A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Memorial Church.

Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate and one of our most beloved writers, has inspired generations of readers. But her artistic genius is often overshadowed by her monumental public persona, perhaps because, as Namwali Serpell puts it, “she is our only truly canonical black female writer—and her work is highly complex.” In On Morrison, Serpell brings her unique experience as both an award-winning writer and a professor who teaches a course on Morrison to illuminate her masterful experiments with literary form.

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A variety show for people interested in the spiritual realm of trans+ life. Hosted by APRIL.

POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW!

Gaia Music Collective's One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one.

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PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

4 PM – Workshop | 7 PM – Doors |  8 PM – Show

Yuval Ron Ensemble featuring Sufi Qawwali Master musician Sukhawat Ali Khan and Leen Abaza (Whirling), with special guest vocalist, Ilana Davidson.

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NYC Friends of Clearwater is having our monthly gathering which is held on the third Friday of each month, starting at 6:30pm in the Assembly Hall. Join us for a night of live music, potluck dinner, and environmental discussion.

The Judson Book Group will be reading and discussing the nonfiction book, How the Word Is Passed by Clint Smith, for their Feb 18 meeting. 

Contact Jane Treuhold (treujane@gmail.com) to receive the zoom link.

Our namesake, the incomparable Marsha “Pay It No Mind” Johnson, beyond being an activist, artist and sex worker, was a model and fashion juggernaut. From the belly of the beast, during New York’s most fashionable and anticipated event of the season, we seek to honor her life and legacy by pulling up for our neighbors with a special NYFW edition of Marsha's Closet.

PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

Calling all romantics, this is the show for you

Get ready for a night of live music, perfect for sharing with someone special. Set in a beautiful historic space with cozy seating, this will be a night to remember. Grab some champagne and we’ll see you there! <3

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On Friday, February 13th, at 7pm, we will celebrate 65 years of The Film-Makers' Cooperative at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square S, New York, NY) and honor Nan Goldin, Joan Jonas, Lynne Sachs, MM Serra, John Waters, and the Jack Smith Archive at Gladstone Gallery. We will also pay tribute to the late Ken and Flo Jacobs. Our 65th anniversary gala will provide vital support for the Coop's mission to foster artistic freedom and distribute bold experimental and independent cinema. Join us for a lively cocktail reception with food, drinks, live performances, special screenings, an art auction, and more! Capacity is limited.

A special screening of John Waters' MULTIPLE MANIACS (1970), Nan Goldin's YOU NEVER DID ANYTHING WRONG (PART 1) (2024), Joan Jonas' ORGANIC HONEY'S VISUAL TELEPATHY (1972), Lynne Sachs' HOUSE OF SCIENCE: A MUSEUM OF FALSE FACTS (1990), MM Serra's first five films: NYC, NIGHTFALL, PPII, TURNER, and FRAMED (1984-87), Jack Smith's HOT AIR SPECIALISTS (1980), and Ken Jacobs' LITTLE STABS AT HAPPINESS (1963).

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NOTE: EVENING GALA TICKET BUYERS CAN ATTEND THIS DAYTIME SCREENING FOR FREE.

PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

The creativity and artistry of Queer Urban Orchestra's musicians is on full display in this evening of chamber music, selected and performed by groups of QUO musicians.

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PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Memorial Church.

Gaia Music Collective's One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one. No auditions. No commitment. No need for perfection. Just the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans! Whether you're a vocal ensemble veteran or have never sung in a group before, you are welcome here - all experience levels are valued in Gaia Music Collective!

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The Judson Book Group will be reading and discussing for their January 21, 2026 meeting "The Women" by Kristen Hannah.

Contact Jane Treuhold (treujane@gmail.com) to receive the zoom link.

Compassion & Sonder activates our inner creator through blind painting and illustration. With this workshop, participants will be guided to grasp their inner artist to understand creativity can be a discovery of self compassion. Sonder helps us see that we are all living very complex lives, even our own. This workshop is intended for all ages.

Join D. Graham Burnett, Alyssa Loh, and Peter Schmidt of the Friends of Attention for the launch of their new book, ATTENSITY! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement (Crown), “a stirring battle cry on behalf of our shared humanity against the forces that seek to diminish and degrade it" (Chris Hayes, author of The Sirens’ Call).

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PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

NYC Friends of Clearwater is having our monthly gathering which is held on the third Friday of each month, starting at 6:30pm in the Assembly Hall. Join us for a night of live music, potluck dinner, and environmental discussion.

The Big Bang is a cold reading series of new works, hosted by Jonathan Caren, at Judson Church.

A free, high visibility low-tech forum for experimentation, emerging ideas, and works-in-progress held in the Fall and Spring seasons. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists, and join Movement Research Artists-In-Residence and international guests each season in performing at the historic Judson Memorial Church.

PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

Join us from 6:00–7:30 PM for Cocktail Hour with a LUSH immersive experience, then stay for the fashion production—complete with a musical number and dance performances that bring Perceptions to life onstage.

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PVC is an alternative coffeehouse offering live and live-stream entertainment in New York City, presenting folk, blues, jazz, rap, poetry, spoken word, storytelling, theater and dance since 1979. We shine a spotlight on social issues and artists from underrepresented cultures.

For more info, including a performance schedule, please go here.

Dzieci Theatre's Fools Mass, an annual offering since 1998, cannot be silenced this season. The piece celebrates both the sacred and profane, the miracle of life and the enigma of death, all with enchanted choral singing, riotous comic buffoonery, and extraordinary dramatic invention. Fools Mass, like no other event during these ravaged times, truly captures the heart of the holidays and the sanctity of the human spirit.

Tickets: $20-$30