Events Calendar

The inevitable phenomenon of life’s end has produced a wealth of the world’s great masterpieces of art. From Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, to Miller’s Death of a Salesman, immortal works have bridged the gap between reality and final unknown. Schubert’s obsession with death emerges throughout his music, and the Russians Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov give voice to their country’s powerful grasp of human mortality.

Join Lincoln Center again this year for many unique productions by visionary choreographers, at this year’s White Light Festival which offers an array of thrilling, cross-genre dance collaborations. The first week opens with an exhilarating blend of East and West in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Sutra, featuring monks from the Shaolin Temple; Akram Khan’s XENOS explores the lasting impact of war in the choreographer’s dazzling final solo performance piece; plus two highly anticipated Lincoln Center debuts: the gravity-defying Company Wang Ramirez and the hip-hop inspired dance of East London’s Boy Blue. Don’t miss these transformative explorations of movement. Buy your tickets today. For further information on times, dates and venues please go to http://www.WhiteLightFestival.org.

The Gotham Jazzmen present a weekly lunchtime concert of jazz favorites certain to lift your spirits and keep your toes tapping. Doors open at 11:45am. The band features: Pete Sokolow, Piano; Lee Lorenz, Cornet; James Lincoln Collier, Trombone; Ernie Lumer, Clarinet; Ed Bonoff, Drums; and David Hofstra, Bass.

On a winter evening in 1943, in a former Masonic Temple on West 55th Street that had been scheduled for demolition, a concert was held whose reverberations are still being felt 75 years later. That night, New York City Center was born. As the first performing arts center in Manhattan, the fledgling institution broke new ground by presenting dance, music, theater, and opera under the same roof. This multi-use approach to performing arts venues set the mold for the presentation of the arts around the country in the second half of the 20th century. Through constant innovations, City Center continues to be a performing arts leader in the 21st century. For the first time ever, a striking new exhibition will tell the story of “The People’s Theater” through a wide range of material including photographs, costumes, props, theater seats, posters, mosaic tiles, and other ephemera that provide a fresh perspective on City Center’s first 75 years.

Each Wednesday afternoon, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio plays standards from the American Songbook. Limited seating available, so come early. For further information: publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org

Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, 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 Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. 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, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.

The greenmarket is open every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.

Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, 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 Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. 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, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.

The greenmarket is open every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.

The Gotham Jazzmen present a weekly lunchtime concert of jazz favorites certain to lift your spirits and keep your toes tapping. Doors open at 11:45am. The band features: Pete Sokolow, Piano; Lee Lorenz, Cornet; James Lincoln Collier, Trombone; Ernie Lumer, Clarinet; Ed Bonoff, Drums; and David Hofstra, Bass.

On a winter evening in 1943, in a former Masonic Temple on West 55th Street that had been scheduled for demolition, a concert was held whose reverberations are still being felt 75 years later. That night, New York City Center was born. As the first performing arts center in Manhattan, the fledgling institution broke new ground by presenting dance, music, theater, and opera under the same roof. This multi-use approach to performing arts venues set the mold for the presentation of the arts around the country in the second half of the 20th century. Through constant innovations, City Center continues to be a performing arts leader in the 21st century. For the first time ever, a striking new exhibition will tell the story of “The People’s Theater” through a wide range of material including photographs, costumes, props, theater seats, posters, mosaic tiles, and other ephemera that provide a fresh perspective on City Center’s first 75 years.

Each Wednesday afternoon, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm, the Bill Wurtzel Trio plays standards from the American Songbook. Limited seating available, so come early. For further information: publicprograms@folkartmuseum.org

Greenmarket's gateway to the Upper West Side, 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 Mexican specialties like papalo and epazote. 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, duck and duck charcuterie, eggs, artisanal baked goods, and New York’s only producer of both sorghum and maple syrup round out the offerings.

The greenmarket is open every Thursday and Saturday throughout the year.