DOROT

Join us when Symphony Space Global Artists Joe Cross of the Caddo Indian Nation and Donna Couteau Cross of the Sac & Fox Indian Nation bring to life the teachings and histories of various Native American tribes featuring coyote tales, creation lore and historic folklore filled with tribal family values. This husband-and-wife team celebrate the special relationship that Native American people have always had with the natural environment to enrich their tribal stories with deeper meaning. Joe and Donna incorporate authentic artifacts and share many personal stories and possessions as part of their presentation.

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Join us for this interactive visit to the Tenement Museum where we'll travel back to 97 Orchard Street and through the history of the Moore family, an Irish American family who lived there in the 1860s. Together we'll explore work, belonging, and identity in a changing New York City. Led by a docent from The Tenement Museum.

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Don’t miss this very special peek inside a brand new Passover Hagaddah, which critics have described as “gorgeous, creative, serious, egalitarian, poetic, and inspiring.” Co-author and beloved DOROT Poetry facilitator Jess Greenbaum returns to share the inspiration and idea behind this new treasure that combines age-old text, fresh insights, inspiring poetry, new translations and breathtaking art, and will share a few of her favorite poems for discussion.

To register and receive the link, please click: Passover Poetry

No artistic form is more closely associated with African American culture than quilt making, representing skill, aesthetic beauty, and utilitarian need. For African Americans the quilt became a covert expression of resistance within the context of storytelling. Join us for this enlightening presentation by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network and National Endowment of Arts Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellow who also dedicates time and energy to passing on the history contained in the quilts to younger generations. From improvisation to art quilts, we'll learn all about the historical and cultural significance of quilts made in the African American community. Led by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, National Endowment of Arts Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellow

To register and receive the link, please click: Quilt

Please join us at this bi-weekly LGBTQ+ check-in and discussion group for our Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans, and more, elders. For more information, please be in touch at DOROTPrograms@dorotusa.org. Led by Ronnie Tuft, DOROT Volunteer.

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Join the Wolf Conservation Center for a fascinating and in-depth look at wolves and their ecological importance as a keystone species. Together we'll learn about wolf communication, feeding patterns and behavior, as well as recovery efforts to safeguard red wolves and Mexican grey wolves. We'll also meet a wolf or two along the way! No huffing or puffing - we promise this virtual tour will blow your house down! 

To register and receive the link, please click: Wolves! 

Wednesday, March 31, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

This lecture will use new findings to tell the life story of Doña Gracia Nasi, a 16th Century female banker who developed an escape network that saved thousands of her fellow conversos (forcibly-converted Jews) from the terrors of the Inquisition.

This program is based upon Andreé Brooks' award-winning biography of Nasi, The Woman Who Defied Kings, and we'll also learn how the material was discovered. Doña Gracia's story is now in pre-production for an eight-part TV mini series. Led by Andreé Brooks, award-winning journalist, author, and lecturer.

To register and receive the link, please click: Doña Gracia

During the 1960s, Land Art or Earth Art emerged as a new conceptual approach to art making, reconsidering the values of nature, time and space in an urban setting as well as the possibilities to create and display art outside of the museum setting, questioning expectations in terms of material, durability, physical and engagement.

Join us when tour guide extraordinaire Sylvia Laudien-Meo returns to DOROT to show us many of the projects that can still be found throughout NYC, some permanently installed as Public Art or in galleries. We'll also look at others that were ephemeral but hold a distinctive spot in the city’s cultural history and memory.

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Six Mondays, June 7 – July 19, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Join us for this 6-week virtual workshop where we'll learn how to improvise funny and relatable scenes based on the true-life stories of our fellow classmates. Good improv comedy is all about finding the hilarity in honest situations, and the best place to find those situations are in the memories, stories and reflections from our own lives. In each class we'll explore a different aspect of storytelling and improv, weaving the two together to create theater out of our own legacies. Led by Louis Kornfeld, Comedian and Teaching Artist.

Please note: Class size is limited

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and What Each Museum Argues is Art

After the Civil War, stewards of our young nation sought to develop artists with talent to rival that of Old Europe, elevate the level of refinement of the average American, and prove that we could be preoccupied with more than money. On this virtual Museum Mile tour, we'll discover how the keepers of our first cultural collections defined art and decided what would or would not hang within their walls, all while competing with each other and highbrow institutions overseas. This tour focuses on museum architecture as a reflection of the founders, missions, and the collections of each, as well as the surprising role the U.S. government played in defining what is art. Led by Deb Zelcer, Prowler Tours

To register and receive the link, please click: Art Wars