Now that we’ve had our annual year-end showing of The Poseidon Adventure, we’re excited to begin 2026 here at Jefferson Market Library. Many people take the new year as a chance to start fresh and make some positive changes, so we came up with a few ideas for ways that we can help.
Clay Workshop for Families, Happy Hour Pottery Workshop at Greenwich House
The death of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, has caused great sadness. Yet, during his life, he brought us many moments of laughter and tears because he was a tremendous actor and director.
One can only wonder what Claude Monet first thought when he finally set foot in Venice in 1908 so late in life.
Recently, the 16th annual DOC NYC was held in Lower Manhattan where more than 300 documentaries were showcased. I was fortunate to see Alan Berliner’s BENITA, a feature-length documentary directed by the veteran New York City filmmaker.
One of the most fascinating musicians I’ve ever known, Marty Friedman has been and remains a rock star, a guitar hero, and a man who after achieving his wildest dreams through huge music success in America during the 80s and 90s, completely started over and became an unlikely media celebrity in the early 2000s in a country half a world from his homeland.
Last month at Jefferson Market, we held two book discussions on Daniel Kehlmann’s recent novel, The Director, translated from German by Ross Benjamin.
According to Ruth Vitale of CreativeFuture, “the film and television industry comprises 2.32 million U.S. workers and earns $229 billion a year. Of the 122,000 American businesses that make up this industry, 92% are small businesses that employ fewer than 10 people. The film industry produces a $15.3 billion trade surplus, more than each of the telecommunications, transportation, insurance, or health care sectors.”
I’d place Stanley Jordan right up there in innovation on the guitar beside Jimi Hendrix and Edward Van Halen all day long. In my humble opinion, he doesn’t get the credit he truly deserves.
British-Caribbean artist Zak Ové’s monumental Afrofuturist sculpture The Mothership Connection was installed in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District as part of a major public art activation led by NALA Projects and The Meatpacking Business Improvement District, marking the sculpture’s New York City debut.
