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OFFICIAL and UNOFFICIAL
Commemorative Events during September, 2002

 

The City of New York Commemorative Program
September 11, 2002

Early Morning Bagpipe and drum processionals from each of the five boroughs begin their march toward the World Trade Center site
8:46 a.m. Citywide moment of silence, followed by a reading of the names of the World Trade Center victims at the World Trade Center site
10:29 a.m. Citywide tolling of bells
7:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Candle-lighting and commemorative gatherings in each borough begin with lighting an eternal flame at the temporary memorial in historic Battery Park. This ceremony will be broadcast live to the gathering sites in all five boroughs. New Yorkers, wherever their location, are encouraged to join in lighting candles at this time. Commemorative musical performances will follow at these gathering sites:
THE BRONX Van Cortlandt Park, Parade Grounds

Enter at Broadway and 246th Street
by subway: IRT 1 & 9 trains to 242nd Street
by bus: Bx9, Manhattan/Liberty Lines BxM3, Westchester bus lines 1, 2 or 3 to Parade Ground
Program features Bronx Arts Ensemble and Highbridge Voices

BROOKLYN Prospect Park, Bandshell

Enter at Prospect Park West and 9th Street
by subway: F to 7th Avenue (at 9th Street)
by bus: B69 along Prospect Park West, B75 along 9th Street to 9th Street Entrance, B68 along Coney Island Avenue/Prospect Park Southwest to Bartel-Pritchard Circle (near 15th Street and Prospect Park West)
Program features the Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Youth Chorus

MANHATTAN Central Park, Great Lawn

Enter the Park on the West Side at 81st or 85th Street; on the East Side at 79th or 84th Street
by subway: B & C to 81st or 86th Street; 4, 5 & 6 to 86th Street
by bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M10, M18, M19, M86, X90
Program features Orchestra of St. Luke's and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

QUEENS Flushing Meadows, Unisphere Promenade

Flushing Meadows, Unisphere Promenade
by subway: 7 to Willets Point Blvd/Shea Stadium
by bus: Q48 to Roosevelt Avenue and Willets Point Stadium; 66 on Northern Blvd (Shea and Marina only)
Program features Queens Symphony Orchestra and Louis Armstrong Legacy Band

STATEN ISLAND Snug Harbor Cultural Center, South Meadow

1000 Richmond Terrace at Snug Harbor Road
by bus: S40
Program features Staten Island Symphony and Curtis High School Jazz Ensemble and Curtis Guitar Ensemble

 

Other events around the 5 boroughs throughout September

* Denotes events related to September 11

DANCE
BROOKLYN
Ton Lakay Dance Theatre
St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church
1116 Avenue of the Americas
(at 39th Street)
(718) 377-6738
Friends | FREE
Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
The company will present this sacred dance, dedicated to the heroes of Sept. 11, as part of a memorial.
MANHATTAN
dancenow/nyc 2002 festival
Sponsored by Colloquium Contemporary Dance Exchange
Various venues
(718) 850-2488
Main Event
Sept. 8, 3-8 p.m.
Thirty-five contemporary choreographers and companies participate in this full day of performances at the John Jay College Theater (899 Tenth Avenue, between 58th and 59th Streets).

Upclose Gallery Series
Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
Art and movement meet in the OK Harris Gallery (383 West Broadway between Spring and Broome Streets).

Poolside Series
Sept. 14, 6 p.m.
The festival closes with a special performance in Carmine Center's drained outdoor pool (Seventh Avenue South and Clarkson Street). Audience and artists invited to poolside party after the show.

Danspace Project at St. Mark's Church
10th Street at Second Avenue
(212) 674-8194

"Two Hours That Shook the World"
Sept. 12-15, 8:30 p.m.
Cortez & Co. perform this piece in lights and shadows, commemorating the events of Sept. 11.

Kaleidoscope
Sept. 7, 8:30 p.m.
The Dankmeyer Dance Company, international dancers in the Martha Graham tradition, performs new choreography with live music and an original score.

Evening Stars Music and Dance Festival
Sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Part of the Downtown NYC River-to-River Festival 2002
The Great Lawn at Historic Battery Park
(accessible from State Street at Pearl
and adjacent to Staten Island Ferry)
(212) 219-9401
Mark Morris Dance Group | FREE
Sept. 9, 7 p.m.
Mark Morris's choreography is music in motion.

Jane Comfort Dance, Rennie Harris Puremovement and Urban Bush Women | FREE
Sept. 12, 7 p.m.
An evening of urban dance and performance promises high impact hip-hop, fierce rhythms and sharp wit.

Garth Fagan Dance Company | FREE
Sept. 13, 7 p.m.
This bold stylist melds Afro-Caribbean tradition, classical ballet and modern dance.

Dance Theatre of Harlem | FREE
Sept. 14, 4 p.m.
New York's acclaimed neoclassical ballet company.

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Times Circle Studios
743 Eighth Avenue
(between 46th and 47th Streets)
(212) 736-4499
Open Rehearsals | FREE
Sept. 12-14, 1-5 p.m.
Guitarists, singers and dancers create new material for the company's 20th anniversary season.
Merce Cunningham Dance Studio
55 Bethune Street
(at Washington Street) (212) 255-8240

Kim Whittam and Company: An Evening of Dance
Sept. 12-13, 9 p.m.; Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
The premiere performance of a newly formed company of dancers, musicians and visual artists.
Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company
Ken Zen Institute
54 Thomas Street
(between West Broadway and Church Street)
(212) 757-2531
Memorial Performance | FREE
Sept. 11, 11 a.m.
Dances dedicated to heroes, victims and their families.
FILM/VIDEO
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
Rose Cinemas

30 Lafayette Avenue
(between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place)
(718) 636-4100

"Manhattan" | FREE
Sept. 11, 4:30, 6:50, & 9:10 p.m.
Three free screenings of Woody Allen's valentine to the city.

The Films of Jacques Becker
Sept. 12-15, 4:30, 6:50 and 9:10 p.m.
Films include Dernier atout ("The Last Ace in the Deck"), Antoine et Antoinette and Le Trou ("The Hole").

Fear and Fury: The American Cinema of Fritz Lang
Sept. 9-10; 4:30, 6:50 & 9:10 p.m.
Films include "House by the River" - a dark murder mystery and a period film, rare for Lang - and "While the City Sleeps" - a crime story woven through the dim alleys and late-night newspaper offices of New York.

MANHATTAN
Downtown Community Television Center
87 Lafayette Street
(between White and Walker Streets)
(212) 966-4510

*Film Screening | FREE
Sept. 9, 7 p.m.
At its landmark firehouse building, DCTV will screen 11 short narrative films that present a wide array of perspectives on Sept. 11.
Film Forum
209 West Houston Street
(between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue)
(212) 727-8110

William Wyler Retrospective
Sept. 13-Oct. 10, hours vary
Wyler's best work is represented with films such as "Wuthering Heights," "The Little Foxes" and "The Best Years of Our Lives."

"The Seven Samurai"
Sept. 11-12, 1, 4:40, 8:20 p.m.
Akira Kurosawa's film, one of the most influential of all time, features Toshiro Mifune's legendary performance as a 16th-century samurai.

"The Pinochet Case"
Sept. 11-24, 1, 3:15, 5:45, 8 & 10:10 p.m.
On Sept. 11, 1973, Gen. Augusto Pinochet overthrew the democratically elected government in Chile and then went on to order the death and torture of thousands. This film documents his trial for human rights abuses.

Film Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street
(plaza level, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
(212) 875-5600

Whispers in a Distant Corridor: The Cinema of Jacques Tourneur
Through Sept. 12, hours vary
Films include "Stranger on Horseback," "Berlin Express" and "Easy Living."

Tarkovsky at 70
Sept. 13-27, hours vary
Films include "Ivan's Childhood" and "The Mirror."

French Institute/Alliance Française
22 East 60th Street
(between Madison and Park Avenues)
(212) 355-6100

Voici les temps des assassins ("Deadlier than the Male")
Sept. 10, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9 p.m.
A man's life is complicated when the daughter of his ex-wife appears unexpectedly and tells him that her mother is dead. He takes her in, but then the girl's story begins to unravel. Shown in French with English subtitles.

Series: French Reflections on Anti-Semitism

Deux femmes à Paris ("Two Women in Paris")
Sept. 13, 6 p.m.
In the early 1930's, a Jewish woman from Tunisia settles down in Paris with a left-leaning journalist. To assuage her loneliness, she develops new friends, some of whom belong to the extreme right.

Les Faux-fuyants ("Evasion")
Sept. 13, 8 p.m.
In June 1940, four young people flee from Nazi-occupied Paris. They take refuge on a farm where they stay for the length of the war, sharing the daily life of the farmers.

Un pique-nique chez Osiris ("Picnic With Osiris")
Sept. 14, 6 p.m.
A woman born into a rich, anti-Semitic family falls in love with a young Jewish journalist.

Millennium Film Workshop
66 East 4th Street
(between Second and Third Avenues)
(212) 673-0090
Peace and Human Security Media Festival
Sept. 12-13, 7:30 p.m.
Films and discussions address international peace and human security, sustainable development and human rights.
QUEENS
American Museum of the Moving Image
35th Avenue at 36th Street
(718) 784-4520
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Attack and Aftermath: Documenting September 11

Circling Zero: We See Absence
Sept. 7-8, 12:30 p.m.
This feature-length video by avant-garde filmmaker and Chambers Street resident Ken Jacobs is a blend of home movie and documentary, chronicling life in the city during the week after Sept. 11.

In Memoriam: New York City, 9/11
Sept. 7-8, 3 p.m.
Drawing on video footage from more than 16 news organizations and testimony from more than 100 individuals, the film presents an unforgettable record of the events of Sept. 11.

Seven Days in September
Sept. 7-8, 4:30 p.m.
Testimonials from more than two dozen New York filmmakers - combined with professional and amateur footage - document the resilience, strength and generosity of New Yorkers.

WTC Uncut
Sept. 11, 1 & 3 p.m.
This experimental documentary combines a single, unedited view of the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11 with a sound collage of radio news coverage, police and fire department transmissions, and interviews with eyewitnesses.

Robert De Niro: Costume and Character
Through Sept. 30
The museum displays some two dozen costumes worn by the legendary actor.

GARDENS/ENVIRONMENTAL
BRONX
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W)
and Fordham Road
(718) 817-8700
Celebration of Life | FREE
Sept. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Special family-oriented activities to commemorate the day, including bulb planting, nature crafts and storytelling in the Everett Children's Adventure Garden.

Sculpture from the Museum of Modern Art
Through Aug. 2003
An exhibition of works from MoMA's permanent Sculpture Garden, including world-famous pieces by Giacometti, Maillol, Rodin, Picasso, and Moore, among others.

Wave Hill
675 West 252nd Street
(entrance at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue)
(718) 549-3200
* Sept. 11-13 admission | FREE
On Sept. 11 Wave Hill will offer free admission to the gardens and extend hours until sunset at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the week, visitors are invited to inscribe their prayers, blessings and thoughts on slips of natural paper, then hang them on twine from the Wave Hill Pergola, overlooking the Hudson River and Palisades.
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
900 Washington Avenue
(between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway)
(718) 623-7200
Sept. 10-14 admission | FREE
Milton and Hilda Berlin Memorial Concert
Sept. 8, 2 p.m.
Outdoor concert of chamber music in the Alfred T. White Memorial Building.
MANHATTAN
Conservatory Garden
East Side of Central Park from 104th to 106th Streets
(212) 794-6564
Tour | FREE
Sept. 7 & 14, 11 a.m.
A curator-led tour through this six-acre horticultural gem. Meet inside the Vanderbilt Gate at Fifth Avenue and 105th Street.
QUEENS
Alley Pond Environmental Center
228-06 Northern Boulevard
(off Cross Island Parkway)
(718) 229-4000
Local Response to World Summit on Sustainable Development
Sept. 14, 3-5 p.m.
Join a panel of experts in an open mike discussion to evaluate the outcomes of the 2002 World Summit.

An Evening with the Stars
Sept. 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Astronomer Mark Freilich presents a lecture, followed by an outdoor viewing with a professional telescope.

Queens Botanical Garden
43-50 Main Street (at Dahlia Avenue)
(718) 886-3800
A Fondness for Fall
Sept. 14, noon
A guided tour of the garden focuses on seasonal trees, shrubs and perennials.
STATEN ISLAND
Staten Island Botanical Garden
1000 Richmond Terrace
(at Snug Harbor Road)
(718) 273-8200
Groundbreaking for the Garden of Healing
Sept. 11, 11 a.m.
A three-acre natural garden and permanent memorial exhibit conceived by members of Rescue 5 and Engine Company 136 of the Fire Department. A seedling from the only tree to survive at ground zero will be planted.

Sail for America
Sept. 14 & 15

Boats from around the country will fill New York Harbor and raise their sails at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Parades down the Hudson River from the George Washington Bridge, from Long Island Sound down the East River, and up the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean, will meet at ground zero at noon. Other parades will memorialize the lost and honor the tugs, ferries, police boats, fire boats and charter boats that were part of the rescue effort on Sept. 11. The weekend will culminate on Sunday with the start of the Around Alone race -- a round-the-world race of single-handed racing boats -- from the Statue of Liberty.


LIBRARIES
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Public Library
Grand Army Plaza
(between Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway)
(718) 230-2100
All library events are | FREE
Writers and Poets Reflect upon 9/11
Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate will host a program of readings by Andre Aciman, Edward Rothstein, Galway Kinnel, Rick Moody, Paula Fox and others.
MANHATTAN
New York Public Library
All library events are | FREE
9/11 as History: The American Response
Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m.
The first of three lectures by John Lewis Gaddis, Robert A. Lovett Professor of History at Yale University and an internationally renowned historian of the Cold War.

Illuminated Manuscripts and the Dawn of Printing
Through Oct. 26
The library's prized Gutenberg Bible is the centerpiece of this exhibition of 15th- and 16th-century illuminated manuscripts and early printed books.

Donnell Library Center
20 West 53rd Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 621-0618
Art from the Heart: An American Tapestry
Through Sept. 18
An exhibition of multipaneled tapestries of poems, stories and artwork created by people of all ages from all over the country. These panels reveal the fears, frustrations and challenges confronted since Sept. 11.

Children's Quilt
Through Sept. 15
Children from the Sacramento League of Associated Muslims express their thoughts and feelings about Sept. 11 with the message that there is unity in diversity.

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
(entrance also on Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street)
(212) 870-1630
Children's Books in Performance
Sept. 15
A multimedia exhibition on theater, dance, film and television inspired by children's books and stories.

Music By Richard Rodgers
Through Sept. 28
Celebrating the centennial of Broadway composer and songwriter Richard Rodgers.
(Related exhibit on view at the Museum of the City of New York.)

Science, Industry and Business Library
188 Madison Avenue
(at 34th Street)
(212) 592-7000
On Infrastructure
Through Dec. 14
The ideas of Marcel Duchamp, Jeff Koons, Camille Paglia and Andy Warhol show how infrastructure is perceived and presented through the marriage of art and technology.
Mid-Manhattan Library
455 Fifth Avenue
(at 40th Street)
(212) 340-0833
Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets
Sept. 12, 6 p.m.
Contemporary poets read works produced in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
New Amsterdam Branch
9 Murray Street
(between Broadway and Church Street)
(212) 732-8186
Poetry After 9/11: An Anthology of New York Poets
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Contemporary poets read works produced in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
96th Street Regional Branch
112 East 96th Street
(at Lexington Avenue)
(212) 289-0908
Peace: Responses to September 11
Sept. 11, 3:30 p.m.
An intergenerational open mike poetry event for adults and teenagers.
QUEENS
Flushing Library
41-17 Main Street
(at Kissena Boulevard)
(718) 661-1200
The Roots of Violence in South Asia
Sept. 14, 2 p.m.
A discussion of the causes of religious, political and social strife in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
STATEN ISLAND
St. George Library Center
5 Central Avenue
(off Hyatt Street)
(718) 442-8560
September 11, 2001: From Staten Island
Sept. 1-30
An exhibit of Irma S. Borhoquez-Geisler's photographs of the Sept. 11 tragedy as seen from Staten Island.

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

BRONX
Bronx County Historical Society
Museum of Bronx History/
Valentine-Varian House
3266 Bainbridge Avenue
(between 208th Street and Van Cortlandt Avenue East)
(718) 881-8900
"Wish You Were Here: Recording History Through Postcards
Through Oct. 6
The exhibition is drawn from the society's collection of over 3,000 postcard images as well as selected loan pieces.
Bronx Museum of the Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
(at 165th Street)
(718) 681-6000
Critical Points 2002 - María Elena González: Mnemonic Architecture
Through Oct. 13
An installation using minimalist aesthetics to meditate on the process of memory.
Lehman College Art Gallery
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
(at Goulden Avenue)
(718) 960-8731
Missing - An Installation By Barbara Siegel
Sept.Through Oct. 26
An installation of "missing" posters honors lives lost on Sept. 11.

BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
(at St. Mark's Avenue)
(718) 735-4402
Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Youth and Music
Sept. 8, 2:30 p.m.
Memorial Concert with Steel Quartet and MusArt Steel Ensemble celebrating the continuation of life and empowerment of youth.
Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
(at Washington Avenue and Prospect Park)
(718) 638-5000
September 11 Observances
Sept. 11, call for time
Museum staff and visitors will gather in the Hall of the Americas on the first floor to share in a solemn memorial. Throughout the month of September, visitors will be invited to share their feelings about last year's events through entries in notebooks available at Reflection Stations in the Grand Lobby and Education Galleries.

Photographs of Ground Zero
Sept. 11-Oct. 14
Seven remarkable photographs by New York Post staff photographer G.N. Miller taken during the turmoil at ground zero on Sept. 11, will be on view in the Grand Lobby.

American Identities: A New Look
Ongoing
Important objects from the museum's collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, Spanish Colonial art and Native American holdings.

Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition
Empire/Fulton Ferry State Park
(Water Street at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge)
(718) 596-2507
20th Anniversary of the Annual BWAC Outdoor Sculpture Show
More than 30 sculptors from around the country have contributed work, including reflections on Sept. 11.
Doll and Toy Museum of New York City
Middle School 142
610 Henry Street, Classroom 103
(between Second Place and Third Place)
(718) 243-0820
Doll Making
Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Doll-making as art therapy to help children and adults heal after Sept. 11.
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center
135 Broadway
(between Driggs and Bedford Avenues)
(718) 486-6012
Time Capsules
Sept. 7-29
Visitors are invited to contribute "memory jars" relating to the tragedy of Sept. 11.

September 12th, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Sept. 7-29
Black and white photographs by Randi Barros.

Unity Canvas and World Peace
Sept. 7-29
Over 350 artists respond to the WTC disaster in two shows that make a plea for world peace.

MANHATTAN
American Craft Museum
40 West 53rd Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 956-3690
Sept. 11 Admission | FREE
September 11: Artists Respond
Sept. 11-Oct. 20
An exhibition of works by artists from across the nation.

Six Continents of Quilts: The American Craft Museum Collection
Through Sept. 13
A world survey of quilts by artists from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Australia at the UBS Paine Webber Building Lobby Gallery (Avenue of the Americas between 51st and 52nd Streets).

Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation
Through Sept. 20
A radical reconsideration of Native American art through the work of 100 Southwest artists.

American Folk Art Museum
45 West 53rd Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 265-1040
Sept. 11 Admission | FREE
Reflections on September 11
Through Sept. 15.
"The National Tribute Quilt," created by some 1,000 participating quilters, and a "Message Quilt" from Japan will be on display at the museum's uptown branch at Lincoln Square (Columbus Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets).

September 11 Memorial Quilt Square Workshop
Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m.
Liz Cenedella will discuss the Sept. 11 Memorial Quilt Project and then lead a workshop for participants to make their own tributes.

*American Anthem: Reflections of September 11
Sept. 10-15
This exhibition features Edward Hicks's "Peaceable Kingdom" and 14 other works from the permanent collection that embody unity and diversity, national pride and personal grieving, and sorrow and celebration. Guided tours will be offered throughout the week.

All Hands: The Firefighter Patch Project
Sept. 15, 2 p.m.
Pedro Yanovitz originated a community-based patch project to honor firefighters who lost their lives at the World Trade Center. He will lead a presentation and hands-on workshop for families who wish to make their own patches.

Communal Choices: Expressions of Unity and Diversity
Sept. 13, 6 p.m.
Presentations and discussions address the ways that folk art can express a community's longing for unity amid the reality of diversity.

Poetry Workshop: Galway Kinnell
Sept. 14, 3 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell leads a workshop for people who would like to express their response to the tragedy in poetry.

Artists Space
38 Greene Street, third floor
(between Broome and Grand Streets)
(212) 226-3970
Touhami Ennadre: Documents | FREE
Sept. 5-Oct. 19
The artist's corpus of photographs from Sept. 11 document and memorialize trauma.
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
(between 70th and 71st Streets)
(212) 288-6400
Sacred Music from Asia
Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sacred music from different traditions of Asia, including India, Afghanistan, Japan, China and Indonesia.

Through Afghan Eyes: A Culture In Conflict
Through Sept. 17
Unique archival photographs and videos of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992 document daily life in the post-Cold War era.

Center for Arts Education
The Gallery
180 Maiden Lane
(between Front and Water Streets)
(212) 971-3300
ARTifacts: Kids Respond to a World in Crisis
Through Dec. 31
In conjunction with the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, the center presents artwork by students from the tristate area.
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 294-8301
Days of Awe: Reflections From Ground Zero by the Jewish Chaplains | FREE
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Jewish Chaplains of the National Guard, Police and Fire Departments share personal experiences of their time spent at ground zero. A video installation by Peter and Lisa Cunningham creates a contemplative environment for personal reflection. Call (917) 606-8200 for reservations.
Children's Museum of the Arts
182 Lafayette Street (between Broome and Grand Streets) (212) 274-0986
Operation Healing
Through Sept. 15
This exhibition includes pieces children created in art therapy sessions held after the tragedy.
CityArts
(212) 966-0377
*Tribute to New York and New Yorkers
Various locations
This program, implemented in response to the events of Sept. 11, provides children and their communities an opportunity to respond to the tragedy through progressive, creative means. In collaboration with local artists, they create murals, mosaics and permanent sculptures at locations throughout the city.
Cultural Center for Soviet Refugees
45 East 33rd Street, first floor
(between Park and Madison Avenues)
(212) 686-0199
Artists of the Russian-American Community Respond to Sept. 11
Sept. 10, 6:30 p.m.
This evening memorial will begin with an address on the enduring effects of this tragedy on the Russian-American community. Ilya Shenker will present his painting "September 11th," and Vadim Mesyatz will read.
Dactyl Foundation for the Arts & Humanities
64 Grand Street
(between West Broadway and Wooster Street)
(212) 219-2344
James Gilroy: Before and After 9/11
Through Sept. 28
James Gilroy's pre-Sept. 11 paintings show an uncanny resemblance to the events he witnessed that day. He returned months later to paint images of the emotional aftermath.
Eldridge Street Project
12 Eldridge Street (between Division and Canal Streets) (212) 219-0888
Day of Remembrance
Sept. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The historic sanctuary of the synagogue will be open for reflection, with a display of drawings by local school children depicting New York City buildings and ideas for rebuilding the World Trade Center site.
Fire Museum
278 Spring Street
(between Varick and Hudson Streets)
(212) 691-1303
Opening
Sept. 10
The official museum of the Fire Department occupies an historic 1904 SoHo firehouse. A special week-long exhibit of memorial t-shirts designed by firefighters in honor of their comrades lost on Sept. 11 will be on view.
Foundation for Filipino Artists
319 Broadway, third floor
(entrance on Thomas Street)
(212) 942-0386
*On Walls in Ears
Sept. 11, 1-5 p.m.
Work by children completed during the foundation's free Summer Art Workshop.
French Institute/Alliance Française
22 East 60th Street
(between Madison and Park Avenues)
(212) 355-6100
A Day in September
Sept. 11-Oct. 17
Bragelonne, a French painter, explores how Sept. 11 has influenced her work.
Frick Collection
1 East 70th Street
(at Fifth Avenue)
(212) 288-0700
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Permanent Collection
Ongoing
One of the nation's most important collections of Western painting, sculpture and decorative arts dating from the 14th through the 19th centuries.
Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street
(at Pitt Street)
(212) 598-0400
A Place in the Sky
Sept. 9-Oct. 9
This exhibition remembers the World Trade Center through photographs taken by Flo Fox during its construction in 1973.
International Center of Photography
1114 Avenue of the Americas
(at 43rd Street)
(212) 857-0001
*Aftermath: Reflections on the Anniversary of September 11
Sept. 13-Dec. 1
The exhibition presents three projects reflecting the uses of photography in the face of devastation: "Under the Veil: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan," "Jeff Mermelstein: Ground Zero, September 11, 2001" and "Bill Biggart: Final Exposure."
Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Pier 86, 12th Avenue
(at 46th Street)
(212) 245-0072
* The museum -- a 900-foot aircraft carrier in the Hudson River with examples of naval architecture and aeronautic design -- hosts a sculptured monument to Sept. 11, including beams from the World Trade Center.
Jewish Museum
1109 Fifth Avenue
(at 92nd Street)
(212) 423-3200
*Sept. 11 admission | FREE
In Tribute to 9/11
Sept. 3-30
Jeff Mermelstein's photograph, taken the afternoon of Sept. 11, depicts J. Seward Johnson's "Double Check" and remains on view in the lobby of the museum.

In Memoriam: September 11, 2001
Sept. 11 only
Etchings are from Israeli artist Moshe Gershuni's Kaddish series. Each work features one of the first four words from a verse in the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of personal loss.

The City of K: Franz Kafka and Prague
Through Jan. 5, 2003
This installation uses space, sound, light and images to explore Kafka's native city and the universe he created in his literature.

Location One
26 Greene Street
(between Canal and Grand Streets)
(212) 334-3347
Manhattan 9/11: Tragedy, Leadership, Recovery
Sept. 11-Oct. 12, Tues.-Sat., 12-6 p.m.
Many people and communities came to the aid of New Yorkers shortly after the Sept. 11 tragedies. To honor these efforts, Location One presents this exhibition of the many gifts of sympathy presented to the Borough of Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Hope Gardens in Historic Battery Park
(212) 219-9401
September 11 Quilts
Sept. 10, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
An exhibition of memorial quilts.

Microviews: Artists' Documents of the World Trade Center
Through Oct. 10
Works from the Lower Manhatttan Cultural Council's World Views program are on display at the Municipal Art Society.

Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
(Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street)
(212) 535-7710
Chalkboards from Engine Company 22 and Ladder Company 13
Sept. 11
On view in the American Wing will be the two chalkboards - known as riding boards - used by firefighters from the Met's neighboring Engine Company 22 and Ladder Company 13, who were dispatched to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. The two riding boards still bear, printed in chalk, the names of the firefighters who signed out of the firehouse on that morning.

Voices of Inspiration
Sept. 11, 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.
Readings in the Charles Engelhard Court of works by Auden, Dickinson, Hughes, Tennyson and others.

Music of Remembrance
Sept. 11, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
This concert in the Sculpture Hall, free with museum admission, features Judith Serkin, Stephanie Chase, Paula Robison, Edward Arron and Parthenia.

*Curators' Choices
Ongoing
To mark the anniversary of Sept. 11, curators in many of the museum's departments have selected works of art from the permanent collections that express humankind's indomitable spirit. A full, annotated list of these works will be given to every visitor during the week of Sept. 10-16.

New York, New York:
Photographs From the Collection

Through Sept. 15
Photographs of New York taken between 1850 and 1970.

Morgan Library
29 East 36th Street
(at Madison Avenue)
(212) 685-0610
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
September 11 Observance
Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Selections from the collection, including literary manuscripts by John Keats, Thomas Hardy and a first edition of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
421 East 61st Street
(between First and York Avenues)
(212) 838-7044
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Guided tours every hour.
Municipal Art Society
457 Madison Avenue
(between 50th and 51st Streets)
(212) 935-3960
Imagine New York: An Exhibition of Ideas
Through Oct. 10
A sampling of nearly 19,000 ideas generated through 230 Imagine New York workshops, which were designed to collect the public's ideas for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.

A Life Lost, A Spirit Preserved: The Art and Photography of James Potorti
Through Oct. 10
The art and photography of James Potorti, a business analyst who was killed on Sept. 11, is on display, accompanied by text from his widow's journal, "Between Waves."

Microviews: Artists' Documents of the World Trade Center
Through Oct. 10
Until Sept. 11, 140 artists sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Center worked in studio space in Tower One of the World Trade Center donated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and run by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. This exhibition presents the work these artists created during their time in the World Trade Center.

El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue
(at 104th Street)
(212) 831-7272
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
"Seen But Not Heard"
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
A documentary about four Mexican immigrants who were lost in the World Trade Center tragedy.
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
18 First Place, Battery Park City
(beyond the foot of West Street in Battery Park City)
(212) 968-1800
*Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Yahrzeit: September 11 Observed
Through Jan. 5, 2003
This exhibition commemorates the anniversary of Sept. 11 with a yahrzeit, the Jewish observance that marks the anniversary of a death.
Museum of Television & Radio
25 West 52nd Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 621-6600
All-Day Screenings Commemorating September 11
Sept. 11, noon-6 p.m.
The museum will present a selection of non-news programming addressing the events of Sept. 11, including "The West Wing," "Sesame Street" and "America: A Tribute to the Heroes."

As the World Looked On: International Coverage of the Attacks of september 11, 2001
Sept. 11-Oct. 31
The work of internationally renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz accompanies clips of television coverage of Sept. 11 from around the world.

September 11: A Sound Response
Sept. 11-Dec. 5
Visitors can experience this three-part listening series in the Radio Listening Room, featuring NPR's "The Sonic Memorial," Transom.org's "The Days That Follow" and "Teens and 9/11."

Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue (at 103rd Street) (212) 534-1672
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
The Day our World Changed: Children's Art of 9/11
Through Jan. 5, 2003
In collaboration with the New York University Child Study Center, the museum presents 83 works of art made by New York-area children in response to the events of Sept. 11. In addition to the physical exhibition, the museum hosts various related virtual exhibitions on its site.

The City Resilient: After September 11, Images From Ground Zero
Sept. 10-Nov. 3
An exhibition, presented at 195 Broadway (between Fulton and Dey Streets), of 70 photographs of ground zero taken over the nine-month recovery period by Joel Meyerowitz.

In Memoriam: New York City 9/11/01
Sept. 11, 1 & 3 p.m.
Drawing on video footage from more than 16 news organizations and testimony from more than 100 individuals, the film presents an unforgettable record of the events of Sept. 11.

Through a New Lens? Thinking About American History After September 11
Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
Have the events of Sept. 11 made us think differently about American history? Distinguished historians Eric Foner and Thomas Bender consider this question in a community forum.

A Community of Many Worlds: Arab-Americans
Through Sept. 11
This is the first exhibition ever produced on the history of New Yorkers from Arabic-speaking lands.

The Last Days of Penn Station: Photographs by Aaron Rose
Through Oct. 6
Aaron Rose's photographs chronicle the destruction of the original Pennsylvania Station.

Richard Rodgers' Broadway
Through Jan. 5, 2003
Celebrating the centennial of the composer's birth, this exhibition draws upon the museum's theater collection to showcase items associated with over 900 published songs and 41 Broadway musicals. (Related exhibit is on view at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts).

National Academy of Design
1083 Fifth Avenue
(at 89th Street)
(212) 369-4880
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Gallery Talk
Sept. 11, 12:30 p.m.
A special talk will focus on New York City's place within the history of American art.
National Museum of the American Indian
Smithsonian Institution
One Bowling Green
(at the foot of Broadway)
(212) 514-3700

Admission | FREE
Booming Out: Mohawk Iron Workers Build New York
Through Oct. 15
This photography exhibition portrays the lives of Mohawk ironworkers and the risks they take to erect New York City landmarks. Besides helping to construct the skyscrapers at the World Trade Center, these Native-American ironworkers also played a critical role in the recent dismantling of the twin towers.

Spirit Capture: Native Americans and the Photographic Image
Through Sept. 22, 2002
With hundreds of photographs from the museum's vast archive of 125,000 images, this exhibition surveys the intersection of photography and Native American life in the 19th and 20th centuries.

New York City Police Museum
100 Old Slip
(between Water and South Streets)
(212) 638-1666
Stronger Than Ever: NYPD Responds to 9/11
Sept. 6-Jan. 5, 2003
An exhibition paying tribute to the 23 police officers who lost their lives. On display for the first time will be artifacts from ground zero, items on loan from fallen officers' families, and photos and video footage taken by the Police Department.
New-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street
(at Central Park West)
(212) 873-3400
* Sept. 11 admission, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. | FREE
Beyond Ground Zero: The Forensic Science of Disaster Recovery
Through Oct. 20
Photojournalist Richard Press offers a rare view into the largest investigation in the history of forensic science as he documents the efforts of experts to find and identify victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy.

In the Light of Memory: A Spherical Panorama From the South Tower, World Trade Center, January 2001
Through Oct. 20
Long Island painter Christopher Evans has created a meticulously detailed panoramic view from the top of Tower Two of the World Trade Center, executed on a 24-foot plexiglass sphere.

Pilgrimage: Looking At Ground Zero
Through Oct. 20
Kevin Bubriski's photo essay details the stunned countenances of thousands who made their way to the site in the weeks following Sept. 11.

The Twin Towers Remembered: The Photography of Camilo José Vergara
Through Oct. 20
Documentary photographer Camilo José Vergara has photographed the World Trade Center since 1970 when the complex was still under construction. He has captured various different perspectives of the towers, including from ferries in New York Harbor and inside the towers themselves. The artist will give a talk and slide show on Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

WTC Uncut
Sept. 10, 7 p.m. and continuing
The premiere of this 75-minute documentary, which shows one continuous shot of the burning and collapse of the twin towers accompanied by an audio chronicle beginning with the morning of Sept. 11 and continuing with the events of the following months.

*Photographs by David Margules
Sept. 10-Oct. 31
The recovery effort at the World Trade Center site unfolds in 15 photographs.

The Voices of 9/11
Sept. 11, noon
Historian Stephen H. Jaffe discusses the role of oral historians in interviewing and recording a wide variety of New Yorkers with diverse memories, experiences and perspectives related to the events of Sept. 11.

*What People Did Last Time
Sept. 11, 2 p.m.
Historian Kathleen Hulser facilitates a discussion of some of the ways New Yorkers have dealt with citywide tragedy in the past.

Curatorial Perspectives on Collecting Tragedy
Sept. 11, 4 p.m.
Museum director Jan Ramirez discusses curatorial perspectives on collecting tragedy: when, how, how much, if at all?

Reading and Performance: Race for the Sky
Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
City folklorist Steve Zeitlin shares poems inspired by the events of Sept. 11. The program concludes with a performance by vocalist Lisa Radakovich Holsberg, who will sing excerpts from the larger commemorative work "Race for the Sky," set to music by composer Richard Pearson Thomas.

Film Forum: Watching the Unwatchable
Sept. 14, 1-6 p.m.
Many films have been produced since last Sept. raising issues about the moral ambiguities of witnessing tragedy. A group of media-makers joins the public in a community forum to discuss the conflicts between the public's right to see the recorded events and the simultaneous aversion many feel.

Organization of Independent Artists
Various exhibition spaces
(212) 219-9213
Using Double Vision
Sept. 9-Dec. 27
In commemoration of the Sept. 11 tragedy, seven painters attempt to see the world anew. Gallery hours by appointment at the New York Mercantile Exchange (One World Financial Center, 200 Liberty Street between South End Avenue and the West Side Highway).
Russian American Cultural Center
55 John Street, 14th Floor
(between Dutch and William Streets)
(212) 744-5168
Skyline Remembered, Skyline Sought
Sept. 10-Oct. 8
Twenty collages by artist John Digby reflect on the pain of Sept. 11; models and drawings by architect Mark Khidekel offer a new vision for the World Trade Center area as a memorial and living site.
Sidney Mishkin Gallery
Baruch College
135 East 22nd Street
(at Lexington Avenue)
(212) 802-2690
*In Memory: The Art of Afterward
Sept. 6-Oct. 3
An exhibition organized by the Legacy Project, dedicated to exploring the consequences of traumatic violence in societies around the world.
South Street Seaport Museum
207 Front Street
(between Front and South Streets)
(212) 748-8600
*All Available Boats: Harbor Voices and Images 9.11.01
Ongoing
Photographs and oral history tell the story of port workers who assisted in the evacuation of people from lower Manhattan.
Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street
(between Lenox and Seventh Avenues)
(212) 864-4500
*Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Reflections: Youth Respond to September 11
Sept. 11, 1 p.m.
High school students are invited to share their perspectives on the events of Sept. 11 through prose, spoken word and song.
Ukrainian Museum
203 Second Avenue
(between 12th and 13th Streets)
(212) 228-0110
September 11 in the Ukrainian Media
Sept. 11-21
A photographic and documentary exhibition including news coverage, photographs and editorials from Ukrainian-American newspapers, periodicals and the Internet.
University Settlement
184 Eldridge Street
(at Rivington Street)
(212) 674-9120
A Day of Hope and Remembrance
Sept. 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Counseling will be offered in English, Spanish and Chinese. There will be ongoing performances, including dance, music, films and readings, as well as a community mural project.
Wall Street Rising
Various exhibition spaces
(212) 509-0300
Art Downtown
Through Sept. 15, Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
An exhibition of 110 works of contemporary art, all by world-renowned artists, fills the Financial District, transforming 48 Wall Street, 25 Broad Street, 60 Wall Street, 45 Wall Street and One New York Plaza.
Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue
(at 75th Street)
(212) 570-3600
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Claes Oldenburg Drawings in The Whitney Museum of American Art
Through Sept. 15
An exhibition of art on paper by this Pop master.

Jack Goldstein: Films and Performance
Through Sept. 22
A rare New York presentation of Goldstein's work, which transforms familiar images and actions to provide an ironic commentary on Hollywood cinema.

Visions From America: Photographs From the Whitney Museum Of American Art, 1940-2000
Through Sept. 22
More than 150 photographic works from artists such as Mary Ellen Mark, Catherine Opie, Carrie Mae Williams, Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe and Matthew Barney.

Yeshiva University Museum
15 West 16th Street
(between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
(212) 960-5390
Art Against Forgetting: Paintings by Leonard Meiselman
Through Oct. 31
Meiselman has based his paintings on two photographs, one depicting a pile of prayer shawls confiscated by the Nazis at Auschwitz, the other a tattered American flag found at ground zero.
QUEENS
MoMA QNS (Museum of Modern Art, Queens)
45-20 33rd Street
(on Queens Boulevard)
(212) 708-9400
* Sept. 11 admission, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | FREE
The museum will be open to the public on its normally closed day and will present classical music in the galleries throughout the day.

A Walk through Astoria and Other Places in Queens: Photographs by Rudy Burckhardt
Through Nov. 4
An exhibition of two private, unpublished albums of photographs by Swiss-born photographer and filmmaker Rudy Burckhardt, who became a quintessential New York artist.

New York Hall of Science
47-01 111th Street
(at 48th Avenue)
in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
(718) 699-0005
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Memorial Quilt Exhibition
Sept. 7-15
Visitors to the Kirkpatrick Science and Air & Space Museum in Oklahoma City created a quilt and presented it to the Hall after Sept. 11. The quilt, a symbol of support, will be on display in the rotunda.

Sentiments from Around the World
Sept. 7-15
A book, containing letters of condolence and artwork from children around the world, will be on display in the rotunda. 

P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue
(at 46th Street)
(718) 784-2084
* Sept. 11 admission | FREE
Mexico City: An Exhibition about the Exchange Rates of Bodies and Values
Through Sept. 30
A group of predominantly Mexican artists explore Mexico City through sculpture, photography, film, video, music and performance.
Queens Historical Society
143-35 37th Avenue
(between Bowne Street and Parsons Boulevard)
(718) 939-0647
The Twentieth Century Borough: One Hundred Years of Modern Architecture in Queens
Through Sept. 15
Vintage photographs and images reveal a century of planning and building in New York City's largest borough. The exhibition is closed on Sept. 11.
Queens Museum of Art
New York City Building
Flushing Meadow-Corona Park
(718) 592-9700
Panorama Of The City Of New York
Ongoing
This astonishingly detailed, 9,500-square-foot, three-dimensional model of New York City takes on a sad new aspect, since it includes the towers of the World Trade Center.
STATEN ISLAND
Alice Austen House Museum
Two Hylan Boulevard
(at Edgewater Street)
(718) 816-4506
Alice Austen & Firefighters: Remembrance September 11
Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
The museum and Staten Island firefighters hold a memorial for those lost on Sept. 11.
Art Lab
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg. H (Visitor Center), Second Floor
(at Snug Harbor Road)
(718) 447-8667
Healing Hands for Hurting Hearts: Expressions of America
Through Sept. 11
In collaboration with Freedom From Fear, a national mental illness advocacy organization, this show comprises works created by children in the aftermath of Sept. 11.
Historic Richmond Town
Staten Island Historical Society
441 Clarke Avenue
(at Arthur Kill Road)
(718) 351-1611
*Reflections: September 11 Through Staten Island Eyes
Through Nov. 17
This exhibition explores the particular experience of Sept. 11 on Staten Island, with images captured by Staten Island photographers, a door from Ladder 132's fire engine and a pair of four-foot-tall collaged memorial towers.
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
338 Lighthouse Avenue
(near Richmond Road)
(718) 987-3500 (718) 850-2488
*An Afternoon of Chanting and Meditation in Remembrance
Sept. 11, 2-5 p.m.
Monks from the Staten Island Buddhist Vihara will lead a memorial.
New York Center for Interpersonal Development
Civil Courthouse
Castleton and Bement Avenues
(718) 390-5130
* Opening Reception for "Firefighters' Commemorative"
Sept. 13, 3 p.m.
Sarah Yuster's painting is a full-length, iconic portrait of a firefighter exhibited alongside a painting of the transformed skyline. A painting of the horizon before Sept. 11 completes the exhibition.
John A. Noble Maritime Collection
at Snug Harbor Cultural Center
1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg. D
(at Snug Harbor Road)
(718) 447-64900
Days of Remembrance
Sept. 5-8 & 12-15
A celebration of John A. Santore, a firefighter who was lost on Sept. 11, and other volunteers who rehabilitated the museum building.
MUSIC
BRONX
Boys Choir of Harlem
Yankee Stadium
161st Street and River Avenue
(212) 289-1815
NY Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Pre-Game 9/11 Commemorative Ceremony
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
The Boys Choir of Harlem performs during a pre-game ceremony of reflection.
BROOKLYN
Bargemusic
Fulton Ferry Landing
(at the foot of Old Fulton Street)
(718) 624-2083
In Tribute to September 11 | FREE
Sept. 11, 9 a.m
Memorial chamber music concert on a barge moored beside the Brooklyn Bridge.

Concert
Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Works by Beethoven, including his String Quartet in D and String Quartet in C Minor.

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music
58 Seventh Avenue
(at Lincoln Place)
(718) 622-3300
Community Sing | FREE
Sept. 8, 3-8 p.m.
Members of the community are invited to join conservatory faculty for an evening of song.
Church of St. Francis of Assisi
319 Maple Street
(between New York and Nostrand Avenues)
(718) 756-2015
*Memorial Concert | FREE
Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m.
In honor of Father Mychal Judge and all the victims of Sept. 11, a choir of 90 singers performs Fauré's Requiem accompanied by a chamber orchestra.
MANHATTAN
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway
(at West 65th Street)
(212) 875-5050
"Return to Paradise"
Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
The Chinese American Arts Council sponsors this opera by Soong Fu-Yuan, about two young lovers from different backgrounds during the periods before and after Sept. 11, as a memorial tribute.

 

American Indian Artists
Location to be announced
(212) 598-0968
Wiping Away Tears Ceremony | FREE
Sept. 11, 7:30 a.m.
This ancient ceremony is an expression of love and compassion for the victims and their families. Elders from the four directions come together and offer prayers.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
(at 112th Street)
(212) 316-7540
September 11 Memorial | FREE
The program begins with a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. Names of the victims will be read by a cross-section of people, including survivors of the tragedy and Cathedral School students, with musical interludes. The day culminates with a concert at 7 p.m.
Juilliard School
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
(65th Street and Broadway)
(212) 799-5000
Mozart's Requiem | FREE
Sept. 11, 1 p.m.
Judith Clurman conducts the Juilliard Choral Union and Orchestra in a community sing of Mozart's Requiem. Please bring your own score.

Spring Will Come Again | FREE
Sept. 11, 6 p.m.
An evening of song and poetry readings created by Juilliard faculty members Steven Blier and Theodore Altschuler.

Merkin Concert Hall
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center
Abraham Goodman House
129 West 67th Street
(between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue)
(212) 501-3330
Concerts to Commemorate September 11: Musicians for Harmony
Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Four world-renowned chamber ensembles come together to mark the first anniversary of the World Trade Center events and to encourage peace among nations.

Soundclock: September 11 Memorial Concert
Sept. 11, 8 p.m.
Twenty composers from the New York area and beyond, including George Crumb and P.J. Anderson, contribute to this compilation concert.

New York City Opera
New York State Theater
20 Lincoln Center Plaza
(Columbus Avenue at West 63rd Street)
(212) 870-5600
Il Trittico
Sept. 10 at 8 p.m.; Sept. 14, 1:30 p.m.
The City Opera opens its 2002-2003 season with a triple bill of rarely-produced Puccini one-act operas.

Dead Man Walking
Sept. 13, 8 p.m.; Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m.
This new opera by Jake Heggie with libretto by Terrence McNally is based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean and the movie of the same title. A tale of guilt, revenge and compassion.

Don Giovanni
Sept. 14, 8 p.m.
Mozart's famous opera follows the Don as his questionable deeds earn him a trip to the underworld.

St. Petersburg String Quartet
at the Graduate Center, City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue
(at 34th Street)
(212) 817-8215
Camellia Johnson, soprano,
and Caroline Stoessinger, piano
| FREE
Sept. 8, 4 p.m.
In celebration of Antonin Dvorák's birthday, this duo performs works inspired by his American experience as well as compositions influenced by his teachings.
SummerStage
Central Park
(near Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street)
(212) 360-2756
Wyclef Jean
Sept. 14, 3 p.m.
This benefit concert produced by Sounds of Brazil features Wyclef amid a fusion of Brazilian, hip-hop, reggae, Caribbean, African and Latin music.
Works and Process at the Guggenheim
Cosponsored by New York City Opera
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
(at 89th Street)
(212) 307-4100
"Dead Man Walking"(9-11)
Sept. 9, 8 p.m.
Excerpts from the new opera followed by a discussion among the artistic collaborators, including librettist Terrence McNally and composer Jake Heggie.
QUEENS
Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Boulevard
(at Linden Place)
(718) 463-7700
Celebrate America's Freedoms | FREE
Sept. 11, 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
The American Concert Band performs, and Flushing Town Hall offers trolley tours to historic sites along the Flushing Freedom Mile.
CITYWIDE
The September Concert
at venues throughout the city
(212) 681-6430
For a complete schedule and updated times and locations, visit wwww.septemberconcert.org.
* All concerts take place on Sept. 11 and are | FREE
Musicians for Peace
7 p.m.
Jews and Arabs performing together at New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 West 64th Street at Central Park West).

Benita Charles and Friends
7 p.m.
Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street)

Joe Davidson with Special Guest Artists
7:30 p.m.
The Living Room (84 Stanton Street at Allen Street)

Music Under New York
Times to be announced
Selected subway stations

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