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EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: APRIL 2023
By Great Performances
Explore Great Music, Art and More at Our Partner Venues This Month!
BRIAN CULBERTSON – THE TRILOGY TOUR
Thursday, April 6th at 8:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
Tickets: start at $88
Multi Instrumentalist, Brian Culbertson comes to the Apollo in his only area performance. Fusing, Jazz, Funk, Pop, and R&B, Brian burst on the music scene in 1994 and has garnered 40 Billboard No. 1 singles as a musician, songwriter, and producer. His most recent recorded work is titled The Trilogy, thirty songs that populate three albums describing the arc of a long-term relationship. The Trilogy Tour will feature a mix of songs from The Trilogy albums, as well as the greatest hits from Brian Culbertson’s catalog. Whether you’re listening to music from The Trilogy on record or live in concert, you’re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.
IMAGENATION’S COCKTAILS & SOL CINEMA: TONTON MANU
Saturday, April 15th at 4:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Soundstage
Tickets: $26.50 (Each ticket includes a complimentary drink.)
FEATURED FILM: TONTON MANU
The Apollo continues its collaboration with ImageNation by co-presenting the Cocktails & Sol Cinema Series, a social gathering that includes a film screening, cocktail reception, and a post-show conversation with the filmmakers.
This special Africa Now! edition of Cocktails & Sol Cinema features Thierry Dechilly and Patrick Puzenat’s 2021 documentary, Tonton Manu, which follows the daily life of composer, musician, journalist, and ambassador of the Francophone world, Manu Dibango.
THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN
Saturday, April 1st through Sunday, April 16th
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Tickets: start at $35
NEW YORK PREMIERE
BAM IN ASSOCIATION WITH A.R.T.
PRESENTS
THE WIFE OF WILLESDEN
ADAPTED BY ZADIE SMITH FROM CHAUCER’S THE WIFE OF BATH
KILN THEATRE
DIRECTED BY INDHU RUBASINGHAM
In her debut play, bestselling author Zadie Smith—whose books include the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel On Beauty— gives us Alvita, a Jamaican-born British woman in her mid-50s holding court at a North West London pub. After a sold-out, critically acclaimed run, this modern translation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales comes to the Harvey Theater at BAM Strong. Directed by Indhu Rubasingham, with an ensemble cast starring Clare Perkins in a stunning, exhilarating performance, this exuberant and verbally inventive play showcases the pleasures of Smith’s quick wit. Rich with frank sexuality, it celebrates free expression and the human urge both to live stories and share them.
THE CRY OF MY PEOPLE
Saturday, April 8th at 7:30pm
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Tickets: start at $35
FEATURING ARCHIE SHEPP, LINDA SHARROCK, AND CLAUDIA RANKINE
Part of Eldorado Ballroom, curated by Solange Knowles for Saint Heron
“Freedom is something that has to be constantly monitored and watched.”—Archie Shepp
We invite sonic commotion for civic disruption through performance, poetry, and revolutionary thought. This show’s lineup features three artists who empower audiences to decipher the sorrow, rage, and angst of an era. The Cry of My People conveys aural imagery of Blackness and Black life in America for audience contemplation. With majestic composer, pianist and organist Amina Claudine Myers accompanying on piano along with a 10-piece band, Archie Shepp presents a selection of his spiritual yet radically charged works including the fiery and intriguing Algiers-inspired “Yasmina, a Black Woman.”
In her first live New York City performance since the 1970s, Linda Sharrock’s powerful vocal projections offer the audience a moment of witness to the voice as an instrument. Honoring Linda’s incomparable virtuosity—which prominently shaped Sonny Sharrock’s 1969 Black Woman album—the performance will activate an emotionally charged atmosphere of self-determination in a searing suite of empowerment.
Claudia Rankine shares select readings from her poetic works The End Of The Alphabet (1998) and Just Us: An American Conversation (2020).
Program Notes from Saint Heron
ART HISTORY HAPPY HOUR: BLOSSOMS
Thursday, April 20th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Tickets: $45 and include a specialty cocktail, small bites, and after-hours admission to Arts of Asia and the Islamic World. Additional beverages are available for purchase. Member tickets are $40.
Our season of Art History Happy Hours concludes with a celebration of flowers, just as spring blossoms are reaching full bloom. Learn about the language of flowers in Asian art with Joan Cummins, Lisa and Bernard Selz Senior Curator of Asian Art, and hear insights from Valentine Leung of Park Deli about this neighborhood destination for flowers and creativity. Plus, enjoy a special cocktail from Kenta Goto’s local spot Bar Goto Niban, known for incorporating Japanese ingredients into its unique drinks and bar snacks.
2023 BROOKLYN ARTISTS BALL
Tuesday, April 25th from 6:30pm – midnight
Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor, and Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
The Brooklyn Artists Ball is one of the art world’s most beloved, fun, and inspiring events of the year. From the cocktail reception to our legendary gala dinner and not-to-be-missed After Party, it’s sure to be a high-energy, celebratory night!
6:30pm – Cocktails
7:30pm – Dinner and program
9:00pm – After Party, hosted by the Young Leadership Council
Cocktail attire
TAKÁCS QUARTET
Sunday, April 23rd at 3:00pm
Tickets: Start at $40
Overview
The world-renowned Takács Quartet, now in their 48th season, return to the Music Room. The acclaimed Quartet brings a program including Haydn, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, whose works have recently begun to move out of her brother Felix’s shadow, and Schubert’s final quartet, in G Major.
Program
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, H. III:82
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat Major
Franz Schubert: String Quartet in G Major, D. 887
RACHEL PODGER, VIOLIN
An All-Bach Program
Sunday, April 30th at 3:00pm
Tickets: Start at $40
Overview
“Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” (The Times) has established herself as a leading interpreter of Baroque and Classical music. Podger was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize in October 2015, Gramophone Artist of the Year 2018, and Ambassador for REMA’s Early Music Day 2020. She performs an all-Bach solo program in the perfect setting for it, Caramoor’s Music Room.
Program
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in G major, BWV 1009
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
JD ALLEN FEAT. CHARLIE HUNTER: AMERICANA VOL. 2
Thursday, April 13th and Friday, April 14th
Tickets: start at $25
ABOUT THE SHOW
Feeding each other’s creative fires, saxophonist-composer JD Allen and guitarist-composer Charlie Hunter explore a broad and integrative legacy of the blues through very personal, often experiential connections to the music, its lineage, and its staggering influence. Together, they deliver a ruminative and exploratory set, primed for new inventions of familiar melodies and original repertoire.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
JD Allen – Saxophones
Charlie Hunter – Guitars
Greg August – Bass
Rudy Royston – Drums
RENÉ MARIE
Thursday, April 20th through Sunday, April 23rd
Tickets: start at $25
ABOUT THE SHOW
A rare and treasured artist and storyteller, Grammy-nominated vocalist, lyricist, and composer René Marie traverses complex themes and lush harmony with an otherworldly sense of space and time. Her sets leave listeners transformed. The sincerity and warmth she brings to her music has allowed her to collaborate over the years with iconic, stylistically diverse artists, as well as heavy hitting large ensembles, including Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, and New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, among countless others.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Rene Marie, vocals
John Chin, piano
Elias Bailey, bass
Quentin Baxter, drums
TRES AGUAS & COLORS OF COLOMBIA
FEATURING THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th
Location: Rose Theater
Tickets: start at $55.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
New works created by global jazz composers and brought to life by the JLCO.
There will be a free pre-concert lecture at 7pm for each performance
ABOUT THE CONCERT
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Special Guest Paquito D’Rivera perform a pair of exclusive JALC commissions by mid-career masters—Tres Aguas by Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca and Colors of Colombia by Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda. Castañeda is a transformative virtuoso of the Llanera harp, a traditional instrument from the Eastern Plains of Colombia and a fixture on the international jazz arena for more than a decade; he’ll mix the diverse rhythms of his homeland with the various dialects of swing, reminding us that Colombia and New York are in the same hemisphere. Villafranca’s Tres Aguas features dancers from Cuba, Peru, and the U.S. moving to music influenced by the rich Afro-Diasporic musical streams from Venezuela, Cuba, and New Orleans jazz. The common thread is long-time Jazz at Lincoln Center extended family member Paquito D’Rivera—himself a distinguished composer and authoritative interpreter of a wide range of Pan-American idioms on clarinet and alto saxophone—whose Panamericana Suite, which debuted at JALC in 2000, helped launch Jazz at Lincoln Center’s long-standing relationship to Pan-American music.
MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR
WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER AND KURT ELLING
Friday, April 21st and Saturday, April 22nd
Location: The Appel Room
Tickets: start at $90.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
The world’s longest-running jazz festival returns to The House of Swing
Enjoy swinging tunes and stunning views in The Appel Room
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling with special guests Lakecia Benjamin, Christian Sands, Yasushi Nakamura and Clarence Penn is the latest iteration of once-in-a-lifetime ensemble performing under the distinguished imprimatur of the Monterey Jazz Festival, one of the world’s longest-running and most iconic jazz events, now celebrating its 65th year. Tony and Grammy Award-winning NEA Jazz Master vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling bring together the traditions they represent; with instrumental commentary from critically acclaimed rising star saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and visionary young pianist Christian Sands, anchored by his longtime rhythm section, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, April 7th from 10:00am to 9:00pm
Tickets: Free all Day!
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.
PERSON PLACE THING WITH NICHOLAS LOWRY
Friday, April 28th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Tickets: $15
Poster House is thrilled to partner with Randy Cohen of Person Place Thing for a live recording of this popular public radio series. Tonight, he will be joined by Poster House Advisory Board member and tartan legend, Nicholas “Nicho” Lowry. Nicholas wears many poster-related hats: auctioneer, specialist, lecturer, curator, historian, enthusiast, and collector. He is perhaps best known, though, as the President and Principal Auctioneer of Swann Auction Galleries, where he is also the Director of its vintage posters department. As one of the world’s foremost authorities on vintage posters, he has spent nearly 25 years serving regularly as a poster appraiser on the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow.
ARBOR WEEKEND
Friday, April 28th through Sunday, April 30th
Join us to celebrate the trees in our gardens and neighborhoods with walks, art-making, a cooking demo, kid-friendly activities and more! By popular demand, arborists from Almstead Tree, Shrub & Lawn Care return this spring to host a family-favorite activity, the Junior Arborist Station.
COOKING DEMONSTRATION: GOING NUTS FOR NUTS
Saturday, April 29th from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Location: Wave Hill House
Tickets: Free with Admission to the Grounds
Nuts are an energy-rich food used by humans and wildlife alike. Walnuts, pine nuts and almonds are just a few examples of versatile tree nuts that can be used in savory and sweet dishes, and even nutritious drinks. Sample some tree-themed recipes, including bite-sized chicken nut puffs and a mixed-nut appetizer, then learn how to make homemade almond milk in this tasty demo with Chef Nick Acosta from Great Performances.
CITYPICKLE AT WOLLMAN RINK
April 7th through October 9th
As reported in the New York Times:
CityPickle is bringing the country’s fastest growing sport to Wollman Rink in Central Park! The rink will house 14 courts – the largest pickleball offering in the Northeast – with 196 hours of pickleball daily. Come play with us!
Whether you’re a pickleball pro or a newbie looking for a fun way to stay active this season, we’re welcoming all skill levels. Lessons, clinics, open play, leagues, and private events are also available. Grab a friend, grab a paddle, and meet us on the court!
CityPickle is proud to offer a professional playing experience with the court surface provided by Pickleball United USA, the official court partner for MLP and APP professional leagues and the nets provided by CD Pickleball Nets, the official net partner of the PPA and APP.
CYCLE FOR SURVIVAL
April 26th through April 30th
CYCLE FOR SURVIVAL is a team stationary-cycling event and 100% of every dollar raised goes directly to rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). Teammates take turns riding, cheering, dancing, and hearing powerful speeches from rare cancer patients and survivors, MSK doctors, and MORE.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX: APRIL 2023
By Great Performances
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx this month.
2023 GALA & ART AUCTION
Monday, April 24th from 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: Ziegfeld Ballroom
Honoring Olivia W. Douglas, Angel Otero, and Will Calhoun!
6:00pm – Cocktails
7:00pm – Dinner & Live Auction with musical performances by Eddie Montalvo and Orchestra
9:00pm – Dessert and Dancing featuring Angel + Dren
TREE PLANTING IN BRONX PARK
Thursday, April 20th from 9:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Burke Ave Bridge in Bronx Park
Join the Bronx River Alliance on Thursday April 20, for this Earth Week planting event in the Bronx River Forest made possible by DoubleVerify and the Arbor Day Foundation.
EARTH DAY: BRONX FOREST BLUE TRAIL RESTORATION WITH TEDDY BEAR PROJECT
Saturday, April 22nd from 11:00am – 3:00pm
All are welcome to join Super Stewards and volunteers at Burke Avenue Bridge in Bronx Forest for a planting day and trail clean-up.
All tools and supplies will be provided to work on the Blue Trail. We will identify native plants, ecological function and plant to activate the watershed plan for Bronx Forest.
RUN FOR THE WILD 2023
Saturday, April 29th from 8:00am – 2:00pm
Each year, the WCS Run for the Wild raises awareness of the threats facing wildlife while fundraising to help WCS’s conservation work at the Bronx Zoo and around the world.
The 5k race for individual runners will begin at 8:00 a.m.; casual runners and walkers can take part in the 3K Family Fun Run/Walk at 9:30 a.m.
More than 5,000 runners and walkers are expected to participate in this year’s event. All are welcome to stay after the race to take part in post-run activities and visit the Bronx Zoo.
Runners, walkers, and wildlife supporters are invited to participate and/or support a participant.
KIDS WEEK: RANGER GAMES
Wednesday, April 12th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. Spend an afternoon of fun with the Urban Park Rangers playing and learning new and exciting nature themed games.
THE ORCHID SHOW: NATURAL HERITAGE
Saturday, February 18th through Sunday, April 23rd
Be Enveloped in Lily Kwong’s Fantastical Vision
Acclaimed artist Lily Kwong, the designer for The Orchid Show’s 20th year, presents a meditative and captivating design inspired by her ancestral connections to the natural world. Kwong’s vibrant and fantastical vision will envelop visitors in thousands of orchids, allowing them to reconnect to nature amidst picture perfect beauty.
Don’t miss this chance to be immersed in a mesmerizing array of orchids, enfolded into rolling mountains throughout the historic Enid A Haupt Conservatory, and to feel enwrapped in this one-of-a-kind experience. On select nights during The Orchid Show, adults 21 and over can experience the exhibition through Orchid Nights, with music, cash bars, and food available for purchase. Stay tuned for dates.
A former student in NYBG’s Adult Education program, Lily Kwong works at the intersection between landscape, wellness, and art, connecting people to nature through transformative projects and site-specific botanical art installations. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Domino, Forbes, Fast Company and more, and her designs have been featured in New York City at the High Line and Grand Central Station, as well as in venues and gardens around the world.
VEGETABLE GARDENING SATURDAY
Saturday, April 15th from 10:00am – 5:00pm
Fresh, homegrown vegetables are healthy and flavorful, and don’t have to be difficult to grow. Learn how to properly prepare beds and soils; gain key tips on planting and sowing seeds; discover ecologically friendly ways to keep pests at bay so you can have the vegetable garden you’ve always wanted! Please bring lunch.
10:00am-12:00pm – Seed Starting Primer
12:00pm-12:45pm – Break for Lunch
12:45pm-2:45pm – Vegetable Gardening Basics
3:00pm-5:00pm – Protect Your Plants from Pests
KIDS WEEK
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way.
Seed Bomb Making – Monday, April 10th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Come learn how to make seed bombs with the Rangers and grow native wildflower seeds. Learn how wild flowers are vital for pollinators in our area.
Birding for Kids – Thursday, April 13th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Bird watching can be fun, especially during the spring season. Learn all about different ways to identify birds in our parks.
KIDS WEEK
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Spring Break. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way.
Nature Puppet Show – Tuesday, April 11th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
The Urban Park Rangers welcome you for some nature-themed puppet shows! Learn more about animals that can be found in our local parks.
Stories by the Camp Fire – Friday, April 14th from 1:00pm-2:00pm
Gather by the campfire to enjoy an afternoon of story telling and fireside activities.
Lilly's Baking Company
Since 1943, our Brooklyn bakery has crafted authentic natural baked goods. From a small kitchen in Brooklyn to the leading baker of babkas, cookies, cakes and breads sold through in-store bakeries, we continue to handcraft the best small batch, artisanal baked goods around.
In 2005, Lilly’s Baking Co. was born. The owner wanted to produce a separate line of natural products that were truly authentic. Lilly’s was created to primarily service the natural market with its tasty Brooklyn treats.
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Chocolate Cortés is a 4th generation, family-owned, Caribbean, bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturing company. Originally established in the Dominican Republic in 1929 by Don Pedro Cortés Forteza, his pioneer spirit promptly moved him to export, and subsequently begin production of Cortés products from his native Puerto Rico; thus paving the way to fulfill his vision of developing Caribbean grown cacao to its fullest potential. Known for its rich and delicious hot chocolate, Chocolate Cortés quickly became a favorite of Puerto Rican and Dominican households to this very day.
The original Chocobar Cortés location, which opened in Old San Juan in 2013, often tops review and travel websites. In the Dominican Republic, Cortés has cocoa plantations and a popular brand, Embajador, that uses the Cortés logo. A visitor center, with a cafe led by Ricardo de Obaldía, the chef of the Chocobar in San Juan, opened in September at a Cortés factory in Santo Domingo.
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Branch Patty
Established in 2013, Branch Patty is a family owned business focused on the art of making Jamaican-style patties. As a Caribbean child, Samuel Branch grew up with a love of patties. He perfected his recipes and technique through his skill and perseverance as a professional chef. Branch Patty was re-launched in 2017 with his wife Lisa. Together they emphasize serving with kindness and integrity as primary ingredients. They don’t believe in serving anything they wouldn’t serve their own children! Branch patties are produced by hand in small batches. We look forward to serving you the “Branch Patty Experience.”
Our Core Values
We believe in using real foods & not cutting corners. We love creating Caribbean flavors that make you feel good.
We source with integrity to get the best ingredients from farms and suppliers that are committed to the same values as we are.
We practice sustainability because we know these decisions will change the world and affect our children’s children.
We firmly believe in supporting other small businesses & our local community.
We love our customers and will feed them with the same respect we feed our own family.
We believe in paying it forward & donating as much as possible.
Our culinary ambassador, Georgette Farkas, interviews Chef Samuel Branch about his culinary career and family-owned company Branch Patty. Read more about it here.
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on February 25th, 2023 at Wollman Rink NYC:
Sweet Potato and Lentil with Beet Crust
Featured Patty provided by The Branch Family
on June 23rd, 2022:
Seasonal Greens Patty:
Collard Greens, Carrots, Tomatoes, Coconut Milk with Spinach Crust
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on February 3rd, 2022:
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EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: MARCH 2023
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APOLLO COMEDY CLUB
Thursday, March 2nd at 10:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Soundstage
FEATURING: SAL HOLMES, MARIA SANCHEZ AND NEMA WILLIAMS
HOST: DARRYL DAMN
The Apollo Comedy Club, curated by the legendary Bob Sumner (producer of Def Comedy Jam, creator of Laff Mobb on Aspire), presents a night of comedic sets by Sal Holmes, Maria Sanchez and Nema Williams. This month’s host is comedian and writer, Darryl Damn. Jumpstart your weekend on Apollo’s Soundstage for a thrilling night of laughter, drinks, and tasty bitesin this long-running series that shines a spotlight on the best up and coming talent in comedy today.
Perfect for date night, or a night out with friends, don’t miss your chance to heat up your Thursday with the hottest ticket in Harlem. Doors open at 9pm; Showtime is 10pm.
The Apollo Comedy Club is a continuation of the Apollo’s 2022-2023 season, The Next Movement, an exploration of what’s new, now and next in music, comedy, dance, art and ideas.
CQ3: THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Saturday, March 18th at 8:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
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THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW
Saturday, February 4th through Sunday, March 19th
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Tickets: start at $35
BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY
WITH OSCAR ISAAC AND RACHEL BROSNAHAN
DIRECTED BY ANNE KAUFFMAN
Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a Marriage, Hamlet, Star Wars) and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dead for a Dollar, Othello) star in Lorraine Hansberry’s (A Raisin in the Sun) sweeping drama of identity, idealism, and love. With direction by Anne Kauffman, BAM’s production marks the first major New York revival since the original Broadway run.
Hansberry invites us into Greenwich Village in the 60s, crafting a razor-sharp portrait of a diverse group of friends whose progressive dreams can’t quite match reality. At the center are Sidney and Iris Brustein, fighting to see if their marriage—with all its crackling wit, passion, and petty cruelty—can survive Sidney’s ideals. As if reaching across the decades, Hansberry’s incisive final work offers shockingly contemporary provocations.
Discover this “astonishing force” (The Chicago Tribune) from one of America’s greatest playwrights when it finally returns to New York.
ÁGUA
March 3rd through March 19th
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Tickets: start at $45
US PREMIERE
A PIECE BY PINA BAUSCH
TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA BAUSCH
The company that exploded the possibilities of dance, Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal, returns to BAM for the first time in six years with a US premiere from the late visionary choreographer. Created during a residency in Brazil in 2001, Bausch refracted the landscapes, sounds, movements, and music she encountered into a color-saturated fantasy. While infused with hints of danger, there is a joyfulness here that stands out among Bausch’s oeuvre, highlighting the legendary choreographer at her most exuberant.
A virtuosic work performed with fearless abandon, Água offers all audience members—from longtime fans to curious newcomers—the pleasure of immersing themselves in Bausch’s utterly singular vision.
FIRST SATURDAY: IN EVERY DIRECTION
Saturday, March 4th, all day
Celebrate Women’s History Month and twenty-five years of First Saturdays! This month’s theme honors the pivotal role of women and nonbinary people in social, political, and aesthetic movements for liberation. The evening’s programs highlight our recently opened exhibitions A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter: “Ain’t I a Woman.”
PINTS AND PRINTS: DUKE RILEY
Thursday, March 16th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm and 8:00pm – 9:30pm
Location: Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Tickets: $35 and include after-hours admission to DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash (last entry: 9:30 pm), art materials in your own Brooklyn Museum tote, and a complimentary drink. Member tickets are $25.
Grab a brew and create your own art prints inspired by DEATH TO THE LIVING, Long Live Trash, an exhibition featuring works by Brooklyn-based artist Duke Riley. Teaching artist Sam Kelly leads a class on collagraph printmaking, in which materials are collaged onto a board to create a 3-D plate that can be repeatedly inked to generate prints. Emulate Riley’s unique approach to his maritime crafts, made with materials collected from beaches in the northeastern United States.
SCHWAB VOCAL RISING STARS
Sunday, March 12th at 3:00pm
Tickets: Start at $30 / Free for children 18 and under
Mediterranean
In this mentoring program, Artistic Director Steven Blier selects four young singers and a pianist for a week-long residency at Caramoor. The week includes daily coaching, rehearsals, and workshops, culminating in this performance entitled Mediterranean — a musical voyage around the Mediterranean Sea, with stops in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia.
Artists
Shelén Hughes, soprano
Maggie Reneé, mezzo-soprano
Colin Aikins, tenor
Joseph Parrish, baritone
Yihao Zhou, piano
Steven Blier, Artistic Director & piano
Bénédicte Jourdois, Associate Director & piano
SEAN MASON QUINTET
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Friday, March 24th at 8:00pm
Tickets: Start at $40
Join us in welcoming Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Sean Mason leading his own ensemble at Caramoor. A sought-after sideman, he has performed and toured with jazz legends including Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Herlin Riley, among many others, and is noted for his ability to switch fluently between many different styles of music. Mason will be joined by the stellar members of his quintet in performances of his original music.
Photo Credit: Raj Naik
BILLY CHILDS QUARTET FEAT. SEAN JONES
“WINDS OF CHANGE”
Thursday, March 9th through Sunday, March 12th
Tickets: start at $25
ABOUT THE SHOW
Pianist and composer Billy Childs releases his third album for Mack Avenue, The Winds of Change. With 16 Grammy nominations and five wins, Childs takes his rightful place among the lineage of piano masters. To hear his compositions is to know his singularity. But listeners find his resonance as a soloist — in full blossom on The Winds of Change — equally unmatched. His band features Hans Glawischnig on bass, Ari Hoenig on drums, and special guest Sean Jones on trumpet.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Billy Childs, piano
Sean Jones, trumpet
Hans Glawischnig, bass
Ari Hoenig, drums
ENDEA OWENS & THE COOKOUT
Saturday, March 18th and Sunday, March 19th
Tickets: start at $25
ABOUT THE SHOW
Endea Owens evolves the legacy of great leaders behind the bass. Citing her mentors as Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter, she approaches her sets with commanding presence, sensitivity, and an elastic foundation primed for spontaneity. In recent years, Owens’ leadership has expanded to include community organizing, artistic curation, and facilitating cultural exchange as a global ambassador of the music.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Endea Owens, bass
THE MUSIC OF TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI
FEATURING THE JLCO WITH WYNTON MARSALIS AND LEW TABACKIN & TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI
Friday, March 10th and Saturday, March 11th
Location: Rose Theater
Tickets: start at $40.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
A concert honoring iconic pianist/composer and NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi
There will be a free pre-concert lecture at 7pm for each performance
ABOUT THE CONCERT
On The Music of Toshiko Akiyoshi with The JLCO with Wynton Marsalis and special guest Lew Tabackin music directed by Ted Nash, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis play the monumental compositions of the iconic pianist-composer Toshiko Akiyoshi, as they are joined by her on stage for part of the performance.
Manchuria-born, ethnically Japanese, Akiyoshi has been a force on the international scene since 1952, when the iconic pianist Oscar Peterson, on tour with Jazz at the Philharmonic, heard her in Tokyo and insisted that JATP impresario Norman Granz record her.
Akiyoshi—who moved to the U.S. in 1956, and will be 93 at the time of the concert—has impressed both for the comprehensive mastery and fierce distillation of the language of bebop master Bud Powell that she was able to assimilate early on in isolation from the U.S. scene and for her evocative corpus of sui generis works since 1973 for the Akiyoshi-Tabackin Orchestra with Lew Tabackin (who will play tenor saxophone and flute on this evening), combining swing, bebop, classical, and elements drawn from her Japanese heritage.
ROSA PASSOS WITH KENNY BARRON, RON CARTER AND RAFAEL BARATA
Friday, March 24th and Saturday, March 25th
Location: The Appel Room
Tickets: start at $70.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
Return of Brazilian vocalist and guitarist in The Appel Room since her sold-out performance in 2016
You can purchase the 9:30 performances on March 24 and 25 as part of the 9:30 in The Appel Room series – three 9:30 Appel Room shows for $99 (includes all fees) for any seat in the house while seats are available. Your Appel Room ticket stub can be used for a free cover to that evening’s Dizzy’s Late Night Session
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Rosa Passos with Kenny Barron and Ron Carter brings the iconic Brazilian vocalist and guitarist to the Appel Room for the first time since her sold-out 2016 appearance with NEA Jazz Master pianist Kenny Barron. Their spellbinding simpatico will be enhanced by Passos’ reunion with Ron Carter—also an NEA Jazz Master who bass virtuoso Stanley Clarke once described “as the most important bass player of the last fifty years.”—after their lauded 2003 “Entre Amigos” album. While Passos has been called the “female João Gilberto” she is a prolific and distinct vocalist and guitarist with a playful yet sophisticated style, marked by perfect pitch and spacious elegance. Enhancing this first-ever meeting of these three masters is first-call Brazilian drummer, Rafael Barata.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, March 3rd from 10:00am – 9:00pm
Tickets: Free all Day!
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.
PH X TEENS: COUNTERCULTURE COLLAGE
Friday, March 10th from 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Tickets: Free for Teens!
Did you know that teens always get free admission into Poster House? In celebration of our new exhibitions Made in Japan and Black Power to Black People, teens are invited to create a counterculture collage on notebooks.
Artists Yokoo Tadanori and Tanaami Keiichi, featured in Made in Japan, and many designers featured in Black Power to Black People contributed to the growing anti-establishment movement of the 60s, known as counterculture, in response to the civil rights movement, anti-war efforts, and anti-censorship movements. These artists utilized collage, digital media, and radical imagery to make bold and progressive demands to change the status quo.
Inspired by their work, teens will design their own radical counterculture message using collage. After they complete their notebooks, teens are encouraged to take what they create into the exhibits to explore.
A BRIGHT NEW BOISE
Tuesday, January 31st through Sunday, March 12th
Tickets: start at $49
OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE
MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter, whose first work in his Premiere Residency – the world premiere of A Case for the Existence of God – ran at Signature to great critical acclaim, returns with the Off-Broadway premiere of A Bright New Boise. As i n Case, Hunter here captures a region of his home state Idaho – in the negative space of a depersonalized work environment – through the people who inhabit it. This dark comedic work depicts a Boise Hobby Lobby thrown into chaos by the arrival of a new employee sorting through a tragic past. Like Hudes, audiences can experience Hunter’s stage work alongside his unique dramatic vision on-screen: Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of his play The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, is expected to be released by A24 sometime in 2022.
LETTERS FROM MAX
Tuesday, February 7th through Sunday, March 19th
Tickets: start at $49
WORLD PREMIERE
MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl begins her Spotlight Residency with the world premiere adaptation of her 2018 epistolary book, Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, and a Friendship, “a resonant and profound contribution from two fully formed artists to the literature of illness” (Slate). Ruhl, whose accomplished body of work includes Eurydice and Pulitzer Prize finalists In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) and The Clean House, shares letters and poems passed between herself and her former student Max Ritvo, as he candidly discusses terminal illness and tests poetry’s capacity to put to words what otherwise feels ineffable.
COOKING DEMONSTRATION: COOKING WITH CACTI
Sunday, March 19th from 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Location: Wave Hill House
Tickets: Free with Admission to the Grounds
Prickly pear, aloe, agave and dragon fruit are a few examples of culinary cacti and succulents. Find out how to select, prepare and serve some of these unlikely edibles with Chef Nick Acosta from Great Performances. Delicious samples include grilled cactus paddles (nopales) and a dragon fruit smoothie. Ages 10 and older welcome with an adult. Succulent Sunday event.
CONCERT: ALEA
Sunday, March 26th from 2:00–3:00pm
Location: Armor Hall
Tickets: $30 Adult/$16 Student with ID/$14 Child (8-18), including admission to the grounds. Advance tickets $2 off. Wave Hill Members save 10%
With a welcoming sound that embraces cumbia, vallenato, rancheras, jazz and American pop, singer-songwriter Alea moves her audiences with messages of the spirit, calls for social change and free-flowing love. Originally from La Guajira, Colombia, Alea’s performance encompasses an entire generation of ethno-futuristic and folkloric music accentuated by buttery vocals, deep-rooted grooves and uplifting guitar. Alea’s in-person performances are powerful encounters of the spirit, passionate travelogues that link downtown New York to a tropical Colombian cantina.
ICE SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK
October 24th through March 15th
Tickets: start at $10
Time to get your tickets for the wonderful season ahead!
As stewards of the historic gathering space that is Wollman Rink, we pledge to spark bliss that exhilarates the community’s sense of connection, positivity and possibility. We can’t wait to get this season started!
ICE THEATRE OF NEW YORK®
Thursday, March 2nd
Ice Theatre of New York® to present Pop-Up City Skate Concerts at Wollman Rink on February 2 & March 2, 2023 at 6:30pm in Central Park. (Rain dates are February 9 and March 9.)
ITNY repertory works will include Of Water and Ice, When Atoms Embrace, Take Five, as well as a new duet for Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Danil Berdnikov by choreographer Lorna Brown, and more. ITNY will also give opportunities to guest artists and long-time performance apprentices Oona and Gage Brown.
These short Pop-Up concerts take place immediately after the ice resurfacing and are designed to inspire and delight the public waiting to skate the next session, while introducing them to the art of dancing on ice.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX: MARCH 2023
By Great Performances
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx this month.
SALSA LESSON AND PARTY!
Friday, March 17th from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Bring a friend and learn the art of salsa dancing here at The Bronx Museum alongside professional instructors and live music in celebration of the history of salsa in the South Bronx. All ages and skill levels welcomed!
FAMILY TIME
DOUBLE DUTCH
Saturday, March 18th from 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Back by popular demand! Grab your jump rope and join us for an afternoon of double dutching with experienced instructors at The Bronx Museum. All ages and skill levels welcomed!
WINTER BIRDING WITH NYC AUDUBON
Wednesday, March 15th from 7:00am – 8:30am
Location: Starlight Park
Join NYC Audubon and the Bronx River Alliance on a stroll along the Bronx River this winter. You’ll get a chance to see and hear some of the many beautiful birds that rely on this important freshwater ecosystem, including songbirds, waterfowl, and more. Along the way, we will also highlight the importance of biodiversity and urban green space for all wildlife.
TA 2ND ANNUAL WOMEN’S MONTH BIKE RIDE
Saturday, March 25th from 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Join Transportation Alternatives for our celebratory 2nd Annual Women’s Month Bike Ride in the Bronx on March 25th, 2023!
This free event will be taking place again throughout the Bronx and enter into neighborhooding communities throughout Harlem, the Heights and Randall’s Island. The routes will be finalized in coming weeks but this year we will have an 8-mile beginner route and a new 15-mile moderate route the same day, ending together with a rally and celebration.
Registration required. Click here to learn more
THE ORCHID SHOW:
NATURAL HERITAGE
Saturday, February 18th through Sunday, April 23rd
Be Enveloped in Lily Kwong’s Fantastical Vision
Acclaimed artist Lily Kwong, the designer for The Orchid Show’s 20th year, presents a meditative and captivating design inspired by her ancestral connections to the natural world. Kwong’s vibrant and fantastical vision will envelop visitors in thousands of orchids, allowing them to reconnect to nature amidst picture perfect beauty.
Don’t miss this chance to be immersed in a mesmerizing array of orchids, enfolded into rolling mountains throughout the historic Enid A Haupt Conservatory, and to feel enwrapped in this one-of-a-kind experience. On select nights during The Orchid Show, adults 21 and over can experience the exhibition through Orchid Nights, with music, cash bars, and food available for purchase. Stay tuned for dates.
A former student in NYBG’s Adult Education program, Lily Kwong works at the intersection between landscape, wellness, and art, connecting people to nature through transformative projects and site-specific botanical art installations. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Domino, Forbes, Fast Company and more, and her designs have been featured in New York City at the High Line and Grand Central Station, as well as in venues and gardens around the world.
NYC ULTIMATE TRAIL RUNNING SERIES
Saturday, March 4th from 9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Park
Join us at the world famous home of cross country trail running, Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.
Saturday, March 4, 2023, join Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and King of the Mountain Events for this first-of-its-kind NYC Ultimate Trail Running Series featuring 8K (4.97 miles) filled with rolling single-track trails, mixed with stairs, wooden boardwalks, and sections of paved and double wide paths. Start off your 2023 trail running season with this challenging and tricky course!
A portion of the net proceeds will be donated to the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance to support trail maintenance.
WOMEN SPEAKS
Wednesday, March 8th from 4:00-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 15th from 4:00-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 22nd from 4:00-5:00pm
Wednesday, March 29th from 4:00-5:00pm
Location: Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, 3225 Reservoir Oval East
Join us as we hear from women in the community with diverse backgrounds, unique job positions and inspire young people of different possibilities. We will hear from women in underrepresented careers: media, entrepreneurship, executive, and adventure.
GREAT PERFORMANCES' VEGAN CHILI
Find a ready-to-take-home chili spice mix at any of our partner cafes and restaurants around town!
Use our Chili Spice Kit to make a batch of this vegan chili, which is also featured at our cafe at Wollman Rink. This recipe is delicious the same day you make it, but tastes even better the next day. Freeze any leftovers in smaller portions for a quick winter warmup. Add meat for a non-vegan option, garden vegetables for an even heartier meal, or top with classics like cheese, sour cream, and scallions.
The Spice Mix is also delicious as a seasoning for roasting vegetables or using as a dry rub.
Vegan Chili Recipe
By Chef Andrew Smith, Culinary Director
Serves 3-4
INGREDIENTS
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 3 15oz cans black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup Brooklyn lager
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp Great Performances Chili Spice Mix*
*GP Chili Spice Mix contains garlic and onion, as well as our signature blend of spices.
PROCEDURE
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed, 6 qt pot on medium heat. Add onions and garlic and sweat till onions have become translucent.
- Add seasoning mix and stir till fragrant.
- Deglaze with beer, scraping up fond and stirring until reduced to au sec (nearly dry), then add stock, tomatoes, and black beans.
- Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about one hour or until liquids have reduced to chili-like consistency.
- Season to taste and remove from heat. Serve with your favorite chili garnishes.
More Great Performances Recipes
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: FEBRUARY 2023
By Great Performances
Explore Great Music, Art and More at Our Partner Venues This Month!
DINING WITH THE DIVAS 2023
Thursday, February 9th at 11:30am
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
Dining with the Divas is a unique event that highlights extraordinary women from various industries who serve as role models and mentors. This special luncheon attracts more than 350 guests and is an important networking opportunity for a diverse and influential group of women. In 2023, Dining with the Divas will return to the historic Apollo, and promises to bring fellowship, community and female empowerment during this annual celebration.
THE APOLLO PRESENTS
THE BLUES AND ITS PEOPLE
Saturday, February 18th at 8:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
Tickets: Start at $35
WITH RUSSELL GUNN AND SPECIAL GUESTS
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF AMIRI BARAKA’S BLUES PEOPLE
“Where the music goes, that’s where the people go. The music reflects the people.” – Amiri Baraka
Join us for The Blues and Its People, an electrifying evening-length concert featuring critically acclaimed composer and trumpeter Russell Gunn and his Royal Krunk Jazz Orkestra that brings to life poet and author Amiri Baraka’s groundbreaking work, Blues People: Negro Music in White America. Special guests include Weedie Braimah, Davell Crawford, Miles Griffith, Craig Harris, Stefon Harris, Jazzmeia Horn, Oliver Lake, jessica care Moore, and Leon Timbo. This exciting one-night-only exploration of jazz, gospel, and blues, commissioned by the Apollo, traverses Baraka’s text through song and readings curated by Fredara Hadley, Ph.D, ethnomusicologist at The Julliard School of Music.
Don’t miss this special celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Baraka’s revolutionary text and the enduring legacy of Black music as only the Apollo could tell it. The Blues and Its People is a continuation of the Apollo’s 2022-2023 season, The Next Movement, an exploration of what’s new, now and next in music, dance, art and ideas.
THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN’S WINDOW
Saturday, February 4th through Sunday, March 19th
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Tickets: start at $35
BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY
WITH OSCAR ISAAC AND RACHEL BROSNAHAN
DIRECTED BY ANNE KAUFFMAN
Oscar Isaac (Scenes from a Marriage, Hamlet, Star Wars) and Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Dead for a Dollar, Othello) star in Lorraine Hansberry’s (A Raisin in the Sun) sweeping drama of identity, idealism, and love. With direction by Anne Kauffman, BAM’s production marks the first major New York revival since the original Broadway run.
Hansberry invites us into Greenwich Village in the 60s, crafting a razor-sharp portrait of a diverse group of friends whose progressive dreams can’t quite match reality. At the center are Sidney and Iris Brustein, fighting to see if their marriage—with all its crackling wit, passion, and petty cruelty—can survive Sidney’s ideals. As if reaching across the decades, Hansberry’s incisive final work offers shockingly contemporary provocations.
Discover this “astonishing force” (The Chicago Tribune) from one of America’s greatest playwrights when it finally returns to New York.
JAMEL GAINES CREATIVE OUTLET PRESENTS REMEMBERING
February 17th and 18th
Location: BAM Fisher, Fishman Space
Tickets: $100 for Supporting Creative Outlet Artists + Show Ticket; $40 GA Ticket
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet
REMEMBERING… a multimedia production that explores the historical accounts of the Middle Passage, Slavery, and Emancipation. Inspired by “The MAAFA Suite” and the teachings of Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, it incorporates images by Tom Feelings and music by Phil Hamilton and John Williams. REMEMBERING is American history told by African Voices, lacing Contemporary and African Dance with audio-visual elements including spoken word, music, and African drumming.
FIRST SATURDAY: LEGACY
Saturday, February 4th, all day
Ring in Black History Month and celebrate twenty-five years of First Saturdays! This month’s theme honors the legacy of Black artistic production in Brooklyn. The evening’s events vibrate with the creative excellence of Black artists who are shaping the borough’s culture today and of throwback performers who put First Saturdays on the map.
This event is free; advance registration is required. Admission is subject to our capacity at the time of your arrival.
(Photo: Kolin Mendez Photography)
ART HISTORY HAPPY HOUR: AFRICAN ANCESTORS OF EGYPT AND NUBIA
Thursday, February 16th from 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: The Norm Restaurant and Bar, 1st Floor
Tickets: $45 and include wine tastings, small bites, and after-hours admission to our Egyptian galleries. Additional beverages are available for purchase. Member tickets are $40.
Our season of Art History Happy Hours continues with an evening of lighthearted lectures and accompanying wines inspired by African Ancestors of Egypt and Nubia: From the Green Sahara to the Nile. This special gallery activation highlights connections between ancient Egypt and other African cultures in art, religion, and language. Delve deeper into these histories with Annissa Malvoisin, Bard Graduate Center / Brooklyn Museum Postdoctoral Fellow in the Arts of Africa; Meghan Bill, Coordinator of Provenance; and Dr. Vanessa Davies, scholar and founding organizer of the Nile Valley Collective. During the program, enjoy wine pairings by Marquis Williams of the Brooklyn-based wine club Highly Recommended.
IVALAS QUARTET
Sunday, February 12th at 2:00pm
Tickets: Start at $30 / Free for children 18 and under
2022-23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
The Ivalas Quartet, Caramoor’s 2022 – 23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, was formed at the University of Michigan in 2017. Dedicated to the celebration of diverse voices, Ivalas seeks to disrupt the classical music world by continuously spotlighting Black and Indigenous composers such as Eleanor Alberga, whose First String Quartet is featured on the Quartet’s fall performance in the Music Room, alongside quartets by Osvaldo Golijov and Beethoven.
CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO
Friday, February 17th through Sunday, February 19th
Tickets: start at $20
ABOUT THE SHOW
Virtuosity and warmth emanate from the bandstand whenever Cyrus Chestnut sits at the piano. The master practitioner’s staggering resume as a leader and a highly sought collaborator includes meaningful associations with such icons as Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Regina Carter, James Moody, Kathleen Battle, Betty Carter, and Dizzy Gillespie, among countless others. His sound bonds nuance, profound connection to melody, and a deep pocket that engages audiences across the world.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Cyrus Chestnut, piano
Eric Wheeler, bass
Chris Beck, drums
ALPHONSO HORNE’S GOTHAM KINGS MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION
Tuesday, February 21st and Wednesday, February 22nd
Tickets: start at $20
ABOUT THE SHOW
Trumpet player and irrepressible band leader Alphonso Horne leads this high-octane outfit inspired by the music of King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. Gotham Kings engages the virtuosity of Louis Armstrong and innovative genius of King Oliver to invite audiences into an immersive sound chamber that transmits rags, stomps, shouts, and funk. This high-energy set celebrates the legacy of Mardi Gras with a dynamic band and repertoire that bonds past, present, and future.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Alphonso Horne, trumpet
DIANNE REEVES: LOVE IS IN THE AIR
Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th
Location: Rose Theater
Tickets: start at $40.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
One of the world’s top jazz vocalists returns to mesmerize audiences with her beloved Valentine’s Day shows in Rose Theater.
An intimate, powerful performance by a master vocalist and hypnotizing storyteller
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Another JALC perennial is a Valentine’s Day tradition, on which Dianne Reeves sings on the subject of love, fulfilled and unrequited, carnal and spiritual, illuminating the complexities attendant to matters of the heart with a warm, dazzling contralto, spanning registers with no apparent strain, conveying emotional nuance through exquisitely calibrated tonal color and phrasing. “I just want to tell the story,” Reeves says. “My instrument is an extension of my soul.”
NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI AND HAMILTON DE HOLANDA
Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February 25th
Location: The Appel Room
Tickets: start at $80.50
WHAT TO EXPECT
The first-ever collaboration between Brazillian mandolin player Hamilton de Holanda and South African pianist-composer Nduduzo Makhathini
Amazing views backdrop this global concert
ABOUT THE CONCERT
On Nduduzo Makhathini and Hamilton de Holanda, Brazilian 10-string mandolin (bandolim) wizard Hamilton de Holanda and eminent South African pianist-composer Nduduzo Makhathini, both master musicologists, teachers, composers, and musical storytellers with an ancient-to-future outlook, share a bandstand for the first time, mixing the codes of their respective traditions in a unique exploration of the diaspora of African motherland musical culture to the Americas from the slave trade and colonization until the present day. Hamilton de Holanda—who co-founded the world’s first Choro school in 1997 and spearheaded the movement to give Brazil’s revered vernacular genre a National Day in 2000—transcends limitation in his playing and improvisation, interacting with other music traditions, instruments, and ensembles, including several performances with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Raised in the lush and rugged hillscapes of uMgungundlovu, the site of the mid-19th century Zulu Dingane kingdom where music and ritual practices were symbiotically linked, Nduduzo Makhathini—like de Holanda—plays numerous styles of music from his country; he’s propagated his vision within contemporary South African jazz culture—and internationally via his relationship with Blue Note Records.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, February 3rd from 10:00am – 9:00pm
Tickets: Free all Day!
Join Poster House on the First Friday of every month for free admission and extended hours! Explore the museum’s latest exhibitions and get in on the fun by attending a tour, workshop, performance, or activity throughout the day. Every First Friday is different, offering unique opportunities to engage with rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection.
1pm Experimental Drawing Workshop $10
3pm Poster History Timeline Tour
4pm Street Dancing Workshop $10
5pm Masked Vigilantes Docent Tour
6pm Bollywood Dance Workshop $10
7:30pm Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Performance
POSTER KIDS: I SPY
Sunday, February 12th from 10:30am – 12:00pm
Tickets: Free!
Have you ever wanted to play I Spy in a museum? Now you can! Join Poster Kids as we find unique and sometimes hidden images in our poster exhibitions. After our gallery activity, we’ll head to the workshop to create our own I Spy-themed collages and drawings.
Join Poster House on select Sunday mornings from 10:30am–12pm for a family-friendly, interactive poster tour and a related art-making experience. Admission is free; advanced registration is required.
A BRIGHT NEW BOISE
Tuesday, January 31st through Sunday, March 12th
Tickets: start at $49
OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE
MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter, whose first work in his Premiere Residency – the world premiere of A Case for the Existence of God – ran at Signature to great critical acclaim, returns with the Off-Broadway premiere of A Bright New Boise. As i n Case, Hunter here captures a region of his home state Idaho – in the negative space of a depersonalized work environment – through the people who inhabit it. This dark comedic work depicts a Boise Hobby Lobby thrown into chaos by the arrival of a new employee sorting through a tragic past. Like Hudes, audiences can experience Hunter’s stage work alongside his unique dramatic vision on-screen: Darren Aronofsky’s film adaptation of his play The Whale, starring Brendan Fraser, is expected to be released by A24 sometime in 2022.
LETTERS FROM MAX
Tuesday, February 7th through Sunday, March 19th
Tickets: start at $49
WORLD PREMIERE
MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl begins her Spotlight Residency with the world premiere adaptation of her 2018 epistolary book, Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, and a Friendship, “a resonant and profound contribution from two fully formed artists to the literature of illness” (Slate). Ruhl, whose accomplished body of work includes Eurydice and Pulitzer Prize finalists In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) and The Clean House, shares letters and poems passed between herself and her former student Max Ritvo, as he candidly discusses terminal illness and tests poetry’s capacity to put to words what otherwise feels ineffable.
NATURE’S MEDICINE CABINET: WINTER TEAS
Sunday, February 5th from 11:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Wave Hill House – Toscanini Room
Tickets: $55, including admission to the grounds. Wave Hill Members save 10%
Learn about medicinal herbs in the form of loose teas. They can boost mood, support immunity, calm nerves, sooth digestion and detox…all while warming you up! Join herbalist Melissa Rivera to taste-test some herbal tea blends, compare a variety of steeper styles and create your own tea-samplings to take home. Ages twelve and older welcome with an adult. Hibernators Weekend event.
CONCERT: WARP TRIO
Sunday, February 26th from 2:00–3:00pm
Location: Armor Hall
Tickets: $30 Adult/$16 Student with ID/$14 Child (8-18), including admission to the grounds. Advance tickets $2 off. Wave Hill Members save 10%
This performance features:
Mikael Darmanie – piano
Josh Henderson – violin
Ju Young Lee – cello
Rick Martinez – percussion
Warp Trio is an internationally touring, cross-genre chamber music experience. Reflecting the juxtaposition of Juilliard-trained musicians with members steeped in rock and jazz styles, the one-of-a-kind trio—that even has a fourth member!—can be seen performing classical works in prestigious halls on the same tour where they headline a standing room-only show at a rock venue. In addition to their electrifying public performances, they have gained a reputation for their innovative educational workshops for students from grade school through university level.
ICE SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK
October 24th through March 15th
Tickets: start at $10
Time to get your tickets for the wonderful season ahead!
As stewards of the historic gathering space that is Wollman Rink, we pledge to spark bliss that exhilarates the community’s sense of connection, positivity and possibility. We can’t wait to get this season started!
ICE THEATRE OF NEW YORK®
Thursday, February 2nd and Thursday, March 2nd
Ice Theatre of New York® to present Pop-Up City Skate Concerts at Wollman Rink on February 2 & March 2, 2023 at 6:30pm in Central Park. (Rain dates are February 9 and March 9.)
ITNY repertory works will include Of Water and Ice, When Atoms Embrace, Take Five, as well as a new duet for Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Danil Berdnikov by choreographer Lorna Brown, and more. ITNY will also give opportunities to guest artists and long-time performance apprentices Oona and Gage Brown.
These short Pop-Up concerts take place immediately after the ice resurfacing and are designed to inspire and delight the public waiting to skate the next session, while introducing them to the art of dancing on ice.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX: FEBRUARY 2023
By Great Performances
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx during December of 2022.
FAMILY TIME
HEART OF THE BRONX
Saturday, February 11th from 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Love is all around–spend an afternoon at The Bronx Museum of the Arts creating art together with your loved ones. Enjoy a free family art activity inspired by current exhibits celebrating the city we all love: New York!
FILM SCREENING
COSMOS GATES I
Friday, February 24th from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Be transported through time with exhibiting artist Abigail DeVille as she unearths various aspects of The Bronx’s history, including unseen documentary footage of the borough’s historical sites as well as home videos dating back to the 1930s. This screening party will include experiencing films in the work Cosmos Gates as well as new pieces through conversations with DeVille, participating artists and storytellers, the film editor, and more.
DIY MUSHROOM BAG INNOCULATION
Saturday, February 11th from 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: 1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx NY
Join Corey Blant of NY Restoration Project and Marc Konkoly of Mi Oh My Farm as they introduce some simple ways to cultivate edible mushrooms from home. Learn how your spent coffee grounds can be the perfect material to grow mushrooms in at home. Register to attend!
ENVIRONMENTAL CAREER PANEL PIZZA PARTY
Thursday, February 16th from 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: River House: 1490 Sheridan Boulevard, Bronx NY 10459
Interested in learning about green careers? Come join our EELS interns and real environmental professionals to learn what it’s really like to work in the field! Enjoy free pizza, free soda, and make new friends.
ROOTED IN PLANTS: CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH
January 17th through February 28th
Self-Guided Exploration: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Guided Activities: Weekdays, 1:30–4:30 p.m.; Weekends, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Storytime: 2:30 p.m. on weekends and holiday Mondays, weather permitting
Come to the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden to celebrate Black History Month by learning about the ways in which people of the African Diaspora have contributed to our understanding and uses of plants around the world! Investigate seeds native to Africa. Investigate seeds native to Africa and learn about West African Indigo dyeing by making your own dyed bag. Make your own pinecone birdfeeder in celebration of NYC Black Birder Christian Cooper. Discover inspirational stories about Black Botanists, Herbalists and Environmentalists from history and today.
THE ORCHID DINNER 2023
Thursday, February 23rd at 6:30pm
Location: The Plaza Hotel
The New York Botanical Garden will host one of the most enchanting events of the winter season, The Orchid Dinner, at The Plaza Hotel on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Known for its’ wondrous and inventive orchid centerpieces, The Orchid Dinner celebrates the Garden’s highly acclaimed The Orchid Show. Guests are invited to enjoy cocktails and a sale of exceptional and rare orchids carefully selected by NYBG’s curators followed by an elegant dinner and dancing.
Proceeds from The Orchid Dinner support the Garden’s global plant research and conservation initiatives, programs in horticulture, and education for all ages—to help protect Earth’s biodiversity.
IT’S A HORSE OF COURSE HIKE AND GREET
Sunday, February 19th from 11:00am – 12:00pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Nature Center
Hike from the Van Cortlandt Nature Center to the Riverdale Stables for a meet and greet with our Parks Enforcement Patrol Mounted Unit. Learn more about the gentle giants that patrol our parks. Registration required. Registration opens on Wednesday, February 8th.
KIDS WEEK: NATURE PUPPET SHOW
Monday, February 20th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Park Nature Center
Even when school’s out, our parks are still the city’s natural classroom! Bring your kids to parks throughout the city for Kids Week during Mid-winter Recess. With programs led by our Urban Park Rangers, kids will get to experience nature in a hands-on and fun way. The Urban Park Rangers welcome you for some nature-themed puppet shows! Learn more about animals that can be found in our local parks.