Events Calendar

COVID-19 has created challenges for all of us. Retired oncologist Carol Portlock and clinical psychologist Frank Corigliano will address your concerns about managing day-to-day during this trying time. You’re invited to share your stories, strengths, and struggles.

William Christie and Les Arts Florissants present the virtual premiere of the Orchestra’s performance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 87, the last of his six so-called Paris symphonies. One of the world’s most respected music ensembles, Les Arts Florissants was founded by William Christie in 1979 and has been hailed for its revitalization and performance of Baroque music, in particular French repertoire. The concert was recorded on October 27 at the Philharmonie de Paris and the 30-minute film includes a short introduction by William Christie and first violinist Hiro Kurosaki. It will be available for streaming for three months on Lincoln Center at Home, Lincoln Center’s Facebook Page, and on Les Arts Florissants’ website and social media platforms. Over three seasons starting in 2019, Christie and Les Arts Florissants intended to explore these inventive symphonies—composed when Haydn was at the height of his powers—along with concerti performed by some of today’s young virtuoso instrumental and vocal soloists. When the pandemic changed their planned October 2020 performances in Paris and in New York at Lincoln Center, the ensemble made a video recording of Symphony No. 87, which would have been performed as part of their Lincoln Center concert.

Join NYC Parks Stewardship as we celebrate the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.! MLK Day is a nationally observed day of service where people all over the country come together to volunteer and improve their communities. Join us on January 16th, 17th and 18th as volunteers work Citywide to make parks greener, cleaner, and healthier environments for all to enjoy!

Tickets and passes now available for the virtual Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival. Click here for passes. Click here for film line-up and tickets.

This year, the Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival goes virtual. Watch our trailer (below), and buy passes and tickets now!

The Cinematters: NY Social Justice Film Festival presents impactful films that engage the community toward a more democratic, inclusive, and just society. The festival explores themes of inequality, injustice, and social responsibility.

Screenings of these award-winning films will be accompanied by interactive conversations with guests.

Visit cinematters.film for the full list of films and events.

Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please contact Registration by email at boxoffice@mmjccm.org for additional information or if you are having trouble registering; be sure to include your name, contact information, and class/program/event for which you wish to register.

By registering for a Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan program, you consent to the JCC's Cancellation Policy. Participants in JCC programs are subject to all Policies and Practices of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.

Did you know MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities? In observance of the national MLK Day of Service, NYC Service invites New Yorkers to participate in our local “MLK Day of Civic Action” on Monday, January 18. For this day of civic action, NYC Service will promote projects that advance equity and racial justice throughout the city. Join AmeriCorps members, City employees, and nonprofit partners in virtual and in-person service projects. 

To view a listing of service projects occurring on or around MLK Day, visit the NYC Service website and the national MLK Day of Service website. If your organization is interested in hosting volunteers for the “MLK Day of Civic Action”, please register your opportunity with NYC Service and MLK Day of Service. 

Share your MLK Day service experiences on social media! We encourage all of our partner organizations to promote your activities on social media, regardless of whether you are hosting an NYC Service project or creating your own. Check out our "MLK Day of Civic Action" social media kit for hashtags and sample posts and images. 

The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) will present the 2021 New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF) virtually from Wednesday, January 13 through Tuesday, January 26. Among the oldest and most influential Jewish film festivals worldwide, NYJFF each year presents the finest documentary, narrative, and short films from around the world that explore the Jewish experience. 

Tickets for virtual viewing are now available. According to FLC, each film will be available for viewing beginning at 12:00pm EST on their specified date, and available for 72 hours from their premiere time. Join the FLC community today with a discounted membership to receive 20% off on virtual rentals.

In Collaboration with March on Washington Film Festival

WNYC and the Apollo Theater will present the 15th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, “MLK and the Fierce Urgency of Now,” as part of the Apollo’s Uptown Hall series, on Monday, January 18 at 3pm.

This year’s digital version of the MLK Apollo Uptown Hall will unpack the implications of the 2020 US Presidential Election through the prisms of civil rights and modern day social justice movements. Join WNYC’s co-hosts Brian Lehrer, Jami Floyd and The Takeaway's Tanzina Vega as we present in-depth interviews and narrative exploration with political leaders, authors, artists, and activists, to examine Dr. Martin Luther King’s civil rights philosophy, tactics, challenges and triumphs within the lens of today’s social and political climate.

Tune in Monday, January 18th on the Apollo Digital Stage & Facebook Live at 3:00pm ET. This program will also air on WNYC’s The Takeaway at 9am on AM 820 and 3pm on 93.9 FM Eastern Standard Time.

Featured guests include:

• Congressman James E. Clyburn, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
• Reverend Dr. William Barber, II, President of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of The Poor People’s Campaign
• Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Civil Rights activist and Co-Founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
• Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and creator of The New York Times’ 1619 Project
• Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York
• Dr. Uche Blackstock, Yahoo! News Medical Contributor and Founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equity
• Dr. Jeff Gardere, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Queen Afua, Five-time best-selling author and CEO of the Queen Afua Wellness Center
• Leslé Honoré, Blaxican artist and activist, who will read from her book of poems Fist & Fire

During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers. The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV. To access them without logging in, click “Browse and Preview” in the apps for connected TV, and “Explore the App” on tablets and mobile devices. 

Georgian mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili gives a dynamic performance as Bizet’s iconic gypsy, the woman who lives by her own rules. Aleksandrs Antonenko is Don José, the soldier who falls under her spell, and Ildar Abdrazakov plays Escamillo, the swaggering bullfighter who takes Carmen away from Don José—an action that seals Carmen’s tragic fate. Anita Hartig is Micaëla, and Pablo Heras-Casado conducts Richard Eyre’s hit production, set in 1930s Spain.

Race and power from The Chiffon Trenches—a dialogue with fashion icon André Leon Talley and the Ford Foundation’s president Darren Walker about Talley’s new memoir. The conversation will highlight Talley's remarkable rise as a trailblazing fashion editor and journalist in an industry rife with bias. Ticket purchasers will receive an email confirmation. Please follow the link under “Important Information” to complete your registration with Zoom.

ABOUT THE PANELISTS

André Leon Talley was the indomitable creative director at Vogue during the magazine's rising dominance as the world's fashion bible. Over the past five decades, his byline has also appeared in Vanity Fair, HG, Interview, and Women's Wear Daily. He has published several illustrated works, including Little Black Dress, A.L.T.:365+, and Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style. Talley is also the subject of the documentary The Gospel According to André. He received his MA in French Studies from Brown and served on the board of trustees for the Savannah College of Art and Design for twenty years.

Darren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, a $13 billion international social justice philanthropy. He is co-founder and chair of the Presidents’ Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy. Before joining Ford, Darren was vice president at Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing global and domestic programs. In the 1990s, he was COO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation, Harlem’s largest community development organization. Darren co-chairs New York City’s Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers, the New York City Census Task Force, and the Governor’s Commission and serves on The Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform and UN International Labour Organization Global Commission on the Future of Work. He serves on many boards, including Carnegie Hall, the High Line, VOW to End Child Marriage, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is the recipient of 16 honorary degrees and university awards, including Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal. Educated exclusively in public schools, Darren was a member of the first Head Start class in 1965 and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. He has been included on Time’s annual 100 Most Influential People in the World, Rolling Stone’s 25 People Shaping the Future, Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, and OUT Magazine’s Power 50.

The Chicago-based Hiplet Ballerinas fuse classical pointe technique with urban dance styles including African, Latin, and Hip-Hop. Promoting inclusivity in their cast and audience, the company features modern music and dancers of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Hiplet Ballerinas has performed around the world, from Paris to Stuttgart and Seoul to Hong Kong, and they’ve appeared on Good Morning America and Buzzfeed. Enjoy their #ConcertsForKids performance showcasing a collection of short holiday dances from their home studio at the Chicago Multicultural Dance Center. About #ConcertsForKids For family audiences, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is teaming up with a remarkable group of artists who will bring world-class performances and diverse musical perspectives straight from their homes to yours. We are excited to share these short performances recorded by the artists themselves with your family at home. Available from Wednesday, January 6 at 4:00pm ET.

Join us for a live, virtual journey through history, as Museum docents or curators answer your questions and walk you through a slideshow of objects and imagery via Zoom, an easy-to-use video conferencing platform that requires no special login or membership.  

EVENT DETAILS

Discover the evolution of the presidency and executive branch and the ways presidents have interpreted and fulfilled their leadership role with exhibition highlights from Meet the Presidents. Notable objects include the actual Bible used during George Washington’s inauguration in 1789 and a student scrapbook from 1962 chronicling John F. Kennedy's decisions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

PURCHASING TICKETS

By phone: Contact New-York Historical’s in-house call center at (212) 485-9268. Call center is open 9 am–5 pm daily.
Online: Click on the orange “Buy Tickets” button at the top of this page.

After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the virtual presentation. A member of the New-York Historical staff will also send a reminder email with instructions 24-hours in advance of the presentation