Greenwich House

Shaping the Future: GHP @ HB381
2023-04-27 10:00 - 2023-04-30 18:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Join Our Pop-Up in Tribeca

Greenwich House Pottery is teaming up with HB381 Gallery for a three-day pop-up exhibition and sale of exclusive and rare ceramic pieces!
Don’t miss the opportunity to view and own one-of-a-kind pieces by renowned artists like Toshiko Takaezu, Roberto Lugo, Nicole Cherubini, Robert Sperry, Linda Lopez, Peter Lane, and others.
As intended by the donors of these pieces, proceeds from the sale will support the long-term longevity and sustainability of Greenwich House Pottery by helping fund a renovation and expansion of the historic facility.

Uncharted: Nour Harkati's Mawwal
2023-04-27 20:00 | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Greenwich House Music School is pleased to present Nour Harkati in its annual Uncharted Concert Series, part of the Baisley Powell Elebash Artists in Residence Program.
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Website / Instagram / YouTube
Singer/songwriter Nour Harkati draws creative inspiration both from his birthplace of Tunisia and from his nomadic exploration of the lands and disparate sounds of North Africa, Europe, and New York City. His music transliterates Tunisian lyrics into the beautiful and familiar language of a busker’s entreaty to stop and empathize. With help from Khalil Lajmi on frame drum and bendir, Harkati presents Mawwal, a show that takes its name from the traditional Arabic genre of sentimental songs of loss and desire that shares some of the emotional weight of the Portuguese concept of saudade. For this concert, Harkati will present new experimentations that blend ambient spiritual sound with heavily rhythmic and unusually structured vocal lines. These wistfully nostalgic tracks provide insight into Harkati’s journey and the future of global folk music.
Nour Harkati’s performance is co-presented with Habibi Festival. Created with the goal of giving a snapshot of contemporary and traditional music of the South West Asia North Africa (SWANA) region, Habibi Festival aims to take listeners on a journey of the sounds wafting through the airwaves and living rooms of cities spanning Marrakech to Baghdad. Habibi events, while secular in nature, give artists and audiences the space to engage directly or indirectly with the intersectionality of Arab and Muslim identity.
Learn more about Habibi Festival at www.habibi-festival.com

Alexa 101: How Alexa Can Help You at Home with Your Daily Activities
2023-04-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Ever wonder just how to use your Amazon Alexa at home? This interactive workshop will tell you how!
This class will cover topics such as:
what is Alexa, what devices are supported by Alexa, how to set it up, basic and advanced features, how to customize it, common buttons, and live activities.
Led by BoomerEm’s Lavina Nagpal

Greenwich House Pottery @ HB381 Gallery Reception
2023-04-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Tribeca Gallery HB381, 381 Broadway, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Photo by Alan Wiener
The opening reception for Greenwich House Pottery @ HB381 is on April 28 from 6-8 p.m.
Don’t miss the opportunity to view and own one-of-a-kind pieces by renowned artists like:

Toshiko Takaezu
Roberto Lugo
Nicole Cherubini
Robert Sperry
Linda Lopez
Peter Lane
and others

As intended by the donors of these pieces, proceeds from the sale will support the long-term longevity and sustainability of Greenwich House Pottery by helping fund a renovation and expansion of the historic facility.
Learn more about the Shape the Future campaign.

YCC Movie Nights
2023-04-28 18:00 - 20:30 | NY
Movie Night takes place from 6– 8:30 pm and is open to all children in grades K – 12. We will be showing Peter Pan and Wendy.
Pizza, popcorn, and other light refreshments will be served.

Windows Computers 101
2023-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
A 4-part introductory workshop will help you understand the basics of computer usage, including utilizing the keyboard and shortcuts, email, search, and basic functions. This is the first of a four part series that builds upon skills to teach the basics and some advanced topics of Windows computers.
Led by Instructor Avi Green.

Charles Schwab Volunteer Lunch
2023-05-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Center on the Square, 20 Washington Square N., New York, NY, 10011, United States
In honor of Older Americans Month, Charles Schwab Volunteers will help serve seniors lunch. On the menu is Chicken Parmesan, Penne Pasta, Broccoli. For you Vegetarians, the menu will be Ziti with Vegetables and Mixed Green Salad.

Charles Schwab Volunteers serves Lunch
2023-05-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Charles Schwab Volunteers will help serve you lunch! On the menu is Chicken Parmesan, Penne Pasta, Broccoli. For you vegetarians out there, we will serve Ziti with Vegetables and Mixed Green Salad

Charles Schwab Volunteers serve Lunch
2023-05-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Center on the Square, 20 Washington Square N., New York, NY, 10011, United States
Charles Schwab Volunteers will help serve you lunch. On the menu is Chicken Parmesan, Penne Pasta, Broccoli. Vegetarian fare: Ziti with Vegetables and Mixed Green Salad.

Learn Microsoft Word
2023-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This workshop gives instructions on how to use or improve your skills in Microsoft Word and create documents such as cover letters, resumes, and standard business letters. This is the first of a four part series that builds upon skills to teach the basics and some advanced topics of Microsoft Word.
Prerequisite: Ability to use keyboard and mouse.
Led by Tech Specialist Avi Green.

Movie and Discussion: "80 for Brady"
2023-05-04 14:00 - 16:30 | Greenwich House Westbeth Older Adult Center, 155 Bank Street, New York, 10014, United States
In this film, a group of older friends make it their life-long mission to go to the Super Bowl to meet superstar Tom Brady. This film will be followed by a short discussion and reflection.

Uncharted: Dana Lyn's Animal Revenge
2023-05-04 20:00 | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Greenwich House Music School is pleased to present Dana Lyn in its annual Uncharted Concert Series, part of the Baisley Powell Elebash Artists in Residence Program.
Doors open at 7:30
Website / Instagram / Soundcloud
Brooklyn-based visual artist and composer Dana Lyn has received commissions from Brooklyn Rider, the National Arts Council of Ireland, the Apple Hill String Quartet, violinist Johnny Gandelsman, violist Nicholas Cords, A Far Cry, Palaver Strings, and the New Orchestra of Washington. She has made eight albums as a bandleader or co-bandleader; her musical projects include the sextet Mother Octopus; collaborations with actor Vincent D’Onofrio, guitarist Kyle Sanna, and poet Louis de Paor; and a string trio with cellist Marika Hughes and violinist Charlie Burnham that was scheduled as part of the 2022 Uncharted series.
She has written music for short films, New York Times’ audio stories, and for dance, and her contributions to the Ken Burns documentary American Holocaust were called “sublime” by The Boston Globe. As a visual artist, Lyn has made stop-motion animations for her music as well as for performance artist Taylor Mac, Slim Bone Head Volt (her collaboration with Vincent D’Onofrio), children’s artist Elena Moon Park, her duo with Sanna, and acclaimed woodwind players Ben Goldberg and Mike McGinnis. She has performed with Ethan Hawke, D’Angelo, Bruce Springsteen, and Natalie Merchant, among others, and regularly performs with Stew, avant-cellist Hank Roberts, and Taylor Mac.
Lyn was an artist-in-residence at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in the Spring of 2017, a member of Joe’s Pub Working Group in 2018, and a 2018 awardee of the American Composers Forum Create Commission. Most recently, she was a recipient of a 2020 NYFA Women’s Fund Award for Media, Music, and Theater and a Sundance Composer Lab Fellow in 2021. Her radio play with de Paor received a Gold Award at the 2022 New York Festivals Radio Awards.
Her recently released album, A Point on a Slow Curve, is a suite of music for septet and four voices inspired by visual artist Jay Defeo and her monumental work, The Rose; it has since been featured on WNYC’s New Sounds program and noted for its “singular expressionism, incorporating forms common to the modern jazz idiom alongside chamber, choir, folk, and avant-garde (Dave Sumner, The Bird is the Worm).” Lyn currently plays in the band of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, Hadestown, and is also a well-versed fiddle player in the Irish tradition.

Learn Microsoft Excel
2023-05-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This 4-part workshop series gives basic instructions on how to navigate Microsoft Excel, entering and analyzing data, formatting text and headings, organizing a workbook, formulas, inserting charts, saving and printing, and more! This is the first of a four part series to learn Microsoft Excel. Each class builds upon the previous to learn the basics and some advanced topics of Microsoft Excel.
Prerequisite: Ability to use keyboard and mouse.
Led by Tech Specialist Avi Green.

YCC Summer STEAM Camp Open House
2023-05-05 16:30 - 17:30 | Greenwich House Youth Community Center, 27 Barrow Street, New York, New York
Join us at 27 Barrow, 4th floor from 4:30 PM -5:30 PM
You can meet our team and tour our space.
There will be a Q&A session and financial aid and discounts will be explained.

YCC Movie Nights
2023-05-05 18:00 - 20:30 | NY
Movie Night takes place from 6– 8:30 pm and is open to all children in grades K – 12. We will be showing The Bad Guys.
Pizza, popcorn, and other light refreshments will be served.

Spring Ceramic Sidewalk Sale
2023-05-06 11:00 - 16:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Spring has sprung, and there’s no time like the present to treat yourself or a loved one to a handmade piece of pottery! Whether you’re looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift or are simply hoping to spruce up your space, look no further than our Spring Sidewalk Sale.

All works for sale were generously donated by members of the Greenwich House Pottery community and proceeds directly benefit GHP’s operations.

Greenwich House Pottery is a nonprofit ceramics center that has been supporting artists and promoting the field of ceramics for over 110 years. Starting with clay modeling classes in the earliest days of Greenwich House as part of its Handicraft School, the Pottery flourished with the help of the community and philanthropic support from patrons like Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. GHP remains a stalwart of innovation and art.

Landing a Job in Today's World
2023-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This program is a great fit for those who have have retired and want to reenter the workforce, been out of the workforce for some time, want to build on current skills and wish to return to work, want to understand the basics of how to reenter today’s job market, or those who want one-on-one support for job placement!

Windows Computers 101
2023-05-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
A 4-part introductory workshop will help you understand the basics of computer usage, including utilizing the keyboard and shortcuts, email, search, and basic functions. This is the second of a four part series that builds upon skills to teach the basics and some advanced topics of Windows computers.
Led by Instructor Avi Green.

Story Telling to Celebrate Older Adults
2023-05-09 14:30 - 16:00 | Greenwich House Independence Plaza, 310 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Our member Emma tells the story of her family’s flight from the USSR and religious persecution in 1979 and how her family’s emigration to the US changed the lives of their children and future generations.

Learn Microsoft Word
2023-05-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This workshop gives instructions on how to use or improve your skills in Microsoft Word and create documents such as cover letters, resumes, and standard business letters. This is the second of a four part series that builds upon skills to teach the basics and some advanced topics of Microsoft Word.
Prerequisite: Ability to use keyboard and mouse.
Led by Tech Specialist Avi Green.

#JustPay Advocacy Day!
2023-05-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Greenwich House Independence Plaza, 310 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, 10013, United States
Join us for LiveOn NY’s Annual Advocacy Day on the steps of City Hall as we advocate for our Older Adult Community! Each year, hundreds of Older Adults and aging service professionals will take to City Hall to demand their fair share of budget. We encourage you to join Greenwich House staff in this advocacy opportunity.

Details:

9 – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast and poster workshop at Independence Plaza, 310 Greenwich St. 2nd Fl. NY, NY 10013
10:30 a.m. Walk to City Hall (approx. half mile)
11 a.m. Rally!
We need at least 25 members to participate, let us know if you can join by RSVPing to Audrey Semple asemple@greenwichhouse.org

Mayor Adams has proposed over $12 million dollars in budget cuts to the aging sector’s congregate and home delivered meals programs in a year when costs are greater than ever. Inflation has seen costs rise by over 25% for providers and has created new needs of over $60 million dollars. These cuts are only a fraction of a percent of the overall budget, but represent tens of thousands of meals and financial solvency for older adult centers throughout the city. There are currently 1.7 million older New Yorkers, the city’s fastest growing demographic.

Uncharted: Oran Etkin Duo with Sasha Berliner
2023-05-11 20:00 | Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Greenwich House Music School is pleased to present Oran Etkin in its annual Uncharted Concert Series, part of the Baisley Powell Elebash Artists in Residence Program.
Doors open at 7:30
Website / Instagram / YouTube
Oran Etkin’s constantly evolving practice originates from his openness to collaboration and to forging deep musical connections that transcend traditional boundaries. For his 2023 Uncharted concert, Etkin has enlisted the young vibraphonist Sasha Berliner (Downbeat Magazine’s 2020 Critics Poll “Rising Star”) to join him in the premiere of their new and as-yet-unnamed duo, employing electronics and mixers to accentuate the merger of Oran on multiple woodwinds – including clarinet, bass clarinet, and tenor saxophone – with Sasha on vibraphone. Etkin and Berliner first performed together in the summer of 2021 at the Hamptons Jazz Festival, laying the groundwork for this project. Now, through their Uncharted residency, they will delve even deeper into the unique sounds their instruments can create in tandem. Their bold compositions, intended for eventual recording, will take inspiration from the natural cycles of decomposition and regeneration, explicitly riffing off motivic and textural development and disintegration. Etkin and Berliner will transform the Greenwich House Music School’s Recital Hall into a custom-built laboratory, aiming to build something absolutely original and truly “uncharted”. Don’t miss this chance to see their experiment come to life for the first time!

Maura Wright, Midwest Sweat
2023-05-12 - 2023-06-23 | Jane Hartsook Gallery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Maura Wright, Midwest Sweat, 2023, install image. Image: Alan Wiener, courtesy Greenwich House Pottery 2023.
Maura Wright
Midwest Sweat
In-Person Reception | Friday, May 12, 2023, | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 12 – June 23, 2023
The Jane Hartsook Gallery is pleased to present Maura Wright’s first New York City solo exhibition. In her mixed-media work, Wright points out the theatrics of art and life by mixing historical styles and purposefully disregarding the etiquette of the fields of craft and fine art. In this exhibition, Wright pulls from a grab-bag of forms and ornament that ranges from French Rococo porcelain to the Florida beach-shop kitsch, mixing and matching styles and materials with abandon. Refusing to adhere to any boundaries—even dimensional ones—she puts two-dimensional handles on urns and dares you not to laugh. Some works give the impression of a still-life come to life, while flat backdrops emulate volumetric interiors and lush garden scenes. What is real and what is imitation—what does it even matter?

Maura Wright is a Montana-based artist working across media. Wright earned her MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA from Kansas City Art Institute. Recent exhibitions include shows at Trish Martindell Gallery (Cincinnati, OH; 2023), LADIES’ ROOM (Los Angeles, CA; 2023), and Tinworks Art (Bozeman, MT; 2022). Wright has held residencies at Archie Bray Foundation, Red Lodge Clay Center, and Belger Art Center, among others. She is currently a long-term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation.
Images: Alan Wiener, courtesy Greenwich House Pottery 2023.

Learn Microsoft Excel
2023-05-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This 4-part workshop series gives basic instructions on how to navigate Microsoft Excel, entering and analyzing data, formatting text and headings, organizing a workbook, formulas, inserting charts, saving and printing, and more! This is the second of a four part series to learn Microsoft Excel. Each class builds upon the previous to learn the basics and some advanced topics of Microsoft Excel.
Prerequisite: Ability to use keyboard and mouse.
Led by Tech Specialist Avi Green.

Zoom 101
2023-05-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
What’s all the Zoom about? In this fun and interactive workshop, you’ll learn all tips and tricks with Zoom! You will also learn how to get started, set up an account and set a background image, join a meeting, schedule a meeting, download the app, and more. Please come at 2pm if you do not have a Zoom account, class starts at 2:30pm.

Maura Wright In-Person Artist Talk
2023-05-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Maura Wright, “Juicy Fruit Jar,” earthenware, slip, glaze, luster, 24” x 16” x 15”, 2023. Photo: courtesy of the artist.
Maura Wright
Friday, May 12, 2023
In-Person Artist Talk, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m

Please join us for an in-person artist talk with Maura Wright. The talk is in conjunction with her solo exhibition, Midwest Sweat, on view in the Jane Hartsook Gallery. To read more about the exhibition, click here.
Maura Wright is a Montana-based artist working across media. Wright earned her MFA from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University and her BFA from Kansas City Art Institute. Recent exhibitions include shows at Trish Martindell Gallery (Cincinnati, OH; 2023), LADIES’ ROOM (Los Angeles, CA; 2023), Tinworks Art (Bozeman, MT; 2022). Wright has held residencies at Archie Bray Foundation, Red Lodge Clay Center, and Belger Art Center, among others. She is currently a long term resident at the Archie Bray Foundation.

Maura Wright, Midwest Sweat Opening Reception
2023-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Greenwich House Pottery, 16 Jones Street, New York, NY, 10014, United States
Maura Wright, In the Flowers, 2023, acrylic on paper, adhesive, earthenware, slip, glaze, 76″ x 90.” Photo courtesy of the artist.
Maura Wright
Midwest Sweat
In-Person Opening Reception
Friday, May 12, 2023 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

YCC Movie Nights
2023-05-12 18:00 - 20:30 | NY
Movie Night takes place from 6– 8:30 pm and is open to all children in grades K – 12.
Pizza, popcorn, and other light refreshments will be served.

Building Your Resume
2023-05-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
This workshop teaches members how to prepare a professional targeted resume that reflects their skills, knowledge and education that are relevant to the job they are seeking. This increases the chance that your resume will pass the automated screening process (i.e. often known as the Applicant Tracking Systems, or ATS resume test) and gets an interview.
Some topics:

What information to include in your resume
How to clearly and concisely present your skills and abilities
Styles of resumes
Common rules and common mistakes made in a resume

Windows Computers 101
2023-05-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Lifelong Skills & Opportunity Center, 27 Barrow St, 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10014, United States
A 4-part introductory workshop will help you understand the basics of computer usage, including utilizing the keyboard and shortcuts, email, search, and basic functions. This is the third of a four part series that builds upon skills to teach the basics and some advanced topics of Windows computers.
Led by Instructor Avi Green.
