Events for April 2017
The Greene Space
HBR@Work: Boost Your Emotional Intelligence − Or Someone Else's
Monday, April 3, 2017
7:00 PM
Mon, April 3 | Join Harvard Business Review Senior Editor Sarah Green Carmichael and business psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic as he shares practical strategies to increase your own emotional intelligence, and to help others act with it even when they are not naturally inclined to do so.
The Greene Space
WQXR Presents Midday Masterpieces
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
1:00 PM
Wed, Apr 5 | Leave the emails and phone calls behind, and settle in for an hour of musical serenity with rising stars from The Juilliard School. April's concert features violist Matthew Lipman accompanied by Yi-Fang Huang on piano.
The Greene Space
How I Got Over: 'One Drop of Love' Performance and Conversation
Thursday, April 6, 2017
7:00 PM
Thurs, April 6 | Join us for a multimedia performance exploring the intersections of race, class and gender in search of truth, justice and love. WNYC's Rebecca Carroll hosts a talkback after the show.
The Greene Space
44 Charlton: A Variety Show
Friday, April 7, 2017
7:00 PM
Fri, April 7 | Downtown is still weird and we've got a variety show to prove it! Hosted by Julian Fleisher, featuring comedy by Leah Bonnema, music by Shouthouse, beatboxing by Kaila Mullady and a flex dance performance by Reggie ‘Regg Roc’ Gray and The D.R.E.A.M. Ring.
The Greene Space
Q2 Music Presents: Vijay Iyer and Friends
Thursday, April 13, 2017
7:00 PM
Thurs, April 13 | The composer-pianist performs with award-winning saxophonist-composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, acclaimed violinist Jennifer Koh, dynamic drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey and pioneering composer and scholar George Lewis.
The Greene Space
The World According to Sound
Friday, April 14, 2017
6:30 PM
Fri, April 14 | Join us for an evening hosted by show creators Chris Hoff and Sam Harnett, who promise to take you on an hour-long jaunt through sound and space. Auditory hallucinations, cityscapes of bygone eras — these are the sonic oddities you might experience for the very first time.
Note, there will be no live video stream of this event.
The Greene Space
WQXR Presents The Opera Party: Mistaken Identities
Monday, April 17, 2017
7:00 PM
Mon, April 17 | Join us as WQXR kicks off its series of unfettered fêtes celebrating opera in a whole new way. MET Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo curates and hosts an evening of deception, reinvention and alternate realities co-hosted by Opera News' F. Paul Driscoll, with performances by bass-baritone Davóne Tines, and food by James Beard Award-winning chef Patrick Connolly.
The Greene Space
The Brian Lehrer Show Live
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
10:00 AM
Tues, April 18 | Join us for a live broadcast of WNYC's Peabody Award-winning radio show. Brian will take questions from callers and the live studio audience.
Events
Here's the Thing Live with Barry Manilow
Thursday, April 20, 2017
8:00 PM
The legendary Barry Manilow joins Alec Baldwin for a live taping of Here's the Thing at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU.
The Greene Space
The Leonard Lopate Show Live
Thursday, April 20, 2017
12:00 PM
Thurs, April 20 | Christine Ebersole and Doug Wright talk "War Paint"; Kelli O’Hara, Bill Irwin and Ted Sperling discuss "Babes in Toyland"; Anthony Bourdain talks the new documentary "Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent"; and David Bellos discusses his new book.
The Greene Space
Ella, Eternal: A Centenary Celebration of the First Lady of Song
Monday, April 24, 2017
7:00 PM
Mon, April 24 | On the eve of what would be the great American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s 100th birthday, we honor her in song with performances by celebrated artists.
The Greene Space
How I Got Over: Lynn Nottage, Kate Whoriskey and 'Sweat' on Broadway
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
7:00 PM
Tues, April 25 | WNYC editor Rebecca Carroll sits down for an unconventional conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and acclaimed director.
The Greene Space
WQXR Presents the Emerson String Quartet's 40th Birthday Party
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
7:00 PM
Wed, April 26 | The Emerson String Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary at The Greene Space.
The Greene Space
Persuade Me: Repeal the U.S. Constitution?
Friday, April 28, 2017
7:00 PM
Fri, April 28 | Join More Perfect legal editor Elie Mystal as he tries to convince us to go against the conventional wisdom in this new live podcast pilot from WNYC Studios.