  {"id":3989,"date":"2020-05-05T18:21:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.qc.cuny.edu\/?p=3989"},"modified":"2020-05-05T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T22:21:31","slug":"culture-watch-recommendations-from-qc-libraries-may2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/2020\/05\/05\/culture-watch-recommendations-from-qc-libraries-may2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Watch: Recommendations from QC Libraries (May 2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3878\" src=\"https:\/\/library.qc.cuny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Yasmin-Books-300x158.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/>We are sharing our recommendations of great cultural events to experience in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Want more recommendations? Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/qclibrary\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LibraryQc\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h5>Parks &amp; Nature<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, May 29 at noon: Green-Wood Cemetery has lots of upcoming online programming. Today&#8217;s offering is \u201cZooming in on fungi: learning how to identify common mushrooms:\u201d (<a class=\"autolinked\" href=\"https:\/\/www.green-wood.com\/event\/zooming-in-on-fungi-identify-common-mushrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-behavior=\"truncate\">https:\/\/www.green-wood.com\/event\/zooming-in-on-fungi-identify-common-mushrooms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Theater &amp; Dance<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10 at 11AM: Lincoln Center&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/lincolncenter.org\/lincoln-center-at-home\">Weekly Ballet Break<\/a> is inspired by Vivaldi\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four Seasons<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Led by New York City Ballet dancer Ralph Ippolito, this will be great for young ones!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday, May 11 at 5:30PM: Lincoln Center brings the San Francisco Ballet to our homes in a performance of Prokofiev\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/lincolncenter.org\/lincoln-center-at-home\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Romeo and Juliet<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, May 21 at 7:30PM: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Metropolitan Opera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be releasing Giacomo Puccini\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Turandot.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, May 21: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adt.org.au\/adapt\/microfilms\/?fbclid=IwAR20aqarh06vtoMALLrCbSu6KgCennoT4q-U4UR6-QPARRWwT_jL5ntasEI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Australian Dance Theatre releases <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microfilm<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as part of their ADAPT program. You can sign up to be invited to the whole program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, May 22 at 7:30PM: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Metropolitan Opera<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presents Mozart\u2019s classic comedic opera, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don Giovanni.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, May 27 at 5PM: NYC Ballet\u2019s Wendy Whelan takes audiences of all ages and levels through classic repertoire. See it on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nycballet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NYCB Instagram.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streaming: Alfred Molina stars as Mark Rothko in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/gperf\/red-full-episode\/10192\/\">Red<\/a>, a dramatization of creating the murals for New York\u2019s Four Seasons Hotel. Available until May 27th.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Streaming:\u00a0Shakespeare\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/gperf\/shakespeare-in-the-park-much-ado-about-nothing-about\/9822\/\"><em>Much Ado About Nothing<\/em><\/a>, recorded during Shakespeare in the Park 2019. Available through May 27th.<\/li>\n<li>Streaming: Each evening, beginning at 7:30PM, The Metropolitan Opera presents a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metopera.org\/user-information\/nightly-met-opera-streams\/\">free encore performance<\/a> from its\u00a0<em>Live in HD\u00a0<\/em>series.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Music<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, May 6 at 4PM: Lincoln Center at Home&#8217;s Concerts for Kids \u00a0has Latinx ensemble <a href=\"http:\/\/lincolncenter.org\/lincoln-center-at-home\/show\/maku-soundsystem-661\">M.A.K.U. Soundsystem<\/a>. Fun sounds and effects incoming<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, May 7 at 2PM: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiehall.org\/Calendar\/2020\/05\/07\/Live-with-Carnegie-Hall-Artists-in-Response-0200PM\">Live with Carnegie Hall<\/a> presents several artists and collaborations &#8220;bringing audiences together, no matter where they are.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Thursday, May 7 at 4pm: Bill Frisell performs the\u00a0music of Rev. Gary Davis at <a style=\"font-weight: 400\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8swUDiLztjA\">The New York Guitar Festival.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, May 24 at 11AM: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/lincolncenter.org\/lincoln-center-at-home\/show\/soul-science-kids-270\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Soul Science Kids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bring a blend of fun grooves and science straight to your screen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, May 29 at 2:30PM: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalalberthall.com\/tickets\/events\/2020\/royal-albert-home-imogen-heap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imogen Heap will be broadcasting a live set<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from her home!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, May 30 at 3PM: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalalberthall.com\/tickets\/events\/2020\/royal-albert-home-kaiser-chiefs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kaiser Chiefs will do an exclusive set<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for Royal Albert Hall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ongoing: Wednesdays at 8PM: Each week, Dave Matthews Band will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davematthewsband.com\/drivein\/\">stream a concert<\/a> from their archives.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ongoing: Saturdays at 7pm: Pianist, songwriter, and bandleader Ben Folds presents a weekly show, Saturday Apartment Requests. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UjF7JnisK6U\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UjF7JnisK6U<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Poetry &amp; Literature<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, May 8 at 12PM: Poets House features Major Jackson for a <a href=\"https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poets-house-presents-major-jackson\/\">10 minute poetry reading.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saturday, May 9 at\u00a0<\/span>6AM: Rise and shine for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalalberthall.com\/tickets\/events\/2020\/royal-albert-home-samuel-west-reads-the-great-jelly-of-london\/\">The Great Jelly of London<\/a>! Paul Jennings&#8217;s classic children&#8217;s tale of a man&#8217;s quest to create an enormous jelly mold of the Royal Albert Hall! Read by actor Samuel West. Prefer to sleep in? The show will also be available after its premiere.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, May 20 at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12PM: Brian Teare is <a href=\"https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poets-house-presents-brian-teare\/\">featured at Poets House<\/a>. He will be reading from his award winning book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Doomstead Days<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thursday, May 21 at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5PM: <em>I am deliberate\/ and afraid\/ of nothing: Poetry, Protest &amp; Climate Change Activism.<\/em> With Ed Roberson, Joan Kane &amp; Brian Teare.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poetry-protest-climate-change-activism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poetry-protest-climate-change-activism\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thursday, May 21 at 7PM: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.babycastles.com\/about\">Babycastles collective <\/a>hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/568735520691674\/\">WordHack Online<\/a>: performances and talks exploring the intersection of language and technology. Tonight&#8217;s presenters are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lillianyvonnebertram.com\">Lillian Yvonne-Bertram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/joerg.piringer.net\">Jorg Piringer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Friday, May 22 at 7:30PM: Queens Theatre hosts <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/queenstheatre.org\/queens-storytellers-online\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queens Storytellers Online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Be sure to get your free ticket!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wednesday, May 27 at\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12PM: A <a href=\"https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poets-house-presents-yanyi\/\">ten-minute poetry reading<\/a> from Yanyi.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Friday 5\/29 at\u00a012PM: Poets House hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/poetshouse.org\/event\/poets-house-presents-diane-glancy\/\">a reading by Diane Glancy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, June 6: The Bronx is reading! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebronxisreading.com\">The Bronx Book Festival<\/a> presents a full day of online events.<\/li>\n<li>Ongoing: Thursdays at 7 PM: Music legend (and QC Libraries staff favorite) Dolly Parton\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reads a book from the Imagination Library over at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0MpwxxTbrBOz1g1X-BynUA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good Night With Dolly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Great for all ages!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Museums, History, and Community<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, May 21 at 7PM: Incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenement.org\/events\/virtual-talk-professor-frank-wu-queens-college-president-designate\/?utm_source=The+Tenement+Museum+Newsletter+List&amp;utm_campaign=7970ca2afb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_20_10_54_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_42667ed4e8-7970ca2afb-240506013\">ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ President Frank Wu,<\/a>\u00a0in conversation with Tenement Museum president Morris Vogel.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuesday, May 26th at 2:30PM: The Queens Historical Society\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/census-2020-backward-and-beyond-tickets-102902169158\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">investigates the importance of the census<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> going back more than a century. Learn how to use the census to track down ancestors and see its impact on our past and future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Culture Watch is compiled by Michael Deering with the assistance of QC Libraries faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are sharing our recommendations of great cultural events to experience in the weeks ahead. Want more recommendations? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter! Parks &amp; Nature Friday, May 29 at noon: Green-Wood Cemetery has lots of upcoming online programming. Today&#8217;s offering is \u201cZooming in on fungi: learning how to identify common mushrooms:\u201d (https:\/\/www.green-wood.com\/event\/zooming-in-on-fungi-identify-common-mushrooms Theater [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[202,169],"tags":[174],"class_list":["post-3989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-at-home-qc-librarians-recommend","category-newsletter","tag-culture-watch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3989\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}