PRE-MOTHER’S DAY POP-UP MARKET
Cocoon, on Greenwich at Duane, will host a Pre-Mother’s Day Pop-Up Market on Sunday, May 5, 9am-1pm, on the patio on Greenwich. Vendors will showcase a variety of goods from candles to jewelry to clothing and more. The event is open to the community.

RIVER TO RIVER DATES SET FOR JUNE
LMCC will host the 23nd annual River To River Festival from June 7 to 23, and it will align with LMCC’s 50th anniversary celebrations. Featuring 13 projects of live art, performances, and participatory events in public spaces throughout Downtown, this year’s festival will explore themes of resonance, reconsideration and resistance. All events are free and open to all. Reservations are requested for some performances and events with limited capacity

DENNIS LEARY IN CONVERSATION AT 9/11 MUSEUM
The 9/11 Museum will host “Rescue Me: A Conversation with Denis Leary & Peter Tolan” on May 20, 6p. This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the debut of “Rescue Me,” created by Leary and Tolan and telling the story of New York City firefighters through the character Tommy Gavin, who grapples with the issues and challenges faced by the FDNY in the aftermath of 9/11. In conversation with museum director Clifford Chanin. The event is free; register here. 

NYAA’S LONGTIME PRESIDENT WILL STEP DOWN
David Kratz, the longtime president of the New York Academy of Art on Franklin, will step down from his role in May 2025, at the end of that academic year. He has served as president for 15 years, and will continue to be a member of the board of trustees. “From the moment I arrived at the school as an MFA student in 2006, I felt a deep connection with the Academy’s mission and community,” he wrote in his letter. “The education I received was life-changing. When the opportunity to serve as President arose in 2009, it seemed like more of a calling than a job.” The institution will undertake a search for a new president over the next months.