Featured Events in Enter in October 2024 (April Updated)

What do dance legends Mercedes Ellington, Luana Haraguchi, George Faison, Ken Swift, Ranee Ramaswamy, and Virginia Johnson all have in common? They’ve participated in the Dance Oral History Project! This project by the Jerome Robbins Dance Division captures the vibrant stories of dancers and choreographers of all types of dance! Join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the project, which has documented the voices and legacies of over 700 dance artists. The evening will feature inspiring excerpts from this unparalleled collection of dance storytelling that spans a wide variety of genres and generations. Photo Credit: Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie and Break Easy (Richard Santiago). Photo by Cassie Mey. SEATING POLICY | Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the advertised start time, all seats are released, regardless of registration, to our patrons in the stand-by line. If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated at the discretion of our front-of-house staff. STANDBY LINE | If registration is sold out or has ended, do not fret! We welcome you to come to the Library regardless of registration status and wait in our standby line, which forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Five minutes before the program starts, all remaining seats are released. While this is not guaranteed, we will do our best to get you into any of our programs. ASSISTIVE LISTENING AND ASL | ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org. BRUNO WALTER POLICY | Please note that any unoccupied seat will be released five minutes before the show begins and holding seats for anyone beyond that is prohibited. There is no food or drink allowed inside the venue. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING | Programs may be photographed and recorded by and at the discretion of the Library for the Performing Arts and will post signs indicating as such. If you would prefer your image not be captured, please let us know and we can seat you accordingly. Attending any program indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any and all purposes of the New York Public Library. PRESS | Please send all press inquiries to Alex Teplitzky at alexteplitzky@nypl.org. Please note that all recording, including professional video recordings, are prohibited without expressed consent from the Library. Information Source: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | eventbrite

Choreographer, educator, and curator Sekou McMiller, one of today’s most influential Afro Latin dance artists, takes a look at the Palladium Ballroom and its impact on the creation and proliferation of the Afro Latin dance the “Mambo” aka “Salsa on2.” Joined by elders from the Palladium Era, he revisits the famed ballroom which opened 1946–1966, known for its dancers as well as its music, fueled by weekly dance competitions and band battles. It was New York’s first integrated music and dance space in Midtown, and was the catalyst for a worldwide Afro Latin dance phenomenon. For more than 10 years, The Dance Historian Is In at the Library for the Performing Arts has highlighted a diverse range of dancers and choreographers across history. This series began when archivist and historian David Vaughan started volunteering at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Vaughan began a monthly program showing his favorite dance films from the Division's extensive collection, through which he unearthed many treasures, and helped acquire even more. Vaughan continued the series until the end of his life. Today, we honor his memory and work by inviting dance historians from all over the world each month to carry on the tradition of highlighting dance history through the Dance Division's moving image collection. Photo Credit: Ted Castle. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. This event will take place online via Zoom as well as in person at The Library for the Performing Arts. *A streaming link will be emailed to everyone on the morning of the event for those wishing to attend virtually. SEATING POLICY | Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the advertised start time, all seats are released, regardless of registration, to our patrons in the stand-by line. If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated at the discretion of our front-of-house staff. STANDBY LINE | If registration is sold out or has ended, do not fret! We welcome you to come to the Library regardless of registration status and wait in our standby line, which forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Five minutes before the program starts, all remaining seats are released. While this is not guaranteed, we will do our best to get you into any of our programs. ASSISTIVE LISTENING AND ASL | ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org. BRUNO WALTER POLICY | Please note that any unoccupied seat will be released five minutes before the show begins and holding seats for anyone beyond that is prohibited. There is no food or drink allowed inside the venue. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING | Programs may be photographed and recorded by and at the discretion of the Library for the Performing Arts and will post signs indicating as such. If you would prefer your image not be captured, please let us know and we can seat you accordingly. Attending any program indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any and all purposes of the New York Public Library. PRESS | Please send all press inquiries to Alex Teplitzky at alexteplitzky@nypl.org. Please note that all recording, including professional video recordings, are prohibited without expressed consent from the Library. Information Source: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | eventbrite

Take a lunchbreak and come and explore our new community space. This free weekly mat pilates class is led by an experienced teacher. You’ll be guided through low impact exercises that create optimal strength through muscle balance and fine-tuning neuromuscular patterns, aligning your entire body’s overall structure and supports its joints. Suitable for all ages 18 years and over and levels of experience. Please bring a pilates mat and water bottle and wear comfortable clothes. Bookings are essential for these small group classes of up to 20 people. Bookings are available 2 weeks before each class. You must complete an online pre-exercise form prior to attending your first session. We aim to present inclusive and accessible events. If you have any particular access or communication needs please contact Raphael Hung, community spaces project coordinator on 02 9246 7810 or cityspacesprojects@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au. Information Source: City of Sydney | eventbrite

The Fogarty Literary Award has been awarded biennially since 2019 to a Western Australian writer aged between 18 and 35. This award has been responsible for launching the careers of some talented emerging writers, including Rebecca Higgie, Michael Burrows, Mel Hall, Georgia Tree and Emma Young. Two writers shortlisted for the 2023 award – Karleah Olson and Josh Kemp – along with 2023 winner, Katherine Allum, will join us for a conversation with 2021 winner and subsequent Fogarty Literary Award judge, Brooke Dunnell. They will be discussing their different pathways to the award, their experiences preparing their manuscripts for submission, and the process of publishing their books – and they will be happy to give aspiring young writers advice on entering book-length manuscript awards. About the Authors: Brooke Dunnell Brooke Dunnell won the 2021 Fogarty Literary Award for the unpublished manuscript of The Glass House, published in 2022 by Fremantle Press. Her latest novel, Last Best Chance, was released in April 2024. An experienced judge of creative writing competitions, including the WA Premier's Book Awards and the Peter Carey Short Story Award, Brooke was part of the judging panel for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award alongside editors from Fremantle Press. Katherine Allum Katherine Allum is an award-winning fiction author. Her debut novel, The Skeleton House, won the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award. American-born, she grew up in four different states, but has strongest ties to Portland, Oregon and regional southwest Nevada. After spending several years in the UK, where she completed an MA at City, University of London, she now lives in Perth with her husband. She does her best story plotting while swimming. Josh Kemp Josh Kemp is an author of Australian gothic and crime fiction. His debut novel, Banjawarn, won the 2021 Dorothy Hewett Award, the 2022 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction and the 2023 Western Australian Premier's Prize for Best Emerging Writer. Jasper Cliff is his second novel. He lives in the South West of Western Australia but finds himself drawn, over and over again, to the red dirt of the state's north. Karleah Olson Karleah Olson is a Perth-based writer and avid reader, and loves to collect books – more than she could possibly read in a lifetime. Karleah has spent the last few years as a PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University, where she is studying Australian Coastal Gothic Literature. Her debut novel, A Wreck of Seabirds, was shortlisted for the 2023 Fogarty Literary Award and is a work of YA fiction inspired by the gothic genre and the West Australian coastal landscape. Information Source: City of Melville | eventbrite

The Zodiac Trio celebrates the rich tapestry of human expression through two fundamental forms of music: songs and dances. At its heart, this program pays homage to the timeless allure of these two primal forms of musical expression by compiling works inspired by songs and dances. From George Gershwin's iconic Porgy and Bess to the spirited music of the late Peter Schickele, each piece is inspired by one of these basic expressions. Among the highlights of the program is Bela Bartok's legendary Contrasts, a masterpiece brimming with virtuosity and infused with the unmistakable rhythms of Hungarian folklore. Adding a twist to the classical repertoire, Songs and Dances features a special tribute to the king of swing, Benny Goodman. Through virtuosic arrangements of tunes popularized by the Goodman band, audiences are treated to a lively homage to one of the most influential figures in jazz history. With its diverse selection of works, Zodiac Trio invites listeners to experience music in its purest forms, celebrating the timeless connection between melody, rhythm, and the human spirit. Photo Credit: Marta Krakawka SEATING POLICY | Programs are free and open to all, but registration is requested. Check-in line forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Registered guests are given priority check-in 15 to 30 minutes before start time. Five minutes before the advertised start time, all seats are released, regardless of registration, to our patrons in the stand-by line. If you arrive after the program starts, you will be seated at the discretion of our front-of-house staff. STANDBY LINE | If registration is sold out or has ended, do not fret! We welcome you to come to the Library regardless of registration status and wait in our standby line, which forms 45 minutes before the advertised start time. Five minutes before the program starts, all remaining seats are released. While this is not guaranteed, we will do our best to get you into any of our programs. ASSISTIVE LISTENING AND ASL | ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org. BRUNO WALTER POLICY | Please note that any unoccupied seat will be released five minutes before the show begins and holding seats for anyone beyond that is prohibited. There is no food or drink allowed inside the venue. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDING | Programs may be photographed and recorded by and at the discretion of the Library for the Performing Arts and will post signs indicating as such. If you would prefer your image not be captured, please let us know and we can seat you accordingly. Attending any program indicates your consent to being filmed/photographed and your consent to the use of your recorded image for any and all purposes of the New York Public Library. PRESS | Please send all press inquiries to Alex Teplitzky at alexteplitzky@nypl.org. Please note that all recording, including professional video recordings, are prohibited without expressed consent from the Library. Information Source: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | eventbrite