Rights, 1954-2020,” Registration: villagepreservation.org
LOCAL LIBRARIES: NOT JUST BOOKS
HUDSON PARK BRANCH
POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP, MAY 2 and 16, 4 pm
Twice-monthy, beginner-friendly workshop. Registration online required
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION, “TRUE BIZ,” by Sara Novic, MAY 3, 1 pm
JANICE DEMARINO art exhibit, MAY 1-31; opening MAY 6, 2-4 pm
Collection utilizes different media to express the artist’s internal world.
NYPL GREEN: “POWERFUL POLLINATORS IN JJ WALKER PARK,” MAY 10, 3:30-4:40 pm
Every Wed., children ages 5-12 pursue a different bee activity. First come, first served. “LAUNDRY IN ART,” TALK WITH ROBERT BUNKIN, in person and online, MAY 11, 5:30
From Degas and Pissarro to Kerry James Marshall, artists have used laundry as a metaphor.
“HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk),” in person and online, MAY 18, 5:30-6:30 pm
Solo acoustic punk raconteur work-in-progress. Performance and discussion with Alvin Eng.
“MY WONDERFUL WORLD OF FASHION,” MAY 25-JUNE 30
Photo presentation and talk with Darleen Rubin, MAY 25, 3-4 pm, in person and online
Rudin’s work is on display in the main reading room and is available for purchase.
66 Leroy St., hudsonpark@nypl.org 212-243-687
JEFFERSON MARKET BRANCH
DAVID PORTYANSKIY PLAYS SELECTED PIANO WORKS, MAY 3, 6 pm
24-year-old composer plays a selection of his own work and that of Ludovico Einaudi.
POETS OF BROADSTONE BOOKS, MAY 4, 6-8pm
An indie press, specializing in poetry, returns with six New York area poets.
THE BIODESIGNED WORLD, MAY 6 and 20, 3-4:30 pm
Lectures on the foundations and future of biodesign. Online registration required.
PROUST SPRING FILM FESTIVAL, MAY 9, 6-7:30 pm
“102 Boulevard Haussmann (BBC),” Alan Bennett recounts a 1916 episode in the life of Proust.
NOVELLA DISCUSSION: “Wide Sargasso Sea,” by Jean Rhys, MAY 18, 1 pm, online
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: “Mythos,” by Stephen Fry, MAY 18, 4:30 pm
“CAPTAIN OF HER SOUL: THE LIFE OF MARION DAVIES,” MAY 18, 6 pm
Book talk with author Lara Gabrielle.
“WINGS OF GOLD: THE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMEN NAVAL AVIATORS,” MAY 22, 6:30 pm, with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Beverly Weintraub.
“REBEL WITH A CLAUSE: TALES & TIPS FROM A ROVING GRAMMARIAN,” MAY 23, 6 pm
Ellen Jovil shares her grammar advice and trips to all 50 US states.
425 Sixth Ave at 10th St. , jeffersonmarket@nypl.org 212-243-4334
KIDS & THEIR FAMILIES: HIGHLIGHTS
FILM FORUM JR.: Classics for Kids and Their Families, 11 am
“Lilo and Stitch,” MAY 7; “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” MAY 14; “Auntie Mame,” MAY 21; “Newsies,” MAY 28, 209 W. Houston St., filmforum.org
POSTER HOUSE
Kids Love Lettering, MAY 21 10:30 am-noon, FREE
For families with kids ages 5-11, interactive tours and art making, select Sundays 10:30-noon
119 West 23rd St., posterhouse.org
La MaMa KIDS: Hula Ki’i Puppet Workshop, MAY 27, 1 pm
Preserve Hawaiian art with Uncle Calvin Hoe
47 Great Jones St., Tickets: lamama.org
PUSHCART PLAYERS, “Stone Soup and Other Stories,” May 20, 11 am & 2 pm
A musical compilation of story favorites from around the world. For pre-K through age 5
Sheen Center,18 Bleecker St., Tickets: sheencenter.org
SENIORS
CELEBRATE ARTS FESTIVAL, May 1-31
From Educational Alliance’s network of community centers in Lower Manhattan comes a festival to celebrate the creativity of older New Yorkers, including art sales, gallery exhibits, performances, workshops and more at four locations. See complete calendar.
344 East 14th St., 212.780.0800 info@14streetY.org
— Compiled by Helene Silver
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