What happens when multi Grammy-Award winning composer Arturo O’Farrill and virtuosic speaker, scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West work together to explore the deep connection between jazz and ...

Get a taste of a faraway place right here in our intimate studio space. Using a novel as a launching pad, Ticket To… explores a nation through its history, cuisine and culture. This month, we travel ...

Born in Havana, world-renowned jazz pianist Chuchito Valdés comes from one of the most distinguished musical families in Cuba. He’s the son of the legendary Chucho Valdés and grandson of the late Bebo ...

What does it mean to focus on those who go unheard, and to challenge Broadway’s status quo in this moment? How can the arts help empower every person with the language and vocabulary they need to ...

Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, former Labor Secretary under President Bill Clinton, and the author of “The Common Good,” argues it’s time to return ...

Part of New York City’s comedy landscape since 2011, Punderdome is a wild and crazy pun competition created by a “Rodney Dangerfield impersonator” and his alleged daughter: Fred and comedian Jo ...

Kick off this three-part immersive event series with SoulHouse using drama therapy to reduce the drama in your life. Dr. Deep Penesetti MD hosts with Surina Jindal, to guide you through an ...

We’re gearing up for the launch of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, an historic reading and recording series in The Greene Space that kicks off August 26 and runs through September 28. The ...

and innovator across multiple genres, prompting the The New York Times to write, “Woods is an artist rooted in classical music, but whose cello is a vehicle that takes him, and his concertgoers, on ...

Join us in Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery for a night of performance inspired by the poetry of James Weldon Johnson, who is buried at Green-Wood and best known for his anthem “Lift Every ...

Climb into our joy machine for 30 minutes and you’ll see what a few local musicians, comedians, dancers and animators can do with nothing but their talents and whatever gear they’ve got in their ...

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