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Statuesque: A Drag Celebration of BIPOC LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

The Stonewall Inn 53 Christopher Street, New York, NY, United States

A drag celebration of BIPOC LGBTQ+ heroes, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Stormรฉ DeLarverie at the Stonewall Inn, the place where it all began. The event, sponsored by The New School, will draw attention to the epidemic of violence against trans women of color that remains more than 50 years later, and will fundraise for the first statue honoring a trans person in New Jersey, commemorating Marsha P. Johnson. Legendary Queen, Harmonica Sunbeam, will host and headline the event.

$20

Uncommon Women: Celebrating Joan Tower

Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, United States

A piano salute to women composers, dedicated to Joan Tower, who originally founded the Greenwich House Series of New Music. Six new music pianists perform music by women associated with the Village, including works by Meredith Monk, Faye-Ellen Silverman, guest Errollyn Wallen and of course Tower herself.

$25 โ€“ $30

Stand Up & Be Counted! The Village Trip Comedy Night

The Grisly Pear 107 Macdougal Street, New York, NY, United States

A night of comedy showcasing some of the best popular and up-and-coming comics in the New York area.

$15 โ€“ $20

Zora Rasmussen at Pangea

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

Zora Rasmussen returns for a monthly residency bringing to Pangea a set of smoky vocals with a twist of comedy.

$25 โ€“ $30

Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now

Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United States

In the Great Hall where Lincoln spoke and the NAACP was born, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, with an evening of song, dance, and oratory that address the way our society confronts discrimination, inequality, and oppression.

$25

The 2nd Birthplace: Hip-Hop at 50 Walking Tour

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Did you know that the first place in NYC where all four Hip Hop elements were presented together for the first time and outside of the Bronx was at a club/concert hall in the East Village? Did you know that rappers like Mos Def and Biggies got their start at an open mic show in the West Village? The tour is led by Tara Crichlow, aka โ€œBig Tara,โ€ a native of the Lower East Side, and a cultural ambassador.

Free

Loisaida, My Love

Third Street Music School Third Street Music School, New York, NY, United States

A celebration of the vibrant culture of the Lower East Side and the musical talents the area has nurtured โ€” virtuoso pianist Teresa Carreรฑo, tango master Astor Piazzolo and salsa star Celia Cruz. Soprano Adriana Valdes, George Lopez, piano, Ceylon Mitchell, flute, and moreโ€ฆ

Free

The 2nd Birthplace: Hip-Hop at 50 Walking Tour

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Did you know that the first place in NYC where all four Hip Hop elements were presented together for the first time and outside of the Bronx was at a club/concert hall in the East Village? Did you know that rappers like Mos Def and Biggies got their start at an open mic show in the West Village? The tour is led by Tara Crichlow, aka โ€œBig Tara,โ€ a native of the Lower East Side, and a cultural ambassador.

Free

Julie Gold: Closing the Distance

Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, United States

An intimate evening of songs and stories with the inimitable Julie Gold, Greenwich Villageโ€™s own Grammy winner, a singer-songwriter known the world over for โ€œFrom a Distance,โ€ a song which has been read into the Congressional Record and which was used to wake up the astronauts on the Mir Space Station the very first time the Americans hooked up with the Russians in outer space. Join Julie โ€“ a wonderful raconteur as well as songwriter โ€“ for a very special evening.

$25 โ€“ $30

Lafcadio Hearn Project: Four ghost stories for speaker and pianist

Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, NY, United States

Tenri Cultural Institute has a 30-year history of celebrating Japanese and Western culture. The Irish poet Lafcadio Hearn became an important bridge between Japan and the West. Four composers created musical works for narrator with piano based on Hearnโ€™s much loved, โ€œKwaidanโ€, a chilling collection of Japanese ghost stories.

$25 โ€“ $30

David Mills: Glamour + Despair

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

A harrowing, hysterical look at life on the edge of the apocalypse. A genre-defying, comedic romp through the boneyard of contemporary culture.

$20 โ€“ $25

Picture Book Bohemia: A Childrenโ€™s-Book Walking Tour of Greenwich Village Led by Historian and Critic Leonard Marcus

Opposite the Forbes Building Fifth Avenue & 12th Street, NY, United States

This tour is postponed to Sunday 24, at 10am (due to forecast of thunderstorms on Saturday)

Greenwich Village was a vibrant creative crossroads for childrenโ€™s literatureโ€™s greats. On this walking tour, weโ€™ll visit the sites where 'Where the Wild Things Are', 'The Very Hungry Caterpiller', and - yes - 'Make Way for Ducklings' were all created + more

$5 โ€“ $10

In the Wake of the High Line:ย  New Architecture in the Far West Village and Hudson Square. Walking Tour with Architect Kyle Johnson

The plaza between the Whitney Museum and the south end of the High Line 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY, United States

Explore the rapidly changing western edge of Greenwich Village and Hudson Square, where luxury apartment towers by star architects and new office complexes for major tech and entertainment companies, are replacing old warehouses and industrial structures.

$20 โ€“ $25

Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square. Free concert with the Peace Poets, People of Earth, & BETTY

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Due to the high chance of heavy thunderstorms, this concert in Washington Square Park has been cancelled.
Geographically and spiritually, Washington Square has always been the center of the Village. Bohemiaโ€™s beating heart. A place to gather, whether to protest or just hang out, often with a guitar โ€“ and to dance! The signature event of each yearโ€™s Village Trip festival, this concert in the Park brings together a stellar selection of New York City talent: People of Earth, The Peace Poets and BETTY, the award-winning indie rock trio which (as Gloria Steinem puts it) โ€œspreads the most lasting kind of revolutionโ€.

Free

Horszowski Trio: Chamber music by Village composers

Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, NY, United States

The celebrated Horszowski Trio presents music by composers who have livedย in Greenwich Village - Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, Louis Karchin and Wang Jie, performed alongside Shostakovich's landmark Second Trio.ย The Horszowskiย Trio (Jesse Mills, Ole Akahoshi and Rieko Aizawa) has been described as "eloquent and enthralling" by the Boston Globe.

$25 โ€“ $30

Electric Circus: presented by Composers Concordance & Marsyas Productions

St Markโ€™s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

Composers Concordance brings together two e-guitar quartets โ€“ Bodies Electric and My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama โ€“ celebrating the Mel Powell centenary and offering new works by William Anderson, Bruce Arnold, Dan Cooper, Jane Getter, Patrick Grant, Kyle Miller, Gene Pritsker, Dave Soldier.

$20 โ€“ $30

The Intimate Village: A West Village Walking Tour with Critic Michael Kimmelman

Churchill Square corner of Downing Street and Sixth Avenue, New York, United States

The event has been rescheduled from Sept. 24 to Saturday, Sept. 30.

Walk the West Village with New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman. The tour will unpack some of the social and cultural history of the Village.

$35

A Tribute to Martin Boykan: Cygnus with Sharon Harms and Jessica Bowers

Loft 393 393 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

C๏ปฟygnus w๏ปฟith soprano Sharon Harms and mezzo Jessica Bowers
P๏ปฟrogram includes:
D๏ปฟavid Claman: The Maldive Shark
M๏ปฟartin Boykan: Diptych (quintet for Cygnus) and Sea Gardens, featuring Sharon Harms, soprano and Joan Forsyth, piano
R๏ปฟichard Festinger, Hidden Spring
C๏ปฟarman Moore: A Village Triptych for guitars, mandolins and soprano (setttings of poems by Gamel Woolsey, Djuna Barnes and Lennox Raphael)

It Was 60 Years Ago Today: A Beatles Conversation with Cousin Brucie and Jamie Bernstein

The Loft at City Winery 11th Avenue at 15th Street, New York, NY, United States

A celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Beatlesโ€™ first visit to America and their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. The harmonies of the duo Blac Rabbit (โ€œMaybe the Best Beatles Cover Band Ever,โ€ New York Times) will transport us back to the heady days of Beatlemania.

$25

Cannabis + Creativity

Admission is free, but please book tickets below. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Screening of Elana Frankelโ€™s short documentary on six people who use cannabis to enhance their creativity, followed by a discussion with the director and some of the people featured in the film. Presented in conjunction with The Travel Agency, a […]