Dear FCLC students,

Winter weather has arrived! I hope you’re making the most of it. As we approach the holidays (and finals!) I hope you take time to enjoy some of the season’s festive events, like the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies happening all around the city – including the Magical Lights events in Dante Park (Broadway and 64th Street) starting on December 5 at 4:30 PM. More information below about concerts and, my personal favorite, holiday markets!

Please read on to learn 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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Important Information 
December 1
 

As explained in the Academic Bulletin, Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are allowed to register for one elective course per year on a Pass/Fail basis. Credit will be granted for a passing grade, and no credit awarded for a failing grade. Since there is no numerical equivalent, the grade is not computed in the student's GPA index. The last day to request a Pass/Fail grade for an eligible course is Friday December 1.
Please note that there are important restrictions that limit which courses can be taken Pass/Fail.  In particular, No courses used to fulfill a core, major, or minor program requirement may be taken on a pass/fail basis. Once chosen, the P/F option cannot be rejected in anticipation of a high letter grade; conversely, the likelihood of a low letter grade is not grounds for a belated request for a P/F. 
In order to request permission to take a course on a P/F basis, please complete the appropriate form by going to Fordham.edu, selecting the “Student” page, and looking under “Electronic Forms.” Your request will be reviewed by your Academic Advisor (Sophomores) or the Assistant Dean assigned to your class (Juniors and Seniors). First-Year students cannot elect the Pass/Fail grading option.
 

Friday December 1 is the last day to “drop” (or withdraw from) a course without academic penalty. Before dropping a course, First- and Second-Year students should consult with their Academic Advisors; Juniors should consult with Associate Dean Ashlee Burrs (who is supporting Juniors while Assistant Dean for Juniors Rebecca Stark-Gendrano is on leave); Seniors should consult with Assistant Dean for Seniors Josiane Grégoire. 

To officially drop the course you will need to submit the “Add / Drop” or “Late Registration” form by going to Fordham.edu, selecting the “Student” page, and looking under “Electronic Forms.” 
If you complete the “Add/Drop” or “Late Registration” form on or before Friday, the symbol “W” will appear on your transcript in place of a grade for that class. A W has no impact on your GPA. If you stop attending a course without completing this form, or if you complete the form after Friday December 1, a WF will appear on your transcript. A WF is the equivalent of an “F” (Failure) and factors into your GPA as an F. To learn more about the grading system, please review the Academic Bulletin. 

Excused Absences
As described at this link, students may request excused absences if they have a documented medical reason, a death in the family, a religious holiday, or a qualified university-sponsored event that they are required to attend. To access the Excused Absence form, log into the portal on Fordham.edu, select "My Pages" and go to the "Electronic Forms" section. The form will be automatically routed to your Academic Advisor (First- and Second-Year Students) or to the Assistant Dean assigned to your class (Juniors and Seniors).

New Major & Minor Declaration Forms
We are excited to announce a new streamlined process for major and minor declaration. Students can now declare majors, minors, and concentrations using the “Major/Minor/Concentration Form.” To access it, please log in to Fordham.edu, navigate to the “Students” page, then click on the “Student Electronic Forms” menu. We encourage you to discuss your plans with your advisor and the department/program you are interested in before declaring. Please also note that some majors have requirements for declaring (such as GPA minimums or application processes). You can learn about the requirements for each program on this page. And you can identify program contacts at this page.

​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).

Peer-to-peer tutoring through Knack
With finals coming up, we are excited to remind you about our partnership with Knack, a peer tutoring platform. Knack’s platform allows students in need of tutoring services to book free sessions with other students at Fordham. Tutoring is conducted virtually or in person. To get started, head to fordham.joinknack.com. If you have any questions about getting set up on Knack, please contact support@joinknack.com.

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
Spring internships are starting to arrive! We will continue to post all Serving the City Internship opportunities –  paid internships at NYC nonprofits available exclusively to FCLC and FCRH students – in this weekly newsletter. You can also find these opportunities on Fordham’s online job and internship database Handshake and on our Serving the City LinkedIn page. Email servingthecity@fordham.edu with any questions. 

52nd Street Project

MSK Bridge Post-Baccalaureate Research Program
The MSK Bridge program aims to provide post-baccalaureate trainees from traditionally underrepresented (URM) groups with a strong foundation in science and research, as well as guided mentoring that will help them successfully transition into biomedical PhD programs. Successful applicants to the program — known as Bridge Scholars — will conduct a research project in one of MSK’s scientific laboratories for up to 24 months. The overarching goal of MSK Bridge is to increase the participation of URM scientists in biomedical fields.

Bridge Scholars will receive a stipend of $45,000 per year. Health benefits are included. Housing will be available through MSK. MSK Bridge is part of the Maximizing Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Technology (MERIT) program and is supported by Dr. Charles and Susan Sawyers, Drs. Nai-Kong and Irene Cheung, the Center for Experimental Immuno-Oncology, the Gabelli family, and for those entering computational labs, the Computational Oncology Program.

Program Timeline

For questions, please contact oset@mskcc.org.
 

The Bronx Jewish History Project (BJHP) - Deadline to apply is December 1st!
The Bronx Jewish History Project (BJHP) has received an Arts and Sciences Deans' Faculty Challenge Grant. The BJHP, now directed by Professor Daniel Soyer, is a local history project dedicated to bringing to light the experiences of Jews in the Bronx through oral histories and artifacts. You can read about the origins of the project here and here and watch past events related to the BJHP here on the CJS's YouTube Channel.

The BJHP is organized through the Center for Jewish Studies, and, so far, several dozen oral histories (accessible here) have been recorded and transcribed by Fordham graduate student in education Sophia Maier and undergraduate Reyna Stovall. These interviews provide a wealth of information concerning a variety of issues, from Jewish family and communal life to education to interracial and interethnic relations to why people chose to leave a place that was so formative to them. 

Now, with the help of an Arts and Sciences Deans’ Faculty Challenge Grant, the Project will be able to expand its staff and step up the pace of its work. This year, the project will engage eight undergraduates and two graduate students in the work of gathering and editing oral histories and will offer a workshop for the ten students with an experienced oral historian. 

In addition to attending a two-hour workshop in January, student workers will each conduct up to five interviews, and edit up to five (different) interviews. The total time commitment will be about 32 hours during the spring semester. (This is a maximum estimate. Of course, a lot depends on how each interview goes, which is impossible to predict with precision.) Undergraduates will receive $15/hour, graduate students $21/hour.

Fordham students interested in applying to be a part of the BJHP can submit an application here. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please be in touch with Professor Soyer at soyer@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 today! Click here to learn more!

Happening at Fordham
Career Building Events 
Day in the Life Internship Panel
November 30 | 1- 2 PM | Room G73, 140 W. 62nd St. (Lincoln Center)
Join us and hear from your peers about their experiences working in diverse industries, and best tips and practices for landing a role in your industry of interest.

Summer in the City Info Session
December 1 12-1 PM (Zoom)
Join Holly Young to learn more about the Summer in the City program! This summer, jumpstart your career with an 8-10 week 4-credit course designed to maximize your internship experience and set you up for future success. Additionally, if you sign up early, our career counselors will take you step-by-step to help you find an internship in your desired field to go along with the class. ZOOM LINK

Mindfulness Monday Workshop
December 4 |  1- 2 PM | 221 McShane Campus Center (Rose Hill)
Join the Career Center for our Mindfulness Monday workshop where counselors from Counseling and Psychological Services will walk you through how to effectively manage stress and prioritize your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing while navigating the internship and job search. This will be an informal discussion, so come ready to relax, chat, AND create DIY stress balls that can help you get through finals week

Career Center Survey
Report your experience on Handshake and be entered to win a $100 gift card Report your job, internship, volunteer, research, work, fellowship, grad school, experiential learning, or other experience on Handshake by December 1, 2023 at 11:59pm for a chance to win a $100 gift card to your choice of H&M, GAP Brands, or Visa. Reporting your experience only takes a few short minutes and can be done online at your convenience! Report your experience here. The winner will be drawn on Monday, December 4 and contacted via email.

Systems Thinking Part 2
December 6 | 12- 2 PM
This semester, the Social Innovation Collaboratory and Career Center at Fordham University are proud to host a collaborative workshop on Systems Thinking. Open to all undergraduate students, this workshop will allow students to explore the practice and application of systems thinking, which is rooted in a holistic approach to society’s more complex issues. At the completion of this workshop, students will be able to apply systems thinking into their coursework and projects in a variety of disciplines. Sadibou Sylla, Director of Fordham University’s Social Innovation Collaboratory, will be leading this innovative new workshop. Prior to joining Fordham in 2019, Sylla had worked with organizations like United Nations, World Bank, National Basketball Association (NBA), and more on global economic development.

Exhibitions and Events 
New Spring 2024 Course!
VART 1111 Connection & Context: An Introduction to Art & Engagement 
Fridays 2:30-5:15pm | Lincoln Center Campus
Thursdays 2:30-5:15pm | Rose Hill Campus 
How can art address pressing social issues and build communities? How can artmaking and viewing be a way to spend time together and create space for complex sociopolitical positions? This course considers the aesthetic issues of art in context—such as the different ways an artwork may be interpreted—and includes a brief overview of the history of social practice art. We will explore the rich cultural resources that New York City offers by visiting museums and other art venues, making site visits to street-art and public-art locations, and attending screenings or performances when possible. Students will also work with Fordham’s community partners for the community-engaged learning component of the class. Assignments in this hybrid seminar/studio course include readings, reflections, and creative projects in a range of art mediums.

Continuing Education: Grief—Ours and Theirs
November 29 | 5:30-7:30 pm | Zoom
This interactive workshop will explore the impact that our cumulative experiences of grief have on our personal and professional lives. Using the framework of the National Consensus Project Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, we’ll explore how our cultural backgrounds and past losses influence our understanding and expression of grief. Although caring for those who are seriously ill exposes us to a multitude of losses, few healthcare settings offer a safe place to process these powerful feelings—and few clinicians have had training in grief and bereavement. Social workers may find that they are expected to provide comfort to both families and colleagues without access to care for themselves. Strategies to address these complex and interconnected issues will be explored, with tools and resources provided.

Interfaith Prayer Service for Grief, Healing, and Hope in Israel & Palestine
Thursday, November 30, 1:00 PM | Lincoln Center Outdoor Plaza (Lincoln Center)
Join the Jewish Students’ Organization, Muslim Students’ Association, Campus Ministry, and the Interfaith Council in remembering and mourning those who have died in Israel and Palestine and praying for all those who continue to suffer because of the conflict.

Book Launch: Emanuel Fiano’s Three Powers in Heaven: The Emergence of Theology and the Parting of the Ways
November 30 | 6-8:30 pm | McMahon 109 (Lincoln Center)
How, when, and why did Judaism and Christianity diverge into separate religions? Three Powers in Heaven reinterprets the parting of the ways between Jews and Christians as a split between two intellectual traditions—a split that emerged within the context of ancient debates about Jesus’ relationship to God and the world. The book explores how Christianity moved away from Judaism through the development of new practices for religious inquiry. By demonstrating that the constitution of communal borders coincided with the elaboration of different methods for producing knowledge about the divine, the author shows that theological controversies often thought to teach us nothing beyond the history of dogma can cast light on the broader religious landscape of late antiquity.

Clavius Distinguished Lecture: Multi-Modal Biometric Informatics and AI-powered Decision-Making
November 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Room 3-01, Fordham Law School (Lincoln Center)
Dr. Marina L. Gavrilova, Killam Annual Professor and UCalgary Excellence Chair on Trustworthy and Explainable AI at the University of Calgary, will examine methods related to multi-modal biometric informatics and AI-powered decision making in the transformation of data/information to domain application in organization, enterprises, and society. Related issues on privacy, security, and trust will also be discussed. A reception will follow.

Visit and Mentoring by ABC News Reporter Will Ganss FCRH '14
November 30 | 7:00-8:30 pm | Faculty Memorial Hall room 320 (Rose Hill)
Come meet ABC News Reporter Will Ganss FCRH '14, who will talk about his career in journalism and how you can break into the business. Will is an Emmy Award-winning reporter, writer, producer and live stream host at ABC News, where he has appeared on-air for "Good Morning America," "World News Now," and several digital and social platforms across the network. Will has also worked as a producer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Pizza will be served. Please RSVP to Prof. Beth Knobel at knobel@fordham.edu so we have food for you. 

Financial Issues Forum: Daron Acemoglu on Power and Progress
December 1 | 12-1 pm | Virtual
In Power and Progress, authors Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson discuss how cutting-edge technological advances can become empowering and democratizing tools, but not if all major decisions remain in the hands of a few hubristic tech leaders. With their bold reinterpretation of economics and history, Acemoglu and Johnson fundamentally change how we see the world, providing the vision needed to redirect innovation so it again benefits most people. Advance registration is required. Registered guests will receive the link prior to the program. The first 100 guests will receive a complimentary electronic copy of the book, courtesy of the Fordham Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis.

Arabic Script Calligraphy Workshop
December 2 | 10am - 4pm | Visual Arts Center Room SL 24E (Lincoln Center) 
Join us for an Arabic Script Calligraphy Workshop in the Visual Arts Center (Room SL 24E) at the Lincoln Center Campus. Registration is required ($90 fee, $25 for materials). Fordham students will receive a 50% discount (during registration use code: FORDHAMSTDT2023). 

2023 Fordham Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols – Lincoln Center Campus
December 2 | 7:30-9 pm | Church of St. Paul the Apostle; 405 W 59th St New York, NY 10019
Join us for the annual celebration of the season with the combined University choirs, dancers from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance, and the Bronx Arts Ensemble. The festival is general admission; no ticket required. This event is open to alumni, faculty/staff, parents, students, and the public.

2023 Fordham Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols – Rose Hill Campus
December 3 | 3-4:30 pm | University Church; Rose Hill Campus 441 E Fordham Rd Bronx, NY 
Join us for the annual celebration of the season featuring the combined University choirs and the Bronx Arts Ensemble. The festival is general admission; no ticket required. This event is open to alumni, faculty/staff, parents, students, and the public.

Guided Tour: ‘Banned! A History of Censorship’
December 3 | 3-5 pm | Walsh Library; 441 East Fordham Road Bronx, NY 10458
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. Federica Francesconi 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.

Bronx Educational Leaders Solving Bronx Problems: A Community Celebration
December 5 | 5-8 pm | Great Hall, Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center; 441 East Fordham Road Bronx, NY 10458
Join us for an evening of learning, community, and celebration. For the past four years, more than 30 Bronx school and district leaders have been engaged in equity-focused continuous improvement to tackle critical problems of practice in math, reading, support for multilingual learners, and other priorities. We invite you to learn about and celebrate their work with us. Their equity-focused improvement work has been supported by their doctoral studies at Fordham University to purposefully address Bronx priorities and develop workable solutions. Come and find out what they have discovered, strategies that work, and the success they have achieved as you network and celebrate these important improvements in the Bronx. Food and drink will be provided.

The O’Shea Center for Credit Analysis and Investment Presents: The Truth About Mike Milken
December 5 | 5:30-6:45 pm | Zoom
In 1986, the investigation into Milken, the innovative financier and head of Drexel Burnham Lambert’s High Yield and Convertible Securities Department, shocked the world. Yet the media told Milken’s story with no firsthand knowledge of the man himself or his business, the government investigative methods, the emotional toll his imprisonment took on him and his family members, and ultimately, his remarkable triumph over it all—even in the face of a terminal cancer diagnosis. We will have the unique opportunity to hear the untold side of Milken’s story during a virtual fireside chat with Richard Sandler, a close confidant, childhood friend, and personal lawyer who has been with Milken and his family every step of the way. This frank and personal conversation will focus on Sandler’s recently released book: Witness to the Prosecution: The Myth of Michael Milken. It also will explore what we can learn about the criminal justice system from the Milken story, and what insights that can provide on potential prosecution and defense strategies in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial. Please join us in what is sure to be a fascinating discussion with Sandler about Milken as a person, the criminal investigation, Milken’s strength in the face of adversity, and his amazing comeback.

Studio Thesis Productions at Fordham Theatre
Studio Thesis Productions at Fordham Theatre provide directors and playwrights the opportunity to work with a full production team on an up-to-three performance series. Thesis productions build upon students prior experience in Rep, as well as in class and Mainstage.
 

Sagittarius Ponderosa
December 5-7 | Kehoe Theatre; 113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
SAGITTARIUS PONDEROSA
By MJ Kaufman
Directed by Manon McCollum (Fordham '24)
Archer, still known as Angela to his family, comes home to the Pacific Northwest to find everyone in transition. Even the forest is changing, burning and regrowing in new shapes. As Archer accepts the changes in his family, he discovers the power of names, and the way the universe can recycle what was thought to be lost.

This House Is Haunted
December 5-7 | Whitebox Theatre; 113 W 60th St, New York, NY 10023, USA
THIS HOUSE IS HAUNTED
By Laurel Mora (Fordham '24)
Directed by Narushi Fukuda (Fordham '24)
Following the death of her abuela, a young novelist must return home to confront the monster that has tormented her family for generations.

How Did We Get Here?: A Deep Dive into the History of Israel and Palestine
December 6 | 6 pm | McNally Amphitheatre (Lincoln Center) and Zoom
The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023 stunned and shocked Israel and the Jewish world to the core. It triggered a massive Israeli response that has reduced large parts of northern Gaza to rubble. Supporters of Israel and the Palestinians are more bitterly divided than ever, around the world and especially on college campuses. What are the roots of today’s conflict? And what does it portend for the future of the region?  
To gain insight into this latest stage in a brutal and divisive conflict that has ebbed and flowed for over a century, Fordham University’s Center for Jewish Studies is sponsoring a four-part series on the history of the conflict with Dr. Hussein Ibish and Prof. David Myers. In 2017-2018, Ibish and Myers came to campus to deliver a three-part series on the history of this conflict.  Five years later, they return to Fordham to offer an in-depth perspective on the history of Israel-Palestine in light of the current moment.  

*The event on December 6 will be in person and live-streamed online. A link to the livestream will be sent to the email used to register a few days before the event.

In Conversation with NBC News Correspondent Ron Allen
December 7 | 7:00-8:30 pm | Room 320, Faculty Memorial Hall (Rose Hill)
Come end the semester with a visit from  Ron Allen, the veteran NBC News correspondent, speaking about his career and how to break into broadcast journalism.  His thoughtful and insightful reports from across the country and around the world appear on every NBC News broadcast and digital platform including, “NBC Nightly News”, “Today,” and MSNBC. Ron joined NBC News in 1996, and before that worked for both ABC and CBS News. Ron’s work has won 6 Overseas Press Club Awards, 6 Emmys, 2 Robert F. Kennedy Humanitarian Awards, 2 George Foster Peabody Awards, 2 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, National Association of Black Journalists Journalist of the Year, and numerous others. Food will be served. Please RSVP to Professor Beth Knobel at knobel@fordham.edu so we have enough for you. Open to all!

Humanities Ambassadors Club!
The Humanities Ambassadors Club has launched at FCRH! The goal is to connect humanities majors and minors (including Theology) with career and postgraduate opportunities. The FCRH Humanities Student Ambassadors will meet Wednesdays from 10 - 10:45 am at the FCRH Career Center. All are welcome! This semester, they will be meeting 11/15, 11/29, and 12/8. Student and Career Center Contacts Marianna Apazidis, Leah Langhoff, or Allyson Blatz. Faculty contact: Dr. Brenna Moore 
If you are a Lincoln Center student interested in launching a chapter on campus, write to Student Engagement Career Center staff person Beatrice Rice to let them know! A wonderful leadership opportunity.

Fordham Ensembles Fall Concert
December 8 | 6:30 pm | Pope Auditorium (Lincoln Center)

Happening around town
Events at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (free or pay-what-you-wish)

FREE Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) membership 25 & Under
Do you love movies? Are you between the ages of 17 and 25? FLC 25 & Under is a free one-year FLC Innovator membership for anyone between the ages of 17 and 25. Enrollment is now open through November 30, 2023! Enroll today.

Requirements:

How to Enroll:
Please note that this is a two-part process. The first part is selecting one 25 & Under membership and creating an account with Film at Lincoln Center. Then, once you have received your confirmation email after creating your account, you will need to fill out a Google form to upload your valid ID. Eligible applicants will be notified of their FLC 25 and Under Membership by January 31, 2024 and benefits will last for one year upon receiving Membership.

X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X – FINAL PERFORMANCE 12/2
Metropolitan Opera; 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
The Met is extending a special $10 ticket offer for Fordham students to attend the company premiere of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X—the groundbreaking and influential opera about the iconic civil rights leader. The innovative production by Robert O’Hara reimagines Malcolm’s story through an Afrofuturist lens and promises to be one of the highlights of New York’s fall cultural season. Final performance — Saturday December 2, 8 PM. Students can redeem $10 tickets at the Met Opera Box Office showing their Fordham student ID. There is a limit of 4 tickets per order. The offer is pending availability.

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.

Beautiful Forms: Queer Art Unbound
November 29 | 7 pm
Artistic Freedom Initiative's multidisciplinary arts festival BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND is a celebration of the extraordinary queer artists and fierce allies who are fundamental to the fight for artistic freedom worldwide. Through this short film night, internationally acclaimed filmmakers Faraz Ansari (India) and Mehrdad Hasani (Iran) reveal how queer film narratives disrupt dangerous norms and uplift those that venerate free expression. Three groundbreaking shorts by Ansari and Hasani explore the intersection of LGBTQIAP+ identities and cultural paradigms. With filmmaker Q&A’s moderated by activist and artist Beyza BK (Upwardly Global, Wicked Queer), this film night is the inspiring conclusion to BEAUTIFUL FORMS: QUEER ART UNBOUND.

Raphael Rogiński and Martyna Basta
December 1 | 7:30 pm
Unsound—a festival and platform of adventurous music—takes over the David Rubenstein Atrium with two leading voices of the Polish avant-garde scene. Guitarist Raphael Rogiński is an expert improviser who draws from jazz, blues, and folk traditions from across the globe. Rogiński's key inspirations lie in his Jewish roots and the American outsider audio art of experimental composers and performers like Harry Partch, John Fahey, and Henry Cowell. For this performance, he'll present his interpretations of work by John Coltrane as well as his new Unsound-commissioned project Žaltys, inspired by Lithuanian mythology. Martyna Basta dissolves the borders between electro-acoustic experimentation, folk and ambient music, and opens the evening with a set of delicate atmospheric sound that Pitchfork calls "enchantingly enigmatic." This event is free, and is presented with Polish Cultural Institute New York in partnership with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute.

The Caretaker and Moor Mother’s Black Encyclopedia of the Air
Monday, December 4, 2023 at 8:00pm at David Geffen Hall (Broadway and 65th St)
Tickets are available on a Choose What You Pay basis, with a minimum of $5.00 and a suggested ticket price of $35.00.
 

Events in The Bronx
Holiday Train Show Treasure Hunt
December 1 | 10AM | New York Botanical Garden
Go on a journey to meet the plants featured in the Holiday Train Show! Search for seed pods, fruits, and leaves – some familiar and some fantastical! Access the Treasure Hunt via the Bloomberg App or pick-up a physical copy in the Conservatory.

Street Tree Care at Karol's Farm: A Master Composter Volunteer Activity
December 1 | 11 AM - 2 PM | Karol's Farm, Havemeyer & Lacombe Ave, Bronx
Join the Karol's Farm crew and Castle Hill Houses community-members to care for the street trees on Lacombe Avenue! Volunteers will collect debris, Weed tree beds, apply mulch and compost, plant daffodils, and construct tree bed guards. This workday will coincide with an end-of-season community harvest and produce distribution.
Access notes: Karol's Farm is unpaved and the ground inside the garden may be uneven. There is a port-a-potty and seating available on-site.

Bronx Little Italy’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
December 2 | 4-6 PM | Ciccarone Park, 2426 Hughes Ave, Bronx
The beloved annual Tree Lighting Ceremony is back! To kick off the season the neighborhood will welcome the public to Ciccarone Park at the intersection of East 188th Street and Arthur Avenue. Attendees can get into the holiday spirit by meeting Santa and an elf singing along to holiday caroling and enjoying Italian cookies and hot chocolate from local small businesses.

Design Your Own Botanical Miniatures
December 2-3 | 12 PM | New York Botanical Garden
In Applied Imagination’s inspired artworks, a black walnut becomes a clock, and grapevine becomes a balcony railing. Design your own space using stamps to bring this experience home 
with you!

Glow at NY Botanical Garden
December 2 | 5-10 PM | New York Botanical Garden
Visitors of all ages can enjoy both the Holiday Train Show® and NYBG GLOW, the Garden’s outdoor holiday light experience now back for its fourth year. During New York’s biggest holiday celebration, the Garden’s iconic sights and buildings, including the Haupt Conservatory and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library Building, become dramatic, glittering canvases. Thousands of dazzling, energy-efficient choreographed lights and sound and picture-perfect installations create a spectacle not to be missed. Grab drinks and light bites available for purchase at one of NYBG’s outdoor bars or the Bronx Night Market Holiday Pop-Up, and make the most of these nights out in New York City’s most beautiful holiday landscape.

Events throughout NYC 

The 41st Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreat for Social Justice 
December 6 | 9am - 2pm | Online Conference 
December 6 | 5pm - 7pm | In-Person Community Conversation - Metro Baptist Church (410 West 40th Street) 
On December 6 the Interfaith Center of New York (ICNY) – a Serving the City partner –  will host a conference for religious and civic leaders exploring faith-based responses to food insecurity – including immediate responses to hunger, as well as long-term, sustainable strategies to build food justice and food sovereignty for all New Yorkers. The Faith in Action for Food Justice conference will be the 41st meeting of the Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreat for Social Justice, ICNY’s flagship program for interfaith dialogue on social issues. Register here. 

Iphigenia Point Blank
December 5-8 | 7pm | The Sheen Center (18 Bleecker St New York, NY 10012)
December 9 | 1pm & 7pm | The Sheen Center (18 Bleecker St New York, NY 10012)
IPHIGENIA POINT BLANK is a public ritual, an immersive theatre experience about a woman's experience of war, that fuses theatre together with documentary film, live music and dance.
Iphigenia - the first refugee depicted in western drama - is excavated from Euripides’ plays and the ancient Greek laments, emerging as a refugee of all wars, from the Trojan War to the wars of today. She confronts the current refugee crisis and demands to change the ending of her own story. This production is a requiem for those who have perished, a memorial for those left behind, a hymn to life for survivors, and a call for justice for all those displaced and lost to war. Post-show panel conversations will be held after each performance. On December 8th, Fordham professor, Fadi Skeiker will be joining as a guest panelist. 

The Sheen Center extends a special code for Fordham students to attend the play at a reduced rate of $15. Students can use the code FORDHAMSTUDENT when purchasing tickets. Link to purchase tickets here. 
*20% of all ticket proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders* 

New York Transit Museum’s Holiday Train Show at Grand Central Terminal 
Grand Central Terminal | 89 East 42nd St | M – F 10am to 7:30pm | Sat & Sun 10am to 6pm
Located in Grand Central Terminal just off the Main Concourse in the Shuttle Passage, the New York Transit Museum’s Holiday Train Show is now free! No tickets required.

Carnegie Hall Citywide: ArcoStrum
December 8 | 8 pm | Flushing Town Hall Main Theater; 137-35 Northern Boulevard Queens
ArcoStrum is a virtuosic violin-and-guitar pairing with an expansive, 21st-century sensibility. Recently named winner and audience prize recipient at the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition in New York, these former classmates from The Juilliard School have been dazzling audiences with innovative concerts that mix genres, cultures, and musical eras. Enjoy their original, all-new arrangements of beloved classical repertoire, technically impressive progressive rock, traditional Chinese music infused with modern instrumentation, and more. This event is free and open to the public.

Drawing as Practice
Through December 16 | 519 W 26th St, 2nd Floor, New York, NY
Drawing as Practice is the inaugural exhibition at the National Academy of Design’s new location in the Chelsea arts district. Curated in response to the National Academy of Design’s significant collection of more than 8,000 works of American art and architecture, this group exhibition centers on drawing as both the medium and practice connecting the many divergent points of interest that have contributed to the founding and history of the National Academy. With an emphasis on representation, abstraction, and social commentary, Drawing as Practice illustrates drawing as a through-line in the National Academy’s history, one that continues to connect the widely diverse contemporary practices of the nearly 450 active American artists and architects elected by their peers as National Academicians. Admission is free. 

BASQUIAT X WARHOL
Through January 7 | 421 E 6th Street New York, NY 10009
The Brant Foundation is pleased to present Basquiat x Warhol, an exhibition of works from the artists’ influential collaboration in the early eighties. Curated by Dr. Dieter Buchhart and Peter M. Brant in collaboration with Dr. Anna Karina Hofbauer, this is the first time this iconic collaboration has been the subject of a major New York exhibition in over twenty-five years. Student discounted tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

Puppies Puppies (Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo): Nothing New
Through January 14 | New Museum; 235 Bowery New York, NY 10002
Jade Guanaro Kuriki-Olivo (b. 1989, Dallas, TX), widely known by the moniker Puppies Puppies, expands ideas around the readymade by imbuing ubiquitous and everyday objects, signifiers, and actions with a personal and political charge. Kuriki-Olivo asserts that life can be viewed as its own form of endurance practice, especially for those whose very survival is at stake, including trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people of color. For the duration of her New Museum exhibition, “Nothing New,” Puppies Puppies will transform the Museum’s Lobby Gallery into a mise-en-scène for her daily activities, with a portion of the space functioning as a duplicate of the artist’s actual bedroom. Inviting visitors to experience her life as if through a screen, Puppies Puppies will use a fogging glass mechanism to mediate access to her activities while she inhabits the gallery, foregrounding themes of visibility, representation, and cultural consumption. Student discounted tickets are $16 and can be purchased here.

Holiday Markets
The Holiday Makers Show at City Point
November 24-December 17 and December 20-23 | City Point Brooklyn; 445 Albee Square W, Brooklyn
Shop products that are perfect for all of your holiday gifts from tons of inspiring makers and artisans! This market amplifies businesses owned by BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women, and other underrepresented groups and of course, helps consumers shop local! You’re sure to find anything from custom jewelry to dog accessories.

Astoria Market
December 10 and 17 | 29-19 24th Ave, Astoria, NY 11102
Astoria Market is an artisan market filled with handmade, baked, and vintage goods.

Holiday Pop-Up: DUMBO
Through December 22 | 55 Water Street; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Join us for a festive holiday experience at Empire Stores in Dumbo! This holiday season, we're back with even more opportunities to find one-of-a-kind gifts handmade by local artisans, designers, and creative small businesses in partnership with Empire Stores. 

2023 Grand Central Terminal Holiday Fair
Through December 24 | Grand Central Terminal; Vanderbilt Hall. 89 E 42nd St
Presented by AmericanGreetings.com, the Grand Central Holiday Fair is a beloved six-week long celebration of small businesses and holiday cheer. From artisan merchants to local businesses, the Holiday Fair will have plenty of opportunities for holiday shopping and all-around fun. One of New York’s most extraordinary shopping events, the Holiday Fair takes place in the stunning beaux-arts Vanderbilt Hall for a truly curated shopping experience. This year’s event features 36 vendors with giftable item offerings like homemade bath products, knitwear, jewelry and art prints, gender-neutral accessories, ornaments, and homeware.

Union Square Holiday Market
Through December 24 | Union Square
Union Square is NYC’s ultimate holiday destination! With the City’s largest Greenmarket, 150+ vendors at the Union Square Holiday Market, and dozens of award-winning restaurants and retailers, there are countless ways to shop and dine locally in Union Square during the holidays. If you’re looking to make this year extra special, Union Square’s entertainment venues have a fantastic lineup of events and performances to create lasting memories.

Columbus Circle Holiday Market
Through December 31 | Columbus Circle; 59th St & Central Park West
This Holiday Market is a favorite of locals and visitors alike. It has a European flair, and the aisles are full of over 100 artisans and designers selling their own unique wares, like special foods, handmade jewelry, art, home goods, and much more.

Bryant Park Winter Village
Through January 2 | Bryant Park; 40th to 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue New York, NY 10018
Bryant Park’s European inspired open-air market, Holiday Shops by Urbanspace Markets, features artisans from New York and around the world. Located along Bryant Park’s allées, plazas, and terraces, the Shops are housed in custom-designed, "jewel box" kiosks. Enjoy local crafts, artisan provisions, and exquisite gifts from around the world.