Creative Labor Creative Conditions - May Day Artist Celebration
2025-05-01 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Father Duffy Square, 7th Avenue and W 46th St, New York, NY, 10036, United States
On May 1 from 10–11am, the International Day of the Worker, the Doris Duke Foundation, in partnership with Times Square Arts, will host a participatory choral activation uplifting the essential role of artistic labor and the conditions needed for artists to thrive. Produced by award-winning theater artist Kaneza Schaal, and led by choral artist Troy Anthony and The Fire Ensemble, this hour-long musical gathering welcomes everyone—performers, audience members, and passersby—to join in collective song and solidarity. Additionally, over fifteen performing arts groups will be participating, bringing together their communities in support of artists and arts workers. The event launches Creative Labor, Creative Conditions, a national coalition and campaign championing artists as creative laborers and the need to provide them with proper resources, compensation and support to live and work.
Performers include

Troy Anthony, composer, director, and theater-maker
The Fire Ensemble, community-centered production company led by Troy Anthony
Deirdre O’Mara School of Irish Dance, Irish dance school
Taiko Masala Inc, a Japanese drumming troupe founded by Founded by Master drummer Hiro Kurashima
Flor de Toloache, Latin Grammy-winning Mariachi group
Ms. K’s Swagga Jumpers, Double Dutch team
Deidra Braz & FLEXN Dancers, a dance troupe focusing on the style of Flexing
Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York, a traditional Ukrainian choir

This event is ASL interpreted.

ACCESS JRM: Sensory-Friendly Hours
2025-05-02 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Jackie Robinson Museum, 75 Varick Street, New York, 10013, United States
Join us for sensory-friendly hours at the Jackie Robinson Museum, held on the first Friday afternoon of each month and specially designed for neurodivergent visitors, including youth and their families, teens, and adults. ACCESS JRM Fridays will feature limited general admission for reduced crowds and quieter gallery spaces with exhibit audio reduced or silenced.
In addition to our KultureCity resources available at all times, ACCESS JRM hours will include availability of a dedicated quiet zone and interpretive offerings such as tours, picture book readings, and tactile learning opportunities for inclusive exploration. All age groups are welcome!
ACCESS JRM is mostly a self-guided experience and not designed as a drop-off activity. All children and youth ticket holders must be accompanied by an adult.

Intrepid Early Morning Opening: Fast Forward: Supersonic Aviation
2025-05-03 08:30 - 11:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
Early Morning Opening
The Intrepid Museum offers Early Morning Openings for children with autism or sensory sensitivities and their families before the Museum opens to the public! Families receive a sensory bag with interactive activities designed for the whole family and explore the Museum without the crowds! Participants receive a social narrative ahead of time.
Fast Forward: Supersonic Aviation
Discover the fascinating world of supersonic jets, including the British Airways Concorde! Take a Concorde tour and participate in interactive activities during this sensory-friendly program.

Autism-Friendly Access Workshops
2025-05-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 7th Floor, 165 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Join the artists of New York City Ballet in these movement workshops designed especially for children with autism and their families.
During these one-hour events, children will be guided in a ballet-based warm-up and choreography inspired by a featured ballet being performed this season. Workshops feature live piano accompaniment and a designated quiet space will be available. A visual story will be sent prior to the event to give your child advance notice of what will be happening during the workshop.
No prior dance experience is necessary and siblings are encouraged to participate.
TICKET PRICING
$8 per participating child. Please note that accompanying family members/caretakers do not need a ticket to attend.
Once registered, you will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire providing more information on how we can best meet the needs of your child.
ATTIRE
Clothing that is comfortable to move in. Ballet shoes, sneakers, socks are optional.
LOCATION
New York City Ballet Rehearsal Studios
Samuel B. & David Rose Building, 7th Floor
165 West 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam

Off-Broadway Mask Required Performances - HOLD ME IN THE WATER at Playwrights Horizons
2025-05-03 14:30 - 16:00 | Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd Street, New York, New York, 10036, United States
Hold Me in the Water
Written and performed by Ryan J. Haddad
Directed by Danny Sharron
About Hold Me in the Water: When Ryan falls for a man he just met, he’s ready for the romance of his dreams. But as their connection grows, Ryan learns that new heights of joy can bring deep insecurities to the surface. Disarmingly vulnerable and playfully provocative, Hold Me in the Water is a funny and tender solo play about the passion and intimacy of first love.
Regarding Mask Required Performances:
Hold Me in the Water is a show grounded in disability cultural values. In much of disability culture, we practice collective care to protect each other. One easy way to protect others from viral illness is by wearing a mask. Masks are required at the following performances (dates subject to change):

Wednesday, April 16th, 7:30PM
Saturday, April 26th, 2:30PM
Wednesday, April 30th, 7:30PM
Saturday, May 3rd, 2:30PM

For these dates, we ask that you please wear a mask to help protect you, those around you, and the company. If you do not have a mask, one can be provided by any member of the theater staff.
Thank you from the company of Hold Me In the Water.

Writing as Resistance
2025-05-03 15:00 - 16:15 | Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square S, New York, 10012, United States
In times of political upheaval, displacement and erasure, writing becomes a powerful tool of resistance. Join Uyghur poet and memoirist Tahir Hamut Izgil (Waiting to Be Arrested at Night) and Iraqi American poet Dunya Mikhail (Tablets: Secrets of the Clay) as they discuss how their writing challenges dominant political narratives and preserves stories of displacement, exile and perseverance.
In his memoir Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, Tahir Hamut Izgil documents the Chinese government’s persecution of the Uyghur people and his time in a labor-camp. In Dunya Mikhail’s poetry collection Tablets: Secrets of Clay, she explores the memories and legacies of her families’ exile from Iraq while looking back at Iraqi history. Moderated by novelist Mojgan Ghazirad (The House on Sun Street), this panel will delve into the urgency of documenting personal and collective experiences and how the act of writing both engenders change and urges us towards a future of complex understanding.

Closing Night – Under Siege: The Perils of Journalism in an Age of State Repression
2025-05-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square S, New York, 10012, United States
Around the world, journalists are facing unprecedented attacks as governments crack down on press freedoms. From outright censorship to threats and arrests, reporters are increasingly at risk for doing the vital work of informing the public.
Join Indian journalist Rana Ayyub of The Washington Post, George Packer of the Atlantic, and Filipina trauma journalist Patricia Evangelista of Rappler as they sit down with PEN America’s interim Co-CEO and Chief Program Officer, Free Expression, Summer Lopez, for an urgent conversation about the escalating dangers journalists face when governments target the press. This discussion will explore how government repression not only silences and endangers the media, but also emboldens other dangerous actors who feel that they too have the license to threaten, harass and attack journalists with impunity.
This event will have CART Captioning. Patricia Evangelista will be joining virtually.

Create Ability (kids and teens)
2025-05-04 11:00 - 13:00 | The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Please join us for MoMA’s monthly program welcoming individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with their families and friends, to explore works on view and create artwork together. In each session, participants focus on a different theme during interactive activities in the Museum’s galleries and classrooms.
Create Ability is free of charge. Space is limited and preregistration is required. For more information or to register, please email AccessPrograms@moma.org or call Access Programs at 212-408-6447.

Interpreting MoMA: Woven Histories
2025-05-15 17:00 - 19:30 | The Museum of Modern Art- Education and Research Center, 4 West 54th Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Please join us for MoMA’s bimonthly program welcoming individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing to participate in an ASL–interpreted private gallery talk focusing on one of MoMA’s exhibitions, along with a wine and snack reception.
In May we will explore the exhibition Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction with members of the curatorial team. Textiles touch every aspect of our lives and connect us to history. This exhibition brings together more than 150 diverse, interdisciplinary objects. Highlighting issues of labor and identity that are intertwined with modern textile production, Woven Histories argues that weaving and textiles are the quintessential link between lived experience and art.
Registration opens on April 17, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Interpreting MoMA is offered free of charge. Space is limited and advance registration is required.
For more information or to register, please email AccessPrograms@moma.org or call Access Programs at (212) 408-6447.

NYBG ASL Azalea Garden Tour
2025-05-17 14:30 - 15:30 | New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY, 10458, United States
Meet at the Azalea Garden Entrance

This tour, led by an NYBG Tour Guide accompanied by an American Sign Language interpreter, gives visitors who are Deaf an enhanced experience of the Azalea Garden. This 11-acre site that offers an encyclopedic collection of the world’s brightly colored azaleas planted along a broad hillside punctuated by rock outcrops and shaded by mature native trees.
To better serve our audience, please register if you plan to attend this event here. Admission required to enter Garden. Explore admission options, including free options for Bronx residents here. On-site parking is additional.

Sensory-Friendly Performance at New York City Ballet
2025-05-18 11:00 - 13:00 | David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Designed to provide a relaxed, inclusive environment, these performances offer individuals with sensory processing challenges, including autism, additional support as they experience the repertory of New York City Ballet.
Slight modifications for these specialized events include a relaxed entry/exit policy, adjustments to lighting and sound levels, designated break areas throughout the Theater, additional event staffing to assist with audience needs, and pre-visit resources, including a visual schedule.
May 18, 2025
This one-time-only performance features features three exhilarating ballets by NYCB’s Founder George Balanchine: Ballo della Regina, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, and Scotch Symphony.

Meet Me at MoMA
2025-05-29 14:30 - 16:00 | The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY, 10019, United States
Please join us for MoMA’s monthly program for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia and their family members or caregivers. Meet Me at MoMA provides a forum for dialogue through looking at art. Specially trained Museum staff educators highlight themes, artists, and exhibitions during an interactive program in the Museum’s galleries.
Meet Me at MoMA is offered free of charge. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Registration opens one month before the program date. For more information and to register, please email AccessPrograms@moma.org or call Access Programs at (212) 408-6447.

Voices of a People's History
2025-05-29 19:30 - 21:00 | David Rubenstein Atrium, 61 W 62nd St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
The works of Brooklyn-born author and historian Howard Zinn (1922–2010), particularly the classic bestsellers A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States, continue to shine a light on the extraordinary history of those engaged in struggles for freedom and justice in America. Since 2014, Lincoln Center has collaborated with Voices of a People’s History, a non-profit organization of artists and educators who seek to keep Zinn’s message of grassroots egalitarianism alive. The heroic voices featured in Zinn’s books will be brought to life in performance by a chorus of young student activists who have been mentored by artist-activists to find personal meaning in these timeless texts. Using the words of the rebels, dissenters, and visionaries of our past and present as a blueprint, this evening will inspire us all to take collective action to shape our future

Guggenheim Mind's Eye: Deep Thinkers
2025-06-02 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-09 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-06-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10128, United States
The Guggenheim New York celebrates the ideas, people, and art at the core of its mission by offering virtual and in-person Mind’s Eye programming for participants who are blind or have low vision. Join us for a tour of the exhibitions A Year With Children and Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers.
We’ll invite you to consider the artistic connections between select artworks by Rashid Johnson alongside work by student artists participating in Learning Through Art, the Guggenheim’s artist-in-residence program in New York City public elementary schools. Think deeply with us as we engage in a shared exploration of the themes, materials, and mediums found in both exhibitions.
This month’s Mind’s Eye programming will be led by Guggenheim educators through verbal description and conversation. The virtual sessions will be accessible by web link or by dial-in phone number, depending on your preference.
The program is repeated both online and in person. Please let us know which date you prefer to join us:
Virtual Programs:
Monday, June 2, 6:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, June 4, 2:00-4:00pm
In Person Programs:
Monday, June 9, 6:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, June 11, 2:00-4:00pm
Free, but space is limited. RSVP is required three days before the program. To RSVP, call 212 360 4355 or email access@guggenheim.org.

Lincoln Center Moments - Cynthia Sayer's Hot Jazz Party
2025-06-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, 165 West 65th Street, New York, NY , NY, 10023, United States
Join us for a fun, upbeat program of hot jazz, American Songbook, tango, and more at our spring season finale: Cynthia Sayer’s Hot Jazz Party! An American Banjo Hall of Famer and Steve Martin Banjo Prize winner, Cynthia and her all-star Joyride band just might get you swinging, clapping, and even singing along!
This event is part of Lincoln Center Moments, a free performance-based program specially designed for individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
Performances at 11:00 am are Relaxed Performances, designed for a neurodiverse audience. In addition to audiences impacted by dementia, these performances are also open to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Performances at 1:00 pm are followed by an hour-long workshop specially designed for audiences impacted by dementia—facilitated by educators and music therapists that explore the work through discussion, movement, music, and art-making.

Series: Social History of Jewish Food: Co-Hosted by JBI Library and ACB, led by Rabbi Andrew Goodman
2025-06-04 15:00 - 16:00 | https://macaccess.org/program/series-social-history-of-jewish-food-co-hosted-by-jbi-library-and-acb-led-by-rabbi-andrew-goodman/2025-06-04/
Join us and members of the ACB for the last two parts of a three-part series, “Social History of Jewish Food,” facilitated by Rabbi Andrew Goodman on Wednesday, June 4 and June 18 at 3 pm EDT. Dive into the rich culinary traditions and cultural significance of Jewish cuisine, as we explore the historical and social contexts that have shaped these beloved dishes. Using the book “Eat and Be Satisfied,” this program promises to be a delightful journey through the stories and importance of Jewish food. Part two of the series will focus on chapters 3 and 4: food during the Talmudic Era (also known as the first millennium of the Common Era), and part three of the series will discuss chapters 5 and 6: food during the Medieval Era. Feel free to join us for either or both remaining programs in this series!
Register using the following form. The Zoom information will be provided 24 hours in advance of the program with The American Council of the Blind’s (ACB) credentials: https://forms.office.com/r/iF1gFHeQcF
Please note: The book “Eat and Be Satisfied” is available to request at JBI Library. If you are not a patron with us, please feel free to reach out to our library at 212-545-8025 or library@jbilibrary.org and they will be happy to help you access the book.

Picture This!—Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
2025-06-06 18:00 - 19:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
Mellissa Huber, Associate Curator, The Costume Institute, The Met
Monica Miller, Guest Curator, Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, and Professor and Chair of Africana Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University
Kaelyn Garcia, Assistant Conservator, The Costume Institute, The Met
Kai Marcel, Research Assistant, The Costume Institute, The Met
For adults who are blind or partially sighted. Join us for a tour to enjoy works of art through detailed descriptions and discussion.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.
For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.
See our visitor guidelines.

Book club with Joan: Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
2025-06-09 16:00 - 17:00 | https://macaccess.org/program/book-club-with-joan-golem-and-the-jinni-by-helene-wecker/
Book: Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic, created to be the wife of a man who dies at sea on the voyage from Poland. Chava is unmoored and adrift as the ship arrives in New York harbor in 1899. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert, trapped in an old copper flask, and released in New York City, though still not entirely free.
Ahmad and Chava become unlikely friends and soul mates with a mystical connection. Marvelous and compulsively readable, Helene Wecker’s debut novel The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, into a wondrously inventive and unforgettable tale.
This book is available from NLS as DB76801 for audio. Download it through BARD at nlsbard.loc.gov, the BARD Mobile app, or request them from your local NLS library. This book is also available in digital braille if you are a Bookshare member, and we can emboss it for you if you would like it in hard copy braille.
To register, or if you have any access needs or require ASL interpretation, contact us at register@jbilibrary.org or 646-616-3929.

ASL Tour: Breaking the Mold
2025-06-10 13:00 - 2025-06-21 14:30 | Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY, 11238, United States
Visitors from the D/deaf community are invited to experience Breaking the Mold: Brooklyn Museum at 200 in an American Sign Language (ASL) tour, led by a Deaf teaching artist. After a brief meet-and-greet, explore the evolution of the Brooklyn Museum from a small library to the encyclopedic institution it is today. Discover both legendary masterpieces and cutting-edge contemporary works, and take an inside look at the Museum’s architectural history.

Memoir Series Part Two: “My Childhood in Pieces” with Edward Hirsch
2025-06-11 16:30 - 17:30 | https://macaccess.org/program/memoir-series-part-two-my-childhood-in-pieces-with-edward-hirsch/
Join us on Wednesday, June 11 at 4:30pm EST for part two of JBI Library’s memoir series, as acclaimed poet Edward Hirsch reads excerpts from his newly released memoir “My Childhood in Pieces”, followed by a discussion of the writing process, the peculiarities of memoir writing, and questions from the audience. In “My Childhood in Pieces”, dark comic microbursts of prose deliver a whole childhood, at the hands of an aspiring middle-class Jewish family whose hard-boiled American values and wit were the forge of a poet’s coming-of-age.
Register with Zoom at https://jbilibrary-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/0apde6jaQ1mw7hmvI6trlA
Note: If you have any access needs, require ASL interpretation, or prefer to register via email or phone, please reach out to us at register@jbilibrary.org or 646-616-3929.

Robert Glasper + Alain Pérez
2025-06-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center, 62nd St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
This can’t-miss opening night of Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City features two performances from major contemporary superstars, offering a vision of a spectacularly full musical future defined by genius and limitless possibility. Over an already storied 20-year career, the multiple GRAMMY Award-winning producer, composer, pianist, and culture creator Robert Glasper has seamlessly reintegrated the intersecting spirits of modern jazz, R&B, and Hip-Hop. Glasper’s Black Radio album project ushered in a generation of listeners for whom genre means far less than musicality. Next to hit the stage is Cuban bassist and polymath musician Alain Pérez, who joins us as part of his Bingo summer tour. The Latin GRAMMY Award winner, Alain Pérez & La Orquesta, has earned an international reputation as a creative innovator whose Latin roots provide a foundation for bold expression and expansion.

Met Signs in the Studio—Sargent and Paris
2025-06-14 14:00 - 16:30 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
Explore the exhibition Sargent and Paris with teaching artists Debra Cole and Hollie Ecker. Then, create your own work of art in the studio. For visitors of all ages.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Sargent and Paris.
Free, though advance registration is required. Space is limited.
For updates on upcoming programs, connect with us on Facebook or contact us at access@metmuseum.org.
See our visitor guidelines.

In American Sign Language only, without voice interpretation. Programs with Sign Language are intended primarily for the Deaf community.

Tea Dance at the Intrepid Museum
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Intrepid Museum, 12th Avenue and 46th Street, New York, 10036, United States
Put on your dancing shoes and join the Intrepid Museum for an afternoon of dancing and engagement with music from Intrepid’s years of service (1943-1974), led by Rhythm Break Cares!
Free parking and free transportation to and from the Museum by car service is available for all participants in New York City. Free with advance registration.

Series: Social History of Jewish Food: Co-Hosted by JBI Library and ACB, led by Rabbi Andrew Goodman
2025-06-18 15:00 - 16:00 | https://macaccess.org/program/series-social-history-of-jewish-food-co-hosted-by-jbi-library-and-acb-led-by-rabbi-andrew-goodman/2025-06-18/

A Sensory Friendly Free Family Art Day with Spellbound Theatre
2025-06-18 15:30 - 16:45 | Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, 11238, United States
Join Spellbound Theatre for a FREE sensory friendly pop-up show called “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please” and an art activity around our theme, “A Subway Adventure!”
Where? Bedford Library, 496 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
When? Wednesday June 18 @ 3:30-4:45pm
Who? Children ages 2-8 years old and their families
Here is a link to the sensory friendly information and the visual guide: June 18 Bedford Library – Sensory Friendly Page (ENG/SPA)
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors, Please is a one-of-a-kind storytelling performance that follows a lost toy, Catbear, as they travel through the tunnels of New York City on six different subway lines, looking for their owner. Each train has its own story, and Catbear experiences all the sights and sounds of New York City before landing home again.
Free Family Art Days are opportunities for the whole family to play, create, and explore through a variety of art forms. These events are free for the public thanks to the generous donations from Spellbound supporters and institutional grants.
Spellbound Theatre is New York’s award-winning theater for very young children and their families. We bring original theater, storytelling and puppetry performances and workshops to schools, libraries, and performance venues in New York and across the country.

June 18, 3:30-4:45pm
https://www.spellboundtheatre.com/free-family-art-days.html
