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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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