September 2024 Grantee Events
Experience a wide range of art activities by supporting our Creative Engagement, Creative Learning, and UMEZ Arts Engagement grantees and their events this month.
TWEED TheaterWorks
Garden Variety
September 3, 10, 17 at 7:00pm
6&B Garden, East Village, New York, 10009 (East 6th Street at Avenue B)
TWEED TheaterWorks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music and performance by artists including Ms. Zilbert & Co., Julian Fleisher, Rebecca Havemayer, Angela DeCarlo, Lacy Rose and her Starling Quartet, and Dane Terry. Join us on July 23, August 27, and September 3, 10, & 17 (rain date each following Thursday).
Find more information at: https://www.tweedtheater.org/
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Around The Block/ Al Doblar La Esquina
About the Cat
Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Open Jar Studios 1601 Broadway (48th Street entrance, west of Broadway) Studio 11J
Around The Block Al Doblar La Esquina invites you to About the Cat by Gloria Zelaya* director: Debra Whitfield+ a staged reading at Open Jar Studios 1601 Broadway (48th Street entrance, west of Broadway) Studio 11J Thursday, September 5, 2024 7:00 pm Free Admission. But you must RSVP to aboutTheCat@aroundTheBLock.org Rose and Rob, married for a long time, are now unable to communicate with each other. Can Mia the Cat be the cause? The solution? with
Monica Delgado
Edgar Diaz-Gutierrez
Michael Mele
Kaitlyn Mitchell
Marc Reign
Leah Schwartz
* member, Actors Equity Association + member, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a re-grant program supported by: Lower Manhattan Cultural Council The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Howard Gilman Foundation Our program is also made possible with the help of Charles Schwab Microsoft For More Information: aboutTheCat@aroundtheblock.org
Find more information at: https://www.aroundtheblock.org/
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Trove
Heaven is a place in the sky
September 3-8, 2024 at 7 PM (weekdays) and 3 PM (weekends)
The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, New York NY 10018
Geoff has been lonely, so his girlfriend Juliet hires two actors to pose as his friends, but things fall apart when one of the actors wants to be Geoff's friend for real. Meanwhile, Juliet's best friend is in love with her, and the Therapist they all go to keeps trying to turn therapy into hanging out. The biggest project yet from local arts collective Trove, HEAVEN IS A PLACE IN THE SKY is a tragic, stupid farce about money, loneliness, and killing spotted lanternflies in New York City during the hottest summer in human history.
Find more information at: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/heaven-is-a-place-in-the-sky
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Pigeonwing Dance
The Carpet Series 2024
Thursday, September 5th at 6 PM
Sunday, September 8th at 6 PM
Dyckman Marina, The Hudson, 348 Dyckman Street, New York, NY 10034
Pigeonwing Dance’s Carpet Series is a compact outdoor performance taking place on an 8x10 Persian carpet in parks and on sidewalks across NYC. Showcasing the choreography of five highly trained contemporary ballet dancers, this virtuosic and intricate dance is a study in contrasts: silk with asphalt, structured choreography with improvisation, and private space in public. Since its July 2020 premiere, The Carpet Series has been performed over 150 times in all five boroughs. The Carpet Series has been featured in the New York Daily News and DANCE Magazine, where critic Nancy Wozny observed, "the geometric patterns of the Persian rug echo and amplify Lamb's idiosyncratic movement vocabulary, which is both intensely intricate and unusually syncopated.
Find more information at https://www.pigeonwingdance.com/carpetseries
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Gwen Black
Jazz By The Water
Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 1 PM
GOVERNORS ISLAND - GOVERNORS ISLAND - COLONELS ROW GREEN
Celebrate the past, present, and future of jazz music at the 4th Annual Jazz By The Water™ Concert Series on Governors Island! Concerts are free and open to all.
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Clark Center NYC
Clark Center NYC Dance Showcase 2024
Saturday, September 7th at 7 PM and Sunday, September 8th at 3 PM
El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 215 East 99th Street New York, NY 10029
Clark Center NYC is thrilled to bring back our successful Dance Showcase, paying homage to the original Clark Center New Choreographers concerts. We continue to be dedicated to supporting new talent by encouraging emerging choreographers and small companies.
Artists on Saturday Sept 7 @ 7 PM El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 215 East 99th Street New York, NY 10029
Emerging artists: Winston Dynamite, Daniel Kersh, Claudia Logi, Makayla Peterson, Rachel Su, Miaotian Sun, Sekou Walton
Guest artists: Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company, Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Jamal Story
Artists on Sunday Sept 8 @ 3 PM El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 215 East 99th Street New York, NY 10029
Emerging artists: Winston Dynamite, Daniel Kersh, Claudia Logi, Makayla Peterson, Rachel Su, Miaotian Sun, Sekou Walton
Guest artists: Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company, Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet, Amy Pivar
Find more information at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clark-center-nyc-dance-showcase-2024-tickets-979274044027?aff=oddtdtcreator
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Renee´ Flemings
AUGUSTA!
September 9-10, 2024 at 7 PM
AMT Theater, 354 W. 45th Street, NY, NY 10036
Written and performed by award winning playwright Renee´ Flemings, Augusta! Is a solo show celebrating the life, art and challenges that this brilliant artist/educator, Augusta Savage overcame to make her dreams a reality. Augusta! is a multi-media play combining song, imagery and movement to tell of Augusta Savage's activism as part of the Halem Renaissance. Attendees, including children (aged ten and above) will discover the beauty of her dreams made into reality. This performance is made possibly by a generous support by LMCC, The Howard Gilman Foundation and developmental support from Houses On the Moon Theatre Company. @LMCC (Twitter), @lmcc_nyc (Instagram) and @LMCCNYC (Facebook). @LMCC (Twitter), @lmcc_nyc (Instagram) and @LMCCNYC (Facebook).
Find more information at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563324923637
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
TWEED TheaterWorks
Garden Variety
September 12, 17, and 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
6&B Garden, East Village, New York, 10009 (East 6th Street at Avenue B)
TWEED Theaterworks presents Garden Variety, a free performance series at historic community space 6&B Garden in the East Village. This summer’s series will include music and performance by artists including Ms. Zilbert & Co., Julian Fleisher, Rebecca Havemayer, Angela DeCarlo, Lacy Rose and her Starling Quartet, and Dane Terry. Join us on July 23, August 27, and September 12, 17, & 19.
Find more information at: https://www.tweedtheater.org/
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Tessa Martin
The Unknown
September 13 - September 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church, Parish Hall, 290 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
A BRIGHT-EYED, MIXED-RACE, AND DETERMINED NEW YORK ACTOR, BETSY DREAMS OF BECOMING A STAR AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE BUT THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE'S CATCH-22 SYSTEM MAY KEEP HER SPINNING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LOOKING GLASS AS... THE UNKNOWN.
Find more information at: https://bio.site/theunknowntvplay
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Kaia Berman Peters
Oriental Techno with Seba Kayan: A New York Residency
Seba Kayan, a Kurdish-Viennese DJ, has taken the world by storm with her Oriental Techno, creating an electronic dance music using samples from her cultural influences and challenging socio-political conceptions of the Oriental. In this residency, she joins Yiddish techno (Kleztronica) DJ Chaia for five shows collaborating with different New York cultural institutions and collectives.
Wednesday September 11, 2-4PM
8Ball Radio
1 E Broadway, New York, NY 10038
Wednesday, September 11, 8-10PM
Silvana with New Voices Magazine
300 W 116th St, New York, NY
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Thursday, September 12, 6:30-8:30PM
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 E 52nd St, New York, NY
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Grant Program: Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement
Pedro Giraudo
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration @ Westbeth
Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 6:30
463 West Street, New York, NY 10014
"Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth Artist Housing with the sounds of the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet feat. dancers Mariana Parma & Leonardo Sardella Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet
Nick Danielson, violin
Loic Cordeone Da Silva, bandoneón
Ahmed Alom, piano
Pedro Giraudo, bass Dancers
Mariana Parma & Leonardo Sardella Hispanic Heritage Month @ Westbeth Artists Housing is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC. See less"
Find more information at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-with-the-pedro-giraudo-tango-quartet-tickets-995615261047?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=short
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
Literature to Life
What is the American Dream?
Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM
The Flea Theater, 20 Thomas Street, New York
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
United Palace, 4140 Broadway, New York
Join Literature to Life for either of two free events that will include selections from The Great Gatsby, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and The Latehomecomer. The evening will include a community conversation around the American Dream and what it means to the people of New York City.
Find more information at: https://literaturetolife.org/americandream
Grant Program: Creative Engagement and UMEZ Arts Engagement
Harlem Dance Club
Harlem Dance Club presents: MOTHERSHIP SIX Dance & Music Festival
Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park 18 Mount Morris Park West at 122nd St
The MOTHERSHIP Dance & Music Festival is back! Since 2018, Harlem Dance Club has transformed the historic Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park into an interactive voyage of music and dance. All are welcome to this cross-genre celebration of music, dance and community.
Find more information at: http://www.harlemdanceclub.org
Grant Program: Creative Engagement
24/6: A Jewish Theater Company
TELEPHONE PLAYS 2024
Mondays at noon from September 30 – October 28, 2024
Telephone
Come enjoy a short one-person, uplifting and comedic play followed by a conversation with 24/6: A Jewish Theater Company's Artistic Director. During COVID, the effects of social isolation have been acutely felt by senior citizens and those who are housebound. In response, 24/6: A Jewish Theater Company has commissioned a diverse group of over 20 playwrights to write 10 minute plays which are performed live over the telephone to seniors and those who are housebound. Each Monday at noon a different play will be performed via DOROT's University Without Walls.
Seniors can register for free for TELEPHONE PLAYS via DOROT's University Without Walls: Call 1-877-819-9147 E-mail uww@dorotusa.org or register online at: https://dorotusa.jotform.com/92925604466161? If these dates/times do not work, please email info@246theater.com to schedule an alternate time of performance.
Find more information at: https://twentyfoursix.weebly.com/
Grant Program: Creative Engagement & UMEZ Arts Engagement