Painting the Village: The Village Trip Arts Walk with a Village Artist
Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United StatesJoin historian, painter, filmmaker, performance artist and exuberant raconteur Marc Kehoe for a stroll through the artist's Greenwich Village, birthplace of American Modern Art. Greenwich Village, has spawned more influential artists than any other place in America. Walk the Village streets and hear tales of Sloan, Duchamp, Gertrude Whitney, Pollock, Berenice Abbott, Schnabel among many, […]
Walk on the Wild Side: The Birth of Punk
NYU D'agostino Hall 110 West 3rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesMusic historian Jesse Rifkin traces the development of the city's punk scene, from Andy Warhol's discovery of the Velvet Underground in the mid-'60s through the early-'70s glam rock scene and culminating in punk's emergence in the mid- and late-'70s. See venues, homes, and album cover locations associated with artists such as the Ramones, Lou Reed, […]
Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square โ Free Concert in the Park with Bobby Sanabria and His Multiverse Big Band
Garibaldi Plaza Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United StatesA free concert headlined by Latin jazz great Bobby Sanabria and his Multiverse Big Band, plus friends and special guests, including Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer. Bring your dancing shoes for the ultimate high-energy, feel-good afternoon.
The Joy of Music: A Concert by Students of The Third Street Music School Settlement
St Johnโs in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United StatesThis event will also be livestreamed.
Music is not a luxury but a necessity. Since 1894, Third Street has ensured that every child experiences its transformative and enriching power
Bodies Electric Celebrates the Music of Edgard Varรจse, and Frank Zappa and the Psychedelic Circus
The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United StatesFathers of invention โ the first wild man of classical music and the cultural gadfly. Two great iconoclasts who never met yet have much in common
Eating the Village: Pizza, pork, pastries, and more
Visit some of the Village's independent food purveyors--from the city's oldest butcher to a favorite pizza parlor and a French pastry shop--and hear the stories behind them and the neighborhood. Samples from each location are included in the price of the tour. This tour is offered by Manhattan Walking Tours. To receive a special 25% […]
Walking Tour with David Amram: Sixty-five Joyous Years in the Village
Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United StatesA truly unique opportunity to join Village Trip Artist Emeritus David Amram on a walk through his own gilded and colorful life. Photo shows Larry Rivers, Jack Kerouac, David Amram, Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso.
Sing Out! The Village Trip Hootenanny
The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis event will also be livestreamed.
A glorious finale to The Village Trip! Join Christine Lavin and friends David Buskin and Robin Batteau, David Massengill, Hannah Reimann, Michele Temple and of course David Amram, Artist Emeritus of the festival, for the now-traditional Village Trip hoot, a celebration of the New York folk revival and its rich and enduring heritage.
BLUE: celebrating the 50th anniversary of Joni Mitchellโs acclaimed album
The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United StatesHannah Reimann and Michele Temple perform Joni Mitchell's Blue in its entirety, a performance that marks the albumโs fifty-year anniversary.
Framing the Village Exhibition
Revelation Gallery at St John's in the Village 218 W 11th Street, NY, United StatesBy the 1850s, the Village was a living art colony and by the time sculptor and heiress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney established her first gallery in MacDougal Alley in 1907 there was an embarrassment of riches for her to choose from.
NYU & Washington Square: Walking Tour with Architect Kyle Johnson
Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United StatesTour the Washington Square area and hear architect Kyle Johnson talk about NYUโs impact on the neighborhood and some of the key buildings it has erected and renovated around the park.
Eating the Village Food Tour: Pizza, pastries, and more
Experience this culinary and cultural hot-spot of downtown Manhattan. Discover New York Cityโs most historic residential neighborhood, Greenwich Village. Hidden streets, gorgeous Brownstones, and the best pizza in NYC are just a few of the highlights waiting for you on this small-group food tour. This tour is given daily.
OFFBEATS Sidewalk Book Launch
Printed Matter 38 St Marks Place, NY, United StatesLower East Side artist-archivist Clayton Patterson and author John Strausbaugh come to Printed Matter/St. Marks for a sidewalk launch and sale of their new book OFFBEATS: LOWER EAST SIDE PORTRAITS. It's a collection of their writings about some fascinating Lower East Side figures who have given the neighborhood its unique character. It includes portraits of […]
The Village Trip โ The Eighth Street Experience
Intersection of Eighth and MacDougal streets Greenwich Village, New York, NY, United StatesThe David Amram Septet plus pianist Dave Keyes and special guests kick off this yearโs Village Trip and are joined by Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars at this family friendly, outdoor street party. Food, fun, furry friends and games for children of all ages โ itโs all happening on Eighth Street as we herald our fourth neighborhood festival.
The Village Trip GuitarFest:
Ah, Letโs go Back to the Village
St Johnโs in the Village
218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States
Celebrate the Jack Kerouac centenary with the world premiere of David Amramโs Ah, Letโs Go Back to the Village, a chamber music composition commissioned by The Village Trip and based on text from Kerouacโs book Lonesome Traveler. Tilted Axes โ twenty electric guitars โ kick off this unique guitar extravaganza. There follows a program of South American guitar music, and twenty classical guitarists wrap up, joining David Amram, who will jam on his score for the Robert Frank film Pull My Daisy.
Steven Zumbo
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesSteven Zumbo presents an eclectic show of story and song, delivered with his unique, comedic touch and rich voice.
Labor Rights After the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire: A Social Justice Walk with Historian Daniel Katz
Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United StatesOn Saturday, March 25, 1911, at the end of the work day, a fire began on the 8thย floor of the Triangle Garment Factory. Within thirty minutes,146 of the 500 workers laboring on floors eight, nine, and ten would die. The tragedy provoked outrage, union movement building, and led to political reform.
East Village TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour
Puck Building 295 Lafayette Street, NY, United StatesTake part in the action of downtown NYC! On the East Village TV & Movie Sites Walking Tour, you'll be able to pose in front of The Puck Building featured in Will & Grace and American Psycho; explore St. Markโs Place to see locations from Desperately Seeking Susan, Broad City and Mad Men; visit Venieroโs […]
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.
You n Yours: The Father File
HB Studio Playwrights Theatre 124 Bank Street, NY, United StatesScreening of David Deblinger's "pilot for a 'Sesame Street for adults,'" mining New York's great creativity and diversity to explore one word, "Father."