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March 14  4 PM  Jiggy Tots  New York Public Library   Upbeat traditional Irish music and songs, combined with popular toddler songs, clapping, stamping, and shakers are used to explore rhythm and a variety of time signatures. Best for ages 2-5, with adult. Battery Park City branch of the New York Public Library. 175 North End…

March 13  1-2 PM 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  2:30PM…

A conceptual rendering of 100 acres of new landfill along the East River The administration of Bill de Blasio is taking a fresh look at a Bloomberg Era proposal to protect a section of Lower Manhattan’s coast from extreme weather events and rising sea levels by using landfill to create hundreds of acres of new…

Battery Park City resident and  BPCA board member Martha Gallo The board of the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has a new vice chair: neighborhood resident Martha Gallo. At the February 26 meeting of the Authority’s board, chairman George Tsunis announced, “I am proud to offer resolution of the appointment of a vice chair, Martha…

Before Hildegard von Bingen notated her beautiful composition “O Antique Sancti,” very little music had been written. Known for her music and scientific texts, Hildegard von Bingen was a nun who lived from 1098 to 1179. An all-female ensemble from the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra (KCO) brought Hildegard von Bingen’s thousand-year-old music to life on March…

Winsome Brown and Claude Arpels Click to hear a few minutes of Winsome’s rap. (Link is fixed) Lisa Ecklund-Flores  and Daryl Kleiman Attorney Daryl Kleiman stepped up to the microphone at The Event, the annual fundraiser gala for the Church Street School for Music & Art, and reminded the glitterati that they might have seen…