Dear FCLC students,

I hope today’s newsletter finds you well and that you’ll have many opportunities to make the most of the beautiful weather that has finally arrived!

Fordham’s Family Weekend starts on Friday, and there’s a lot going on both on and off campus. Whether you’ll be spending the days with loved ones or enjoying the weekend on your own, I wanted to flag two exciting events here at Lincoln Center!
 

Read on for more about:

Important Information

Yours,

Dean Auricchio
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Laura Auricchio, Ph.D.
Dean of Fordham College at Lincoln Center
Fordham University
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Study spaces on campus
Did you know that, in addition to Quinn Library, the multiple student lounges on the Plaza level, and the study spaces on the 3rd floor of Lowenstein, Lowenstein 810 and 812 are available for quiet study, one-on-one tutoring, or group meetings? Check them out any time!

Spring 2024 registration schedule
Registration for spring 2024 opens in a couple of weeks.  Check the information here to find your registration date. Make sure you talk with your advisor before trying to register, as your advising hold will need to be lifted. 

(Note: the alphabetic priorities for the 0-25 earned credits registration days will flip in subsequent registrations, for reasons of fairness.)  Please also review any other holds you may have and give yourself time to address these with the appropriate office before your registration date.

​To find out how to make an initial appointment for clinical services, please go here. And to learn more about our staff, trainees and peer counselors, please click here.

CPS counselors are also on call and available to meet with students who have been impacted by the violence in Israel and Gaza. To meet with a counselor, please call 212-636-6225 (LC), 718-817-3275 (RH) or stop by the office at 140 West 62nd St Room G-02 (LC) or O'Hare Hall Lower Level (RH).

Fordham’s Writing Center 
The Writing Center offers FREE support to all Fordham students! Don’t hesitate to make an in-person or virtual appointment, or walk in to see if a writing specialist is available.  The Writing Center is located at Lincoln Center in Quinn Library, Room 233 and at Rose Hill in the Walsh Library Reference Area, Room 121. More information, including hours and appointment scheduling information, here.

Printing on campus
Hopefully you don’t need to do much actual printing these days.  If you do, we know that the process for printing documents on campus may seem mysterious to you.  But no worries! Fordham’s library has put together this guidance that may be helpful. 
 
Paid Opportunities
Serving the City Internships
The Serving the City Internship program provides paid internships at NYC nonprofits. These internships are available exclusively to FCLC and FCRH students. The following opportunities are available at this time. (New posting and opportunities with application deadlines within the next week are flagged for your attention.) Check out Fordham’s online job and internship database Handshake, our Serving the City LinkedIn page, or the summary below for more details. Email servingthecity@fordham.edu with any questions. 
 

Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (DEADLINE EXTENDED)

Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship Program 
Do you love science? Are you planning to pursue a master’s degree and/or Ph.D. in science teaching and research?  The Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program provides full tuition scholarships for up to 2 years to outstanding women in science who are not on the pre-health professional track to encourage and enable them to achieve a career in teaching and research. These scholarships are open to students in FCLC and FCRH. We invite you to attend an information session on Monday October 30 at 1:00 pm in Keating 319 (Rose Hill) to learn more about the CBL Program. If you have any questions or cannot attend this session and would like more information about the CBL program, please email clarebootheluce@fordham.edu. 

Key into Public Service Scholarship
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is a leading national advocate for the value of arts and sciences education. Key into Public Service highlights the wide range of career opportunities for liberal arts and sciences majors in local, state, or federal government. A cohort of 20 Service Scholars majoring in liberal arts and sciences disciplines will each receive a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship. Selected students are required to participate in an educational conference taking place in Washington, D.C. in late June 2024. It will highlight pathways into a variety of public service careers, provide a mentoring conversation matched to recipient interest, and offer other networking opportunities. Applications open November 1. Click here to learn more!

Happening at Fordham

Career Building Opportunities 
Career Center Events 
Did you know that all students are welcome to visit the Career Center and participate in many of their events? Don’t wait until junior or senior year!  
 

The Career Center is also offering also dozens of hybrid workshops on a variety of topics coming up at both Rose Hill and Lincoln Center, including Managing Stress & Work-Life Balance with Counseling & Psychological Services, How to Stand Out to Employers, How to Approach Career and Internship Fairs, and How to Put Your Humanities Degree to Work! To round out the month, both campuses will be hosting Halloween Celebrations. View the full list of events for October here and here!

Professional Headshots Event 
October 27 | 12-3pm | 140W G73 (Lincoln Center) 
Students can get their headshot taken for free to use on LinkedIn or any other professional platform or portfolio. 

Government, Law, and Public Service Micro-Fair 
October 26 | 1-3pm | McShane Campus Center/Great Hall 303 (Rose Hill) 
Meet with a variety of employers from the government, law and public service industries. 
 

Halloween Celebration
October 31 | 12-2:30 pm | Lowenstein Plaza (Lincoln Center)
Join the LC Career Center for our Halloween Celebration featuring resume reviews, Insomnia Cookies, candy, pretzels, information about our upcoming professional development events, and a raffle!

18th Annual Global Diversity and Inclusion Networking Banquet
November 2 | 6-8 pm | 12 Floor Lounge, Lowenstein (Lincoln Center) 
LC’s Career Center will be hosting their staple professional networking opportunity of the year through the theme of “Principles of Cultural Humility in the Workplace.”

Exhibitions and Events 
Dracula: Medieval Hero and Modern Vampire
October 26 | 6:00-7:30 pm | McNally Amphitheater 140 W. 62nd Street (Lincoln Center)
Dracula—the vampire count—has been a popular cultural mainstay portrayed in films, television shows, novels, and comic books for over a century. The modern fascination with Dracula began in the 1920s and 1930s with the success of plays and movies based on Bram Stoker’s eponymous novel, first published in 1897. The events described in Stoker’s Dracula take place in fin-de-siècle London and Transylvania, and the novel makes only loose historical references to its fifteenth-century namesake: Vlad III "the Impaler" (1431–c. 1476), prince of Wallachia, now a region of Romania. The massive popularity of the fictional Dracula has generated considerable curiosity about the real-life prince himself, his brutal reign, and his times. In this lecture, Dr. Alice Isabella Sullivan will examine the transformations of the historical figure into a modern vampire and the tireless allure of Dracula for creators and audiences. Please register in advance.
 

Fordham - IBM Workshop on Generative AI
October 27 | 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | Walsh Family Library (Rose Hill)
Generative AI presents many applications across a variety of disciplines and plenty of opportunities to transform industries, organizations, and individuals. But it does come with risks and threats. At this Workshop, scientists and practitioners from IBM and Fordham will present some GAI opportunities with cases and some best practices on how to mitigate those risks and threats. We are looking forward to this significant, exciting, and timely workshop. Please register via this link. This event is sponsored by the Fordham Office of Research.

The 15th Annual Julio Burunat Memorial Lecture
October 29 | 4-6 pm | 12th-Floor Lounge, Lowenstein (Lincoln Center)
Thomas Massaro, S.J., Ph.D., professor of moral theology with a specialization in Catholic social ethics and public theology, will deliver the 15th annual Julio Burunat Memorial Lecture, titled “Pope Francis As Moral Leader: Ethicist, Discerner, Communicator, and Advocate for Social Justice.” This presentation will describe and analyze how Pope Francis has functioned as an ethicist (in deeds beyond mere words), as the church’s discerner-in-chief (solidly in the Jesuit tradition), skilled communicator, and tireless advocate for social justice and peace. The many ethical achievements of his papacy have reshaped the role played by the Catholic Church across the globe. Registration is required.

Concert of Dominican music: Yasser Tejeda and his group Pallotré
October 30 | 1 pm | McShane Center 303 (Rose Hill)
The Department of Art History and Music is sponsoring a concert of Dominican music with award-winning Dominican composer, guitarist, vocalist, and producer Yasser Tejeda and his group Palotré. According to Billboard, Tejada is giving traditional Dominican folkloric music a new spin with jazz, rock, and Caribbean rhythms in "a frenzied celebration of ancestral union." His music has been voted among the “100 essential recordings of Dominican music. 

2023 Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture
October 30 | 5-8 pm | McNally Amphitheatre (Lincoln Center)
Nadieszda Kizenko will deliver the 2023 Economos Orthodoxy in America Lecture, ‘‘A Vanishing Point: Unity in Orthodoxy and the Ukraine Crisis.” The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church in Crete, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine: All have exposed deeper fault lines in world Orthodoxy. These include issues of church and state (symphonia), church and nation, how to achieve consensus, authority in the church, how one approaches history, and the attitude to human rights and to modernity in general. How can Orthodoxy face these challenges? Kizenko, a historian of Orthodox Christianity in Russia and Ukraine, will examine this question from a historical perspective and consider how Orthodox Christianity can move forward.

Lincoln Center Blood Drive
October 31 | 11 am - 5 pm | 155 West 60th St., McMahon Hall, Room 109
Please sign up to donate blood during this campus-wide blood drive.

Archie Day!
November 1 | 9:30 am - 10:30 am | Outdoor Plaza (Lincoln Center)
November 1 | 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Eddie’s Parade (Rose Hill)
Archie is coming to campus! On Wednesday November 1, President Tetlow’s Golden Retriever, Archie, will be visiting both the Lincoln Center and Rose Hill campuses. At LC he’ll be joined by Splash (Dean Auricchio’s Labrador Retriever), while at RH Pumpkin (Dean Mast’s Retriever / Lab mix) will be part of the fun! Come to either or both campuses to meet / pet / take photos with Archie and his pals!

The Enduring Legacy of the UCA Martyrs
The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies commemorates the 34th anniversary of the University of Central America martyrs in a two-part event.   
 

November 1 | 3 pm | Flom Auditorium, Walsh Library (Rose Hill) 
Join us for a screening of Llegaron de Noche, a film that tells the story of the night in which six Jesuits, their cook, and her daughter were murdered. Free and open to the public.

November 2 | 5:30 pm | Tognino Hall, Duane Library, 2nd Floor (Rose Hill)
The Rev. José María Tojeira, SJ, who was Jesuit Provincial at the time of the UCA murders and who led the legal process against the members of the Salvadoran military who participated in the murders, will share stories about the martyrs and their causes and will reflect on the legacy of this event.  Free and open to the public, but registration required.

2023 Loyola Chair Lecture
November 1 | 4-5:30 pm | O’Hare Special Collections Room, Walsh Library (Rose Hill)
Join us for the St. Ignatius Loyola Chair Lecture featuring Brian Dunkle, S.J., associate professor of historical theology at the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. As Christian poets gained status and influence in the Roman Empire, they wrote out of aemulatio, that is, the desire to rival and surpass the great pagan poets of antiquity, such as Homer and Vergil. Yet when they engaged in new Christian classics, especially the Bible and the church’s creeds, any attempt at aemulatio would be equivalent to heresy. Thus, two modes of imitation inform early Christian poetry: one that rivals literary authorities and another that revels in theological authorities. This lecture will explore the interaction of these two modes not only in selected works of ambitious Christian verse but also in the celebratory hymns of the church’s worship.

How are Psychological Scientists Involved in the UN and Global Issues?
November 1 | 6-8:15 pm | 113 West 60th, Room 1022 (Lincoln Center)
Psychologists today are increasingly active in global activities, like the international Council of Psychologists (ICP) and Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN). This forum brings together several experts to speak about their diverse international activities. Fordham’s Harold Takooshian, PhD., Professor of Psychology and Urban Studies, will moderate the event. Sponsored by the Fordham Social Psychology seminar, in cooperation with Psi Chi, the Psychology Honor Society

The Fordham Music Program Presents Bad Bunny Forum
November 2 | 4 p.m. | Zoom & Keating First Floor (Rose Hill)
A conversation with Dr. Petra Rivera-Rideau (Author of Remixing Reggaeton: The Cultural Politics of Puerto Rico) and Dr. Vanessa Díaz (Author of Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood) about the significance of Bad Bunny’s music in contemporary Puerto Rico. A reception will follow. Please direct all questions to Angelina Tallaj, PhD, Assistant Professor of Music (atallaj@fordham.edu).

Loving Strangers: How Would Such a Moral Code Reshape Our Lives?
November 7 | 5:15-6:45 p.m. | Flom Auditorium, Walsh Library (Rose Hill)
Social isolation and animosity are arguably the central challenges of our angry age. Can philosophy play a role in overcoming the affective, social, and political alienation that mark our communities today? Meghan Sullivan (Wilsey Family College Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame) focuses her work on the ways philosophy contributes to the good life, and she is currently writing a book on the role love plays in grounding moral, political, and religious reasoning. It is tentatively titled Samaritanism: Moral Responsibility and Our Inner Lives. In this year’s Daniel J. Sullivan Memorial Lecture, she will expound on the central themes of this forthcoming book. David Gibson, Director of Fordham’s Center on Religion and Culture, will moderate a discussion after the talk, including questions from the audience.

Discussion: Queer Judaism: LGBT Activism and the Remaking of Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel
November 9 | 6-7:30 p.m. | McMahon 109 (Lincoln Center)
Until fairly recently, Orthodox people in Israel could not imagine embracing their LGBT sexual or gender identity and staying within the Orthodox fold. But within the span of about a decade and a half, Orthodox LGBT people have forged social circles and communities and become much more visible. This has been a remarkable shift in a relatively short time span. Queer Judaism offers the compelling story of how Jewish LGBT persons in Israel created an effective social movement. Join Fordham’s Orit Avishai, PhD, Professor of Sociology, as she discusses her book, which traces the path of how LGBT Jews accomplished this radical change. She makes the case that it has taken multiple approaches to achieve recognition within the community, ranging from political activism to more personal interactions with religious leaders and community members, to simply creating spaces to go about their everyday lives. 

Guided Tour: ‘Banned! A History of Censorship’
November 12 | 3-5 p.m. | Walsh Library (Rose Hill)
Books, libraries, librarians, and writers are subject to attacks—again. Recent bans of books across the United States targeting Black history, the Holocaust, and LGBTQ themes have dominated the news. But book censorship has a longer history. Andreea Badea will lead a guided tour through “Banned! A History of Censorship,” a new exhibit that explores this history, along with practices of censorship, the methods to control and ban books and ideas, the resilience of censored works, and attempts to push back.

Sperber Book Prize Awards—Ceremony and Lecture
November 6 | 5:30-7:30 pm | 12th-Floor Lounge, Lowenstein Center (Lincoln Center)
Please join us for the awarding of the 2023 Sperber Book Prize for exceptional achievement in biography, autobiography, or memoir in works about media figures. The Sperber Prize will be awarded to Kathryn S. Olmsted, Ph.D., a professor of history at the University of California at Davis, for her book The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler (Yale University Press, 2022). The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony and lecture at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Sperber Prize honors the memory of Ann M. Sperber, author of the seminal biography of journalist Edward R. Murrow, Murrow: His Life and Times, one edition of which was published by Fordham University Press.

Private Film Screening and Q&A with Bonnie Timmermann
November 16 (RSVP by November 10) | reception 6 pm | Platt Court | screening 7 pm | McNally Amphitheatre (Lincoln Center)
Join us for a Fordham-exclusive screening of Bonnie, a film portrait of the legendary casting director and producer for film, television, and theater Bonnie Timmermann. An homage to the craft of acting, this film features iconic performers, Hollywood veterans, and distinguished directors. Brent Lang, executive editor of Variety magazine, will lead a Q&A session with Bonnie Timmermann after the screening. A light reception will precede the screening. The event is generously hosted by Gerry Byrne, FCRH '66, vice chairman of Penske Media. RSVP by Friday, November 10.

Happening around town
Events at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (free or pay-what-you-wish)
Lincoln Center: David Rubenstein Atrium Events
61 W 62nd St, New York, NY 10023
All events at the Atrium are free and open to the public.
 

Migguel Anggelo's JOY
October 25 | 7:30 pm
Venezuelan-born and Brooklyn-based artist Migguel Anggelo’s work explores the intersections of queer, Latiné, and immigration identities. As a musician, he has released three albums (English with an Accent, La Casa Azul, Dónde Estara Matisse). For his new multidisciplinary project as part of the Festival of Firsts, Anggelo dons the whimsical persona of JOY, a raisonneur inspired by the mime Marcel Marceu's immortal Bip the Clown, who asks us to consider the power of silence in new ways. With the addition of an all-star lineup of live musicians, JOY features original music by Migguel Anggelo and Michelle J. Rodriguez, both of whom also take the stage. The debut of Migguel Anggelo’s JOY, a work-in-progress, is directed, choreographed, and created in collaboration with award-winning artist Rosie Herrera, and made possible through developmental support from the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Truth Future Bachman's Skyward: An Endling Elegy
October 26 | 7:30 pm
Brooklyn-based composer, playwright, vocalist and La MaMa resident artist Truth Future Bachman deftly interweaves three of the most compelling cultural threads of our moment: musical theater, gender fluidity, and superhero/sci-fi parables. Bachman's ongoing Shapeshifters saga reimagines the othering of queerness as a gift, empowering their diverse, trans-human cast's epic adventures. Following the 2022 presentation of Luna and the Starbodies at last year’s Festival of Firsts, Lincoln Center is proud to host the world premiere of Bachman's next great origin story within their multiversal mythos, Skyward. After birdwatcher Aria sights a flock of extinct animals within a great migration, the bird's ghostly songs awaken an avian adaptation that transforms her life forever.

Larissa Luz
October 27 | 7:30 pm
The multitalented and Latin Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer-songwriter Larissa Luz also hosts a popular talk show, has acted in numerous television and film roles, and placed second this year in Brazil's nationally televised edition of The Masked Singer. She has parlayed her stardom into a thriving career as a social activist, speaking out against sexism, racism, and colorism in a field that's still greatly defined by it. A regular performer in music festivals, including Lollapalooza and Rock in Rio, Luz's debut at the David Rubenstein Atrium as part of the Festival of Firsts is presented in collaboration with AFROPUNK. Luz will be performing music from across her career, including new songs and cuts from her most recent release, the trap pop EP Deusa Dull.
 

Events in The Bronx
Urban Farm Tour
Monday - Friday through December 29 | 4 - 6 pm | 2550 Olinville Ave Bronx NY 10467
Experience the wonder of urban farming right in the heart of the Bronx with our unique farm tours! Step into our apartment-turned-farm and witness the magic of microgreens and mushroom cultivation like never before. During this immersive tour, you'll have the opportunity to explore our carefully designed urban farm, where every inch of space is maximized for sustainable farming. Our farm tours are perfect for food enthusiasts, nature lovers, and anyone curious about urban farming. Gain a deeper understanding of the innovative techniques used to cultivate these miniature powerhouses and witness the potential of apartment farming in bringing sustainable food production to our communities. RSVP is required. 

The Bronx Vegan Bazaar - Today!
October 25 (and every Wednesday) I 4-9 pm I The Andrew Freeman Home, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10452
The Bronx Vegan Bazaar is an exciting weekly event celebrating all things vegan in the heart of the Bronx. It's a vibrant gathering that showcases a diverse array of plant-based foods, products, and lifestyle choices. Our festival brings together local businesses, renowned chefs, and the community to promote a sustainable and compassionate way of living. At The Bronx Vegan Bazaar, you can expect a dynamic and engaging experience. There will be a wide range of vendors offering delectable vegan food options, from gourmet meals to delightful desserts. You'll also find cruelty-free products, informative workshops, and opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals. Whether you're looking to savor delicious food or learn more about living a compassionate lifestyle, our bazaar has something for everyone.

City of Forest Day Festival At Crotona Park
November 4 | 12 - 4 PM | Crotona Park
Join us for a day of fun games, education workshops, food, and more - all to celebrate the beautiful urban canopy of New York City and the great work that stewards across the Bronx are doing to care for urban trees. We will be located by the Crotona Park Nature Center, which is next to the pond in the Northeast section of the park. The closest entrance is on Charlotte Ave and Crotona Park E. All are welcome!

FALL-O-WEEN
October 25 (Through November 12) | 10 AM - 6PM | New York Botanical Garden
Make NYBG your pumpkin headquarters this fall! The tricks and treats of the season come to life with plentiful pumpkins, gourds, and ghouls—and all sorts of fun-filled activities to celebrate this season of frights and foliage! Day or night, there’s something for everyone as we offer special weekends of pumpkin parades and pumpkin carving face-offs, as well as the return of our popular beer sampling weekend, Bales & Ales! Evening events give kids (and adults!) the chance to show off their Halloween costumes in New York City’s most beautiful landscape, while you can savor the flavors of the season with artisan demos, food and drink talks, and so much more as autumn in the Bronx brings vibrant color to your backyard. While you’re here, don’t miss your opportunity to capture picture-perfect fall photos at the Reflecting Pool and on the adjacent lawn, where you’ll find hundreds of pumpkins and gourds of all shapes, sizes, and colors!

NYC Parks Presents: Roller Skating at Kwame Ture Recreation Center
October 26 | 3 - 6 PM | Kwame Ture Recreation Center
Join NYC Parks and Council Member Althea Stevens for a Skate Party at Kwame Ture Recreation Center. Come out and enjoy an afternoon of music, dancing, and skating. Skates will be provided while supplies last or, feel free to bring your own

Public Garden Highlights Walk
October 26 | 12 - 1 PM | Wavehill Public Garden and Cultural Center
Join a knowledgeable Wave Hill Garden Guide for a leisurely stroll in the gardens. Topics vary by season and the expertise of the Guide-come back for an encore; each walk varies with the Guide leading it. This walk lasts a half-hour to 45 minutes. 

GIANT PUMPKIN CARVING WEEKEND
October 27 - 29 | 10 AM - 4PM | New York Botanical Garden
In its second year, Adam Bierton returns for the Fall-O-Ween season finale to carve a giant pumpkin. From last year’s 2,424-lb. pumpkin, a dragon’s head emerged after 16 hours of scraping, chiseling, carving, and detailing. This year, Adam Bierton and a team of carvers return to once again transform a giant pumpkin sourced by the
Great Pumpkin Commonwealth into an organic masterpiece.

Three of the largest pumpkins in the world are coming to NYBG. They will be on display at the Reflecting Pool and one will be carved by Adam Bierton and his team.
 

Williamsbridge Oval Haunted House
October 27 | 7 - 9 PM | Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center
Celebrate Halloween with Williamsbridge Oval Recreation. A safe way to have family fun in our haunted house with ghouls, witches, ghosts and more. 

Honoring Our African Ancestors 
October 28 | 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Van Cortlandt Park
Batá Drummers will dedicate an Oro for Égun ceremony at the Enslaved African & Kingsbridge Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park.Master Batá Drummer Anthony Carrillo, Awo Juan Usera, and Awo Xavier Rivera will play the sacred Batá drums and dedicate an Oro for Égun ceremony to the ancestors who are buried in the Enslaved African & Kingsbridge Burial Ground in Van Cortlandt Park. Egún is the Yoruba word for ancestors and it refers to the collective spirit of all ancestors, emphasizing the interconnectedness between the ancestors and their living descendants.

Following the Égun ceremony, we will continue to honor and celebrate the ancestors with a Bombazo led by Juan Usera and the Sambuco Tribe with interactive drumming and dancing. Featured music in the Bombazo is Bomba, the most representative music and dance form of all African-derived cultural expressions in Puerto Rican folklore and one of the oldest Black cultural practices with connections to other Caribbean nations. Bomba also connects Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican heritage to our ancestors and it is played to celebrate our departed.

38th Annual Bronx Halloween Parade
October 28 | 12 - 5 PM | Westchester Avenue & Southern Boulevard
The Bronx Community Board #2 proudly presents the Annual Bronx Halloween Day Parade. This community-based event is heading into its 38th year and is a safe space for all children and adults to enjoy Halloween festivities. The parade, now deemed a city-wide event, has already been considered the second largest Halloween Parade in New York City. After the parade, guests will gather at Bill Rainey Park to enjoy an artist showcase featuring surprise celebrity guests, politicians, marching bands, costume contests with cash prizes and distribution of candy for all! This year’s parade theme is 80s horror films

Bronx Night Market, Saturday 
October 28 | 1:00 - 7:00 PM | 1 Fordham Plaza
The Bronx’s renowned cuisine and culture festival is back for its 6th season, bringing with it an array of flavors and cultural experiences that represent the city’s diverse heritage. As a beloved event, it’s a must-attend festival for any food lover in the Bronx. With an average of 4k patrons per event, the festival gathers at the Fordham Plaza, providing an exciting and unique experience. This year’s festival is even bigger and better, offering a curated selection of local Bronx and NYC-based food, beverage, arts & crafts, and packaged goods vendors. These vendors come together to provide an incredible culinary journey, showcasing a wide range of cultures and flavors.

Events throughout NYC 

Halloween on the Harlem Meer
October 26 | Charles A. Dana Discovery Center; Central Park N, New York, NY 10029
Celebrate Halloween in Central Park with a family-friendly event full of magic, entertainment, and music, featuring Central Park's signature great pumpkin flotilla. Drop off your carved pumpkin and head to the picnic area by Charles A. Dana Discovery Center to listen to not-so-spooky stories, enjoy a hair-raising magic show, and adorn your own trick-or-treat bag with Central Park–themed decorations. Then, find a spot along the edge of the Harlem Meer, dance to some festive tunes courtesy of our DJ, and watch the jack-o’-lanterns float by. It’s New York’s largest pumpkin flotilla—and it’s not to be missed! Admission is free.

Hester Street Fair
October 28-29 | 89 South St, Pier 17, New York
Mark your calendars, spread the word, and be part of the vibrant atmosphere at the Hester Street Fair for this year's Halloween Weekend! The costume contest is coming back which means there will be ultimate prize baskets, supported by vendors! On top of what's always the most fun weekend In NYC the Hester Street Fair will be hosting the best of New York’s vendors, food, and DJs all for you, your friends and family to enjoy - not to mention the gorgeous view and ocean breeze of the East River at Pier 17 at The Seaport. Admission is free.

Village Halloween Parade
October 31 | 6th Ave in Greenwich Village
The Village Halloween Parade—NYC’s creative and spooky procession—is one of the best Halloween events in Greenwich Village and it's coming back this year on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31. Each year, more than 50,000 zombies, ghouls, witches, monsters, robots, Jedis, giant puppets and more things that go bump in the night take to the streets for a night of costumed revelry that you won't want to miss. Admission is free.

Beauty During Wartime and Before: Exhibition of Ukrainian Contemporary Art
Friday, November 3, 2023 | 10:00 am | Sheen Center NYC, 18 Bleecker St 
Fordham’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center organizes the exhibition of Ukraine Contemporary Christian Art, under the theme"The Beauty During Wartime and Before." Its primary focus is Mariypol Iconostasis  from the Icons on Ammo Boxes project by Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko, artists from Kyiv. The project would never have seen the light of day if war had not broken out in Ukraine in 2014.  Those who are wounded, are refugees, and have lost their love ones feel that all beauty has gone from their lives. In its place is horror, suffering and grief. But even today, God Himself, His All-Holy Mother, and all the Saints are near. 

Film Forum: 50 FROM THE ’50s
Through November 9 | 6th Ave in Greenwich Village
The 1950s were a time when Congress held hearings on Communists in the movie industry; when left-leaning writers, directors, and actors were blacklisted; when the major studios were divested of their lucrative theater chains; when the studio system began to crumble; and when the movie industry faced its biggest threat of all: TV. In high-defense mode, the majors ballyhoo-ed new technologies (3-D and CinemaScope chief among them), a whole new generation of actors and icons, and even a new acting style, the Method, along with new, more adult subject matter, sometimes re-inventing the melodrama, comedy, Film Noir, the movie musical, and the historical epic, and filtering political allegories through Westerns and science fiction. The festival is programmed by Film Forum's Repertory Artistic Director Bruce Goldstein and film historian Foster Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch will appear for several introductions and special events during the festival. Tickets are $17 and can be purchased online.

Women’s Work
Through July | New-York Historical Society; 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) New York, NY 10024
What is “women’s work?” How have broad trends in American economic, legal, and political history encouraged women to take certain jobs and restricted them from “men’s work?” How have race, ethnicity, social class, legal status, sexual orientation, and gender presentation impacted these distinctions? In a new exhibition, the Center for Women’s History showcases approximately 45 objects from New-York Historical’s own Museum and Library collections to demonstrate how “women’s work” defies categorization. The items range from a 19th-century mahogany cradle to a 20th-century doctor’s dissection kit to a pinback button with the message “Shirley Chisholm for President.” The exhibition seeks to demonstrate that women’s work has been essential to American society and is inherently political: Women’s work is everywhere. Student discounted tickets are $13 and available for purchase online.