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SUMMARY:How to Prepare for Your Child’s Annual Review IEP Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Learn tips and strategies to get ready for your child’s IEP meeting at our event on May 2nd at 4:30 PM!\n\n\nThe annual review is the time to question if your child has genuinely met their goals and advocate for their chance to meet challenging objectives to prepare for further education\, employment\, and independent living. \nFeaturing Jenn Choi\, a special education advocate specializing in helping families with the IEP (Individualized Education Program) process in New York City public schools. Take advantage of this opportunity to connect with other parents and gain insights from experienced professionals. \nWe’re offering a live stream for those who can’t attend the in-person session. You can watch the discussion live on YouTube or Facebook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/how-to-prepare-for-your-childs-annual-review-iep-meeting-2/
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SUMMARY:Epicenter's tour of the Public Design Commission's Archives
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided tour of the Public Design Commission to learn about power brokers shaping our city’s landscape!\n\n\nEpicenter-NYC invites you to a members-only archives tour of the Public Design Commission for the City of New York (253 Broadway). Since 1898\, this agency\, formerly known as the New York City Art Commission\, has reviewed the design of all permanent works of architecture\, landscape architecture\, and art proposed on or over City-owned property. \nWith such a broad mandate\, the PDC–made up of private citizens and government appointees alike–has weighed in on iconic NYC places and spaces such as the marble lions of New York City Public Library and of course\, all monuments\, sculptures and other artworks throughout the parks championed by Robert Moses in his time as Commissioner of Parks for the City of New York. Join Epicenter-NYC on this Power Broker-themed tour of the archives\, led by PDC Senior Archivist Julianna Monjeau. \nEpicenter strives to make our offerings diverse\, accessible and reflective of the communities we serve. Please let us know if you cannot pay membership fees and still want to join\, or if you need accommodation in some other way.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenters-tour-of-the-public-design-commissions-archives/
LOCATION:253 Broadway New York\, NY 10007
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SUMMARY:Youth Block Party  Featuring Author Sonali Kohli
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss an insightful conversation about youth activism followed by family fun activities.\n\n\nJoin us for an exciting in-person event and family fun at The World’s Borough Bookshop where author Sonali Kohli will be reading from her latest work\, Don’t Wait\, and engaging in a lively conversation moderated by Epicenter NYC’s Femi Redwood. It’s a unique opportunity to interact with the talented author and gain insights into her creative process. Don’t miss out on this special event filled with family fun\, youth activities and more – mark your calendars and join us. \n  \nAbout the book: \n“Don’t Wait” – a YA book \nGirls of color have always been on the front lines of the fight for equal rights—to vote\, to learn\, to live—even when they are the last to benefit from the outcomes of their work. In Don’t Wait\, journalist Sonali Kohli follows three teenagers’ efforts to make their communities safer\, healthier places.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/youth-block-party-featuring-author-sonali-kohli/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 3406 73rd Street\, Queens\, NY\, 11372\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ways of Showing Up\, presented by Epicenter NYC and Dept. of Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Epicenter NYC and Department of Transformation at The Performing Garage \n\n\n\n\n\n33 Wooster St\, New York\, NY 10013 \n\n\n\nFeaturing: Andros Zins-Browne\, Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tavere\, Aneta Stojnić\, Canal Street Research Association\, Daniel Pravit Fethke\, Clarinda Mac Low\, Ka Baird\, Katie Freeman\, Neel Murgai\, Nitin Mukul\, Oliver Herring\, Payal Parekh\, Prem Krishnamurthy\, Sam Rauch\, Suyin So\, and others  \n\n\n\nDay 1: Slow Your Roll  \n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 9\, 11am–10pm \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganized by Epicenter NYC co-founder and visual artist Nitin Mukul\, the first day of Ways of Showing Up: Slow Your Roll facilitates an immersive slow art viewing experience in conjunction with a series of experimental musical performances.  The work encourages participants to momentarily disconnect from the spectacles of today’s digital media in order to connect with a more meditative and contemplative pace. Mukul’s Durational Paintings are a series that engage with particular micro-atmospheric conditions at the site of their production. These improvisational artworks begin by layering paint in sheets of ice\, freezing each layer so it accumulates color and texture. The frozen form is placed outside on an easel and allowed to to melt according to natural weather conditions while it is filmed. The resulting pieces are records of slow transformation\, offering a meditative glimpse into elapsing geologic time. Mukul’s intention is to create a space of collective healing\, in which viewers can find space to build empathy with more-than-human forces. This slow\, responsive work functions both as an empirical reflection of the site on which it is made—recording light\, temperatures\, time of day\, location\, and our climate-at-large—while also positing new paradigms for how abstract painting might function as a durational\, borderless experience. \n\n\n\nThe installation will be open to the public throughout the day\, with three accompanying evening performances. \n\n\n\n11am–10pm Nitin Mukul: Durational Painting (immersive installation) \n\n\n\n5:30–7pm Clarinda Mac Low: ElectroSpectrum LivinVisible: Surrender \n\n\n\nInterdisciplinary artist Clarinda Mac Low will lead a digital seance to connect us to the unseen forces we worship every day. This investigation is part of a larger project about how we live with new technologies and how that affects us existentially. Clarinda started out working in dance and molecular biology and now creates participatory events investigating social constructs and corporeal experience.  \n\n\n\n7–8:30pm Neel Murgai: Harmonic Infinity Loops \n\n\n\nNeel Murgai is a sitarist\, overtone singer\, percussionist\, composer\, teacher\, and Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Raga Massive\, a raga-inspired musician’s collective. In Harmonic Infinity Loops\, Neel creates a psychedelic ragascape aiming to slow down our temporal perception. Neel will improvise in tandem with the durational paintings and activate the space with asynchronous loops of droning overtone vocals and sitar raga fragments. Neel will end his session by leading the audience in a group overtone singing experience.  \n\n\n\n8:30–10pm Ka Baird: Soundtracks for the Bardos \n\n\n\nKa Baird is a performer\, sound artist\, musician and composer. They will incorporate material from their recent album with improvised ambient passages responding to Mukul’s visuals and the history and architecture of The Performing Garage. Ka is known for live performances which include extended voice and microphone techniques combined with electronics and psychoacoustic interplay of flutes and other woodwinds. They create a present tense sound with a vigorous\, ritualistic delivery that seeks extreme release through physical exertion and psychic extension. \n\n\n\nDay 2: All Together Now? \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJuly 10\, Wednesday\, 9am–10:30pm \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganized by Prem Krishnamurthy and Sam Rauch of Department of Transformation\, Ways of Showing Up: All Together Now? brings together creative practitioners including artists\, musicians\, teachers\, writers\, and therapists for a series of experimental workshops\, performances\, tours\, meals\, and talks which will collectively explore the questions: How can we design processes for engaging others through artistic action? What are the resources for creative care that exist within both our own close communities and everyday encounters? And what does it mean to participate fully in both life and art? \n\n\n\nFull schedule: \n\n\n\n9–10am Payal Parekh: Blessed Rest \n\n\n\nArt advisor and yoga instructor Payal Parekh will lead a 60-minute divination-based session that includes stretching\, meditation\, contemplation\, and discussion. She will introduce her new self-care card deck\, Blessed Rest by Payal\, which offers tools for self-reflection and self-care practices to manage stress. This affirmational deck was created during the pandemic as a means of providing individuals with support and a gentle reminder that rest is our collective birthright—when we rest\, we heal. \n\n\n\n10:30am–12pm Aneta Stojnić: First Encounters \n\n\n\nPerformance artist and psychoanalyst Aneta Stojnić will facilitate a session of experimental introductions grounded in her therapeutic practice. How do we get to know one another? Stojnić’s conversational methodology begins with sharing dreams\, memories\, and fears\, as the basis of a storytelling exercise that engenders new relational connections.  \n\n\n\n12:30–1:30pm Katie Freeman: Storylines \n\n\n\nLiterary publicist Katie Freeman will facilitate a lunch hour reading group and discussion around participation and the written word\, animated by the question of how people come together and connect through the arts. \n\n\n\n1:30–2:30pm Canal Street Research Association: Canal\, Channel\, Chanel \n\n\n\nEstablished as the fictional office of poetic research unit Shanzhai Lyric\, the Canal Street Research Association will lead a Canal Street walking tour delving into the cultural and material ecologies of the street and its long history as a site that probes the limits of ownership and authorship. \n\n\n\n2:30–4pm Prem Krishnamurthy: Ways of Graphic Design-ing \n\n\n\nDesigner\, curator\, author\, and educator Prem Krishnamurthy will teach an introductory design class and workshop titled Ways of Graphic Design-ing. Taking as its point of departure John Berger’s iconic art historical text Ways of Seeing\, the collaborative creative exercises in this workshop function as a springboard to think about graphic design\, image-making\, and critical production in our day and age.   \n\n\n\n4–5:30pm Oliver Herring: TASK \n\n\n\nKnown for his use of experimental techniques as a means to better understand human nature\, individual behavior\, and interpersonal dynamics\, artist Oliver Herring and his open-ended\, participatory TASK parties invite people to interact with one another and their environment. The continuous conception and interpretation of tasks is both chaotic and purpose driven\, fostering a complex\, ever shifting environment of people who connect with one another through what and who is around them.  \n\n\n\n5:30–6:30pm Andros Zins-Browne: The Chaos Opera \n\n\n\nExperimental choreographer Andros-Zins-Browne’s The Chaos Opera is a participatory workshop for voice. Exploring ways that we can sing together without singing the same\, The Chaos Opera opens up the potentials of dissonance to inspire deep listening and cohesive cacophony. No vocal experience or expertise required! \n\n\n\n6:30–7:30pm Prem Krishnamurthy: Department of Transformation \n\n\n\nPrem Krishnamurthy will present a participatory-lecture performance unpacking the concept of participation in both artistic and everyday contexts. Audience participation encouraged! \n\n\n\n7:30–9pm Daniel Pravit Fethke: Untitled Wooster Street (Salads) \n\n\n\nInterdisciplinary artist Daniel Pravit Fethke will lead a culinary performance at dinner time. This site-specific meal will focus on the food-as-catalyst for shared dialogue in an arts context\, with group discussion a central feature of the gathering. Drawing inspiration from the food we eat\, the recipes we pass down\, and the places that remind us of home\, Daniel places himself in the work as a facilitator of dialogue\, as a provocateur asking critical questions\, as a host creating space for people to come together\, using food—in particular the act of cooking\, gathering\, and sharing meals—as an entry point into new discursive and public spheres.  \n\n\n\n9–10:30pm Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere: Another Protest Song: Karaoke Interdisciplinary artists Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere invite participation in Another Protest Song: Karaoke\, a series of karaoke events that look to the karaoke songbook as potential for political enunciation through song. First initiated in 2008\, this ongoing project invites the public to choose and sing songs of protest\, along with pop songs re-contextualized to support the singer’s engaged interests or dislikes. Collective participation often transpires.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/ways-of-showing-up-presented-by-epicenter-nyc-and-dept-of-transformation/
LOCATION:Performing Garage  33 Wooster Street New York\, NY 10013
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SUMMARY:Backpack Giveaway Presented by: CM Tiffany Cabán\, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & AM Jessica González-Rojas
DESCRIPTION:Team Epicenter will be at several back-to-school events in East Elmhurst\, connecting neighborhoods to important Covid-19 and flu-related resources. We’ll also have free crayons to give away!
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/backpack-giveaway-tiffany-caban-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/
LOCATION:Gorman Playground\, 13268 85th Street\, Queens\, New York\, 11369\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
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SUMMARY:Back-to-School Hosted by First Baptist Church East Elmhurst
DESCRIPTION:Team Epicenter will be at several back-to-school events in East Elmhurst\, connecting neighborhoods to important Covid-19 and flu-related resources. We’ll also have free crayons to give away!
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/back-to-school-first-baptist-church-east-elmhurst/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church East Elmhurst\, 100-10 Astoria Blvd\, East Elmhurst\, New York\, 11369\, United States
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SUMMARY:Back-to-Schoool Hosted by East Elmhurst Corona Civic Association
DESCRIPTION:Team Epicenter will be at several back-to-school events in East Elmhurst\, connecting neighborhoods to important Covid-19 and flu-related resources. We’ll also have free crayons to give away!
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/back-to-schoool-by-east-elmhurst-corona-civic-association/
LOCATION:Helen Marshall Playground\, 100 St & 24th Ave\, East Elmhurst\, New York\, 11369\, United States
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SUMMARY:Citizens' NYC Community Street Fair Celebration (Sponsored)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as Citizens celebrates a decade of strong and steady growth and three incredible years in New York City! \n\n\n\nOn September 24 from 2 to 4:30 p.m.\, we’re hosting a community street fair outside the New York Stock Exchange to mark the 10th anniversary of becoming a public company. We invite you to take part in an interactive pop-up featuring our amazing partners\, including vendors and artists from the Queens Night Market\, Think!Chinatown\, and Artists for Humanity. \n\n\n\nFor Main Street and Wall Street\, Citizens is Made Ready for NYC! \n\n\n\nWe look forward to celebrating together our commitment to supporting the vibrant culture and local entrepreneurs that make our city thrive. \n\n\n\nBest regards\,Rebecca O’ConnellNYC Metro PresidentCitizens \n\n\n\nThis is a sponsored post from our friends at Citizens.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/citizens-nyc-community-street-fair-celebration/
LOCATION:Broad Street near NYSE\, 18 Broad Street\, New York\, New York\, 10005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240924T183000
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SUMMARY:Epicenter x Art Retail Therapy: Reception for Winnie Sidharta\, September's featured artist
DESCRIPTION:Epicenter NYC and Art Retail Therapy are teaming up! \n\n\n\nEvery month you can view the work of a new Epicenter feature artist on the walls at the Art Retail Therapy store in Jackson Heights. \n\n\n\nSeptember’s feature artist is Winnie Sidharta  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWinnie Sidharta is an Indonesian-born Chinese artist based in Queens. Sidharta’s collages\, paintings\, drawings\, and site-specific installations consider themes of assimilation\, immigration\, and how those experiences inform each other. Sidharta has exhibited in galleries and museums in Indonesia\, Beijing\, California\, South Carolina\, Pennsylvania\, Ohio and New York City. She studied visual communication design in Indonesia and painting in Beijing. In 2010\, she received her MFA in painting and drawing from The Ohio State University\, where she also taught classes before settling in New York City in 2014. \n\n\n\nEpicenter NYC features the work of a New York area artist every week\, sharing examples of their work\, accomplishments\, and helping generate buzz for upcoming projects. The feature is circulated through Epicenter’s weekly newsletter\, social feeds\, and is archived on our website.The archive also serves as a virtual flat file for inclusions in future exhibitions and events. We believe artists are essential to the well being of our community\, society\, and democracy. In addition\, artists chosen through our simple and free submission process receive a $100 honorarium. Artists can submit here.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenter-art-retail-therapy-winnie-sidharta/
LOCATION:Art Retail Therapy\, 84-26 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241109T235959
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SUMMARY:Heat of the Moment Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Join Epicenter NYC in partnership with Thirstygallerina for the one-of-kind exhibition Heat of the Moment\, which calls attention to the fragility of our city\, a coastal landmark that buoys a convergence point for the rest of the world. \n\n\n\nThe artists\, their works\, and the ethos of Heat of the Moment embraces the need to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of numerous crises around the globe and act responsibly for a stable future. The multiplicity of cultures meeting in Queens is perhaps unmatched globally\, which makes it an ideal setting for this show. \n\n\n\nFeaturing work by Josefina Bahamondes\, Dev Benegal\, Sanie Bokhari\, Greg Kessler\, Nitin Mukul\, Ram Rahman\, Toussaint Rosefort\, Pranav Sood\, Anokha Venugopal and more. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition\, which runs through November 9th\, is free and open to the public 24/7. \n\n\n\nFor more on Epicenter’s artists and exhibits\, visit: epicenter-nyc.com/artists/
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/heat-of-the-moment-exhibition/
LOCATION:The Local NY\, 13-02 44th Avenue\, Queens\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T180000
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SUMMARY:Heat of the Moment Exhibition: Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join our opening reception on Thursday\, Oct. 17 at 6 PM\, meet the artists\, and enjoy a guided experience of the featured works. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeat of the Moment Exhibition: Opening Reception \nJoin Epicenter NYC in partnership with Thirstygallerina for the one-of-kind exhibition Heat of the Moment\, which calls attention to the fragility of our city\, a coastal landmark that buoys a convergence point for the rest of the world. \nThe artists\, their works\, and the ethos of Heat of the Moment embraces the need to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of numerous crises around the globe and act responsibly for a stable future. The multiplicity of cultures meeting in Queens is perhaps unmatched globally\, which makes it an ideal setting for this show. \nFeaturing work by Josefina Bahamondes\, Dev Benegal\, Sanie Bokhari\, Greg Kessler\, Nitin Mukul\, Ram Rahman\, Toussaint Rosefort\, Pranav Sood\, Anokha Venugopal and more. \nOpening Reception: \nThursday\, October 17th\, 6–10 PM \nMeet the artists and enjoy a special live performance by DJ ur kanmani of Black Sheep Collective\, plus other activations!\, plus other activations! \nThis exhibition\, which runs through November 9th\, is free and open to the public 24/7. \nFor more on Epicenter’s artists and exhibits\, visit: epicenter-nyc.com/artists/
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/heat-of-the-moment-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:The Local NY\, 13-02 44th Avenue\, Queens\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241030T203000
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SUMMARY:Disinformation and Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, Oct. 30 at 7 PM to learn about design’s influence on civic engagement and electionsElection season is squarely upon us\, we’ve all heard about mail-in controversies and hanging chads\, but have you ever wondered about the history of civic and ballot design?  Join us on Wednesday\, October 30th at 7pm and learn about design’s influence on civic engagement and elections from our panelists\, including Alicia Cheng\, author of This is What Democracy Looked Like:  A Visual History of the Printed Ballot\, Han Wang\, Civic Design Specialist and moderator Femi Redwood\, Editorial Director of Epicenter NYC.    Panelists: Alicia Cheng\, author of This Is What Democracy Looked LikeHan Wang\, Civic Design specialistModerated by Femi Redwood\, Editorial Director of Epicenter-NYC
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/disinformation-and-democracy/
LOCATION:Montauk Club\, 25 8th Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241106T210000
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SUMMARY:Heat of the Moment: Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Come to our closing reception on Wednesday\, Nov. 6\, at 6 p.m.\, and enjoy a guided tour of the featured works.\n\n\nHeat of the Moment Exhibition: \nJoin Epicenter NYC in partnership with Thirstygallerina for the one-of-kind exhibition Heat of the Moment\, which calls attention to the fragility of our city\, a coastal landmark that buoys a convergence point for the rest of the world. \nThe artists\, their works\, and the ethos of Heat of the Moment embraces the need to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of numerous crises around the globe and act responsibly for a stable future. The multiplicity of cultures meeting in Queens is perhaps unmatched globally\, which makes it an ideal setting for this show. \nFeaturing work by Josefina Bahamondes\, Dev Benegal\, Sanie Bokhari\, Greg Kessler\, Nitin Mukul\, Ram Rahman\, Toussaint Rosefort\, Pranav Sood\, Anokha Venugopal and more. \nClosing Reception: \nWednesday\, Nov. 6\, 6–9 p.m. \nEnjoy complimentary wine (while supplies last!) and dance the night away. \nThis exhibition\, which runs through November 9th\, is free and open to the public 24/7. \nFor more on Epicenter’s artists and exhibits\, visit: epicenter-nyc.com/artists/
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/heat-of-the-moment-closing-reception/
LOCATION:The Local NY\, 13-02 44th Avenue\, Queens\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250119T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250114T192019Z
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SUMMARY:Bingo Fun at First Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION:Join us for health-themed bingo during First Baptist Church’s Winter Wellness Event. There will be: \n\n\n\n\ngift card prizes \n\n\n\nfun giveaways  \n\n\n\nplus you’ll leave with key info to stay healthy and make this winter season your season
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/bingo-fun-at-first-baptist-church/
LOCATION:First Baptist Church East Elmhurst\, 100-10 Astoria Blvd\, East Elmhurst\, New York\, 11369
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250124T165322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T174028Z
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SUMMARY:Building For Uncertainty: Sustainability\, Scale\, and Succession
DESCRIPTION:Join small business experts on January 28th at noon for an interactive discussion on finding success amid generative AI and shifting policies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat does starting a venture or running a small business look like at a local level\, with new leadership in Washington\, uncertainty over government spending and generative AI that will surely impact the way we operate and access capital. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an exclusive interactive discussion focused on small businesses\, startups and entrepreneurs\, moderated by Epicenter founder S. Mitra Kalita and featuring Citizens Business Banking Market Manager & SVP Luis Nunes. The discussion will highlight how to remain sustainable\, scale and have a plan of succession\, and how to prepare and address factors impacting businesses. \n\n\n\nSpace is limited. Refreshments will be served.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/building-for-uncertainty-sustainability-scale-and-succession/
LOCATION:Citizens\, 437 Madison Avenue\, New York\, New York\, 10022
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250213T191637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T145715Z
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SUMMARY:Epicenter x Art Retail Therapy: Reception for Nia Blue
DESCRIPTION:Epicenter NYC and Art Retail Therapy are teaming up! \n\n\n\nEvery month you can view the work of a new Epicenter feature artist on the walls at the Art Retail Therapy store in Jackson Heights. \n\n\n\nFebruary’s feature artist is Nia Blue \n\n\n\nNia Blue\, a painter and educator based in Brooklyn. Blue’s work focuses on documenting issues around health care in the U.S. and the impact it has on African American experiences. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue aims to encapsulate human connection\, and the perpetual dialogue between our internal thoughts and external expressions. Her intention is to work with a medium that allows for meditation on shapes and colors that evoke emotion within a scene. Her artistic approach\, part autobiography\, part collective memory\, centers the often unspoken narratives experienced by Black women in contemporary society. Blue uses mixed media paint and cold wax because the materials allow the reimagination of life through rough texture\, invented palettes\, and the abstraction of perspective.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenter-art-retail-therapy-nia-blue/
LOCATION:Art Retail Therapy\, 84-26 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T023000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250312T173000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250306T173838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T233631Z
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SUMMARY:Abundant Leadership: Lessons and Reflections From the Epicenter
DESCRIPTION:Marking five years since Covid-19\, join us for a conversation on leadership\, resilience & community at Elmhurst Hospital. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt has been five years since COVID-19 reshaped our lives and work. Our founding is deeply tied to this moment in history\, and we want to mark the anniversary by reflecting on where we are today. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a meaningful conversation on leadership\, resilience\, and community at Elmhurst Hospital on Wednesday\, March 12 at 2:30 PM. Our discussion\, “Abundant Leadership: Lessons and Reflections From the Epicenter\,” will feature: \n\n\n\n\nHelen Arteaga\, CEO of Elmhurst Hospital\n\n\n\nJoseph Betancourt\, President of The Commonwealth Fund\n\n\n\nS. Mitra Kalita\, Publisher and Co-founder of Epicenter (Moderator)\n\n\n\n\nAttendees can expect an intimate gathering with fellow community leaders\, partners\, and volunteers who have shaped and supported our neighborhoods. This is an opportunity to hear from key leaders\, share experiences\, and reflect on the challenges and lessons of the past five years. \n\n\n\nReserve your spot today. Space is limited. Please bring ID in case it is required for check-in at the hospital.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/abundant-leadership-lessons-and-reflections-from-the-epicenter/
LOCATION:NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst\, 79-01 Broadway\, Queens\, New York\, 11373\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250325T150831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T160349Z
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SUMMARY:Epicenter x Art Retail Therapy: Reception for Noah Bassman
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, the walls of Art Retail Therapy in Jackson Heights will feature the work of a new Epicenter NYC artist—bringing local stories\, perspectives\, and creative expression into a shared neighborhood space. \n\n\n\nMarch’s featured artist is Noah Bassman (they/them). Their show will be on view through April 23. \n\n\n\nNoah Bassman is a visual artist whose work explores ideas of place\, space\, community\, and urban life. Growing up in Queens\, New York\, they have always taken inspiration from the city. Their work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at Espresso 77\, Studio 41\, and Vital Artist Studios\, and in group exhibitions at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning\, the A+D Museum in Los Angeles\, and Culture Lab LIC. They’ve partnered with groups such as the Providence Streets Coalition\, the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning\, and LINKNYC to create public artworks in New York City and Providence\, RI. They attained a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in illustration with a concentration in Nature\, Culture\, and Sustainability Studies.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenter-art-retail-therapy-reception-noah-bassman/
LOCATION:Art Retail Therapy\, 84-26 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T183000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250304T181746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T221901Z
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SUMMARY:When the City Stopped: Stories from New York’s Essential Workers
DESCRIPTION:Manhattan historian Robert Snyder preserves the pandemic experiences of frontline New Yorkers in a new book. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElebash Recital Hall \n\n\n\nWhen the City Stopped tells story of the COVID-19 lockdown in the words of ordinary New Yorkers\, illuminating the fear and uncertainty of life in the early days of the pandemic\, as well as the solidarity that sustained the city. Through oral histories compiled by Manhattan Borough Historian Robert Snyder\, we see that while many worked from home\, others knowingly exposed themselves to danger as they drove buses\, ran subways\, answered 911 calls\, tended to the sick\, and made and delivered meals. As we mark the fifth anniversary of the crisis\, Snyder speaks about this deeply moving new book with S. Mitra Kalita\, our publisher and co-founder. \n\n\n\nPresented with the Gotham Center for NYC History and Epicenter NYC. \n\n\n\nA video of this event will be posted a few days later on the CUNY Graduate Center YouTube Channel. \n\n\n\nPlease contact Jimmy Cok at jcok@gc.cuny.edu in advance for CART services or any additional accessibility requests or concerns for in-person events.​ This event will be livestreamed\, and closed captions will be provided.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/when-the-city-stopped-stories-from-new-yorks-essential-workers/
LOCATION:NY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063857
CREATED:20250418T190856Z
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SUMMARY:Epicenter x Art Retail Therapy: Reception for Josefina Bahamondes\, Dev Benegal\, Nitin Mukul and Anokha Venugopal
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, the walls of Art Retail Therapy in Jackson Heights will feature the work of a new Epicenter NYC artist\, bringing local stories\, perspectives\, and creative expression into a shared neighborhood space. \n\n\n\nApril’s featured artists are Josefina Bahamondes\, Dev Benegal\, Nitin Mukul and Anokha Venugopal. The exhibition consists of a selection of photographs by each artist.  \n\n\n\nJoin us for a walkthrough and opening reception with the artists on Thursday\, April 24 from 6:00-8:00pm with refreshments and a live DJ. Come support local artists! \n\n\n\nOn view now through May 28 — stop by and experience it for yourself!
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenter-art-retail-therapy-reception-josefina-bahamondes-dev-benegal-nitin-mukul-anokha-venugopal/
LOCATION:Art Retail Therapy\, 84-26 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T190000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20250603T155722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250603T155724Z
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SUMMARY:34th annual Helen M. Marshall Family Day — games\, music\, and Team Epicenter IRL
DESCRIPTION:Team Epicenter at the Helen M. Marshall Family Day in 2024\, sharing health resources and community news.\n\n\n\nThe East Elmhurst-Corona Civic Association with community partners and elected officials will host a day filled with games\, live entertainment\, music by DJ Gully\, and resources for families. Team Epicenter will be present with games and health information for neighbors. The outdoor event will take place outside of P.S./I.S. 127 on 25th Ave and 100th St.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/34th-annual-helen-m-marshall-family-day/
LOCATION:P.S./I.S. 127\, 98-01 25th Ave\, East Elmhurst\, New York\, 11369\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20250728T202549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T202551Z
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SUMMARY:Making It Here: How to enter and navigate the ever-changing workplace
DESCRIPTION:Interactive talk on showing up\, speaking up and standing out at work. Learn to pitch\, ace interviews\, build your digital presence and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhether you’re starting your first internship or “corporate” job\, or just trying to figure out what “professional” means in today’s remote\, hybrid\, or distributed world — this convo is for you. Join us for an interactive\, real talk on how to show up\, speak up\, and stand out at work — and how to start paving your way up the ranks. We’ll break down how to craft a pitch\, what it really means to be “camera-ready” for interviews or public-facing moments\, and why your digital presence matters more than you think — even if your accounts are private. \n\n\n\nThe event will be hosted at The World’s Borough Bookshop\, the first Ecuadorian-owned BIPOC Bookstore in New York City based in Jackson Heights\, Queens. The World’s Borough Bookshop began as a passion project fueled by its owner Adrian Cepeda’s love for literature and a desire to see more representation of his culture and that of his neighbors in the books he read in school. Cepeda’s literary passion rose to global prominence through his Book Papi (Book poppa) TikTok. Since the launch of the shop’s digital presence\, it has evolved into a platform dedicated to amplifying BIPOC writers. The World’s Borough Bookshop aims to create a vibrant community hub that showcases BIPOC entrepreneurs\, artists\, and creatives\, providing them with the support and exposure they need to grow.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/making-it-here-how-to-enter-and-navigate-the-ever-changing-workplace/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 34-06 73rd Street\, Queens\, New York\, 11372
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20250911T180210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T180211Z
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SUMMARY:Epicenter x Art Retail Therapy: Peter Stankiewicz
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, September 26th\, Join us for a walkthrough and opening reception featuring work by artist Peter Stankiewicz from 7:00-9:00pm. Enjoy refreshments and a live DJ. \n\n\n\nEpicenter NYC features the work of a New York area artist every week\, sharing examples of their work\, accomplishments\, and helping generate buzz for upcoming projects. The feature is circulated through Epicenter’s weekly newsletter\, social feeds\, and is archived on our website.The archive also serves as a virtual flat file for inclusions in future exhibitions and events. \n\n\n\nWe believe artists are essential to the well being of our community\, society\, and democracy. In addition\, artists chosen through our simple and free submission process receive a $100 honorarium. Artists can submit here.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/epicenter-x-art-retail-therapy-peter-stankiewicz/
LOCATION:Art Retail Therapy\, 84-26 37th Ave\, Jackson Heights\, New York\, 11372\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20250929T172634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T182517Z
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SUMMARY:What is the Language of Taste? (Sponsored)
DESCRIPTION:Third Program of the Four-Part Series “What Can Become of Us?” \n\n\n\nCo-presented by Stanford Institute for Advancing Just Societies (IAJS)\, Zócalo Public Square\, and BRIC\, with support from our community media sponsor\, Epicenter NYC \n\n\n\nNew York City has always been a center for Americans on the move; a magnet for newcomers\, who carry with them languages and flavors from home that take root anew. Kreplach and pierogi in the East Village. Xiao long bao in Flushing. Manti in Sheepshead Bay. Unsettled in the movement of peoples and cuisines is whose palate determines quality\, and whose tongue sings history. How does taste evolve in a multicultural society? Can we keep native words and ways\, even as we relish the language of the times? Who plays host\, who guest\, and who gets a seat at the table?  \n\n\n\nThis program is inspired by Speak Sing Shout: We\, Too\, Sing America (2025) by Pakistani American artist Sarah K. Khan. The piece\, eight blue and white porcelain serving vessels featuring images of spices\, delicate flowers\, and incense as depicted in the 16th-century Sultanate period recipe book The Book of Delights\, is commissioned by IAJS and will be on view at BRIC in Brooklyn from October 7 to December 23\, 2025. \n\n\n\nJoin IAJS and Zócalo Public Square at BRIC to view the artwork and experience a performance by Khan. A panel moderated by Stanford IAJS faculty co-director Brian Lowery and featuring James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and Jewish cuisine expert Joan Nathan\, community organizer and immigration activist Power Malu\, and food studies scholar Krishnendu Ray will follow\, exploring how what we eat\, and where it’s from\, shape our sense of identity. \n\n\n\nWe invite our in-person audience to continue the conversation with the artist\, speakers\, and each other at a post-event reception with complimentary drinks\, small bites by street vendors from the Street Vendor Project and EatOffBeat\, art-viewing\, and music by DJ Kofta. Get more details and RSVP here. \n\n\n\nEpicenter is a proud community media sponsor \n\n\n\nAgenda:6:30 pm ET – Doors open6:30-7:15 pm ET – Check in and art viewing7:15-8:05 pm ET – Panel conversation (in-person & livestreamed)8:10-8:30 pm ET – Artist performance (in-person & livestreamed)8:30-9:30 pm ET – Reception
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/what-is-the-language-of-taste-sponsored-2/
LOCATION:BRIC House & Virtual\, 647 Fulton St\,\, Brooklyn\, New Mexico\, 11217\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20251028T185248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T185642Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Music of Many Colours
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition brings together artists exploring the enduring relationship between music and cultural identity. Across traditions and generations\, music serves as both archive and amplifier—carrying ancestral memory\, voicing resistance\, and shaping collective belonging. The works presented here have a broad range of references connected to personal experience\, memories\, specific albums\, songs\, genres\, subcultures and performances through which identities are shaped\, contested\, celebrated\, and reimagined. \n\n\n\nThe title Music of Many Colours takes its name from a collaborative album by Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì and American jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers. Fela stands out globally as the influential innovator of Afro-beat who used his music to speak truth to power. \n\n\n\nBy exploring the intersections of auditory and visual form\, the artists foreground the ways music transcends language and borders while remaining rooted in lived experience. From references to folk traditions and diasporic soundscapes to reinterpretations of contemporary popular culture\, these works invite viewers to consider how music shapes personal and communal narratives.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/opening-reception-music-of-many-colours/
LOCATION:The Local NY\, 13-02 44th Avenue\, Queens\, New York\, 11101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20260310T191954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T191955Z
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SUMMARY:Eastern Fire: An Underground Hip-Hop Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join Epicenter NYC to usher in Spring and bring the heat to LIC with a night of choice underground hip hop.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/eastern-fire-an-underground-hip-hop-showcase/
LOCATION:The Local NY\, 13-02 44th Avenue\, Queens\, NY\, 11101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260601T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T063858
CREATED:20260224T164511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T164512Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club: A Guardian and a Thief
DESCRIPTION:Join Epicenter in our first joint book club with World’s Borough Bookshop! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn a near-future Kolkata\, Ma\, her two-year-old daughter\, and her elderly father are just days from leaving the collapsing city behind to join Ma’s husband in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. After procuring long-awaited visas from the consulate\, they pack their bags for the flight to America. But in the morning they awaken to discover that Ma’s purse\, containing their treasured immigration documents\, has been stolen. \n\n\n\nSet over the course of one week\, A Guardian and a Thief tells two stories: the story of Ma’s frantic search for the thief while keeping hunger at bay during a worsening food shortage; and the story of Boomba\, the thief\, whose desperation to care for his family drives him to commit a series of escalating crimes whose consequences he cannot fathom. With stunning control and command\, Megha Majumdar paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of two families\, each operating from a place of ferocious love and undefeated hope\, each discovering how far they will go to secure their children’s future as they stave off encroaching catastrophe. \n\n\n\nA masterful new work from one of the most exciting voices of her generation.
URL:https://epicenter-nyc.com/event/book-club-a-guardian-and-a-thief/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 3406 73rd Street\, Queens\, NY\, 11372\, United States
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