5 Boros to Freedom: Abolition in Staten Island with Debbie-Ann Paige
Staten Island Museum
June 8, 2019 @ 12 PM & 2 PM

• Join historian Debbie-Ann Paige for a presentation about sites and events of significance in Staten Island’s Underground Railroad history. This program is part of 5 Boros to Freedom, a city-wide effort to remember and honor the first generations of Africans in New York, their resilience and creativity, and the bonds they built among the various people brought to NYC from Africa.

John Foxell: Memento Mori
Staten Island Arts – SIA
January 1, 2019 – May 31, 2019

• Staten Island Arts is thrilled to open the first solo gallery show of works by poet/sculptor/collage artist John Foxell. Beloved by local residents for decades prior to his December 2016 death, Foxell was known as “the unofficial mayor of Port Richmond.” Explore thirty assemblages and collage-based works by Foxell, many of which reflect or satirize politics on Staten Island. The exhibition also features films about Foxell by Willie Chu and Marguerite Rivas and by Joy Ghigliotti and Edmund Varuolo of Hypno-Tronic Comics, the portrait of Foxell by Robert Bunkin, and photography of Foxell’s home by Paul Moakley, originally commissioned by The New York Times.

Staten Island PrideFest 2019
World Pride NYC 2019
May 10, 2019 – May 18, 2019

• “Staten Island PrideFest will kick off on 10 May. Expect an action-packed week of events. Something different will be happening on each day. There’ll be a march (gotta have a march!), a 5 k run, a transgender open mic night, dance parties and more.
  PrideFest will draw to a close at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens.”

Kevin James
St. George Theater
May 31, 2019 @8:00 PM

Artist Talk: Gale Wisdom
Staten Island Museum
May 26, 2019 @2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

• Join artist Gale Wisdom for a hands-on lecture as she unpacks the process and inspiration behind her work in the current Staten Island Museum exhibition Field Notes: Seed Stories and the Power of Plants. Participants will explore camera-less photography by making prints with collected flora.

Staten Island Fleet Week
Staten Island Fleet Week
May 23, 2019 @8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• Staten Island Fleet Week, We connect YOU to our Military. Come tour the ships, meet our troops and enjoy some great music while browsing and shopping the various vendors.

Staten Island Fleet Week
Staten Island PrideFest
May 18, 2019 @12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

• The PrideFest Festival is an outdoor event showcasing local celebrity entertainment, food, merchandise, activities, and numerous community organizations. The festival brings talent from within the tristate area and beyond to keep the party going all day, with truly something for everyone.