Events for March 2011

The Greene Space

Battle of the Boroughs: Queens

Friday, March 4, 2011

7:00 PM

Be a part of Season Two of Battle of the Boroughs in The Greene Space — the unique talent series for the best up-and-coming performers in New York City. Last year, over 168 artists and 45 groups from across the five boroughs performed in our SoHo performance space.

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Magyar Magic: A Preview of the New York Philharmonic's Hungarian Echoes Festival

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

7:00 PM

Q2 host Nadia Sirota will lead a conversation with Esa-Pekka Salonen, the renowned and innovative conductor who conceived the New York Philharmonic's "Hungarian Echoes" Festival, a showcase of this inventive music, opening on March 10.

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Soundcheck Live: Steve Martin and Mike Birbiglia

Friday, March 18, 2011

2:00 PM

Steve Martin and his band the Steep Canyon Rangers perform live on Soundcheck. Plus, an interview with comedian and This Amercian Life regular Mike Birbiglia.

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Leonard Lopate at the Newark Museum

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

7:00 PM

Join Leonard Lopate as he celebrates New Jersey's diverse cultural and artistic treasures, including gospel music and current exhibitions at the Newark Museum.

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Soundcheck Live: The Mountain Goats and Suzanne Vega

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

2:00 PM

The Mountain Goats’ songs have been inspired by indie rock’s most inventive storyteller John Darnielle. Suzanne Vega wrote an original play called “Carson McCullers Talks About Love.” Hear them perform their songs live in The Greene Space.

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Performing Piyyutim: Sephardic Music, Poetry and Spirituality

Thursday, March 31, 2011

7:00 PM

Join Leonard Lopate, ethnomusicologist and bandleader Samuel R. Thomas and voices from within the Brooklyn Sephardic community for an exploration of Sephardic sacred poems through live musical performance and conversation.

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An Evening with Alexander McCall Smith

Thursday, March 31, 2011

6:30 PM

Join the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels for a talk, readings from his latest novel and a Q & A.