Events for April 2019
The Greene Space
Artist-in-Residence June Canedo: Focus on Your Breath
Monday, April 1, 2019
7:00 PM
Mon, April 1 | The artist and curator leads a conversation about authentic collaboration in art-making.
The Greene Space
Change Every Day: Keep Building the Movement
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
7:00 PM
Tues, April 2 | Our individual actions matter when it comes to sustaining progress in social movements. Learn how leaders steer these actions to achieve big visions of the collective.
The Greene Space
WQXR Presents Midday Masterpieces
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
1:00 PM
Wed, Apr 3 | Leave the emails, phone calls, and stress behind and settle in for an hour of musical serenity with a live performance by The Juilliard School's Trombone Choir.
The Greene Space
Of Mice and Ticks: Using Ecology to Prevent Lyme Disease
Thursday, April 4, 2019
7:00 PM
Thurs, April 4 | We shouldn't be afraid to take a walk in the woods. Unfortunately, blacklegged ticks have become a scourge. Join us for a conversation about why tick-borne disease are on the rise, how wildlife influences our risk and ways ecology can make the outdoors safer for people and pets.
The Greene Space
44 Charlton: Get Sprung
Friday, April 5, 2019
7:00 PM
Fri, April 5 | Bite into a hot slice of NYC with your host Julian Fleisher. On this show: comedy writer and performer Karen Chee, indie band The Witch Ones and composer and vocalist Trevor Bachman.
The Greene Space
Here's the Thing with Julie K. Brown
Monday, April 8, 2019
7:00 PM
Mon, April 8 | Join host Alec Baldwin for a live podcast taping with Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown. Brown broke the politically explosive story of billionaire and child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, exposing the sweetheart deal made for him by then-U.S. Attorney and now Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta.
The Greene Space
Classical Up Close: Lang Lang
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
8:00 PM
Tues, April 9 | Join WQXR for a very special night of live music and conversation as the piano superstar returns to our stage. He'll talk with WQXR's Clemency Burton-Hill about the inspiration behind his much-anticipated new solo project, Piano Book, his first studio album in three years.
The Greene Space
24 @ 44: A Marathon Celebration of 10 Years in The Greene Space
Friday, April 12, 2019 through Saturday, April 13, 2019
Join us for a nonstop 24-hour marathon of live journalism, music, art, performances and parties with all the New York Public Radio fam — plus a few surprises from our friends. Free and open to all!
The Greene Space
Punderdome: New York's Most Puntastic Competition
Monday, April 15, 2019
7:00 PM
Mon, April 15 | As they prepare to take the show from stage to podcast, New York City's wild and crazy pun competition takes over our Podcast Mixtape series. Hosted by Fred Firestone.
The Greene Space
The Art of the Audio Interview
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
7:00 PM
Tues, April 16 | What are the secrets behind great audio interviews? Hear from All of It host Alison Stewart, United States of Anxiety and Caught host Kai Wright and others, as they reveal how they produce and present compelling programming that is changing how we experience news, information and entertainment.
WNYC Events
Live From Here with Chris Thile
Saturday, April 20, 2019
5:45 PM
Join Chris Thile for a live broadcast of Live from Here at The Town Hall.
The Greene Space
The Stakes: A Show About What it Takes to Create Change
Monday, April 22, 2019
7:00 PM
Mon, April 22 | Join us for a live taping of this new narrative podcast about how society is designed, how it shapes our lives and how we might imagine our way into a better future. Hosted by Kai Wright.
The Greene Space
Micropolis Live
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
7:00 PM
Tues, April 23 | WNYC's Arun Venugopal is joined by guests to examine race, gender, ethnicity and urban life in America, in serious and not-so-serious ways.
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The Greene Space
Radical Acts & Musical Deviancy: A (Genre-Bending) World Premiere
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
7:00 PM
Wed, April 24 | In honor of The Greene Space's 10th anniversary, the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra joins us for a special celebration as six-time Grammy Award winner Arturo O'Farrill wraps up his artist-in-residence series.
The Greene Space
American Candy: Brooklyn Action News
Saturday, April 27, 2019
7:00 PM
Sat, April 27 | The sketch show that always sells out brings its signature smart-and-juicy brand of comedy back to our stage for a special news satire show that's sure to please. Think the The Daily Show meets Portlandia. Except set in in Brooklyn with mostly Black people.
WNYC Events
Science Friday — Live
Saturday, April 27, 2019
7:30 PM
Join Ira Flatow for an evening of amazing science news and stories, including the secret lives of city pigeons and more.
The Greene Space
Black Icons of Podcasting: Crissle West
Monday, April 29, 2019
7:00 PM
Mon, April 29 | Join Rebecca Carroll as she sits down with the co-host of the hit podcast, The Read. She'll share an unfiltered reflection of her incredible (and unexpected) journey into the ear buds of millions of listeners around the globe.
The Greene Space
The Way We Live Now: Hilton Als with Michael Dickman and Brenda Shaughnessy
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
7:00 PM
Tues, April 30 | Join The New Yorker's Hilton Als as he kicks off his residency with guests Michael Dickman and Brenda Shaughnessy to discuss their poetry and the themes their works touch on: world change, consciousness, race, gender, parenting, coupling and more.
WNYC Events
Nancy — Live Podcast Taping
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
7:30 PM
Comedian Matt Bellassai and Billions actor Daniel K. Isaac join co-hosts Tobin Low and Kathy Tu for a live taping of their popular podcast, Nancy.