British novelist and essayist Pico Iyer has made more than one hundred retreats over the past three decades to a small Benedictine hermitage high above the sea in Big Sur, California. He’s not a Christian—or a member of any religious group—but his life has been transformed by these periods of time spent in silence. This […]

Courtesy. Integrity. Perseverance. Self-Control. Indomitable Spirit. These are the five tenets of the dynamic, Korean martial art of Taekwondo. With origins as a defensive practice, Taekwondo is a discipline that focuses on unity between the body and mind, encouraging the development of spiritual, mental, and physical techniques. This January, Jazz musician and Taekwondo practitioner Jason […]

The Free Association Reading series, founded by Pat Hart and Mark Nieson, showcases local writers sharing newly written work and works in progress. This month’s reading spotlights writers Oleksandr Frazé-Frazénko, Emily Kiernan, Mike Scalise, and Jessica Manack. “Free Association readings began in 2016 for established and emerging writers of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction,” explains Pat. […]

Three incredible musicians and one talented dancer take to the Alphabet City stage all the way from Spain to regale us with modern flamenco. The group is led by Pablo Giménez, a flamenco and classical guitarist who combines flamenco music with orchestral instruments. As a musical director, soloist, and accompanist, Pablo has worked on the […]