Original historic documents from the nation’s founding are on view at the South Street Seaport Museum’s 1868 A.A. Thomson & Co. building, 213 Water St. The U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, a pre-edited copy of George Washington’s inaugural address and more are part of the museum’s exhibition “The Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation.” So here for more information.

“Terra Incognita,” paintings by Adrian Coleman, are on view at Steven Amedee Gallery, 41 North Moore St. The artist, with roots both in the U.K. and U.S., uses the motifs of shuttered storefronts, desolate streets and masked people during COVID as a meditation on home, “both the home where one resides but also the home that one recalls.”

Downtown pop-up stores Seven small business operators will get a boost next month when they open temporary storefronts, free of charge, in Lower Manhattan as part of the Downtown Alliance RE:Store program. The pop-up stores range from Plus BKLYN at 2 Broadway, a boutique specializing in second-hand fashions for sizes 12+ to The Numero Group NYC Pop Up at 186 Front St., a record label that sells reissued  and “forgotten” music on vinyl LPs, CDs, 45s and more. The stores (a full list can be found here), were chosen from among more than 360 applications.

Free music and dance Six weeks of free live lunchtime concerts, sponsored by the Downtown Alliance, come to two Downtown venues this summer, beginning on Wednesday, May 13 with the George Gee Swing Orchestra at the World Trade Center’s Cortlandt Way, between Church and Greenwich streets. Following Wednesday concerts, some on the plaza of 140 Broadway, include the George Gee Swing Orchestra, La Orquesta Esa, Svetlana & the New York Collective Orchestra and Alphonso Home & Gotham Kings. More info here.

The Happening Church Street School for Music and Art's annual block party takes place June 7, 12 to 5pm on White Street between Church Street and Broadway. The free community event includes live music and performances, food and drinks, interactive art installations, a student art show, games, a raffle, and more. More information here.

With a Single Step: Stories in the Making of America is an ongoing exhibition at the Museum of Chinese in America that interweaves the historical and political context of Chinese immigration to the U.S. with the personal stories and cultural traces of multiple generations. More information here.