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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.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
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93 free talks, lectures, discussions in New York City (NYC) Sat, 11/23/2024 - 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!
Book Discussion | The Eagles of Bastogne: The Untold Story of the Heroic Defense of a City Under Siege (online)
There are few names in the annals of military history that evoke such emotion, and in some cases controversy, as the small Belgian town of Bastogne. The 101st Airborne are the best known defenders of Bastogne, but they only constituted one third of the eventual force that saved the city from total annihilation. With author Martin King.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 23
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Lines of Distribution: Art and Performance
In what ways can experimental practices from previous eras springboard new strategies for the distribution and circulation of art across today’s global circuits? Drawing on a history of presenting and disseminating avant-garde art for over fifty years, the exhibition Lines of Distribution takes up this question by reanimating aspects of past programming through a cross-institutional dialogue with Lofoten International Art Festival. Lines of Distribution brings together an artists' roundtable for a discussion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Nov 23
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | A Sweet Year: Jewish Celebrations, Recipes and Cooking Demonstration with the Author
In Jewish culture, holidays are a time for family gatherings and feasting. For Joan Nathan, nothing captures the holiday spirit better than preparing delicious festive dishes with friends and loved ones. Her book A Sweet Year, includes essays on the history of Jewish holidays, traditions, personal stories and craft activities such as making challah covers and candlesticks. Nathan will talk about her book and demonstrate her recipe for apple latkes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Nov 24
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Elizabeth Catlett and the Ralph Ellison Memorial: Public Art in Context
John T. Reddick of the Ralph Ellison Memorial Committee teaches about Elizabeth Catlett’s only public work, located in Riverside Park. The Brooklyn Museum is currently exhibiting the first major retrospective of Elizabeth Catlett’s career. Catlett's only public commissioned work sought to honor author Ralph Ellison in Riverside Park near where he and his wife Fanny lived. The efforts of Harlem residents in partnership with the Riverside Park Conservancy resulted in the funding for the Ralph Ellison Memorial and the selection of Catlett's sculpture "Invisible Man." Reddick and panelists host an informative discussion of the Ellison Memorial in the context of Catlett's career, engagement with the Harlem community, and identity as an artist. Refreshments will be provided in the Library afterwards. Panelists include: Dalila Scruggs, Catlett scholar (the Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum) Ken Smith (the Ellison memorial project's landscape architect) Francisco Mora, Jr. (son of Elizabeth Catlett)
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Nov 24
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Talk | Tuscans: Some Intriguing Questions About This Singular Ornamental Type (online)
Tuscan letterforms can be subtle or extravagant, sumptuous or delicate, but in an inexplicable way this very singular genre populates streets and typographic catalogs of all times. A product of decorative ingenuity, Tuscan vernaculars dress the street signs of Mexico as much as the stained glass windows of Paris, the "porteno" filleting of Buenos Aires signs or the hulls of fishing boats in the waters of the Amazon. But where do Tuscan letters come from? Are they just another expressive addition to the decorative sections in type founders and printers' catalogs? Is it possible that they were born from a mischievous interpretation of Roman inscriptions engraved in stone? These and other questions will be raised -- not necessarily answered -- as part of this talk by typeface expert Alejandro Lo Celso
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Cursed: AI Distortions
Charlie Engman harnesses generative AI’s uncanny distortions of the physical world to explore the pleasure, humour, and horror of the body.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Lecture | A Hundred Years Ago: Living and Writing as an American Expatriate in Paris (in-person and online)
This event will discuss the reasons that made France and especially Paris so appealing to the many young American writers and artists in the aftermath of World War I. The expatriate American writers of the twenties actually belonged to a long tradition of exiles, even though their motivations were different from their predecessors’.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Getting Past “Yes:” Disentangling the Relationship Between Housing Supply and Affordability (online)
The Adams Administration is trying to change the city's zoning rules in an ostensible effort to address the city's affordable housing crisis. Its proposal, "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity," currently under public review, constitutes a far-ranging upzoning aimed at stimulating the construction of market rate housing. Critics of the plan point out that post-upzoning development tends to increase housing costs. The City, however, insists that academic research concludes the opposite and that the example of cities like Austin and Minneapolis support the fundamental logic of the City of Yes approach. This panel, hosted by Village Preservation Special Projects Director Juan Rivero and consisting of planning and housing scholars with expertise in the residential markets of Austin, Minneapolis, and New York City, will consider the City's contention, in view of empirical evidence about the relation between market rate housing supply and housing costs.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Role of Jewish Composers in Creating Modern Christmas Music: Cinema Talk (online)
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas (2017) is a documentary that examines the unique role Jewish composers played in shaping modern Christmas music. The film highlights figures like Irving Berlin, Mel Torme, and Johnny Marks, who wrote some of the most iconic Christmas songs. It explores how these songwriters transformed the holiday's music, moving from traditional religious hymns to pop songs focused on universal themes of love, peace, and family. Join the director of Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas, Larry Weinstein, and moderator Lucy Shahar for a discussion about this Emmy-nominated film. It is recommended to watch the film ahead of the discussion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
6:00 pm
pay-what-you-wish, registration required
6:00 pm
pay-what-you-wish, registration required
Book Club | Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York
This month, the club members will be reading "Part 1: The Natives of New York City" of Evan T. Pritchard's Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York. All will independently read a section focused on the Lenape in New York City, highlighting their role as stewards of the earth rather than owners. They preserved the land they inhabited, considering themselves sacred keepers. At the month's end, we'll come together to discuss this important and timely celebration of a forgotten people. Join the group for an engaging exploration of this captivating novel and a lively discussion with fellow book enthusiasts. All are welcome; no need to read the entire book.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Peace of Art: A Dynamic Hip-Hop Event
This event unites emerging creatives from Berlin, NYC, and Paris, providing a unique platform for 40 young artists that aims to foster cultural, artistic and political exchange. Hip-hop culture forms the heartbeat of this connection—a shared space where they exchange ideas, gain fresh perspectives, and reflect on their lives in new ways. As ambassadors for their respective cities, the participants will build a network over the span of two years, consisting of digital meetups as well as in person trips to each city – starting with 10 Days in New York in phase one and 10 Days in Berlin and Paris in phase two. Apart from addressing current social and political issues that they care about, they will also work on artistically processing their ideas and thoughts together, bringing those on a stage to a large audience through music, photography, poetry and more. Politicians from the three different cities will act as patrons of the project, giving the participants an insight to political processes and the opportunity to communicate their viewpoints to decision makers directly.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Nov 25
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Voices from Ukraine: How Civil Society Supports Ukraine's Wartime Resistance (in-person and online)
A panel discussion on the crucial role Ukrainian civil society has played in supporting the country’s wartime resistance. Speakers: -- Ada Wordsworth, Co-Founder, The Kharkiv and Przemyśl Project -- Anna Serdiuk, Editor-in-Chief, Vilne Radio -- Olga Nikolska, Culture of Philanthropy Development Program Director, ISAR Ednannia Moderated by Emma Mateo, Postdoctoral Fellow
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Nov 26
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | "What Makes It Italian?": Temples of Science (online)
“What Makes It Italian?” is a music listening and discussion group. The group is led by Gina Crusco. The session will focus on Temples of Science: Music of Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637 – 1695) + Teatro Anatomico, Bologna, 1637 Music of Marco Stroppa (b 1959) + Nardini Research Center, Bassano del Grappa, 2004 Come “see” the music as reflected in Italian architecture.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Nov 26
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Historic Preservation: Past and Future
Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation, will discuss his career in historic preservation over the past 22 years. He will share several case studies of projects that have met with success as well as challenges in the preservation of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. In addition, he will discuss some of the issues facing historic preservation in the current environment, as well as some simple yet deeply powerful actions passionate local preservationists can do to make a difference.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Nov 26
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Occupied Words: What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish (online)
Author Hannah Pollin-Galay on how Yiddish changed to express and memorialize the trauma of the Holocaust
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Dec 2
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Talk | Observing Shadows: A Conversation with Award-Winning Artist (online)
Artist Alejandra Arias Sevilla's practice is rooted in printmaking, and encompasses papermaking, animation and more. Her latest creations in paper explore the semiotics of wrought iron guards, text, and the color blue. Sevilla will discuss her creative process and her involvement as the 2024 Marabeth Cohen-Tyler Print/Paper Fellow at Dieu Donne.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Dec 2
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Discussion | A Celebration of Artist Sam Gilliam
A diverse panel of Sam Gilliam experts and scholars explore the pioneering artist’s legacy and his influence on contemporary art. This unique celebration delves into works developed in the mid-1960s that disrupted established artistic norms and styles. Relentlessly experimental and inspired by jazz's improvisatory ethos, Gilliam's lyrical abstractions took on an increasing variety of forms, moods, and materials during this time. Learn how the art of Sam Gilliam continues to inspire and make an impact today.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Dec 2
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Overstaying: Strange Visitor Upends Woman's Life
Damion Searls presents his translation of this comic novel by Swiss writer Ariane Koch. When a visitor turns up, she takes him in, and instantly her life revolves around him. Yet it is hard to tell what, exactly, this visitor is. A mooch, a lover, an absence, a presence—possibly a pet? Mostly, he is a set of contradictions, an occasion for Koch’s wild imagination to take readers in brilliant and unexpected directions.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Dec 2
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Jewish Communal Leadership: Lessons Learned from Leading Practitioners (online)
Discover transformative lessons from leading Jewish communal professionals in building sacred Jewish communities. This is a compelling conversation with Dr. Ron Wolfson, Barry Shrage, and Rabbi Denise Eger as they share insights from their new book on building and leading sacred communities.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Like Mother, Like Mother: A Novel of Generational Secrets (online)
Susan Rieger's enthralling novel about three generations of strong-willed women, unknowingly shaped by the secrets buried in their family’s past.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | "What Makes It Italian?": Ponchielli (online)
“What Makes It Italian?” is a music listening and discussion group. The group is led by Gina Crusco. The session will focus on Ponchielli: Music of Amilcare Ponchielli (1834 – 1886) + Teatro Amilcare Ponchielli, Cremona, 1824 Come “see” the music as reflected in Italian architecture.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Architecture of Urbanity: Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy
Vishaan Chakrabarti, one of today’s most inspired architects and urban advocates, discusses his manifesto for architecture as a force for addressing our biggest social challenges
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Berlin Atomized: A Novel About the End of the World
Julia Kornberg's kinetic, globetrotting novel following three siblings—Jewish and downwardly mobile—from 2001 to 2034, as they come of age against the major crises of the 21st century.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
Book Discussion | Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America (online)
Author Hasia R. Diner on the extraordinary untold story of how Irish and Jewish immigrants worked together to secure legitimacy in America.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Sister Snake by Amanda Lee Koe
Sisterhood is difficult for Su and Emerald. Su leads a sheltered, moneyed life as the picture-perfect wife of a conservative politician in Singapore. Emerald is a nihilistic sugar baby in New York, living from whim to whim and using her charms to make ends meet. But they share a secret: once, they were snakes, basking under a full moon in Tang dynasty China. A thousand years later, their mysterious history is the only thing still binding them together. When Emerald experiences a violent encounter in Central Park and Su boards the next flight to New York, the two reach a tenuous reconciliation for the first time in decades. Su convinces Emerald to move to Singapore so she can keep an eye on her—but she soon begins to worry that Emerald’s irrepressible behavior will out them both, in a sparkling, affluent city where everything runs like clockwork and any deviation from the norm is automatically suspect. Sister Snake explores chosen family, queerness, passing, and the struggle against conformity. Reimagining the Chinese folktale “The Legend of the White Snake,” this is a novel about being seen for who you are—and, ultimately, how to live free. At this event, Amanda Lee Koe will discuss her new book.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius (in-person and online)
Author Patchen Barss discusses his biography of the dazzling and painful life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders (online)
From author Cara Giaimo comes a nature book like no other—a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field guide–it's an adventure.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Raising Resilience: How to Help Our Children Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Child development expert and author Tovah Klein gives parents the confidence they need to help children and teens build resilience and flourish in an unpredictable world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Rental House: Clashing with the In-Laws
Keru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru’s strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection while Nate’s rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his “foreign” wife. Some years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together? With author Weike Wang
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Slide Lecture | Pulling Inspiration from People
A talk with Kesha Lambert, an international wedding and portrait photographer. With a vivid imagination and observant nature, Lambert pulls inspiration from the people she photographs, creating imagery that reflects their character and individuality. Her style, characterized by an interplay of light, motion, color, texture, and an editorial approach to posing, has graced the covers and pages of publications worldwide. Collaborating with a diverse clientele encompassing high-profile public figures, brands, and private individuals, Kesha has personally photographed hundreds of weddings and projects all over the world.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Dec 3
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Conference | The Life and Work of French Novelist Maryse Conde
The first evening of this event will feature a talk by Richard Philcox, Conde’s husband and translator, on translating her work into English, and a reading of an excerpt from Crossing the Mangrove in French and English. The evening will conclude with a screening of Maryse Condé: une voix singulière (written by Françoise Vergès and directed by Jérôme Sesquin, 2011, 52 min. © Jara Prod).
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Great Bars of New York City: Drink Up
In a city of over eight million people, New York City's bars, pubs, dives, speakeasies, and cocktail lounges provide respite from the relentless pace of daily life, offering an intoxicating blend of camaraderie and ambiance. They've even helped to influence major world events over the years, from Fraunces Tavern being turned into George Washington's official headquarters during the Revolutionary War, to the uprising at Stonewall Inn which ignited the queer liberation movement, to the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel, which features a mural by the early 20th-century painter Maxfield Parrish. Great Bars of New York City's authors James T. and Karla L. Murray are a husband-and-wife team of architectural and interior photographers and videographers based in New York City. Since 1997, they have focused on the streetscape, capturing portraits of storefronts and shop owners to reflect the spirit, energy, and cultural diversity of various neighborhoods. With their new book, they pay tribute to quintessential New York culture and its small businesses.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (In Person AND Online!)
Join WNYC's Alison Stewart and Taffy Brodesser-Akner for a live conversation about her newest book, Long Island Compromise. In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway, brutalized, and held for ransom. He is returned to his wife and kids less than a week later, only slightly the worse, and the family moves on with their lives. Forty years later, no one in his family—not Carl, not his wife, Ruth, not his three grown children—seem to have gotten over anything. Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s new novel, Long Island Compromise, spans the entirety of one family’s history over decades and generations all the way up to the outrageous present.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | On the Edge of Water and Change: John T. Krawchuk’s Photography of the West Village Waterfront in the Early 1990s (online)
An evening with John T. Krawchuk examining the West Village waterfront on the brink of radical change and redevelopment in the early 1990s. As part of his 1995 Columbia University graduate thesis in Historic Preservation, Krawchuk photodocumented the Meatpacking District, Far West Village, and Hudson River. This project took place at a pivotal time in the neighborhood’s history. The contemporary removal of disused sections of the High Line south of Gansevoort Street and the conversion of the abandoned Hudson River piers and waterfront to parkland coincided with and helped spur dramatic gentrification and development in the area, which had been a gritty backwater for decades. Krawchuk will be joined in conversation with Village Preservation’s Executive Director Andrew Berman and Director of Preservation and Research Dena Tasse-Winter to help further highlight life in this unique part of our neighborhood as it was about to undergo an irrevocable change.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | The Artistic Crime of the Century: Highwire Artist Philippe Petit in Conversation
Fifty years ago, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit made international headlines with what was dubbed the "artistic crime of the century" - a daring tightrope walk between the Twin Towers. A quarter mile above the ground, Petit balanced and performed on the wire for 45 minutes without a safety net, captivating the world. His audacious feat not only made him a global sensation but also drew attention to the World Trade Center just one year after its opening. This evening, Petit reflects on his iconic performance, its lasting impact, and the enduring legacy of the World Trade Center.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Father: Estrangement and Reconnection in Photographs
Photographer Diana Markosian presents an intimate and engrossing diaristic portrayal of estrangement and reconnection, recounted through documentary photographs, family snapshots, text, and visual ephemera.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
Lecture | One Writer’s Beginnings: Thinking in Words and Pictures
Award-winning journalist, critic, and curator Hilton Als will deliver. The lecture focuses on Als’ early relationship not only to writing, but to visual culture. He also discusses his career as a New Yorker staff writer for over twenty years.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Dec 4
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses (online)
Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer's book is a Torah conversation-starter for families on Shabbat, for religious school instructors with students of all ages, for individuals who have never found a way to read the entire Torah in bite-size, relatable nuggets, and for young clergy looking for some sermon ideas if they’re stuck! Most of all, it is a snapshot of what Torah study is meant to be: a real-time, candid, instructive, challenging exchange of responses to ancient text.For the first time, in a single volume, readers can take a tour of the entire Torah through the medium of one challenging, instructive, irreverent, animated conversation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Quotas: The “Jewish Question” and Higher Education in Central Europe, 1880-1945
In 1920, the Hungarian parliament introduced a Jewish quota for university admissions, making Hungary the first country in Europe to pass antisemitic legislation following World War I. Michael Miler's book examines the ways quotas were justified, implemented, challenged, and remembered.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Symposium | Kafka in New York
This symposium will explore Franz Kafka, New York, and translation, with art presentations, and a panel discussion with Kafka’s translators.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Conference | The Life and Work of French Novelist Maryse Conde
Scholars and colleagues who worked with, and were deeply marked by, Maryse Conde’s work will discuss some of her contributions to French and Francophone studies, Comparative Literature, and post-colonial thought; her role as an author and literary critic; her engagement with the intersection of history and literature; her contributions to the public memory of slavery; and her impact as a colleague, teacher, and mentor.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Fourth Industrial Revolution & 100 Years of AI (1950-2050): The Truth About AI & Why It’s Only a Tool
Dr. Alok Aggarwal as he discusses his new book. Artificial Intelligence is ushering in a wave of change that will touch every aspect of our daily lives. Aggarwal, an early innovator in the field, demystifies Artificial Intelligence by explaining its history, capabilities, and limitations.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Ducks Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush—part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment elsewhere when they can't find it in the homeland they love so much. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands, where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet is never discussed. Beaton's natural cartooning prowess is on full display as she draws colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, northern lights, and boreal forest. Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know
A dazzling exploration of our wish to remain innocent and ignorant—and its consequences. Aristotle claimed that “all human beings want to know.” Our own experience proves that all human beings also want not to know. Today, centuries after the Enlightenment, mesmerized crowds still follow preposterous prophets, irrational rumors trigger fanatical acts, and magical thinking crowds out common sense and expertise. Why is this? Where does this will to ignorance come from, and how does it continue to shape our lives? Acclaimed essayist and historian of ideas Mark Lilla offers an absorbing psychological diagnosis of the human will not to know.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | An Evening with Acclaimed Author Hari Kunzru
Hari Kunzru is the author of seven novels, Blue Ruin, Red Pill, White Tears, Gods Without Men, My Revolutions, Transmission, and The Impressionist. He is a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books and writes the “Easy Chair” column for Harper’s Magazine.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Dec 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The New True Crime: How the Rise of Serialized Storytelling Is Transforming Innocence
Author Diana Rickard on how serialized crime shows became an American obsession.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Dec 6
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Creativity in the Margins of Culture (online)
A conversation with Maria Popova and composer Paola Prestini focusing on the music manuscripts of Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Dec 6
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Lecture | Frida Kahlo Reconsidered
Although Frida Kahlo's story is wildly known, the influences that shaped her life and creative journey are less known. Historian Dr. Salomon Grimberg, author of books on Frida Kahlo's life and work, explores her developmental history and reveals how the iconographic elements in her self-portraits and still lifes are influenced by her connection to pre-Hispanic and Catholic traditions.
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Sat, Dec 7
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates (online)
Zibby Owens discusses Jewish joy, resilience, and identity after the October 7 attacks. Rekindle Jewish joy, reminisce on your favorite Jewish dishes, and celebrate our resilience in a powerful collection of essays from 75 prominent authors, advocates, and public figures. Join bestselling author and podcaster Zibby Owens and Rabbi Sherre Hirsch as they reflect on Owens newest release, and what it means to be Jewish in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. All proceeds from book sales benefit Artists Against Antisemitism, buy the book here.
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Mon, Dec 9
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Roman Year: A Memoir (in-person and online)
Andre Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name, returns with a deeply romantic memoir of his time in Rome while on the cusp of adulthood.
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Mon, Dec 9
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Twas the Night: The Life and Times of Clement Clarke Moore (online)
Clement Clarke Moore is known the world over for his masterpiece of juvenile fiction, Twas the Night Before Christmas — less well-known is Moore's own life story and the involvement of his parents and grandparents during the revolutionary period. Author and historian Pamela McColl gives a festive presentation on the life and times of Clement Clarke Moore (New York, NY 1779-1863) and the Moore and Clarke families' involvement in the Revolutionary War.
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Mon, Dec 9
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: What's New in American Poetry
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, Dec 10
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | What Jewish Looks Like: 36 Stories (online)
Compiled by educator and author Liz Kleinrock and author Caroline Kusin Pritchard, this powerful intersectional anthology celebrates thirty-six Jewish heroes—from Tracee Ellis Ross and Victor "Young" Perez to Doña Gracia Nasi. A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is perceived, What Jewish Looks Like includes accessible primers on important Jewish history, a map, quotes, and much more!
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Tue, Dec 10
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Through Lines: Approaching Early German Drawings
Stephanie Buck, Director of the Kupferstich-Kabinett at the Dresden State Art Collections will explore the interstices of some of the museum’s finest early German drawings, among them Dürer’s enigmatic Abduction on Horseback and the Head of an Elderly Man attributed to Sebald Beham. As Buck will argue, the scarcity of written sources from the period requires us to focus on the process of making through close looking, including technical examination.
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Tue, Dec 10
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Discussion | "What Makes It Italian?": Novecento (online)
“What Makes It Italian?” is a music listening and discussion group. The group is led by Gina Crusco. The session will focus on Novecento: Music of Guido Alberto Fano (1875 – 1961) + Museo del Novecento, Milan, 1936 Come “see” the music as reflected in Italian architecture.
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Tue, Dec 10
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Discussion | 50 Years of Bimbo Rivas' "Loisaida"
Bimbo Rivas was a Puerto Rican artist and activist who lived and made his mark on the Lower East Side. He played a key role in the Nuyorican Movement and authored the poem "Loisaida," which popularized the term and reinforced a sense of cultural identity in the neighborhood. To mark the 50th anniversary of that poem's publication, this event will celebrate Bimbo's life, work, and legacy.
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Tue, Dec 10
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Book Club | Marcel Proust Festival: Literary Conversations
Participants will be reading aloud various letters to and from Marcel Proust, using Marcel Proust: Selected Letters, translated by Philip Kolb and Terence Kilmartin. This session will be reading Proust’s dedication-letter of April 20, 1918 to Jacques Lacretelle (keys to the ‘little phrase’).
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Tue, Dec 10
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel (In Person AND Online!)
Nearly a century after her death, Marie Curie remains the only female scientist most people can name. She is the first Nobel laureate to be decorated in two separate fields—physics in 1903 with her husband, Pierre, and chemistry by herself in 1911. In her new biography, The Elements of Marie Curie, Dava Sobel focuses not just on Curie’s legendary genius, but on the 45 women who worked in her lab—from Marguerite Perey, who discovered the element francium, to Curie’s elder daughter, Irene, winner of the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Sobel chronicles Curie’s remarkable life of discovery alongside the lives of the women who followed down the trail she blazed.
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Tue, Dec 10
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Lecture | “White Slavery” and the Marriage Plot: Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Children in the Global Emancipation Era (online)
In the mid-1800s, after Great Britain legally ended the slave trade and abolition was under debate in the United States, foreign commentators accused the Russian Empire of perpetuating “white slavery.” Reckoning on a contradiction of terms, “white slavery” referenced various bonded labor practices, including serfdom, but particularly decried the sexual bondage of white women. Perhaps the most famous artifact of this discourse was Hiram Powers’s 1849 The Greek Slave, a white marble sculpture of a woman in chains with copies around the world—including at a Russian prince’s estate and at the Russian section of the 1851 Great Exhibition in London’s Crystal Palace. In this talk, Yale University's Fiona Bell suggests that the “white slavery” canon includes not just Western objects about Russia, but also Russian cultural objects, looking specifically at Ivan Turgenev’s 1862 novel Fathers and Children as an example of how Russian authors depicted the class violence of serfdom using the western lexicon developed around racialized chattel slavery.
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Wed, Dec 11
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
Dr. Uche Blackstock's book is a journey through the critical intersection of racism and healthcare. At once a searing indictment of our healthcare system, a generational family memoir, and a call to action, Legacy is Dr. Blackstock’s odyssey from child to medical student to practicing physician—to finally seizing her own power as a health equity advocate against the backdrop of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Wed, Dec 11
12:00 pm
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12:00 pm
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Talk | Art and the Changing Environment
Artists Davina Hsu and Michelle Weinberg, from Open Call: Environmental Resiliency and Care, give a presentation about new, temporary public artwork installed on 1100 feet of a construction shed along Battery Place. In both Weinberg’s River Semaphore and Hsu’s Blessing Transmission, site-specific imagery focuses on relationships between nature, communities, and environmental stewardship in new and intriguing ways.
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Wed, Dec 11
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
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Book Club | Poetry Discussion: Selected Poems of Theodore Roethke
The poems discussed will be from the sections "The Waking, Words for the Wind," and "The Far Field." Copies of the reading can be downloaded at the link below. Please bring your printed copy to the discussion; participants will be reading aloud and doing close analysis of the poems. Theodore Roethke is considered one of the most important American poets of the 20th century. His work is characterized by its exploration of the natural world, its intense emotionality, and its formal inventiveness. Roethke's poems are often rooted in his own personal experiences, particularly his childhood in Saginaw, Michigan, where his family owned a greenhouse. These early encounters with nature would profoundly shape his poetic vision, providing him with a rich source of imagery and metaphor.
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Wed, Dec 11
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
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Talk | Becoming Fifth Avenue: 200 Years of Architectural History
An illuminating journey through 200 years of architectural history. On November 1, 1824, Fifth Avenue was born. At the time, the first portion of the avenue, extending from Washington Square North (then "Art Street") to 13th Street, was nothing more than a country road, surrounded by farmland. But a mere quarter century later, Fifth Avenue was already transforming into one of New York City's grandest thoroughfares, lined by opulent mansions for some of the city's wealthiest inhabitants. While most of those original homes have since been demolished in favor of towering 20th-century hotels and apartment buildings, a select few remain in place to this day. Village Preservation's Dena Tasse-Winter and Chloe Gregoire will explore how they uncovered the history of every single building to ever be constructed along lower Fifth Avenue. They'll reveal just how many of the avenue's current buildings have been in place since the beginning, and which others are only the second generation of structures to be constructed there (almost all of them!).
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Wed, Dec 11
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Healing Power of Music in Times of Tragedy: Jazz and 9/11
September 11, 2001 marked the first day of classes at The Juilliard School, with students such as jazz trumpeter and composer Dominick Farinacci, saxophonist and educator Erica Von Kleist, and drummer and percussionist Ulysses Owens among the inaugural jazz studies program. That morning they were instructed to evacuate. In the days and weeks that followed, the arts became a source of solace for the community, offering a way to process the trauma of the attacks. This evening, these musicians reunite to reflect on the events of 9/11 the healing power of music in times of tragedy.
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Wed, Dec 11
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 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.
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Thu, Dec 12
11:00 am
Free
11:00 am
Free
Discussion | A Convesration with Shaina Taub, Tony Award-Winning Creator of Broadway's Suffs (online)
Julie Salamon sits down with Tony and Obie Award-winning songwriter/performer Shaina Taub, Artist-in-Residence at the Public Theater, where Suffs first premiered before moving to Broadway. She created and performed in musical adaptations of Twelfth Night and As You Like It at Shakespeare in the Park with the Public Works community that have since been produced by London’s National Theatre, the Young Vic, and hundreds more theaters and schools worldwide.
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Thu, Dec 12
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Antisemitism and Democracy (online)
Amy Spitalnick discusses interconnection of antisemitism and democracy and the urgency of building alliances to protect Jewish communities. Since October 7th, the surge in antisemitism has raised important questions about how to effectively protect Jewish safety in a way that resonates with non-Jewish communities and strengthens democracy.
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Thu, Dec 12
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Striking Photography: Artist Talk, Book Signing and More
David Yarrow is a British photographer and conservationist known for his striking wildlife photography. He often captures dramatic images of animals in their natural habitats, using a unique approach that combines storytelling with visual art, which is characterized by a cinematic quality.
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Thu, Dec 12
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Art of Immigration: Italian Art in an American Church (online)
Celebrate the immigrant history of the South Village with a special talk by Mary Elizabeth Brown, the Center for Migration Studies' archivist, on her new book. Explore the artistic legacy of Church of the Most Precious Blood and its impact on the surrounding Italian immigrant community. It is one of the few churches with an interior almost completely preserved from the early twentieth-century with Sicilian marble altar furnishings, statues dating back to the earliest Italian immigrant communities, and a complete suite of murals by Italian immigrant artist Donatus Buongiorno. Comprehensive detective work reveals an intricate, interwoven community of multiple generations at Most Precious Blood. New immigrants established neighborhood businesses in the shadow of the church and preserved their families’ stories in Most Precious Blood’s decorations, which came from other immigrants in the community.
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Thu, Dec 12
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Landscape at the End of the World (online)
This discussion led by Natalia Viera Salgado, Associate Curator and co-curator of Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, is about the aesthetic strategies of colonialism and imperialism through 19th century landscape and cartography. With Enrique Chagoya and other participating artists.
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Thu, Dec 12
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul by Marcus J. Moore
Marcus J. Moore, author of High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul will be in conversation with Dr. Christoper Emdin, alumni fellow at the Hip-hop Archive and Hutchins Center at Harvard University and Professor of Science Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Formed in 1988, De La Soul is one of the groundbreaking groups in hip hop and are perhaps best known for their multi-platinum debut album 3 Feet High and Rising. This year marks the 35th anniversary of its release. Moore and Emdin will weave themes of boyhood, Hip Hop, and the indelible impact of music on shaping us at pivotal moments in our lives. A book signing will follow.
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Thu, Dec 12
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Talk | Art and the Changing Environment
Artists Davina Hsu and Michelle Weinberg, from Open Call: Environmental Resiliency and Care, give a presentation about new, temporary public artwork installed on 1100 feet of a construction shed along Battery Place. In both Weinberg’s River Semaphore and Hsu’s Blessing Transmission, site-specific imagery focuses on relationships between nature, communities, and environmental stewardship in new and intriguing ways.
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Sat, Dec 14
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 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, Dec 14
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism (online)
Rabbi Irving Greenberg’s magnum opus—a narrative of the relationship between God and humanity as expressed in the Jewish journey through modernity, the Holocaust, the creation of Israel, and the birth of Judaism’s next era.
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Mon, Dec 16
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers (in-person and online)
Author Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family.
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Tue, Dec 17
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Lecture | Christmas in Little Germany in 1870s (online)
Learn the surprising history of Christmas in the NYC immigrant neighborhood -- Little Germany (Lower East Side today). As the result of new research into the German newspapers of the 1870s, and the accounts of John and Caroline Schneider, saloon owners in 97 Orchard Street, you will delve into the arguments about Christmas and its role in creating national identity for German immigrants in New York City. Should Christmas be celebrated at home or in saloons? How does one handle the American commercialism of Christmas? What does a national holiday mean in a still-new country?
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Tue, Dec 17
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Discussion | Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker
Premiering in 1987, Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker adopted elements of the classical 19th-century original by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa and made it distinctly American, setting the narrative in an American household, complete with vintage toys from Joffrey’s own collection. Former Joffrey Ballet dancer Nicole Duffy speaks about Joffrey’s take on the holiday classic The Nutcracker. Having danced in Robert Joffrey’s production for many years, Duffy shares her experiences on the stage along with photos and video from the Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Registration required.
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Wed, Dec 18
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Talk | A Light Unto the Nations: The Jewish Mission (online)
Rabbi Jonathan Leener will explore the nature of Judaism’s mission through the laws and themes of Chanukkah.
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Thu, Dec 19
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Discussion | A Beautiful Stillness: Artists Discuss Shaker Influence on American Culture (online)
A radical Christian sect led to America by Mother Ann Lee in 1774, the Shakers adopted a communal lifestyle dedicated to the principles of celibacy, pacifism, egalitarianism, and simple living. They sought about a utopian society based on gender and race equality. Maria Molteni, Mariam Ghani, Erin Ellen Kelly and Cauleen Smith will be in discussion.
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Thu, Dec 19
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | A Very Jewish Christmas: Jewish Sitcom Characters Navigate December (online)
Gertrude Berg, the woman widely credited with creating the first sitcom (The Goldbergs) appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1959 to talk about children wanting a Christmas tree for Hanukkah. This navigation of "The December Dilemma" has been a challenge for many American Jewish families, and as such has been plumbed for comedic effect throughout the history of television comedy. This is a talk by Jennifer Caplan on Jewish television characters managing (or not) to make it through the holidays. A kosher Chinese food dinner will follow the presentation.
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Thu, Dec 19
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 7
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
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.
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Tue, Jan 7
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
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.
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Fri, Jan 10
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 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, Jan 14
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
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.
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Tue, Jan 14
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 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.
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Thu, Jan 16
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, Jan 21
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
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
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 | 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
Gallery Talk | Franz Kafka: The Making of an Icon: Exhibition Tour (online)
Writer Benjamin Balint leads an in-gallery discussion as he speaks of Kafka's works amidst the very objects that bear witness to his life.
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Wed, Feb 5
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 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
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6:00 pm
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