• Zvi Dance on Governors Island at Sitelines 2009

    Zvi Dance on Governors Island at Sitelines 2009

  • *Swing Space* open house at 120 Broadway

    Swing Space open house at 120 Broadway

  • LentSpace, a free outdoor cultural space open to the public / photo: Dean Kaufman

    LentSpace, a free outdoor cultural space open to the public / photo: Dean Kaufman

  • Poems & Pints at the Fraunces Tavern

    Poems & Pints at the Fraunces Tavern

  • Workshop in partnership with Creative Capital

    Workshop in partnership with Creative Capital

  • *Workspace* Open Studio Weekend 2009

    Workspace Open Studio Weekend 2009

  • *Swing Space* performance by Catherine Galasso at 14 Wall Street

    Swing Space performance by Catherine Galasso at 14 Wall Street

  • danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola at Sitelines 2008

    danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola at Sitelines 2008

  • *I, Daughter of Kong*, a *Swing Space* project at LMCC Project Space

    I, Daughter of Kong, a Swing Space project at LMCC Project Space

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John Burnside

Poems & Pints: John Burnside

John Burnside read selections from his “desirably scarce” collection, The Hunt in the Forest.

Meena Alexander

Poems & Pints: Meena Alexander

Meena Alexander read selections from her most recent collection Quickly Changing River as well as a few newer as-yet-unpublished pieces.

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