Indy Weekly Events Calendar (May 27-31)
SUN MAY 27
2pm · $45-60
PLAY: MURDER IN THE FIRST. Based on his documentary, Dan Gordon’s play portrays the harsh prison conditions of Alcatraz through an inmate and his attorney. Begins this weekend, runs through July 1.
59E59 Theaters, 59 E. 59th St.
212-279-4200 · 59e59.org
MON MAY 28
9:30am · Free
ACTIVITY: MEMORIAL DAY…GET ON YOUR BIKE!
Join Time’s Up! and their Five Borough Bike Club for a 35-mile bike tour that includes Hudson Fjord, views from the George Washington Bridge and the Pallisades.
City Hall Park, Chambers and Center Sts.
212-802-8222 · times-up.org
TUE MAY 29
5:30pm · Free
ART SHOWCASE: STOP AND FRISK YOUTH ART SHOWCASE. Through art, spoken-word, performances and dialogue, learn about youth experience with and reaction to the city’s stop-and-frisk. Hear from youth rights advocates and make your own art in reaction to the policy.
Brecht Forum, 451 West St.
212-242-4201 • brechtforum.org
THU MAY 31
5-9pm · Free
MARCH: DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR RAMARLEY GRAHAM. Ramarley Graham was an unarmed 18-year-old killed in his grandmother’s Bronx apartment. Participate in the weekly march, held every Thursday through July 19, to learn more about Graham and the unjust details surrounding his death. The march begins outside the site of the shooting and ends at the 47th precinct.
749 E. 229th St., Bronx
THU MAY 31
7pm · $7-10
POETRY: MARTIN ESPADA ON PUERTO RICAN POETRY. Poet Martín Espada discusses the political poetic tradition in Puerto Rico while highlighting the work of several major Puerto Rican poets who were imprisoned for their words and ideas.
Poets House, 10 River Terrace
212-431-7920 · poetshouse.org
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