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Workshop | Daily Instructed Meditation


Learn some serenity at the start of your busy day.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 am
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Conference | The International Conference on Lysenkoism


A conference on science and Trofim Lysenko. 8:30-9:00—Coffee 9:00-9:30—Welcome, Introductory remarks more Vice Chancellor for Research, Gillian Small 9:30-11:15 (Panel 1): Lysenko and Agriculture - Chair: Deborah Coen, Barnard College. With Jenny Leigh Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology, “Lysenko‟s Legacy: Ignorance, Bliss, and the Persistence of Proletarian Science”; Stephen Brain, Mississippi State University, “Lysenko and the Transformation of Nature”; Alexei Kouprianov, State University Higher School of Economics, St Petersburg, “Networking potato vernalisation: understanding the modes of the "unity of theory and practice" in the Soviet agricultural science of the 1930s” 11:30-12:50 (Panel 2): The Reaction in the United States Chair: Chris Robinson, Bronx Community College. With Michael Gordin, Princeton University, “How Lysenkoism Became Pseudoscience: Theodosius Dobzhansky and the Evolutionary Critique”; Rena Selya, Independent Scholar, “Defending Scientific Freedom and Democracy: The Genetics Society of America‟s Response to Lysenko” 1:50-3:35 (Panel 3): The New Biology in Central Europe Chair: Frances Bernstein, Drew University. With Miklos Muller, Rockefeller University, “Lysenkoism in Hungary” -Michael Simunek, Charles University, “Lysenkoism in Czechoslovakia”; William deJong-Lambert, Bronx Community College; affiliate faculty, Harriman Institute, “Lysenkoism in Poland” 3:45-5:30 (Panel 4): Lysenko, Stalinism and Lamarckism Chair: Daniel Kevles, Yale University. With Jonathan Brent, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, “Lysenko and the Plot Against the Jewish Doctors”; Eduard Israelovich Kolchinsky, Director of St. Petersburg Branch of the S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Science and Technology, the Russian Academy of Sciences, “The cultural revolution in the USSR (1929-1932) and the beginning of the union of Prezent and Lysenko”; Nils Roll-Hansen, University of Oslo, “Lamarckism and Lysenkoism Revisited” less
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8:30 am
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international more monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Congressman Ron Paul considers the Federal Reserve "both corrupt and unconstitutional" Five tours daily on the hour. less
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9:30 am
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Workshop | Basic Internet


Hands on using wireless laptops. Introduction to the Internet and how to perform basic searches.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
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11:00 am
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Tour | Times Square Tour


Learn about history of world-famous neighborhood with its 40 miles of neon supersigns, prominent theaters, more and multiple megastores. Rain or shine. less
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12:00 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery more in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate. less
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12:30 pm
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Master Class | Master Class - Margo Garrett, Collaborative Piano



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12:30 pm
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Concert | 100 Years of Latin Music in New York


Aurora y Zon del Barrio, an intergenerational group of nine musicians, presents music with roots in the more African Diaspora, the Caribbean, and the streets of New York City. Led by music writer, historian, and musician Aurora Flores, Zon del Barrio takes us on a tour through classic salsa, plena, merengue, bomba, and boogalu—genres that reflect the heart, soul, and struggle of New York's Latino community. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
1:00 pm
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Tour | Cathedral Tour


Explore the Cathedral's newly cleaned and restored Nave. Learn about the art, architecture and history more of this great sacred space from 1892 to the present. less
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1:00 pm
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Film | George Seaton's Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Winner of 3 Oscars


With Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood and William Frawley. When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus more is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. 96 min. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Concert | Chamber Music Informal


This concert is a chamber music recital featuring ensembles from the College Division Chamber Music Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Demystifying Computers


Abby Stokes, the author of Is This Thing On?: A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and more the Kicking and Screaming, will answer questions such as: Why would I want to use a computer? What can it do for me? How can I keep my identity--and my bank accounts--safe online? She will also fill you in on Google, Facebook, blogs, and some of the newest technology. less
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3:00 pm
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Workshop | Digital Gotham


Explore New York City history online at the Library. This hands-on class introduces myriad resources more - from digitized newspapers, magazines, and books to photographs, menus, and maps - many of which are available from your own desktop. less
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3:15 pm
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Screening | Classic Lithuanian Cinema: Raimundas Banionis' Children from “Hotel America” (1990)


Screenplay by Maciej Drygas. In Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, a group of young people listen more to prohibited Western music and surreptitiously attempt to create a Woodstock of their own. 93 min. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. less
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4:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poets Denise Duhamel and Jill Bialosky read from their work


Duhamel (pictured) is author of the poetry titles are Ka-Ching!, Two and Two Mille et un Sentiments and more Queen for a Day: Selected and New Poems. Bialosky’s collections of poems are Subterranean, The End of Desire and, most recently, Intruder. She is also the author of the novels House Under Snow and The Life Room. less
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5:00 pm
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Concert | Winter Chamber Music Festival: Piano Chamber Music Concert



   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Discussion | Early Modern Pastorals


This roundtable will explore the development and the increasing popularity of the Pastoral genre and more of the Arcadian myth in Early Modern Europe, with a special focus on Renaissance Italy. Topics related to the diffusion of Pastoral elements in literature, drama, music and art will be addressed. less
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5:30 pm
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Concert | Big Apple Chorus


When it was founded in 1983, few imagined the kind of impact the Big Apple Chorus would make in its subsequent more 25-plus-years of extraordinary musical performances. Its members, after all, are ordinary men – husbands, sons, fathers and brothers, most with no formal musical training – who hail from New York City, Northern and Southern New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, and the entire span of Long Island, among others. Plus, the singers come from all walks of life – students, teachers, laborers, professionals, executives and retirees – with an ethnic and cultural diversity that mirrors its namesake, the Big Apple, New York City. The group performs 45-minute shows to brighten up your holiday season. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Camera Club of New York's Annual Juried Exhibition


For the 2009 National Juried Competition, Tony Chirinos was awarded first place for a black and white more portrait series of fighting cocks. This Hispanic tradition was introduced to Chirinos when he was a child through his father's stories in Cuba. Motivated by similar stories passed on by his friend who participated passionately in the game, he decided to examine and understand it in a visual way. This is an exhibition of the artist's winning submission, as well as the work of the second, and third place winners, Mark William Fernandes, and Curtis Hamilton respectively, along with twentyfive honorable mentions, chosen by juror and renowned photographer Henry Horenstein. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | New York Times' Neil MacFarquhar discusses his book The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday


MacFarquhar, UN bureau chief for The New York Times, talks about his newest book. In the book, MacFarquhar more shares his experiences in the region, starting with his childhood in Qhadafi’s Libya, and introducing a cross section of unsung, dynamic men and women who are pioneering political and social change. He interacts with Arabs and Iranians in their everyday lives as they wrestle with the region's future -- such as a Kuwaiti sex therapist in a leather suit with matching red headscarf, and a Syrian engineer advocating a less political interpretation of the Koran. less
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6:30 pm
Free

Author Reading | Translator Peter Wortsman reads from Selected Prose of Heinrich von Kleist


Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (1777-1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. more The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him. A recipient of the Beard's Fund Short Story Award, Fulbright and Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowships, Peter Wortsman is the author of A Modern Way To Die: small stories and microtales. His translations from the German include Telegrams of the Soul, Selected Prose of Peter Altenberg and Peter Schlemiel, The Man Who Sold His Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso. less
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Big Apple Chorus


When it was founded in 1983, few imagined the kind of impact the Big Apple Chorus would make in its subsequent more 25-plus-years of extraordinary musical performances. Its members, after all, are ordinary men – husbands, sons, fathers and brothers, most with no formal musical training – who hail from New York City, Northern and Southern New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, and the entire span of Long Island, among others. Plus, the singers come from all walks of life – students, teachers, laborers, professionals, executives and retirees – with an ethnic and cultural diversity that mirrors its namesake, the Big Apple, New York City. The group performs 45-minute shows to brighten up your holiday season. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Classic Lithuanian Cinema: Sarunas Bartas' Three Days (1991)


Two friends from Lithuania travel to Soviet Kaliningrad, hoping to find companionship in an allied state. 76 more min. In Lithuanian with English subtitles. less
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Concert | Evan Ginzburg's Legends Radio Presents: Music /Literature/Poetry/Performance Art


Including: Phil Levy Jazz Duo Kim Cameron Jazz Review Singer/Songwriter/Actor Tom Detrik w Bonnie more Detrik (Songs and acting scenes) Rapper Sean Steed Poet Jon Winell Evan Ginzburg reads from his book Apartment 4B, Like in Brooklyn less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Jazz | Fall 2009 Ensemble & Recital Series: Brazilian Ensemble


Directed by Richard Boukas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Screening | Fine Cuts: Student Films


A new two-evening screening series featuring a compilation of short film and video works produced by more students in the Department of Media Studies and Film over the past year as part of their coursework. The screenings are followed by a faculty-led Q&A session with the student media makers and a public reception for students, guests, and faculty. less
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Author Reading | McSweeney’s Soiree: Jessica Anthony / Bill Cotter / James Hannaham


Join Jessica Anthony (The Convalescent), Bill Cotter (Fever Chart), and James Hannaham (God Says No), more all of whom published debut novels with McSweeney’s this year, in a reading and celebration full of surprises. less
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Performance | Performance Artist Jolie Pichardo


Part of the gallery's "Performance in Crisis" event.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Theater | Pulitzer Winner Paula Vogel's Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief: Shakespeare Reimagined


Having slept with the entire military encampment, Desdemona revels in her bawdy tales of conquest, and more although she has never been intimate with the soldier Cassio, her life is soon in danger when her husband, Othello, suspects her of infidelity in this reimagining by the author of The Mineola Twins and less
   New York City, NY; NYC
7:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Radio's “Cousin Brucie” Morrow discusses his book Rock and Roll…and the Beat Goes On


Go back to the roots of the most exciting, explosive musical era with the man who saw it all happen: more legendary radio personality Cousin Brucie. less
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Talk | Ricard Zapata, author of Immigration and Self-Government of Minority Nations


The purpose of this book is to set a research agenda around the interaction between cultural demands more of immigrants and minority nations. The primary aim is to establish basic normative arguments while advancing an institutional analysis in three contexts: Quebec, Flanders and Catalonia. less
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Author Reading | Ted Rall discusses his book The Year of Loving Dangerously


Here’s a new turn for the controversial cartoonist and commentator Ted Rall. Not only is this autobiographical more but he has paired up with the acclaimed artist of Bluesman and The Castaways for fully painted art. It’s the 80s and Ted is in college in New York City and slipping. His pranks, lack of focus and restlessness get him kicked out of school. Unable to find a job, rejected by his parents, he’s on the verge of suicide. Instead he finds comfort in the arms of many women he meets casually and puts up a front for. Hey, better than being homeless and begging, but then… is it? It may sound like an ideal grift but the toll is much higher than one may imagine. Between acidly funny and disturbingly real, Rall, a cartoonist whose work has alienated half the world, pours out his guts on a hard-turning point in his life. Callejo adopts a new fully painted color style for this work, showing his versatility. less
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Other | Tree Lighting Ceremony


Kick off the holiday season with the lighting of the tree at the Park. Featuring skating performances more and live music. less
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Author Reading | William C Bushell & Neil Theise discuss their book Longevity, Regeneration, And Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern And Western Perspectives


The volume is based on the conference of the same name held at Menla in 2006, and published by the prestigious more New York Academy of Sciences. Feedback on the volume has already been terrific, with some calling it an historic interdisciplinary publication, bringing together leading scientists from a range of cutting edge fields with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan lamas, doctors, and scholars. less
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Concert | Chamber Music Department Concert


This concert is a chamber music recital featuring ensembles from the College Division Chamber Music Program.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Experimental Music: Casio SK Orchestra


Over a dozen Casio-toting lunatics will join hands to deliver a lo-fi set of interactive experimental more music that you won't soon forget. Transcending limitations and recycling old technology by exploiting the simple functions available on vintage SK keyboards, the Orchestra breathes new life into old equipment. "Newer" does not necessarily mean "better". Visuals from Big Brother on Acid. less
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Author Reading | Julie Powell reads from her book Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession


The bestselling author of Julie & Julia, Powell brings us her new memoir in which she recounts immersing more herself in a new obsession, butchery, to escape a marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair. less
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Open Mic | Open Mic Night With Stu Richards


Come out and share or listen to original poetry. Our floor is open to all poets. Participants may read more up to three poems. less
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Concert | Piano works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Liszt and Ravel


Featuring pianists Rosemary Cavilgia, Esther Lee Kaplan and Margaret Mills.
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Concert | Winter Chamber Music Festival: Fuchs Chamber Music Competition Winners’ Concert



   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | An Evening of Chamber Music


Louis DaRos and Stephanie Baer direct this program of instrumental performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Concert | Class Recital - Collaborative Piano: Instrumental


This concert is an end of semester presentation featuring musicians from the Collaborative Piano class more (pianists with instrumentalists), coached by Audrey Axinn. less
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Concert | MPP End-of-Semester Chamber Concert


Featuring chamber music from students in the Music Performance Program (program TBA).
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Screening | Writer Frank O'Hara and Film: 2 Shorts


The Last Clean Shirt (pictured, 1964) Directed by Alfred Leslie & Frank O’Hara. In this short film, more comprising a single shot, a man and woman take a car ride through downtown Manhattan. The woman speaks in double-talk Finnish, which is interpreted into a brilliantly beautiful story through subtitles written by O’Hara. 42 min. USA Poetry (1966) Directed by Richard O. Moore. O’Hara reads from his poems and, in a discussion with Leslie, considers his work and the relationships between poets, playwrights, and artists. 15 min. Introduced by Daniel Kane. less
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Party | Avant Garden Party


Avant Garden is a full sensory stress-releasing night of insane dancing and debauchery in celebration more of the cutting edge sights and sounds of New York City. Presented by Crooked Disco, Vitamin B and FreeNYC, Avant Garden is packed with live performances, DJs, Visual Artists, silk dancers, fire twirlers and assorted other surprises.,/br> With a live set by Claire Hux. DC's party-rocking trio of Symbol, DLake, and Morsy bring their unstoppable energy to the stage for an explosion of next level rhymes and beats. Having shared the stage with acts such as Kid Cudi, Wale, Spank Rock, Devlin & Darko, Diplo, Rye Rye, Yo! Majesty, Blaqstarr, Nadastrom, Hollywood Holt, Million Dollar Mano,and more they definitely know how to rock a party right! Must be 21+ with ID to attend less
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Concert | Ryan Scott, Jazz/Pop Vocalist


Jazz harmonies lend richness to a laid-back pop sensibility in the music of composer, arranger, producer, more and performer Ryan Scott, whose glowing voice pairs with cellos, organs, and guitar for a sound both novel and seductive. less
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Jazz | Senior Recital: Karl McComas-Reichl, Bass



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