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KINO!2018 Festival of German Films New York

Landmark at 57 West 657 West 57 St., New York, NY

Once again, KINO! delivers fresh German films 
to New York City, this year at a new uptown location, from April 6-12. Now in its fifth year as an independent festival, the program was curated by New York film professionals—distributor Meghan Wurtz, journalist Karl Rozemeyer, and festival consultant Marian Masone—who have selected a wide cross-section of high-quality, remarkable films that will challenge your views of the…

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HAUS-FEST CONCERT: TIMO VOLLBRECHT FLY MAGIC

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents an open-air concert in our courtyard to celebrate our 41st HAUS-FEST fearuting Timo Vollbrecht FLY MAGIC. Concert information Saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht returns to Deutches Haus' HAUS-FEST, this time alongside his quartet FLY MAGIC (with guitarist Keisuke Matsuno, bassist Martin Nevin, and drummer Nathan Ellman-Bell). Their new album, Faces in Places, is available on Spotify. About the musicians Timo Vollbrecht is a…

Polish Cultural Festival

Children's Museum of the Arts 103 Charlton Street, New York, New York

Join us on Sunday, September 23, for a celebration of Poland’s centennial year. We are partnering with the Chidren's Museum of the Arts to present workshops inspired by traditional and contemporary arts practices of Poland. Send Poland a Birthday card in our STO LAT POLSKA photo booth and enter for a chance to win a trip to Poland! Join us…

4th JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL NEW YORK

The Jazztopad Festival, a leading event of its kind in Poland. . .” – NATE CHINEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES “. . . top flight musicians will celebrate improvisation on stage in the homeland of Jazz, the United States. . .” – BONNIE JOHNSON, WICN “Colors of Jazz” “The Jazztopad Festival brings together the jazz movement that is happening in…

Centennial Heritage Festival

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York, NY, United States

The two-day festival celebrates the traditional folk arts and two auspicious anniversaries: the Centennial of the founding of Czechoslovakia (1918) and the Millennial of the unification of the Lands of the Czech Crown, under Duke Oldrich (1018). Events include marionette theater performances, folk music concerts with Czech, Slovak, Moravian, Silesian, Roma and Rusyn folk songs (Feels Like Home), and folk…

Baltic Film Festival

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

The festival will include 18 films and feature 7 U.S. premiere screenings and 9 NYC premieres, and will include notable classic films that have rarely been seen outside of Europe as well as the latest features, documentaries, and animation films from some of the best established and upcoming filmmakers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Click here to see the full film line up…

Literature Festival: Esther Kinsky at the New Literature From Europe Festival

Instituto Cervantes New York 211 E. 49th Street, New York, NY, United States

The New Literature from Europe Festival (NLE), New York City’s top European literary event, will bring to the city leading and emerging voices from 14 countries in dialogue with some of today’s foremost authors, editors and translators. For its 14th installment, NLE will celebrate cultural diversity and heritage while addressing the current challenges of globalization and migration. Come hear important new voices in translation, discover new ones…

A Carnival Celebration on Fat Thursday

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City, NY, United States

Celebrated in Catholic countries, the ancient ritual of Carnival came from Portugal to Brazil and over time became an otherwise forbidden outlet for the expression of the Afro-Brazilian culture. The Samba, Rio De Janeiro's famous carnival rhythm, actually traces its roots back to Bahia and the Maracatu from Pernambuco, some of many magical Brazilian rhythms derived from Africans and their descendants.…

Festival Neue Literatur 2019

Unnamed Venue NY

FESTIVAL NEUE LITERATUR brings New York audiences new writing from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States, as the first and only festival to spotlight German-language and American fiction. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Festival Neue Literatur. The theme of the 2019 festival is *IN MEMORY WE TRUST* curated by literary critic, writer and translator, Liesl Schillinger and Tim Mohr,…

Our Modern Dystopia: Featuring Aisha Franz

Ink48 653 11th Ave, New York, NY

German illustrator Aisha Franz will be a featured guest at the 2019 MoCCA Arts Festival, where she will present her third graphic novel Shit is Real (Drawn & Quarterly, 2018), a nominee for the 2019 LA Times Book Prize. The MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event, Manhattan's largest independent comics, cartoon and animation festival.   Networked technology has invaded every aspect of daily,…