Calendar
Wednesday 2/5/20
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1PM
Adult Chorus
Battery Park City Authority
Directed by Church Street School for Music and Art, the BPC Chorus is open to all adults who love to sing. Learn a mix of contemporary and classic songs, and perform at community events throughout the year. 6 River Terrace. Free
3PM
Skyscraper Museum Curator’s Tour
Skyscraper Museum
Skyscraper Museum Curator Carol Willis will lead a tour of the museum’s new exhibition Housing Density: Tenements to Towers. 39 Battery Place. Free
6PM
Battery Park City Committee
200 Rector Place – Community Room
AGENDA
1) Environmental Review Process for the New Citywide Ferry Route to Battery Park City – Update by Radhy Miranda, Assistant Vice President, NYC Economic Development Corporation and Jennifer Rimmer, Vice President of Planning, NYC Economic Development Corporation
2) BPCA Annual Budget Highlights – Presentation by B.J. Jones, President & CEO, Battery Park City Authority and Pamela Frederick, CFO, Battery Park City Authority
3) BPCA Report – Nicholas Sbordone, Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs, Battery Park City Authority
4) Allied Universal Report – Patrick Murphy, Director of Security, Allied Universal
6:30PM
Eat Drink Man Woman
China Institute
Film screening. 40 Rector Street. $5
7PM
Long Table: Latina/x in Dance and Performance
Gibney
What are the burning issues facing Latinx dancers and performers today? How do we bridge disciplines and geography to build stronger community? Join guest host Alicia Diaz for conversation, music and comida as we find culturally relevant ways to deepen our discourse. 280 Broadway. Free
7PM
13 Drivers’ Licenses
Museum of Jewish Heritage
In 2017, 13 drivers’ licenses that had been confiscated from Jews during Kristallnacht were discovered in a government office of a small German town. Following their discovery, the licenses were donated to a local high school as a research opportunity. In this compelling lecture and accompanying pop-up exhibition, Lisa Salko will recount how the high schoolers got in touch with her, and how she traveled to Germany to unveil a lost chapter of her family history. Lisa will be joined by David Gill, Consul General of Germany in New York, with remarks on behalf of the Consulate. 36 Battery Place. $8, $10
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7PM
The Enigma of Life: Confronting Marvels at the Edges of Science
New York Academy of Sciences
Einstein famously claimed that “the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” This statement suggests that no amount of scientific explanation will suffice to make sense of the bizarre situation of the human mind within the universe. So what is the actual role of awe and wonder within the framework of contemporary science? How, for instance, do awe and wonder inform scientists’ understanding of the phenomena they are researching? What aspects of contemporary science are more likely to elicit wonder, and why? Is science rechanneling our innate thirst for knowledge and understanding toward more concrete and palpable realities, or is it aggravating the tension between truth and meaning by revealing the scope of our ignorance when it comes to probing the ultimate nature of reality? Physicist Marcelo Gleiser, experimental psychologist Tania Lombrozo, and physician Gavin Francis analyze the impact of awe and wonder on their own work and on the mindsets of their colleagues carrying out cutting-edge scientific research. 7 World Trade Center.$5, $7, $15