May 2024
Thursday, May 2nd 2024 to October 30 2024. A Triumphant Launch: Harlem Sculpture Gardens Announces Its First Large–Scale Sculpture Exhibition May 2024. A Triumphant Launch: Harlem Sculpture Gardens Announces Its First Large–Scale Sculpture Exhibition May 2024. Harlem Sculpture Gardens is honored to announce the launch of its debut art project, curated to foster joy and beauty within our local community. Harlem will host its first large-scale sculpture exhibition on May 02, 2024, and run through October 30, 2024. A plethora of local public parks will feature permanent and temporary sculpture installations. Eight venues have been selected to serve as the featured sites for this public art exhibition, and include the following locations: Morningside park, St. Nicholas Park, Jackie Robinson Park, Montefiore Park, Roosevelt Triangle, Harriet Tubman Triangle, Frederick Douglass Circle, CCNY Campus, Harlem Sculpture Gardens. Opening Day is May 2nd with an official walk led by Brooklyn-based artist Coby Kennedy and Deputy Borough President Keisha Sutton-James. The official walk begins inside Morningside Park at 111th Street, noon.
Friday, May 3rd 2024 at 7.30 pm @ Harlem Stage. WaterWorks Established Artist Commission: Tamar-kali. Composer, vocalist, and performing and recording artist Tamar-kali presents performance excerpts from The Swann — an opera she is developing featuring a libretto by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director and Curator-in-Residence, Carl Hancock Rux, about the life and times of William Dorsey Swann, the first known person to identify as a “queen of drag.” A formerly enslaved denizen of our nation’s capital, Swann was the first American on record to pursue legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community’s right to gather. Set during his detention and conviction in 1896 for “keeping a disorderly house,” a criminal charge often levied against those who ran brothels, the opera explores the interior of Swann’s mind as inquest, analysis, and detainment begin to take their toll. Get tickets at harlemstage.org. Location: 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street.
Friday, May 3rd 2024 9am-9pm @ Grace Congregational church of Harlem. Art Extravaganza curated by Waterkolours. Location: 310 W 139th street New York, NY 10030.
Saturday, May 4rd 2024 at 7.30 pm @ Harlem Stage. WaterWorks Established Artist Commission: Tamar-kali. Composer, vocalist, and performing and recording artist Tamar-kali presents performance excerpts from The Swann — an opera she is developing featuring a libretto by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director and Curator-in-Residence, Carl Hancock Rux, about the life and times of William Dorsey Swann, the first known person to identify as a “queen of drag.” A formerly enslaved denizen of our nation’s capital, Swann was the first American on record to pursue legal and political action to defend the LGBTQ community’s right to gather. Set during his detention and conviction in 1896 for “keeping a disorderly house,” a criminal charge often levied against those who ran brothels, the opera explores the interior of Swann’s mind as inquest, analysis, and detainment begin to take their toll. Get tickets at harlemstage.org. Location: 150 Convent Avenue at West 135th Street.
Saturday May 4 2024 at 3pm to 9pm @ Symphony Space, NY. Wall to Wall Prince
Let’s go crazy! This event is free and no tickets are required. Drop in for a bit or stay awhile. Join us for this unforgettable extravaganza as an incredible roster of artists pays tribute to the legendary Prince, through a nonstop celebration and exploration of the icon and the work he created, championed, and inspired. Electrifying sounds, joyful collaborations, and brilliant performances await. For more information, visit symphonyspace.org. Location: 2537 Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY 10025-6990.
Sunday, May 5th 2024 at 5pm @ Holyrood Episcopal Church/La Iglesia de Santa Cruz. Spring Concert. The CORNERSTONE CHORALE will perform its Spring Concert, featuring music of Hassler, Tallis, Byrd, Diemer and Linthicum Blackhorse, plus a salute to Alice Parker. The Chorale will be conducted by Music Director Richard Stout. For more information and tickets, visit harlemonestop.com. Location: 715 West 179th Street Fort Washington Avenue New York, NY 10033.
Sunday, May 5th 2024 1pm-5pm @ Grace Congregational church of Harlem. Art Extravaganza curated by Waterkolours. Location: 310 W 139th street New York, NY 10030.
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 12pm to 10pm @ Aaron Davis Hall. 2024 CUNY Jazz Festival. Now in its 25th year, the CUNY Jazz Festival continues its purpose to celebrate jazz and jazz education in the City University of New York and to promote an exchange of ideas and experiences among the students and faculty in the various jazz programs in a noncompetitive atmosphere of fellowship. Find the 2024 schedule at https://jazz.ccnysites.cuny.edu/cuny-jazz-festival/
Wednesday, May 8th 2024 to Tuesday, May 14th 2024. New York African Film Festival 2024.
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will celebrate the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF). Since its inception in 1993, the festival has been at the forefront of showcasing African and diaspora filmmakers’ unique storytelling through the moving image. This year’s theme, “Convergence of Time,” explores the intersection of historical and contemporary roles played by individuals representing Africa and its diaspora in art. With more than 50 films from more than 25 countries, the festival invites audiences to delve into the convergence of archival and modern experimentalism, transcending both space and time. For more information and tickets, visit filmlinc.org. Location: 165 W 65th St, New York, NY 10023.
Wednesday, May 8th 2024 12pm-10pm. 2024 CUNY Jazz Festival at Aaron Davis Hall, Theatre B. We invite you to celebrate 25 years of the Annual CUNY Jazz Festival hosted here at City College! “Where CUNY students, faculty, and friends come together to perform, learn, and enjoy.” Saxophonist & Composer Dayna Stephens and Pianist Helen Sung
With performances by CCNY faculty and graduate assembles, and various student assembles from across CUNY. Find the schedule at https://jazz.ccnysites.cuny.edu/cuny-jazz-festival/. Location: 160 Convent Ave, New York NY.
Thursday, May 9th 2024 12pm-10pm. 2024 CUNY Jazz Festival at Aaron Davis Hall, Theatre B. We invite you to celebrate 25 years of the Annual CUNY Jazz Festival hosted here at City College! “Where CUNY students, faculty, and friends come together to perform, learn, and enjoy.” Saxophonist & Composer Dayna Stephens and Pianist Helen Sung. With performances by CCNY faculty and graduate assembles, and various student assembles from across CUNY. Find the schedule at https://jazz.ccnysites.cuny.edu/cuny-jazz-festival/. Location: 160 Convent Ave, New York NY.
Friday, May 10th 2024 at 7pm @ Word Up Community Bookshop. The Songs We Write – Free Live Original Music Event In Washington Heights. Hosted and co-produced by Tamora Wilson, the show will feature a mix of local songwriters, composers, and Song A Week members: Joanna Parson, Mario Cancel Bigay, hot glue & the gun and more. Lineup subject to change. Get tickets at withfriends.co. Location: 876 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10032, USA
Tuesday, May 14th 2024 at 7pm @ Fort Washington Collegiate Church. Washington Heights Community Choir Spring Concert. Help usher in spring with a free concert featuring choral music by local and living composers. We will be joined by student singers from the Washington Heights Choir School, too! To learn more about the program visit www.washingtonheightschoir.org. Location: 729 West 181st Street New York, NY 10033.
Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1pm @ Museum of the City of New York. Open Studio: Mosaic Making. Join us for a collective art making experience in mosaics led by visual artist-in-residence Manny Vega! Catch his work in the exhibition Byzantine Bembé: New York by Manny Vega. Get tickets at mcny.org. Location: 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029.
Monday May 13 2024 at 7.30 pm @ Advent Lutheran Church. Time for Three.
The 2023 Grammy Winners are taking the classical world by storm with their unique and winning blend of classical, Americana, and modern pop.The fun-loving fiddlers of Time for Three are both classically trained virtuosos and inventive improvisers. Their recent acclaimed album on Deutsche Grammophon, entitled Letters for the Future, was recorded with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Hear various eras, styles, and traditions fold in on themselves and emerge anew. This is a free event. Location: 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street New York, NY 10025
Saturday May 18, 2024 10am to 4pm. The Boogie Down Bronx book and Writing Fair.
This event will include writing workshops, live art, book signings, children circle, artisan marketplace, panel discussions and raffles. “This event is not just a book fair, it is an opportunity to network with authors and be inspired to write,” said Abena Anum of Bronx Holistic Healing. Workshop topics include Memoir Writing, Poetry, and Writing Motivation. “There are so many people in the community who have written books”, said Marilyn Johnson of Synergi Healing, Fair Co-Curator “The Fair will provide an optimal opportunity for their books to be seen.” Authors, Illustrators, Publishers, and Creatives are Welcome! Share your work and creativity with Bronx readers. Bring a book for the Book Swap! For more information and tickets, visit eventbrite.com. Location: 1716 Southern Boulevard The Bronx, NY 10460.