East Village Underground: Two Centuries of Creativity and Rebellion, Walking Tour

East Village Underground: Two Centuries of Creativity and Rebellion, Walking Tour

Join Marc Catapano and uncover the dynamic history of NYC’s East Village and its famous underground movements. Explore its radical political past, its avant-garde art, and groundbreaking jazz, rock, and punk scenes. Visit iconic sites like CBGB’s, St Mark’s Place, and Tompkins Square Park, and revel in the area’s extraordinary cultural legacy.

Go Tell It On the Mountain: James Baldwin in Words and Music

Go Tell It On the Mountain: James Baldwin in Words and Music

Almost 40 years after his death, the words of James Baldwin are ever more resonant, speaking powerfully to us about culture, faith, race, justice, and identity. This celebration of Baldwin’s centennial honors his remarkable legacy with readings directed by actor and playwright Daniel Carlton, plus performances of the jazz, blues and gospel Baldwin listened to as he wrote, as well as new music by Julian Hornik and Nehemiah Luckett inspired by the novels Giovanni’s Room and Another Country.