All across the five boroughs, we're bringing arts and culture right to your back yard! In addition to providing library cardholders with free passes to museums and theaters, Culture Pass works with partner organizations to bring unique cultural programming to branches across the city. Check out the schedule below to see when and where we'll be next.
OCTOBER
Dyeing with Autumn’s Colors
10/6/2023 - 12:00pm - Jamaica Bay Branch, 9727 Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by Wyckoff House Museum
Embrace the vibrant colors of Fall with a natural dyeing activity led by the Wyckoff House Museum, using plants and flowers grown on our farm. Participants will learn a brief history of using natural dyes on clothing and textiles and how they can apply this knowledge to their own wardrobes using materials from the garden or grocery store. We’ll touch on textile history, the pH scale, and color theory as we guide you through the steps to dye clothes at home! Limited materials will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. More Info
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Stained Glass for Kids
10/13/2023 - 3:00pm - Arverne Branch, 312 Beach 54th Street, Queens
Presented by Museum at Eldridge Street
Did you know that stained glass can be used to make everyday objects, like windows and lamps? It can also educate people and be used to tell stories. At the Eldridge Street Synagogue, our sixty-seven stained glass windows depict geometric shapes and add color and light to the historic space. Join the Museum at Eldridge Street as we learn more about stained glass and make a colorful paper-stained glass creation to take home and hang in your window. More Info
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Classical Music Concert
10/14/2023 - 1:00pm - Astoria Branch, 14-01 Astoria Boulevard, Queens
Presented by CreArtBox
CreArtBox presents a live concert that utilizes classical music to trigger a conversation about art culture, society, and more. This program unfolds the intriguing minds of musicians to new audiences serving as a gateway to enter the profound and wild world of classical music. Visual art and theatrical design techniques enhance the audience's listening experience of classical and contemporary music while respecting the original musical composition. The music serves as the creative anchor of the performance while the visual component builds the dramaturgy arch that unifies the performance into a single piece of art. More Info
Ages: All ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Artist Talk: With Our Hands / Con Nuestras Manos
10/18/2023 - 4:00pm - High Bridge Branch, 78 West 168th Street, The Bronx
Presented by Bronx County Historical Society
Artist Talk with award-winning Bronx poet Mariposa Fernández and community activist and artist Esperanza Martell on the new exhibit at the Museum of Bronx History (3266 Bainbridge Avenue), "With Our Hands/Con Nuestras Manos," an exploration of the multifaceted ways that Puerto Rican women, in The Bronx and beyond, have developed to preserve and claim agency over their histories. Such "history keeping" activities highlighted in the exhibit include pottery, sculpting, painting, sketching, poetry, silk screening, political poster-making, activism, and more. Mariposa and Esperanza will share their own life experiences as well as the histories that are most important for them to preserve and how they have done so over the years. More Info
Plática con la galardonada poeta del Bronx Mariposa Fernández y, la activista comunitaria y artista Esperanza Martell, sobre la nueva exhibición en el Museo de Historia del Bronx (3266 Bainbridge Avenue), "With Our Hands/Con Nuestras Manos", una exploración de las formas multifacéticas que las mujeres puertorriqueñas, en El Bronx y más allá, se han desarrollado para preservar y reclamar agencia sobre sus historias. Tales actividades de "mantenimiento de la historia" destacadas en la exhibición incluyen cerámica, escultura, pintura, bocetos, poesía, serigrafía, elaboración de carteles políticos, activismo y más. Mariposa y Esperanza compartirán sus propias experiencias de vida, así como las historias que son más importantes para preservar y cómo lo han hecho a lo largo de los años. Más Información
Ages: Teens & Adults. Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes. Language: English & Spanish.
DrawNow! - Naudline Pierre: This Is Not All There Is
10/27/2023 - 3:00pm - Eastchester, 1385 East Gun Hill Road, The Bronx
Presented by The Drawing Center
Join Ada Pilar Cruz, teaching artist with The Drawing Center for an in-person discussion and art making workshop. Participants will explore the works from the exhibition, Naudline Pierre: This Is Not All There Is. In this exhibition, layered wash drawings and richly-hued paintings create fictional worlds rooted in a mythology of Pierre's own making where she continues her exploration of imagined worlds, incorporating drawings large and small alongside and within sculptural elements to create an immersive environment. The discussion will be followed by a drawing and watercolor activity based on Pierre's themes and techniques. All materials will be provided. More Info
Ages: Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Artist Talk: With Our Hands / Con Nuestras Manos
10/30/2023 - 3:00pm - Tremont Branch, 1866 Washington Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by Bronx County Historical Society
Artist Talk with award-winning Bronx poet Mariposa Fernández and community activist and artist Esperanza Martell on the new exhibit at the Museum of Bronx History (3266 Bainbridge Avenue), "With Our Hands/Con Nuestras Manos," an exploration of the multifaceted ways that Puerto Rican women, in The Bronx and beyond, have developed to preserve and claim agency over their histories. Such "history keeping" activities highlighted in the exhibit include pottery, sculpting, painting, sketching, poetry, silk screening, political poster-making, activism, and more. Mariposa and Esperanza will share their own life experiences as well as the histories that are most important for them to preserve and how they have done so over the years. More Info
Plática con la galardonada poeta del Bronx Mariposa Fernández y, la activista comunitaria y artista Esperanza Martell, sobre la nueva exhibición en el Museo de Historia del Bronx (3266 Bainbridge Avenue), "With Our Hands/Con Nuestras Manos", una exploración de las formas multifacéticas que las mujeres puertorriqueñas, en El Bronx y más allá, se han desarrollado para preservar y reclamar agencia sobre sus historias. Tales actividades de "mantenimiento de la historia" destacadas en la exhibición incluyen cerámica, escultura, pintura, bocetos, poesía, serigrafía, elaboración de carteles políticos, activismo y más. Mariposa y Esperanza compartirán sus propias experiencias de vida, así como las historias que son más importantes para preservar y cómo lo han hecho a lo largo de los años. Más Información
Ages: Teens & Adults. Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes. Language: English & Spanish.