Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance
2026-08-05, 2026-08-06, 2026-08-07, 2026-08-08 | The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 10023, United States
This centennial exhibition traces the arc of Martha Graham’s groundbreaking career, centering her visionary approach to dance as psychological expression. Graham transformed the dancing body into a vessel for inner life, using movement to externalize emotion, memory, and the unconscious. By putting the raw psychology of the individual and social collective on stage, she redefined what movement could express—not just in dance, but across all art forms. The show displays rarely seen archival materials from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division’s Martha Graham archive, set pieces by Isamu Noguchi, and costumes by Graham, as well as offer insight into the genius and legacy of Graham and the dance company.
Born in 1894, Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Initially proclaimed as a great dancer, she started to fundamentally change the way dance looked and was perceived when she founded her Martha Graham Dance Company in 1926.
Today, she is often placed alongside artistic household names who significantly impacted their medium. She is recognized as “the mother of modern dance” in dance history not only from her choreographic masterworks, but also her invention of a new and codified dance language. Her signature Graham technique, now used by dance companies all over the world, was the first of its kind that stood in contrast to classical ballet.
Curated by choreographer, writer, and educator Jack Ferver, the exhibition is part of the Martha Graham Dance Company’s centennial celebration.
Image: Martha Graham and Company in “Act of Judgement,” from “American Provincials,” 1934.
Photo © Paul Hansen, by permission of Vicki Quade. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

OUT of the Jewelry Box
2026-08-05 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-06 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-07 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-08 10:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus CircleNe
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

Exhibition/ Folk Nation: Crafting Patriotism in the United States
2026-08-05 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-06 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-07 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-08 11:30 - 18:00 | American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, 10023, 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 with the art and antiques markets, this exhibition positions works as multilayered in their meanings, imbued with cultural significance by not only their creators, but also their collectors and subsequent owners. Americans have long preserved objects as a way of telling stories about themselves. Beginning after the Revolutionary War and gathering momentum in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, people turned to early American things to construct a national history and sense of collective identity—an impulse often driven by lingering insecurity about the young nation’s perceived cultural provinciality compared to Europe.
This concentrated exhibition illuminates how makers both historical and contemporary have employed a kaleidoscopic variety of media to express love of country while also revealing the complexities and contradictions embedded in such expressions.

Exhibition/ Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists
2026-08-05 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-06 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-07 11:30 - 18:00, 2026-08-08 11:30 - 18:00 | American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023, New York, 10023, 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, long-standing narratives that have cast these artmakers as amateurs or isolated geniuses working out of time, without lineage, influence, or artistic networks.
Image: Untitled. Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930).

Summer Jazz Sensations: Jason Marshall-Baritone Saxophone Extraordinaire!
2026-08-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Dante Park, Broadway 64st, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Jason Marshall is a premier voice on the baritone saxophone, rooted in the bebop tradition yet deeply expansive in his musical curiosity. Based in New York City since 2003, he has built a wide-reaching career as a performer, composer, arranger, educator, and cultural voice. His work honors the joy, complexity, and legacy of Black American music, spanning styles and generations with integrity and soul.
Jason holds a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from Queens College’s Aaron Copland School of Music and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Saxophone from The New School’s School of Jazz and Contemporary Music. Over the past two decades, he has brought his artistry to stages around the world, performing and recording with his own ensemble as well as with artists including Roy Hargrove, Aretha Franklin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chaka Khan, Abdullah Ibrahim, Hermeto Pascoal, Kurt Elling, The Roots, The Temptations, Mingus Big Band, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Birdland Big Band, Birdland Latin Jazz Orchestra, and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
His discography as a leader includes Overt Negritude (2006), Sign the Book (2010), Joy Unspeakable (2020), and New Beginnings (2022, Cellar Live). As a sideman, he has contributed to acclaimed projects including Emergence (Roy Hargrove Big Band), Timeless (Kenny Lattimore), Echoes of Ethnicity (Derrick Gardner), Such Sweet Thunder (Delfeayo Marsalis), Centennial Sessions (Mingus Big Band), Storybook (Birdland Big Band), and Soto Blue (Abdullah Ibrahim).
Beyond the bandstand, Jason is a devoted educator. He currently teaches at Montclair State University and The New School, and leads ensembles and instrumental instruction with Jazz House Kids (Montclair and Trinity programs).

Greenmarket at Richard Tucker Park
2026-08-06 08:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-08 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
2026-08-06 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-06 12:00 - 20:00, 2026-08-07 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-08-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus CircleNe
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

Tech Help with New York Cares
2026-08-06 16:00 - 17:00 | New York Public Library- St Agnes Branch, 444 Amsterdam Ave NY 10024, New York, NY, 10024, United States

Ben Wolfe Quartet
2026-08-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Dizzy’s Club, Frederick P. Rose Hall
Any Time After Now comes to Dizzy’s as Ben Wolfe brings his latest music to the stage with a band that keeps the room locked in. The set moves between selections from the new release and other favorites, building as the energy picks up. Join us for this special night celebrating Wolfe’s twelfth album release.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Ben Wolfe, bass
Joel Ross, vibraphone
John Ellis, tenor & soprano saxophone
Aaron Kimmel, drums

Chair Yoga
2026-08-07 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
>>RSVP on Eventbrite
Image Credit: New York Society for Ethical Culture

Sound Mind: Music & Mental Health From Schumann to Today
2026-08-07 18:00 | David Geffen Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
How has music helped us give voice to emotional complexity and support mental health across time? Robert Schumann’s music gave form to inner conflict, vulnerability, and emotional intensity—offering a powerful example of how creative expression can hold psychological intricacy when words fall short. Today, growing evidence shows that engagement with music and the arts can support emotional regulation, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and foster connection, meaning, and hope amidst adversity. Bringing together artists, clinicians, and scholars, this conversation traces the enduring relationship between music and mental health, from Schumann’s era to contemporary practice. Together, speakers invite audiences to consider how music continues to help us listen more closely to the mind, deepen empathy, and create spaces for reflection and healing.
This event will begin with members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center playing a selection from Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor.

Big Apple Knitters Guild
2026-08-08 13:00 - 16:00 | New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West), New York, NY, 10023, United States
The Big Apple Knitters Guild meets on the second Saturday of every month, from 1 to 4 PM (unless otherwise specified). Its general meetings include:

Featured Guest Speakers—learn the latest from experts in the knitting world!
Show and Tell—present your finished projects to an appreciative audience!
Members-Only Raffle—win a skein of luxury yarn at our raffle drawing each month!
Beginners Circle—improve your knitting skills with help from fellow BAKG members!
Charity Knitting Table—knit for those in need!
KALs—join a knit-along and complete a project with the help of friends!

Come and join us! At live meetings, guests are welcome—first visit is free; a nominal guest fee of $5 is charged on subsequent visits. This fee may be applied to annual dues if paid on the meeting day.
Image Courtesy of New York Society for Ethical Culture

Jamaica Day: Black Uhuru
2026-08-08 20:00 | Josie Robertson Plaza, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Josie Robertson Plaza becomes an island oasis for Jamaica Day, a celebration of the nation’s many sounds and people. Headlining the evening’s festivities is Black Uhuru, one of reggae’s most enduring acts. Led by founding member Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, Black Uhuru’s blend of roots reggae, dub, and conscious lyricism has helped define reggae music for over 50 years, and won the group the inaugural GRAMMY Award for Best Reggae Album in the process. Today, Black Uhuru continues to uphold the legacy of roots reggae through new releases and captivating performances on international stages.
