David Amramโs East Village Ramble
La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio 73 Avenue C, New York, United StatesNOW INDOORS: Due to the forecast of rain and thunder on Sunday, we have taken the decision to have David Amram give a talk instead of a tour about the East Village. The event will take place in the heart of the East Village at La Sala de Pepe and offers the chance to chat with David in relaxed surroundings. A virtual East Village Ramble.
Itโs no exaggeration to say that David Amram has been at the center of the Downtown arts scene for well over a half-century. He knows everyone, and heโs a walking, talking encyclopedia.
Ukraine Day
The Village Trip will celebrate Ukrainian culture. A full program of events throughout the East Village will honour Ukraineโs rich history and culture while raising money for the Ukraine Childrenโs Action Project. Find out how you can participate.
NYU & Washington Square:ย Changing Strategies of Growth and Design. 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.
Playing for Change: a Play-a-Thon for Ukraine
St Markโs in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA Play-a-Thon for Ukraine which will benefit the Ukraine Childrenโs Action Project. We welcome performers of all ages and abilities playing any instruments. The music will be by Ukrainian composers. Find out more and REGISTER to take part.
Folk, Joke, and Hope Songs โ
A Concert with David Roth
Jefferson Market Library
425 6th Avenue, NY, United States
Today we get together and sing with musician David Roth! Bring friends and family!
Killing the Silence: A Concert for Ukraine: Special Guests Chorus Dumka
St Markโs in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United StatesBenefit for Ukraine Childrenโs Action Project. Chamber music by Ukrainian composers. Special guests Ukrainian Chorus Dumka, Bowers-Fader Duo, Didorenko-Basis Duo. Music by Barvinsky, Bortkiewicz, Silvestrov, Ornstein, Lysenko, Gliere and more.
Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato
St Markโs in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United StatesCanto Ostinato is a ground-breaking minimalist piece by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt from 1976 which has acquired cult status. This two-hour version for two pianos celebrates the composerโs 100th year, performed by the formidable Dutch new-music specialist Kees Wieringa and The Village Tripโs resident pianist Joan Forsyth.
From Odesa: Kommuna Lux plus special guests
DROM 85 Avenue A, NY, United StatesMaking its Manhattan debut โ direct from UkraineโKommuna Lux is a hi-energy seven-piece band whose โOdesa gangsta folkโ has been thrilling audiences for almost a decade with its beguiling mix of Klezmer and rowdy speakeasy tunes that have a bohemian Black Sea coastal vibe.
Greenwich Village as Harlemโs Preamble and Echo: A Random Illustrated Survey: The Village Trip Lecture by Eric K Washington
Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, NY, United StatesA close examination of Greenwich Village reveals an often surprising pentimento of African American history. This illustrated lecture, culled from the authorโs various projects, is a subjective and randomly select glimpse at Black New Yorkโs vibrant social pulse before it moved uptown.
Both Sides of Joni with Alexis Cole, Monika Herzig and Friends
Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United StatesCelebrate the release of Both Sides of Joni, a set of jazz arrangements of Joni Mitchell classics by pianist Monika Herzig, featuring award-winning vocalist Alexis Cole with Peter Kienle, Gina Schwarz, and Cassius Goens.
In and Around Washington Square: A Story-Stroll with John Sorensen: Walking Tour
Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United StatesThe heart and soul of Greenwich Village is Washington Square Park. To truly know the Village, you must first get to know the Square and the many historic sites that surround it. This 75-minute walking tour is a kind ofย โWashington Square 101โย introducing some of the historical and cultural highlights of the territory that borders the Square.ย
Terri Thal and Friends: Greenwich Village and Me
The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe event will also be livestreamed.
Terri Thal in conversation with and accompanied by musicians Tom Paxton and Happy Traum. Moderated by Liz Thomson, music journalist and author, and founder of The Village Trip.
Piano & Dance: Kees & Winter Wieringa: Dutch Minimalist Simeon ten Holt and Greenwich Village
St Johnโs in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United StatesPianist Kees Wieringa performs music from the Netherlands and Greenwich Village, including Simeon ten Holt, Jacob TV, Alvin Curran and Phillip Glass. Simeon ten Holt's "Solo Devil's Dance 4" was specially written for Winter Wieringa and will have its world premiere, in collaboration with dancers from New York.
Architectonics of Music: A Conversation Between Architect Dimitra Tsachrelia and Composer Raphael Mostel
Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place, New York, United StatesThe โArchitectonics of Musicโ is an ongoing inquiry into the intersections between music and architecture โ encouraging their rhymes and resonances to serve as springboards for new vocabularies and forms for architecture. The discussion will be illustrated.
Wonderful Town โ Jamie Bernstein and Janis Siegel and friends in a seventieth anniversary celebration of Leonard Bernsteinโs great downtown musical
The Public Theater at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY, United StatesA unique and intimate cabaret โ featuring the Maestroโs daughter Jamie Bernstein with Grammy-garlanded Janis Siegel, baritone Michael Kelly, and pianist Yaron Gershovsky, long-time musical director of The Manhattan Transfer. A glorious celebration of songs such as โOhio,โ โPass the Football,โ and โOne Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Manโ โ and the stories behind them.
Stand Up & Be Counted! The Village Trip Comedy Night
The Grisly Pear 107 Macdougal Street, New York, NY, United StatesA night of comedy showcasing some of the best popular and up-and-coming comics in the New York area.
American Boricua: Photographer Wanda Benvenutti
La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio 73 Avenue C, New York, United StatesAmerican Boricua is the first modern visual history of the Puerto Rican diaspora in all 50 of the United States. For over 20 years, Wanda Benvenutti has been traveling throughout the country, documenting Boricuas from all walks of life. Exhibition: September 14 โ October 31, 2023
To Be Heard in Print: Black Gay Writers in 1980s New York
Zoom WebinarNew York City in the 1980s witnessed the establishment of several organizations founded by and for Black gay men. Among these organizations were two writing groups, the Blackheart Collective and Other Countries, both with ties to Greenwich Village. A Zoom webinar with Kevin McGruder, Associate Professor of History at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Mazel! Yiddish Classics Reimagined by an Unlikely Trio
The Public Theater at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY, United StatesCelebrate Rosh Hashanah in the company of Janis Siegel, John Di Martino and Cantor Daniel Kramer for the first live presentation of their highly acclaimed Covid-lockdown album of Yiddish classics with a backbeat.
The Village Trip GuitarFest I โ “Bowery Haunt” In Memory of Scott Johnson
Loft 393 393 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesThe Village Trip GuitarFest assembles a formidable group of guitarists from all over the tri-state region for a 3-day festival of new and old music for guitars, beginning with a tribute to the late Scott Johnson with a performance of his "Bowery Haunt", a wild ride for two electric guitars.