Courtesy Todd Reynolds
Electronic Music Foundation Lab
Mixing technology with acoustic instrumentation, composers/improvisers from various contemporary music scenes will join forces to explore the rich cultural potential in the convergence of sound, music and technology. Highlights include violinist/composer Todd Reynolds showcasing his unique blend of “classically-improvised-quantum-ambient-electronica” over video by Luke DuBois. May 20-22 at 7 p.m. $15/10 students. FLEA THEATER, 41 White St. 212-352-3101, emfproductions.org.
CLASSES
Art Classes
Six-session spring courses for adults include Ceramics, Beginning Drawing, Figure Drawing, Acrylic Painting, Photography, Clay Sculpture, Collage, Pottery, and more. Beginning on April 22. EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE ART SCHOOL, 197 E. Broadway. 212-780-2300 ext. 463 or email artschool@edalliance.org.
Dance and Pilates
Downtown Boathouse
Offers a number of kayaking classes and trips for a variety of levels. Go to the Park office and get an identification card (cost $9), which is needed for any class in the park. Ongoing. 646-613-0740, downtownboathouse.org.
Fix your own bike
Printmaking workshops and classes
To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate?
DANCE
In the company of men
Conceived in 1994 by Charles Wright as a response to the decimation visited upon the NY dance community by HIV and AIDS, "In the Company of Men" (ICOM) is DNA’s annual revelation of the indomitable spirit of the city’s male dancers. May 16-17 at 8 p.m. May 19 at 3 p.m. $20 general, $15 members, $17 students. DANCE NEW AMSTERDAM, 280 Broadway (entrance at 53 Chambers St.) 212-625-8369, dnadance.org.
GERALD CASEL DANCE
"Border"
EVENTS
Bird watching
Over 80 species of birds use BPC as a breeding ground or for resting during their migration journeys. In May, chances are good to observe Prothonotary Warblers, Yellow Shafted Flickers, Cedar Waxwings, Red-tailed Hawks, Rufour-sided Towhees and Northern Parula Warblers. Novice and experienced birders of all ages are welcome on this walking tour with Dave Taft. May 17 at 11 a.m. Free.
gone fishing
Catch and release fishing, live demonstrations and displays about fish and Hudson River ecology, and drop-in fish related art projects. Rod and bait are provided for those who don’t bring their own. May 17. Fishing: 10 a.m.-2 p.m, Art projects: 11 a.m.-2 p.m; Performance: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Wagner Park (Battery Pl btw West St & First Pl). 212-267-9700, www.bpcparks.org.
Cystic Fibrosis Walkathon
Annual "Great Strides" walkathon for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. May 17 at 8 a.m. Start at Battery Park. cff.org.
Dine around downtown
10th annual showcase of 20 Downtown restaurants. Sample signature menu items for $3-6. Music by the Jazz Museum AllStars featuring Dominick Farinacci. May 21, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA, bet. Liberty & Pine Sts.
Fairway Bus Trips every Thursday
Shopping trip to Fairway (Red Hook, Brooklyn) welcome to all senior citizens. Two van pick-up spots, 8:45 a.m. on River Terrace across from Pan Latin and at 9 a.m. on South End Ave. in front of the Chase bank. The van leaves Fairway at 11 a.m. for the return trip to BPC. Sponsored by BPCNA and the Downtown Alliance, bpcna.org.
Free Hearing Screenings at the League for the Hard of Hearing
Every Tues. from 12-2pm and every Thurs. from 4-6pm. Call or email to schedule an appointment. LEAGUE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING, 50 Broadway, 6th Fl. 917-305-7766, appointments@llh.org.
Taste of tribeca
This culinary festival, founded in 1994 by the parents of children in Tribeca’s two public elementary schools, brings together the neighborhood’s best restaurants in one delicious experience. Six tastes for $45. May 17, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Duane St. bet. Greenwich & Hudson. Tasteoftribeca.org.
Wall Street Run & Heart Walk
5 km run/walk winding through the streets of NY’s Financial District to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke. May 20, Health fair begins 5:30 p.m. Race starts at 6:30 p.m. World Financial Center Plaza. philanthropy.ml.com.
EXHIBITS
Amazonian Design, Fashion and Sustainable Economy
Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef
Bursting forth in a colorful, crocheted panoply of loopy "kelps," curlicue "corals," and fringy "anemones," this homage to Earth’s endangered coral reefs is a beautiful marriage of traditional arts & crafts and hyperbolic geometry. Featuring The Toxic Reef, New York Reef, and Chicago Reef (www.theiff.org) to raise awareness about these disappearing marine treasures. Through August. Free. WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER WINTER GARDEN, 220 Vesey St. 212-945-0505, worldfinancialcenter.com.
Beauty Surrounds Us
Featuring an elaborate Quechua girl’s dance outfit, a Northwest Coast chief’s staff with carved animal figures and crests, Seminole turtle shell dance leggings, a conch shell trumpet from pre-Columbian Mexico, and an Inupiak (Eskimo) ivory cribbage board. 2 interactive media stations show visitors in-depth descriptions of each object. Through Fall 2008.
Emendatio
Multimedia installation challenging commonly held assumptions about Native people and tribute to Pablo Tac, a Luieno Indian who traveled to Rome in the 19th century. Through July 20.
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast
400 artifacts from 11 Native American communities. Ongoing. Free. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, George Gustav Heye Center, One Bowling Green, 212-514-3700, AmericanIndian.si.edu.
Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust
This large-scale exhibition, presented in association with Ghetto Fighters’ House, Israel, brings to light the stories of men, women, and children who defied the Nazis. Through July.
Paul Goldman: "To Return to the Land"
Sosua
Ron Galella: That’s Great!
Lois Greenfield, "celestial bodies"
Heroes
If These Walls Could Talk
If I Had A Hammer
Inside the Fence
Frederick Kiesler: Co-Realities
A Life in Whaling
Ocean Liner Cutaways
Soundings
VIEWS OF NEW YORK: 1660-1868
Monarchs of the Sea
New York Modern
Policing a Changed City
United response: Commemorating 9/11
Re:Construction
Substractions
A Toast to TOAST
Washington and Oregon in Infrared
Duane Rakestraw, "J’accuse"
MUSIC
Electronic Music Foundation Lab
Roulette Experimental Music Series
Grands Motets
Trinity Church Concerts
TALKS & READINGS
Colors of the Maya
Tuesdays at 9
Cornel West and Susannah Heschel
THEATER
Betrayed
Cooperative village
Shua Group: Giant Place Detail
Women’s Project’s: Corporate Carnival
This is Burlesque
TOURS
Gangs of NY and the Bloody Five Points
Public Art Walking Tours
Tribute WTC 9/11
Wall Street Walking Tour
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