2024 Talks & Comedy
Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of Americaโs Bohemian Music Capital
David Browne in conversation with Liz Thomson
La Lanterna di Vittorio
129 MacDougal Street, New York, NY, United States
A publication-day conversation with Rolling Stoneย senior writerย David Browne, whose latest book, Talkin' Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of Americaโs Bohemian Music Capital โ based on 150 interviews and previously unseen documents โ is an enthralling and long-overdue history of musicโs most influential neighborhood. And what better place for an intimate chat than the fabled MacDougal Street coffeehouse that was once home to Pete and Toshi Seeger!
The Village Trip Lecture: Ruth Feldstein โ Performing Politics in the Village: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement
Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, NY, United StatesThe third annual Village Trip lecture will be given by Ruth Feldstein, Professor of History and American Studies at Rutgers University and award-winning author of How It Feels To Be Free, which provided the basis for a 2020 PBS documentary produced by Alicia Keys that examined Black women performers who played critical roles in political and social activism.
Chopping Wood: Thoughts & Stories of a Legendary American Folksinger
Assembly Hall, Judson Memorial Church 239 Thompson Street, New York, NY, United StatesCome celebrate the long life and inspirational work of Pete Seeger, who died in 2014 aged 94, with David Bernz and Jacob Bernz. David will discuss his latest book Chopping Wood, co-authored with Seeger. David and his son Jacob, a founding member of Clearwater's Power of Song group, will also play some of Seeger's songs.
The Art & Science of Hang-out-ology:
David Amram in Conversation with Cliff Pearson
Lobby Bar at the Washington Square Hotel
103 Waverly Place, New York, NY, United States
David Amram, โRenaissance Man of American Musicโ and real-life Zelig, is now in his sixth year as Artist Emeritus of The Village Trip. He is the spirit of the festival, and a link to more than a half-century of fabled Village history. Indeed, David has lived much of itโhanging out with the Abstract Expressionists who changed the course of art, jamming with Parker, Monk and Mingus who changed the course of jazz, and composing for the great Joe Papp, who changed the course of theater.
Stand Up & Be Counted! The Village Trip Comedy Night
The Grisly Pear 107 Macdougal Street, New York, NY, United StatesA great night of comedy featuring some of the best popular and up-and-coming comic talents in the New York area.
Identity, Gender & Cockette Sexual Anarchy
An Evening of Glamour, Wild Tales, Photos & Films with Cockette Fayette Hauser
The Center
208 West 13th Street (Room 301), NY, United States
Fayette Hauser is a founding member of The Cockettes, performing in San Francisco from 1969 to 1972. In a rare Village performance, Fayette will reflect on the Cockette years with a talk and slideshow that will evoke nostalgia in those who were there and envy in those who missed out. She will also introduce two rarely seen films starring The Cockettes.