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.
APRIL 2024
Harmonica Concert with Jiayi He
4/5/2024 - 12:00pm - BPL Stone Avenue Branch, 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Music School
Join us for a performance of award-winning harmonica virtuoso Jiayi He has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras worldwide, at venues such as Carnegie Hall, General Assembly Hall at the United Nations, and other premiere venues in China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Scotland, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Music and Imagery
4/9/2024 - 3:00pm - QPL Maspeth Branch, 69-70 Grand Avenue, Queens
Presented by the Brooklyn Music School
Close your eyes and experience the power and magic of imagery in music. Listening to music from various genres, we will meditate on the imagery conjured up by the music, and create sketches of these scenes, discovering together the universal and personal aspects of musical immersion. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Welcome Spring with Brooklyn Botanic Garden!
4/12/2024 - 12:00pm - BPL Stone Avenue Branch, 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Join volunteers from Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a sensory exploration of plants from BBG's collection, then plant some seeds or pot up a cutting to take home! More Info
Ages: Older Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Stained Glass for Kids
4/15/2024 - 3:30pm - NYPL Kingsbridge Branch, 291 West 231st Street, The Bronx
Presented by the 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.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Classical Violin Concert with YCA Risa Hokamura
4/19/2024 - 12:00pm - BPL Stone Avenue Branch, 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn
Presented by Young Concert Artists
YCA artist Risa Hokamura presents a concert of solo classical violin music, performing works by Mozart, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, and Ysaÿe. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Stained Glass for Kids
4/20/2024 - 12:00pm - BPL Kings Highway Branch, 2115 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the 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.
Ages: Children & Families. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
DibujoAhora!DrawNow! Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
4/23/2024 - 1:00pm - NYPL Westchester Square Branch, 2521 Glebe Avenue, 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 Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral on view at The Drawing Center from March 6 to June 2. Jonas is one of the most experimental and significant voices in American art of the postwar period. Her drawings of animals and plants constitute the backbone of her video, performance, and sculpture practices and are drawn using various materials and methods. More Info
La educadora y artista Ada Pilar Cruz, de The Drawing Center presentará un taller de arte. Los participantes explorarán el trabajo derivado de la exhibición: Joan Jonas: Animal, Vegetal y Mineral de The Drawing Center presentándose desde el 6 de marzo al 2 de junio y despues dibujarán su propio animal experimentando con todo tipo de herramientas como lápices y crayones, hasta borradores y marcadores. Más información
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
A Conversation about Community Composting
4/26/2024 - 12:00pm - BPL Stone Avenue Branch, 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brooklyn
Presented by the Wyckoff House Museum
Join the staff from the Wyckoff House Museum & Urban Farm for a conversation about community composting. We will be sharing the process basics, tips for getting started with composting at home, and where to access organic waste resources in your community. More Info
Ages: Older Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
MAY 2024
Introduction to Salsa dance
5/7/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx Music Heritage Center
Learn about the history of salsa music and then take an introductory low impact dance lesson with Jose Henriquez to learn all the basic moves to get you on the dance floor. More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Acting workshop with Charles Turner
5/14/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx County Historical Society
Join veteran Broadway actor and former resident of the Allerton Coops Charles Turner for an acting seminar where he will teach basics of dramatization and delivery. Mr. Turner has taught, directed, and performed on and off Broadway, in the U.S. and around the world, for more than half a century. He and other residents of the Allerton Coops are featured in an ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Ave., "The Allerton Coops, In Living Color," open Saturdays, 10am–4pm, and Sundays, 1–5pm through the end of May. More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
The Colors of Frida / Los Colores de Frida
5/15/2024 - 3:30pm - QPL Ridgewood Branch, 20-12 Madison Street, Queens
Presented by Teatro SEA
A bilingual, one-woman show about the great Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which combines storytelling, music, visual arts, puppets and audience participation. Recommended for Pre-K to 4th Grade. Performed in both English and Spanish.
Un espectáculo bilingüe sobre la gran pintora mexicana Frida Kahlo, que combina música, arte visual, narración de cuentos, títeres y la participación del público. Recomendada para estudiantes de Pre-K al 4to grado. Interpretada en Español e Ingles.
Ages: Families & Children. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English & Spanish.
Self-portraiture Workshop with Artist Elan Cadiz
5/21/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling
Ever Thought of yourself as a chair? What form would you take? What colors and patterns would you feature?
Join us for this contemporary self-portraiture hands-on workshop with artist and art educator Elan Cadiz. Explore, learn, create. Come make art with an artist! More Info
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Amazing Animals
5/22/2024 - 3:30pm - BPL Marcy Branch, 617 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn
Presented by the Brooklyn Children's Museum
Whether they can regrow a tail or lift 1,000 times their weight, our animal friends have super powers! All animals, including humans, have unique gifts that help us to survive, grow, solve problems, and live our daily lives. Join Brooklyn Children's Museum to explore the science of adaptation and expert survival skills with reptiles and insects from the Museum's collection and enjoy an animal-inspired hands-on art project. More Info
Ages: All Ages. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.
Live Music Performance
5/28/2024 - 2:00pm - NYPL Allerton Branch, 2740 Barnes Avenue, The Bronx
Presented by the Bronx Opera Company
Bronx Opera presents three of its fine artists in an hour of music from opera, musical theatre, and the Great American Songbook. BxO has sent over 100 artists to the MET and to other international opera stages, and we're excited to see the next generation at the Allerton Library. Come and see Bronx Opera's young stars before they blaze across the operatic sky.
Ages: Adults. Duration: 1 hour. Language: English.