In the spring of 2024, Calvary-St. George's launched Arts at the Parish, an exciting program that invites industry professionals who are members of our community to host various events including concerts, theater performances, art gallery tours, and very soon, much more. These events are open to anyone who has an interest in the arts. See below for the latest updates!
THEATER: Tuesdays with Morrie
March 1 – March 23 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church (Chapel)
Tuesdays with Morrie is the humorous and poignant story of career-obsessed journalist Mitch Albom, who sixteen years after graduation serendipitously learns that his former sociology professor Morrie is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease. What starts as a simple visit, turns into a weekly pilgrimage and the last class in the meaning of life.
MUSIC: Paul Carr’s The Seven Last Words from the Cross
March 29 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church (Sanctuary)
Join us for a special Good Friday musical event featuring the work of English composer Paul Carr. Carr’s Seven Last Words from the Cross is a profoundly-moving piece, dramatically describing Christ’s last hours on earth, as sung from Him on the cross. This arrangement will feature an orchestra, choir, organ and harp, with a Baritone soloist as the voice of Christ, plus vibrant projected visual displays!
Upcoming Events
LITERATURE: An Evening with Philosopher James K. A. Smith
Saturday, March 28 at 6:00pm | St. George’s Church
Join us on Saturday, March 28, 6PM – 8PM at St. George’s Church for a conversation between the Reverend Jacob Smith and philosopher James K. A. Smith discussing his new book, Make Your Home in this Luminous Dark: Mysticism, Art, and the Path of Unknowing.
Smith explores how radical uncertainty can be liberating, opening us to another way of being. The pain of his own profound uncertainty led Smith to a surprising source for modern consolation: the mystical experiences of St. Teresa of Ávila, St. John of the Cross, and the author of The Cloud of Unknowing. These mystics testify to a deeper truth beneath distraction, anxiety, and fear: love. Drawing on ancient traditions of contemplation as well as on contemporary novels, poetry, film, and paintings, Smith speaks to the fundamental yearnings that persist in late modernity, including the philosophical quest for knowledge and certainty. He shows us how the gifts of the Christian contemplative tradition and the riches of creative works embody a liberating spirituality that recovers the fullness of being human.
ART: Young Adults TriBeCa Gallery Tour with John Silvis
May 4 | 4:00 – 6:00pm Tour; 6:30 – 8:00pm Dinner | TriBeCa
International art curator John Silvis will lead a walking tour for our community of young adults (20’s & 30’s) through various galleries in TriBeCa, followed by a discussion over catered dinner and wine in Anderson Hall at Calvary Chuch. Meet at 350 Broadway (Think Coffee) at 3:30pm.
Past Events
MUSIC: A New Heaven and a New Earth
July 23 | 6:30 pm | St. George’s Church
Gifted Christian musicians have felt called to write songs expressing that to care for Creation is to glorify God. Aaron Cole, Jason Gray, Phil Joel, and Waterdeep sangtheir songs from their forthcoming album, A New Heaven and A New Earth. The other album artists, Jason Roy (Building 429), Micah Tyler and MŌRIAH will perform their songs via video.
THEATER: Sea Dog Theater Reading
September 28 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church
A Case for the Existence of God by Samuel D. Hunter unfolds in a cubicle where two seated people unexpectedly choose to bring one another into their fragile worlds.
THEATER: Sea Dog Theater Reading
October 26 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church
Savage in Limbo by John Patrick Shanley explores the hopes and dreams of a group of rootless young “losers” who congregate in an anonymous Bronx bar, hoping to find respite from the drabness of their lives and their fragile worlds.
THEATER: Sea Dog Theater Reading
November 23 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church
Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.
THEATER: Sea Dog Theater Reading
December 14 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church
As the year draws to a close, Sea Dog Theater presents Tapestry, a soul-stirring evening of songs, stories, and short plays. Suggested donation: $25
ART: Young Adults Gallery Tour with Curator John Silvis
November 2 | 11am – 2pm | Chelsea, Manhattan
International art curator John Silvis will lead a walking tour for our community of young adults (20’s & 30’s) through various galleries in Chelsea, followed by an engaging discussion at Chelsea Market.
MUSIC: Candlelight Concert
December 8 | 4:00pm | St. George’s Church
As one of New York’s oldest Episcopal churches, The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s is delighted to present Candlelight: A Service of Lessons & Carols. This annual celebration holds a special place in the hearts of thousands of New Yorkers. Learn more.
COMEDY: After Endgame
February 11 - March 8 | 7:00pm | SoHo Playhouse
A chess lesson and a life lesson, Kevin James Doyle takes the audience on a journey across the world as he is flown to Singapore at the behest of a mysterious investor, Doyle found himself imparting chess wisdom to the world's wealthiest individuals.
THEATER: Magdalen
February 21 | 7:00pm | St. George’s Church
In February 2026 Sea Dog Theater presented Magdalen by Erin Layton and Julie Kline, performed by Erin Layton. Actor/playwright Erin Layton become familiar with Sea Dog both through its work and the church. She did an acting intensive with the theater last year. This was her first one woman play.