Screening of a film by a Ukrainian director and a lecture on the pandemic: how to spend a weekend in New York (May 28-30)

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What: Performance "The Overcoat" based on Gogol

When: Friday-Sunday, May 28-30

Where: Pushkin Hall 165 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024

More: The Russian Art Theater-Studio is pleased to reopen its theater with the performance "The Overcoat" based on the masterpiece of Nikolai Gogol.

Hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "the greatest Russian story ever written," Nikolai Gogol's Overcoat tells the story of Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin, an insignificant clerk-copyist from St. Petersburg who lives on a sparse 400 rubles a month. His world was changed forever when the tailor told him that his old coat could no longer be repaired and it was time to buy a new one. Renowned Russian director Alexei Burago is adapting and staging this masterpiece for a stage with actors Roman Freud, Tom Schubert, Christopher Zach and Di Zhu.

Cost: From $23

What: Screening of a film by a Ukrainian director

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When: Friday, May 28, from 16 p.m.

Where: Online

More: Austerlitz is a 2016 black-and-white documentary by Ukrainian director Serhiy Loznitsa. The plot of the film represents black and white footage of tourists on the territory of museum complexes, former concentration camps that act as museums. The tape was filmed in a webcam format in medium-sized shots - the camera is fixed at chest height and disguised so that people would not pay attention to it. Each scene lasts at least 5 minutes, museum exhibits practically do not get into the frame, you can hear German, English, French, Spanish, Italian speech. Basically, most tourists look at, scrutinize, take pictures, that is, they behave normally, but there are scenes in which the behavior of visitors can be considered incorrect and disrespectful.

Cost: Free options

What: Seminar on Soviet Advertising

When: Friday, May 28, from 19 p.m.

Where: Online

More: Join a series of lectures by New York University professor Eliot Borenstein on the joys and sorrows of Russian and Soviet television advertising. In this lecture, you will take a fresh look at the later years of Soviet television advertising. Among other things, you will understand what these videos were for and how they presented their audience.

Cost: Free options

What: Farm Volunteering Day

When: Saturday-Sunday, 29-30 May

Where: Randall's Island Urban Farm 11 Wards Meadow Loop New York, NY 10035

More: Help keep our urban farm in top shape. Volunteer work can include weeding, planting, mulching, composting, and other farming tasks. Volunteers of any background and experience are welcome. No farming skills required. The staff will provide those who wish with all the necessary tools.

Cost: Free options

What: Farm visit for the whole family

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When: Saturday-Sunday, 29-30 May

Where: Aviator Sports and Events Center 3159 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11234

More: This is a great place to spend a weekend here with the whole family. Many small animals were born on the farm, so it will be very interesting for children and adults to get to know them. Visitors will see ponies, alpacas, llamas, cows, sheep, pigs and many other animals. In addition, guests will find entertainment and various attractions.

Cost: $12

What: Concert of Ukrainian performers

When: Saturday, May 29, from 13:00

Where: Online

More: At this concert, oboist Rita Micel and pianist Anastasia Seyfetdinova, natives of Ukraine, will perform the music of famous composers.

Oboist Rita Micel is a native of Kiev (Ukraine). She received her BA and MA in music from the Mannes College of Music and her PhD in music from the Juilliard School. Micel teaches oboe and chamber music at Queens College (CUNY) and in the Department of Music Theory at Mannes College of Music.

The pianist Anastasia Seyfetdinova was born in Kiev, studied there at the Music School named after I. Lysenko and the Higher School of Music in Würzburg (Germany). She also has a master's and doctorate degrees from the Hartt School of the University of Hartford. In addition to many international awards, in 2006 Seyfetdinova won the Puigcerda International Piano Competition in Spain.

Cost: $ 0-15

What: Lecture on the COVID-19 pandemic

When: Saturday, May 29, from 16:00

Where: Online

More: The world has split in two. For some wealthy countries with fast access to COVID-19 vaccines, the pandemic is a thing of the past. For most others, it reaches its most dangerous moment. Speakers of the lectures Arundati Roy and Ahdaf Suif will tell what can be done in such a situation.

Cost: From $5

What: Flea market

When: Sunday, May 30, from 12:00

Where: Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458

More: Every last Sunday of the month, come and support dozens of local artists, creators and merchants showcasing their products in this market.

Choose from specialty apparel, small party outfits, accessories, packaged goods, gifts, jewelry, personal care products, unique arts and crafts, and more.

Cost: Free options

Dear readers! Please note that due to the epidemic of coronavirus infection, some activities may be canceled or rescheduled for other dates. Therefore, before visiting, we recommend checking the information on the sites of the organizers.

But we have collected many interesting events for you online:

• offer to go to one of 11 virtual tours of New York
• if you have long wanted to visit the best museums and theaters, now now, without leaving your home, do it - just go at this link
• Get Free Access to US University Online Courses here
• on how to usefully spend weeks at home during quarantine, read in this publication
• here - 50 free courses on a variety of topics
• by going to this link, visit the most famous castles in Europe
• dozens of free resources for fun boring self-isolation we have collected here

In addition, look for interesting events for every day of the week in our calendar... Come in, find out, share with your friends. Before visiting, check the organizer's websites for details and locations of events, as they may change.

Keep us informed about what is happening in your city. Send information about events for the Russian-speaking diaspora by mail [email protected].

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