Opera Festival and Yiddish Concert: How to Spend a Weekend in New York (September 3-5)

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What: Free kayaking

When: Friday-Sunday, September 3-5

Where: The Downtown Boathouse, Hudson River Greenway, New York, NY 10014

More: The Downtown Boathouse gives everyone the opportunity to go kayaking for free. The Boat House staff will provide free instructions and all the necessary equipment to ensure safety while kayaking.

No prior registration is required, access to the kayaks is on a first come, first served basis. Children and adolescents under 18 years of age are only allowed if accompanied by an adult.

Cost: Free options

What: Performance "The Overcoat" based on Gogol

When: Friday-Sunday, September 3-5

Where: Center At West Park 165 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024

More: The Russian Art Theater is pleased to reopen its theater with the performance "The Overcoat" based on the story of Nikolai Gogol.

Hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "The Greatest Russian Story Ever Written," Nikolai Gogol's Overcoat tells the story of the life of Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin, an insignificant clerk-copyist from St. Petersburg who lives on a sparse 400 rubles a month. His world was changed forever when the tailor told him that his old coat could no longer be repaired and it was time to buy a new one. Renowned Russian director Alexei Burago adapted and staged this masterpiece for a stage with actors Roman Freud, Tom Schubert, Christopher Zach and Di Zhu.

Cost: From $ 23

What: Street fair

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When: Friday, 3 of September, with 10: 00

Where: 45th Street (3rd - Lexington Ave.) 153 East 45th Street New York, NY 10017

More: Such fairs are a place for everyone, so that everyone can enjoy the streets without cars, bicycles and construction sites.

Over 20 food stalls and over 50 sellers of one-of-a-kind merchandise, from handmade metal statues and African baskets to the hottest jewelry and fashion accessories trends of the year, await you here.

Cost: Free options

What: Concert in Yiddish

When: Friday, 3 of September, with 14: 00

Where: Online

More: Avi Hoffman's virtual musical performance "Reflections on the Lost Poet: The Life and Work of Itsik Munger" by Miriam Hoffman. This concert tells the story of the life of the poet Itsik Munger, who is considered one of the greatest poets to write in Yiddish. His songs and poems reveal the joy and suffering of the poet, who has gone through both the best and the worst times.

Cost: Free options

What: Workshop "Pandemic: The New Normal"

When: Friday, 3 of September, with 20: 00

Where: Gardenship 205 Campus Drive #Building 44C Kearny, NJ 07032

More: Visions for a New Normal has already held similar workshops over 10 evenings at the height of the pandemic in spring / summer 2020. The events were dedicated to the themes Nature / Spring / Revival. A year later, the organization again decided to talk about the future after the pandemic. People answered questions like: What are you hoping for? What was lost? What would you like to return? What's in the future? For this workshop, 26 experimental videos were selected.

Cost: $25

What: Performing unique Russian lyric songs

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When: Saturday, September 4, from 13: 00

Where: Online

More: The International Music Academy Musica Nova presents a special program of vocal and instrumental compositions inspired by the Duma, a unique genre of Russian lyric song. The songs are arranged and performed by musicians Evgenia Terentyeva (mezzo-soprano) and Yuri Verevkin (baritone, guitar, piano). All songs are performed in Russian with a general translation into English before each number.

Cost: Free options

What: Harlem Opera Festival

When: Sunday, September 5, with 16: 00

Where: Jackie Robinson Park 319 West 145th Street New York, NY 10039

More: Since the summer of 2018, the Harlem Opera Festival has been introducing visitors to the winners of the annual Harlem Opera House or Opera Ebony vocal competitions. This year, guests will hear Andrew Darling, Kofi Hayford, Malaika Sims Alvaro, Marquel Reed and Victoria Davis.

The Harlem Opera Festival is free and open to the public. You do not need to register to participate. But, if you want to reserve a free seat in your name, then you need to register.

Cost: Free options

Dear readers! Please note that due to the epidemic of coronavirus infection, some activities may be canceled or rescheduled for other dates. Therefore, before visiting, we recommend checking the information on the sites of the organizers.

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In addition, look for interesting events for every day of the week in our calendar... Come in, find out, share with your friends. Before visiting, check the organizer's websites for details and locations of events, as they may change.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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