djFRiTZo at his DJ booth
Smithereens
Photo of Chinese Theatre Works 2021 Hand Puppet show "Hao Bang Ah, Ox!". Every year, CTW creates a new traditional Hand Puppet Show of the Zodiac.
Photo of Teatro SEA’s “The Colors of Frida | Los colores de Frida” featuring the performer’s re-enactment of Frida Kahlo in her studio surrounded by paintings and playing an instrument.

Cocktails & Culture: STUDIO 1220

Get ready to hit the dance floor at djFRiTZo's '80s Music Video Jam, share your poetry and music at the MC'NY Poets' Café, and more!

Moonlight & Movies | Smithereens

An outdoor screening of the classic 1982 punk-rock film "Smithereens" with an introduction by director Susan Seidelman.

“HAO BANG-AH!” Hand Puppet Program for Families with Chinese Theatre Works  

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival and experience the art of hand puppetry and live music in this special performance by Chinese Theatre Works.

“The Colors of Frida | Los colores de Frida” Performance for Families with Teatro SEA

Experience this special bilingual performance about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo by Teatro SEA, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets, and audience participation.

1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St., Open Friday–Monday, 10am–6pm
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Experience the excitement, energy, and evolution of this quintessentially urban sport as played on asphalt and in glittering professional arenas.
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What made New York New York? Follow the story of the city’s rise from a striving Dutch village to today’s “Capital of the World,” and consider its future in our changing world.
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