Rizzoli Bookstore: Sean Scully: Material World with Raphy Sarkissian
2023-05-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
“I believe that there is an abstract rhythmical structure that runs parallel to all life and that unconsciously binds us together.” —Sean Scully
Sean Scully in conversation with Raphy Sarkissian about the underlying tenets of Scully’s geometric abstraction on the occasion of the publication of his monograph Sean Scully: Material World.

Rizzoli Bookstore: Kirk Knuffke Trio at Rizzoli Music Aperitivo
2023-05-07 17:00 - 19:00
Kirk Knuffke Trio pays tribute to the music and legacy of Ron Miles, featuring Brandon Seabrook and Matt Wilson and hosted by Rizzoli Music Aperitivo.
Tickets include a glass of wine, provided by Field Blend Selections. Seating is limited and is first come, first served. Doors open at 4:45 pm.

Rizzoli Bookstore: To Anyone Who Ever Asks by Howard Fishman with Sarah Larson
2023-05-08 18:00 - 20:00
“Fishman’s research is nothing short of remarkable… Fishman succeeds wildly in uncovering the anguish and beauty in Converse’s bewildering story. This should earn Converse some new fans.” —Publishers Weekly
Howard Fishman in conversation with New Yorker staff writer Sarah Larson to launch To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse.

Equinox NoMad: Coffee on Us
2023-05-09 08:00 - 17:00
You’re invited! Stop by the Equinox NoMad showroom for a free coffee sponsored by Cometeer on Thursday, May 11th from 7:30 am – 11 am.

BID Day
2023-05-09 12:00 - 15:00
NYC Department of Small Businesses (SBS) is hosting BID Day on Tuesday, May 9th.
BID Day celebrates the valuable small businesses in the 75+ Business Improvement Districts across all five boroughs, including Flatiron NoMad Partnership.
In honor of BID Day we will be hosting a public, community event on the Flatiron North Plaza from 12 – 3 pm. Stop by to learn more about what we do, play some cornhole, and enter to win a giveaway!

Fotografiska: Free Admission Day
2023-05-10 09:00 - 21:00
Fotografiska has teamed up with Amazon to offer FREE admission to Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious all day on Wednesday, May 10th! Don’t miss your chance to check out over 200 photographs tracing the rise and proliferation of Hip-Hop through five decades before the exhibition closes.
Plus, in partnership with Hip Hop 50, $1 for each visitor on May 10 will be donated to the Universal Hip-Hop Museum in the Bronx.
Walk-up tickets may be available, but we encourage you to reserve your spot online.

Rizzoli Bookstore: Whitfield Lovell: Passages with Dr. Cheryl Finley
2023-05-10 18:00 - 20:00
On the occasion of the American Federation of Arts traveling exhibition and release of the accompanying exhibition catalogue, Whitfield Lovell: Passages, join us for a conversation with featured artist Whitfield Lovell as he sits down with Dr. Cheryl Finley to discuss his practice, the current exhibition, and recurring themes in his work. A brief reception and book signing will follow the talk.

Royalton Park Avenue: FLOWERBX Mother's Day
2023-05-11 12:00 - 16:00
Join Royalton Park Avenue for a special Mother’s Day activation on Thursday, May 11th!
The boutique hotel is partnering with FLOWERBX to celebrate Mother’s Day. Head to the lobby between 12pm – 4pm to receive a carefully curated bouquet to honor the special woman in your life.
*While supplies lasts.*

Rizzoli Bookstore: McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
2023-05-11 18:00 - 20:00
Rizzoli presents an evening with Bobby McAlpine celebrating the recent work of McALPINE, the award-winning architectural and interior design firm, and their new monograph McALPINE: Romantic Modernism.

Simons Foundation Presents: A Space to Dance
2023-05-12 18:00 - 20:00
What happens when the worlds of physics and dance collide? This past fall quantum physicist LaToya Anderson and choreographer Raja Feather Kelly embarked on a journey to find out.
The duo is part of the first cohort of Open Interval, which is a new partnership between Simons Foundation and Gibney, the New York City-based dance company, performing arts hub and social action incubator. The new residency program creates space for participants to explore the connections between science and dance. Through exchange, conversation, and collaboration, they are able gain insight into a new perspective and examine the basic elements of their practice.
Join Anderson and Kelly as they sit down with Elizabeth Simolke, program manager of Science, Society and Culture at the Simons Foundation, to share about their collaborative process and the exciting outcomes of their time spent in dialogue with one another.
To attend this in-person event, you will need to:

Register in advance
Provide valid photo ID upon entering the building
Present your digital or printed Eventbrite ticket confirmation to Security upon arrival; make sure it is for the correct event and that the name on it matches your ID

By registering to attend this event, participants agree to follow the Simons Foundation Code of Conduct.
At this time, all guests at the Simons Foundation must be over the age of 18.
Please note that when you enter the Simons Foundation buildings, you are attesting that you are not experiencing COVID symptoms and are not knowingly positive for COVID.

Madison Square Park Conservancy: The Gubernatorial Career of William Seward
2023-05-16 18:00 - 19:00
Interested in learning more about the statue of William Seward in Madison Square Park and why it was installed? Join Jeffrey Ludwig, Director of Education at the Seward House Museum, for a virtual program about Seward’s legacy in New York. Ludwig will trace Seward’s career to its beginnings as a progressive, young New York Governor in the 1830s and 1840s, a man whose political legacy was shaped by championing equal rights for immigrants, people of color, and the disenfranchised in NYC.
In partnership with Seward House Museum. Seward House Museum is located in Auburn, NY.
This program is free for all and will be hosted on Zoom. Registration is required using the link here.

Pure Grit BBQ: 1-Year Anniversary
2023-05-17 11:30 - 18:00
You’re invited to celebrate Pure Grit BBQ‘s one-year anniversary!
To celebrate the milestone, Pure Grit BBQ is giving away t-shirts with any in-store purchase from 11:30 AM while supplies lasts. These are limited-edition t-shirts that Pure Grit BBQ launched a year ago and are sure to become a favorite to wear this summer! Then, from 4 – 6 PM, they’ll be serving up some mouth-watering chicken tenders, courtesy of Daring Foods.
Wednesday, May 17
11:30 AM until sell out, grab a t-shirt!
4 – 6 PM enjoy a free sample of Daring Chicken Tenders
Pure Grit BBQ, 36 Lexington Avenue
RSVP.

The Office of Councilmember Carlina Rivera: Small Business Financing Webinar
2023-05-17 16:00 - 17:00
The Office of Councilmember Carlina Rivera is hosting a Small Business Financing Webinar on Wednesday, May 17th at 4 pm. Attendees will learn about the resources available for small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
Register here.

NYC Design Week 2023: Events in Flatiron & NoMad
2023-05-18 - 2023-05-25
NYC Design Week is back this spring from May 18 – 25!
Celebrate extraordinary design in Flatiron & NoMad by featuring local events, seminars, and tours. Check out the full lineup here.

Jewell House NYC: Healing Chat
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:30
HEALING CHAT / ヒーリングお茶会　WITH DARIA & SOUND THERAPY WITH MEG
Date: Thursday, May 18th
Time: 6pm
Price: $50
Duration: 90 minutes
ENERGY PLAY IN GROUP SESSION
Join us for our HEALING CHAT・ヒーリングお茶会. Theme of this time is “CONNECTION”. You can come with your partner, mother, father, daughter, son, who you care and want to feel connected. You can also come by yourself to connect with your own self. This session will includes an intimate healing demonstration, reiki session with a cup of NODOKA Tea or Herbal Tea & take home positive energy. Come have in-person conversation and REIKI session to open up your awareness of yourself. This will be a very heart opening & healing experience. We guarantee that you will leave with such a relief and hope for possibilities of your future. Here is what will happen this time at “SYNERGY PLAY” Access Bars and Reiki by Daria Sound Therapy / Sound Bath and Tuning Fork with Meg
What you will experience:

Introduction of overall “Healing” and healing tools of “REIKI and ACCESS BARS”
Reiki Session
Q&A, release of what comes up in your mind and share your experience of the reiki group session.
Introducing healing tools such as One on One reiki, access bars or kinesiology to awaken your unconscious emotional trauma to clear your energy into something positive.
Sound Bath and Tuning Fork Therapy

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“Healing Chat” session is so effective because it influences our emotional bodies as well as our physical bodies. We will discuss body-mind connection, our authentic inner beauty, and what’s to be open to unlimited possibilities.
***Please bring your own YOGA Mat***

Jewell House NYC: New Moon Rituals Workshop
2023-05-19 18:00 - 20:30
New Moon Rituals Workshop
by SONOMI KOBAYASHI
Special live meditation music by Natalia Perla
Date: 5/19 (Friday)
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Price: $88***First Timer $66
Duration: 2.5hr
Location:
Jewell House
46 E. 21st Street, 3FL, New York, NY, 10010
(646) 932-1227 / info@jewellhouse.nyc
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION INCLUDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES
✨ Reconnecting with our creativity and take time to dream✨
This workshop includes meditation, an alcohol ink workshop with one small artwork (first timers are welcome! Materials are provided), explained how to write to set successful intentions, write your new moon wishes and intentions together, pre- celebration workshop, while playing live music. Please feel free to bring your own snacks, dinner, and drinks to enjoy the night.
Natalia will read the energy of people at the time and play music while we meditate and paint.
This practice will be a recurring event that will take place on every New Moon.
WORKSHOP FLOW
1. Intro to the flow of this workshop.
2. Emotional Check-In.
3. Meditation (Live music)
4. Create your alcohol ink painting to open up, relax, into the flow. *Live music and enjoy your BYOB items. *If you are a first timer, you will be explained how to use alcohol ink.
5. Instruction of how to write your intensions.
6. Write down your intensions. (Live music)
7. Celebrate the intensions as you have already achieved your goal.
8. Emotional Check-in and short Meditation to close the night.
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR DETAILS
Instructor: SONOMI KOBAYASHI
A Japanese native, Sonomi Kobayashi is a New York-based artist and art educa- tor. She received a Four-Year Certificate from The Art Students League in Paint- ing, where she also studied printmaking and sculpture. Her work has been exhib- ited frequently in the US, Japan, and Europe.
She currently teaches at The Art Students League, as well as at Art Center for Seniors at Emanu-El, and occasionally teaches art to children and adults in NYC Parks community program since 2013. In 2019, the Mayoral Service Recognition Program awarded her a Certificate of Appreciation for her outstanding efforts.
Sonomi is also a certified Reiki Master and Access Bars Practitioner.

District Event: Friends of Chelsea Block Festival
2023-05-20 08:00 - 16:00
The Friends of Chelsea Block Festival will be taking place on Saturday, May 20th from 8 am – 4 pm on 20th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenue.
Please be aware of increased activity in the neighborhood.

Italy on Madison
2023-05-22 - 2023-05-28
Italy on Madison returns on Monday, May 22nd through Sunday, May 28th to celebrate the excellence of Made in Italy.
Enjoy a week-long series of events on Madison Avenue highlighting the best of Made in Italy in fashion, design, and cuisine. Participating businesses from Flatiron & NoMad include:

Natuzzi
Poliform
Rimadesio
Eataly
On Madison Park

Jewell House NYC: Empowered Parenting + Art with Mayu / In-Person
2023-05-25 11:00 - 12:30
Empowered Parenting + Art with Mayu
by Mayu Yabe-Barry
Date: Thursday, May, 25
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
Price: $90 (includes your art to bring home)
$65 (does not include your art to bring home)
Duration: 1.5hr
Location:
Jewell House
46 E. 21st Street, 3FL, New York, NY, 10010
(646) 932-1227 / info@jewellhouse.nyc
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION INCLUDING LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Introducing Jewell House Parenting + Art Exploration Series.
Cultivate and deepen your wellness lifestyle through personal inquiry & action –
explore your inner feelings and thoughts through tactile creativity.
An Inspiring Sensory + Art Experience
Mayu Yabe-Barry will guide you to explore your eight dimensions of wellness through creating your Wellness Zen Garden using a selection of sand, driftwood, shells, sea glass, and spices – all designed to stimulate your senses, evoke joy, and activate your creative spirit.
Be empowered by this imaginative experience – bring it home to share limitless creativity and love with your children, family, and friends.

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR DETAILS
Instructor: MAYU YABE-BARRY
Mayu Yabe-Barry is an independent art teacher, inspired by the principles of the Reggio Emilia philosophy. She focuses on natural material and tool exploration, self-expression, and group collaboration to enhance her clients’ inner wellness through art. (www.mayu.nyc)
Mayu is an Atelierista, who created & ran the art studio program at the First Presbyterian Church Nursery School in NYC for over 16 years. She collaborated with all the head teachers and coordinated with the director to organize, plan, and implement the art studio curriculum and special projects. She was also, the curator for the children’s artwork and documented their individual processes of learning through expression using their 100 Languages, illustrated with quotes, photographs, video, and music.

Free Walking Tour: Memorial Day Weekend
2023-05-28 11:00 - 12:30
This Memorial Day weekend, the Flatiron NoMad Partnership will hold a free, special themed walking tour on Sunday, May 28th.
Meet at 11 am at the tip of the Flatiron Building on 23rd Street just east of Fifth Avenue.

Rizzoli Bookstore: Donna Dennis: Poet in Three Dimensions
2023-05-31 18:00 - 20:00
The National Academy of Design presents a panel discussion with Donna Dennis, architectural sculptor and installation artist, to mark the publication of Donna Dennis: Poet in Three Dimensions.
Dennis: Poet in Three Dimensions, contextualizes Dennis’s work within contemporary art and the women’s movement, tracing the arc of her four decades long career and the evolution of her architectural sculpture.
The writer Nicole Miller will moderate the panel featuring Donna Dennis, visual artist and Academician, and contributors to the book, Academician Rackstraw Downes, visual artist, and Helaine Posner, Chief Curator at the Neuberger Museum of Art. The panel will be followed by a signing and cocktail reception with the artist.

Casa Soglia: Jazz & Bites
2023-05-31 18:00 - 22:00
JAZZ & BITES
Join Casa Soglia for a laid-back and groovy night of live jazz that will make your feet tap and your spirits soar.
Nestled in a cozy venue, we invite you to kick back, sip on your favorite drink, and let the soothing melodies transport you to a world of musical bliss. Our talented jazz musicians will captivate you with their effortless style and infectious enthusiasm, creating an atmosphere that is both intimate and invigorating.
Click the link for more details and register!

District Event: Crisp & Green Fitness Class
2023-06-01 09:30 - 10:30
Crisp & Green is opening on June 1st and is celebrating with a complimentary fitness class outside their location! Sign up here to attend.
Please be aware of increased activity in the neighborhood.

The Jazz Gallery: Roy Hargrove Big Band
2023-06-01 19:30 - 22:30
The Roy Hargrove Big Band’s monthly residency at the venue where it all began, The Jazz Gallery!
Tickets are $35/$15 members ($10 student members);
cabaret seating: $45/$25 members.
Livestream: $20/$5 members.
“There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you’re hearing your compositions and arrangements played by a wall of sound.”
– Roy Hargrove
Originally started in the rehearsal space that would later become The Jazz Gallery, the Roy Hargrove Big Band had its inaugural performance at the Greenwich Village Jazz Festival in 1995. Since then, the band has toured domestically and internationally and has played everywhere from the Blue Note Tokyo to the Hollywood Bowl. Roy conducted the big band while also playing trumpet and flugelhorn and lending his vocal, most famously, on the fan favorite “September in the Rain”. The arrangements comprised of Roy’s original compositions, standards, and new music by band members and other contemporaries whom he respected. They released one album, Emergence, under Roy’s leadership in 2009.
As with everything Roy, his broad musical range is evident in his big band. Nate Chinen’s description of a big band concert at WBGO aptly captures that diversity: “Beginning with “Roy Allan,” a blaring, groove-fortified piece named after Hargrove’s father, the set moves into an original ballad titled “Trust.” Then Jon Batiste plays the elaborative piano introduction to “Mambo For Roy,” a Chucho Valdés composition originally featured on the album Habana. And this selection of excerpts concludes with a Hargrove original, “Tschpiso.” (Listen here)
Roy Hargrove Legacy LLC, the company founded by his wife, Aida Brandes-Hargrove and daughter, Kamala, has re-launched The Roy Hargrove Big Band to honor Roy’s legacy and the big band sound that he loved. Performances will feature musicians who played with Roy in the big band and in his other ensembles. Ms. Brandes-Hargrove is the band’s Executive Director, and Mr. Bruce Williams, lead alto and big band member from 1997 until Mr. Hargrove’s death in 2018, is Music Director. Mr. Jason Marshall, baritone saxophonist and also long-time member of the big band, serves as Assistant Music Director.
The ensemble embarked upon a monthly residency at The Jazz Gallery, in the Flatiron District of Manhattan beginning March 10th, 2022.

TADA! Youth Theater: Open House
2023-06-03 10:00 - 11:45
Join us Saturday, June 3rd 2023 for an in-person Open House where students will participate in a fun, active musical theater sample class led by two professional NYC Teaching Artists. Immediately following, our Director of Education will provide information to parents, facilitate a Q&A, and give you access to our best discounts of summer! Limited spots available. 25 students (plus two grown-ups) permitted for each age group.

Age 4-7 | 10:00AM-10:45AM
Age 8-12 | 11:00AM-11:45AM

*Registration required to attend – $25 per student.
Register here.
Questions? Email us at education@tadatheater.com or call us at 212-252-1619 x4

District Event: 125th Philippine Independence Day Parade
2023-06-04 08:00 - 19:00
The 125th Philippine Independence Day Parade will be taking place on Sunday, June 4th from 8 am – 7 pm on Madison Avenue from 38th to 24th Street.
Please be aware of increased activity in the neighborhood. Stop by to see what all the fuss is about!

Rizzoli Music Aperitivo: Elio Coppola Trio feat. Eric Alexander: Peperoncino Jazz Festival
2023-06-04 16:30 - 18:30
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo partners with the Peperoncino Jazz Festival to host Neapolitan drummer Elio Coppola, with two great New York-based musicians: Eric Alexander and bassist Alexander Claffy.
Tickets include a rich Calabrian aperitivo, with food provided by Frankie & Johnny Pine Restaurant and wine provided by Field Blend Selections.
Rizzoli Music Aperitivo is delighted to partner again with the Peperoncino Jazz Festival to build another bridge between the Italian and the New York jazz scenes. Rizzoli Bookstore will host the talented Neapolitan drummer Elio Coppola, who, despite his young age, is well established on both the Italian and the international jazz scenes. His resume reads like a Who’s Who, and includes prestigious collaborations with the likes of Enrico Rava, Benny Golson, Peter Bernstein, David Kikoski and Ronnie Cuber just to name a few. Coppola will be joined by two great New York-based musicians: saxophone giant Eric Alexander, who is internationally-recognized for his sophisticated hard- and post-bop style and has appeared on countless albums as leader, sideman, composer and producer and in-demand bassist Alexander Claffy, who has played with artist such as Jimmy Cobb, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Christian Scott, Wallace Rooney etc. The trio’s repertoire will include standards from the American songbook, original songs, and of course some of the Italian classics known and loved throughout the world.

Celebrate Flatiron NoMad 2023
2023-06-06 17:00 - 20:00
We’re throwing a party and you’re invited! Join us on Tuesday, June 6th for our biggest networking event of 2023 to celebrate the iconic destinations of Flatiron & NoMad.
Mingle with colleagues and neighbors at this annual event in the spectacular new venue, Everdene at Virgin Hotels New York City (📍1227 Broadway, 3rd Floor).
Your $35 ticket includes a select bar and light-passed hors d’oeuvres amidst stunning cityscape views. Purchase your tickets.

Rizzoli Bookstore: Fresh Air Affairs by Lela Rose
2023-06-06 18:00 - 20:00
In her follow-up to Pret-a-Party, fashion designer Lela Rose takes the party outdoors, sharing tips and inspiration on hosting more than a dozen fun and festive gatherings.
Lela Rose is the ultimate party girl. In her second entertaining book, she is back with advice on giving stylish parties outside, filled with ideas for beautiful table settings, flower arrangements, and specialty cocktails and canapés.
The parties featured are inspired by places that matter to Lela—her childhood home in Texas, her favorite vacation retreat in Jackson Hole, and her home base in New York City—but their concepts easily travel, from a sundowner cocktail hour to a party celebrating local cheeses. There are stylish bird-watching excursions and a wildflower-gathering expedition under the big sky of Texas. The glory of the Tetons serves as a backdrop for a glamorous bonfire, and there is a beautifully choreographed dinner with a lunar theme on a Manhattan terrace. These and many more unique parties showcase Lela’s creative flair with dozens of tips and takeaways. From always choosing a specialty cocktail to picking a pretty dress to match the theme of the party, this book shows the importance of celebrating life’s everyday moments with the people who matter most.

Rizzoli Bookstore: The Heart is a Sandwich by Jason Fulford with Rebecca Bengal
2023-06-07 18:00 - 20:00
Funny, profound, absurd, and filled with unexpected beauty, this new photobook from American artist Jason Fulford is a collection of twelve stories drawn from a decade of encounters with Italy. Taking the form of a novel-sized paperback, the book includes meetings with ball-breaking bakers, an exploding museum cellar, Aldo Rossi’s notes on happiness, the center of the Earth, and Guido Guidi’s garage.
Fulford’s pictures are deceptively simple, imbued with a gift for composition that brings forth metaphors and meaning. Known internationally for his skill as an editor, Fulford uses layered articulation and careful sequencing to suggest ambiguous meaning and invite endless reading.
Jason Fulford (b. 1973) is a photographer and co-founder of J&L Books. He is a Guggenheim Fellow, a frequent lecturer at universities, and has led workshops across the globe. Fulford’s photographs have been described as open metaphors; as an editor and an author, a focus of his work has been how meaning is generated through association. His monographs include Sunbird (2000), Crushed (2003), Raising Frogs for $$$ (2006), The Mushroom Collector (2010), Hotel Oracle (2013), Contains: 3 Books (2016), Clayton’s Ascent (2018), The Medium is a Mess (2018) and Picture Summer on Kodak Film (2020). He is co-author with Tamara Shopsin of the photobook for children This Equals That (2014), co-editor with Gregory Halpern of The Photographer’s Playbook (2014), guest editor of Der Greif Issue 11, and editor of Photo No-Nos (2021).
Rebecca Bengal is a widely published writer of fiction, essays, and narrative nonfiction who frequently writes about photography and collaborates with artists. Her collection Strange Hours: Photography, Memory, and the Lives of Artists is forthcoming from Aperture this spring.
