• The Met Cloisters: Heroes Tapestries Expert Talk

    Met Cloisters 99 Margaret Corbin Drive, New York, NY, United States

    Celebrate the recent conservation treatment of the Julius Caesar tapestry from the Nine Heroes Tapestries at The Met Cloisters by joining a talk to learn about the history and conservation of these unique textile works.

    FREE with Admission
  • Highbridge Park: Trash to Treasure

    Highbridge Park Lawn 172nd Street and Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, United States

    Trash to Treasure. Join us for a vibrant, hands-on Earth Week event full of creativity, useful resources, and good energy. ​Come celebrate Earth Week with us—learn something new, connect with your community, and take action for a healthier planet. Clothing swap, classes, art, more.

    FREE
  • Word Up: Book Signing with Jonnie Park: SPIT

    Word Up Community Bookshop 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, United States

    Word Up welcomes Jonnie Park--better known by his rap moniker, Dumbfoundead-- for a signing for his raw and electrifying memoir, SPIT. Jonnie Park rose from an unruly childhood in Los Angeles's iconic Koreatown to international rap stardom is as unlikely as it is exhilarating, and tells it all in his memoir. Attendees must preorder the featured book ahead of the signing at WordUpBooks.com.

  • Jazz Power: We Got That Swing!

    Harlem School of the Arts 645 Saint Nicholas Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

    “We Got That Swing!” amplifying and elevating uptown and Bronx youth participation in jazz during Jazz Appreciation Month and participating in the global celebration of International Jazz Day.

    FREE RSVP
  • Met Cloisters: Earth Day Talk “Where the Wild Folk Are – Imagining Nature in the Medieval World”

    Cloisters Museum 99 Margaret Corbin Dr., enter at Margaret Corbin Cir. (Ft. Wash Ave. & W. 191st St.), New York, United States

    Observe Earth Day at the Met Cloisterswith a talk about finding inspiration in the natural world. A magnificent tapestry depicting lush vegetation, fantastical animals, and a band of wild people serves as a point of departure for thinking about the relationship of nature and human imagination through art. Join MFA, Boston curator Elizabeth Dospěl Williams in conversation with Met curator Shirin Fozi to reflect on these enduring themes in the medieval world and today.

    FREE with Admission