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In its long history, the building now occupied by Symphony Space has been a food hall, a restaurant, and an ice skating rink.

On Wednesday, October 6th, Symphony Space, the Upper West Side's "neighborhood" performing arts

The New York Institute of Technology's auditorium on Broadway between 61st and 62nd was completely destroyed in Monday's flood, and it now looks

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New Plaza Cinema is a group that sprung up after the demise of Lincoln Plaza Cinemas on Broadway and 62nd earlier this year, in the hopes

Symphony Space will host its 37th annual Bloomsday on Broadway celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses this Saturday at 7 p.m., with actors

Longtime fans of the programming at Symphony Space will likely be familiar with the venue’s annual Bloomsday on Broadway, a celebration of the work of James Joyce.

On Tuesday, August 1, Symphony Space is hosting a community town hall called “Get Organized.”

Various Upper West Siders and local institutions are protesting and organizing during inauguration week.

Every fall, Symphony Space hosts the New York African Diaspora International Film Festival, which combines documentaries, narrative and experimental filmmaking

This Saturday Symphony Space on West 95th street is putting on a very special event. Its annual Wall to Wall festival will feature cabaret performances, hosted

Hotshot director and screenwriter Wes Anderson's newest movie The Grand Budapest Hotel is coming out in theaters on March 7, but Symphony Space is screening it on February 25 at 7 as part of its Thalia Film Club. And we've got two tickets to give away to

Don’t miss Symphony Space's Spring Festival celebrating the Harlem Renaissance and its continuing influence. Rooted in history, grounded in culture, and built in partnership with innovative artists and peer institutions, the third annual multi-disciplinary festival presents a panoply of diverse performances, screenings and more. The festival lasts until May 11, ...

Isaiah Sheffer, the co-founder of Symphony Space on 95th Street, died last month. He was an integral part of the Upper West Side's artistic community, and Symphony Space is one of the great grassroots-inspired institutions in New York. Sheffer also spearheaded Selected Shorts, the popular live series that ran on ...

Whether or not you knew Isaiah Sheffer, you probably owe him a debt of gratitude. Sheffer, who died at 76 on Friday from complications due to a stroke, was one of the founders of Symphony Space on 95th Street, and its artistic director.

Symphony Space is holding an event next week that will take your mind off of those anxiety-inducing debates and razor-thin polls. Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, comedians will put on "The Thalia Follies: Judgment Day" at the

More than a dozen jazz musicians are putting on a concert at Symphony Space on Tuesday night to raise money for President Obama's election campaign. Ron Carter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ron Haynes, and more are expected to play. General admission tickets cost $100 and VIP tickets cost $250. The event ...

This could be the last week of Fall, so make it count. I don't know what that means, but maybe it will inspire you to do that thing you were going to do. This week, there are jazz events, a reading by Joan Didion, a crafts sale at the cathedral ...

Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie and other folk singers marched through the Upper West Side with about 600 people late Friday night to support the Occupy Wall Street movement. The march started at around 11 p.m. at Symphony Space on 95th Street and Broadway and ended at the Merchant's Gate entrance ...

The kids from Juilliard are back for the new school year, and that means that Upper West Siders have another venue to enjoy great free music and dance performances again. The music and dance school kicks off the new school year with a free jazz concert Monday at the Peter ...