Events Calendar

An immersive exhibition of more than 100 works of stained glass, compositions in lead, and related drawings will showcase British artist Brian Clarke as one of the most important artists working in stained glass, at once a leader in new technology and a brilliant aesthetic innovator. Since the early 1970s, Clarke has collaborated with some of the world’s most prominent architects to create stained-glass designs and installations for hundreds of projects worldwide. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be more than twenty free-standing, glass screens. Animated by changing light and stained with exuberant, saturated colors, these dramatic works will transport audiences to the very frontier of what is possible in stained glass today.

MAD’s updated hours are:
Thursday – Sunday, 11:00am–7:00pm
11:00am–noon on Thursday and Friday are special hours for Members and seniors 65 and up

I grew up in a village on the Erie Canal east of Rochester. Everyone was white. The first Black person I met was Terry, who joined my third-grade class when his family worked on a local farm during harvest season. We became friends but he did not stay long. Migrant workers must follow the crops. A decade later, I met a second Black person. Priscilla was my freshman roommate at SUNY Albany. We became friends, too, but grew apart after that first year. Now that I am much older, and challenged by the work of anti-racism, I wonder about them. How did they navigate the mostly white spaces where I met them? Did I fail them? How do I confront white supremacy, in all its blatant and subtle forms, today?

Anne Klaeysen is Leader Emerita of the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Humanist Chaplain at New York University, and Ethical Humanist Religious Life Adviser at Columbia University. She serves on the boards of the Ethical Culture Fieldston Schools and The Encampment for Citizenship. Anne holds a Doctor of Ministry degree in pastoral care and counseling from Hebrew Union College. She and her husband, Glenn Newman, were married at the Brooklyn Society and raised their children, Andrew and Emily, there. Click here to join at start time | ID 863 0430 0961 For full join information, please also see this week’s Ethical Weekly email. Presider: Steve Serling Shared Charity: Goddard Riverside

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.

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.

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.

Otto Schenk’s storybook production perfectly captures the fairy-tale world of Dvořák’s supremely romantic opera. Star soprano Renée Fleming, in one of her most acclaimed portrayals, takes on the title role of the water nymph who longs to be human, opposite Piotr Beczała as the Prince, the object of her affection. John Relyea is the Water Gnome, Dolora Zajick sings the witch Ježibaba, and Emily Magee is the Foreign Princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts.

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