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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
is truly amazing.
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that only New York provides:
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88 free talks, lectures, discussions in New York City (NYC) Tue, 12/24/2024 - 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 | Travel Talk & Share: Destinations, Tips, Foodie Finds (online)
A fun-filled evening of storytelling and sharing travel experiences. Whether you are new in town or a seasoned traveler, this event is for all! They will delve into topics such as international travel, cultural activities, outdoor adventures, and wellness tips on the road. Connect with like-minded individuals, expand your social network, and discover hidden gems around the world. Indulge your taste buds with a variety of foodie finds as they discuss must-try dishes from different countries. From social networking to simply having a great time, this meetup promises to be an exciting opportunity to learn, laugh, and inspire each other.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 2
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Forum | Death Cafe: A Discusson on Death
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, Jan 4
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Martyr!: A Novel About Seeking Meaning
Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past—toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying, and toward his mother, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed. Kaveh Akbar’s novel is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Jan 5
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Ragamala Dance Company in Conversation
In advance of their performances at the Joyce Theater starting January 8, the Ramaswamy family discusses their newest work, Children of Dharma, in a conversation moderated by Shanta Thake, the Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with performance excerpts. Ragamala Dance Company is internationally-lauded for their pioneering dance work centering ancestral wisdom to contextualize the immigrant experience. Children of Dharma explores life—forever transforming, dissolving, and renewing—through an exploration of the inner landscapes of three central figures from the Hindu epic The Mahabharata. The Ramaswamys underscore the power of this expansive myth to reaffirm humanity’s relationship with nature and the sacred. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jan 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Note: A Prank Gone Awry
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing. But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jan 6
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: New York Poets
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. Readings are selected from Poetry Magazine, Poetry Foundation, and poets.org. Please note that contemporary poetry deals frankly with contemporary issues and all works discussed are artistic expressions selected for an adult audience.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Wake Up and Open Your Eyes: A Social Horror Novel (online)
From master of horror Clay McLeod Chapman, a relentless social horror novel about a family on the run from a demonic possession epidemic that spreads through media.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | 99% Perspiration: A New Working History of the American Way of Life
Adam Chandler with Taffy Brodesser-Ackner's book is an enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Romare Bearden's Impact on Visual Arts and Exhibition Opening
Examine Romare Bearden's impact on visual storytelling and his portrayal in film. See the recorded footage of interviews and home videos with this key Harlem Renaissance artist as a part of the conversation with filmmakers Deborah Riley Draper and Nelson Breen. First come, first serve. Limited capacity. Followed by reception and viewing of the exhibition, Romare Bearden: Paris Blues/Jazz and Other Works.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy by Deondra Rose
The Power of Black Excellence: HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy offers a revealing history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have been essential for empowering Black citizens and for the ongoing fight for democracy in the US. From their founding, HBCUs educated as many as 90 percent of Black college students in the United States. Although many are aware of the significance of HBCUs in expanding Black Americans' educational opportunities, much less attention has been paid to the vital role that they have played in enhancing American democracy. In The Power of Black Excellence, Deondra Rose provides an authoritative history of HBCUs and the unique role they have played in shaping American democracy since 1837. Drawing on over six years of deep research, Rose brings into view the historic impact that government support for HBCUs has had on the American political landscape, arguing that they have been essential for not only empowering Black citizens but also reshaping the distribution of political power in the United States. Rose challenges the conventional wisdom that, prior to the late twentieth century, the federal government took a laissez-faire approach to education. Instead, governmental action contributed to the expansion of HBCUs in an era plagued by racist policies and laws. Rose stresses that policymakers promote democracy itself when they support HBCUs and their unique approach to postsecondary education, which includes a commitment to helping students develop politically empowering skills, promoting political leadership, and fostering a commitment to service. At this event, author Deondra Rose will discuss her new book.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | What Your Body Knows About Happiness: How to Use Your Body to Change Your Mind (online)
From New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan comes an insightful look at how the body-mind connection can guide you to a happier, more fulfilling life.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 7
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Lecture | Fred Kormis (1894-1986): Sculpting the Twentieth Century (online)
Curator Dr Barbara Warnock will trace the life and career of German/ Austrian Jewish emigre sculptor and printmaker Fred (Fritz) Kormis (1894-1986), and examine the ways in the which the major historical events that Kormis lived through affected his work. Born in 1894 in Frankfurt into an Austrian and German Jewish family, Fred Kormis' life and career were shaped and disrupted by some of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Kormis saw action and was wounded in the First World War as part of the Austrian army, before being held for four years as a prisoner of war in Siberia. He worked as an artist during the politically and culturally tumultuous Weimar period, and during the Nazi era revealed himself to be Jewish, a decision that led to the removal of his art from galleries. Kormis and his wife Rachel Sender left Germany in 1933, and many of the works he left behind in Germany were lost. In exile in relative poverty in Britain from 1934, Kormis formed deep links with many in the Jewish refugee community in London.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | 10/7: 100 Human Stories of Tragedy (online)
Lee Yaron, Haaretz's investigative journalist, discusses her new book which tells the stories of 100 civilians who were slaughtered on October 7th. Lee Yaron talks about about her experience conducting interviews with survivors, the bereaved, and first responders in Israel and beyond. Yaron's work profiles victims from a wide range of communities, capturing the fullness of their lives--from left-wing kibbutzniks and free-spirited festivalgoers to radical right-wing activists, Bedouins, Israeli Arabs, and immigrant workers from Thailand and Nepal.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | More Mass Timber in New York (in-person and online)
The event will bring together the four teams of architects invited by New York magazine critic Justin Davidson for his feature article on possible futures for Mass Timber in New York. Davidson's piece will appear online the week of the program and in print the following week, so this panel discussion is a preview of that project. Panelists: Chris Baribeau, Modus Studio Colin Koop & Preetam Biswas, SOM Kate Mann, ZGF Architects Chris Sharples, SHoP Architects Moderators: Justin Davidson, New York/Curbed Carol Willis, The Skyscraper Museum
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld by Dan Slater
Join The Incorruptibles author Dan Slater as he presents this harrowing tale of early twentieth century New York, revealing the true story of an immigrant underworld, a secret vice squad, and the rise of organized crime. In the early 1900s, prior to World War I, New York City was a vortex of vice and corruption. On the Lower East Side, then the most crowded ghetto on earth, Eastern European Jews formed a dense web of crime syndicates. Gangs of horse poisoners and casino owners, pimps and prostitutes, thieves and thugs, jockeyed for dominance while their family members and neighbors toiled in the unregulated garment industry. But when the notorious murder of a gambler attracted global attention, a coterie of affluent German-Jewish uptowners decided to take matters into their own hands. Worried about the anti-immigration lobby and the uncertain future of Jewish Americans, the uptowners marshaled a strictly off-the-books vice squad led by an ambitious young reformer. The squad, known as the Incorruptibles, took the fight to the heart of crime in the city, waging war on the sin they saw as threatening the future of their community. Their efforts, however, led to unforeseen consequences in the form of a new mobster class who realized, in the country’s burgeoning reform efforts, unprecedented opportunities to amass power.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess (online)
A deeply researched biography of the socialite, political hostess, activist and United States envoy to Luxembourg, Perle Mesta, from New York Times bestselling author Meryl Gordon.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Lecture | Geochemist on Earth's Ancient Oceanic and Atmospheric Conditions
In this intriguing talk, geochemist Nana Yobo, assistant professor of isotope geochemistry at Texas A&M University, utilizes geochemistry to reconstruct ancient oceanic and atmospheric conditions, offering a glimpse into what our planet was like millions of years ago. For ages 21+.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 8
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | She's Not Sorry: Suicide or Murder? (online)
Meghan Michaels is trying to find balance between being a single mom and working full time as an ICU nurse, when a patient named Caitlin arrives in her ward with a traumatic brain injury. They say she jumped from a bridge and plunged over twenty feet to the train tracks below. When a witness comes forward with new details about Caitlin's fall, it calls everything they know into question. Was a crime committed? Did someone actually push Caitlin, and if so, who... and why? With author Mary Kubica.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Philadelphia Museum of Art Curator and Impressionistic Artist in Discussion
Impressionistic artist Emil Sands discuss his new collection Salt in the Throat with Eleanor Nairne, Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and Department Head, Modern and Contemporary, Philadelphia Museum of Art. In Salt in the Throat, Sands blurs the line between portraiture and landscape, celebrating the beauty and power of vast environments. With their bodies open to nature, the subjects of the paintings partake in moments of quiet exploration, reflection, and play. 6-8pm: opening reception.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Acts of Art in Greenwich Village: Exhibition Tour
A special tour of the first comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery dedicated to showcasing the work of Black artists in downtown Manhattan. Founded by artists Nigel Jackson and Patricia Grey in 1969, Acts of Art was first located at 31 Bedford Street and later moved to 15 Charles Street in the West Village. In 1971, the gallery mounted Rebuttal to the Whitney Museum Exhibition, the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition’s strategic response to the Whitney’s concurrent Contemporary Black Artists in America. That same year, the gallery hosted the inaugural exhibition of the Black women artists collective Where We At. Before Acts of Art closed in 1975, it presented one- and two-person exhibitions by twenty-six different artists, and numerous group exhibitions. Acts of Art in Greenwich Village centers Acts of Art and its director’s curatorial vision, tracing the gallery’s exhibition history as it intersects with other histories of Black art and artists in New York —and with formations like the BECC, Where We At, and the Weusi Artists. Installed in Hunter College’s Leubsdorf Gallery, the exhibition features artworks from the late 1960s and 1970s by fourteen artists with close ties to the gallery, a number of which were first shown at Acts of Art.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes a book that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Living Jewish Art --The Life and Work of Itshak Holtz (online)
Uncover the history of artist Itshak Holtz's life and work through the perspectives of those who knew him, along with a visual slideshow highlighting some of his finest works. Born in Warsaw, Itshak Holtz (1925-2018) lived and worked within the Orthodox Jewish communities of New York and Jerusalem. Through his paintings, he captured the everyday lives of the people in his community, including their places of worship, neighborhoods, work, families, and celebrations. Expert on Jewish art and author of Living Jewish Art: The Work of Itshak Holtz, Richard McBee will talk about the artist's career with Sylvia Herskowitz, Director Emerita of Yeshiva University Museum, and artist-photographer Dr. Aliza Holtz, daughter of Itshak Holtz.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
6:00 pm
Pay-what-you-wish, registration required
6:00 pm
Pay-what-you-wish, registration required
Book Club | The Apprentice Tourist by Mario de Andrade
Discuss Mario de Andrade's playfully profound chronicle of an urban sophisticate’s misadventures in the Amazon.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 9
7:00 pm
$5
7:00 pm
$5
Gallery Talk | Franz Kafka: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Tour (online)
Explore literary manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, and photography related to Franz Kafka, including the original manuscript of his novella The Metamorphosis with a virtual docent-led discussion of the exhibition.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jan 10
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Artists Discuss the Exhibition Shifting Shorelines
Jean-Marc Superville Sovak and Eric K. Washington give informal half-hour talks by artists and writers focusing on works in Shifting Shorelines: Art, Industry, and Ecology along the Hudson River.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jan 11
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Discussion | A Conversation with Famed Photographer Annie Leibovitz
On the occasion of the final day of Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness, on view at Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street, this is an unforgettable conversation with Leibovitz and artist Amy Sherald, moderated by President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker. Annie Leibovitz: Stream of Consciousness presents a group of works by the distinguished American artist. Foregoing a linear timeline or conventional thematic constraints, the exhibition is conceived to reveal glimpses into Leibovitz's highly associative thought processes, creating a fluid visual dialogue among photographs that aren't anchored in the moment they were made. It includes landscapes, still lifes and portraits, including a portrait of Sherald in her childhood home.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jan 11
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Pulitzer Playwrights on Drama in a New Era
Fresh from their recent Pulitzer wins for Drama, playwrights Eboni Booth (2024 for Primary Trust) and Sanaz Toossi (2023 for English) join three-time Pulitzer finalist David Henry Hwang in conversation (2020 for Soft Power, 2008 for Yellow Face, and 1989 for M. Butterfly). In this in-depth conversation, the playwrights reflect on craft, the creative process, and playwriting in fraught times. Anticipating the Broadway premiere of Sanaz Toossi's English on January 23 at Roundabout Theater, this conversation is part of a new public program celebrating Pulitzer honorees and their work with audiences around the country. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jan 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Club | A Sister's Story by Donatella Di Pietrantonio (in-person and online)
Discuss Donatella Di Pietrantonio's spellbinding story about family, memory, love, and the relationships that define us.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jan 13
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Undiscovered Country Volume 1: Destiny by Scott Snyder, Charles Soule, and Giuseppe Camuncoli
In Undiscovered Country, readers will journey into an unknown region that was once the United States of America--a mysterious land that has been literally walled off from the rest of the world for well over a century. Two small expeditions enter the former US simultaneously--one from the east, one from the west--and journey inward, each seeking their own form of truth as they struggle to survive in this strange and deadly lost country!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jan 13
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Discussion | The State of Antisemitism in California (online)
Learn about California's legislative efforts to combat Jewish hate with Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 150 Years of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: A Tour of the New York Studio School
The New York Studio SchoolGertrude Vanderbilt Whitney was born on January 9, 1875. The life she chose for herself was nothing short of revolutionary, having a huge impact upon the art world, and the Village. Help mark the 150th anniversary of Whitney's birth with a tour of the very place she created, the original Whitney Museum (now the New York Studio school), which contains many of her incredible artworks
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Power Pause: How to Plan a Career Break After Kids--and Come Back Stronger Than Ever
Author Neha Ruch's paradigm-shifting guide to career breaks after kids that rebrands stay-at-home parenthood for a new generation of women and families. With expert advice and diverse stories of stay-at-home mothers who buck every stereotype, as well as interactive exercises to help the reader plot a course for the long term, The Power Pause is an essential handbook for a new generation of caregivers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Lecture | Connecting Coasts: Shorebird Conservation (online)
In recent years, American Oystercatchers banded in New York City by NYC Bird Alliance have been found on shrimp farms and beaches in the Gulf of Fonseca in Central America. NYC Bird Alliance and ecologist Salvadora Morales talks about how shorebirds bring us together across coasts. Learn what you can do to help protect shorebirds, whether you are in New York, Honduras, Nicaragua, or El Salvador.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Fine Art Photography
Fine art photographer Elinor Carucci was born in Jerusalem in 1971. Her work has been included in many solo and group exhibitions worldwide and appeared in publications internationally. Her work is in the collections of MoMA, The Jewish Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and many others. She was awarded the ICP Infinity Award in 2001, The Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002, and NYFA in 2010. Carucci has published five monographs to date: Closer, Diary of a Dancer, MOTHER, MIDLIFE, and most recently The Collars of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Carucci currently teaches at the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media program at the School of Visual Arts and is represented by Edwynn Houk Gallery.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | When We Sold God’s Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon by Alex Cuadros
A conversation between Americas Quarterly Editor-in-Chief Brian Winter and Alex Cuadros, author of When We Sold God’s Eye: Diamonds, Murder, and a Clash of Worlds in the Amazon (Grand Central Publishing, 2024). In his latest book, Cuadros tells the unbelievable true story of the Cinta Larga, a tribe that had no contact with the outside world until the 1960s and came to run an illegal diamond mine in the Amazon.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family's History Set Me Free
2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Wall Street Journal writer Lee Hawkins exhaustively examines his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience, in this riveting memoir—a soulful, shocking, and spellbinding read.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Meet Me in the Kitchen: Making Healthy Choices
Nutritionist Lauren C. Kelly offers creative twists on classic recipes, food prep and cooking trends. From appetizers, to entrees, to dessert, learn how to design menus using helpful tips and current research findings for better health and eating.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
11:00 am
Free
11:00 am
Free
Book Discussion | Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman (in-person and online)
If the age-related graying of your hair, the aching in your knees and the sagging of various parts of your body torment you, imagine what those changes could mean for a 59-year-old woman whose every feature has been praised since she appeared nude in her first film at the age of 11. But Brooke Shields isn’t bemoaning what she has lost. She’s celebrating what she has found: confidence, power, freedom. In her new book, she paints a portrait of a woman embracing the prime of her life by bucking the narrative about women and aging. She chats with Zibby Owens about outdated myths, refusing to recede into the shadows and writing your own midlife story.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
11:30 am
Free
11:30 am
Free
Discussion | Political Football: Combating Anti-Israel Agendas in Global Sports (online)
Examine the surge in anti-Israel and antisemitic actions in global sports post-October 7 with David Wiseman, founder of Follow Team Israel, and AJU’s Alyssa Silva. They explore how efforts to ostracize Israel have increased since October 7th. From media bias to boycotts and protests, including at the 2024 Paris Olympics, this conversation examines the impact on athletes, fans, and the Jewish community, offering tools to advocate for fairness in sports.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Travel Talk & Share: Destinations, Tips, Foodie Finds (online)
A fun-filled evening of storytelling and sharing travel experiences. Whether you are new in town or a seasoned traveler, this event is for all! They will delve into topics such as international travel, cultural activities, outdoor adventures, and wellness tips on the road. Connect with like-minded individuals, expand your social network, and discover hidden gems around the world. Indulge your taste buds with a variety of foodie finds as they discuss must-try dishes from different countries. From social networking to simply having a great time, this meetup promises to be an exciting opportunity to learn, laugh, and inspire each other.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience by Raj Tawney.
Raj Tawney is a writer and journalist whose work largely reflects his multiracial American upbringing. Born to an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian American family, Tawney has explored his identity and family history through personal essays published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more. A Colorful Palate: A Flavorful Journey Through a Mixed American Experience is a coming of age story with recipes. Tawney shares his experience as a young man growing up in an Indian, Puerto Rican, and Italian-American family in Westchester, New York. He describes his struggles with understanding his own identity, and the mouthwatering flavors of the melting pot from within his own childhood kitchen. He also describes the joy of preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Raised by Musical Mavericks: Recalling Life Lessons from Pete Seeger, Lightnin' Hopkins, Doc Watson, Rev. Gary Davis and Others by Mitch Greenhill
At age 13, Mitch Greenhill’s life was upended by a series of powerful musicians. As his father Manny Greenhill entered the music business, Pete Seeger, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Joan Baez, Reverend Gary Davis, Doc Watson and a host of others entered the family home. Crucially molded by these encounters, Mitch grew up to inherit that business, to play a lot of guitar, to record albums and to compose for theater. His musical memoir, Raised by Musical Mavericks: Recalling Life Lessons from Pete Seeger, Lightnin' Hopkins, Doc Watson, Rev. Gary Davis and Others, recounts stories from those years of discovery and coming-of-age. A number of Mitch's adventures — including his turn as opening act for Jesse “Lone Cat” Fuller at the Gaslight on MacDougal Street and his decades-long representation of that street’s “mayor” Dave Van Ronk — took place in the West Village. Mitch will read passages from the book, sing and play some songs, and answer questions.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | How to Sleep at Night: A Novel of Ambition to the Breaking Point
Elizabeth Harris' new book is a witty and whip-smart novel about love, marriage, and family ties stretched thin by ambition.
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Thu, Jan 16
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | A Conversation with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has historically been one of the most important and closely watched local prosecutor's office in the country. The last few years have been no different. "Depending on your perspective, the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 counts in a Manhattan courtroom was either a refreshing affirmation of the rule of law or a miscarriage of justice in a politically motivated prosecution" (Time Magazine). It was Manhattan District Attorney's Office as well which tried to convict veteran Daniel Penny, whom jury found non-guilty.
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Thu, Jan 16
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Author Talk: Getting Your Writing Goals Accomplished
A special author talk event featuring two local, Brazilian, female authors, Larissa Rinaldi (City Echoes: Lessons from New York) and Ladyane Lima (The Waves We Ride). These authors have made their dreams come true by having their own books published, and will be on hand to tell their stories and talk about how they got their writing goals accomplished. A meet and greet with the authors will take place after their presentation.
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Sat, Jan 18
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
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Tue, Jan 21
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Discussion | 10/7: 100 Human Stories of Tragedy (online)
Lee Yaron, Haaretz's investigative journalist, discusses her new book which tells the stories of 100 civilians who were slaughtered on October 7th. Lee Yaron talks about about her experience conducting interviews with survivors, the bereaved, and first responders in Israel and beyond. Yaron's work profiles victims from a wide range of communities, capturing the fullness of their lives--from left-wing kibbutzniks and free-spirited festivalgoers to radical right-wing activists, Bedouins, Israeli Arabs, and immigrant workers from Thailand and Nepal.
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Tue, Jan 21
11:30 am
Free
11:30 am
Free
Book Club | Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Welcome to the thrilling and unnervingly prescient world of the slow horses. This team of MI5 agents is united by one common bond: They've screwed up royally and will do anything to redeem themselves.
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Tue, Jan 21
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: New York Poets
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. Readings are selected from Poetry Magazine, Poetry Foundation, and poets.org. Please note that contemporary poetry deals frankly with contemporary issues and all works discussed are artistic expressions selected for an adult audience.
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Tue, Jan 21
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Lecture | Designing Tomorrow’s Met: An Evening with Architect Frida Escobedo
Be among the first to see the exciting plans for The Met’s new wing for modern and contemporary art! Architect Frida Escobedo previews her bold vision for the Tang Wing. Set to open in 2030, the new wing will draw inspiration from The Met’s varied architectural styles, diverse art holdings, and setting within Central Park. Learn more about the project at this pivotal moment of development.
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Tue, Jan 21
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Zionism in America (in-person and online)
When they heard about Theodor Herzl’s bold proclamations about the “Jewish people” and the “Jewish homeland,” American Jewish leaders scoffed. But as a growing number of immigrants from Eastern Europe crossed the Atlantic, memories of pogroms fresh in their minds and unconvinced that America would turn out to be Zion, the antipathy began shifting until Zionism became a central facet of American Jewish identity and life. Three prominent scholars will discuss the reasons behind the early hostility to Herzl’s ideas, how these views shifted and the challenges Zionism faces within our community today. With: Dr. Anita Shapira, Founder of the Yitzhak Rabin Center and winner of the Israel Prize. Dr. Jonathan Sarna, Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University. Dr. Mark Raider, professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Cincinnati. Moderated by Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of Jewish National Fund-USA.
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Tue, Jan 21
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Understanding Cairo: The City Victorious (online)
Instructor Iman Abdulfattah gives a compelling talk on Cairo’s UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Cairo. Explore the city’s medieval urban layout, early preservation efforts, and the challenges it faces today. Discover why Cairo remains an outstanding example of Islamic heritage and urban history.
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Wed, Jan 22
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Discussion | The Life of Dancer Gus Solomons Jr.
Gus Solomons Jr. began his training in modern dance and ballet while studying architecture at MIT. Upon graduating he moved to New York City to dance, including an early stint with Martha Graham’s company, which he left to dance for Merce Cunningham from 1965 to 1968. Cunningham left a lasting influence on Solomons’ life-long choreography practice, which like Cunningham’s, was technology forward. Join Merce Cunningham Trust Scholar-in-Residence Nancy Dalva as she explains why, as she says, “Everyone loved Gus.” Registration required.
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Wed, Jan 22
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe
Between the 1860s and the early 1920s, more than two million Jews moved from Eastern Europe to the United States while smaller groups moved to other destinations, such as Western Europe, Palestine, and South Africa. During and after the First World War hundreds of thousands of Jews were permanently displaced across Eastern Europe. Migration restrictions that were imposed after 1914, especially in the United States, prevented most from reaching safe havens, and an unknown but substantial number of Jews perished during the Holocaust-as they had been displaced in Eastern Europe years before they were deported to ghettos and killing sites. Even after the Holocaust, tens of thousands of Jewish survivors were stranded in permanent transit for many years. Tobias Brinkmann's book tells and contextualizes the stories of these Jewish migrants and refugees before and after the First World War. It explains how immigration laws in countries such as the United States influenced migration routes around the world. Using memoirs, letters, and accounts by investigative journalists and Jewish aid workers, Brinkmann sheds light on the experiences of individual migrants, some of whom laid the foundation for migration and refugee studies as a field of scholarship, even coining terms such as "displaced person," and contributing to its legal definition at the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention. The stories of these migrants and refugees were used to propose a new future for the United States, reimagining it as a pluralistic society-one comprised of immigrants.
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Wed, Jan 22
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Beyond Vanity: The History and Power of Hairdressing
Elizabeth L. Block, art and cultural historian, and Senior Editor in the Publications and Editorial Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, discusses her new book with Village Preservation's Director of Programming, William Roka. Block's book has been featured in The New Yorker, Forbes, Hyperallergic, Town & Country, The New York Post, and more.
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Wed, Jan 22
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Israel on Our Minds with Ambassador Ido Aharoni (in-person and online)
Even those of us who follow the news from Israeli regularly are left with more questions than insight: How should we think about Israel security in the face of a rapidly changing Middle East? What is the government doing in response to the worldwide condemnation of the Jewish State . . . and what could it do? Has the Start-Up Nation sputtered out? Can the breach between the religious and the secular populations be healed — and how? Does the Israeli government take the concerns and opinions of the Jewish diaspora seriously enough? Should it? With so many questions — and so much confusion — they have recruited the ideal person to pull back the curtain on the complicated situation: an Israel diplomat, university professor, writer and investor, Ido Aharoni.
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Thu, Jan 23
11:00 am
Free
11:00 am
Free
Discussion | Being Jewish: A New Podcast (online)
A live conversation with artist-turned-activist Jonah Platt and AJU's Alyssa Silva as they take a behind-the-scenes look at his new podcast, Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. Inspired to amplify Jewish voices, especially after the devastating Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, Platt created a space to celebrate Jewish identity, challenge stereotypes, and engage diverse audiences. Platt and Silva will discuss his journey to podcasting, his choice of star-studded guests, and how he is fulfilling his mission to develop thought-provoking conversations about what it means to be proudly Jewish today.
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Thu, Jan 23
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | An Evening in Siena: The Endurance of Its Great Painters
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hisham Matar and Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350 curator Stephan Wolohojian reflect on the enduring significance of place and Siena’s great painters. Matar’s book, A Month in Siena, explores a moment in the writer’s life when he immersed himself in the beautiful yet complex fabric of the city. It considers how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape to shed further light on the present world around us.
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Thu, Jan 23
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Mystical Abstraction: Women, Spiritualism, and the Arts (online)
Jennifer Higgie and Hilma’s Ghost in a conversation about Shaker gift drawings, spiritual abstraction, and women artists. Shaker gift drawings are mysterious. On view in the exhibition Anything but Simple: Gift Drawings and the Shaker Aesthetic, these divinely inspired artifacts testify the vibrant and complex vision of the women who made them.
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Sun, Jan 26
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Many Lives of Anne Frank: A New Biography (online)
In this innovative biography, Ruth Franklin explores the transformation of Anne Frank (1929–1945) from ordinary teenager to icon, shedding new light on the young woman whose diary of her years in hiding, now translated into more than seventy languages, is the most widely read work of literature to arise from the Holocaust.
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Mon, Jan 27
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Holocaust Remembrance Day
Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day this year with an event that highlights the creative process behind current New York's Holocaust-related theater. In partnership with the National Jewish Theater Foundation's Holocaust Theater International Initiative, NJTF President, producer, director, and educator Arnold Mittelman will interview theater creators. This program illuminates how artists use a variety of source material to create unique works that impact audiences and combat hate and antisemitism. Registration required.
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Mon, Jan 27
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | New York Nico's Guide to NYC by Nicolas Heller
“Unofficial talent scout of NYC,” filmmaker, and social media icon New York Nico sits down to discuss his new guidebook, featuring his top 100 New York institutions, shops, and eateries and the characters who shape them, with writer and social media creator Noah Rinsky. What makes New York City the greatest city in the world? As one of the foremost chroniclers of New York’s local legends and urban glory, New York Nico has thoughts. Nico gets asked a lot of questions about his hometown. Where’s the best slice, pastrami sandwich, cup of coffee, vintage store, or bookshop? In this must-have city guide, New York Nico takes readers on an epic tour of his 100 can’t-miss NYC spots, including food, shopping, and so much more. As he traverses the five boroughs, he offers a raw and authentic “locals-only” guide to the city so nice they named it twice. But behind every New York institution are the personalities who make them special. Nico’s debut book functions as a document of a city and its people during a moment of transition. You’ll meet and learn the stories of beloved characters like Henry at Army Navy Bags, Yuval at Liebman’s Deli (the last kosher deli in the Bronx), Julia who serves Sri Lanken food to riders of the Staten Island Ferry, Jamal at Village Revival Records, and Big Mike and the dozens of barbers who speak Italian, Russian, Greek, Spanish, French, Polish, Uzbek, and Farsi at Astor Place Hairstylists. By hearing the living histories of New York’s most colorful characters, Nico shows us the heart and soul of the place they call home.
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Mon, Jan 27
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel of the Women in One Family
Emma Knight discusses her witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family
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Mon, Jan 27
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
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Tue, Jan 28
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Discussion | Lazarus Man by Richard Price
Join WNYC's Alison Stewart and Richard Price for a live conversation about his newest book, Lazarus Man. East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking the cars parked in front and coating the street with a thick layer of ash. As the city’s rescue services and media outlets respond, the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. By day’s end, six bodies have been recovered but many of the other tenants are missing. It's here we find intertwining portraits of a group of compelling and singular characters whose lives are permanently affected by the disaster. Anthony Carter—whose miraculous survival transforms him into a man with a message and a passionate sense of mission. Felix Pearl—a young transplant to the city whose photography and film work that day provoke in this previously unformed soul a sharp sense of personal destiny. Royal Davis—the owner of a failing Harlem funeral home whose desperate trolling of the scene for potential customers triggers a change of heart and a quest to find another path in life. And Mary Roe—a veteran city detective, driven in part by her own family’s brutal history, who becomes obsessed with finding one of the building’s missing.
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Tue, Jan 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Trust Issues: Tracking Down a Mother's Murderer
Author Elizabeth McCullough Keenan's fresh take on the classic conman chase novel follows two adult siblings forced to play nice in hopes of tracking down the man they believe killed their mother and ran off with their sizable inheritance.
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Tue, Jan 28
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Club | My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
My Heart Is a Chainsaw is a 2021 horror novel by Stephen Graham Jones and the first book in The Indian Lake Trilogy. Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls readers into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold. Yet, even as Jade drags us into her dark fever dream, a surprising and intimate portrait emerges…a portrait of the scared and traumatized little girl beneath the Jason Voorhees mask: angry, yes, but also a girl who easily cries, fiercely loves, and desperately wants a home. A girl whose feelings are too big for her body. My Heart Is a Chainsaw is her story, her homage to horror and revenge and triumph.
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Thu, Jan 30
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Lecture | The Art Historian's Mark: Writings on Titian and Veronese
David Rosand (1938–2014) was the Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History at Columbia University. An art historian, critic, and advocate for the conservation of cultural heritage, he was also a generous and committed teacher. This event celebrates two recent publications of his work in English: Titian's Poetics: Selected Essays by David Rosand and Paolo Veronese.
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Thu, Jan 30
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Travel Talk & Share: Destinations, Tips, Foodie Finds (online)
A fun-filled evening of storytelling and sharing travel experiences. Whether you are new in town or a seasoned traveler, this event is for all! They will delve into topics such as international travel, cultural activities, outdoor adventures, and wellness tips on the road. Connect with like-minded individuals, expand your social network, and discover hidden gems around the world. Indulge your taste buds with a variety of foodie finds as they discuss must-try dishes from different countries. From social networking to simply having a great time, this meetup promises to be an exciting opportunity to learn, laugh, and inspire each other.
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Thu, Jan 30
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Saints and Liars: The Story of Americans Who Saved Refugees from the Nazis
Deborah Dwork's gripping history that plumbs the extraordinary stories of American relief and rescue workers during World War II.
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Thu, Jan 30
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia (in-person and online)
Moderated by Kassandra Sparks, this conversation will draw on Yin Q’s experience as a lifestyle leatherperson, dominatrix, and mother, as well as Avgi Saketopoulou’s psychoanalytic practice and her engagement with the aesthetic domain in her recent book, Sexuality Beyond Consent: Risk, Race, Traumatophilia.
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Thu, Jan 30
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Changemaker Author Series (In Person AND Online!)
How does writing allow us to explore political grief, collective joy, and the range of emotions in between? How can we interrogate systems, relationships, and ways of engaging with the world around us? Authors Ibi Zoboi, Premilla Nadasen, and Zaina Arafat come together for a panel discussion reflecting on community building and systemic injustice through the lens of narrative nonfiction, afrofuturism, and other forms of storytelling. Following the panel and a short break for book signings, attendees are welcome to attend a 40-minute Changemaker Authors writing workshop, both in-person and virtual, inspired by the speakers’ words. Writers and aspiring authors will learn how to focus social justice ideas and experiences into a single book project. Resources on the publishing process will be provided. Program Schedule 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Panel Discussion 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM: Book Signings 3:20 PM - 4:00 PM: Writing Workshop
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Sat, Feb 1
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
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Tue, Feb 4
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: Black Poets on Nature
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. At this meeting, explore poems by Black writers that expand the long tradition of nature poetry. Readings are selected from Poetry Magazine, Poetry Foundation, and poets.org. Please note that contemporary poetry deals frankly with contemporary issues and all works discussed are artistic expressions selected for an adult audience.
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Tue, Feb 4
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark
From Eliza Clark, the author of the novels Boy Parts and Penance and one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists, comes a darkly comic story collection. A woman welcomes a parasite into her body. A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with dark humor, Eliza Clark’s debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger. Clark discusses her new book with Allison Nellis.
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Tue, Feb 4
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Urban Owls: How Flaco and Friends Made the City Their Home (online)
Flaco captured the country’s imagination with his surprising flight toward freedom, but he’s not the first owl to experience the wonders of city life. National Geographic host Christian Cooper shares more about these incredible urban birds and the fame that found them.
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Tue, Feb 4
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy (online)
Author Benjamin Balint on the international struggle to preserve Franz Kafka’s literary legacy. Balint will discuss the legal, ethical, and political dilemmas of a writer whose last wish was betrayed by his closest friend; a wrenching escape from Nazi invaders as the gates of Europe closed; a love affair between exiles stranded in Tel Aviv, and two countries whose obsessions with overcoming the traumas of the past came to a head in Israel’s Supreme Court.
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Wed, Feb 5
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
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Tue, Feb 11
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Discussion | Bibliophobia by Sarah Chihaya
Book critic and essayist Sarah Chihaya will discuss her new book Bibliophobia with fellow writer Merve Emre . Books can seduce you. They can annihilate, reveal, and provoke you. And anyone incurably obsessed with books, Sarah Chihaya thinks, has had this kind of unsettling literary encounter. She calls books that have this effect “Life Ruiners.” Chihaya’s "Life Ruiner," Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, became a talisman for her in high school, and its electrifying treatment of race exposed her deepest feelings about being Japanese American in a predominantly white suburb of Cleveland. Transformed, Chihaya knew she’d build her life around books, searching for another "Life Ruiner" that could show her how to live. But a lifelong struggle with depression thwarted the resolution to every plot, and when she was hospitalized for a nervous breakdown, the world became an unreadable blank page. Bibliophobia is a story of breakdown and survival told through books. Delving into Anne of Green Gables, Possession, A Tale for the Time Being, The Last Samurai, and many other texts, Chihaya interrogates her cultural identity, her relationship with depression, and the intoxicating, sometimes painful, ways books push back on those who love them.
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Tue, Feb 11
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | A Taste of Sage by Yaffa S. Santos
To get into the spirit of Valentine’s Day, join a discussion of this culinary romance novel by Yaffa S. Santos. Lumi Santana, a chef with the gift of synesthesia, can perceive a person's emotions by tasting their cooking. Despite being raised by a single mother who taught her that dreams and true love were silly fairy tales, she takes a chance and puts her heart and savings into opening a fusion restaurant in Manhattan.The restaurant offers a mix of the Dominican cuisine she grew up with and other world cuisines that have been a source of culinary inspiration to her. When Lumi's venture fails, she is forced to take a position as a sous chef at a staid French restaurant in midtown owned by Julien Dax, a celebrated chef known for his acid tongue and brilliant smile. Lumi and Julien don't get along in the kitchen and she secretly vows never to taste his cooking. Little does she know that her resolve doesn't stand a chance against his culinary prowess. As Julien produces one delectable dish after another, Lumi can no longer resist his creations. She isn't prepared for the intense feelings that follow, throwing a curveball in her plan to move on as soon as possible. Plus, there's the matter of Esme, Julien's receptionist, who seems to always be near and watching. As the attraction between Lumi and Julien simmers, Lumi experiences a tragedy that not only complicates her professional plans, but her love life as well.
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Thu, Feb 13
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Forum | Death Cafe: A Discusson on Death
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.
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Sat, Feb 15
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Bungleton Green and the Mystic Commandos by Jay Jackson
Meet Bungleton Green--an anti-racist time traveler and the first-ever Black superhero created more than a decade before characters like Black Panther and Falcon. In 1942, almost a year after America entered the Second World War, Jay Jackson--a former railroad worker and sign painter, now working as a cartoonist and illustrator for the legendary Black newspaper The Chicago Defender--did something unexpected. He took the Defender's stale and long-running gag strip Bungleton Green and remade it into a gripping, anti-racist science fiction adventure comic. He teamed the bumbling Green with a crew of Black teens called the Mystic Commandos, and together, they battled the enemies of America and racial equality in the past, present, and future. Nazis, segregationist senators, Benedict Arnold, fifth columnists, 18th-century American slave traders, evil scientists, and a nation of racist Green Men all faced off against the Mystic Commandos and Green, who in the strip's run would be transformed by Jackson into the first-ever Black superhero.
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Mon, Feb 24
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Forum | Dealing With the Mind
Join a discussion on different aspects of mental health. Discover resources to help your individual journey. Adults of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and ideas are welcome. This program is not intended to take the place of individual therapy or advice of a medical professional.
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Tue, Feb 25
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
Free
Book Club | The Amen Corner: A Play by James Baldwin
For years Sister Margaret Alexander has moved her Harlem congregation with a mixture of personal charisma and ferocious piety. But when Margaret's estranged husband, a scapegrace jazz musician, comes home to die, she is in danger of losing both her standing in the church and the son she has tried to keep on the godly path.
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Tue, Feb 25
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Book Club | All Fours by Miranda July
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY. Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.
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Thu, Feb 27
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Lecture | “Daylight at the Exit”: Women Translating Kafka
What does it mean for Kafka’s work that the first translations were by women? Michelle Woods examines this question in a lecture on Milena Jesenská and Willa Muir, and their roles in establishing Kafka as a globally influential writer. For years, both women have been misread and misrepresented: one was idealized as Kafka’s lover, the other faulted for the limitations of Kafka’s translations. Woods challenges these characterizations, re-centering the lives of these brilliant women in the story of Kafka and discussing their feminist impact on modern perceptions of his works.
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Fri, Mar 14
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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