Nowโs the Time! โ An Evening with David Amram and Friends Celebrating Jack Kerouac, Charlie Parker, Piri Thomas, and Todayโs Young East Village talents
Nuyorican Poets Cafรฉ 236 East 3rd Street, NY, United StatesCome celebrate the historic role and impact the Beats and bebop and jazz artists played in the rise of the contemporary East Village arts scene. Includes a screening of Pull My Daisy & film tribute to Charlie Parker.
Bad, Rad, and Boho Women of the Village Walking Tour
Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South, New York, NY, United StatesJoin public historian Kathleen Hulser to hear about mavericks such as Emma Goldman, Isadora Duncan, Dorothy Day, Mabel Dodge, Louise Bryant, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lorraine Hansberry, Nina Simone, Jane Jacobs, and Angela Davis and the many other rebellious spirits who left their mark on Greenwich Village โ and on the world.
Womenโs Rights are Human Rights: Eleanor Rooseveltโs Legacy
LGBTQ Center 208 W 13 Street, NY, United StatesA panel, chaired by public historian Kathleen Hulser, will assess the legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt, a brave woman ahead of her time whose beliefs were shaped by her life in the Village.
Chords of Fame: A Salute to Phil Ochs
The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United StatesA distinguished group of artists, spanning the generations, will offer their interpretations of Ochsโ songs and honor his legacy of social activism. The evening, which will be emceed by Danny Goldberg.
Hot Summer Jazz Series: Jay Clayton Quartet
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesInternationally acclaimed vocalist, composer, and educator, Jay Clayton, will be joined on stage by Jay Anderson on bass and Ed Neumeister onย trombone.
Heather Patterson King: The Voices in my Head
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesJoin Heather Patterson King on a humorous and reflective musical journey through the voices that made her the performer she is today.
Charlie Parker & Stefan Wolpe
St Johnโs in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United StatesCharlie Parker was crucial to the development of bebop, a uniquely American artform that thrived in Greenwich Village. Composer Stefan Wolpe fled the Nazis and settled in the Village, teaching avant-gardists and jazz musicians alike, forming a friendship with the jazz radical.
Karen Mack and Elliotย Roth
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesSongwriters Karen Mack and Elliotย Roth present two sets of acoustic jazz, originals, pop/folk covers, and โnot standardโ takes on standards in Pangeaโs restaurant/front lounge.
Richard Barone on the 1960s Greenwich Village Music Scene
Lobby Bar at the Washington Square Hotel 103 Waverly Place, New York, NY, United StatesRichard Barone talks to fellow author and Village Trip founder Liz Thomson about his new book, 'Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s', a freewheeling historical narrative, peppered with personal stories and insights from those who were there.ย
Glitter in the Gutter: Mermaid Edition
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesOur two glittering heroines follow the Gutter underwater as the pressures of an Artistโs life above ground gets increasingly thick and heavy. Join us for a splash of gravity-less swankiness under The Sea!
Glass Houses: Celebrating Philip Glass at 85
St Johnโs in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United StatesThe Village Trip partners with Victoria Bond and Cutting Edge Concerts to celebrate the legacy of ground-breaking composer Philip Glass.
Picture Book Bohemia: A Childrenโs-Book Walking Tour of Greenwich Village Led by Historian and Critic Leonard Marcus
Opposite the Forbes Building Fifth Avenue & 12th Street, NY, United StatesGreenwich Village was a vibrant creative crossroads for childrenโs literatureโs greats. On this walking tour, weโll visit the sites where 'Where the Wild Things Are', 'The Very Hungry Caterpiller', and - yes - 'Make Way for Ducklings' were all created + more
Hard Travelinโ Walking Tour: The Village Folk Scene, Before and After Bob Dylan
Abingdon Square Veterinary Clinic 130 West 10th Street, New York, United StatesWhen Bob Dylan thumbed his way from Minneapolis to New York in January 1961, he was drawn by the siren call of Woody Guthrie, who was part of a folk scene with deep roots in Greenwich Village, where Washington Square Park had long been a gathering place for singers and guitar pickers.
Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sites Tour
Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United StatesOn the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Sites Tour, fans can step back in time and follow in the footsteps of Midge as they get a swanky peek into 1950s Manhattan. They'll join a marvelous tour guide andย channel the chic fashion of the era,ย as they visit locationsย used in the series. They'll see the comedy clubย where Midge's journey […]
Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square with The Klezmatics and Joshua Nelson
Free outdoor concert
Garibaldi Plaza
Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States
Geographically and spiritually, Washington Square has always been the center of the Village. Bohemiaโs beating heart. A place to gather, whether to protest or just hang out, often with a guitar.ย The now-traditional Village Trip concert in the Park, headlined this year by Grammy-winning local heroes The Klezmatics, celebrates Greenwich Village as โaย state of mindย with no boundaries.โ
Heather Patterson King: The Voices in my Head
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesJoin Heather Patterson King on a humorous and reflective musical journey through the voices that made her the performer she is today.
Village Composers and Stephen Dembski, featuring soprano Sharon Harms
Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, NY, United StatesGreenwich Village, has a thriving music scene represented in this program of newer and recent works by a diverse group of Village composers. This program of music is dedicated to the memory of composer Stephen Dembski, long-time West Village resident, who died suddenly in summer 2021.
Amanda Reckonwith Returns
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesInternational diva and Broadway legend in her own mind, โAmanda Reckonwithโ Returns! (after a 25 year retirement/rest cure) to razzle dazzle with high comedy and even higher notes!
The Dark Side of Bohemia: Peace, Love, and Murder among the Hippies and the Beats, walking tour
SW corner of East 9th Street and Avenue C 137 Avenue C, NY, United StatesPeace, Love, and Dismemberment - the flip side of a magical mystery tour, this โtragical history tourโ will explore the dark side of utopian Greenwich Village bohemia. Your tour guide, Eddie Newton, is New York City's leading true crime historian.
Satieโs Vexations, 60 years after John Cage
NYU Paulson Center 181 Mercer Street, New York, NY, United StatesCelebrate the 60th anniversary of John Cageโs historic East Village premier of Erik Satieโs Vexations. 840 repetitions of Satieโs piece will be performed by our 30-pianist Relay Team over 15 hours. Composer David Del Tredici, member of the original production, raps it up at 9pm.