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New York attracts world's best minds to its shores: they come here to interact with each other at conferences and seminars, and while they are here they are often invited to give a talk, a lecture, to be a part of a public discussion. We at Club Free Time give you an opportunity to be a part of it: to watch how those best minds in the world work! Don't miss the opportunities that only New York City (NYC) provides!
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free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
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that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
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59 free talks, lectures, discussions in New York City (NYC) Tue, 07/28/2026 - and on...
In New York City, you can talk with and listen to the best minds in the world without spending a dime! Just take a look at free talks, lectures, discussion, seminars, conferences listed on this page below!
Discussion | Dance Festival Panel with the Leaders of 5 Major NYC Dance Companies
A behind-the-scenes peek into the creative collaboration between the five iconic NYC dance companies! This panel discussion features the artistic leaders of all five companies: Ballet Hispanico New York, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. There are two ways to access this event: 1. General Admission, first-come first-served. Just show up! 2. Fast Track opening the Monday before the event at noon for all.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Discover a Collection of Never-Before-Seen VR Lang's Poetry with Her Editor (+ Signing)
A conversation with Rosa Campbell to celebrate the launch of The Miraculous Season Selected Poems by V.R. "Bunny" Lang, a collection of poems by the eccentric V. R. "Bunny" Lang. Most of the included poems are never-before-seen. She will be in conversation with Dorothea Lasky and Jameson Fitzpatrick, followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | Learn How NYC's Green Spaces Foster Bird Migration
An evening with Myles Davis of NYC Bird Alliance, who explores how small urban green spaces are becoming vital stops along one of the largest bird migration routes in the Americas. Discover how this area supports migratory and sensitive bird species and learn about the critical role community gardens can play in creating habitat in the heart of New York City. Every year, millions of birds migrate through New York City.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Mystery Novel Discussion at a Fifth Ave Mansion: Tokyo Express
You are invited to discuss Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto. To miss this would be a crime. About the book: In a rocky cove at Hakata Bay, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Standing on the cold beach, the police see nothing to investigate: The flush of the couple’s cheeks and the empty juice bottle speak clearly of cyanide, of a lovers’ suicide. But in the eyes of two men, senior detective Torigai Jutaro and Kiichi Mihara, a young gun from Tokyo, something is not quite right. Together, they begin to pick at the knot of a unique and calculated crime.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Two Photographers Discuss New Exhibition Exploring Gender SIgnifiers
Photographer Res Julian and photographer, educator, and magazine editor Matthew Leifheit have a conversation about Res's solo show, True Hole.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Book Launch: "Compulsive" Thriller The Night Hunter
Natalie Moss in conversation with Canwen Xu about her new book, Night Hunter. About the book: In a remote corner of the South African bush, two sisters reunite to bury a family secret once and for all, but when they’re stranded among the wild animals, they find a predator far more dangerous waiting for them in the shadows...
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 28
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Award-Winning Authors Share Their Latest Speculative Fiction Works
Catch a glimpse of imaginary worlds at this author panel with Clarence A. Haynes, The Broken Hearts Agency; Isabel J. Kim, Sublimation; Caitlin Rozakis, Startup Hell; and Leila Siddiqui, The Glowing Hours. Hosted by Lisa Burdige, writer and influencer.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 29
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Quiet Reading Meet Up
Bring a book or check one out of the library to read to yourself for one hour. After that, spend an hour socializing with those around you!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 29
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Awrd-winning, NPR- Featured Historian Shares Her New Book on the Feminist Movement & Miss America Pageants
Liberation Summer: The Moment That Changed the Women's Movement and the Future of American Politics explores the road to the September 1968 protests of the Miss America pageant—one led by women’s liberationists and the other organized by the emergent Miss Black America pageant—and the birth of a new politics of beauty. The book unfolds the full scope of this history, detailing the shocking injustices and passionate debates that led to the demonstrations, as well as the broader social and political landscape that gave rise to some of the most iconic women on both sides of the ideological spectrum. Liberation Summer proves how the battle for beauty’s meaning has always been inextricably political, and how its enduring impact continues to shape our politics today. Author Micki McElya is a professor of history at the University of Connecticut, specializing in the histories of women, gender, race, and sexuality in the United States from the Civil War to the present. Her last book, The Politics of Mourning: Death and Honor in Arlington National Cemetery, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and received a number of other accolades; her 2007 book, Clinging to Mammy: The Faithful Slave in Twentieth-Century America, was the cowinner of a 2007 Outstanding Book Award from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights. McElya has written for the Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Boston Review, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, The Nation, Elle, and more.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 29
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Public Health Expert Shares His New Book, Fighting for New York
Nicholas Freudenberg discusses his new book, Fighting for New York: Activism for Health and Social Justice Since the 1960s, with Merlin Chowkwanyun, author of All Health Politics Is Local. Fighting for New York is a pragmatic account of health-focused social movements over the past several decades. Nicholas Freudenberg--a longtime public health professional, researcher, and activist--examines a variety of cases, from campaigns for reproductive rights, environmental justice, and free school lunch to the Close Rikers Island and Fight for $15 movements. He analyzes how activist leaders, members, and organizations approach injustices, build coalitions, frame their messages, and define success, considering which strategies worked and which failed to achieve their goals.
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Wed, Jul 29
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Prize-Winning Author Shares Her Latest Short Story Collection: Horizon Hong Kong
Novelist Xu Xi in conversation with author Robert Anthony Siegel. About the Book: One of Hong Kong’s leading English writers, Xu Xi investigates and invigorates the transnational, transcultural, and translingual dimensions of her beloved city in these 22 stories covering the 1960s to the present day. Written against the backdrop of tremendous political change—from Hong Kong’s transformation from a British colony to a Chinese Special Administrative Region in 1997 to the political turmoil of the 2014 Occupy Hong Kong protests and the 2019 Polytechnic University occupation—Xu’s stories capture the intimate realities of lives led and choices made under the shadow of a city that looms large in our imagination.
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Thu, Jul 30
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Panel of Experts Discuss the Benefits of Collective Singing (+ Orchestral Performance of Works by William Grant Still & George Gershwin)
Bringing together voices from music, neuroscience, public health, and community practice, this event explores how collective singing can be understood not only as cultural expression, but as a scalable public health resource. Audiences are invited to reflect on how raising our voices together can help build healthier bodies, stronger relationships, and more connected communities. What if singing together were recognized as a shared health practice for individuals and communities? Collective singing is one of the most powerful wellbeing practices humans share. From lullabies and community choirs to spontaneous public song, singing together is a universal behavior linked to stress reduction, improved mood, social bonding, and physiological regulation. A growing body of research shows that group singing can support mental wellbeing, reduce loneliness, and strengthen social connection—protective factors central to World Health Organization (WHO) priorities for population health and noncommunicable disease prevention. This event will begin with members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center playing selections from William Grant Still's Motherless Child and George Gershwin's Lullaby.
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Fri, Jul 31
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Artists & Journalists Discuss Migration, Sanctuary, & the Role of Art in the Current Political Climate
As part of the exhibition Living in Sanctuary, artist Cinthya Santos Briones and scholar Michelle Castañeda, author of Disappearing Rooms, will engage in a conversation. They will discuss migration, sanctuary, and the role of art in a political climate shaped by increasingly restrictive immigration policies. Drawing from Living in Sanctuary, a documentary and artistic research project developed since 2017, they will reflect on the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers, and sanctuary communities, as well as the networks of solidarity and collective organizing that challenge policies of exclusion and deportation. The conversation will be moderated by Amy Goodman, award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now!
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Sat, Aug 1
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Entertainment Journalist DIscusses the Making of Hitchcock's Rear Window
A talk with Jennifer O'Callaghan, the author of Rear Window: The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age. Alfred Hitchcock called his audience a race of Peeping Toms, and with Rear Window, he proved it. Drawing on the original papers of Hitchcock, Jimmy Stewart, and Grace Kelly, and featuring exclusive interviews with the families and collaborators of those who made the film, Jennifer O'Callaghan's book reveals the fascinating, outrageous, and deeply human story behind one of Hollywood's greatest achievements. Scott Adlerberg is the author of five novels, including Graveyard Love, Jack Waters, and The Screaming Child. He has written many short stories and contributes pieces regularly to sites such as CrimeReads and Mystery Tribune.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 3
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Ferrari Designer Shares His New Book, Ferrari Design: Creative Journeys (+ Signing)
Flavio Manzoni celebrates the launch of Ferrari Design: Creative Journeys, a volume that traces the creative evolution of the Ferrari Styling Centre since its establishment in 2010. The talk will be followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 3
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Book Release Discussion for Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen
A conversation with Charles O’Malley and Scott W. Stern to celebrate the recent release of Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen. About the book: Shakespeare's most powerful female character, her historical inspiration, and her reinventions in performance through the centuries. She is more violent than Lady Macbeth, more complex than Ophelia, more strategic than King Lear’s daughters. She is the only Shakespearean character, male or female, whose entire life—from youth to old age—appears on stage. She is a wealth of insight into Shakespeare’s understanding of, and influence on, ideas of gender and sexuality, and she speaks by far the most lines of any of his female characters. She has allowed the likes of Peggy Ashcroft, Helen Mirren, and Sophie Okonedo full range for their stunning talents. Yet today, most audiences have still never heard of Margaret of Anjou.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 4
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | "Fandom"-Centric Author Discussion: Writers for Marvel, DC, Star Wars, & More
See characters you know and love from a different angle or discover a new favorite at this author panel with Zoraida Cordova, Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be); Maria Hoey, The Shadower; Alex Segura, Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel; and Dan Watters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder, Vol. 1. Zoraida Cordova has written more than two dozen novels and short stories, including Star Wars: The High Republic: Convergence. Her 2016 novel Labyrinth Lost, book one in the Brooklyn Brujas trilogy, won an International Latino Book Award. Maria Hoey's poetry and articles have been widely published, and her short stories have been shortlisted for the Michael McLaverty Short Story Award and the Mslexia short story competition among others. Alex Segura is the bestselling author of Secret Identity, winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller, a New York Times Editor's Choice and an NPR Best Mystery of the Year. In addition to his prose, he has written a number of comics for Marvel and DC. Dan Watters is currently the writer of Coffin Bound at Image Comics, and Lucifer for DC Vertigo's Sandman Universe.
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Wed, Aug 5
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Lecture | Inside the History of New York City Public Pools
Explore the history and future of New York City’s public pools in this engaging, interactive session focused on their significance in city life. The talk covers topics from floating bathhouses and Works Progress Administration pools to the vision of swimmable cities. It examines how public pools have influenced social, political, and cultural life in New York and beyond. Attendees can ask questions after the presentation.
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Wed, Aug 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Talk | New York Times Bestselling Author Discusses Her Latest Book on Lady Bird Johnson
A lecture and conversation with Shannon McKenna Schmidt, the author of You Can’t Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson’s Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her. In October 1964, Lady Bird Johnson made history as the first presidential spouse to take a leading role on the campaign trail—and she did it boldly, facing danger and shaking up the status quo. Aboard a custom, nineteen-car train called the Lady Bird Special, she traversed eight southern states to support Lyndon B. Johnson’s re-election bid amid heightened tensions following the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Author Shannon McKenna Schmidt recounts this daring 1,682-mile journey, highlighting Lady Bird’s courageous leadership, the women who helped make this monumental undertaking possible, and how their strategy and civility impacted a pivotal moment in American history. S
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Wed, Aug 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Cultural Historian Shares Her New Book, Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment
A discussion with Rhae Lynn Barnes on her recent book, Darkology. Karl Jacoby will join in conversation. About the book: A groundbreaking history, decades in the making, that chronicles how blackface dominated American society culturally, financially, and racially for nearly two centuries. Never before has the disturbing story of blackface and its piercing reflection of American society been so comprehensively told. With Darkology, Princeton historian Rhae Lynn Barnes meticulously unravels the complex, subterranean, and all-too-often expunged history of "Darkology"--the insidious study, commodification, and dehumanization of Black life, through which performers caricatured the enslaved and formerly enslaved for their supposed subservience and happy demeanor.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | New Family Fairytale Storytelling Podcast LIVE
Podcasting duo Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis (Circle Round) premiere their new family podcast and transport us to India and the Philippines with flavorful folktales about the origins of the mango and durian. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
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Thu, Aug 6
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Conference | Scholars, Government Figures, & More Discuss Local Climate Issues (In Person AND Online!)
The growing risks of rising heat, more intense storms, and a history of environmental injustice continue to generate disproportionate climate impacts in communities like Harlem. This conference addresses:
What is government doing to address these risks and get at the root causes of our climate crisis?
How can community organizations and residents partner with local businesses, academic organizations, and government to cause real change in policy?
What is the role of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia Climate School in supporting and empowering its neighbors to address the climate crisis and achieve environmental justice?
Hear from local researchers, elected officials, and community leaders about the challenges we face and have your voice heard as the Columbia Climate School continues to expand its work to create a cleaner, safer, healthier future for Harlem and the globe.
Keynote by: Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice Panel featuring:
Daniel A. Zarrilli, Chief Climate & Sustainability Officer, Columbia University (Moderator)
Sheila R. Foster, Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School
Michael Bobker, Founding Director, CUNY BPL
Paul Lozito, Deputy Executive Director, NYC Office of Climate & Environmental Justice
Adaeze Okoli, Chief of Staff, Rethink Food
Christine Osuji, Director of Environmental Justice, ConEdison
Closing Remarks by: Dr. Patricia Ramsey, President of Medgar Evers College
Please bring photo ID.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 6
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Book Release Discussion: Time Magazine-Featured Book, Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar (+ Signing)
A conversation with Katie Yee to celebrate the paperback release of her book, a hilarious and deeply moving portrait of a woman experiencing all the tragedies and truths of womanhood. The conversation will be followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Discussion on Bestselling Urban Fantasy Novel
A book discussion about The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin! About the book: This urban fantasy novel follows six souls of New York as they come together, despite their differences, to fight a common enemy. Jemisin weaves together themes of diversity, gentrification, prejudice, and nature to create a thrilling, fast-paced ride of a novel. The e-book and audiobook are availiable for immediate access with your Library card.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 6
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Talk | New Family Fairytale Storytelling Podcast LIVE
Podcasting duo Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis (Circle Round) premiere their new family podcast and transport us to India and the Philippines with flavorful folktales about the origins of the mango and durian. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
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Fri, Aug 7
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Mental Health & Music Experts Discuss Relationship between Classical Music and Complex Emotions
Bringing together artists, clinicians, and scholars, this conversation traces the enduring relationship between music and mental health, from Robert Schumann’s era to contemporary practice. Together, speakers invite audiences to consider how music continues to help us listen more closely to the mind, deepen empathy, and create spaces for reflection and healing. How has music helped us give voice to emotional complexity and support mental health across time? Robert Schumann’s music gave form to inner conflict, vulnerability, and emotional intensity—offering a powerful example of how creative expression can hold psychological intricacy when words fall short. Today, growing evidence shows that engagement with music and the arts can support emotional regulation, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, and foster connection, meaning, and hope amidst adversity. This event will begin with members of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center playing a selection from Robert Schumann's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Aug 7
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Death Cafe Discussion Group
An informal, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. The purpose of Death Cafe is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Aug 8
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Talk | New Family Fairytale Storytelling Podcast LIVE
Podcasting duo Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis (Circle Round) premiere their new family podcast and transport us to India and the Philippines with flavorful folktales about the origins of the mango and durian. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Aug 8
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Community Book Trade: Bring a Book, Take a Book, & Discuss Your Favorite Reads
Bring a book, take a book - or books! Need something to read this Summer? Come and browse, and meet your neighbors!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 9
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Book Talk with the Author: Was It Just a Matter of Luck?
In Was it Just a Matter of Luck? Dr. Charles Kaner weaves an unflinching, moving account of his family's survival during the Holocaust with the story of how those memories - and his mother's fierce devotion to testimony - helped shape a new era of remembrance in America. At the heart of the narrative stands his mother, Ray Kaner, whose courage, intelligence, and will to live carried her through the ghetto and the horrors of Auschwitz, Hamburen, and Bergen-Belsen. Ray and Charles will discuss her life and the book.
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Sun, Aug 9
2:30 pm
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2:30 pm
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Talk | Criterion Collector Curator Discusses Black Film History
A talk with Ashley Clark, the writer of The World of Black Film, an entertaining, informed, and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the globe. Starting with the unfinished silent comedy Lime Kiln Club Field Day and concluding with Steve McQueen's World War II epic Blitz, this book takes readers on an exciting journey through an eclectic mix of classics and hidden gems spanning more than 100 years and 30 countries. Ashley Clark is the curatorial director at the Criterion Collection. Previously, he worked as director of film programming at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and he has curated film series at BFI Southbank, the Museum of Modern Art, and TIFF Bell Lightbox, among other venues.
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Mon, Aug 10
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Discuss Jane Austen's Classic Novel, Sense and Sensibility, in the Park
This immersive book club event features Sense and Sensibility, along with beloved characters from the book. Hosted by Sarah Rose Kearns, Jane Austin Society of North America - New York Metropolitan. Sign up in advance (in person) to receive a free copy of Sense and Sensibility while supply lasts.
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Tue, Aug 11
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | "Strikingly Original" Novel Release, Hothouse Bloom, with the Author (+ Signing)
A conversation with Austyn Wohlers to celebrate the paperback release of her book, a millennial pastoral that is equal parts painterly and critical in its reflections on art, permaculture, and the natural world. She will be in conversation with Reuben Dendinger, followed by a signing.
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Tue, Aug 11
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | New York Times Bestselling Authors Discuss the Art of Writing with Purpose
Discover some examples of creativity as public service at this author panel with Sam Roberts, Are They Dead Yet: The Art of the Obit; Jennifer Shahade, Thinking Sideways: How to Think Like a Chess Player and Win at Life; and Casey Sherman, The Killer and Frank Lloyd Wright: The True Story of Mass Murder in Paradise. Sam Roberts, a 50-year veteran of New York journalism, is an obituaries reporter and formerly the Urban Affairs correspondent at The New York Times. He hosts The New York Times Close Up. Jennifer Shahade is a three-time National Chess Champion, PokerStars Ambassador, and author. A two-time Global Poker Award winner and chess Olympic medalist, Shahade was the first female to win the US Junior Open, and claimed two U.S. Women’s Championship titles. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, and the Financial Times. Casey Sherman is a New York Times Bestselling Author of 13 books, including The Finest Hours (now a major motion picture starring Casey Affleck & Chris Pine), Boston Strong, Animal, and Hunting Whitey. Sherman is a contributing writer for Time, Esquire, The Washington Post, The Boston Herald, and Boston Magazine.
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Wed, Aug 12
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Talk | Johns Hopkins University Mathematician Breaks Down Abstract Concepts with 3D Printing
In this interactive presentation, Mario Micheli explores how mathematicians bring abstract concepts to life. From geometric surfaces and fractals to stereographic projections, polyhedra, and art, discover how physical models can reveal patterns and structures that are difficult to see in a textbook or on a screen. Along the way, learn how mathematical objects are designed, transformed into printable models, and ultimately turned into tangible objects that can be touched, examined, and explored. No advanced mathematics is required — just curiosity and a willingness to play.
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Wed, Aug 12
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Read & Analyze a Modernist Poem by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Marianne Moore
A poetry discussion on Marianne Moore's 1923 poem of nearly three hundred lines, "Marriage."
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Wed, Aug 12
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Lambda Award-Winning Writers Share Their New Book, Call Me by Your Name: The Graphic Novel (+ Signing)
A conversation with André Aciman and Sarah Maxwell-McNicol to celebrate their new book, Call Me by Your Name: The Graphic Novel, the graphic novel adaptation of Elio and Oliver's timeless summer romance. The conversation will be followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 12
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | Johns Hopkins University Mathematician Breaks Down Abstract Concepts with 3D Printing
In this interactive presentation, Mario Micheli explores how mathematicians bring abstract concepts to life. From geometric surfaces and fractals to stereographic projections, polyhedra, and art, discover how physical models can reveal patterns and structures that are difficult to see in a textbook or on a screen. Along the way, learn how mathematical objects are designed, transformed into printable models, and ultimately turned into tangible objects that can be touched, examined, and explored. No advanced mathematics is required — just curiosity and a willingness to play.
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Wed, Aug 12
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Fine Art Portrait Photographer (Worked with UK Prime Ministers & Royalty) Discusses His Craft & Career
A lecture and open Q&A with British portrait photographer Rory Lewis. His sitters have ranged from Sir Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, David Warner and Rufus Sewell to former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Theresa May, HRH The Duke of Kent, and successive Chiefs of the General Staff of the British Army. Portraits by Lewis are held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London and in the Royal Collection, and through his Heroes in Focus non-profit he has photographed the living Field Marshals, VC & GC recipients, and hundreds of British soldiers for the Soldiery archive. In this session he opens two decades of work: the sittings that shaped his career, the frames he'd defend and the ones he learned from, and the painters - Holbein, Caravaggio, Titian, Rembrandt, Lawrence - whose light still runs beneath every portrait he makes. Expect stories from rooms with five-minute clocks, honest breakdowns of how the most-recognised images were built, and the working philosophy of a photographer who treats the studio as a direct descendant of the easel. The final portion of the afternoon is given over entirely to your questions. Bring a notebook.
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Thu, Aug 13
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Music Historian/Journalist Shares Her New Book on Paul Simon, Days of Miracle and Wonder
A conversation with Ashley Kahn to celebrate his new book, a comprehensive history of the origins, anecdotes, and collaborations that went into the production of Paul Simon's timeless album, Graceland. He will be in conversation with Bakithi Kumalo and Mark Corbin, moderated by David Fricke. The conversation will be followed by a signing.
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Thu, Aug 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | Live-Radio Romp with Radiolab on Nature & Food
Radiolab senior correspondent Molly Webster takes guests on a journey around the world and through all five senses to reexamine the thing right under our feet, with mind-changing stories about why and how grass, yes grass, is the largest food item in the world. Radiolab is the Peabody Award-winning show that turns deep questions into unforgettable sound, investigating everything from science to legal history to the lives of strangers halfway around the world. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
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Fri, Aug 14
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
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Book Club | Discussing the Classic Short Story Collection: Borges' Labyrinths
A book club meeting focusing on Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. While your hosts will come with some talking points and questions to kick off the discussion, please don’t be afraid to share your thoughts and ask questions openly. In this collection of work, Borges invites us to throw away the reality we live in for another. or another. or maybe another. With his mix of puzzles, magical realism, and odd language structure he explores our relationships with memory, infinite realities, and the metaphysical. Prepared to be tripped!
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Fri, Aug 14
7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Talk | Live-Radio Romp with Radiolab on Nature & Food
Radiolab senior correspondent Molly Webster takes guests on a journey around the world and through all five senses to reexamine the thing right under our feet, with mind-changing stories about why and how grass, yes grass, is the largest food item in the world. Radiolab is the Peabody Award-winning show that turns deep questions into unforgettable sound, investigating everything from science to legal history to the lives of strangers halfway around the world. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Aug 15
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
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Talk | Live-Radio Romp with Radiolab on Nature & Food
Radiolab senior correspondent Molly Webster takes guests on a journey around the world and through all five senses to reexamine the thing right under our feet, with mind-changing stories about why and how grass, yes grass, is the largest food item in the world. Radiolab is the Peabody Award-winning show that turns deep questions into unforgettable sound, investigating everything from science to legal history to the lives of strangers halfway around the world. Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 16
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
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Talk | Grady Hendrix Discusses Bruce Lee & Film History
A discussion about the 1973 Hong Kong movie, Five Fingers of Death, which opened in New York City and became a blockbuster hit. Within five years, Bruce Lee posters were on the walls of every American bedroom, martial arts movies were blowing up the box office, appearing on TV screens, and influencing everything from Hollywood to hip hop. Grady Hendrix's These Fists Break Bricks is the story of how a bunch of Asian, Black, and Latino kids learned how to do kung fu and changed pop culture for good. Grady Hendrix is the New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, and many more. His history of the horror paperback boom of the '70s and '80s, Paperbacks from Hell, won the Stoker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction. He's a longtime journalist who has covered the Asian film industries for Variety, Film Comment, and Sight & Sound, and is one of the co-founders of Subway Cinema and the New York Asian Film Festival. He also wrote the 2019 Netflix documentary, Iron Fists & Kung Fu Kicks.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 17
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
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Book Club | Discuss the Thriller Novel When No One Is Watching
Read and analyze When No One Is Watching with a group. About the Book: Part Rear Window, part Get Out, NY Times Notable Author Alyssa Cole weaves a gripping thriller in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning. A psychological thriller that uses the backdrop of gentrification in a Brooklyn neighborhood to explore themes of racism, history, and paranoia.
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Tue, Aug 18
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Book Club | Discuss No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson with Fellow Readers
Read and analyze this award-winning nonfiction book by Gardiner Harris. About the Book: One day in 2004, Gardiner Harris, a pharmaceutical reporter for The New York Times, was early for a flight and sat down at an airport bar. He struck up a conversation with the woman on the barstool next to him, who happened to be a drug sales rep for Johnson & Johnson. Her horrific story about unethical sales practices and the devastating impact they’d had on her family fundamentally changed the nature of how Harris would cover the company—and the entire pharmaceutical industry—for the Times. His subsequent investigations and ongoing research since that very first conversation led to this book—a blistering exposé of a trusted American institution and the largest healthcare conglomerate in the world. Harris takes readers light-years away from the company’s image as the child-friendly “baby company” as he uncovers reams of evidence showing decades of deceitful and dangerous corporate practices that have threatened the lives of millions. He covers multiple disasters: lies and cover-ups regarding the link of Johnson’s Baby Powder to cancer, the surprising dangers of Tylenol, a criminal campaign to sell antipsychotics that have cost countless lives, a popular drug used to support cancer patients that actually increases the risk that cancer tumors will grow, and deceptive marketing that accelerated opioid addictions through their product Duragesic (fentanyl) that rival even those of the Sacklers and Purdue Pharma. Filled with shocking and infuriating but utterly necessary revelations, No More Tears is a landmark work of investigative journalism that lays bare the deeply rooted corruption behind the image of babies bathing with a smile.
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Tue, Aug 18
4:00 pm
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4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Anthology Contributors/Editors Disucss Their Craft & Careers
This conversation features Kathy Curto, editor of What Are You Waiting For?: An Anthology, with contributors Terri Linton and Christopher L. Vaughan, as well as anthology editor and author Domenica Ruta. Kathy Curto is the author of Not for Nothing: Glimpses into a Jersey Girlhood. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, on NPR, and in other anthologies. Terri Linton's writing has been published in the anthology We Got This: Solo Mom Stories of Grit, Heart, and Humor; Catapult Magazine; Zibby Mag; Mother Mag; and other online sites. Domenica Ruta is a fiction writer and memoirist whose first novel, Last Day, was named one of the "100 Notable Books of the Year" by The New York Times. Christopher L. Vaughan is a freelance writer who covers disability and parenthood. His work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today.
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Wed, Aug 19
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
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Book Club | Discuss & Analyze the Genre-Bending Novella, Meville: A Novel
The group is reading Jean Giono's 1941 work, Melville: A Novel, translated from the French by Paul Eprile in 2017. About the book: In the fall of 1849, Herman Melville traveled to London to deliver his novel White-Jacket to his publisher. On his return to America, Melville would write Moby-Dick. Melville: A Novel imagines what happened in between: the adventurous writer fleeing London for the country, wrestling with an angel, falling in love with an Irish nationalist, and, finally, meeting the angel’s challenge—to express man’s fate by writing the novel that would become his masterpiece.
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Wed, Aug 19
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Award-Winning Filmmaker & Public Speaker Shares Her New Nonfiction Book, What Will They Say?
Denise Soler Cox discusses her new book, What Will They Say?: Confront Cultural Taboos and Discover Your Inner Power, which exposes nine common Latin cultural taboos no one dares discuss and shares her road-tested advice to blast through them and reclaim your power. Through raw personal stories and unflinching honesty, Cox reveals the cultural taboos that have been quietly sabotaging Latina success, drawing from thousands of one-on-one conversations with Latinas after her keynotes who recognize these unspoken patterns but never had language for what was holding them back. Each chapter exposes a taboo through Cox's own vulnerability, creating space for readers to break through their own.
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Wed, Aug 19
7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Pulitzer Prize Finalist Journalist Shares Insights from His Latest Book, Revenge for the Sixties
A lecture and conversation with Peter S. Canellos, the author of The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America’s Judicial Hero, and the editor of the bestselling Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy. He served as executive editor at POLITICO, leading the newsroom during the 2016 presidential campaign, and the editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. He has also been a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a recipient of the American Society of Newspaper Editors award in 2011 for excellence in editorial writing, along with the 2022 George Polk Award, Robin Toner Award, and News Leaders Association Batten Medal for his writing about the Supreme Court. Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement is the first-ever biography of Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito, the conservative legal movement that shaped him, and the future of a country reshaped by originalism, by prize-winning journalist Peter Canellos.
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Wed, Aug 19
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Talk | On the Making & Legacy of Eyes Wide Shut with New York Times Bestselling Author
A conversation on Eyes Wide Shut with author Megan Abbott and host Scott Adlerberg. Megan Abbott is the award-winning author of twelve crime novels, including You Will Know Me, Beware the Woman, and the New York Times bestseller The Turnout, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is also a screenwriter and the co-creator of Dare Me, the series she adapted from her own novel, now streaming on Netflix. She is currently adapting her latest novel, the national bestseller El Dorado Drive, for television for A24.
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Mon, Aug 24
12:30 pm
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12:30 pm
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Book Club | Discuss Jane Austen's Classic Novel, Persuasion, in the Park
This immersive BookClub event features Persuasion, along with beloved characters from the book. Hosted by Sarah Rose Kearns, Jane Austin Society of North America – New York Metropolitan. Sign up in advance (in person) to receive a free copy of Sense and Sensibility while supply lasts.
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Tue, Aug 25
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
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Discussion | Exploring How Sesame Street Helped Kids Navigate the Aftermath of 9/11 (In Person AND Online!)
In conversation with 9/11 Memorial & Museum President and CEO Beth Hillman, Sesame Workshop’s Senior Vice President of Global Education Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, television producer Carol-Lynn Parente, and actor and retired FDNY Captain Bill Walsh reflect on Sesame Street’s response to 9/11 and Sesame Workshop’s long history of helping young children and their families navigate tough topics. In the season of Sesame Street that followed the 9/11 attacks, show makers built upon their decades of experience writing for a preschool-aged audience to help children and families manage fear, cope with grief, and understand the importance of tolerance.
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Tue, Aug 25
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Book Club | Mystery Novel Discussion in a Fifth Ave Mansion: The Queens of Crime
You are invited to discuss The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict. To miss this would be a crime. About the book: London, 1930. The five greatest women crime writers have banded together to form a secret society with a single goal: to show they are no longer willing to be treated as second-class citizens by their male counterparts in the legendary Detection Club. Led by the formidable Dorothy L. Sayers, the group includes Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham and Baroness Emma Orczy. They call themselves the Queens of Crime. Their plan? Solve an actual murder, that of a young woman found strangled in a park in France who may have connections leading to the highest levels of the British establishment.
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Tue, Aug 25
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Shares His New Novel, Villa Coco (+ Signing)
A conversation with author Andrew Sean Greer, to celebrate his book, a witty yet insightful meditation on what you give and take and becoming who you've always wanted to be. The conversation will be followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Civil War Historian Shares His New Book, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln
A lecture and conversation with Matthew Pinsker, who serves as Director of the House Divided Project, a popular educational initiative on nineteenth-century US history. He is the author of three books, including most recently, Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln, which The Wall Street Journal has labeled a "landmark book" and which New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie has called “extraordinarily relevant to our political moment.” Matt appears regularly on TV channels such as C-SPAN, PBS, and History. Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln offers an eye-opening portrait of Abraham Lincoln behind the scenes. With an array of newly discovered and previously overlooked private documents, Matthew Pinsker helps readers understand the career-long party politician whose brilliant coalition-building during the Civil War set the foundation for emancipation and Union victory.
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Wed, Aug 26
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Architect Celebrates His New Book, Shingle Style Houses: The Evolution of an Inventive Architecture (+ Signing)
A conversation with John R. DaSilva to share his new book, a comprehensive survey of historical and modern American shingle-style homes. He will be joined in conversation with Thomas A. Kligerman, followed by a signing.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 27
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | New York Times Journalist Shares Her Book on Crime in Guilded Age NYC (In Person AND Online!)
A book talk on The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum with author Margalit Fox. About the book: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum paints a vivid portrait of Gilded Age New York—a city teeming with nefarious rogues, capitalist power brokers, and Tammany Hall bigwigs, all straddling the line between underworld enterprise and “legitimate” commerce. Combining deep historical research with the narrative flair for which she is celebrated, Margalit Fox tells the true story of a once-famous heroine whose life exemplifies America’s cherished rags-to-riches narrative while simultaneously upending it entirely.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 30
2:00 pm
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