How has finance fulfilled its mission to create economic and social flourishing in the life of the city? In what ways has it failed?

The history of New York is entwined with the history of the city as a financial capital. See the grave of Alexander Hamilton, the famous bull, the New York Stock Exchange, the Goldman Headquarters buildling, and the corner where a 19th century terrorist exploded a bomb on the doorstep of the House of Morgan.

Join us for a walk down Wall Street followed by a brew at a historic pub.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

"The heavens declare the glory of God, and the skies proclaim the work of his hands." This ancient praise, inspired by the beauty of astronomy, is true even in New York City!

Join us for a lecture about science and society followed by a guided stargazing at Columbia University.

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• We'll gather afterward for light food and drink at a local Morningside Heights establishment
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center is an iconic New York landmark.  Home to the New York City Ballet and New York City Opera, it serves as a cultural hub for the City.

Join us for a backstage tour of the theater which will investigate how God is present in the architecture and artwork found within this magnificent structure.

Following the tour, the group will dine at one of the many restaurants nearby to discuss which aspects of the tour offered a "glimpse" of God's glory and a better sense of what His kingdom holds for us.

This should be a lovely and informative evening that celebrates how God is renewing and redeeming our City through culture (specifically, the performing and visual arts) each and every day!

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Calligraphy is not only an easy entry point into the art of craft, it can also be meditative practice.

David Chang will teach the basic skills on using the pointed pen where participants will be able to write and layout a favorite verse or poem by the end of class.

Join us for a creative evening of calligraphy!

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

A success story of creative and purposeful renewal.

DUMBO, originally known by the name of Fulton Ferry Landing because of the ferry service to Manhattan, was coined as an irreverent moniker in the late 70s. The creators of the acronym were the artists who started the exodus from SoHo across the East River in search of affordable live/work spaces, and found themselves in abandoned warehouses. Before the artists, DUMBO was home to some of the most important industrial firms in the late nineteenth and early twentieth scenery America.

Now one of New York City's premier arts districts, DUMBO is a rich mosaic of art galleries, small business, residential living and jaw dropping park vistas. This walking tour examines four centuries of use in DUMBO, specifically the repurposing of a bustling manufacturing center into a premier arts and residential district.

Join this tour to explore the re-purposing of the neighborhood culminating with drinks, appetizers and an optional movie at the ReBar.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

There are many delicious and fascinating eats to be found in the East Village. The selections can range anything from Fusion Rolls, Good Ol’ Pancakes, Venezuelan arepa, Baklava, Sicilian cheesecake, perogies, cactus burritos and even Japanese octopus balls for those more adventurous.

Join us as we move between various restaurants, taking the opportunity to tantalize our palates by sampling different snacks, appetizers and desserts from around the world, all while learning about their sources and origins! 

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

THE LEGENDARY ROCK MUSICAL RETURNS TO BROADWAY. Prepare ye for GODSPELL, the beloved classic from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of WICKED and PIPPIN.

Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time as it comes to Broadway in a brand new, intimately staged, one-of-a-kind production. This timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love has touched the hearts of countless theatergoers all over the world.

Join us in experiencing this spectacular ensemble of Broadway’s best performing the greatest story ever told.

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• $30 surcharge applies to this glimpse
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) is one of a select group of specialized fashion museums, including the Musee de la Mode, the Mode Museum, and the Museo de la Moda. Founded in 1969, the mission of the Museum is to collect, conserve, document, exhibit and interpret fashion.

The Museum creates exhibitions, programs and publications that are both entertaining and educational for the 100,000 people that visit each year.

A small tour will provide a "glimpse" of the Museum's permanent collection, which encompasses some 50,000 garments and accessories from the 18th century to the present and include designers such as Balenciaga, Chanel and Dior.

Join us for an unforgettable tour followed by causal dinning at a nearby eatery.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Food trucks that actually serve delicious food are one of the most unique elements of the fabric of NYC streets. From the ubiquitous truck selling hot dogs and shish kebabs to waffles, cupcakes, pizza, dumplings, chicken & rice, and schnitzel, the culinary richness available to the New York pedestrian is abundant.

Come join us as we sample a myriad of both savory and sweet delights - learning about various foods and their origins, and seeing how the world of New York food trucks is a "glimpse" of the diversity of life and culture that the city has to offer.

• Note: Additional details will be e-mailed to participants closer to the date by Glimpse leader

As a young man, Vincent Van Gogh searched for his vocation by working as a teacher and assistant preacher in England, by embarking upon theological studies in Amsterdam, and by serving as a missionary in the coal-mining district in southern Belgium. Failing in these endeavors, he resolved to become an artist believing he could serve God through his art.

Join us to explore the works of Vincent Van Gogh in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In conversation with one another we will consider the ways in which Van Gogh's revolutionary creations express the artist's piety.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Built in the 1930s as a massive public-private infrastructure project to remove dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan, the Highline has evolved from a purely utilitarian railway to a modern & serene open space.

The combination of industrial decay and natural beauty will serve as our backdrop to discuss viewing the City from a different perspective and the extent of God’s redemptive plan. 

Come and join us for a walk across NY's Highline!

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• Length: 1 hours. Includes about 1.5 miles of walking
• Tour will start on West 34th st. and run the length of the Highline finishing at Gansevoort St
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

If you have never taken a hip hop class, get ready to discover a whole new side of yourself.

Now recognized as the global youth culture of today, hip hop has taken many forms since the late 1970's and included prominent voices in music, politics, activism, marketing, globalization and dance. Hip hop dance has expanded beyond it's Brooklyn break dancing roots to become a world class art form making dance accessible to many more who would seek to embody their experience of life in movement.

Henry Lee is the co-founder of international Dance movement 2Xs, arguably the most influential hip hop dance collective in the world. Henry has been on a journey of exploring his faith through his choreography and dancing for several years and has a passion to see more Christians engaging with this vital and current artistic expression. He has been apart of the Redeemer Actors and Dance Industry groups.

Get a glimpse of a true New York original art form, and perhaps yourself in the process. Take this exceptional hip hop class with Henry Lee. Following the class will be a group discussion about hip hop dance led by pop-lock specialist Kunle Oladehin of the Redeemer Dance Industry Vocational Group.

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• All levels are welcome
• Dance shoes and attire required
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

In the course of several decades, improvisational comedy has gone from a relatively obscure technique for theater training to a major international art form and movement with its own standing.

Some of the most prominent actors and comedians in our era—such as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Will Ferrell, to name only a few—began their careers in improv comedy theatres like the Second City, ImprovOlympic, and the Groundlings. Many people are familiar with the format from popular television shows such as Whose Line is It Anyway, but lesser known is the sheer degree of innovation and inspiration improv comedy has fostered in settings such as theater, education, business, and beyond. In particular, every night around our very own New York City an established community of improvisers perform diverse and constantly evolving forms of improv.

Join us as we visit one of the major improv comedy theaters in NYC to learn about, explore, and discuss practical connections between improvisational comedy and theology.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

The Met has arguably the greatest, broadest collection of art in NYC. This collection includes a rich assortment of biblical art, such as Albrecht Durer's painting of Christ (Salvaor Mundi), Petrus Christus’ "Portrait of a Carthusian", and "Sacrifice of Isaac" by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

Join us for a tour that will explore expressions of biblical art from the medieval period to the Renaissance, examining French, Spanish and Dutch painting, sculpture and carvings.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

JP Morgan, the Vanderbilts, the Astors, the Rockefellers, financial legends such as Tiger Management, and modern financial disasters such as Lehman Brothers – all have influenced the modern city of New York.

Join us for a walking tour of Midtown paired with a discussion of the role finance has played in the formation of this neighborhood as a power center.  We'll also explore the ways finance has fulfilled its mission to create economic and societal flourishing as well as ways in which it has failed.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Modern architecture has significantly altered the landscape of the city and shapes the environments we inhabit.  

Join us for a tour of "194X-9/11:American Architects and the City" - an exhibit exploring the key architects and buildings that have shaped the city over the last 60 years.  Afterwards, we will discuss the foundations and implications of modernist architecture as it relates to Redeemer's mission of cultural renewal.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

• http://moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1188

Willem de Kooning is a major figure in the art of the twentieth century.The Museum of Modern Art has just mounted the first major museum retrospective of his work.

Join us as we engage seven decades of the artist's prolific, varied painting in de Kooning: A Retrospective. A New York City-based painter will guide us through the exhibition. Afterwards, we'll get coffee and discuss the work in light of Redeemer's mission of cultural renewal.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date
• http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1149

The book of Isaiah speaks of the nations bringing their treasures into New Jerusalem. Awaiting this amazing vision of the future city, it is encouraging to know that scripture points to God’s heart for collecting and preserving the beautiful things he empowers man to create over the centuries.

Exploring this theme of earthly and heavenly treasures, join us for a glimpse of one of the world’s finest treasure chests right here in New York City - the Morgan Library.

In addition to seeing the collection’s wide array of artistic and literary treasures (from original manuscripts by Mozart to Ruben’s sketchbook and journal entries by Thoreau), we will be examining how the building itself is one of those treasures in the larger city.

Engaging in an architectural tour unlike many others, we’ll also move up in scale to discuss what it means to look at the city itself as a treasure box, housing people and places that display God’s glory.

Join us for this thought- and awe-provoking excursion where we’ll learn to see what makes this building great and how to look at buildings all across the city with new eyes.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

What inspires you? To what, or to whom do you dedicate your life? The great composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dedicated six string quartets to Haydn.

In this Glimpse you'll have the opportunity to hear the Orion Quartet, one of the most sought-after ensembles in the United States, perform one of these "Haydn" quartets by Mozart juxtaposed with one of Haydn's own greatest quartets.

The evening's exploration of the music will be two-fold: we'll look at the way that music can point to and glorify God ("Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!" Ps 105: vs. 1 & 4), and we'll also talk about what happens when we dedicate our lives to something, and God's faithfulness when we are dedicated to Him.

Join us in attending this beautiful concert which program includes Mozart's String Quartet in D minor "Dissonance" and Haydn's "Fifths" String Quartet in C Major.

"Before God and as an honest man, I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me." - Joseph Haydn to Mozart’s father, after hearing Mozart’s six string quartets dedicated to Haydn.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

For the literary-minded and non-poetry-readers alike!

Poetry invites us to name what we know, to see the ordinary in new ways, to notice God's fingerprints in unexpected places. It reminds us of our humanness and the humanity of those around us.

This performance of original work will explore different facets of the daily experience of living in New York, from the tensions of the city—its energy and its extremes—to the moments of genuine connection and beauty in the midst of brokenness, which hint at God's redemptive work.

Come listen in as local poet Emily Ruth Hazel offers “windows to the soul of the city” through honest, accessible poems grounded in urban imagery.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

“Salsa” was known as the "Mambo" back in the day, before Broadway recording studios decided to brand this particular music and dance style in order to market it to the masses. With the current commercialization in the media, it has spread far and wide in a very short time, yet fewer and fewer people remember that NYC is the birthplace of Salsa. Nevertheless, New York Style Salsa – with its flavor and flair - remains respected and sought after worldwide.

Winsome Lee is a professional salsa dancer and instructor in New York City. At this event, she will share some insights and background information about Salsa through a fun one-hour dance workshop for Beginners, followed by a Q&A session.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience an important cultural expression of our city. The roots of salsa dancing embody Latin-American musical and communal sensibilities. This important art form ignites passion for life and love.

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• Beginners welcome
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

The story of New York is the story of immigrants, and the history of Manhattan's Chinatown is one of many intriguing threads that run through this tapestry. 

Chinatown's urban fabric will serve as a backdrop to a look at the history of Chinese immigrants in New York, including their motivations for migrating and the challenges faced upon arrival.  

Join us for a walking tour of Chinatown and a discussion that will explore the ways in which redemptive action may be seen by God and his church up to the present day.  The tour will end with dinner at a local restaurant.

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• Length of tour: 1.5 hrs includes 1.5-2 miles of walking
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

This is a wildly relevant and controversial new play!

Recommended for business and finance professionals, cultural zeitgeist aficionados, or those who simply want to experience a different style of New York's incredibly diverse theatre scene, this "glimpse" demonstrates how art and business can reflect, inform, and utilize one another.

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Renowned storyteller Mike Daisey turns his razor-sharp wit to America's most mysterious technology icon in this hilarious and harrowing tale of pride, beauty, lust, and industrial design. He illuminates how the CEO of Apple and his obsessions shape our lives, while sharing stories of his own travels to China to investigate the factories where millions toil to make iPhones and iPods. Daisey's dangerous journey shines a light on our love affair with our devices and the human cost of creating them. 

Join us for a thought provoking and entertaining evening.  Come with an open mind and an active imagination.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Becca Stevens Band. Erin and her cello. Tim Blane Band. Knights on Earth. The Wee Trio.Waiting for Jerry. Bookshelf. Goodbye Picasso. Silent Architecture.The Essex....

This list barely scratches the surface of those that contribute to New York's vibrant music scene. There are countless venues throughout the city who offer an overwhelming amount of "undiscovered" talent in various genres that one can experience on any given night of the week.

Join us for a glimpse into this world of rich musical expression.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Finding humor in the NY transportation system...

Have you ever wondered why there are numbered and lettered subway trains? Why some train connections don't make sense? Why there is a black spot on the ceiling of Grand Central?

Join us as we look at the past, present and future of the busiest public transit system in the country. We'll learn its history, tour the buildings that house transit hubs, and go beneath the ground to get a sneak peak at new systems being built below the surface of New York. Hard hats and muck boots will be provided by the MTA, historic curiosity and a sense of adventure provided by you!

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• Tour lasts 1.5 hours and involves some walking
• Metrocard required
• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

Before Lower Manhattan became known for being the home of Wall Street and the World Trade Center site, Lower Manhattan (south of City Hall) was America's very first downtown and continues to be a lab for some of the most progressive and experimental urban planning methods.

Explore mind-blowing questions like, 'What is zoning?'. Or...'How does Lower Manhattan maintain itself as the nation's fourth largest business district while simultaneously being one of the fastest growing residential districts?' 'How has the neighborhood changed in the last 10 years since 9/11 and how will a fully rebuilt World Trade Center site change the neighborhood?' If you've ever wondered how and why New York neighborhoods are constantly changing or have lost yourself to hours of Sim City, this is the Glimpse for you!

Join us to explore some of the most intriguing question about what shapes the oldest neighborhood in New York.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date

The Ansonia Hotel on 72nd St. was designed to be fireproof- and not surprisingly, it has never burned down.

What the designers did not expect was that the Ansonia's apartments would prove to be highly sought after by musical greats like Igor Stravinsky and Enrico Caruso for one special reason...Why?

Join a theater designer and an NYC tour guide on an architectural walking tour of the Upper West Side to find out! Starting at Lincoln Center, this tour will discuss the recent $1 billion renovation of the Center and its effort to "engage" the community in which it's placed.

The tour will then move north to see some notable buildings and neighborhoods paying particular attention to how architecture and urban design can be used to foster community and creativity.

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• Further details will follow from the Glimpse leader closer to the conference date