Rush Hour Performance: String Quartet Beethoven-a-thon

Enjoy a concise, high-caliber Beethoven string quartet performance during rush hour at Lincoln Center. This formal chamber-music outing blends accessibility with depth, delivering beloved quartet repertoire in a stylish urban venue—perfect for busy city music lovers seeking quality classical immersion.

Carnegie Hall: Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Midori performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, a transcendent NYC night framed by gilded walls, legendary acoustics, and balcony views that shimmer with orchestral fire.

Can a Future Russia Become a "Normal Country?" If so, how?

Attend a Harriman Institute lecture by Andrei Yakovlev on whether Russia can become a normal country. Moderated by Timothy Frye, the talk covers state–business relations, development, and industrial policy in Russia, set in the Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room at Columbia's International Affairs Building.

NY Philharmonic: Gustavo Dudamel & Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Experience a concert pairing fire and finesse as the NY Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, delivering bold orchestral color and intimate moments.

PICK & CHEESE GRAND OPENING, NYC

New York’s Pick & Cheese Grand Opening kicks off a citywide food festival across multiple locations on Apr 30, 2026, featuring cheese tastings and culinary events.

Horizons - AI & Digital Innovation

Join Horizons: AI & Digital Innovation at BrainStation in New York City for a focused tech conference on AI trends, digital transformation, and practical strategies. Expect expert talks, demos, and networking with industry professionals.

People, Performance and Growth in the AI Era with Mr. Pete Kim

An insightful panel on how AI reshapes leadership, talent, and performance in modern organizations. Pete Kim discusses culture, strategy, and sustainable growth at NYU TechSHRM in NYC, offering practical takeaways for navigating AI-driven change.

Peso Pluma @ Madison Square Garden

Peso Pluma headlines Madison Square Garden in New York, delivering high-energy Latin-pop and regional Mexican vibes with Tito Double P. A marquee arena show in a world-famous venue that highlights contemporary Latin music at a stadium-scale production.

An Evening with Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild, headlines an evening at Hunter College in NYC, featuring a reading from her memoir and a thoughtful discussion on writing and resilience.

Peso Pluma @ Dramma Times Square

Peso Pluma and Tito Double P bring a high-energy Latin music night to Dramma Times Square in NYC. A marquee show of modern regional Mexican sounds in a vibrant Times Square venue.

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra | Dizzy Gillespie's Arrangers

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra performs Dizzy Gillespie's Arrangers at Lincoln Center on 2026-04-30 at 7:00 PM, delivering a polished big-band program of Gillespie's iconic arrangements. An evening of refined, high-energy jazz in the iconic venue, pairing virtuosity with bebop history.

Sonic Spectrum IV

Sonic Spectrum IV is a chamber music program at Lincoln Center by the Chamber Music Society. This intimate New York City concert features refined classical repertoire performed by esteemed ensembles in an iconic, acoustically resplendent venue.

The Afghan Whigs

José James Presents Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane with Special Guest Ron Blake

José James curates Facing East: The Music of John Coltrane at Blue Note Jazz Club, a luminous tribute with Ron Blake weaving Coltrane's spiritual notes through lush modern jazz in NYC's legendary room.

THE JOY OF SAKE 2026: New York

Experience sake-focused wine and food tastings at THE JOY OF SAKE 2026: New York, hosted at the Metropolitan Pavilion in NYC, with curated pours, bite-sized pairings, and industry insights in a stylish venue.

Swans of Harlem

An evening at Lincoln Center featuring Swans of Harlem, a dynamic jazz-inspired performance as part of the Lincoln Center Presents series. A refined concert blending soulful vocal lines with sophisticated instrumentation in a grand NYC venue.

KEN AND FLO JACOBS PGM 9: TOM, TOM, THE PIPER’S SON

Screening of Ken Jacobs' Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son (1969), a 115-minute silent 35mm film presented as Program 9 as part of The Whole Shebang: Celebrating Ken and Flo Jacobs. Hosted at Anthology Film Archives in New York, this NYC event highlights classic avant-garde cinema.

International Dance Day Jazz Party!

International Dance Day Jazz Party at the Children's Museum of Manhattan. A 25-minute family-friendly jazz performance on the 1st floor for all ages, inviting kids and caregivers to tap, wiggle, and celebrate music in a playful museum setting.

Protoje: Reggae Invasion

Protoje's Reggae Invasion hits Racket in New York City, a turbocharged night of roots reggae, tight horn lines, and magnetic stage presence fed by club-by-night energy and neon vibes.

Ron Rice / Jack Smith: Underground Film Screening

A restoration-backed screening of radical 1960s underground cinema, pairing Ron Rice and Jack Smith with director Angus MacLise. This hallucinatory micro-epic blends gauze-psychedelia and avant-garde antics across about 75 minutes, presented at Anthology Film Archives in NYC.

The Center for Fiction Presents Tom Perrotta on Ghost Town with Teddy Wayne

Tom Perrotta discusses his new novel Ghost Town with Teddy Wayne at the Center for Fiction in New York City — an evening reading and conversation for fiction lovers.

Larry Levis Tribute Poetry Reading

Poets Catherine Barnett, Terrance Hayes, Edward Hirsch, Marie Howe, John Murillo, and David St. John gather at NYU's Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House for a Larry Levis tribute poetry reading.

The Ocean on Fire

Columbia hosts Anais Maurer for a lecture on The Ocean on Fire, exploring Pacific stories of nuclear testing, climate activism, and the enduring impact on Oceanian communities.

Greed (Erich von Stroheim film)

Screening of the silent epic Greed (1924) by Erich von Stroheim at Anthology Film Archives in NYC. This 140-minute classic showcases Stroheim's uncompromising social realism and meticulous production design, presented in a historic venue known for archival cinema.