The trailblazing polymath Connie Converse lived in Greenwich Village, on Grove Street, in the early 1950s, during the time when she was actively revolutionizing American song. The only problem was, nobody knew it, outside of a small circle of friends and admirers. Join Converseâs biographer Howard Fishman (author of To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse) in conversation with actor/director Paul Lazar, as they discuss the songwriterâs legacy. Fishman and Lazar collaborated on the play âA Star Has Burnt My Eye,â a theatrical treatment of Converseâs life and work that had its world premiere at the BAM Next Wave Festival, and was a New York Times Critics Pick.
This award-winning tour lets you peer into hidden tennis courts, find out whatâs hiding beneath the iconic clock at the center of the main concourse, visit an office-turned-speakeasy, locate a forgotten celestial mural, and so much more. Discover hidden gems that daily commuters walk past each day inside the historic train terminal. Spend Christmas Eve in one of the most magical landmarks in New York City!
Explore the iconic Art Deco skyscrapers of New York City from a different perspective! Travel below the street to uncover overlooked subterranean passageways below such landmarks as Rockefeller Center, the Waldorf Astoria, the Chrysler Building, and more!
Saturday, February 22nd - Underground Brooklyn Subway Tour
Peek into abandoned stations from the subway's original IRT, BMT, and IND lines, discover the highest rapid transit station in the world, find out where Michael Jackson filmed an iconic music video (practice your moonwalk if you want to), and more!
Saturday, February 22nd - Remnants of the World's Fair
Track down buried time capsules, architectural ruins, mid-century works of art an ancient relic, and more remnants left over from New York City's two World's Fairs hosted in Flushing Meadows Corona Park! Learn how a "valley of ashes" transformed into splendid fairgrounds as you travel through the park and revisit the days of the fairs!
Sunday, February 23rd - Explore the Gilded Age Mansions of Fifth Ave
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This tour runs on Wednesday, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays!
Take a stroll along Fifth Avenue as it was during the Gilded Age when grand mansions of millionaires lined the illustrious street. Walk along Millionaireâs Row and discover works of architecture lost to time and some that remain today with a new purpose. This tour will resurrect some of the magnificent mansions that no longer with stunning historical images and scintillating stories of the affairs that took place inside. We will have the opportunity to peek inside two former Gilded Age mansions, one currently used as a retail store and another used as an embassyâs cultural services.
Sunday, February 23rd - New York Upper East Side Art and Architecture Tour
Shining with the tarnished gleam of New Yorkâs Gilded Age, the ornate townhouses of the Upper East Side stand as monuments to the moneyed families that played an essential role in the cityâs growth. On this Upper East Side Architecture Tour, we will examine highlights from this Victorian era including the Henry Clay Frick mansion, the Metropolitan Museum, the French Consulate, and, of course, Central Park. In addition, our tour will look at modern masterpieces such as the Guggenheim Museum by Frank Lloyd Wright and the former Whitney Museum Marcel Breuer.
Wednesday, February 26th - The New Browniesâ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
In the 1920s scholar, author, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois started a magazine for children. Calling it âThe Browniesâ Book: A Monthly Magazine for Children of the Sunâ, it was the first magazine aimed specifically at Black youth. Nearly 100 years later, author, educator, and Du Bois scholar Dr. Karida L. Brown and awardâwinning artist and childrenâs book creator Charly Palmer revived and expanded upon the Browniesâ Book legacy, showcasing new art and writing for children from todayâs brilliant Black creators. Join us for a presentation as they discuss their new book packed with 60 allânew stories, poems, songs, photos, illustrations, comics, short plays, games, essays, and more is designed to reflect, celebrate, and inspire a new generation of children and families.
