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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Lisa Gutkin
Nov
1

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Lisa Gutkin

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Sonia Rutstein (SONiA of Disappear Fear)
Nov
8

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Sonia Rutstein (SONiA of Disappear Fear)

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Hawaiian Music & Dance Night
Nov
15

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Hawaiian Music & Dance Night

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Charlie King + Tret Fure
Nov
22

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Charlie King + Tret Fure

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Brooklyn Women's Chorus + Lissa Michalak
Dec
13

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Brooklyn Women's Chorus + Lissa Michalak

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Songs of the Season with Robin Greenstein & special guests
Dec
20

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Songs of the Season with Robin Greenstein & special guests

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Rock & Roll for Freedom, with Val Kinzler & Violizzy Taub + Al Ronzoni
Oct
18

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Rock & Roll for Freedom, with Val Kinzler & Violizzy Taub + Al Ronzoni

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: James Gordon
Oct
11

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: James Gordon

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: A Capella Night, with Nikki Nesbary & Joe Willing
Oct
4

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: A Capella Night, with Nikki Nesbary & Joe Willing

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Terry Kitchen | Erin Ash Sullivan
Sep
20

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Terry Kitchen | Erin Ash Sullivan

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.

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Old Fashioned Greenwich Village Coffee Housefeaturing Debbie Rich & Ron Pecan and open mic
Sep
13

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Old Fashioned Greenwich Village Coffee Housefeaturing Debbie Rich & Ron Pecan and open mic

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.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS! 55th Anniversary Flag Show
Sep
8
to Oct 4

CALL FOR ARTISTS! 55th Anniversary Flag Show

ARTIST OPEN CALL for the 55th Anniversary People's Flag Show!

In commemoration of the 55th Anniversary of The People's Flag Show (1970), Judson Memorial Church will be hosting an exhibition of flag-related works with performances and events from Nov 9-15, 2025.

👉 All interested artists are invited to submit one artwork that creatively interrogates the American flag as a symbol of "liberty and justice for all."

Submission Deadline: Oct 4, 2025
Learn more and send in your submission here.

❓Questions? Email peoplesflagproject@judsoncommons.org

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Mario Cancel-Bigay | Rubén González
Sep
6

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Mario Cancel-Bigay | Rubén González

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.

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Queer Urban Orchestra: QUOtets XIX
Sep
6

Queer Urban Orchestra: QUOtets XIX

Queer Urban Orchestra’s 2025-2026 season begins with a special edition of QUOtets. 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. Advance sale tickets are $30 and are available through Friday September 6. Day of show tickets are $35 at the door.

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Film Screening: "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack"
Aug
23

Film Screening: "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack"

🎟️ Tickets available via QR code on the poster Or https://tinyurl.com/DAGscreening

Hosted by Doctors Against Genocide, this event sheds light on the deliberate targeting of medical professionals and infrastructure in Gaza. Healthcare is not a weapon of war. We invite medical professionals, human rights defenders, and all committed to health justice to join us Fundraiser to help with food and medical aid in Gaza. Ticket to screening includes entry to concurrent fundraiser event by @thriftforgaza generating funds for @doctorsagainstgenocide initiatives as well as mutual aid efforts by @salm0ahmed22 working on the ground in Gaza to supply food and aid, and @lady_najla80 initiative to build a home in NYC for Gazan children/families receiving medical care in the US.

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Physicians for a National Health Program
Jun
23

Physicians for a National Health Program

Jon the Physicians for a National Health Program for our annual gathering to celebrate our champions, collective work and community in the fight to guarantee healthcare as a human right. The evening will feature live music, a light buffet and refreshments, recognition of our health justice champions and community activists, our silent auction + great company and conversation.

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When We Free the World Screening
Jun
15

When We Free the World Screening

Join us for a screening of “When We Free the World,” in honor of Father’s Day, Juneteenth, Pride, and Men’s Health Month.

"In a time when gender, sexuality, and race are in the crosshairs of so much of our public discourse, Judson is honored to host Kevin Powell and When We Free the World to add a vibrant layer to our conversations about the many types of masculinities and how we manifest the future we all need." — Rev. Micah Bucey

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Jamie Anderson and Double Trouble
May
31

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Jamie Anderson and Double Trouble

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.

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EstroGenius Festival
May
22

EstroGenius Festival

Welcome to 2025 EstroGenius Festival: ALL IN, the annual performance festival celebrating dynamo women, trans and gender non-conforming artists - we are running in venues throughout NYC May 8-24, 2025.

AT JUDSON MAY 22:

  • 7pm | Automorphs, created and performed by Kara Beadle and Andy Zacek

  • 8pm | for ↔ from, Devised by Movement of the People Dance Company

  • 9pm | Till It Tear Us Apart, choreographed by Petra Zanki

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EstroGenius Festival
May
21

EstroGenius Festival

Welcome to 2025 EstroGenius Festival: ALL IN, the annual performance festival celebrating dynamo women, trans and gender non-conforming artists - we are running in venues throughout NYC May 8-24, 2025.

AT JUDSON MAY 21:

4pm | Community Workshop To Be Announced [90 mins]

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PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Carolyn Hester, with Karla & Amy Blume
May
17

PEOPLES’ VOICE CAFE: Carolyn Hester, with Karla & Amy Blume

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.

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EstroGenius Festival
May
15

EstroGenius Festival

Welcome to 2025 EstroGenius Festival: ALL IN, the annual performance festival celebrating dynamo women, trans and gender non-conforming artists - we are running in venues throughout NYC May 8-24, 2025.

AT JUDSON MAY 15:

  • 7pm | SKY meets SEA written, directed and choreographed by maura nguyễn donohue, in collaboration with the cast

  • 8pm | IN EXCHANGE FOR ANONYMITY by VERBAL ANIMAL

  • 9pm | BUFFY and MTHR THSA

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EstroGenius Festival
May
14

EstroGenius Festival

Welcome to 2025 EstroGenius Festival: ALL IN, the annual performance festival celebrating dynamo women, trans and gender non-conforming artists - we are running in venues throughout NYC May 8-24, 2025.

AT JUDSON MAY 14:

4-6pm | Open Level Movement Workshop with Beth Graczyk | Judson Church

$15.00 + $1.75 booking fee

Through cycles of action, image, and scenario, we’ll invite the subconscious to lead and make space for play. [90 mins]

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