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Framing the Village: Portraits by Village Artists: Exhibition until Sept 24

Moshava Art 45 W 8th Street, Second Floor, New York, NY, United States

A group exhibition of paintings, drawings, and photography of portraits depicting persons past and present who are associated with, live in, or have lived in Greenwich Village/East Village. Curated by long-time Village artist Marc Kehoe, this exhibition powerfully demonstrates that the visual arts continue to flourish in this most vibrant downtown neighborhood.

Free

Satie’s Vexations, 60 years after John Cage

NYU Paulson Center 181 Mercer Street, New York, NY, United States

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of John Cage’s historic East Village premier of Erik Satie’s Vexations. 840 repetitions of Satie’s piece will be performed by our 30-pianist Relay Team over 15 hours. Composer David Del Tredici, member of the original production, raps it up at 9pm.

Free

Painting the Village: The Village Trip Art Walk: A Tour With and Historian Artist Marc Kehoe

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Greenwich Village has spawned more influential artists than any other place in America. Walk the Village streets with artist and historian Marc Kehoe and learn more about them. The tour concludes with a guided visit to Framing the Village, the group show of contemporary art at Moshava Gallery.

$25
Recurring

The Long-Gone But Not-Forgotten 1970s Music Venues of the East Village, Walking Tour

105 Second Avenue at 6th Street 105 Second Avenue at 6th Street, New York, NY, United States

Travel back to the East Village of the 1960s and ‘70s, when the music was plentiful, apartments were cheap, and you had to show up in person to buy a ticket! Visit eleven venues, including the Fillmore East, Bottom Line, and CBGBs, where careers were launched and stars were born.

$25 – $30

NoHo: Contemporary Architecture Amidst Historic Landmarks. Walking tour with Arthur Platt

South side of the Cooper Union Foundation Building 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY, United States

The rich and diverse architectural context of NoHo’s Historic Districts continues to inspire innovative contemporary design. Along the route, a discussion of technological and stylistic breakthroughs ties the tour’s sites together.

$20 – $25

The Village Trip at the Eighth Street Block Party

Intersection of Eighth and MacDougal streets Greenwich Village, New York, NY, United States

David Amram, Artist Emeritus of The Village Trip, along with a group of musicians and friends launch The Village Trip 2023, a two-week-plus extravaganza of music, art, poetry, walks, talks and much more. A fun family-friendly street party to herald our fifth neighborhood festival. Hosted by Village Alliance.

Free

Diana Wege: Earth Requiem and Rebirth

St Mark’s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

World Premiere Errolyn Wallen

Earth Requiem is a multidisciplinary work conceived in response to climate change, pollution, resource depletion, and nuclear capability. The audience is immersed in a near-future where degradation and extinction of nature is symbolized by a choir of languages from throughout the globe. Original music by Errollyn Wallen and Jeff Beal.

Free – $40

Neighbors, Lovers and Friends: Michael Kelly and Brad Moore at Salmagundi

Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

A world premiere packed evening of classical American art song with Michael Kelly and Bradley Moore at the Salmagundi Club, featuring words and music by an array of the Village's iconic residents, past and present.

$30
Recurring

The Music of the West Village from Dylan to Springsteen and Beyond, Walking Tour

11 West 4th Street at Mercer Street 11 West 4th Street at Mercer Street, New York, NY, United States

Visit the venues and hear the stories of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, two of the most prolific and popular artists of our times. Explore the sites of the dimly lit Greenwich Village clubs, such as The Gaslight Café and Gerde’s Folk City, from where they started out.

$25 – $30

David Amram’s East Village Ramble

La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio 73 Avenue C, New York, United States

NOW INDOORS: Due to the forecast of rain and thunder on Sunday, we have taken the decision to have David Amram give a talk instead of a tour about the East Village. The event will take place in the heart of the East Village at La Sala de Pepe and offers the chance to chat with David in relaxed surroundings. A virtual East Village Ramble.

It’s no exaggeration to say that David Amram has been at the center of the Downtown arts scene for well over a half-century. He knows everyone, and he’s a walking, talking encyclopedia.

$35 – $40

Ukraine Day

The Village Trip will celebrate Ukrainian culture. A full program of events throughout the East Village will honour Ukraine’s rich history and culture while raising money for the Ukraine Children’s Action Project. Find out how you can participate.

Playing for Change: a Play-a-Thon for Ukraine

St Mark’s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

A Play-a-Thon for Ukraine which will benefit the Ukraine Children’s Action Project. We welcome performers of all ages and abilities playing any instruments. The music will be by Ukrainian composers. Find out more and REGISTER to take part.

Killing the Silence: A Concert for Ukraine: Special Guests Chorus Dumka

St Mark’s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

Benefit for Ukraine Children’s Action Project. Chamber music by Ukrainian composers. Special guests Ukrainian Chorus Dumka, Bowers-Fader Duo, Didorenko-Basis Duo. Music by Barvinsky, Bortkiewicz, Silvestrov, Ornstein, Lysenko, Gliere and more.

$25 – $30

Simeon ten Holt: Canto Ostinato

St Mark’s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

Canto Ostinato is a ground-breaking minimalist piece by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt from 1976 which has acquired cult status. This two-hour version for two pianos celebrates the composer’s 100th year, performed by the formidable Dutch new-music specialist Kees Wieringa and The Village Trip’s resident pianist Joan Forsyth.

Free

From Odesa: Kommuna Lux plus special guests

DROM 85 Avenue A, NY, United States

Making its Manhattan debut – direct from Ukraine—Kommuna Lux is a hi-energy seven-piece band whose “Odesa gangsta folk” has been thrilling audiences for almost a decade with its beguiling mix of Klezmer and rowdy speakeasy tunes that have a bohemian Black Sea coastal vibe.

$35 – $40

Greenwich Village as Harlem’s Preamble and Echo: A Random Illustrated Survey: The Village Trip Lecture by Eric K Washington

Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, NY, United States

A close examination of Greenwich Village reveals an often surprising pentimento of African American history. This illustrated lecture, culled from the author’s various projects, is a subjective and randomly select glimpse at Black New York’s vibrant social pulse before it moved uptown.

Free

Both Sides of Joni with Alexis Cole, Monika Herzig and Friends

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

Celebrate the release of Both Sides of Joni, a set of jazz arrangements of Joni Mitchell classics by pianist Monika Herzig, featuring award-winning vocalist Alexis Cole with Peter Kienle, Gina Schwarz, and Cassius Goens.

$20 – $25

In and Around Washington Square: A Story-Stroll with John Sorensen: Walking Tour

Washington Square Arch at Fifth Avenue & Washington Square North NY, United States

The heart and soul of Greenwich Village is Washington Square Park. To truly know the Village, you must first get to know the Square and the many historic sites that surround it. This 75-minute walking tour is a kind of “Washington Square 101” introducing some of the historical and cultural highlights of the territory that borders the Square. 

$20 – $25

Terri Thal and Friends: Greenwich Village and Me

The Bitter End 147 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, United States

The event will also be livestreamed.

Terri Thal in conversation with and accompanied by musicians Tom Paxton and Happy Traum. Moderated by Liz Thomson, music journalist and author, and founder of The Village Trip.

$20 – $25

Piano & Dance: Kees & Winter Wieringa: Dutch Minimalist Simeon ten Holt and Greenwich Village

St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States

Pianist Kees Wieringa performs music from the Netherlands and Greenwich Village, including Simeon ten Holt, Jacob TV, Alvin Curran and Phillip Glass. Simeon ten Holt's "Solo Devil's Dance 4" was specially written for Winter Wieringa and will have its world premiere, in collaboration with dancers from New York.

$25 – $30

Wonderful Town – Jamie Bernstein and Janis Siegel and friends in a seventieth anniversary celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s great downtown musical

The Public Theater at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY, United States

A unique and intimate cabaret – featuring the Maestro’s daughter Jamie Bernstein with Grammy-garlanded Janis Siegel, baritone Michael Kelly, and pianist Yaron Gershovsky, long-time musical director of The Manhattan Transfer. A glorious celebration of songs such as “Ohio,” “Pass the Football,” and “One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man” – and the stories behind them.

$25

Stand Up & Be Counted! The Village Trip Comedy Night

The Grisly Pear 107 Macdougal Street, New York, NY, United States

A night of comedy showcasing some of the best popular and up-and-coming comics in the New York area.

$15 – $20

American Boricua: Photographer Wanda Benvenutti

La Sala de Pepe y Foto Espacio 73 Avenue C, New York, United States

American Boricua is the first modern visual history of the Puerto Rican diaspora in all 50 of the United States. For over 20 years, Wanda Benvenutti has been traveling throughout the country, documenting Boricuas from all walks of life. Exhibition: September 14 – October 31, 2023

Free

To Be Heard in Print: Black Gay Writers in 1980s New York

Zoom Webinar

New York City in the 1980s witnessed the establishment of several organizations founded by and for Black gay men. Among these organizations were two writing groups, the Blackheart Collective and Other Countries, both with ties to Greenwich Village. A Zoom webinar with Kevin McGruder, Associate Professor of History at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Free

Mazel! Yiddish Classics Reimagined by an Unlikely Trio

The Public Theater at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY, United States

Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in the company of Janis Siegel, John Di Martino and Cantor Daniel Kramer for the first live presentation of their highly acclaimed Covid-lockdown album of Yiddish classics with a backbeat.

$25

The Village Trip GuitarFest I – “Bowery Haunt” In Memory of Scott Johnson

Loft 393 393 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

The Village Trip GuitarFest assembles a formidable group of guitarists from all over the tri-state region for a 3-day festival of new and old music for guitars, beginning with a tribute to the late Scott Johnson with a performance of his "Bowery Haunt", a wild ride for two electric guitars.

$25 – $30

David Mills: Glamour + Despair

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

A harrowing, hysterical look at life on the edge of the apocalypse. A genre-defying, comedic romp through the boneyard of contemporary culture.

$20 – $25
Recurring

The Long-Gone But Not-Forgotten 1970s Music Venues of the East Village, Walking Tour

105 Second Avenue at 6th Street 105 Second Avenue at 6th Street, New York, NY, United States

Travel back to the East Village of the 1960s and ‘70s, when the music was plentiful, apartments were cheap, and you had to show up in person to buy a ticket! Visit eleven venues, including the Fillmore East, Bottom Line, and CBGBs, where careers were launched and stars were born.

$25 – $30

Wonderful Town – A Walking Tour with Jamie Bernstein

Northwest corner of 14th Street and 7th Avenue Northwest corner of 14th Street and 7th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

A truly unique walking tour with author, broadcaster and filmmaker Jamie Bernstein. The Maestro’s daughter will lead you on a fascinating ramble through the crooked streets of Greenwich Village which inspired Leonard Bernstein’s great 20th-century musical Wonderful Town.

$30

The Village Trip GuitarFest II – Mel Powell Centenary – My Guy’s Come Back

St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States

The TVT GuitarFest assembles a formidable group of guitarists from all over the Western Hemisphere for a 3-day festival of new and old music for guitars. GuitarFest II focuses on the centenary of jazz legend Mel Powell.

$25 – $30

The Village Trip GuitarFest III – Finding Beauty in Small Things – Mel Powell to Chester Biscardi

St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States

Among the finest guitarists of all time” (American Record Guide), David Leisner will perform three solos written for him by Chester Biscardi, Laura Kaminsky and Bun-Ching Lam. Guitarist Xingxing Yao, from Hangzhou performs Mel Powell; Chilean guitarist Sebastian Molina, Bowers Fader Duo, and more…

$25 – $30
Recurring

The Music of the West Village from Dylan to Springsteen and Beyond, Walking Tour

11 West 4th Street at Mercer Street 11 West 4th Street at Mercer Street, New York, NY, United States

Visit the venues and hear the stories of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, two of the most prolific and popular artists of our times. Explore the sites of the dimly lit Greenwich Village clubs, such as The Gaslight Café and Gerde’s Folk City, from where they started out.

$25 – $30

Seeking Refuge: Sounding loss and displacement

St John’s in the Village 218 W 11th St, New York, NY, United States

Poet Mascha Kaléko is your guide to an afternoon of song and chamber music that explores the themes of loss, isolation and displacement common to so many refugees. Soprano Sharon Harms is joined by pianist Joan Forsyth and guitarist William Anderson to perform music by Dawe, Hailstork, Pollock and more.

$25 – $30

Living In Twilight with Carol Lipnik and Gordon Beeferman

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

A harrowing, hysterical look at life on the edge of the apocalypse. A genre-defying, comedic romp through the boneyard of contemporary culture.

$20 – $25

Public/Private: Gail Papp, in conversation with George C Wolfe

The Public Theater at Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street (at Astor Place), NY, United States

More than half a century after the Public Theater opened its doors with Hair, Gail Papp returns to the Theater to talk, for the first time, about her vivid and fascinating behind-the scenes memoir Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater.

$25

So Surreal – Anarchy Under the Arch! Innovators, Radicals, Mavericks and Game-changers

Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

The Village has long been home to artistic and social mavericks; young Bohemians, innovators and free-thinkers. This concert explores the connections between the French surrealist movement and American musicians, Dadaism, theosophy and spiritualism. Music by Satie, Cage, Ives, Seeger, Wolpe, more.

$30

Simic Colors at Salmagundi: baritone Joseph Keckler, soprano Sharon Harms

Salmagundi Club 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Baritone Joseph Keckler & soprano Sharon Harms perform new settings of Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Charles Simic by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Gene Pritsker; Carman Moore’s “A Village Triptych” treats of a group of Greenwich Village poets including his dear friend Lennox Raphael; Jospeh Keckler’s biting dramatic works.

$30

Plays and Playwrights of Greenwich Village

HB Playwrights Theatre 124 Bank St, New York, NY, United States

A conversation with Angelina Fiordellisi and playwrights of The Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project recognizing the Cherry Lane’s 100th, torch-passing year.

Free

The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation Open House

The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation 526 Laguardia Place, New York, NY, United States

Explore the home and studio of sculptor Chaim Gross (1902-91) and his wife Renee (1909-2005) who played important roles in the Greenwich Village art scene for much of the 20th century.

Free

Statuesque: A Drag Celebration of BIPOC LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

The Stonewall Inn 53 Christopher Street, New York, NY, United States

A drag celebration of BIPOC LGBTQ+ heroes, Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Stormé DeLarverie at the Stonewall Inn, the place where it all began. The event, sponsored by The New School, will draw attention to the epidemic of violence against trans women of color that remains more than 50 years later, and will fundraise for the first statue honoring a trans person in New Jersey, commemorating Marsha P. Johnson. Legendary Queen, Harmonica Sunbeam, will host and headline the event.

$20

Uncommon Women: Celebrating Joan Tower

Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, United States

A piano salute to women composers, dedicated to Joan Tower, who originally founded the Greenwich House Series of New Music. Six new music pianists perform music by women associated with the Village, including works by Meredith Monk, Faye-Ellen Silverman, guest Errollyn Wallen and of course Tower herself.

$25 – $30

Stand Up & Be Counted! The Village Trip Comedy Night

The Grisly Pear 107 Macdougal Street, New York, NY, United States

A night of comedy showcasing some of the best popular and up-and-coming comics in the New York area.

$15 – $20

Zora Rasmussen at Pangea

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

Zora Rasmussen returns for a monthly residency bringing to Pangea a set of smoky vocals with a twist of comedy.

$25 – $30

Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now

Great Hall at Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, NY, United States

In the Great Hall where Lincoln spoke and the NAACP was born, Let Freedom Ring! Music and Voices of the March for Civil Rights, Then and Now will honor the sixtieth anniversary of the March on Washington, with an evening of song, dance, and oratory that address the way our society confronts discrimination, inequality, and oppression.

$25

The 2nd Birthplace: Hip-Hop at 50 Walking Tour

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Did you know that the first place in NYC where all four Hip Hop elements were presented together for the first time and outside of the Bronx was at a club/concert hall in the East Village? Did you know that rappers like Mos Def and Biggies got their start at an open mic show in the West Village? The tour is led by Tara Crichlow, aka “Big Tara,” a native of the Lower East Side, and a cultural ambassador.

Free

Loisaida, My Love

Third Street Music School Third Street Music School, New York, NY, United States

A celebration of the vibrant culture of the Lower East Side and the musical talents the area has nurtured — virtuoso pianist Teresa Carreño, tango master Astor Piazzolo and salsa star Celia Cruz. Soprano Adriana Valdes, George Lopez, piano, Ceylon Mitchell, flute, and more…

Free

The 2nd Birthplace: Hip-Hop at 50 Walking Tour

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Did you know that the first place in NYC where all four Hip Hop elements were presented together for the first time and outside of the Bronx was at a club/concert hall in the East Village? Did you know that rappers like Mos Def and Biggies got their start at an open mic show in the West Village? The tour is led by Tara Crichlow, aka “Big Tara,” a native of the Lower East Side, and a cultural ambassador.

Free

Julie Gold: Closing the Distance

Greenwich House Music School 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, United States

An intimate evening of songs and stories with the inimitable Julie Gold, Greenwich Village’s own Grammy winner, a singer-songwriter known the world over for “From a Distance,” a song which has been read into the Congressional Record and which was used to wake up the astronauts on the Mir Space Station the very first time the Americans hooked up with the Russians in outer space. Join Julie – a wonderful raconteur as well as songwriter – for a very special evening.

$25 – $30

Lafcadio Hearn Project: Four ghost stories for speaker and pianist

Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, NY, United States

Tenri Cultural Institute has a 30-year history of celebrating Japanese and Western culture. The Irish poet Lafcadio Hearn became an important bridge between Japan and the West. Four composers created musical works for narrator with piano based on Hearn’s much loved, “Kwaidan”, a chilling collection of Japanese ghost stories.

$25 – $30

David Mills: Glamour + Despair

Pangea NYC 178 2nd Ave, NY, United States

A harrowing, hysterical look at life on the edge of the apocalypse. A genre-defying, comedic romp through the boneyard of contemporary culture.

$20 – $25

Picture Book Bohemia: A Children’s-Book Walking Tour of Greenwich Village Led by Historian and Critic Leonard Marcus

Opposite the Forbes Building Fifth Avenue & 12th Street, NY, United States

This tour is postponed to Sunday 24, at 10am (due to forecast of thunderstorms on Saturday)

Greenwich Village was a vibrant creative crossroads for children’s literature’s greats. On this walking tour, we’ll visit the sites where 'Where the Wild Things Are', 'The Very Hungry Caterpiller', and - yes - 'Make Way for Ducklings' were all created + more

$5 – $10

In the Wake of the High Line:  New Architecture in the Far West Village and Hudson Square. Walking Tour with Architect Kyle Johnson

The plaza between the Whitney Museum and the south end of the High Line 99 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY, United States

Explore the rapidly changing western edge of Greenwich Village and Hudson Square, where luxury apartment towers by star architects and new office complexes for major tech and entertainment companies, are replacing old warehouses and industrial structures.

$20 – $25

Bringing It All Back Home to Washington Square. Free concert with the Peace Poets, People of Earth, & BETTY

Washington Square Arch Washington Square Park, New York, NY, United States

Due to the high chance of heavy thunderstorms, this concert in Washington Square Park has been cancelled.
Geographically and spiritually, Washington Square has always been the center of the Village. Bohemia’s beating heart. A place to gather, whether to protest or just hang out, often with a guitar – and to dance! The signature event of each year’s Village Trip festival, this concert in the Park brings together a stellar selection of New York City talent: People of Earth, The Peace Poets and BETTY, the award-winning indie rock trio which (as Gloria Steinem puts it) “spreads the most lasting kind of revolution”.

Free

Horszowski Trio: Chamber music by Village composers

Tenri Cultural Institute 43A West 13th Street, NY, United States

The celebrated Horszowski Trio presents music by composers who have lived in Greenwich Village - Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, Louis Karchin and Wang Jie, performed alongside Shostakovich's landmark Second Trio. The Horszowski Trio (Jesse Mills, Ole Akahoshi and Rieko Aizawa) has been described as "eloquent and enthralling" by the Boston Globe.

$25 – $30

Electric Circus: presented by Composers Concordance & Marsyas Productions

St Mark’s in the Bowery 131 East 10th Street, New York, NY, United States

Composers Concordance brings together two e-guitar quartets – Bodies Electric and My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama – celebrating the Mel Powell centenary and offering new works by William Anderson, Bruce Arnold, Dan Cooper, Jane Getter, Patrick Grant, Kyle Miller, Gene Pritsker, Dave Soldier.

$20 – $30

The Intimate Village: A West Village Walking Tour with Critic Michael Kimmelman

Churchill Square corner of Downing Street and Sixth Avenue, New York, United States

The event has been rescheduled from Sept. 24 to Saturday, Sept. 30.

Walk the West Village with New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman. The tour will unpack some of the social and cultural history of the Village.

$35

A Tribute to Martin Boykan: Cygnus with Sharon Harms and Jessica Bowers

Loft 393 393 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Cygnus with soprano Sharon Harms and mezzo Jessica Bowers
Program includes:
David Claman: The Maldive Shark
Martin Boykan: Diptych (quintet for Cygnus) and Sea Gardens, featuring Sharon Harms, soprano and Joan Forsyth, piano
Richard Festinger, Hidden Spring
Carman Moore: A Village Triptych for guitars, mandolins and soprano (setttings of poems by Gamel Woolsey, Djuna Barnes and Lennox Raphael)

It Was 60 Years Ago Today: A Beatles Conversation with Cousin Brucie and Jamie Bernstein

The Loft at City Winery 11th Avenue at 15th Street, New York, NY, United States

A celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Beatles’ first visit to America and their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. The harmonies of the duo Blac Rabbit (“Maybe the Best Beatles Cover Band Ever,” New York Times) will transport us back to the heady days of Beatlemania.

$25

Cannabis + Creativity

The Travel Agency 62 East 13th Street, New York, New York

Admission is free, but please book tickets below. Attendees must be 21 years or older. Screening of Elana Frankel’s short documentary on six people who use cannabis to enhance their […]