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Chefs’ Choir: Anastassia Batsoula’s Vinegret by Mama
Here’s a recipe my mom always makes. It’s tasty, healthy, vegan and beautiful on the table. Russian Vinaigrette, we call Vinegret, is a classic Russian
FEATURED EVENT: A BLACK TIE CELEBRATION AND FUNDRAISER AT THE GLASSHOUSE
By Great Performances
After several years of stops and starts and stops again, we’ve been delighted to fill our days with planning and running events for many of our long-time clients at a variety of venues. This past May, we were especially thrilled to execute an event for a health network who hosted their first inaugural black tie celebration and fundraiser at The Glasshouse, one of the most stunning event spaces in New York City. With almost 1,000 people in attendance, it’s an event that they won’t forget – with foods they’ll crave – for a long time.
Guests’ eyes were delighted at every turn as they took in the scenery of the Manhattan skyline, the Hudson River, and beyond; and as they viewed the delectable food on display on trays being passed by our team, at stations, and at chef showcases.
An objective for the event was to encourage mingling and guest interaction, a trend we’ve been observing for the better part of the year. Many organizations are trying to find ways to reduce the time guests spend locked down at a table, instead looking for ways to get guests moving and mingling. Food and beverage stations spread out across the space provided natural cues to encourage guests to move around, explore the space, and engage with others.
It’s an acknowledged truth that we eat with our eyes first, and we pulled out all the stops for this event, serving a variety of passed hors d’oeuvres, setting up multiple stations across the space, and creating intimate, engaging vignettes with our Atelier Stations. From fun presentations of comfort foods like shrimp and grits and spaghetti and meatballs to decadent delights like foie gras, lobster tails, and truffles, we had something for everyone.
Read on to explore the space and vicariously enjoy our food through photos.
Recently opened in 2021, The Glasshouse is the perfect venue for large, high-end events. Located on 12th Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, Glasshouse features panoramic views of Manhattan, the Hudson River, and beyond from two event terraces, private terraces off their Green Rooms, and the floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the space. State-of-the-art technology for lighting, audio, and video support all visual and audio effects, including a premium experience for entertainment and private concerts. Additionally, the space has the infrastructure for enhanced installations including video walls, step & repeats, and more.
With 75,000 square feet of space and capacity for 1,850 people, the spaces are configurable to allow for varying room sizes and shapes. Truly, an event planner’s dream.
Hors d'Oeuvres - Luxurious Bites for all Palates
Cater waiters dressed in black processed throughout the space carrying our custom made Busker Trays containing delicious bites of BBQ Shrimp and Poblano Peppers on a Stone Ground Grit Cake. Our chefs turned homestyle comfort foods like shrimp and grits and the spaghetti and meatballs into eye catching bites; created vegan and gluten free hors d’oeuvres like our Habanero Smoked Tofu Tacos on Watermelon Radish Bites that were anything but bland; and created fun plays on dishes like our twist on a classic PBJ with Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Pistachio Butter, and Sour Cherry Preserves and our Duck Rillette Fritter with Cranberry Port Jam on a Rosemary Skewer.
Bright bold flavors, comfort food made luxurious, and decadent bites that hit every taste bad came with enough variety to satisfy a variety of dietary preferences from vegan to gluten free to keto.
Stations - Global Flavors
Strategically spaced throughout the venue, our themed stations captured global flavors and featured regional favorites with a Great Performances twist.
Our Carving Station featured an assortment of carved-to-order meats with accompanying sauces and sides
- 32oz Bone-In Ribeye with a trio of sauces: Bordelaise, Chimichurri, Horseradish Cream
- Roast Duck Breast Lapérouse with Gruyère and Mustard
- Foie Gras Terrine with Pomegranate Gelée, Pistachio Crumble
- Classic Pommes Duchesse
- Broccoli Rabe with Lemon, Garlic, Pine Nuts
Our Pinxtos Station featured flavors of Northern Spain and the Basque region
- Basque Chicken with Tri Colored Peppers, Onions
- Tortilla Española
- Aged Manchego and Mushroom Brochettes
- Wild Cèpes with Cured Quail Yolks
- Croquetas de Bacalao
- Hand Carved Jamón
- Hearts of Palm Salad
Our Seafood Station brought delicacies from the seas and oceans prepared in a variety of styles
- Crab Salad with Pomelo, Mint
- Lightly Cured Arctic Char with Olive Oil Poached Peppers, Anchovy
- Colossal Shrimp with Lemon-Tarragon Aioli and Horseradish and Smoked Tomato Cocktail Sauce
- Chilled Lobster Tail
- West Coast Oysters (Fanny Bay, Kumamoto, Big Cove) with Mignonette
- Young Coconut Aguachile with Avocado, Lime, Cilantro
Tuscan Station transported us to the sun-soaked hill towns of Italy
- Sage-Stuffed Veal Breast Roulade – Braised Gigante Beans
- Ricotta Stuffed Ravioli – Morels, Sweet Peas, Parmesan
- Cavatelli Primavera – Fiore di Sardo Fondutti
- Grilled Asparagus – Ricotta Salata, Lemon, Basil
- Eggplant Milanese – Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
- Roasted Sweet Yellow Peppers – Black Olive, Yellow Raisins, Capers, Anchovy
- Baguette Spike
Atelier Stations - Showcasing Chefs' Magic
We featured four showcase stations – our Atelier Stations – that allowed our chefs to create made-to-order luxurious dishes. Our chefs demonstrated their great skill, precision, and attention to detail as they crafted their dishes.
- Japanese Turnips, Eryngii, Matsutake, Trumpet Mushrooms, Black Truffle, Smoked Dashi, Broth
- Red Snapper Leche de Tigre Ceviche
- Fresh Cut Toro, Caviar, Yuzu Pearls, Gold Leaf
- Seared 45-Day Dry-Aged Kobe Sirloin, Japanese Uni and Shiitake Summer Roll (Madeira Gastrique, Oyster Sauce, Chive Purée)
Sweet Finish - Desserts that Captured the Imaginations and Hearts
And of course, what meal is complete without a Dessert Station that offered sweet and savory treats
- Golden Pistachio Praline Chocolate Truffle on a Gold Lollipop Stick
- Three-Layer Panna Cotta with Coconut Cream, Passion Fruit, Blackberry
- Espresso Boca Negra Cake
- Buckwheat Sable Raspberry Chantilly Creamwich
- Chocolate & Cheese Board
We also invited a few of our favorite partners to join us and share their specialty desserts: La Newyorkina with their famous paletitas and Fluff n Fluff with their playful and dramatic cotton candy.
JULY FOOD FESTIVAL: RATATOUILLE
Each month, our Great Performances menus feature seasonal ingredients. It’s our way of celebrating the earth and bringing our special touch to every menu.
Ratatouille is a vegetable dish originating in Provence, France. Recipes vary but common ingredients include eggplant, tomato, zucchini, garlic, onion, red bell pepper and herbs. Ratatouille is an eye-catching dish because of the ingredients’ bright colors; a sign of many disease-fighting phytochemicals.
Serve a variety of phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals on one plate with ratatouille. Ratatouille contains several non-starchy vegetables. Pair with French bread or rice and baked cod for a balanced meal.
Our Culinary Ambassador, Georgette Farkas, had shared her very own Ratatouille recipe.
Ratatouille
Ratatouille has always been my family’s summer staple. It’s one of those dishes that is even better the second day. The dish is a must if you happen to grow zucchini and tomatoes. Savor it as is as a vegetarian lunch dish along with a mesclun salad and a baguette. Or serve it as a side dish to accompany roast chicken, lamb or fish. It can even be used to fill an omelet or toss with pasta and top with goat cheese or parmesan. This version is prepared with the vegetables thinly sliced and then layered. But it’s just as delicious with everything roughly cubed and then baked together in a good heavy bottomed pot, once you’ve first sautéed the onions and garlic on the stove top. Baking time will vary depending upon the pot you use. But the dish is very forgiving. The vegetables should hold their shape, but melt in your mouth tender.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
- 3 oz olive oil
- 1.5 lbs white onions, thinly sliced
- 1 oz garlic, minced
- 4 Tbsp herbes de Provence
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 12 oz Japanese eggplant
- 1.75 lbs yellow and green zucchini
- 1 lb tomatoes
NOTE: Ideally, eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes should be of similar diameter
Procedure
- Slice the eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes into 1/8″ thick slices.
- Toss sliced zucchini in 2 Tbsp olive oil, 1 Tbsp herbes de Provence, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange on a sheet tray in a single layer and cook just a few minutes until barely softened and pliable. Repeat with the sliced eggplant. This pre-cooking step makes it possible to layer the vegetables tightly in the next step.
- Sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil with herbes de Provence. Cook until well caramelized. Add tomato paste, salt and pepper. Cook while stirring for two to three minutes more.
- Line the sheet pan with sautéed onion mixture. Arrange alternating rows of each vegetable over the layer of onions. Bake at 400 F until cooked through and lightly caramelized at the edges.
Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY is dear to our hearts, not only because that is our local, organic farm; but because it allows us to educate children on food and where it comes from via the Sylvia Center. Katchkie Farm has recently become one of our wedding venues.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: JULY 2022
By Great Performances
Explore Great Music, Art and More at Our Partner Venues This Month!
AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE APOLLO
Every Wednesday at 7:30pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
Known as one of New York’s most popular live entertainment experiences, Amateur Night at the Apollo attracts performers and audiences from around the world in a classic talent competition that has launched the careers of countless legendary artists, from Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross, Lauryn Hill, H.E.R, and Jazmine Sullivan.
Join in on the fun with the weekly classic competition that sheds light on the careers of a whole new roster of stars. Be a part of the notoriously “tough” audience in an interactive evening unlike any other and lend your voice to decide who will “Be Good or Be Gone” to win the triumphant grand prize.
Amateur Night at the Apollo is hosted by the comedian Capone. Each show begins with a festive pre-party featuring video and music by DJ Jess. And keep a lookout for C.P. Lacey, the resident Executioner who sweeps bad talent off the stage.
DRINK AND DRAW
Thursday, July 21st from 7:00pm-9:30pm
Location: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Ticket Information: $35 and include after-hours admission to Monet to Morisot, your own Brooklyn Museum tote, and a complimentary drink. Member tickets are $25.
Sip and sketch in our backyard Sculpture Garden this summer with a monthly series of life drawing classes. Drink and Draw is open to all levels and accompanied by a refreshing beverage and musical vibes by local DJs. In July, celebrate works from our European art collection featured in Monet to Morisot: The Real and Imagined in European Art. Sketch from live models and experiment with materials in a casual class led by teaching artist Mellasenah Nicole Edwards. Plus, enjoy tunes by Amber Valentine.
JAZZ IN THE GARDEN: ABDOU MBOUP AND WAAKAW
Sunday, July 24th from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Ticket Information: This program is free and open to the public.
Swing by the Museum’s backyard Sculpture Garden for performances by some of the city’s best musicians, and enjoy a range of creative styles incorporating blues, jazz, and international sounds. Presented in partnership with Jazz Foundation of America.
In July, multi-instrumentalist Abdou Mboup incorporates jazz ensemble music by his group, Waakaw, into the griot tradition of his native Senegal.
THE CHEVALIER
Sunday, July 10th at 4:00pm
Ticket Information: Starting at $40
This innovative work of concert theater honors the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges — a prolific 18th-century composer, virtuoso violinist, the finest fencer in Europe, general of Europe’s first Black regiment, and a crusader for equality. The story of this extraordinary artist of color, overlooked in history, is bursting to be told!
The Harlem Chamber Players are joined by four actors and violinist Brendon Elliott for this concert theater work exploring Bologne’s music, friendships with Mozart and Marie Antoinette, and his unknown contribution to the abolishment of slavery.
IMANI WINDS
A Woman’s Perspective
Thursday, July 14th at 7:00pm
Ticket Information: Starting at $40
The Grammy-nominated Imani Winds lead the evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing and adventurous programming, striving to push the classical repertory forward into inclusivity. Their Caramoor debut celebrates the diversity of four prominent, yet under-represented, female composers.
Talkback with Helga Davis / Stay for a conversation with Imani Winds immediately following the concert.
CONCERT ON THE LAWN: RACHAEL & VILRAY
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Saturday, July 23rd at 8:00pm
Ticket Information: $65
Lake Street Dive singer-songwriter Rachael Price and composer, singer, and guitarist Vilray turned their shared love for the jazz music of the 1930s and ’40s into a heart-warming collaboration between friends. After meeting at the New England Conservatory of Music, the duo later reunited for a performance that sparked songwriting inspiration. Performing a mixture of original songs and forgotten treasures, Rachael & Vilray welcome you to an evening rich with nostalgia for an era gone by.
Please bring your own seating for this concert, as it takes place on our grassy Friends Field. You can even bring or purchase a picnic dinner!
LAKECIA BENJAMIN
Tuesday, July 12th and Wednesday, July 13th
Ticket Information: Start at $35
ABOUT THE SHOW
Rising star saxophonist and Essentially Ellington alumna Lakecia Benjamin returns to the Dizzy’s Club stage! Benjamin has developed a reputation for energetic, genre-crossing performances, and she has played with musicians ranging from Jimmy Heath, Joanne Brackeen, Charenee Wade, and Harry Belafonte to Macy Gray, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, and The Roots. For this performance, she will return to a favorite source of material by leading her quartet through repertoire from her new album, which celebrates her major saxophone influence John Coltrane as well as the great multi-instrumentalist Alice Coltrane. Come check out one of the instrument’s freshest new voices perform her own take on this timeless music.
JON FADDIS QUARTET: HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!
Thursday, July 21st through Sunday, July 24th
Ticket Information: Start at $40
ABOUT THE SHOW
It’s only fitting that Jon Faddis celebrates his birthday every year – July 24 – at Dizzy’s Club, considering the club’s namesake was Jon’s lifelong mentor and friend. And, like his hero, Faddis is an overwhelming presence on the bandstand, as both a player of both prodigious power and finesse and as a gregarious frontman, cracking up both his bandmates and audiences.
Born in 1953, Faddis began playing at age seven, inspired by an appearance by Louis Armstrong on the Ed Sullivan Show. Bill Catalano (an alumnus of the Stan Kenton band) hipped Faddis to the music of Dizzy Gillespie. Meeting Dizzy Gillespie at the Monterey Jazz Festival and then sitting in with him at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco proved to be a pivotal beginning of a unique friendship between Gillespie and Faddis, one that spanned almost three decades.
Two days before his 18th birthday, Faddis joined Lionel Hampton’s band as a featured soloist, moving from Oakland, CA to New York. Shortly after arriving in Manhattan, Faddis was invited to sit in with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra at the Village Vanguard; he rapidly became lead trumpeter for the band, touring the world. He soon formed his own quartet, and began directing orchestras, including the Grammy-winning United Nation Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie 70th Birthday Big Band, the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, the Chicago Jazz Ensemble (2004-2010), the Carnegie Hall Centennial Big Band, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band (1992-2002), and the Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra of New York (2003-present).
A devoted educator, Faddis is a full-time faculty member at the Conservatory of Music, Purchase College-SUNY, where he began in 1999 as Artist-in-Residence, becoming shortly after Professor and Director of Jazz Performance and he holds the first-ever honorary doctorate in Jazz from Manhattan School of Music (which he attended for about a semester when he was 18). Come celebrate the birthday of one of the true disciples of bebop, the one and only Jon Faddis.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Jon Faddis – Leader & Trumpet
David Hazeltine – Piano
Kiyoshi Kitagawa – Bass
Dion Parson – Drums
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, July 1st
Peace Poster Workshop: (1:00pm to 2:30pm) Join artist and printmaker Todd Drake for this hands-on workshop centered on the theme of peace. Inspired by the work of designer and artist Peter Paul Piech, participants will learn basic linoleum printmaking techniques while creating their very own peace posters. Tickets: $10
Collaborative Paper Marbling: (4:00pm to 5:30pm) Led by cultural worker and teaching artist Fan Kong, this workshop will introduce beginners to Suminagashi, the oldest paper marbling technique. This meditative practice involves floating colors on the surface of water and delicately transferring them to paper. Each participant will learn to create and experiment with Suminagashi in small groups. Along the way, we will reflect on and challenge traditional thinking processes through creative problem solving and mindfulness. Tickets: $20
Ethel Reed Docent Tour: (5:30pm to 6:30pm) Get an inside look at the exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property during this informative docent tour. Learn about this pioneering graphic designer—one of a handful of American women to make a name for herself in the field at the turn of the 19th century—and explore the dark and oftentimes defiant thread that ran just beneath the surface of her otherwise cheerful compositions. FREE!
Fabulous Florals Workshop: (6:00pm to 7:00pm) Just in time for spring, join artist and designer M for an interactive, flower-based design activity. Participants in this hands-on workshop will learn to incorporate floral motifs into their analog designs. Guests will leave with a personal design inspired by the exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property. Tickets: $10
Battleship Potemkin Movie Screening: (7:00pm to 8:30pm) Enjoy a screening of the renowned 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin in the museum’s main gallery. Widely considered to be a technical masterpiece and one of the greatest movies of all time, Battleship Potemkin continues to influence and inspire filmmakers. This unique experience offers attendees the opportunity to enjoy the acclaimed film among the film posters featured in The Utopian Avant-Garde: Soviet Film Posters of the 1920s, on view through August 21. FREE!
SIGSPACE X EMANCIPATED STORIES
Wednesday, June 29th through Sunday, July 24th
Ticket Information: Free!
Creating invigorating connections among people on the inside and out, Emancipated Stories is collaborating with SigSpace to share a visual and experiential activation to create a bridge to people who have been affected by incarceration, who often feel impenetrably separated. Founded by Quiara Alegría Hudes and her cousin Sean Ortiz, designed by Yazmany Arboleda, this lobby installation features letter-writing and pop-up performances produced in collaboration with The Fortune Society. Bear witness to the real, handwritten words and art of those behind bars — and respond.
SUNSET WEDNESDAY: AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Wednesday, July 13th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Great Lawn
Ticket Information: $12/adults, $8/students/seniors, $6/children, FREE for members
Feel the beat of the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, an octet made up of some of the most virtuosic musicians in jazz today. Based in New York City, the ensemble is part of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, founded by Grammy-award winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill. Their repertoire honors the pioneers of Latin jazz, like Mario Bauzá and Tito Puente, while keeping a strong foothold in progressing that music by performing contemporary compositions of the genre.
Sunset Wednesdays take place on the Great Lawn. You may bring folding chairs, but blankets are not permitted, and visitors may picnic only in designated picnic areas. The closest to the Great Lawn is adjacent to Glyndor Gallery. The Café and Shop are open until 7PM.
SUNSET WEDNESDAY: GINA D’SOTO
Wednesday, July 20th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Great Lawn
Ticket Information: $12/adults, $8/students/seniors, $6/children, FREE for members
The multi-talented singer, composer and arranger Gina D’Soto is one of the first prominent Cuban musicians to emerge out of the late 90s generation, with a sound best described as the blending of jazz, soul, fusion and Cuban traditions. She is known for her energetic, soulful and powerful vocals, and has shared the stage with such legendary musicians as Arturo O’Farrill, Antonio Sanchez and Anna Tijoux.
Sunset Wednesdays take place on the Great Lawn. You may bring folding chairs, but blankets are not permitted, and visitors may picnic only in designated picnic areas. The closest to the Great Lawn is adjacent to Glyndor Gallery. The Café and Shop are open until 7PM.
SUNSET WEDNESDAY: THE BRASS QUEENS
Wednesday, July 27th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Great Lawn
Ticket Information: $12/adults, $8/students/seniors, $6/children, FREE for members
The Brass Queens is a Brooklyn-based, 8-piece brass band whose music is deeply inspired by the New Orleans tradition, which influences their genre-spanning sound. Brass Queens features an all-female horn section with the goal of expanding the space for women in a male-dominated industry. Their rousing energy will have you swaying, dancing and toe-tapping!
Sunset Wednesdays take place on the Great Lawn. You may bring folding chairs, but blankets are not permitted, and visitors may picnic only in designated picnic areas. The closest to the Great Lawn is adjacent to Glyndor Gallery. The Café and Shop are open until 7PM.
THE DISCOASIS
Extended through October 1st!
Ticket Information: Start at $29, varies based on day and time
The DiscOasis is a timed-entry immersive theatrical experience that unites art, light, music, dance, live performances, roller skating, good times, and good vibes within the iconic Wollman Rink in Central Park. At The DiscOasis you will find yourself dancing and skating your way through a glittering sonic fantasia for the soul with a soundscape curated by our Groovemaster, disco and funk legend Nile Rodgers. Whenever you visit, you will be immersed in the groovy paradise that is The DiscOasis. The environmental design features art installations, photo ops, and soundscapes curated by Groovemaster Nile Rodgers.
The DiscOasis is rolling through New York for a limited engagement starting June 16. The experience will be open Wednesday-Sunday, with daytime skate sessions from 10:00am-4:30pm, and the nighttime experience from 5:30-10:00pm.
BROADWAY SINGS THAT FUNKY MUSIC
Tuesday, July 5th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ticket Information: $25 – general admission to the performances.
Live performances are back at Wollman Rink during roller skating season! At Broadway Sings® that Funky Music, join the live, brass-packed Broadway Sings band and six insanely talented Broadway stars as we jam to popular songs from the past 50 years. Throughout the night, you’ll hear new arrangements of the hits from the 1970s to 2022, each given a funky-fresh twist and featuring artists such as Stevie Wonder, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars and Ariana Grande. Grab a cocktail and some food and come party with Broadway Sings in Central Park — this band kicks BRASS!
Scheduled to Appear:
- Tamika Lawrence (Caroline, or Change)
- Marty Thomas (Wicked)
- Corey Mach (Kinky Boots)
- Mia Gentile (Kinky Boots)
- Phoenix Best (Dear Evan Hansen)
- Ben Fankhauser (Newsies)
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX: JULY 2022
By Great Performances
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx during July of 2022.
MOVIE UNDER THE STARS:
Spiderman: No Way Home
Friday, July 22nd from 8:30pm to 10:30pm
Location: Shoelace Park (exact location TBD)
Grab a blanket and join us for a FREE screening of Marvel’s Spiderman: No Way Home at 8:30pm at Shoelace Park! No registration required!
THE BRONX VEGAN BAZAAR
THE BRONX VEGAN BAZAAR
Saturday, July 16th from 11:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Andrew Freedman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452
A market experience for ‘big’ business owners sharing their delicious vegan food, pastries and natural juices to the community. Experience over 20 vegan food vendors, awesome humans to network with, and more.
The Bronx Vegan Bazaar is the first vegan food experience for and by the Bronx. This monthly event highlights emerging Bronx food vendors, and hosts established ones, who want to share their expression of living a vegan lifestyle to improve the health of Bronx residents.
Organized by a group of Bronxites, BVB understands the needs of the community and is committed to changing the health and commerce landscape of the borough.
BRONX RIVER URBAN FOOD HISTORIES TOUR
Saturday, July 9th at 2:00pm
Hear from Dariella Rodriguez of the Bronx River Alliance how the Bronx River has offered respite for residents of the South Bronx while aiding in the economic industrialization and exploitation of its waterfront.
AROUND THE TABLE: STORIES OF THE FOODS WE LOVE
Saturday, June 4th through Sunday, September 11th, 10:00am to 6:00pm
A Celebration of the Art and Science of Edible Plants
Food is at the center of many of life’s most important events. When we gather together for a meal, the dishes we share often tell a story—and we share a bit of ourselves. Explore the rich cultural history of what we eat throughout this multifaceted, engaging exhibition that examines the art and science of foodways and food traditions, many dating back thousands of years.
From global dietary staples such as rice, beans, squash, and corn to the regional spice and flavor provided by peppers, greens, and tomatoes, plants are at the base of all culinary customs. Discover the diversity and beauty of plants that are grown for cuisine around the world. Across NYBG’s 250-acre landscape, uncover the botanical origins of the foods you think you know; gain a deeper understanding of the environmental and social impacts of food choices throughout history; and gather at artist-designed tables that explore the significance of the featured plants, bringing to life inspiring stories of community and survival.
HIBISCUS DRINK STATION
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays through September 11th, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Location: the African American Garden
Join us at the African American Garden to sample a healthy hibiscus drink, known by many names throughout different countries: Bissap in West Africa, flor de Jamaica in Central America, and sorrel throughout the Caribbean. The version served is called sorrel or “red drink” in African American tradition; a recipe from Dr. Jessica B. Harris that is made from dried hibiscus, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
CITYPARKS SUMMER SPORTS IN PELHAM BAY PARK
Tennis: Free beginner tennis instruction for children ages 6 – 17 on a first come, first serve basis. Our instructors use fun exercises and drills to help teach kids the basics of tennis and discover a sport for life.
Track and Field: The CityParks Track & Field program provides an introduction to the simple and beautiful sport of track and field and gives New York City kids the chance to learn the basics of the sport, from hurdles and relay races to long jump, shot put, and javelin throw, while encouraging general fitness and healthy behaviors. A novice track meet for all participants is held at Icahn Stadium at the end of the summer.
Canoeing: Few experiences compare with being on the open water in New York City. The rhythm of the waves, the sun on your face, and the exhilaration of slicing through the water all add up to an experience you’ll never forget. Our trained Urban Park Rangers will lead you on canoe adventures that range from the gentle waters of protected lakes to the challenging open waters of rivers and bays. All canoe programs are for ages 8 years and older. Participants are chosen by lottery. Lottery registration opens on Wednesday July 20.
NYC PARKS PRESENTS: SILENT DISCO IN THE BRONX
Saturday, July 16th from 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Join NYC Parks for a Silent Disco event at St. Mary’s Park! Come out and boogie on the dance floor while you listen to your favorite music using headphones. This is an event you don’t want to miss!
MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Thursday, July 14th from 9:00pm to 10:30pm
Location: Running Track in Van Cortlandt Park
Grab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks will host family-friendly movie showings across the five boroughs.
YOUTH RUN FARMSTAND
Wednesdays from 2:00pm to 7:00pm
from July 6th to October 26
Location: Train Park Garden (Gale Place and Orloff Avenue)
We are very excited to bring our Youth Run Farmstand featuring fresh local produce at affordable prices back! We accept WIC, FMNP Checks, EBT, Snap, Cash and Credit/Debit.
CITYPARKS SUMMER SPORTS IN VAN CORTLANDT PARK
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic, fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body with easy to follow dance steps.
Tennis: Free beginner tennis instruction for children ages 6 – 17 on a first come, first serve basis. Our instructors use fun exercises and drills to help teach kids the basics of tennis and discover a sport for life. Beginner tennis classes are usually divided into three 1-hour sessions at each park, depending on number of participants and available courts. Children ages 8-10 years old are typically the first hour, followed by ages 11-13 and then 14-17. When registering please select the time slot that corresponds to your child’s age. Instruction for intermediate-level players is also available at select sites. Once the program begins, the site director will provide more specific schedule information for that park.
Golf: Our summer beginner program transforms local neighborhood ball fields into driving ranges and practice greens to introduce the basic skills of the game. The final class is held at a nearby golf course. After completing the 6-week program, students are invited to continue to learn and play at our CityParks Junior Golf Center in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn or at Golf Center Annex in Flushing, Queens.
JUNE FOOD FESTIVAL: SPRING BEETS
Each month, our Great Performances menus feature seasonal ingredients. It’s our way of celebrating the earth and bringing our special touch to every menu.
Beets are rich in phytochemicals. Phytochemicals, biologically active compounds in plant foods, give plants their colors and flavors. Betanin is the phytochemical in red beets that gives them their bright red color. Betanin, like other phytochemicals, may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Try new beet varieties. Red beets are the most common variety found in stores, but these root vegetables come in a range of colors including purple, pink, golden, white and striped. The different colors of beets indicate an array of phytochemicals.
Our Culinary Team has shared one of our signature Beet recipes for you to make at home this season!
Beet & Carrot Salad
Serves 2-3
Ingredients
- 2 medium beets
- 1 Tbsp + ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1/3 cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
Procedure
- Prepare the beets. Preheat oven to 375. Clean and trim the beets, drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil, and wrap with aluminum foil. Bake in oven until tender, approximately 45-60 minutes. Remove from oven and when cool enough to handle, peel by using a dishtowel to rub off the skin. Dice.
- Prepare the dressing. Add lemon juice, ¼ cup olive oil, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper to a jar and whisk until combined. Remaining vinaigrette will last up to two weeks in the fridge.
- In a large bowl, combine prepared beets, carrot, raisins, and parsley. Toss with dressing and serve immediately.
Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY is dear to our hearts, not only because that is our local, organic farm; but because it allows us to educate children on food and where it comes from via the Sylvia Center. Katchkie Farm has recently become one of our wedding venues.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: JUNE 2022
By Great Performances
Explore Great Music, Art and More at Our Partner Venues This Month!
THE RENAISSANCE IS NOW!
Thursday, June 9th at 8:30am
Location: Soundstage at the Apollo
CHANCELLOR’S DAY WITH APOLLO EDUCATION
Spend Chancellor’s Day with Apollo Education for a full-day workshop with Apollo New Works artists, Black Gotham Experience and Soul Science Lab. This workshop created for educators of grades K through 12, will expand your perception of the Harlem Renaissance with a modern 21st century lens, refreshing how the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance is taught.
We will start the day with a keynote from Black Gotham Experience’s Founder and Lead Creative Kamau Ware. Study Black Gotham Experience’s perspectives about the study of community history and participate in a walking tour through the Apollo’s Harlem neighborhood. This interactive tour will explore the ways that Harlem is a center of expression, inventiveness, and activism for thinkers and artists from across the African Diaspora.
In the afternoon, Soul Science Lab will share excerpts from their new show The Renaissance Mixtape that highlight the importance of history and actively imagine what healthy and joyful Black futures can look and feel like. Alongside this innovative team of artists and educators, you will explore new ways to introduce students to study the past, examine the present, and consider their role in the future of their community. This workshop includes a songwriting workshop based on the core concepts of The Renaissance Mixtape. Ending the day, we will share our creations with each other, reveling in the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance.
All educators are welcome! The full day program is appropriate for all K-12 educators who teach the Harlem Renaissance.
Please dress comfortably, walking tours of Harlem will be included.
Six hours of New York State CTLE (Continuing Teacher and Leader Education) credit will be available for attendance.
SPRING BENEFIT 2022
Friday, June 13th at 7:00pm
Location: Apollo’s Historic Theater
The Spring Benefit, the Apollo’s signature fundraiser, is a spectacular celebration of the Theater’s rich legacy and its commitment to its future as a mission-led arts and cultural organization, a community anchor and an economic driver for Harlem and New York City. Known as one of the hottest events of the year, the Benefit brings together New York City’s elite business, entertainment and philanthropic communities in support of the Apollo.
Proceeds from the Spring Benefit support the Apollo’s important performing arts, education and community initiatives. The Apollo Theater is a not-for-profit organization.
POP-UP MAGAZINE: SPRING 2022 ISSUE
Thursday, June 2nd at 7:30pm
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Ticket Information: Start at $39
Imagine a comedy show, play, concert, podcast, and film—all wrapped into one night. That’s Pop-Up Magazine, the acclaimed live magazine show. In this unforgettable live multimedia experience, renowned and emerging storytellers and journalists share original and unforgettable true stories accompanied by illustration, animation, film, photography, and an original live score by our musical collaborators, Magik*Magik Orchestra.
Contributors to Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring 2022 Issue include:
• Podcast host Tracy Clayton (Another Round, Netflix’s Strong Black Legends)
• Author and illustrator Kristen Radtke (The Verge; Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness, and Imagine Wanting Only This)
• 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist Chloé Cooper Jones (author of Easy Beauty)
• Writer Brooke Jarvis (The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The New Yorker)
• Author Elena Passarello (Let Me Clear My Throat and Animals Strike Curious Poses)
• Photographer Oscar Castillo (Magnum Foundation grantee)
• Filmmaker Adrian L. Burrell (The Game God(S))
GISELLE
Wednesday, June 8th through Sunday, June 11th
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Ticket Information: Start at $35
THE ICONIC BALLET, REIMAGINED.
One of today’s most celebrated dance artists, Akram Khan, brings breathtaking vision to the greatest Romantic ballet and its story of love, betrayal, and redemption. Featuring a cast of almost 50 dancers, this acclaimed production by English National Ballet comes to BAM for its New York premiere.
As the curtain rises, shadowy figures struggle against a forbidding wall. From that moment on, Akram Khan’s Giselle stuns with powerful images and mesmerizing choreography. With a new score by Vincenzo Lamagna adapted from Adolphe Adam’s original composition, the production features spectacular sets and costumes by Academy Award-winning designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and atmospheric lighting design by Mark Henderson. Enter the rich world of Khan’s timely reimagining: a condemned factory haunted by vengeful ghosts and collective female rage.
NIGHTWALKS WITH TEENAGERS
Wednesday, June 15th through Saturday, June 18th at 7:30pm
Location: Brooklyn
Ticket Information: Start at $35
Teenagers run the show in this social-specific performance, conceived by internationally recognized theater company Mammalian Diving Reflex. Local youth design, plan, and lead an exploration of Brooklyn at night, welcoming audiences into their lives and neighborhood. Over the course of one rambunctious evening, a community forms through the power of walking together. With a mix of stories, games, performances, and conversation, Nightwalks with Teenagers invites teens and adults to share a unique social experience where everyone can let loose, and silences lead to moments of revelation.
DRAG AND DRAW WITH YAS MAMA
Thursday, June 9th from 7:00pm-9:30pm
Location: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
Ticket Information: $35 and include after-hours admission to Andy Warhol: Revelation, your own Brooklyn Museum tote, and a complimentary drink. Member tickets are $25.
Sip and sketch in our backyard Sculpture Garden this summer with a monthly series of life drawing classes. Drink and Draw—this month, Drag and Draw—is open to all levels and accompanied by a refreshing beverage and musical vibes by local DJs. Celebrating the arts of drawing and drag in honor of Brooklyn Pride, the June installment features live models from Yas Mama, Brooklyn’s favorite night of Latinx drag starring local talent. Experiment with watercolor and crayon in this casual class led by teaching artist Mellasenah Nicole Edwards. While you draw, enjoy music and performances by some of NYC’s best drag queens, hosted by Horrorchata, mother of the House of Bushwig.
LGBTQ+ TEEN NIGHT: (DIS)RESPECTFULLY US
Friday, June 10th from 5:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Ticket Information: This program is free, but space is limited, and registration is required. Open to all youth ages 14–22. All participants must abide by our community agreements.
Brought to you by BkM Teens, LGBTQ+ Teen Nights are free inclusive events planned by and for LGBTQ+ teens and allies. Join us for our ninth annual LGBTQ+ Teen Night, featuring a range of art-making, performances, and other activities inspired by current exhibits.
(Dis)Respectfully Us is organized by InterseXtions, our paid LGBTQ+ teen internship in queer art history and community programming.
HONORING JUNETEENTH
Sunday, June 19th from 12:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Throughout the Museum
Ticket Information: This program is free, but registration is required.
Honor Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of legal slavery in the United States—with a full day of activities celebrating self-expression, community, and Black liberation and creativity. Taking place on Father’s Day, this year’s event will feature activities for the whole family.
OPENING NIGHT GALA BENEFIT
Saturday, June 18th at 5:30pm
Ticket Information: Starting at $750
Usher in Caramoor’s 2022 Summer Season with The Knights and Yo-Yo Ma! Join us to kick off our 77th season with our annual Opening Night Gala and celebrate the transformative philanthropy of Leslie Williams and Jim Attwood. As Caramoor’s current Chairman, Jim has served on our Board of Trustees for over 15 years, and through his leadership, Caramoor’s historic Inspire campaign was a tremendous success.
Benefit tickets, which include cocktails, concert, and gala dinner, start at $750. Individual and table options are available. A portion of each ticket is tax deductible.
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH
Presented in collaboration with the Town of Bedford
Sunday, June 19th at 4:00pm
Ticket Information: FREE!
A Day to Energize and Recognize!
Join Caramoor as we celebrate African American freedom and achievement! Known as our country’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and honors their families, heritage, and resilience. Millions celebrate this nationally and globally significant American holiday. Jeremiah Abiah — international acclaimed recording artist, vocal coach, and songwriter — performs a soulful set. Family-friendly activities complete this annual June jubilee steeped in tradition and joy. All are welcome!
3:00pm / Activities begin.
4:00pm / The performance begins.
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Saturday, June 25th at 1:00pm
Daytime & Evening Headliner in Venetian Theater
Adult: Starting at $50 / Child: Starting at $25
Daytime Only / General Admission / Does Not Include Evening Headliner
Adult: $45 / Child: $20
The annual American Roots Music Festival is back with a day overflowing with Americana, blues, folk, and bluegrass! Molly Tuttle, a multi-award-winning guitarist/banjoist with a bluegrass vibe and gift for insightful songwriting, closes out the evening with her band, Golden Highway, in a barn-burning set.
Grounds open at 12:00pm, music starts at 1:00pm, headliner starts at 7:30pm. A detailed schedule of the day to come. We suggest bringing your own seating for the daytime performances.
JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS WITH LUTOSŁAWSKI QUARTET AND KAMIL PIOTROWICZ SEXTET
Tuesday, June 21st through Wednesday, June 22nd
Ticket Information: Start at $35
ABOUT THE SHOW
6/21
- 7:30pm: James Brandon Lewis with Lutosławski Quartet
- 9:30pm Kamil Piotrowicz Sextet
6/22
- 7:30pm Kamil Piotrowicz Sextet
- 9:30pm: James Brandon Lewis with Lutosławski Quartet
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
James Brandon Lewis – saxophone
Lutosławski Quartet:
Szymon Krzeszowiec – 1st violin
Marcin Markowicz – 2nd violin
Artur Rozmysłowicz – viola
Maciej Młodawski – cello
Kamil Piotrowicz Sextet:
Kamil Piotrowicz- piano
Krzysztof Szmańda – drums, vibraphone
Tomasz Dąbrowski – trumpet
Andrzej Święs – double bass
Kuba Więcek – alto saxophone
Piotr Chęcki – tenor and baritone saxophone
BRYAN CARTER PRESENTS JAZZ AT PRIDE: NYC
JAZZ AT PRIDE ORCHESTRA FEATURING ELLA BRIC, RICHARD CORTEZ, NATHAN FARRELL, J HOARD, VUYO SOTASHE, CHARLES TURNER, AND CHARENEE WADE
Monday, June 27th at 7:30pm and 9:30pm
Ticket Information: $40
ABOUT THE SHOW
Bryan Carter presented the inaugural Jazz at Pride event in 2019 featuring guest vocalists, instrumentalists, dancers and comedians in front of a 23-piece jazz orchestra. The concert event makes a triumphant return, this time at Dizzy’s Club, after a brief hiatus due to COVID and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community within the jazz community.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Jazz at Pride Orchestra, featuring:
- Ella Bric
- Richard Cortez
- Nathan Farrell
- J Hoard
- Vuyo Sotashe
- Charles Turner
- Charenee Wade
CAMILLE THURMAN AND THE DARRELL GREEN QUARTET
BURT BACHARACH REIMAGINED
Friday, June 3rd and Saturday, June 4th at 7:00pm and 9:30pm
Location: The Appel Room
Ticket Information: Start at $45
WHAT TO EXPECT
An evening of beloved Burt Bacharach songs performed by multi-talented rising star Camille Thurman.
Reimagined versions of “The Look of Love,” “Going Out of My Head,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” and many more genre-spanning Bacharach hits.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
The sky’s the limit for the dynamic Camille Thurman. An award-winning composer and arranger, formidable saxophonist, jaw-dropping vocalist, and trusted bandleader, Thurman would still be making the “rising star” lists even if she focused on just one of her musical gifts. Thankfully, she’s instead rapidly developing every aspect of her artistry. For the past several years, Thurman has been a popular headliner at Dizzy’s Club and a regular presence with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and this performance will be her anticipated debut as an Appel Room headliner.
For the occasion, Thurman has developed a new program of reimagined Burt Bacharach hits. A genre-spanning artist himself, Bacharach was influenced at a young age by jazz icons Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie before becoming one of the most successful songwriters of all time. Over the course of his 60-plus year career, Bacharach has released nine number one hit songs and nearly 50 top ten hits, blending jazz, bossa nova, soul, and pop styles into a distinctive and enduring new sound.
With hundreds of songs to choose from, Thurman has teased just a few of the classics that she’ll reimagine with the help of her regular band the Darrell Green Trio, including “The Look of Love,” “Going Out of My Head,” and “(They Long to Be) Close to You.” Instantly catchy and yet subtly complex, Bacharach’s music is famously adaptable and popular among jazz musicians, and we can’t wait to see Thurman’s new interpretation in this special showcase.
THE BEST OF DUKE ELLINGTON
WITH THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE ERTEGUN JAZZ CONCERT SERIES
Friday, June 10th and Saturday, June 11th at 8:00pm
Location: Rose Theater
Ticket Information: Start at $60, Virtual Tickets $25
WHAT TO EXPECT
A sampling of Duke Ellington’s extensive songbook
Music that uplifts, enlightens, and rewards everyone from first-time listeners to lifelong fans
ABOUT THE CONCERT
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis closes the 2021-22 concert season with an audience favorite: an all-Ellington evening of musical masterpieces.
The possibilities are endless in an Ellington extravaganza like this. Over the course of six decades, Duke Ellington wrote well over 1,000 compositions, some of the richest and most enduring music of the past century. From his early days at the Cotton Club when Duke first took the world by storm with hits like “Creole Love Call” and “Black and Tan Fantasy” to his next wave of classics like “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing),” “Mood Indigo,” “Sophisticated Lady,” and “In a Sentimental Mood,” Duke set the standard for concise songs in which every moment makes an impact.
Duke’s conceptual works—including his “Sacred Concerts” series and extended suites like Black, Brown & Beige, The Far East Suite, New Orleans Suite, and Latin American Suite—go even deeper. The music provides the ultimate canvas for a big band—and nobody plays it quite like the JLCO.
GENIUS ON DISPLAY: JOHANNA TORUÑO OF THE UNAPOLOGETIC STREET SERIES
Wednesday, June 8th from 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ticket Information: FREE!
Genius on Display continues at Poster House, featuring Johanna Toruño of The Unapologetic Street Series. Genius on Display is a platform for spotlighting the expertise of racialized artists and designers within the context of Poster House’s exhibitions and permanent collection. Join us as Johana shares their beautiful and impactful posters and compares their use of floral imagery to that of Ethel Reed: I am My Own Property.
Johanna Toruno is a Salvadoran-born migrant artist and creator of The Unapologetic Street Series focusing on the importance of storytelling through accessible art in a public spaces and the importance of queer folks in the arts.
This program series is presented by CMYK Council, Poster House’s working advisory board of BIPOC creatives, designers, educators, and museum staff.
JUNETEENTH – FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION!
Sunday, June 19th from 10:00am-6:00pm
In celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, Poster House is pleased to offer free admission to the museum on Sunday, June 19 (discount applied at check-out).
FATHER’S DAY 2022
Sunday, June 19th, all day
Location: see below
Ticket Information: This is a premium-admission weekend, with a $2 surcharge per visitor
Father’s Day comes just as summer is filling our hearts. We invite you to plan for a day in the gardens. Find links below for more about a special Family Art Project, a morning session of yoga we hope will draw some of the dads we know enjoy Wave Hill, and a guided walk in the gardens in the afternoon.
Enjoy the very rare opportunity to picnic on the Wave Hill House Lawn, or, if you purchase a picnic from Great Performances, in Armor Hall. (Limited space is available in Armor Hall, on a first-come, first-served basis.) Bring your own feast or purchase a delicious picnic curated by our exclusive partner Great Performances, featuring cedar plank salmon, fresh spring salads and delectable desserts. There’s also a special meal for your junior gardeners (ages seven and under) available! Reservations are required by end-of-day Tuesday, June 14.
If you would like to picnic on the Wave Hill House Lawn, you may bring your own blanket and outdoor folding chairs. Enjoy this special day!
AILEY II – FREEDOM SERIES
Tuesday, June 21st at 5:00pm and 7:30pm
Location: Great Lawn
Ticket Information: $40. Wave Hill Members save 10%.
Ailey II, the second company of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, presents its program, Freedom Series, outdoors on Wave Hill’s Great Lawn on the first day of summer. Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s finest dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers.
Choreographed by Francesca Harper, Freedom Series travels through a landscape of memories creating a series of vignettes that embody and imagine a hybrid world where memory strives to influence the future. Depicted through this futuristic lens, and developed in collaboration with the Ailey II dancers, Harper’s work examines identity and community. With costumes by designer Elias Gurrola and a score featuring a blend of acoustic and electronic sounds, Freedom Series takes unexpected twists and turns that bridge tender moments to its intrinsic ferocity.
PAINT AND SIP
Sunday, June 12th at 12:00pm
Ticket Information: $50 includes all supplies and one glass of wine.
No painting experience necessary, to join us with the Paint Place, NYC’s #1 Paint and Sip studio for an afternoon of painting from Wollman Rink. Professional instructors will guide you step-by-step through this fun process where you leave with your own piece of art. The class includes instruction, paint, brushes, 16” x 20” blank canvas, apron, and one glass of wine. Enjoy painting outdoors at the iconic Wollman Rink with professional instructors. Paint the scenic Central Park surrounding Wollman Rink. The class will start promptly at 12:00 PM. Please arrive early to get your spot! Event is weather permitting. There will be additional wine available for purchase and the Wollman Café will be open to purchase snacks.
THE DISCOASIS
Beginning June 16th through July 31st
Ticket Information: Adults $23, Kids $17, Skate Rental $10
The DiscOasis is a timed-entry immersive theatrical experience that unites art, light, music, dance, live performances, roller skating, good times, and good vibes within the iconic Wollman Rink in Central Park. At The DiscOasis you will find yourself dancing and skating your way through a glittering sonic fantasia for the soul with a soundscape curated by our Groovemaster, disco and funk legend Nile Rodgers. Whenever you visit, you will be immersed in the groovy paradise that is The DiscOasis. The environmental design features art installations, photo ops, and soundscapes curated by Groovemaster Nile Rodgers.
The DiscOasis is rolling through New York for a limited engagement starting June 16. The experience will be open Wednesday-Sunday, with daytime skate sessions from 10:00am-4:30pm, and the nighttime experience from 5:30-10:00pm.
MOTHER'S DAY ASPARAGUS AND GOAT CHEESE FRITTATA
By Georgette Farkas
I prepared this dish with Mother’s Day in mind, knowing my own mother, Francine, will love it, and I never compose a spring menu without asparagus. The beauty of this frittata is that it is just as tasty at room temperature as it is hot from the oven. At room temperature it’s a great make ahead entertaining at home dish. For the goat cheese, use a rindless version. I quite like smooth and creamy Chavrie, with just enough bite to contrast nicely with the asparagus. The reason for finishing the frittata in the oven rather than on the stove is that the heat will be gentler and won’t risk browning the bottom of the eggs. Serve with multi grain toast or focaccia, and a green salad tossed with lemon vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 16 to 20 spears asparagus, thin pencil grass preferred (If using thicker asparagus, slice lengthwise to create long, thin strips)
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 4 tbs softened goat cheese, softened at room temperature
- Salt and pepper
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs and cream. Add lemon zest and salt and pepper.
- Cut off and discard tough woody ends from asparagus. Cut asparagus tips so that length is equal to half the diameter of the skillet you will use to cook the frittata. This enables you to arrange asparagus in a “sunburst” pattern. Thinly slice remaining asparagus pieces.
- In a non-stick skillet over medium heat add 1 tsp olive oil until warmed. Add asparagus tips and pieces and cook tossing over high heat until cooked through, but still al dente. Season with lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Remove asparagus from skillet and set aside.
- Using the same skillet add remaining olive oil over low heat. Add eggs, stirring for just a minute or two until they begin to set. Remove skillet from heat. Distribute asparagus pieces throughout, arranging asparagus tips in a sun burst pattern, if you like. Arrange dollops of softened goat cheese around the center. Place in the oven and bake just until the eggs are set, approximately three to five minutes.
- Loosen the edges of the frittata with a spatula and slide onto a serving platter or serve directly from the skillet if you prefer. Serve hot from the oven or at room temperature.
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EXCITING EVENTS AROUND NEW YORK: MAY 2022
By Great Performances
Explore Great Music, Art and More at Our Partner Venues This Month!
SAMARA JOY
Saturday, May 14th at 10:00pm
Location: Soundstage at the Apollo
Ticket Information: $25 (plus $10 food or drink minimum)
Having won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition at the age of 19, Samara Joy is a self-possessed, deeply emotive vocalist with dynamic power. This rising star has been praised for masterfully referencing Apollo legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan in her captivating performances with nods to contemporary artists including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazzmeia Horn, and H.E.R.
Tapped as one of America’s most promising young vocalists, Joy comes to the Apollo’s Music Café for an intimate performance that allows audiences to get to know this star on the rise. For 11 years, the Apollo Music Café, located on the Apollo’s Soundstage, has served as a launching pad for numerous artists, showcasing their unique artistry in an intimate nightclub setting that serves as a timely throwback to the Renaissance.
IMAGENATION’S COCKTAILS AND SOL CINEMA
Thursday, May 26th at 6:00pm
Ticket Information: $25 (includes one free cocktail)
IT’S DIFFERENT IN CHICAGO
Chicago is known by many as the birthplace of house music as well as an incubator for hip-hop hitmakers, yet the city remains divided over how it views its musical legacy. It’s Different In Chicago tells the story of how these music genres and the cultures around their communities have complemented and competed with each other, leading to deep revelations about the different segments within the Black community of Chicago.
This homegrown ode to the Chicago music scene will be preceded by a cocktail reception featuring DJ Stormin Norman, and followed by a discussion between curator Moikgantsi Kgama of ImageNation and filmmaker David Weathersby. This program will be taking place on the Apollo’s Soundstage.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Tuesday, April 5th through Sunday, May 22nd
Location: BAM Strong, Harvey Theater
Ticket Information: Start at $45
US Theater Premiere
Direct from London’s West End, three-time Olivier-nominated stage and screen actor James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland, Atonement, X-Men) makes his BAM debut in a radical new adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s masterwork by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal).
McAvoy leads a superb ensemble in this “breathtakingly exciting” (Evening Standard) theatrical tour-de-force that captures timeless passion through spoken word, contemporary poetry, and raw physicality. Cyrano seduces in raps and rhymes, using his linguistic brilliance to help another man win the heart of his one true love—above all—championing his own unbridled love for words.
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Revival, the Jamie Lloyd Company’s latest production blazes into the Harvey Theater to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful resistance against overwhelming odds.
MAVIS STAPLES
Friday, May 20th at 8:00pm
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Ticket Information: Start at $35
BAM is thrilled to welcome national treasure Mavis Staples, a once-in-a-generation artist hailed by NPR as “one of America’s defining voices of freedom and peace.” In a career lasting more than 70 years, her impact on music and culture has been profound. The documentary Summer of Soul—Questlove’s directorial debut and winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival—features Staples as vital to the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969, also known as “Black Woodstock.” She is a Blues and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, civil rights icon, Grammy winner, and winner of a Lifetime Achievement National Arts Award. She marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., performed at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, and sang in Barack Obama’s White House—and she has collaborated with everyone from Prince and Bob Dylan to Arcade Fire and Wilco, continuing to play festivals worldwide.
To record her third album, What the Flood Leaves Behind (2021), singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Amy Helm returned home to Woodstock’s Levon Helm Studios. The daughter of singer-songwriter Libby Titus and Levon Helm, a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and founding member of The Band, Amy began her musical career in the alt-country collective Ollabelle, later playing in her father’s Midnight Ramble Band. On Flood, Amy worked with songwriter, arranger and producer Josh Kaufman—known for collaborations with Taylor Swift, Bob Weir, The National, and The War on Drugs—in evolving her harmony-laden blend of Americana, country, blues, and gospel.
DANCEAFRICA 2022
Friday, May 27th through Monday, May 30th
Location: Peter Jay Sharp Building, BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Ticket Information: Start at $35
“THIS FESTIVAL HEALS, PUMPS UP, AND MOVES ONE TO TEARS.”
—DANCE ENTHUSIAST
The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance and music returns to the stages and streets of Brooklyn for its 45th year! We celebrate with five different guest companies from Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx, and Washington, DC, each offering a home-grown vision of traditional dances. They bring to the stage movement and musical styles from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and the Caribbean, supported by an all-star orchestra created by members of each company. Plus, the DanceAfrica Spirit Walkers return and the beloved RestorationArt Dance Youth Ensemble marks their 25th anniversary.
FIRST SATURDAYS
Saturday, May 7th, all day
A whole variety of events will be hosted by the museum including:
- Signature Cocktail by Mood Ring, throughout the museum, 5:00-10:00pm
- Music: Shoko Nagai’s TOKALA, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor, 5:00-6:00pm
- Pop-up Poetry: Kundiman, Biergarten, Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 6:00-7:30pm
- Performance: Baseera Khan, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor, 6:00-7:00pm
- Music: YiuYiu 瑶瑶, Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor, 7:00-10:00pm
- Music: Nathan Bajar, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion and Lobby, 1st Floor, 7:00-8:00pm
- Film: New York, I Missed You, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor, 7:30-9:30pm
- Music: Disco Tehran, Biergarten and Martha A. and Rubin S. Pavilion and Lobby, 8:00-10:00pm
POP-UP MARKET
May 8th, 15th, and 22nd from 10:30am-5:30pm
Location: Brooklyn Museum Plaza
Stop by our market to shop one-of-a-kind, handmade items from local artisans. This weekly event features more than twenty vendors offering artwork, jewelry, fashion, home and apothecary goods, and more.
This event takes place outdoors.
AFTERNOON TEA
Friday, May 6th at 2:00pm
Friday, May 13th at 2:00pm
Friday, May 20th at 2:00pm
Friday, May 27th at 2:00pm
Ticket Information: Adult: $45, Child: $20
Spend time relaxing with friends and enjoying a formal tea service in the grand setting of the Rosen House, including a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with crème fraiche and preserves, delicious desserts, and a variety of fragrant teas — all served on exquisite vintage china.
Tickets include access to select rooms of the Rosen House beginning at 12:00pm.
EILEN JEWELL
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Saturday May 14th at 8:00pm
Ticket Information: Start at $30
Eilen Jewell, the reigning Queen of the Minor Key, leads a tight quartet that blends influences of surf-noir, early blues, classic country, folk, and 1960s era rock ’n’ roll. Rolling Stone praised her clever songwriting, remarking that her “mix of gypsy jazz and old-timey folk music goes down easy,” but it was The Los Angeles Daily News that put it best: “She’s mighty good!”
JOEL ROSS, ZOE OBADIA, SEAN MASON, MARK LEWANDOWSKI, KAYVON GORDON
YOUNG MUNK PROJECT
Friday, May 20th through Saturday, May 21st
Ticket Information: Start at $40
ABOUT THE SHOW
“Joel is not only one of the preeminent instrumentalists of this era, but he is one of the greatest musical visionaries of his generation ” – Don Was, Blue Note Records
A curated band of bandleaders and rising stars, the Young Monk Project embraces the songs and spirit of their iconoclastic compositional and improvising hero, Thelonious Monk. To celebrate our mini-Monk Festival as the JLCO presents “Monk Con Clave” with special guests in Rose Theater over the weekend, Dizzy’s spotlights 5 remarkable young artists who have not played together as a band but have long admired each other from afar. They each bring their own arrangements to the bandstand, specific to the instrumentation of vibraphone and alto sax and rhythm section, interpreting the Monk’s handiwork through fresh perspectives. Catch this new band in their debut performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center!
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Joel Ross, vibraphone
Zoe Obadia, alto saxophone
Sean Mason, piano
Mark Lewandowski, bass
Kayvon Gordon, drums
LOUIS HAYES QUINTET: MY 85TH BIRTHDAY!
Thursday, May 26th and Friday, May 27th
Ticket Information: $45
ABOUT THE SHOW
Hard-swinging drummer and bandleader Louis Hayes celebrates his 85th birthday by bringing his high voltage quintet to Dizzy’s for two electrifying nights. While still in his teens in 1956, Louis Hayes moved to New York and joined the Horace Silver Quintet, spending the following years working with greats like John Coltrane and Curtis Fuller, and then joining Cannonball Adderley’s quintet in 1959. He has since become one of the most recorded drummers in history and one of the players most successful in navigating the changes in jazz since the hard bop era. Though his résumé also includes working with Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Yusef Lateef, Ravi Shankar, J.J. Johnson, Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery, and countless more, he has spent the last several decades as a leader, mobilizing some of the tightest and most cohesive groups in the business.
PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Louis Hayes – drums
Abraham Burton – alto saxophone
Dezron Douglas – bass (5/26)
Gerald Cannon – bass (5/27)
Steve Nelson – vibraphone
David Hazeltine – piano
CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE ERTEGUN JAZZ CONCERT SERIES
Thursday, May 12th and Friday, May 13th at 8:00pm
Location: Rose Theater
Ticket Information: Start at $40
WHAT TO EXPECT
A genre-defying NYC debut of three-time Grammy Award winner Cecile McLorin Salvant’s forthcoming album Ghost Song.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
Cécile McLorin Salvant is one of the most acclaimed jazz singers and composers of her generation. Her music fuses sounds from across generations and cultures, incorporating vaudeville, jazz, blues, and storytelling. With her remarkable vocal technique and on-stage persona, she performs rich interpretations of familiar songs and rare treasures alike.
A three-time Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow, Salvant returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center for her fourth headlining performance with a New York City debut of her new commission and forthcoming album Ghost Song.
Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals
Sullivan Fortner – piano
Keita Ogawa – percussion
Marvin Sewell – guitar
Alexa Tarantino – flute
Yasushi Nakamura – bass
MONK CON CLAVE
WITH THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA
PRESENTED AS PART OF THE ERTEGUN JAZZ CONCERT SERIES
Thursday, May 19th through Saturday, May 21st
Location: Rose Theater
Ticket Information: Start at $40
WHAT TO EXPECT
With music direction by JLCO bassist Carlos Henriquez, this concert explores Monk’s music through clave and swing rhythms.
Featuring special guest Pedrito Martinez
A world premiere of new and reinvented music inspired by Thelonious Monk, with an Afro-Latin tinge.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
The syncopated melodies and rhythms of genius composer Thelonious Monk get the Afro-Latin treatment in this one of a kind evening of clave and swing. With music direction by JLCO bassist Carlos Henriquez, this first-ever performance includes reinventions of Monk classics such as “Bye-Ya,” “Evidence,” “Boo Boo’s Birthday,” and inspired new works. With congas and clave providing the groove, any Monk piece becomes danceable.
Named “the most important Latin jazz artist in New York City today” and “the heir to the legacy of Tito Puente” by New York Latin Culture, Henriquez is the longtime bassist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He is a Grammy Award-nominated artist, a talented arranger, and one of the most exciting bandleaders in town.
Hailing from the Bronx, Henriquez is a rare virtuoso in both the jazz and Afro-Cuban traditions, and he has been performing with greats like Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, and Celia Cruz since the age of 14. He’s also a natural entertainer who has led concerts ranging from Rubén Blades’s debut with the JLCO to a New Year’s Eve bash at Dizzy’s Club.
FIRST FRIDAY
Friday, May 6th from 10:00am-9:00pm
Ticket Information: FREE
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, or activity throughout the day. This month, the museum is thrilled to partner with Welcome to Chinatown for a series of programming that celebrates the culture, community, and resilience of Chinatown. Stop by and learn more about Welcome to Chinatown and how you can support the organization’s recovery efforts.
12pm-2pm Block Printing with Optimism
3pm Made in Chinatown: Designing for Our Own Communities
6:30pm Cinema on Paper Book Signing
7:30pm Blockchain & Chinatown: Thoughtfully Designing Technology
FASHIONING THE SELF: I AM MY OWN PROPERTY
Thursday, May 26th from 6:00-8:00pm
Ticket Information: $10
The exhibition Ethel Reed: I Am My Own Property highlights the artist’s masterful use of fashion and her appearance to control her own narrative and that ofher work. Of course, Reed wasn’t the only person of her time to leverage fashion to her advantage. How were Black people–whether free, freed, or enslaved–leveraging sartorial freedoms to construct and project new narratives? Join fashion historians Jonathan Michal Square and Elizabeth Way for an evening exploring the turn-of-the-century fashions of African Americans. Questions strongly encouraged!
Jonathan Michael Square is the Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture at Parsons School of Design. He is also currently a fellow in the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He founded and runs the digital humanities project Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom, which explores the intersection between histories of enslavement and the fashion system.
Elizabeth Way is an Associate Curator at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her exhibitions include Global Fashion Capitals (2015), Black Fashion Designers (2016), Fabric In Fashion (2018), and Head to Toe (on view now). Way’s personal research focuses on the intersection of African American culture and fashion, and she edited the book Black Designers in American Fashion (2021).
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Tuesday, April 12th through Sunday, May 15th
Ticket Information: Start at $35
Inside a cubicle in a small office in southern Idaho, two men struggle to meet the confounding terms on a loan. MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter launches his residency with this thoughtful meditation on human resilience, directed by David Cromer (Tony Award- winner, The Band’s Visit).
MOTHER’S DAY 2022
Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th
Location: see below
Ticket Information: This is a premium-admission weekend, with a $2 surcharge per visitor
The ancient Greeks and Romans were the first in recorded history to celebrate mothers, in their case certain mother goddesses. Nowadays, mothers work even harder than ever to nurture us, whether or not they are our birth mothers, and Mother’s Day, wonderfully timed to coincide—in the northeast anyway—with the arrival of spring, is the perfect opportunity to pull out all the stops.
We invite you to plan for a day in the gardens on Saturday or Sunday, May 7 or 8. Find links below for more about a special Family Art Project both mornings, a guided walk in the gardens both afternoons, a session of spring birding, a free session of community yoga and a family nature walk, both on Sunday.
Enjoy the very rare opportunity to picnic on the Wave Hill House Lawn, or, if you purchase a picnic from Great Performances, in Armor Hall or on the Kate French Terrace. (Limited space available on the Terrace on a first-come, first-served basis.) Bring your own feast or purchase a delicious picnic curated by our exclusive partner Great Performances, featuring cedar plank salmon, fresh spring salads and delectable desserts. There’s also a special meal for your junior gardeners (ages seven and under) available! Reservations are required by Friday, April 29.
If you would like to picnic on the North Lawn, you may bring your own blanket and outdoor folding chairs. Enjoy this special day!
MAJEL CONNERY & THE BROTHERS BALLIET PERFORM: RIVERS ARE OUR BROTHERS
Saturday, May 14th from 2:00–3:00pm
Location: Armor Hall
Ticket Information: $30 Adult/$14 Child (8-18), including admission to the grounds. Advance tickets $2 off. Wave Hill Members save 10%
This performance features:
Majel Connery – Vocals, Vocoder, Electric Piano
Brad Balliett – Bassoon
Doug Balliett – Viola da Gamba
“The Rivers are Our Brothers” is a narrative song cycle on ecological responsibility told from the point of view of the land. With titles such as “I Am a River” and “I Am a Cloud”, each song is given the power of first-person speech to highlight important elements in the natural world, ascribing human qualities and feelings to water, trees, mountains, rivers, fish, air and rocks. Written and performed by Majel Connery (voice, vocoder, synthesizer), the artist says “The goal is to give nature a voice. I wanted to allow these vibrant things to speak on their own behalf.” Connery collaborated with musicians Edwin Huizinga and Ben Matus on the original compositions. At this concert, she is joined by The Brothers Balliett on bassoon and viola da gamba. “The Rivers are Our Brothers” was commissioned by Musica Sierra, an organization based in Northern California, and is as part of its “Musical Headwaters” program, a residency series that brings musicians and composers to the headwaters of the Feather River to compose and perform original works reflecting the natural world.
The concert begins at 2PM and lasts approximately one hour without intermission. Ages 8 and older welcome with an adult.
ROBOT HEART PRESENTS FARE FORWARD
Saturday, April 30th through Sunday, May 1st
Ticket Information: Start at $190.55
The Robot Heart Foundation is bringing the original Robot Heart Bus to New York City for a weekend filled with world-class performances, artistic experiences, next-level dining, and conscious revelry.
The line-up includes the DJ Dill, musical artists Formerly (preview), International DJ and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, Turkish DJ and producer Carlita, musician Acid Pauli, musical artists The Illustrious Blacks, Canadian folk music band The Weather Station, DJ and producer Behrouz, British musicians Cymande, DJ and live performer Francesca Lombardo and Danish electronic artist Be Svendsen.
Many more notable music artists have played at Wollman Rink Music Festivals, including B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Meatloaf, Debbie Harry, Bruce Springsteen, The Who and the Doors, to name a few.
Fare Forward reignites this historical venue with a range of talent, multisensory production and the sensurround sound that music lovers have come to expect from the Robot Heart art car.
Fare Forward is part memorial for our founder, Geo, part 50th birthday celebration of our 1972 English bus and part celebration of 15 years of the Robot Heart community, Fare Forward is an invitation to appreciate the present moment. Achieve a state of unity. And transcend the material through an elation of the senses.
PAINT & SIP
Hosted by The Paint Place NYC
Sunday, May 15th at 2:00pm
Ticket Information: $50 (includes supplies and one glass of wine)
No painting experience necessary to join us with the Paint Place, NYC’s #1 Paint and Sip studio, for an afternoon of painting at Wollman Rink. Professional instructors will guide you step-by-step through this fun process where you leave with your own piece of art. The 2 hour class includes instruction, paint, brushes, 16” x 20” blank canvas, apron, and one glass of wine.
EXCITING EVENTS AROUND THE BRONX: MAY 2022
By Great Performances
Explore exciting community events around the Bronx during May of 2022.
BRONX WEEK 2022
May 5th through May 15th
Beginning on May 5th, there will be a series of events from every sector of the community including senior activities, small business networking, family, health, finance, and more.
Bronx Week will culminate in a Black-tie gala honoring our Bronx Walk of Fame Inductees on Saturday, May 14th.
50TH ANNIVERSARY VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON GALA AND AUCTION
Tuesday, May 10th from 6:00-10:00pm
Location: Virtual
On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host a grand virtual and in-person gala at Guastavino’s (409 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022) celebrating 50 years of championing the people of the Bronx, supporting important contemporary artists, and serving the youth through educational initiatives.
The Gala and Art Auction is the Bronx Museum’s single most important fundraiser of the year, attended by art world luminaries, business and entertainment titans, government officials, patrons, artists and educators – raising an important 20% of the Museum’s annual operating budget.
Our gala theme, “Our Stories–Our Voices” reinforces our core values that visibility is the primary tenet of social justice and that to be truly seen is the first step in forward movement towards equity.
Our gala will be a free-flowing cocktail-style evening featuring performances by Maluca (Bronx-born hip-house performer), Valerie Capers (Bronx-born jazz pianist and composer), our lauded live and silent auction powered by Artsy, awards presentation, as well as dine-around food and drink stations. The evening’s honorees, Henry R. Muñoz III (Trailblazer Award), Derrick Adams (Art & Social Justice Award), and and Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson (Bronx Powerhouse Award) embody The Bronx Museum’s enduring values, and share our commitment to promoting equity and visibility.
FLUTTER BY! RAISING BUTTERFLIES
May 10 at 11am: Part 1 – Raising Butterflies
May 24 at 11am: Part 2 – Raising Butterflies
Location: Virtual
Join a 4-part virtual series on how to support pollinators! Learn how to raise pollinators for release and pollinators live an how to protect them with Nathan Hunter of the Bronx River Alliance and Talima Wilson-Evans of Learn N’ Play Party Friends.
Follow along with the series as we learn about pollinator habitats and how to protect them, as well as learn how to raise butterflies for release at Concrete Plant Park on June 4th!
Series dates and topics:
April 5 at 11: Pollinators, our Insect Friends
April 19 at 11am: Habitats are homes for Pollinators
May 10 at 11am: Part 1 – Raising Butterflies
May 24 at 11am: Part 2 – Raising Butterflies
June 4 at 12pm: Special Butterfly Release In-person Event at Concrete Plant Park
THE AMAZING BRONX RIVER FLOTILLA!
Saturday, May 14th
Location: The Bronx River
Save the Date! The Amazing Bronx River Flotilla is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. This special fundraising paddle travels most of the length of the River within the Bronx, and helps ensure that the Alliance can continue to provide free and reduced-cost public programming to the communities we serve.
Join us as a sponsor, by starting a fundraising paddling team, or as a volunteer to help safely run the event.
Watch this space for more information, and volunteers can submit an interest form HERE.
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK – KEYS TO THE CITY: BX MARKS THE SPOT
Saturday, May 14th at 10:00am
Tickets: Adults: $53, Youth (7-17): $27, Children under 6: Free
50 Clues & 1 Grand Prize. Unlock secret places, historic haunts, and new views as you and your team solve clues in our daylong scavenger hunt. Teams will solve clues in five of the Bronx’s most vibrant neighborhoods: Belmont, Fordham Heights, Crotona, Concourse, and Mott Haven. These neighborhoods are home to everything from the Bronx’s Little Italy to Fordham University to The Bronx Museum of Arts to the New York Yankees. Participants can expect to stroll down Arthur Avenue, discover the Bronx’s notable art and architecture, and take in the memorable sights and sounds of the borough where Hip-Hop was born!
In one adventurous day, you’ll encounter the past, present, and future of the Bronx as you document your journey, all while helping us raise vital funds to support the Museum. This past year has proven that it takes grit and determination to make it in New York. Do you and your friends have what it takes to hold the Keys to the City?
Saturday, May 14, 2022
- 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Scavenger Hunt
- 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Closing Party & Award Ceremony
MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND GARDEN PARTY
Saturday, May 7th through Sunday, May 8th from 10:00am-6:00pm
Treat Mom to a One-of-a-Kind Garden Party
The most spectacular spring landscape New York City has to offer is the setting for live music, games, picnicking, and more.
DIG! PLANT! GROW!
WAKE UP, GARDEN!
Tuesday, May 10th through Friday, June 17th
Tuesdays–Saturdays; 1:30pm–5:30pm
Sundays and Monday Holidays; 10:00am–5:30pm
The Garden’s “salad days” are here! Explore and learn more about the spring crops (and lots of lettuce!) growing in the garden. Children are invited to pot up their own spring salad mix to take home.
Each season offers a new theme to investigate through hands-on activities and take-home projects at the Edible Academy!
HORSESHOE CRAB EXPLORATION
Sunday, May 15th from 1:00–2:00pm
Location: Section 2 Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
Free to Join
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a walk on the shore dedicated to the horseshoe crab, a “living fossil” that has existed for over 445 million years.
OUTDOOR SKILLS: SURVIVAL 101
Sunday, May 22nd from 1:00-2:00pm
Location: Pelham Bay Nature Center in Pelham Bay Park
Free to Join
Our Urban Park Rangers are well versed in outdoor lore. Learn tips and tricks that will enhance your knowledge of the natural world, and might just save your life. Whether you are preparing for an extended journey through the woods or just want to be more prepared for any situation, an outdoor skills program is the perfect fit for you. Learn the basic skills of outdoor survival including fire making, shelter building and water collection among other skills.
MOTHER NATURE HIKE AND CRAFT
Sunday, May 8th from 1:00-2:30pm
Location: Van Cortlandt Nature Center in Van Cortlandt Park
Free to Join
On this Mothers Day, explore the park in search of animal families and learn how mothers care for their young. We will also draw some inspiration from nature to create a Mother’s Day craft.
AAPI HERITAGE MONTH: CONTRIBUTIONS IN SCIENCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Sunday, May 29th from 11:00am-12:30pm
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with NYC Parks! Rangers will connect you to the meaningful contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander scientists and environmentalists.
MAY FOOD FESTIVAL: ASPARAGUS
Each month, our Great Performances menus feature seasonal ingredients. It’s our way of celebrating the earth and bringing our special touch to every menu.
Asparagus is good for our gut. Asparagus provides prebiotics, a type of fiber. A way of eating rich in prebiotics supports our good gut bacteria and may help improve blood cholesterol and blood sugar control.
Asparagus supports many body functions. Asparagus is a good source of iron, an essential nutrient that makes up hemoglobin, a protein involved in transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Asparagus is also an excellent source of folate, a B vitamin that supports the body in making new, healthy cells.
Chef Andrew Smith, our Culinary Director, created a delicious Asparagus dish for us.
Charred Asparagus
by Chef Andrew Smith
Ingredients
- 1 bunch medium sized asparagus, snapped to remove base
- 1/4 cup grated aged pecorino cheese
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 TB extra virgin
- olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper, freshly cracked
Procedure
- Heat grill or grill pan on high heat
- Toss cleaned asparagus with extra virgin olive
oil, salt, and pepper. Place on hot grill and cook
two minutes on each side or until they begin to
char. - Remove charred asparagus from heat and
place in large bowl with cheese, lemon juice, and
lemon zest. Combine thoroughly and serve warm.
Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, NY is dear to our hearts, not only because that is our local, organic farm; but because it allows us to educate children on food and where it comes from via the Sylvia Center. Katchkie Farm has recently become one of our wedding venues.