Featured Events in New York in April, 2025 (June Updated)

The Columbia University Global Sustainability Summit , hosted by the Columbia Global ESG Leadership Association (CGELA) , is an annual gathering to foster cross-disciplinary and cross-sector collaboration, spark innovative ideas, and address key challenges and opportunities in global sustainable development. On April 13, 2025 , at Columbia University’s Low Memorial Library Rotunda , the event will feature the Columbia University Global Sustainability Summit and the "30 Under 30 & 25 Under 25" Global Sustainable Development Youth Leaders Awards Ceremony . It will bring together top business leaders, academics, industry experts, and young innovators to discuss topics like artificial intelligence , space exploration , advanced manufacturing , biopharmaceuticals , new energy , cultural arts , and international cooperation . The evening will include an exclusive networking banquet , where attendees can engage in thought-provoking discussions over music and wine, envisioning a sustainable future. This summit offers a vital platform for global collaboration , inspiring participants to shape sustainable development through partnerships and dialogue. We invite visionary leaders and young changemakers to join this distinguished event, connecting with scholars, executives, technologists, and policymakers to explore a sustainable future. Information Source: Columbia Global ESG Leadership Association | eventbrite

Please join us for a casual evening of joy, music, inclusion, and community as we celebrate together as a theatre industry. This family-friendly evening is designed to give members of the theatrical industry an opportunity to come together to celebrate Passover on a night when most shows do not otherwise have performances. Regardless of your background, this event is designed to be a celebration of culture and joy. This special evening is an opportunity for members of the theatre community to not only celebrate the Passover holiday, but to gather together and embrace our community! For theatre industry professional rate tickets, please reach out to broadwayseder@gmail.com. The Seder will be a family-style dinner served with communal general admission seating at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan at West 76th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Full Seder meal with wine and soda included. All tickets are heavily subsidized by the generous contributions of our donors! If you would like more information about being a donor so that you can help bring this event to life and share it with others, please reach out at broadwayseder@gmail.com. Information Source: Howie Tilkin | eventbrite

Higher Empire Presents 4/18 : The Day Before Tomorrow Higher Empire Presents 4/18 : The Day Before Tomorrow Come join us for an unforgettable night in the Lower East Side with Higher Empire as we present the 2nd annual The Day Before Tomorrow event, The Resurrection. With Easter happening the same weekend we wanted to keep the vibe low key and casual. With bites from 195Press and returning with most of the same partners as last year, we're sure to make this event just as memorable. Mark your calendars to come connect on 4/18. Information Source: Higher Empire | eventbrite

Atique B Sheikh of Worldstar Presents Bollywood Night with Nora Fatehi – LIVE in NEW YORK CITY! Co-powered by Tamasha Nights Yes, you heard it right, the NORA FATEHI , the hottest sensation of Bollywood will be rising the temperature in New York City with her hot moves and grooves @230 fifth rooftop bar on April 19th. Are you ready for a sizzling night of Bollywood music and dance with the ultimate celeb from Bollywood industry? Playing the decks will be DJ Browny ! 8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULDN'T WAIT TO MAKE A RESERVATION- Experience the dancing queen of Bollywood upclose Limited meet & greet spots available NYC's #1 desi party in the heart of Manhattan with 800+ guests Access to 2 nightclubs and rooftop lounge; Empire Room (Bollywood music), Penthouse Nightclub (International music) and Rooftop (lounge music) Insane Manhattan skyline views for your Insta flex DJ Browny's ultimate party experience for 21+ crowd Ticket prices tend to increase as we get closer to the event Limited VIP tables with bottle service, can be customized to suit your group (917-749-0150) DRESS CODE- Dress good, look good, smell good Clubwear/partywear/formals No gym clothing, no gym shoes BOOK A VIP EXPERIENCE TO- Get front of the line status at the event entrance Get designated VIP table for the entirety of the event Get personal bartender for bottle service Meet & Greet with Nora Call/text/whatsapp (917)749-0150 for any questions or to customize your experience TICKETS- Ticket price does not include any drink or food, the ticket price is for ENTRY ONLY Tickets inlcude access to the Bollywood Afterparty Early Bird tickets start at $60 Group discounts available VIP packages available Purchase tickets fast before they increase and sell out! Call/text/whatsapp (917)749-0150 for any questions. TIME- Doors open at 8pm. Party with Nora goes on till 11pm. Bollywood afterparty goes on till 3.30am. AGE & ID - This Event is Strictly For 21 & Over. Proper Physical ID Will Be Required To enter. PLEASE BRING A VALID PHYSICAL ID : State issued ID/Driver License or Passport. NO other forms of identification will be accepted! Photocopies or pictures of your IDs on your phone will NOT be accepted. Physical ID required! REFUND POLICY - No Refunds, All Sales Final: Unforeseen circumstances beyond our control will not be grounds for a refund, including but not limited to the following: local or national weather conditions, natural disasters, waiting in lines, extended waits in lines, family emergencies, medical emergencies including COVID-19 results, employment issues including layoffs, traffic, parking, public or private transportation issues, etc. If you purchased for the incorrect date, location, event, etc, we are not obligated to provide a refund, credit, exchange or transfer. We reserve the right to refuse entry to any ticket-holder, without a refund, for any reason, including but not limited to: disorderly behavior, failing to comply with the rules of the venue, incorrect attire, intoxication, venue capacity, breach of security, and other restrictions. You are aware that Talent is subject to change without notice, which is not grounds for a refund. You are aware that amenities promised are not guaranteed and are not grounds for a refund. Dissatisfaction with any aspect of the event is not grounds for a refund, including but not limited to: music, DJ(s), decorations or lack thereof, party favors or lack thereof, beverages or lack thereof, alcohol selection, bar staff, food availability and selection, fellow patrons/attendees, venue staff, event staff, security, performances, ambiance, amenities, venue, check-in process, seating or lack of seating, wait in lines, emergency closures of event, delayed commencing of events, early ending of events, etc. We often take pictures and videos at our events. Please email us at tamashanights@gmail.com if you want your pictures removed. Information Source: TAMASHA NIGHTS BY DJ BROWNY | eventbrite

Join the audience at Radio City Music Hall in New York on April 26, 2025, for an evening with Ricky Gervais as he presents his latest show, "Mortality." Known for his sharp wit and fearless humor, Gervais promises a thought-provoking and entertaining performance that tackles the complexities of life and death with his signature comedic style. Don't miss this opportunity to see the comedy legend live on stage at one of the most iconic venues in the city.

Welcome to Hypeman Fitness Presents: The Free Monthly Dance Party! Join us at 520 8th Ave for a night of non-stop dancing and fun. Get ready to move and groove with our energetic Hypeman, Rocky The Rebel! This event is perfect for anyone looking to have a great time and break a sweat. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to let loose and enjoy some awesome music. See you on the dance floor! Information Source: Racquel Jones | eventbrite

Spring is in the air, the chill is gone, and New York City is shaking off its winter coat. Join us on Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm at The Carnegie Club for our next Straight Up & Toasted—an evening of world-class cigars, bold whiskey, and live jazz in one of NYC’s last great cigar lounges. This time, we’re spotlighting two standout cigars from La Palina: the White Label and the 125 Años, a celebratory release honoring the brand’s rich heritage. On the whiskey side, you’ll enjoy pours of Bulleit 10-Year Rye, known for its smooth spice, and Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon, a high-proof expression packed with depth and intensity. Kick back, light up, and take in the spring vibes with live jazz and good company. This one’s not to be missed. Tickets For 24 hours, a limited number of tickets are $50 online, $60 online after that, and $75 at the door. Ticket includes 1 La Palina 125 Años cigar 1 La Palina White Label cigar 1 pour of Bulleit 10-Year Rye 1 pour of Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon Live jazz performance all night Total ticket value exceeds $125 list price, an amazing value. Thank you to our sponsors! The Fine Print / FAQ You must be 21 or older to purchase tickets to this event. This venue is age verified. Those under 21 will not be allowed entrance into the club. Cigar purchase is included in ticket price By signing up for this event, you give Fine Tobacco NYC permission to send future cigar event invites via email. Seating is limited and cannot be guaranteed. Arrive early! Or call ahead at (212) 957-9676 Bulleit Whiskey Bulleit 10-Year Rye Aged a full decade, this rye delivers bold character with polished spice, dried fruit, and oak. Its long finish and balanced bite make it a perfect pairing for fuller-bodied cigars. Bulleit Barrel Strength Bourbon Uncut and unfiltered, this high-proof bourbon brings big flavors of toffee, cinnamon, and dark fruit. It’s a bold pour made to stand up to rich cigars—and delivers a warm, satisfying kick. La Palina Cigars La Palina 125 Años A historic cigar celebrating La Palina’s 125th anniversary, this blend is crafted at Oliva’s Tabolisa factory in Nicaragua. It features a pigtail capped Nicaraguan wrapper over a Nicaraguan binder and mix of Nicaraguan filler tobaccos. Rich and balanced, it delivers notes of earth, cedar, and a refined spice, paying tribute to the brand’s legacy. La Palina White Label A creamy and smooth cigar wrapped in a golden Connecticut leaf, the White Label is handcrafted in Nicaragua. Mellow-bodied with nuanced flavors of vanilla, cedar, and sweet cream, it’s an approachable smoke perfect for spring nights. Information Source: Fine Tobacco Club | eventbrite

Pets and the City explores the visual history of New Yorkers and their animal companions over the last two and a half centuries, tracing the ever-evolving relationship between Gotham’s people and its animals as the city grew increasingly urbanized and industrialized. Through a broad spectrum of works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition surveys the evolution of pets—from their presence among the Lenape and Haudenosaunee and the hunting culture of settlers through their insinuation into the urban family and onto the pampered pets of today, which enjoy their own public rights.

To mark the 2024 centenary of its life as a public institution, the Morgan Library & Museum presents a major exhibition devoted to the life and career of its inaugural director, Belle da Costa Greene (1879–1950). Widely recognized as an authority on illuminated manuscripts and deeply respected as a cultural heritage executive, Greene was one of the most prominent librarians in American history. She was the daughter of Genevieve Ida Fleet Greener (1849–1941) and Richard T. Greener (1844–1922), the first Black graduate of Harvard College, and was at birth known by a different name: Belle Marion Greener. After her parents separated in the 1890s, her mother changed the family surname to Greene, Belle and her brother adopted variations of the middle name da Costa, and the family began to pass as white in a racist and segregated America.

What belongs in a museum, and who decides? How can we be more democratic in defining value? As a leading arbiter of taste, style, and form, The Museum of Modern Art played an instrumental role in shaping the history of modern design. Norman Teague invites us to reimagine the past by moving beyond "good modern design" as defined by institutions like MoMA. Drawing inspiration from artists and designers traditionally excluded from museums, and assisted by generative AI, he offers a reinterpretation of design history. These reimaginings—posters and full-scale prototypes shown alongside objects from MoMA’s collection—foreground makers of color and embody the cooperative, inventive spirit that guides Norman Teague Design Studios. Teague balances reverence for design innovation with an acknowledgment of the power dynamics that shaped it. With the rise of AI forcing a wholesale reevaluation of human creativity, he reminds us of the creative potential of inviting a diversity of voices into the chorus. As in a musical jam session, collaboration, respect, and improvisation bring us back to the question that sparks every act of imagination—the what if—inviting us to contemplate both the past and the future as realms of boundless possibility.

Art of Commerce: Trade Catalogs in Watson Library features a selection of the library’s extensive holdings of sale catalogs. Watson Library has almost two thousand trade catalogs published in many countries from the eighteenth century to the present. Objects featured include furniture, jewelry, tiles, ironwork, glasswork, lighting, stoves, tableware, textiles, decorative paper, artist’s materials, fashion, typography, automobiles, and musical instruments. Numerous catalogs illustrate works of art or related objects now in The Met collection.

This exhibition presents a selection of paintings and drawings by Piet Mondrian from the Guggenheim’s singular collection, one of the most representative in the world. Throughout his career, Mondrian made distinctive contributions to the development of abstract art. He sought to move painting away from the representation of nature to render a universal essence or spirit.

There is no mistaking the work of Marlon Mullen. His distinctive paintings, with their lush surfaces and bold color, extend the long-standing tradition of making art about art. For nearly 40 years, Mullen has been based at the NIAD Art Center, a progressive arts studio for artists with developmental disabilities in his native Richmond, California. Donated issues of art publications, such as Art in America and Artforum, serve as his primary subject matter. Projects: Marlon Mullen presents a selection of the artist’s paintings from the past decade. Upon selecting a glossy cover or an interior page as a point of departure, Mullen paints using acrylic on canvas, flat on a table. He maintains visual ties to his source material, while also radically transforming it. The resulting compositions reimagine the relationships among their parts. Barcodes and other details may zoom into prominence. Letters, numbers, punctuation, and the spacing between them may disappear or repeat. Imagery and graphics all become pure form to be reordered and reshaped. As this exhibition demonstrates, Mullen views magazines and art books not only as a prompt to create, but also as an invitation to engage with today’s art world on his own painterly terms.

This installation introduces a charming and historically significant group of 1920s dress silks designed by some of the leading commercial artists of that era. While the American fashion industry was previously dependent on French textile and dress design, the “Americana Collection” set out to prove that the fifteen American designers commissioned (a group that included both male and female designers) were as talented as French designers. The Stehli Silks Corporation took a gamble on these bold designs, many showing images of 1920s American life. The installation includes information on the rise of American design for the American consumer in the early years of the twentieth century, the visual and popular culture of the 1920s that informed the textile designs, and it also introduces the various designers who were involved with this groundbreaking textile line. Some of the designers, like photographer Edward Steichen and cartoonist John Held, Jr., are still remembered today, while others, considered equally talented in their day, have faded from memory.

The Department of Drawings and Prints boasts more than one million drawings, prints, and illustrated books made in Europe and the Americas from around 1400 to the present day. Because of their number and sensitivity to light, the works can only be exhibited for a limited period and are usually housed in on-site storage facilities. To highlight the vast range of works on paper, the department organizes four rotations a year in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery. Each installation is the product of a collaboration among curators and consists of up to 100 objects grouped by artist, technique, style, period, or subject. In 2024, the Museum received a remarkable gift from JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz of some three hundred prints by Mexican and other (mainly American) artists who worked in Mexico. This gift builds on JoAnn’s earlier donation of twentieth-century Chinese prints of the modern woodcut movement. JoAnn was raised in a family passionate about collecting art. During the 1960s, as a teenager, she volunteered in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She began collecting prints in 2009 after being inspired by the museum's exhibition Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints. JoAnn was attracted to art that had a strong social and political message. Many of the prints on view were published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Workshop of Popular Graphic Art), a printmaking collective founded in 1937 in Mexico City “with the aim of stimulating graphic arts production in the interests of the Mexican people.” In the 1950s, artists from the workshop traveled to China, where they introduced their work to local artists. Artists from both countries treated similar subjects, and this spurred JoAnn to give Chinese prints to The Met. The Pinkowitz material dovetails perfectly with The Met’s outstanding collection of Mexican prints and includes works by artists not previously represented. Prints by American artists in Mexico and mid-century Chinese artists also deepen our appreciation of traditions of democratic printmaking.

From the tales of famous travelers like Marco Polo and Alexander the Great to the ancient encyclopedias of Pliny and Isidore, medieval conceptions of the world were often based more on authoritative tradition than direct observation. This exhibition presents one of the most fascinating examples of a medieval guide to the globe, known as the Book of the Marvels of the World. Written in France by an unknown author, this fifteenth-century illustrated text vividly depicts the remarkable inhabitants, customs, and natural phenomena of various regions, both near and far. Reuniting two of the four surviving copies, The Book of Marvels: Imagining the Medieval World brings to life medieval conceptions—and misconceptions—of a global world. Additional objects in the exhibition demonstrate how foreign cultures were imagined in the Middle Ages, and what the assumptions of medieval Europeans tell us about their own implicit biases and beliefs. Highlights include rare illustrated manuscripts of Marco Polo and John Mandeville; a richly ornamented Ottoman Book of Wonders, made for a sultan’s daughter; and a spectacular medieval map of the Holy Land, based on pilgrimage accounts.

George Condo’s two-part exhibition, ‘Pastels,’ spanning galleries at both Sprüth Magers and Hauser & Wirth in New York City, offers a glimpse into the artist’s creative process and unbound inventiveness through the medium of pastel. Condo’s new works challenge the limits of improvisation within this medium—spontaneously deploying gesso, fields of color and dramatic pastel gestures, all without the benefit of preparatory sketches—to express various states of the human psyche. The artist embraces the act of abstraction within a figural framework in novel ways, materializing the fragmented, elusive nature of ineffable thoughts and feelings.

‘Catherine Goodman. Silent Music’ presents a series of new, large-scale paintings by the British artist, where her characteristically expressive brushwork yields animated surfaces that pulse with the dynamic energy of their making. For Goodman, the studio is a place of spiritual meditation. Each painting represents an act of intimate transmutation—a way for her to turn closely held memories and personal vulnerabilities into newfound stability. As the artist trustee at the National Gallery in London, Goodman has spent hours drawing from the collection and has developed a particular affinity for Old Master paintings, which she describes as her ‘only real teacher.’ Inspired by the intensity and drama of Renaissance masterworks by artists such as Titian and Veronese, and influenced by the poignantly psychological work of such groups as the London School, Goodman’s highly personal paintings transcend her individual experience, opening outward and inviting us in.

Norman Reedus: In Transit, captures the raw, edgy, and moody draw of downtown New York City while showcasing the hidden beauty in the overlooked and abandoned. These selections emphasize the passage of time and the ephemeral nature of beauty. Reedus’ photography is distinctive, marked by its dark aesthetic. He tends to capture unconventional subjects, urban landscapes, and candid moments that exude a sense of mystery and grit.

Friedrich is a master of landscape painting. He pioneered the back-drawing method and was good at depicting landscapes with profound symbolic meanings in a romantic style, expressing faith through the depiction of the natural world. This is Friedrich's first major exhibition in the United States, which will display 75 exquisite works from 30 collections. You can let your inner tenderness fly in the mist and mountains that the artist has painted for us.

Galerie Lelong & Co., New York, presents Etel Adnan: On Paper, 1960-2021, a survey of works on paper by the late artist and writer. This is the fourth solo exhibition at the gallery by Adnan, who had her first solo exhibitions at Galerie Lelong & Co. in New York and Paris in 2015. This exhibition is the first in the United States to show Adnan's works on paper in depth, including compositions in ink, pencil, pastel, and watercolor, and a selection of leporello artist books. These represent nearly six-decades of Adnan's creative output until her death in 2021. The works on view showcase her distinctive use of gesture and perception across mediums, drawing inspiration from a range of artistic genres such as landscape, still life, and abstraction. This exhibition is held in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the artist's birth, and in conjunction with Etel Adnan: In the Rhythms of the World, a seminar celebrating Adnan's writing organized by Omar Berrada and Simone Fattal and jointly hosted by the Poetry Project and Giorno Poetry Systems, New York.

Lisson Gallery presents the first U.S. solo exhibition in over five years by Tatsuo Miyajima, one of Japan’s most celebrated sculptors and installation artists. Known for his innovative use of LED technology to explore Buddhist philosophy, Miyajima’s work investigates themes of time, existence, and the cycles of life and death. The exhibition introduces three new series – Many Lives, Changing Life with Changing Circumstance, MUL.APIN, and Hundred Changes in Life – which build on explorations of ‘Seimei’, a Japanese concept encompassing life, being and consciousness.

Fleiss-Vallois presents Elles. With works spanning from 1934 to 2024, the exhibition brings together 8 radical female artists who have laid the groundwork for future generations of women artists.

Perrotin New York is pleased to present “Compass,” a solo exhibition by French artist Xavier Veillon. The exhibition features works that focus on the artist’s interest in geometry, including a series of new line drawings, kinetic sculptures, mosaics, and live murals hand-painted on the gallery walls. The murals were completed at the public opening at 5 p.m. on February 28, marking Veillon’s first live painting in the United States.

The Irish stage and screen actor and international lust object Paul Mescal, who beefed up to star inGladiator 2, now plays the most famous sexy brute in dramatic history: Stanley Kowalski, the role that made Marlon Brando a star in Tennessee Williams's steamy 1947 masterwork. Patsy Ferran co-stars as the cracked belle Blanche DuBois; Anjana Vasan is Stanley's wife, Stella, and Dwane Walcott is his poker pal Mitch. This revival, whichpremiered at London's Almeida Theatre in 2022 is directed by Rebecca Frecknell, who also guided the misguided Broadway revival ofCabaret), so be prepared for some wildly stylized choices. Tickets through BAM have already sold out, so if you want to get your hot hands on a ticket, you'll have to depend on the kindness of scalpers.

Leila Heller Gallery, New York, presents the debut exhibition of work by American photographer Aileen Bordman, whose photographs of Claude Monet’s iconic gardens in Giverny, France, capture what the Impressionist painter called “my one and only masterpiece.”

After the resounding success of Alioune Diagne’s Senegalese pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale international art exhibition, TEMPLON New York unveils the very first show of this rising star of the African art scene on American soil. “Jokkoo”, which means connection or linking in Wolof, features a group of approximately thirty canvases, that offer a cross-examination between of the artist’s home country and the United States.

HB381 presents For Joy and Grieving, an exhibition of improvisatory candelabras by the New York-based ceramicist Graham Marks (United States, b. 1951).There is a peculiar quality to candlelight — still but never static, pulsating, shifting in response to small fluctuations in the atmosphere — which is shared by the gestural, unspooled coils, tenuously slumped loops, and pinched and spliced lengths of clay which make up Marks’ sculptural fabulations. His ceramics appear as though drawn incongruously in three-dimensional space, dancing doodles materialized from the air. Many are riotous with rainbow glazes pooled atop one another. They constitute a visual parade of color, line, and form. Marks compares them to the spontaneous rhythms of jazz, observing, “The moment I love is the moment when you ask, ‘Where did that come from?’”

Artists: Jeanne Brousseau - James Castle - James Edward Deeds, Jr. - Bill Traylor - Purvis Young - George Widener - Willard Watson - Lonnie Holley - Martín Ramírez - Mary P. Corbett Hirschl & Adler Modern presents Self-Taught Artists at the Crossroads of Fact and Fiction, an exhibition featuring works by a distinguished group of self-taught artists, including Bill Traylor, James Castle, Willard Watson (The Texas Kid), Purvis Young, Lonnie Holley, Jeanne Brousseau, and James Edward Deeds. This compelling show offers a unique exploration of the intersection between reality and imagination, where the distinctions between truth and fiction blur, creating deeply personal and thought-provoking narratives.

Berry Campbell presents its second exhibition of works by Ethel Schwabacher (1903-1984). Ethel Schwabacher: The Early Sixties features a selection of paintings and works on paper, offering a focused exploration of Schwabacher’s artistic production during this pivotal period. Several years ago, Schwabacher joined the gallery’s roster of women artists whose ambitious, independent, and insightful art is essential to a complete historical understanding of the downtown New York art scene from the late 1940s to 1980s.