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New York City Children’s Theater marks 30 years with new brand and three-show season
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New York City Children’s Theater is launching its 2026–2027 Main Stage Season alongside a refreshed brand identity for its 30th anniversary.
Izzy, An Octopus Tale wins NYC Big Book Award child education prize
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Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.
Discernis, eDiscovery Today launch AI education partnership
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Discernis and eDiscovery Today have formed an educational partnership aimed at helping litigation and investigations professionals use AI to speed up analysis and review.
Victor De Souza to unveil New York-inspired Spring/Summer 2027 collection at NYFW
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Victor de Souza will present his Spring/Summer 2027 collection at New York Fashion Week on Sept. 11 at Arlo Midtown, with designs shaped by the city’s grit, romance and visual chaos.
Sustainable Media Center sets New York AI debate for Sept. 23
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The Sustainable Media Center will host a live, recorded and streamed panel in New York City on Sept. 23 to examine how artificial intelligence is changing work, school, creativity, privacy and decision-making.
Lydia Wong plans Strings Camerata Italy masterclass and New York jury role
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Hong Kong educator Lydia Wong is expanding Strings Camerata’s international reach with a July 2027 masterclass and concert in Italy and a new jury appointment in New York. The moves build on student programs in Italy and New York that Wong says…
Jane Scott Stuart's debut novel wins NYC Big Book Award in African American fiction
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The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.
Jiang Miao debuts first New York solo show at Crossing Art
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Chinese artist Jiang Miao opened her first solo exhibition in New York, The Shape of Living Light, at Crossing Art in Chelsea on Sept. 3. The show uses layered acrylic, carving and Taoist-inspired forms to introduce her practice to a new audience…
Chris Orcutt’s 1980s teen novel series lands as New York schools go phone-free
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Novelist and former teacher Chris Orcutt is promoting his nine-book Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome series as New York students return to phone-free classrooms for the 2026-27 school year.
Free hemp textile symposium brings art, fashion and Indigenous knowledge to New York
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Choose Your Change will host a free three-day FARM TO FABRIC Hemp Textile and Fashion Symposium Sept. 18-20 in Brooklyn and on Governors Island.
NAED to convene Google, Anthropic and OpenAI for AI eating disorder forum
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The National Alliance for Eating Disorders will host a Sept. 29 panel in New York City on how AI is shaping eating disorder risk, support and access to care.
Franciscan Ministries plans 159-unit senior living community in Albany area
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Franciscan Ministries is developing The Providence, a life plan community scheduled to open in late 2028 in New York’s Capital Region.
Brett Buys Roc Houses warns families about inherited home pitfalls
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Brett Buys Roc Houses LLC is urging New York families to plan ahead for inherited homes, warning that unresolved disputes and unpaid taxes can drain equity or trigger tax foreclosure.
Pillars of Power begins East Coast tour with New York premiere on Sept. 11
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LAT Productions is bringing Pillars of Power: The Hidden Secret Behind Achieving Greatness to Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2026, marking the East Coast launch of its World Premiere Tour 25 years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The New York event at…
Szilvia S. Jennings’ Sophie Moon and the Honeybees named a Distinguished Favorite at NYC Big Book Awards
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Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.
Devon Spier’s poetry collection earns NYC Big Book Award recognition
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Devon Spier’s Heart Map and the Song of Our Ancestors was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Judaism category.
New York Kurdish Film Festival marks 10th edition in Manhattan
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The New York Kurdish Film Festival returns to Village East by Angelika from Sept. 29-Oct. 4, 2026, with six days of screenings, talks and cultural events centered on Kurdish cinema.
Rachel J. Lithgow to host Huntington book event for new memoir
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Rachel J. Lithgow will host a public book signing and conversation Sept. 15 at Published in Huntington, New York, centered on her memoir My Year of Really Bad Dates.
Dean Rotbart expands September Twelfth with new Paul Steiger profile
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Dean Rotbart’s newly expanded 25th anniversary edition of September Twelfth adds a profile of former Wall Street Journal and ProPublica editor Paul E. Steiger, timed to the 9/11 anniversary.
IAOTP names Jeremy Utt Top Educator of the Year
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The International Association of Top Professionals will honor Jeremy Utt, a Stafford County, Virginia mathematics educator, at its annual awards gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in December.
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