You are invited to come and join us in celebrating a successful year at the Goethe-Institut New York. We look back on many fantastic moments with our German language course students, partner schools and visitors of exhibitions, movie nights, board game nights or career events. Get to know our teachers and other participants in person while enjoying some tasteful seasonal…
In this playful workshop for ages 3 and up, children make their own St. Lucia and Star Boy costumes! Advance registration is recommended to ensure that children receive appropriately sized costumes. From Scandinavia House.
Romantic Gems for the Piano Trio Casa Afternoons invite our neighbors and their families to enjoy the arts in a relaxed atmosphere. Romantic Gems for the Piano Trio Music by Schumann, Hartmann, Mendelssohn, Dvořák, and Robert Kahn - a composer banned under the Nazi regime Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 Mit Energie und Leidenschaft Sophia Stoyanovich, violin…
Join us for a night of festivities with ballroom dance to music by the popular Paul Errico Band. There will be a food buffet for holiday feast and an open wine bar and Czech beer to help keep our guests merry and dancing. A spectacular Christmas show will be presented by professional dancers Stephen & Alexandra Hughes. Space is limited;…
Scandinavia House presents a festive concert featuring Scandinavian and American holiday favorites as well as a traditional Saint Lucia procession, replete with traditional gowns and glowing candles. Learn about the history of Lucia, one of the most popular holidays in Sweden, while enjoying the music! The singers are all members of the Swedish Church Choir in New York. From Scandinavia…
Author Maria Loh in conversation with Ara H. Merjian and Jane Tylus Titian's Touch Art, Magic and Philosophy (2019, Reaktion Books) by Maria H. Loh (CUNY) The author in conversation with Ara H. Merjian (NYU) and Jane Tylus (Yale) At the end of his long, prolific life, Titian was rumored to paint directly on the canvas with his bare hands. He would slide his fingers…
Ever a joyous experience, with music, song plus a special story for the holiday. Join us for a fun-filled afternoon that will thrill and delight. Ticket Info: $18 general; $12 AJHS/ASJM/CJH members; $9 seniors, students at bpt.me/3671934 or 800-838-3006
A Conversation with Roberto Alagna The fourth Adventure in Italian Opera with Fred Plotkin of this season features the beloved French tenor of Sicilian origin Roberto Alagna, who has been one of opera’s biggest stars for decades. He is renowned for his passionate singing, incisive acting and excellent diction as well as his charisma on the opera stage. In January 2020,…
Gianrico Carofiglio Casa Italiana hosts this book club that meets once a month to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have…
Twenty Years of Kairos Italy Theater Join the KIT staff and their friends in celebrating 20 years of theater in NY (and beyond)! January 28, 2000: KIT incorporates becoming officially the main Italian theater company in New York. Twenty years later, it brings back, for one night only, the first sketches presented at the Miranda Theater and then at Casa…