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Fight the Power! 15 Years of HOMOCATS

HOMOCATS and the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division are excited to present Fight the Power! 15 Years of HOMOCATS, an art exhibition celebrating 15 years of the HOMOCATS zine series. Morrison was inspired during Obama’s presidency to create a zine advocating for affordable health care, marriage equality, and equal rights. Paying homage to historic queer symbols such as the rainbow flag and pink triangle, Morrison’s work also engages pop art and pop culture with playfulness and humor.

It’s Complicated: New York’s 400-year Relationship with its Waterfront

Presented by The Village Trip, this panel discussion examines New York’s waterfront from a range of perspectives and is made possible through the support of DutchCultureUSA, a program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States.

From its piers, canals, landfills, and seawalls, New York City has interacted in complex ways with its ever-changing waterfront. Now climate change and rising sea levels are forcing the city to address its water’s edge with new strategies and expensive plans for the future.

Poetica Musica: Inspired by the Village

New York-based chamber group Poetica Musica presents a concert celebrating composers inspired by Greenwich Village and the East Village – among them Astor Piazzolla, George Gershwin, Charles Ives, Bela Bartok, and William Anderson. Featuring guitarists Oren Fader and William Anderson; flutist Barry Crawford; pianist Molly Morkoski; and soprano Eleanor Valkenburg, artistic director of Poetica Musica.

ETHEL at the Met

As part of their regular residency at the Met, acclaimed string quartet ETHEL with guitarist Kyle Miller offer a preview performance of Miller’s Plea and A Minimum of Mountain, new works for electric guitar and string quartet commissioned by The Village Trip.

Thunder in the Village: Dylan and The Making of a Musical Rebellion

A celebration of the 1970s Greenwich Village folk scene and the fiftieth anniversary of the Rolling Thunder Revue. Curated by Rolling Stone senior journalist David Browne, author of Talkin’ Greenwich Village, and Fabio Fantuzzi, co-editor of Bob Dylan and the Arts, the evening will feature musicians and special guests directly involved in the genesis of that visionary, freewheeling tour—shaped in Village venues as a liberating artistic circus that defied the constraints of the commercial music industry.