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Beat Generation: Live Poetry, Walking Tour
An unmissable tour with authentic Beat poets from the Bowery! You’ll visit iconic Beat Generation locations and hear live poetry recited and sung. If you love the Beat Generation and want to truly experience its vibe, to travel back in time and soak up the Beats’ energy and passion for life – to get in the groove – then Marcos de la Fuente and Annalisa Marí Pegrum will take you there.
This tour is offered in both English and Spanish.
The Peoples’ Voice Café: Terry Kitchen & Erin Ash Sullivan
Socially conscious New England singer-songwriters Terry Kitchen and Erin Ash Sullivan make their way downtown to Greenwich Village to perform at the historic Peoples’ Voice Cafe. Terry and Erin will each play a 55-minute set.
Classical Cool! Kids’ Concert hosted by Nina Bernstein Simmons
Taking a leaf from the Maestro’s inspirational Young People’s Concerts, this family concert celebrates the legacy of conductor, composer and educator Leonard Bernstein and also honors the 150th anniversary of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Classical Cool! includes works by Bernstein and Saint-Saëns’ whimsical family favorite Carnival of the Animals, performed by The Village Trip Festival Orchestra conducted by Victoria Bond and with narration by Nina Bernstein Simmons.
Framing the Village: FREEDOMLAND!
Freedomland! celebrates the West Village, the East Village, and the Lower East Side. Freedomland: Where we experiment, where we create, where we have freedom to be who we are!
Saturdays 1pm – 6pm + Tuesday, September 23 and Tuesday, October 7, 6pm – 8 pm
The Republic of Greenwich Village: Birthplace of the American Avant-Garde, Walking Tour
Follow artist and historian Marc Kehoe through the streets of what, in January 1917, Duchamp declared to be “the Republic of Greenwich Village” and visit locations where the artists lived, worked, and partied.