All across the five boroughs, we're bringing arts and culture right to your back yard! In addition to providing library cardholders with free passes to museums and theaters, Culture Pass works with partner organizations to bring unique cultural programming to branches across the city. Check out the schedule below to see when and where we'll be next.
MAY 2024
Introduction to Salsa dance
5/7/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx Music Heritage Center
Learn about the history of salsa music and then take an introductory low impact dance lesson with Jose Henriquez to learn all the basic moves to get you on the dance floor. More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Acting workshop with Charles Turner
5/14/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx County Historical Society
Join veteran Broadway actor and former resident of the Allerton Coops Charles Turner for an acting seminar where he will teach basics of dramatization and delivery. Mr. Turner has taught, directed, and performed on and off Broadway, in the U.S. and around the world, for more than half a century. He and other residents of the Allerton Coops are featured in an ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., "The Allerton Coops, In Living Color," open Saturdays, 10am–4pm, and Sundays, 1–5pm through the end of May. More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
The Colors of Frida / Los Colores de Frida
5/15/2024 - 3:30pm - QPL Ridgewood Branch, 20-12 Madison Street, Queens
Presented by Teatro SEA
A bilingual, one-woman show about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets and audience participation. Recommended for Pre-K to 4th Grade. Performed in both English and Spanish.
Un espectáculo bilingüe sobre la gran pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, que combina música, arte visual, narración de cuentos, títeres y la participación del público. Recomendada para estudiantes de Pre-K al 4to grado. Interpretada en Español e Ingles.
Ages: Families & Children. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Self-portraiture Workshop with Artist Elan Cadiz
5/21/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling
Ever Thought of yourself as a chair? What form would you take? What colors and patterns would you feature?
Join us for this contemporary self-portraiture hands-on workshop with artist and art educator Elan Cadiz. Explore, learn, create. Come make art with an artist! More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Amazing Animals
5/22/2024 - 3:30pm - BPL Marcy Branch, 617 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Whether they can regrow a tail or lift 1,000 times their weight, our animal friends have super powers! All animals, including humans, have unique gifts that help us to survive, grow, solve problems, and live our daily lives. Join Brooklyn Children's Museum to explore the science of adaptation and expert survival skills with reptiles and insects from the Museum's collection and enjoy an animal-inspired hands-on art project. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Live Music Performance
5/28/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx Opera Company
Bronx Opera presents three of its fine artists in an hour of music from opera, musical theatre, and the Great American Songbook. BxO has sent over 100 artists to the MET and to other international opera stages, and we're excited to see the next generation at the Allerton Library. Come and see Bronx Opera's young stars before they blaze across the operatic sky.
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.