Joan Baez: The Last Leaf: Liz Thomson in conversation about her biography
2021 WINTER EVENTS Liz Thomson, founder of The Village Trip, talks about her much-praised biography, Joan Baez: The Last Leaf (Palazzo Editions) with Grammy-nominated music historian Arthur Levy and singer-songwriter … Read More
Growing up Bank Street: Donna Florio in conversation about her memoir
2021 SPRING EVENTS On the street where you live. Donna Florioโs vivid and charming memoir captures the spirit of a lifetime lived on Bank Street. She talks to Liz Thomson. … Read More
Meredith Marciano in conversation
2020 EVENT Meredith Marciano discusses her art-making process and 30+ years roaming the streets of downtown and New York to find the perfect shot. In partnership with Village Preservation. Monday … Read More
What they said about The Village Trip
A selection of reactions to the Village Trip in 2019, from David Amram, The Village Trip Artist Emeritus | Arthur Levy, musicย historian, researcherย and archivist | Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Village Preservation | Gianluca Tramontana, music journalist and broadcaster | Trevor Sumner, President, Washington Square Association
The Village Trip: Autumn 2019
View the full program of music, talks and walks in 2019.
The Village Trip 2019 – photographs and reviews
Summer in the city, to coin a phrase from John Sebastian. Late summer in the city in fact, and The Village Trip 2019 was bathed in sunshine as it celebrated … Read More
Woody Guthrie and ‘Old Man Trump’ โ The Village Trip hosts Will Kaufman
It was standing room only in the Revelation Gallery at St Johnโs in the West Village when Will Kaufman hit town to present his livewords-and-music documentary about the life and … Read More
EVENT: Woody Guthrie vs Trump!
Come join us for an evening of good old American protest songs at St Johnโs in the Village on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at 7pm Old Man Trump is the … Read More
The Village Trip Full Festival Program: Autumn 2018
View the full program of Music, Poetry, Theater and Photography events over four days in late September 2018. Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square was the headline free concert in Washington Square Park with Suzanne Vega, Martha Redbone and VickiKristrinaBarcelona.
Reflections on The Village Trip 2018
โWhat a beautiful gift all your events were for NYC!โ
Heartfelt thanks to all those who had faith in our vision and who made the journey with us โ sponsors, partners and private donors, and those who gave so generously of their time and expertise. Please know how much you are appreciated. And thanks too, of course, to our wonderful performers, speakers, actors, musicians. It was an honor to have you.
What a Trip!
Washington Square Park and the surrounding streets were a mecca for all those who appreciate the history and heritage of Greenwich Village and who want to celebrate and preserve it. From its Thursday evening launch at the historic Washington Square Hotel to Sunday’s closing folk festivities at the fabled Bitter End, The Village Trip honoured some of the many figures whose careers were born in the Village and who went on to leave an indelible mark on the world.
Suzanne Vega returns to her roots
Suzanne Vega โ whose career began in Greenwich Village in the new folk revival of the 1980s โ is to headline Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square, the free concert in Washington Square Park which is the focal point of The Village Trip. Also on the bill are Martha Redbone, and VickiKristrinaBarcelona.
The Village Trip: Press Release
September 27 – 30, 2018 Music | Poetry | Theater | Photography Suzanne Vega to headline concert in Washington Square Park Premiere of Greenwich Village Portraits for Saxophone and Piano … Read More
Steinway & Sons: another story of downtown immigrant success
A loft is perhaps not the most obvious place to build pianos, but thatโs where Steinwayโs American history began in 1853, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg having arrived in New York from Germany with his family three years earlier.
Legendary club, The Bitter End, to host a celebratory event for The Village Trip festival
The Bitter End, one of the most historic clubs in Greenwich Village, is the venue for the closing event of this year’s The Village Trip festival. On Sunday September 30 … Read More
Magic Times: Caffe Cino and the Birth of Off-Off Broadway
The Village Trip is delighted to share photos and a report on Magic Times: Caffe Cino and the Birth of Off-Off Broadway, which took place at the equally legendary Cornelia … Read More
THE WAVERLY MURALS
THE WAVERLY MURALS The Waverly Murals were commissioned from Edward Sorel by Graydon Carter for the Waverly Inn on Bank Street in the West Village. Carter bought the restaurant in … Read More
Memories and reflections of Greenwich Village
Artist Lori Loebelsohn has created an evocative poster for The Village Trip inspired by her longstanding connections with the Washington Square Hotel in Greenwich Village.