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SUMMARY:Cultural History of the Lower East Side – Curated Walking Tour with James Fuentes
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Abrons Arts Center\nTo celebrate Henry Street Settlement’s partnership with Independent – now newly situated at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side – we are pleased to present a free walking tour\, curated and led by gallerist James Fuentes. Taking place two days ahead of the inaugural Gala Preview\, the tour explores the cultural history of the Lower East Side (LES) and brings into focus the neighborhood that connects Henry Street’s long-standing community mission and support of the arts\, Independent’s new home\, and the artists and dealers who continue to shape its cultural life. \nThe tour will trace several defining moments within the art historical framework of LES\, spanning nearly a century. Beginning at Abrons Arts Center\, which has been Henry Street’s home for artistic expression\, experimentation\, and activism for over a century\, the tour will lead guests through the rich history of our neighborhood – celebrating the fact that one of New York City’s most vital immigration portals has long served as fertile ground for some of the most important art movements of the past hundred years. \nTour highlights will include:\n~Kick off at Henry Street Settlement’s Abrons Arts Center\, the only contemporary art center in NYC part of a social services agency\n~Meet Lee Quiñones as he discusses his iconic mural Howard the Duck and the Lions Den – a touchstone that connects Lee’s work to Keith Haring and the broader hip-hop and graffiti movement of the 1980s\n~Visits to the flourishing Lower East Side gallery community\n~Ending at the site of Claes Oldenburg’s The Store on E. 2nd Street\, the landmark Happening of the late 1960s\, closing the loop with one of the most significant avant-garde events of the last century.
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/cultural-history-of-the-lower-east-side-curated-walking-tour-with-james-fuentes/
LOCATION:Abrons Arts Center\, 466 Grand Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Walking Tour
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SUMMARY:Traditional Music and Opera at Mencius Society for the Arts - Sing Along\, Learn\, Connect
DESCRIPTION:Organized by Mencius Society for the Arts\nwith Grand Street Settlement \nDISCOVER LIFELONG PRACTICE \nIN MUSICAL ARTS ON THE LES! \n– LISTEN IN \n– SING ALONG \n– LEARN \n– CONNECT \nGet a Tour and get into the action: Students practice Chinese opera stagecraft under the tutelage of professional artists; see if you can read the traditional gongchi notation and follow the drum beats as they sing; meanwhile\, check out the guys practicing southern boxing next door. \nNamed after the philosopher Mengzi\, Mencius Society for the Arts is devoted to the practice and advancement of local and folk music\, theater\, and cultural arts in empowering local creative communities in building a more equitable and harmonious American society. Based on the Lower East Side in New York City\, the Mencius mission is defined by a commitment to fostering lifelong learning and intergenerational engagement around the arts as a communal experience rooted in cultural memory and shared creative action. Founded in 2003 Mencius is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and a key partner of Grand St. Settlement since 2019. All programs and events are free of charge or at low-cost to the community \nLES History Month-OPENHOUSE Flyer
URL:https://www.peoplesles.org/event/traditional-music-and-opera-at-mencius-society-for-the-arts-sing-along-learn-connect/
LOCATION:Grand Street Settlement\, 80 Pitt Street\, New York\, NY\, 10002
CATEGORIES:Lower East Side History Month,Music
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