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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
1PM
Fraunces Tavern Museum Guided Tour
Guided tour at Fraunces Tavern Museum. Free with admission $7, $14. 54 Pearl Street. http://frauncestavernmuseum.
1PM
Pipes at One
St. Paul’s Chapel
Featuring the celebrated three-manual Noack organ that was inaugurated in the spring of 2018, these innovative, free programs showcase leading organists and rising stars from around the country. FREE. St. Paul’s Chapel. www.trinitywallstreet.org
2PM
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Tour
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Tour of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, home of the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. 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. FREE. One Bowling Green. www.americanindian.si.edu
5PM to 7PM
Native Art Market
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Members of the museum get an exclusive first look at our annual Native Art Market, which features traditional and contemporary items created by Native artists of the Western Hemisphere. More than 30 artists will participate in the market, December 1 and 2, offering a wide selection of handcrafted items for purchase, including jewelry, beadwork, pottery, prints, and sculpture. FREE. One Bowling Green.www.americanindian.si.edu
7PM
Passwords: Robert Lax with John Beer,
Michael N. McGregor & Stacey Tran
Poets House
Thomas Merton, the religious writer and poet, described his friend Robert Lax as a potential prophet, but without rage with a mind full of tremendous and subtle intuitions. A Roman Catholic convert, Lax abandoned New York City literary life for seclusion on the islands of Greece, where he moved in 1962 and continued to write minimalist poems for 30 years, earning him a following by major poets from Cummings to Ginsberg to Levertov, even as mainstream academic circles ignored his work. This tribute reading and conversation honors the late poet on the evening of his birthday and on the occasion of the reissue of his 33 Poems. $7, $10. 10 River Terrace.www.poetshouse.org
8PM
Voices over Tallinn: Celebrating 100 Years of Estonian Music
St. Paul’s Chapel
Choral music is woven into the fabric of Estonia in a nation of 1.3 million people, there are more than 700 official choirs, and during the country’s quest for independence, choral tradition provided the backbone of the resistance. Voices Over Tallinn celebrates the music of Estonia and the 100th anniversary of its independence and pays homage to some of the most influential Estonian composers, including Tormis and Psrt. In Estonia, choral classics are as popular as modern pop music, and after you hear these performances firsthand, you’ll understand why. FREE. St. Paul’s Chapel. www.trinitywallstreet.org
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
1PM to 4PM
Exploring Art + Technology Lab Andean Textiles
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
Andean-American artist Aymar Ccopacatty (Aymara) has made textile artwork from recycled plastic and other materials since plastic invaded his familyÕs small community on Lake Titicaca, Peru in the late 1990s. This series of Labs explores various Andean textile techniques such as warp-faced weaving (Sawu-a), braiding (Qana-a), spinning (Qapu-a), and twisting (Mismi-a), while using recycled plastic and found objects. Gain knowledge in the art of weaving, while inspiring reflection on our big global plastic problem. FREE. One Bowling Green. www.americanindian.si.edu
10AM to 5PM
Native Art Market
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
The museum’s annual Native Art Market features one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary items for purchase directly from artisans. Nearly 40 Native artists from North and South America participate in the weekend market, offering a wide selection of handcrafted items, including jewelry, bead work, pottery, prints, and sculpture. FREE. One Bowling Green. www.americanindian.si.edu
10:30AM
Holiday Cards
Skyscraper Museum
After a tour of the Museum and the exhibit SKYLINE, kids will draw a winter wonderland New York skyscrapers, creating holiday cards to share with friends and family! All ages. RSVP required. $5 39 Battery Place. www.skyscraper.org
7PM
Living Gallery: Pamela Sneed
Gibney Dance
New series devoted to word-based performance, created and curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa and hosted by Gibney GalleryÑpresents acclaimed Black lesbian poet, performer and educator Pamela Sneed, author of Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery (Henry Holt, 1998) and Sweet Dreams (Belladonna, 2018). FREE. 280 Broadway (entrance on Chambers Street). www.gibneydance.org
3PM
Epic Voices: The Contemporary Long Poem and Cultural Memory with Michael Leong
Poets House
Michael Leong examines how writers of contemporary long poemsÑsuch as Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, M. NourbeSe Philip, & Robin Coste LewisÑdraw on documentation to make claims on our cultural memories. $7, $10. 10 River Terrace. www.poetshouse.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
11AM to 5PM
Washington’s Farewell
Fraunces Tavern Museum
To commemorate Washington’s emotional farewell to his Officers that took place in the Long Room on December 4, 1783, a special reenactment of the farewell will be performed by a George Washington reenactor throughout the day in the Long Room. After the performance, visitors can interact with George Washington, take a docent-led tour of the Museum, and snap a photo in the colonial costume photo booth. $1. 54 Pearl Street. http://frauncestavernmuseum.org
1PM
Stories Survive Speaker Series: Rabbi Jacob Jungreis
Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
At this monthly Stories Survive Speaker Series, hear Holocaust survivors share their life stories in their own words. Today, Rabbi Jacob Jungreis will share his experiences. Rabbi Jacob Jungreis was born in Derecske, Hungary. His father was the rabbi of Szeged in Hungary. In June 1944 his family was deported to Auschwitz. Unknowingly, the family had become part of the Kasztner group that was sent to Bergen-Belsen and ransomed to the Jewish-American community in December 1944 for $5 million. The group then continued on to a Displaced Persons camp in Switzerland. Rabbi Jungreis arrived in the United States in March 1947. He is the Founder and Rabbi of the Israel Center of Canarsie, the Founder and Director of Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel Day School, and a member of the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s Speakers Bureau. FREE. 36 Battery Place. www.mjhnyc.org
11AM to 1PM
Simon’s Journey – A Hanukkah Miracle Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
See FolksbieneRU’s new original children’s play in English. A kind young ambitious light-filled boy, Simon makes his way to America. On his journey, heÕs shipwrecked and marooned on an iceberg. Through these obstacles, Simon doesnÕt give up the Hanukkah celebration. He befriends a polar bear on the iceberg and together they share this Hanukkah light and a sense of kindness towards one another. Following the performance, there will be an Arts & Crafts activity about Hanukkah, as well as brunch. $30 per family. 36 Battery Place. www.mjhnyc.org
2PM to 4PM
St. Paul’s Chapel Choir Auditions
Trinity Wall Street
Do you love to sing and want to be part of a community of music making? The St. Paul’s Chapel Choir welcomes volunteer singers from the parish, neighborhood, and greater New York area to audition for this new ensemble launching in January 2019. The Chapel Choir will sing for morning services on the first Sunday of each month at St. Paul’s Chapel and lead a congregational hymn-sing each season. Directed by Trinity’s associate organist Janet Yieh, this mixed SATB adult choir will learn a variety of liturgical choral repertoire from classical to contemporary and build positive community through music. FREE. Trinity Church. www.trinitywallstreet.org
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