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Beatnik Greenwich Village, Walking Tour
Stumpdown Coffee Corner of West 8th & MacDougal Streets, New York, NY, United StatesStraighten your shades Daddy-o, Marc Catapano’s walking tour goes right through the heart of Beatnik Greenwich Village. Visit the hottest spots, where the Beatniks made the scene and meet some of its hippest characters, like Jack Kerouac, Jackson Pollock, Lenny Bruce, and Diane DiPrima. Be there or be square!
The Colors of My Life – A Cy Coleman Songbook
Janis Siegel & Yaron Gershovsky
Blue Note
31 West 3rd Street, New York, United States
Marking the 20th anniversary of Cy Coleman’s death and the release of Janis Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky’s acclaimed new album, this concert will be an unmissable celebration of the composer of such immortal classics as “Witchcraft,” “Rhythm of Life,” “The Best is Yet to Come” – and “The Colors of My Life.”
East Village Art Tour with Marc Kehoe
The Cube at Astor Place at Lafayette Street, New York, NY, United StatesArtist and historian Marc Kehoe leads you through the streets of the legendary East Village, cradle of counterculture and home of ground-breaking artists of the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Though the scene declined in the 1990s, it has experienced a surprising rebirth of galleries and artistic activity in recent years.
In Memory of Sean Satin
Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, United StatesComposers Concordance presents a concert in memory of Sean Satin as part of The Village Trip Festival. The event celebrates the life of guitarist Sean Satin, who passed away too soon in April 2024. Sean was a guitarist and a teacher at Greenwich House in the West Village, a dear friend, husband, and all-around beautiful person. During the concert, Composers Concordance will launch The Sean Satin Memorial Prize for Guitar. Free to attend but booking required .
Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll
The Loft at City Winery 11th Avenue at 15th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe New York City première of Curt Hahn’s authorized documentary Lead Belly: The Man Who Invented Rock & Roll, which explores the extraordinary journey of music icon Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music. As George Harrison once put it: "No Lead Belly, no Beatles."