Events for April 2010

The Greene Space

Battle of the Boroughs: Manhattan Throwdown

Friday, April 2, 2010

7:00 PM

Perform. Spectate. Party. Vote. Be there! New York has talent and WNYC’s new street-level performance space is the place to find it this year.

The Greene Space

MEMPHIS – The New Musical on Broadway

Monday, April 5, 2010

7:00 PM

Get ready to experience all the exuberance and the emotion...the beauty and the controversy...of a wondrous, defining time in our history. You're tuning in to MEMPHIS.

The Greene Space

Soundcheck Live: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Ana Tijoux

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

2:00 PM

On the day that Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings release their fourth album, “I Learned the Hard Way,” they join Soundcheck for a live performance from WNYC’s Greene Space.

The Greene Space

Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn

Thursday, April 8, 2010

7:00 PM

Hear author/radical gardener, Fritz Haeg; urban farmer & founder of Growing Power Will Allen; Manhattan Borough President, Scott Stringer; and Eagle Street Rooftop Farms founder Annie Novak tell real-life stories about how urban gardens and farms are transforming the way we live.

The Greene Space

The NEXT New York Conversation: Out From Behind The Wheel

Monday, April 12, 2010

2:00 PM

If you work behind the wheel for a living, driving a yellow cab, we want to hear from you!

The Greene Space

Radiolab's AWE-MAGEDDON

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

7:00 PM

Radiolab hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich present a series of evening events in The Greene Space designed to tickle the mind and surprise the eyes.

WNYC Events

Immigrant Heritage Week

Thursday, April 15, 2010 through Wednesday, April 21, 2010

WNYC is a media sponsor of the 7th Annual Immigrant Heritage Week.

The Greene Space

The Great and Secret Show

Friday, April 16, 2010

7:00 PM

Mike Daisey is well known for his hilarious, monologues, but he’s kept his radio career secret – until now. For the first time ever in its 114-year history, THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW will be made available for a live studio audience in The Greene Space.

WQXR Events

WQXR Night at New York City Opera

Friday, April 16, 2010

6:00 PM

Join Midge Woolsey for an exciting evening of music and mingling with WQXR and New York City Opera.

The Greene Space

AMPR Annual Conference

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 through Friday, April 23, 2010

This year’s MPC 48 – the annual conference of the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio – will be held in The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.

WNYC Events

A Prairie Home Companion—Live at The Town Hall

Saturday, April 24, 2010 through Saturday, May 8, 2010

5:45 PM

Be in the audience when Garrison Keillor brings "A Prairie Home Companion" to New York for three live shows.

The Greene Space

The Diversity Test: Gender and Literature in Translation

Monday, April 26, 2010

7:00 PM

Join novelist Claire Messud and a prestigious panel for a lively debate on gender, culture, and literature in translation.

The Greene Space

Soundcheck Live: The National and Rob Swift

Monday, April 26, 2010

2:00 PM

The National and Rob Swift perform live from the Greene Space on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer.

The Greene Space

The Greene Space Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Greene Space celebrates its one year anniversary today--April 28, 2010.

The Greene Space

Battle of the Boroughs: The Bronx Throwdown

Friday, April 30, 2010

7:00 PM

Perform. Spectate. Party. Vote. Be there! New York has talent and WNYC’s new street-level performance space is the place to find it this year.