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.
DECEMBER 2024
Beautiful Us
12/7/2024 - 11:00am - BPL Clinton Hill Branch, 380 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
People around the world use different materials to adorn our bodies and to tell stories about who we are. Beautiful Us is a cultural collections investigation and art-making workshop in which students explore the unique and universal reasons we adorn ourselves. Children investigate cultural adornments from our collection and then make their very own body adornment that expresses themselves. More Info
Ages: Families & Children. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Classical Concert Music
12/7/2024 - 2:30pm - QPL Broadway Branch, 40-20 Broadway, Queens
Presented by CreArtBox
CreArtBox presents a live concert music 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. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Candle Rolling
12/10/2024 - 4:00pm - BPL Crown Heights Branch, 560 New York Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Wyckoff House Museum
The night grows longer as we approach the Winter Solstice, let's create our own light to shine in the dark! Join The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum as we learn about how people in the past illuminated their worlds before the advent of electricity! More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
From Tenements to Stained-Glass: An Exploration of the Eldridge Street Synagogue
12/11/2024 - 11:00am - NYPL Chatham Square Branch, 33 East Broadway, Manhattan
Presented by the Museum at Eldridge Street
Join the Museum at Eldridge Street for this family friendly exploration of a hidden gem and New York City landmark.Built in 1887, the Eldridge Street Synagogue is the first grand synagogue built by Eastern European Jews in the United States and a symbol of immigrant aspiration. The grand building was nearly lost to neglect before the Museum’s massive restoration. Today, it stands as a window into the neighborhood’s past.
This program will explore the history of our synagogue and the history of immigration at the turn of the century. We will also explore the building itself, with a fun stained-glass activity!
Ages: Adults & Older Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
¡Retumba! Afro-Caribbean Music
12/12/2024 - 4:00pm - NYPL Eastchester Branch, 1385 East Gun Hill Road, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx Music Heritage Center
Members of ¡Retumba! (Resound!) will present an interactive lecture and demonstration of Caribbean dance and drum traditions. Interweaving traditional rhythms and beautiful ancient melodies with its very own unique interpretation, ¡Retumba! bases its work on the music and dance of Africa and Europe, and its expressions in the Americas and the Caribbean -Puerto Rico, Cuba, and The Dominican Republic. ¡Retumba! emphasizes the particular strengths and sensitivities of diverse women working together in celebration, demonstrating the similarities and links of our shared cultures. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Guerrero y Baja California: Dance Workshop
12/14/2024 - 2:30pm - QPL Broadway Branch, 40-20 Broadway, Queens
Presented by the Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Join Queens Rising Artist Felicia B Avalos in exploring dances and music from the Mexican states of Guerrero y Baja California. We will learn basic ballet folklorico steps, incorporate them into dances, and learn how you can imitate animals through the art of dance. Please feel free to bring a skirt, a hat, a bandana, a lot of energy, and a friend. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Plant Part Art
12/21/2024 - 2:30pm - QPL Broadway Branch, 40-20 Broadway, Queens
Presented by the Queens Botanical Garden
Explore plant parts and identify their functions, through art creations. Students will create artwork using pea flower, turmeric, beet pigment and other plant ingredients. More Info
Ages: Families & Children. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Healing Through Words: A Journey of Creative and Self-Reflective Writing
12/28/2024 - 2:30pm - QPL Broadway Branch, 40-20 Broadway, Queens
Presented by the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning
Discover the power of storytelling as a tool for healing in this workshop with facilitator, JRose will provide guided prompts and creative exercises, for participants to explore their inner worlds, process emotions, and transform personal experiences into meaningful written expressions. This session emphasizes self-reflection and creative freedom, offering a supportive space to let your voice flow freely. Whether you're seeking emotional clarity or simply looking to reconnect with yourself through writing, this workshop will inspire healing and growth, one word at a time.
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Additional support for Culture Pass branch programming is provided by the Nissan Foundation.