Today’s Calendar Friday June 21, 2019

Tai Chi

Build muscle and strength, improve flexibility and balance, and increase aerobic conditioning. Tai Chi results in strength and focus of body and mind. Esplanade Plaza.

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour

Tour highlights include a discussion of the history of the site, architect Cass Gilbert, viewing the Collectors office;  Tiffany woodwork; Reginald Marsh murals; and the 140 ton rotunda dome by Raphael Gustavino. One Bowling Green

Fix It Friday

Join Remade in Brooklyn and Fixup to learn how to fix small appliances like fans and blenders. 205 Front Street

Swedish Midsummer Festival

Enjoy this unique celebration of the summer solstice. Learn traditional Swedish folk dances from Barnklubben Elsa Rix and join in lively dance around the Midsummer pole.

Make wreaths from beautiful flowers representing those in bloom on the solstice in Sweden. Enjoy a parade, children’s games, and Swedish delicacies. Traditional music by Paul Dahlin and fiddlers from the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. Dances led by Ross Sutter, a Scandinavian folklorist. Swedish Midsummer Festival is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Sweden, New York. Wagner Park.

Open Studios

As part of the River To River Festival, LMCC invites the public to go behind the scenes and meet its artists-in-residence in their studios at 101 Greenwich Street. Over the course of two days, audiences learn about the practices and processes of multi-disciplinary artists working in the transformed office spaces of 101 Greenwich, and experience a wide range of artwork from live performance and theater to poetry and fiction to painting and sculpture. 101 Greenwich Street, 15th floor. RSVP recommended.

At the Movies 2019: Falls Around Her

Falls Around Her follows Mary Birchbark (Tantoo Cardinal [Cree and Métis]), a legendary Anishinaabe singer who returns to the vast wilderness of her reserve to reconnect with the land and her community. A discussion with director Darlene Naponse (Ojibway) and Tantoo Cardinal (Cree and Métis) follows the screening. One Bowling Green

The Lonely Island