Events for May 2012

The Greene Space

WQXR Midday Concert with The Attacca String Quartet

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

1:00 PM

Join the competition-winning Attacca String Quartet in The Greene Space for works by Haydn, Beethoven, Janacek and John Adams.

WNYC Events

Meet @ WNYC: Get-Together With Soterios Johnson and Kerry Nolan

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

7:00 PM

Join Soterios Johnson, local host of Morning Edition, and Kerry Nolan, WQXR news host, for a party for singles, couples, friends, co-workers—anyone who enjoys food, unlimited beer and great conversation with other WNYC listeners.

The Greene Space

Preservation in New York: The Evolving Conversation

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

7:00 PM

Studio 360's host Kurt Andersen leads a conversation about the shape of New York present and future. Guests include Bonnie Burnham, Paul Goldberger and David Mohney.

The Greene Space

Battle of the Boroughs: Staten Island

Friday, May 4, 2012

7:00 PM

Be a part of New York City’s emerging music scene at the Battle of The Boroughs in The Greene Space. Come hear great music and inspiring stories from a wide range of talented up-and-coming artists.

WNYC Giveaways

Lincoln Center Film Society Screening of Yol

Friday, May 4, 2012

8:30 PM

WNYC is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the NY Film Society of Lincoln Center’s screening of “Yol” on May 4th at 8:30pm.  Enter to win.   Click on giveaways at WNYC dot org by 11pm and follow the instructions.

WNYC Giveaways

Clayborne Park

Friday, May 4, 2012

8:00 PM

WNYC is giving away a 5 pairs of tickets to Broadway’s Clybourne Park sat the Walter Kerr Theatre. May 4th at 8pm. Tickets include post-show talk back with Brian Lehrer. Enter to win. Click on giveaways at WNYC dot org by 11pm.

WNYC Giveaways

NY Review of Books

Sunday, May 6, 2012

1:00 PM

WNYC is giving away 5 pairs of tickets to the New York Review of Books Classics at the 2012 Pen World Voices festival on May 6th and 1:00pm. Enter to win. Click on giveaways at WNYC dot org by 11pm and follow the instructions.T

The Greene Space

An Evening with David Henry Hwang

Monday, May 7, 2012

7:00 PM

This evening will feature a conversation with Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater in NYC and readings by David Henry Hwang with guests Brian d'Arcy James, Francis Jue, Jennifer Lim and BD Wong,

The Greene Space

Teach In: How to Bring Tough Conversations into the Classroom

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

4:30 PM

SchoolBook and Facing History and Ourselves co-host this workshop about tackling topics like racism and violence in the classroom.

The Greene Space

Manhattan Theatre Club’s The Columnist

Thursday, May 10, 2012

5:00 PM

Get an inside look at the Broadway premier of the new play -- The Columnist -- with Tony and Emmy award winner John Lithgow; Tony nominee Stephen Kunken; and Pulitzer and Tony award winning playwright David Auburn.

 

WNYC Giveaways

February House

Sunday, May 13, 2012

7:00 PM

Carson McCullers. Benjamin Britten. W.H. Auden. Gypsy Rose Lee. Visionary and flamboyant editor George Davis transforms a dilapidated Brooklyn boardinghouse into a bohemian commune for these leading lights of 1940s New York. The residents of 7 Middagh Street create a tumultuous and remarkable makeshift family searching for love, inspiration, and ...

The Greene Space

Partners in Preservation Story Slam

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

7:00 PM

 

 

Join us in the Greene Space for a Preservation Story Slam, presented by Partners in Preservation, a program in which American Express, along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, awards grants to historic places across the country.

From April 26 through May 21, 2012, New York residents ...

The Greene Space

Movies On The Radio Live

Thursday, May 31, 2012

7:00 PM

Join host David Garland as he speaks with Slate's Dana Stevens, Julia Turner and Stephen Metcalf about music and the movies, including a conversation about notable recent and upcoming releases.