JANUARY 8
4PM
Bodies on the Gears: Jackson Polys
Gibney Dance
Summoning red flags, Jackson Polys, supported by a host of proxies in a multimedia lecture performance, targets the aporias formed by desiring indigeneity. Part of Bodies on the Gears, a series of five lecture performances curated by Tom Sellar as part of American Realness 2019. 280 Broadway FREE www.gibneydance.org
6-7PM
In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the
Victory at Yorktown
Fraunces Tavern Museum
In a narrative that moves from Washington’s headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette’s brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, author Nathaniel Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year of 1781 through to its triumphant conclusion. In the Hurricane’s Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea. Hosted by Mary Tsaltas. Annual book club membership is $15. 54 Pearl Street. http://frauncestavernmuseum.org
JANUARY 9
1-2PM
Adult Chorus
Battery Park City Parks
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. Meet at 6 River Terrace. Free www.bpcparks.org
JANUARY 10
12noon-1PM
Bodies on the Gears: Noah Fischer
Gibney Dance
During the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the artist wandered Zuccotti Park as a talking coin giving voice to the complaints of a faltering democracy in the face of concentrated corporate wealth. Then one day an old Yippie, famous for pie-in-the facing Washington elites, admonished him to leave the comfort of the occupation in search of more productive confrontations. Seven years later in a world now sizzling with conflict and audiences programmed into echo-chambers, Fischer speculates on future performances that could confront dystopia head on and win. 280 Broadway FREE www.gibneydance.org
4PM
Soundtrap: Voice and Digital Music
New York Public Library
Learn how to use Soundtrap to record your own voice and create digital music! Class size is limited. First come, first served. For age 6-12. A caregiver’s help may be needed for younger grades. Battery Park City branch of the New York Public Library. North End Avenue. FREE www.nypl.org
6:30PM
Alexander Hamilton and the Reynolds Affair: a Three Part Moral and Political Account
Fraunces Tavern Museum
In this talk, Dianne Durante analyzes the social, political, and historical context of Alexander Hamilton’s affair with Maria Reynolds, and the motivations behind Hamilton’s publishing of the affair in The Reynolds Pamphlet. 54 Pearl Street. $10 http://frauncestavernmuseum.org
7-8PM
BPC Running Club
Battery Park City Parks
Start with warm-up exercises before jogging the 2.4 miles down and back along the length of the Battery Park City Esplanade. Parks Programming Leaders guide the warm-up and cool-down and ensure a favorable pace for all participants. Meets inside the Community Center at Stuyvesant High School at 345 Chambers St. FREE www.bpcparks.org
JANUARY 11
10:30AM
Walking Tour: Alexander Hamilton’s New York
Museum of American Finance
Join us on Alexander Hamilton’s birthday for a 90-minute walking tour of the Financial District, with an emphasis on Hamilton’s contributions to financial history. Meet at 48 Wall Street. $15 www.moaf.org
12NOON
Kate Elizabeth Brown on “Alexander Hamilton and the Development of American Law”
Museum of American Finance
Join us on the anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s birth for a talk on Hamilton’s legal legacy. At the John Street Methodist Church, 44 John Street. FREE www.moaf.org
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