Black Storytelling Week Celebration

Join us Saturday, September 13 for a day of free family arts workshops to celebrate Black Storytelling Week! A new annual holiday, Black Storytelling Week is dedicated to passing down Black family history. Bring your grandma, your play cousins, your love, or your best friends — whether your family is adopted, biological, or chosen, this celebration is for you. Come preserve your family’s ... More >>

Sep 13 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Queensboro Dance Festival Final 3 separate shows!!!!

Full day of dance: 1pm Dance party; 2pm first show, panel to follow; 4pm dance lesson; 5pm second show, panel to follow; 7pm show, panel to follow with closing party to end the night. All details on the website below.

Sep 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Met Signs in the Studio

Explore The Met collection with teaching artists Debra Cole and Hollie Ecker. Then, create your own work of art in the studio. For visitors of all ages. Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited. Presented in celebration of the reopening of The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, featuring the Museum’s collections of the arts of Africa, the ancient Americas, and Oceania. ... More >>

Sep 13 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Learn ASL In-Person or Virtual at the Sign Language Center

We offer in person and Zoom classes for all levels of learning whether you’re a beginner or already an avid signer! Each semester contains 6 classes that meet once a week for 2 hours each.

Sep 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Interpreted Show: Maybe Happy Ending

Critics say this totally original new musical is “one of the most visually stunning shows to hit New York in ages” (USA Today) and has “more romantic appeal than a decade’s worth of Valentines Day chocolates” (Deadline). The Observer adds “MAYBE HAPPY ENDING has rapturous music and lyrics, innovative staging and a superb cast. In short, an extraordinary work of theatre artistry. I love ... More >>

Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Boombox Burlesque: A Hip Hop Burlesque Festival Night 1

Live From the Underground brings the experimental flare of Hip Hop to the Burlesque scene, as our artists push boundaries and redefine what it means to groove and seduce in sync! We've got emcees, beatboxers and of course Burlesque!

Sep 19 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Boombox Burlesque: A Hip Hop Burlesque Festival Night 2

Don’t miss your chance to experience the ultimate collision of music, movement, and mystique at the The Grand Burlesque Cypher! It’s where the streets meet the stage in a symphony of style, and swagger.

Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Guggenheim ASL Tour: Rashid Johnson

The Guggenheim welcomes visitors from the D/deaf community for an in-person American Sign Language (ASL) tour on Sunday, September 21, from 6 to 8:30 pm. Join us at the museum to experience the major solo exhibition Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers. On this tour, we’ll explore Johnson’s role as a scholar of art history, a mediator of Black popular culture, and as a creative force in ... More >>

Sep 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Interpreted Show: The Lion King

A lively stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 Disney film and winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Disney’s The Lion King showcases the talents of one of the most acclaimed creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor reimagines the popular story using some of the theater’s most extraordinary stagecraft. The Lion King also features the ... More >>

Sep 21 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

A Guide to the Good Life: Courtesy of the Ancient Greco Romans

On Sunday, September 21, 12:30–2 PM, Brooklyn Ethical presents A Guide to the Good Life Courtesy of the Ancient Greco-Romans, a hybrid event featuring Massimo Pigliucci in conversation with Anne Klaeysen. How do we live a meaningful life? Ancient philosophers—from Socrates to the Stoics, from Aristotle to the Skeptics—grappled with this question, and their insights remain surprisingly ... More >>

Sep 21 @ 12:30 pm

NYBG ASL Women in Garden Design Tour

Meet at the Reflecting Pool This tour, led by an NYBG Tour Guide accompanied by an American Sign Language interpreter, gives visitors who are Deaf an enhanced experience on a 1–hour guided tour of NYBG’s collections that are designed by women, such as the Ladies Border, Perennial Garden, Rose Garden, and more. The tour will not only highlight these collections, but the significant ... More >>

Sep 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

ASL-interpreted Tashlich & Outdoor Shofar-Blowing

We're thrilled to announce that sign language (ASL) interpretation will be provided on Rosh Hashanah for Tashlich, the ceremonial casting of our sins (as small pieces of bread) upon the water, followed by an outdoor blowing of the Shofar, that's open to everyone, and hope that you can join us!

Sep 23 @ 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm

ASL-interpreted Rosh Hashanah Service

We're thrilled to announce T&V's 13th annual sign-language-interpreted Rosh Hashanah Service -- both in-person and on Zoom this time -- and we hope that you can join us! Details: https://www.tandv.org/event/ASLatTandVSep2425

Sep 24 @ 9:30 am - 1:00 pm

250 Years of Dissent: Voices of a People's History

The works of Brooklyn-born author and historian Howard Zinn (1922–2010), particularly the classic bestsellers A People's History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States, continue to shine a light on the extraordinary history of those engaged in struggles for freedom and justice in America. Since 2009, Lincoln Center has found a meaningful partner in Voices of ... More >>

Sep 25 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

ASL Happy Hour

Drew (Deaf/HoH) and Sarit (Deaf/HoH) host this monthly ASL Happy Hour at Franklin Park Bar in Crown Heights. 5pm until whenever. All are welcome. Come celebrate this language and meet new people. Hope to see you there!

Sep 26 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

'we come to collect: a flirtation with capitalism' [Aug 26 - Sept 27]

Ooh, you feel that on your neck? That tantalizing whisper? That’s capitalism, and she wants you bad. OBIE Award winning artist Jenn Kidwell and Brandon Kazen-Maddox answer capitalism’s siren call in an evening of hysterical undertakings. The world premiere of we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism, instigated by the artistic collective the blackening, debunks the alluring tale of ... More >>

Sep 27 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

16th Big Apple ASL Festival/Jr.NAD 40th Years Reunion

Join Us at the 16th Annual Big Apple ASL Festival! 📍 Staten Island Ferry Hawks Community Park (right next to St. George Ferry Terminal) 📅 Saturday, September 27th 🎟️ Free Admission | ⛅ Rain or Shine Come and enjoy the 16th Big Apple ASL Festival — a fun-filled community event featuring over 60 indoor vendor booths. The event is conveniently located near NYC’s only outdoor ... More >>

Sep 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Interpreted Show: Aladdin

‘Aladdin,’ adapted from the animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales including “One Thousand and One Nights,” is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical. Aladdin’s journey sweeps audiences into an exciting world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, including the five cherished songs from the Academy ... More >>

Sep 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

UNIQLO Family Day at MoMA

Join us for a day of hands-on activities, performances, readings, and creative exploration for families. Some activities include sketching in the Sculpture Garden, adding a drawing of a personal superhero to a collaborative mural, building with the magnetic toy Clixo, and interactive readings of The Dot with author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. Make sure to check out live jazz ... More >>

Oct 4 @ 10:30 am - 5:00 pm

Kinetic Light: The Next TiMes

Brimming with fervent energy and luscious intimacy, The Next TiMes is Kinetic Light's stunning new multimedia disability arts experience. Join us October 9-11 at New York Live Arts, for the world premiere! 

 Collaborating Artists Kayla Hamilton and Tatiana Cholewa join Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson in this enthralling universe — an exploration of resilience, love, power, and ... More >>

Oct 9 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Interpreted Show: The Other Americans

Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo is Nelson Castro, a Colombian-American laundromat owner in Queens grappling with a failing business and buried secrets in his new play THE OTHER AMERICANS. When his son Nick returns from a mental wellness facility after a traumatic incident, Nelson’s world unravels. Committed to protecting his family and business, he tackles racial and identity challenges to ... More >>

Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Meanads 10/5 & 10

Five modern-day men climb a mountain to roleplay as Dionysus-worshipping women and break free of the prison of masculinity. When Stewart, an emotionally hidden academic, puts his divorced uncle, a sensitive colleague, that colleague’s fratty friend, and a strange pickleball partner through the paces of choral chant, invocations, and mock dismemberments, at first nothing but the wine seems to ... More >>

Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Met Signs Tour—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style

For participants who are Deaf. Explore works of art through engaging conversations in the galleries with Deaf educator Zavier Sabio. In American Sign Language only, without voice interpretation. Programs with Sign Language are intended primarily for the Deaf community. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style. Free, though advance registration is ... More >>

Oct 11 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Kinetic Light: The Next TiMes

Brimming with fervent energy and luscious intimacy, The Next TiMes is Kinetic Light's stunning new multimedia disability arts experience. Join us October 9-11 at New York Live Arts, for the world premiere! 
 
Collaborating Artists Kayla Hamilton and Tatiana Cholewa join Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson in this enthralling universe — an exploration of resilience, love, power, and ... More >>

Oct 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Interpreted Show: Oh Happy Day!

An impending flood is the least of the Johnson family’s troubles in this outrageous reimagining of Noah’s Ark from Tony Award-nominated writer and director duo Jordan E. Cooper and Stevie Walker-Webb. OH HAPPY DAY! begins in Laurel, MS, at a birthday BBQ for Lewis, the patriarch of the family. Shortly after his estranged son Keyshawn (played by Cooper) makes a surprise appearance, absurdity ... More >>

Oct 26 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Interpreted Show: Christmas Spectacular

Step into a world of enchantment at the iconic Radio City Music Hall and be captivated by a breathtaking display of artistry, music, and dance. The Rockettes will take you on a journey through the beloved holiday classics, and the awe-inspiring sets and costumes will transport you to a winter wonderland. Don’t miss out on experiencing the Spectacular!

Nov 15 @ 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Interpreted Show: Christmas Spectacular

Step into a world of enchantment at the iconic Radio City Music Hall and be captivated by a breathtaking display of artistry, music, and dance. The Rockettes will take you on a journey through the beloved holiday classics, and the awe-inspiring sets and costumes will transport you to a winter wonderland. Don’t miss out on experiencing the Spectacular!

Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Signing Supper

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Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm