Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square
Village East by Angelika 189 Second Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesFilm screening at the Architecture & Design Film Festival. Directed by Kelly Anderson, Kathryn Barnier, and Ryan Joseph, this documentary film chronicles a trailblazing housing organizer and her diverse working-class neighbors as they fight Robert Moses, the real estate industry, and five mayors to create the first Community Land Trust in New York City—an oasis of permanent low-income housing in the heart of the rapidly gentrifying Lower East Side.
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.
Greenwich Village at the turn of the 20th Century, Walking Tour
Christopher Park Corner of Christopher & West 4th Streets, New York, NY, United StatesDiscover Greenwich Village in the early 20th century, America’s first great Bohemian center. In the company of Marc Catapano, visit landmarks like the Provincetown Playhouse, where Eugene O’Neill revolutionized theater, the Whitney Studio Club, home to the Ashcan School Painters, and the Washington Square Park Arch, where on January 23, 1917 Village Bohemians proclaimed the Free and Independent Republic of Greenwich Village.
From the Courtyard
St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States“Art preserves life in a very special way. Our memories die with us, but art preserves the values and experiences” – Undine Smith Moore
From the Courtyard first recreates the sounds of an East Village tenement courtyard, shared by multicultural immigrant families, then moves into the concert hall to hear how the rich legacy of folk music inspired later generations of composers. The concert features a premiere by Clarice Assad.
Presented in cooperation with the Tenement Museum.
Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square
Garibaldi Plaza Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United StatesThe Village Trip’s signature free concert in Washington Square Park this year celebrates girl power and sister acts! We are thrilled to welcome Tish and Snooky, glam punk rock legends of the Lower East Side; Janie Barnett, acclaimed as both session singer and Americana soloist; and BETTY, the indie rock trio who are Gloria Steinem’s favorite band. A program that’s as diverse as the Village itself.
World Central Kitchen Fundraiser
St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United StatesWorld Central Kitchen is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. We, as artists, support this non-profit organization with our music and poetry, helping to raise awareness and money for their worthy cause by organizing this event and inviting everyone to join us in supporting World Central Kitchen.
Presented by Composers Concordance in association with The Village Trip.
Old-Fashioned Coffee House Night: David Roth and a Singer-Songwriter Showcase
Assembly Hall, Judson Memorial Church 239 Thompson Street, New York, NY, United StatesGet into a 1960s groove as Peoples' Voice Café takes you back to the era of subterranean Greenwich Village coffee houses. No microphones, no amps, no speakers and of course no live-streaming. Just acoustic instruments and natural voices with chairs arranged in a circle and the lights low. Home-made music as it was and still can be.