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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,
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144 free talks, lectures, discussions in New York City (NYC) Tue, 01/14/2025 - 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!
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 | Building the Metropolis: Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880-1935 (online)
A comprehensive history of New York that traces the development of one of the world's most iconic cities with historian and author Alexander Wood. Between the 1880s and 1930s, New York City underwent rapid expansion, with nearly a million buildings, numerous bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets constructed to accommodate its rapidly growing population. The book offers an extensive look at this era.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 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 | Communiques of General MacArthur: Pacific Campaigns, July 1942-February 1945 (online)
Historian James Ellman will speak on his latest book. After defeat by Japanese invaders and a harrowing escape from the Philippines, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia in March 1942. Placed in charge of the newly created Southwest Pacific Area, MacArthur was desperate to retain his new post so that he might reconquer the Philippines and, in so doing, reclaim his honor. Thus began the daily issuance of communiques from his headquarters that related a grueling World War II campaign of more than a thousand days as Allied forces fought a relentless enemy from the northern shores of Australia to the heart of Manila. Never before available in print, this volume of communiques brings to life the regular updates issued to a public anxious for news of the great advance across the Southwest Pacific. These daily pronouncements present not only a record of the campaign but also a master class of public relations management as MacArthur attempted to portray himself as the great hero deserving of enduring fame regardless of the truth prevailing on the battlefield.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
To New York journalists, Adam Moss (award-winning former editor of New York and The New York Times Magazine) is known as the "Editor of his Generation." When he retired from journalism in 2019, he turned to painting -- but found himself frustrated by the struggle known as "the creative process". To better understand the difficult steps which may lie between a dashed-off sketch and a finished canvas, Moss began to do in-depth interviews about talent, persistence, and inspiration with creatives of all kinds--from Stephen Sondheim to Roz Chast, from filmmaker Sofia Coppola to chef Samin Nosrat. These extraordinary conversations form the basis for Moss' bestselling book, presented here in multimedia form, followed by an author interview.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 14
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Talk | And One to Grow On: Lessons from the Birthday Problem
Professor Larry Lesser will explore the famous Birthday Problem—the counterintuitive probability puzzle that asks how likely it is for two people in a group to share the same birthday. Professor Lesser will also delve into its surprising applications in fields like medical statistics, criminology, and cybersecurity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Train Dreams tells the story of early twentieth-century day laborer Robert Grainer, who endures the harrowing loss of his family while struggling for survival in the American West against a backdrop of radical historical changes.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | This Is Doug Hall: A Concetual Artist's Memoir
A generous and instructive memoir of radical art in the twentieth century, from fearless Conceptual artist Doug Hall. Even if you know Doug Hall’s work, you don’t know “this” Doug Hall: the little boy afraid of bears in Boston who became the love-smitten art student who grew into a fearless Conceptual artist challenging many of our most beloved assumptions. Although lavishly and be a utifully illustrated, this is not a book only to be looked at but one to be thoroughly read and enjoyed. In an account at once intimate and historical, Doug Hall writes eloquently about his development as a person and an artist. He situates his story within the broader conflicts of the latter part of the twentieth century and shows how these often absurd forces influenced a generation of artists to adopt radical art practices—video, performance, and installation—as a counter to the modernist aesthetics that preceded them. From his hilarious and troubling descriptions of the Altamont Free Concert (1969) and his disorienting confrontation in Berkeley with an LSD-tripping Indian Saddhu to his thoughts about teaching, making art, and the thinking behind some of his most important projects, Hall’s writing is generous and instructive for all those interested in our humanity and how it is nurtured through the arts.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 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
Talk | And One to Grow On: Lessons from the Birthday Problem
Professor Larry Lesser will explore the famous Birthday Problem—the counterintuitive probability puzzle that asks how likely it is for two people in a group to share the same birthday. Professor Lesser will also delve into its surprising applications in fields like medical statistics, criminology, and cybersecurity.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | New Books on Housing: Free the Land / Property Journal
Readings and a conversation with Audrea Lim and Amy Ching-Yan Lam on how real estate ownership is woven into our societies. From skyrocketing rents, to restoring environments & retreating from neighborhoods threatened by climate change, questions of landownership lie at the heart of society’s most pressing issues. Typically grouped together with buildings as real estate, land is rarely discussed in our political discourse. Yet as the writer Audrea Lim describes in Free the Land: How We Can Fight Poverty and Climate Chaos, America’s treatment of it as property and a commodity for profit has not only precipitated racial injustice and environmental destruction, but continues to fuel inequality and the housing & climate crises today. In this conversation, Lim and the artist Amy Ching-Yan Lam discuss how real estate ownership is woven into our cities, societies, relationships and psyches. “It’s fucked up that my parents worked their whole lives (sometimes two jobs) and still can’t afford to buy their own house,” muses Lam in Property Journal, a record she kept of every conversation concerning real estate, property or housing in 2022. “Not that everyone needs to own a house, but in the absence of other forms of security, what else is there?” Childhood friends from the suburban oil city of Calgary, Canada, Lim and Lam reflect on the false promises of the American (and Canadian) Dream, and how the system of real estate ownership profoundly shapes our personal and collective futures.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | The Architecture of Opportunity
Dive into a dynamic exploration of the housing crisis and the innovative solutions reshaping the future of our built environment. Rion Willard and Marina Rubina come together to tackle the challenges and hypocrisies within the housing system. Rubina, an architect and developer, shares her groundbreaking work in Princeton--challenging zoning laws, winning a lawsuit against the municipality, and driving transformative housing projects. Rion brings his expertise in architecture and storytelling to explore Marina's journey, offering insights and drawing parallels to broader industry trends. This engaging conversation will feature visual highlights, candid reflections, and a powerful exchange of ideas between two voices driving change.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 15
7:30 pm
Free
7:30 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
Conference | Mulitipli Forti: The Italian Literary Festival
The fourth annual festival of contemporary Italian literature in New York. Multipli Forti opens a transatlantic window onto Italian literature today, as told by the authors who wrote or are writing it.
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
Book Discussion | Murder in the Dressing Room: Drag Queen Mystery (online)
A poisoned chocolate. A stolen dress. An elusive cat burglar. Drag's not just dramatic, it's deadly. By day, Joe is a hotel accountant, invisibly sitting behind their desk and playing by the rules. By night, donned in sequins, they take to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene. But when Misty's drag mother, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room beside a poisoned box of chocolates, Misty and her fellow performers become the prime suspects. Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the clear biases of the police, Misty must solve the crime before the culprit strikes again. Among the drop-dead gorgeous lurks a cutthroat killer, and Misty Divine won't rest until she finds out who it is. With author Holly Stars.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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
Discussion | Award-Winning "Oliver Sacks: His Own Life" - Film Discussion
In Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019), neurologist and author Oliver Sacks reflects on his struggles with drug addiction, homophobia, and a medical establishment that rejected his work for decades. He died of cancer in 2015 at the age of 82. Join acclaimed movie critic and author Nell Minow, along with moderator Lucy Shahar, for a discussion on this award-winning biographical documentary. It is recommended to watch the film before the discussion.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
6:00 pm
Pay-what-you-wish, registration required
6:00 pm
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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 | The Bewitched Bourgeois: Fifty Stories
Poe and Kafka meet The Twilight Zone in this anthology of fifty fantastical tales, many of them reflecting the political and social energies of the time, by Dino Buzzati, an Italian master of the short story.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jan 16
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Dressing the Part: Television's Most Stylish Shows
Author Hal Rubenstein examines the most popular and lasting fashion trends inspired by the TV shows we know and love, from I Love Lucy to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Dawson's Creek to Schitt's Creek, highlighting the ways they have affected and often inspired our wardrobes. Rubenstein is a writer, designer, lecturer, and one of the founding editors of the award winning InStyle Magazine, where he served as Fashion Director for over fifteen years.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jan 17
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 21
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Talk | Remembering Agnes Keleti: Holocaust Survivor and Olympic Legend (online)
Honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Agnes Keleti, who passed away on January 2, 2025, at the age of 103. A Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic gold medalist, Keleti's life story is one of unparalleled resilience, achievement, and inspiration. Holocaust Historian and sports memorabilia collector Neil Keller and AJU’s Michael Berenbaum will explore Keleti’s profound impact on sports, her contributions to Holocaust education, and her enduring spirit that touched the hearts of many around the globe. Don't miss this special opportunity to celebrate a life well-lived and reflect on the lessons Agnes Keleti leaves behind.
New York City, NY; NYC
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 21
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car
Author Nicole Gelinas offers a compelling narrative on the failure of the automobile in New York City and the crucial role of mass transit and revitalized streets in the city's post-pandemic recovery. Spanning a century, Gelinas details how New Yorkers initially struggled to accommodate cars and, over the past fifty years, how advocates have worked to reverse those mistakes, moving beyond the typical "Saint Jane" Jacobs vs. Robert Moses debate to focus on the broader history of planners and protestors. Following her presentation, Gelinas will engage in a discussion with Lynne Sagalyn, a scholar of planning, policy, and real estate, and author of Power at Ground Zero and Times Square Remade: The Dynamics of Urban Change.
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Tue, Jan 21
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 21
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
Tao Leigh Goffe discusses her groundbreaking investigation of the Caribbean as both an idyll in the American imagination and a dark laboratory of Western experimentation, revealing secrets to racial and environmental progress that impact how we live today.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 21
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
Lecture | AI as Memory Machine
An evening of insight into AI’s role as a “memory machine.” Discover how understanding AI’s limitations can unlock artistic possibilities and gain fresh perspectives on our evolving relationship with technology, creativity, and personal history. The speaker is Dr. Lev Manovich, an artist, writer, and one of the most influential theorists of digital art and culture in the world. He is a Presidential Professor at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and the author of many books including AI Aesthetics, Cultural Analytics, Instagram and Contemporary Image, and The Language of New Media.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jan 21
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jan 22
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
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Lecture | Why “Frantsuzik”? Why “Bordeaux”? Gallophobia, Intersectionality and Colonial Anxiety in Griboedov’s Woe from Wit (online)
This talk offers a close reading of the expression “Frantsuzik iz Bordo” (“The little Frenchman from Bordeaux”), a famous quote from Alexander Griboedov’s classic comedy Woe from Wit. Relying on existing scholarship on the history of Gallophobia in late Eighteenth- and early Nineteenth-century Russia, it focuses on the emergence of the diminutive form “Frantsuzik”, its evolving meaning throughout the 1810s, and the social, political and gendered connotations attached to it. In a second section, the talk sheds light on the reason why the Russian playwright chose Bordeaux over other French cities as the home town of Famusov’s obnoxious French guest. Drawing on Russian geographical literature from the 1810s and early 1820s, it reconstructs the significations of Bordeaux in the Russian cultural imagination at the time, and explores the identity insecurity it triggered among Griboedov and his contemporaries. Speaker: Rodolphe Baudin (Sorbonne University)
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Wed, Jan 22
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
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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
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Book Discussion | A Solitary Traveler in the Long Night: Tong Jun The Later Years 1963-1983
Author Zhang Qin on the life of Tong Jun, a renowned architect and architectural educator in contemporary China. Tong Jun was widely considered an all-round talent in theory, creation, writing and painting in Chinese architecture. He had a deep foundation in ancient Chinese literature, and studied Chinese classical poetry since childhood. While studying at the University of Pennsylvania, he won many awards in the national architectural student design competition. He has left behind many works and manuscripts on landscape, architecture, and architecture history, sculpture history, and painting history that have enlightened and educated many generations. However, there are few records about him. This book recollects the last 20 years of his life, and introduces the reader to the very real and vivid practitioner that was Tong Jun.
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Wed, Jan 22
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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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
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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
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots by John Swanson Jacobs
Jonathan D. S. Schroeder, literary historian, recovered a first-person slave narrative written by John Swanson Jacobs buried in the archives in Austraila. Jacobs is described as "radical abolitionist, sailor, and miner, [who] has a life story that is as global as it is American." The brother of Harriet Jacobs, author of the widely known Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861), was born into slavery then fled the U.S. The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots contains Jacobs's first-person narrative and a full-length, nine-generation biography of Jacobs and his family by Jonathan D. S. Schroeder. Join for a conversation with Jonathan D. S. Schroeder, a literary historian and lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design.
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Wed, Jan 22
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Talk | Winter Birds and Their Adaptations (online)
Learn about the great variety of birds that spend the winter in New York City and the fascinating adaptations that allow them to survive below-zero temperatures! Explore the ecology of Dark-eyed Juncos, Harlequin Ducks, Snowy Owls, and other northern species that spend the colder months with us. With Tod Winston.
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Wed, Jan 22
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Talk | Transforming Collapse: The National September 11 Memorial Museum
This presentation will describe the collaboration of a psychoanalytically trained dance therapist/psychologist consultant and an exhibition designer in creating the exhibition design for the National September 11 Memorial Museum. Creating the exhibits was but one aspect of the challenge. Choreographing a journey through a vast 'lieu de memoire' involved aligning visual imagination and movement through space while synching rhythms of encounter and narratives punctuated by many post-traumatic gaps in memory. Presenters will be Tom Hennes, Founding Principal of Thinc Design and Dr. Billie Pivnick, Clinical Psychologist, Community Psychoanalyst, and Dance Therapist.
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Wed, Jan 22
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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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
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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
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Book Discussion | The Chief Rabbi's Funeral: The Untold Story of America's Largest Antisemitic Riot (online)
On July 30, 1902, tens of thousands of mourners lined the streets of New York's Lower East Side to bid farewell to the city's chief rabbi, the eminent Talmudist Jacob Joseph. All went well until the procession crossed Sheriff Street, where the six-story R. Hoe and Company printing press factory towered over the intersection. Without warning, scraps of steel, iron bolts, and scalding water rained down and injured hundreds of mourners, courtesy of antisemitic factory workers, accompanied by insults and racial slurs. The police compounded the attack when they arrived on the scene: under orders from the inspector in charge, who made no effort to distinguish aggressors from victims, his officers began beating up Jews, injuring dozens. To the Yiddish-language daily Forward, the bloody attack on Jews was not unlike the pogroms many Jews remembered bitterly from the Old Country, although no one was killed. But this was America, and Jews were now present in sufficient numbers, and possessed sufficient political clout, to fight back. Fed up with being persecuted, New York's Jews set a pattern for the future by deftly pursuing justice for the victims. They forced trials and disciplinary hearings, accelerated retirements and transfers within the corrupt police department, and engineered the resignation of the police commissioner. Scott D. Seligman's The Chief Rabbi's Funeral is the first book-length account of this event and its aftermath.
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Thu, Jan 23
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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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
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Discussion | Arturo A. Schomburg Lecture and Conversation
January 24 marks the anniversary of the birth of Afro-Puerto Rican scholar Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (1874-1938), a writer, bibliophile, and historian dedicated to the collection and amplification of the artistic and academic work of people of African descent. Schomburg's seed collection to the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints included more than 5,000 books; 3,000 manuscripts; 2,000 etchings and paintings; and several thousand pamphlets. This year's annual lecture will feature members from the teams at Fisk University, who, in partnership, are creating a digital edition of the archival papers of Arturo Schomburg, the bibliophile who built two of the world’s most important collections on Black history—one in Harlem and another in Nashville. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Vanessa K. Valdes, author of Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg (2017).
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Fri, Jan 24
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Bearing Witness: Black Printmakers “Calling Out” America! (in-person and online)
An engaging conversation with esteemed scholar and historian Leslie King Hammond. This presentation reflects on the artistry of African American printmakers in the era of President Roosevelt’s Works Project Administration of 1935 to 1941, work that had a powerful impact on subsequent generations of Black printmakers. Each artist–then and now–sought to create original and truthful prints in their chosen mediums and modalities to “signify on” (or indirectly criticize) the realities of their lives as citizens in the United States. Leslie King Hammond is an art historian, artist, curator, educator, community innovator, and Professor Emerita, former Dean of Graduate Studies, and Project Director for the Ford Foundation-Philip Morris Fellowships for Artists of Color, and Founding Director of the Center of Race and Culture at the Maryland Institute College of Art.
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Fri, Jan 24
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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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
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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
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Lecture | Family Separation and Antisemitism: Reconstructing the Migrations of Jewish Siblings from Poland Across the Early 20th Century (in-person and online)
The lecture presents a collective biography of Jewish Siblings from the Polish town of Lubartów from the early 1920s through the 1950s. The five siblings traverse the globe in an attempt to evade antisemitism. Their journeys take them to various locations, including Germany, England, France, Venezuela, Colombia, and the Auschwitz concentration camp. Some of them survived the Holocaust, while others were murdered. By combining a transnational perspective with a microhistorical methodology, this lecture addresses the relations between migrations and persecution. Speaker Claire Zalc is Research Director at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS, France) and a professor at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS, France).
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Mon, Jan 27
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | In American Fashion: Ruth Finley's Fashion Calendar (online)
Author Natalie Nudell takes an in-depth look at Finley’s unique contribution to the development of the time-system and culture of American fashion, making her a key player during the ascendency of American fashion design. Nudell is a fashion and textile historian and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the History of Art Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY.
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Mon, Jan 27
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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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
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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
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Lecture | New Views of Samothrace and Its Mystery Cult
A lecture about fascinating Samothrace. Dr. Bonna D. Wescoat — Director of the American School, Emory University Professor of Art History, and head of excavations at Samothrace — discusses this tiny windswept island located in the northern Aegean Sea. During antiquity, its fame emanated from its mystery cult of the Great Gods, also known as the Cabeiri. The rites of initiation promising protection in times of need were kept secret, but archaeology, 3D modeling, and experiential investigations provide an illuminating window into the efficacy of this famous cult and its rituals.
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Mon, Jan 27
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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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
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Book Discussion | Cursed: AI and the Body
Author Charlie Engman harnesses generative AI’s uncanny distortions of the physical world to explore the pleasure, humour, and horror of the body.
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Tue, Jan 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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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
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Book Discussion | The New Internationals by David Wright Falade (In Person AND Online!)
David Wright Falade will discuss his new book, The New Internationals with award-winning author Julie Orringer. Paris, 1947. Still recovering from the Nazi occupation that left its economy in shambles and unraveled its social fabric, the city brims with international students, American GIs, and young people from France’s colonies. Cecile Rosenbaum, from a bourgeois Jewish family that lost everything, meets Minette Traore, a feisty, French-born girl of Senegalese descent, on the bus to a Communist Youth Conference. There, she also meets Sebastien Danxome, an aspiring architecture student from West Africa, and romance blooms. Back in Paris, as these young internationals haunt the cafes and jazz clubs of the Latin Quarter, Cecile and Sebastien find their budding love muddied by confused loyalties and unyielding cultural traditions. Nuanced, powerful, and sharply realized, The New Internationals chronicles the postwar awakening and the young women and men who rose up—and came together—in an attempt to imagine a better world.
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Tue, Jan 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Talk | Fashion Lines: Designer and Donor Lineages in the Texas Fashion Collection (online)
Texas Fashion Collection director Annette Becker gives an exploration of the creative lineages of famous designers - Cristobal Balenciaga, Hubert de Givenchy, Oscar de la Renta - and the clientele who worked closely with them to manifest their shared fashion dreams. Annette Becker is a material culture historian whose research focuses on fashion and dress. She serves as the director of the Texas Fashion Collection, an archive of nearly 20,000 garments and accessories housed within the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design.
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Tue, Jan 28
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Matteotti Murder and Mussolini: The Anatomy of a Fascist Crime
Author Mauro Canali’s research is based on the trial records smuggled to London by the lawyer of the Matteotti family, Giuseppe Emanuele Modigliani when it became clear that he too was a target of the regime. Modigliani documented that Matteotti was investigating bribes from the American Sinclair Oil Company to the Italian government in exchange for the monopoly to drill on Italian soil and in the Italian colonies. Matteotti’s murder in 1924 opened the way to establishing the Fascist dictatorship and to redesigning the institutions of the state. Through the lens of the trial and Modigliani’s activity, Canali addresses the history of the war over natural resources of which Matteotti remained a marginal yet highly symbolic victim. Canali follows the parallel routes of corruption and social struggles flowing between worlds politically and ideologically apart, how they shaped different populist and democratic narratives, and the rise of an inextricable bond between ruling classes, warfare, and industrial interests. Giuseppe Emanuele Modigliani (1872-1946) was one of the founders of the Italian Socialist Party and of the first Italian union. He developed and maintained strong ties with unions and socialist activists in the US, especially with David Dubinsky, Bruce Vladek, and the Local 89 International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. His relation to Matteotti before the murder and during the trial, illuminates a complex map of alliances and conflicts between the two countries and the role of unionism in the battle against authoritarianism.
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Tue, Jan 28
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Talk | Digital Photography Talk
A talk with photographer and photo-illustrator William King. King has significant expertise in studio lighting, commercial photography, and compositing. King's recent accomplishments include photographing multiple long-term projects; "Holiday Windows" as ornaments, "Conceptual Illustrative portraiture", "Channeling Magritte", and "The Living Marsh" in NYC. King is currently serving as a Board member for APA New York, and the Sierra Photo New York group.
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Tue, Jan 28
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Henri Bendel and the Worlds He Fashioned: Dressing New York
Author Tim Allis looks at Henri Bendel's remarkable journey from a humble upbringing in late-nineteenth-century Louisiana to the pinnacle of high society. Starting with a small hat shop in Greenwich Village in 1896, he eventually redrew the map of fashion retail, turning then-strictly residential Fifty-Seventh Street into "the Rue de la Paix of New York." He introduced discerning clients to such influential designers as Schiaparelli, Molyneaux, and Chanel, and he outfitted Astors, Vanderbilts, and stars of stage and screen. Tim Allis was a senior editor at In Style for twelve years.
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Wed, Jan 29
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Lecture | Branding Modernity: Marinetti, Futurism and the Invention of the Avant-Garde
Speaker Luca Somigli is Professor and Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has published extensively on various aspects of Italian and European modernism and avant-garde, including the volumes Legitimizing the Artist. Manifesto Writing and European Modernism, 1885-1915 (University of Toronto Press, 2003) and Italian Modernism: Italian Culture between Decadentism and Avant-Garde.
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Wed, Jan 29
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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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
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Gallery Talk | Artist Talk: Ruben Ortiz-Torres
To mark the occasion of Ruben Ortiz-Torres' first major solo exhibition in New York, this is a lively discussion that pairs the artist with his sister, Gabriela Ortiz, a much-celebrated classical music composer. Their family biography is the starting point for a rich conversation about the arts, which sets the stage for a discussion about what these two talented siblings share in their creative lives. The focus will then shift to the ways their work in art and music have been shaped by personal and public events over the past five years. The evening will be introduced by Betti-Sue Hertz, curator of Ruben Ortiz-Torres: Zonas de Colaboracion.
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Thu, Jan 30
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
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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
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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
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Book Discussion | The English Problem: Coming of Age During India's Independence Movement
Beena Kamlani launches her debut novel, the story of a young Indian man in London struggling for political and sexual liberation, set against the thrilling backdrop of the Indian independence movement.
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Thu, Jan 30
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Discussion | What a Way to Go!: A Conversation about the 1964 Shirley MacLaine Film (online)
Legendary costume designer “Edith Head” (aka award-winning creator Susan Claassen) and celebrity stylist William Squire for an insightful look at how the "Three Magicians" (clothing design, hair and makeup) of Hollywood worked their magic on Shirley MacLaine in the classic 1960’s film, What a Way to Go! This over-the-top comedy is a study in excess. Its whimsical premise, colorful set pieces, and sharp humor offers a satirical commentary on the pursuit of wealth and the American Dream. Susan Claassen has evolved into Managing Artistic Director - Emeritus of Tucson’s Invisible Theatre after fifty years of leadership where she produced and directed over six hundred productions. She was nominated for the 2011 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award and Broadway World LA Award as Best Actress for her portrayal of Edith Head in A Conversation with Edith Head and most recently, for The San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle 43rd Annual Excellence in Theatre Awards for Best Solo Production and Best Production. Squire’s multifaceted career has spanned over thirty years in the fashion and entertainment industries, making him the preeminent authority on fashion, beauty, and style.
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Thu, Jan 30
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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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
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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
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Conference | (Re)-conciliation?: Postcolonial Francophone Literature
In recent years many works of Francophone literature, especially written by second-generation immigrants —such as Alice Zeniter or Faïza Guène, to cite a few— highlight the many fractures encountered in the postcolonial francophone world, testifying to the difficult experiences of the “double culture.” This conference will examine the question of (re)conciliation, notably through a postcolonial lens, echoing the complexity of the French-speaking world and its history, its diversity and richness, and considering the (im)possibilities of (re)conciliation in the face of colonial history and the current political context. Can you truly reconcile with France? How can we work from and within this divide?
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Fri, Jan 31
9:30 am
Free
9:30 am
Free
Conference | The Inaugural Zora Neale Hurston Summit
Celebrate the life, legacy, and work of this important Harlem Renaissance writer alongside the Hurston Family themselves. This summit will be a jam-packed two-day celebration featuring more than 70 multidisciplinary speakers and presenters. Expect to hear from Hurston Scholar luminaries such as Dr. Deborah G. Plant and Carla Kaplan. Other speakers include Dr. Imani Perry, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Mara Brock Akil, Yeye Luisah Teish, Monica Miller, and more. More than 30 Hurston Family members will be in attendance.
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Fri, Jan 31
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
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Book Discussion | Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette (online)
Author Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell discusses her exploration of one of the most exciting, controversial, and extravagant periods in the history of fashion: the reign of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette in 18th-century France. This turbulent era’s sophisticated and largely female-dominated fashion industry both produced courtly finery and promoted a thriving secondhand clothing market outside the royal circle. Chrisman-Campbell will illuminate the exceptionally imaginative and uninhibited styles of the period immediately before the French Revolution, as well as fashion’s surprising influence on the course of the Revolution itself.
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Fri, Jan 31
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Talk | Legacy of Inspiration: The Black Fives & Nike (online)
The award-winning author, historian, and Black Fives brand creator Claude Johnson will discuss the history of the early African American basketball teams depicted on his iconic “Legacy of Inspiration” sneaker collaboration with Nike in 2003–04. He will also talk about how that collab came to be, his own experiences at Nike as a product line manager in its branded basketball-apparel group, and, of course, those limited-edition styles themselves, including Air Force Is, IIs, and IIIs, Dunk Highs and Lows, Vandal Highs and Lows, and Blazers. Johnson, whose 2022 book, The Black Fives: The Epic Story of Basketball’s Forgotten Era, won the Museum of African American History’s Stone Book Award, remains the only historian ever to obtain a sneaker deal.
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Fri, Jan 31
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Conference | The Inaugural Zora Neale Hurston Summit
Celebrate the life, legacy, and work of this important Harlem Renaissance writer alongside the Hurston Family themselves. This summit will be a jam-packed two-day celebration featuring more than 70 multidisciplinary speakers and presenters. Expect to hear from Hurston Scholar luminaries such as Dr. Deborah G. Plant and Carla Kaplan. Other speakers include Dr. Imani Perry, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Mara Brock Akil, Yeye Luisah Teish, Monica Miller, and more. More than 30 Hurston Family members will be in attendance.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Feb 1
10:00 am
Free
10:00 am
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
Book Discussion | Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Emigre Autobiography: Spiritual Journeys
Author Abraham Rubin discusses his new book, a collective biography of German-Jewish converts to Christianity who recounted their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath. The book explores how Jewish emigrants interpreted their experiences of persecution and displacement through the hermeneutics of Christian conversion. It asks how chosen genres of writing both enabled and hindered self-understanding. Applying psychoanalysis, disability studies, and autobiographical theory to the life writing of converted Jews, the book offers new avenues for conceptualizing the Jewishness of historical subjects who disavowed their ties to Judaism.
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Mon, Feb 3
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
Join for an evening with Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Harlem Rhapsody: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Ignited the Harlem Renaissance in conversation with Melissa Noel, Essence Magazine. Harlem Rhapsody centers the life of Harlem Renaissance writer Jessie Redmond Fauset, the literary editor of the NAACP's The Crisis magazine (1919-1925) and mentor to writers like Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Nella Larsen, and Claude McKay. In this work of historical fiction, Murray weaves together research and imagination to bring to life an exciting moment in history and the life of a woman considered a "mid-wife" to the Harlem Renaissance.
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Mon, Feb 3
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Book Club | The Ministry of Pain by Dubravka Ugresic (in-person and online)
Discuss Dubravka Ugresic's edgy, extraordinary novel, offering universal insights into what it is like to lose home, nationality and language. Having fled the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, Tanja Lucic is now a professor of literature at the University of Amsterdam, where she teaches a class filled with other young Yugoslav exiles, most of whom earn meager wages assembling leather and rubber S&M clothing at a sweatshop they call the "Ministry." Abandoning literature, Tanja encourages her students to indulge their "Yugonostalgia" in essays about their personal experiences during their homeland's cultural and physical disintegration. But Tanja's act of academic rebellion incites the rage of one renegade member of her class—and pulls her dangerously close to another—which, in turn, exacerbates the tensions of a life in exile that has now begun to spiral seriously out of control.
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Mon, Feb 3
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 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
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Book Discussion | The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus: A Novel of Parental Secrets (online)
Emma Knight discusses her witty, atmospheric novel that offers compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship, along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary British family. Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are hiding something from her. She believes she'll find the answer here in Scotland, where an old friend of her father's--now a famous writer known as Lord Lennox--lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend at Lord Lennox's centuries-old estate with his enveloping, fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents' secret, just as she's falling in love for the first time . . .
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Tue, Feb 4
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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Discussion | The Case for Dual Loyalty: A Journey of Healing for American Jews (online)
How has the October 7 massacre and its fallout transformed the American Jewish community? This is a compelling conversation on Jewish loyalty and collective destiny with Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz and AJU’s President Jeffrey Herbst. Drawing on lessons from the past, Rabbi Lebovitz describes October 7 as a Jewish historical turning point, challenges longstanding tropes, and affirms that dual loyalty is the key to shaping a brighter tomorrow for Jewish life in America and beyond.
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Tue, Feb 4
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Bibliophobia: A Memoir of Book Obsession
Books can seduce you. They can, author Sarah Chihaya believes, annihilate, reveal, and provoke you. And anyone incurably obsessed with books understands this kind of unsettling literary encounter. Chihaya calls books that have this effect “Life Ruiners”.
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Tue, Feb 4
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
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
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Book Discussion | Cleavage by Jennifer Finney Boylan (In Person AND Online!)
Jennifer Finney Boylan talks to Roxane Gay about her latest memoir, an exploration of a life lived in two genders. In 2003 Jennifer Finney Boylan published She’s Not There, which became the first bestselling work by a transgender American and established Boylan as a go-to source for public conversation about the impact of gender on our lives. More than two decades later, her new memoir, Cleavage, returns with older and wiser eyes to examine the joys and the struggles of being transgender. Boylan considers how the experiences of trans people might have changed from when she came out in 2000 to the present era of blowback and fear. The book is a humane and compassionate antidote to a moment that often finds discussions of trans lives and issues being distorted and abused for political aims. Boylan speaks with bestselling author Roxane Gay about her hope for a future in which we all have the freedom to live joyfully as men, as women, and in the space between us. Book is NOT included with free ticket(s).
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Tue, Feb 4
7:00 pm
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7:00 pm
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Book Club | Oreo by Fran Ross
A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City.
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Tue, Feb 4
7:00 pm
$5
7:00 pm
$5
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
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7:00 pm
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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
Book Discussion | In Defense of Partisanship: History and Reform of Congress
Historian Julian Zelizer will discuss his new book with Jonathan Alter. In Defense of Partisanship imagines what partisanship might look like if we put into place important reforms. Through a sweeping history of Congress since the Founding, Zelizer offers a way forward. Some are simple—repeal the filibuster, restore the campaign-finance rules undone by the Citizens United decision—while others are more revolutionary—increase the size of the House of Representatives. These reforms, which focus on enabling political parties to speak more forcefully and clearly for American citizens, have the potential to pay respect the deep differences that divide us while simultaneously creating more opportunities for collaboration, cooperation, and consensus.
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Wed, Feb 5
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Talk | In Piazza: The Role Played by Italian Public Squares
A "walk" with Craig Whitaker through the public squares of Italy that shaped its culture and were shaped by it in return. Whitaker is the author of Architecture and the American Dream.
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Wed, Feb 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | Cervantine Blackness: Black Identities in Cervantes' Works
This roundtable is an exploration into the depths of Miguel de Cervantes’ portrayal of Black Africans and sub-Saharan Africa, through a dialogue with Nicholas R. Jones’s latest scholarly work, Cervantine Blackness (Penn State UP, 2024). Jones, known for his multi-awarded book Staging Habla de Negros: Radical Performances of the African Diaspora in Early Modern Spain, which has significantly transformed the discourse on Blackness within early modern Iberian and broader Hispanic studies, will serve as the respondent. With Cervantine Blackness, Jones challenges entrenched paradigms and inviting a reevaluation of the complexities surrounding Black identities in Cervantes’s literary corpus. Participants: Eva María Copeland (Dickinson College) David Sterling Brown (Trinity College) Monica Styles (Howard University) Aurélie Vialette (Yale University) Emily Wilbourne (Graduate Center/Queens C, CUNY) Respondent: Nicholas R. Jones (Yale) Moderated by: Víctor Sierra Matute (Baruch, CUNY)
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Wed, Feb 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Lecture | Invasive Insects and Their Impact on Agriculture
Invasive species such as the spotted lanternfly, brown marmorated stink bug, and emerald ash borer are disrupting ecosystems, endangering crops, and posing challenges to farmers both locally and globally. Hosted by Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at Rutgers University. For ages 21+.
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Wed, Feb 5
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Victorian Psycho: A Novel of a Bloodthirsty Governess (online)
Virginia Feito discusses her the riveting tale of a bloodthirsty governess who learns the true meaning of vengeance. Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess―she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children. But long, listless days spent within the estate’s dreary confines come with an intimate knowledge of the perversions and pathetic preoccupations of the Pounds family―Mr. Pounds can’t keep his eyes off Winifred’s chest, and Mrs. Pounds takes a sickly pleasure in punishing Winifred for her husband’s wandering gaze. Compounded with her disdain for the entitled Pounds children, Winifred finds herself struggling at every turn to stifle the violent compulsions of her past. French tutoring and needlework are one way to pass the time, as is admiring the ugly portraits in the gallery . . . and creeping across the moonlit lawns. . .
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Thu, Feb 6
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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Discussion | Rethinking Allyship: African Americans and Jews in the Fight Against Hate (online)
Explore the complexities of African American solidarity with the Jewish community amid rising antisemitism in a thought-provoking conversation with Anthea Butler, Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Thu, Feb 6
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Negotiating with the Devil: Inside the World of Armed Conflict Mediation
After many years in the little-known world of back-channel mediation, helping sworn adversaries to prevent, manage or resolve conflict, author Pierre Hazan reaximines the practical and ethical dilemmas that affected his work in Bosnia, Ukraine, the Sahel and the Central African Republic, and reflects more generally on the evolving conditions affecting mediation and conflict resolution. Should governments talk to terrorists? Should war criminals be included in dialogue? When trying to bring peace, should we “negotiate with the devil”? In this discussion Hazan will also consider how mediation needs to adapt to new forms of war (cyber), new technologies (AI), and a new geopolitical environment, characterized by more conflicts, less multilateralism, less of a role played by the UN, and less adherence to International Humanitarian Law?
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Thu, Feb 6
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Artist Talk: Joan Jonas
Artist Joan Jonas will share reflections on her recent work, creative practice, and extraordinary career. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of the School of the Arts. Joan Jonas (b. 1936, New York, NY) is a world-renowned artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including video, performance, installation, sound, text, and sculpture. Jonas' experiments and productions in the late 1960s and early 1970s continue to be crucial to the development of many contemporary art genres, from performance and video to conceptual art and theatre. Since 1968, her practice has explored ways of seeing, the rhythms of rituals, and the authority of objects and gestures.
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Sat, Feb 8
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Been Wrong So Long It Feels Like Right: Latest Mystery from Walter Mosley (online)
A family member’s terminal illness leads P.I. Joe King Oliver to the investigation of his life: tracking down his long-lost father, and meanwhile, a new case pits King’s professional responsibility against his own moral code.
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Mon, Feb 10
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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Discussion | Exploring the Family Legacy of the Chinese BaoTingChang Performers
Join filmmaker, producer, and actor Grace Chang on a journey through her family legacy, most notably her father Bao Ting Chang, a legendary figure in Chinese entertainment history. Chang, who acted in The Joy Luck Club and other films, brings the audience on a family adventure over many decades, exploring the performance art form known as Xiang Sheng, including through the work of The Mushroom Brothers of China, who combined comedy, music, and singing. The Chang family were pioneers of other 20th century Chinese-based artists who bridged gaps over six regimes and across world cultures. Registration required.
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Mon, Feb 10
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Love Without Hope: Philosopher Walter Benjamin's Trials with Surrealism
A talk by cultural theorist and University of Chicago professor Malynne Sternstein that weaves Czech surrealism into the urgency of Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project, his final, incomplete book about Parisian city life in the 19th century. Malynne Sternstein is the author of Against Arbitrariness: The Czech Avant-garde and the Subversion of the Symbolic Sign and Toyen: Gender, Obscurity and the Fires of Surrealism.
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Mon, Feb 10
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 11
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
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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
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top (online)
Author Barbara “Bobbi” Kurshan discusses her book. Kurshan is a business executive, innovator, academic, and board director who leads disruptive transformation through the development and commercialization of digital learning products for wide-ranging audiences. She brings a 35+ year career of leadership roles and a robust network across EdTech companies, for profits, non-profits, PE firms, and educational institutions.
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Wed, Feb 12
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
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Discussion | Rethinking Allyship: LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Antisemitism and Solidarity (online)
Corinne E. Blackmer, Professor of English and Director of Judaic Studies at Southern Connecticut State University, brings a personal and unique perspective on LGBTQ+ solidarity with the Jewish community in the fight against antisemitism.
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Wed, Feb 12
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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Talk | Bouncing Around: The Language of Billiards in Polygons
How many ways can a billiard ball bounce around a polygonal table? This seemingly simple question opens the door to some surprisingly deep mathematics. It turns out we don’t know much about mathematical billiards in polygons, even though they are very simple models of Newtonian mechanics. Jayadev Athreya, Professor of Mathematics and the Comparative History of Ideas at the University of Washington, will share some very new mathematics as he explores the intriguing dynamics at the intersection of geometry and motion.
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Wed, Feb 12
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Book Club | Poetry discussion: The Book of Nightmares by Pulitzer Prize Winner Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell (1927–2014) was a MacArthur Fellow and state poet of Vermont. In 1982 his Selected Poems won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. For many years he was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Creative Writing at New York University, as well as a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. For 35 years—from The Book of Nightmares to Mortal Acts and, most recently, Strong Is Your Hold—Galway Kinnell enriched American poetry, not only with his poems but also with his teaching and powerful public readings.
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Wed, Feb 12
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
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Talk | Bouncing Around: The Language of Billiards in Polygons
How many ways can a billiard ball bounce around a polygonal table? This seemingly simple question opens the door to some surprisingly deep mathematics. It turns out we don’t know much about mathematical billiards in polygons, even though they are very simple models of Newtonian mechanics. Jayadev Athreya, Professor of Mathematics and the Comparative History of Ideas at the University of Washington, will share some very new mathematics as he explores the intriguing dynamics at the intersection of geometry and motion.
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Wed, Feb 12
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Tell Me What You Did: A Novel of Podcast Confessions (online)
She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she's hiding a terrible secret. It's time for the truth to come out... Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess crimes they've committed to her audience. She can't guarantee the police won't come after her "guests," but her show grants simultaneous anonymity and instant fame—a potent combination that's proven difficult to resist. With author Carter Wilson.
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Thu, Feb 13
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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Discussion | Five Classic Ballets Then and Now
Classic ballets from the 19th century may be household names, but what does their original history tell us about how they were first performed and what we can learn from the past that is useful for today's stagings? Marian Smith and Doug Fullington discuss long-forgotten aspects of some of the most well-known ballet classics with the dance writer Marina Harss. The two dance historians recently published Five Ballets from Paris and St. Petersburg, a book that provides an in-depth look at the earliest productions of Giselle, Paquita, Le Corsaire, La Bayadere, and Raymonda, including detailed accounts of choreography, mime, music, and action. These classic story ballets were intended to appeal to popular audiences--they were easy to follow, full of variety, and they dazzled with special effects and spectacle. But in the 20th century, many of them underwent radical changes. And more recently, serious discussions have arisen about cultural insensitivity and exoticization. What is still interesting about them today? By revealing in unprecedented detail what they were like when first created, Smith and Fullington explore the viability of a number of ballet classics that are commonly revived for today's audiences. Registration required.
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Thu, Feb 13
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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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
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Book Discussion | Black Meme: A History of the Images that Make Us
Acclaimed writer and Executive Director of The Kitchen, Legacy Russell, presents her book exploring the “meme” as mapped to Black visual culture from 1900 to the present, mining both archival and contemporary media.
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Thu, Feb 13
6:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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Book Discussion | I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience by Tamika D. Mallory
Activist Tamika D. Mallory discusses her new book I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience. In this candid memoir, a follow-up to her "masterful" (Marc Lamont Hill, New York Times bestselling author) response to the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, State of Emergency, Tamika D. Mallory holds nothing back as she shares hers, the activist's life. From early days as daughter to Black civil rights activists in Harlem, New York, to a young Black woman's first battles against the physical and political violence she'd fight all her life, to the never-before-shared personal and professional crises launched by those forces intent on keeping her silent, this is a work of activism in motion and an unflinching story of America at the turn of the 21st century.
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Thu, Feb 13
6:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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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
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Lecture | The Lives of the Socialist Literary Journal: Embedded Modes of Independent Culture under State Socialism
In the Soviet Union and socialist Eastern Europe, literary journals enjoyed remarkable popularity. They not only provided access to sensational works of literature but figured as visually appealing objects and social events in everyday life. Against the background of the supposedly isolated and monolithic cultures of twentieth-century state socialism, they are often described through metaphors such as “windows to the world,” “islands of freedom,” or sites of “permitted dissent.” But what if this cultural form and institution is not an exception within its larger context but, rather, an essential and firmly integrated element? The methodological lens of periodical studies—the combined analysis of visual, literary, and social dimensions of journals—reveals socialist culture from an alternative angle. The synthetic mode of analysis, including the distant reading of the journals’ data, offers a different vision of freedoms and limitations in cultural production. This lecture focuses on several case studies from the 1960s and 1970s in the USSR and Czechoslovakia, especially the two journals Inostrannaia literatura (Moscow) and Světová literatura (Prague). Inasmuch as these periodicals continue precedents from the early 20-th century, the lecture argues, they provide models for independent and participatory modes of cultural production and reception that are an essential feature of East European socialism. Speaker Philip Tuxbury-Gleissner is an assistant professor in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Ohio State.
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Tue, Feb 18
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton’s Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries (online)
Author Davida Siwisa James leads readers through four centuries of the storied New York neighborhood where George Washington headquartered in 1776, Alexander Hamilton built his country home, George Gershwin wrote his first hit, young Norman Rockwell learned to draw, and Ralph Ellison wrote Invisible Man. Her history focuses on the vibrant people and the beautiful architecture of today's landmark district, touching on The Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance, as well as artists and luminaries who called it home, such as Thurgood Marshall, Duke Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, and W.E.B. Du Bois.
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Tue, Feb 18
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Psychoanalysis and Feminism (in-person and online)
The urgent need to overturn the patriarchal orientation of psychoanalysis is becoming ever stronger. Speaker Silvia Lippi tries to contribute by introducing the concept of sorority into psychoanalytic clinic and theory, for too long obsessed by fraternity and the murder of the Father. She will try to unfold the elements of a sororal psychoanalysis that enables us to think differently about the articulation of the intimate and the political, the psychic and the social, the unconscious and the collective. Silvia Lippi is a psychoanalyst. Trained as a philosopher, she holds a PHD in psychology and is a hospital psychologist at the Établissement Public de Santé Barthélémy Durand in Étampes.
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Tue, Feb 18
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Rethinking Allyship: Asian American-Jewish Coalitions Against Hate (online)
A dynamic conversation with Daniel Tam-Claiborne and Helen Kim, who will explore the intersection of Asian American and Jewish solidarity in combating antisemitism, shedding light on race, identity, and the power of cross-community allyship.
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Thu, Feb 20
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
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Lecture | "All Geography Is Within Me": Following in Zora Neale Hurston's Travel-Dusted Tracks
Speaker Edwidge Danticat is the Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies. She is the author of eighteen books, including, most recently, the essay collection We're Alone. Q+A to follow.
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Thu, Feb 20
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Louise Dupin’s Work on Women and the Forgotten Feminist Enlightenment
In the 1740s, Louise Dupin embarked on a project that would never see the light of day. Her “work on women,” as an heir later labeled it, would be the French Enlightenment's most important, and most neglected, feminist analysis of inequality. On the one hand, Dupin analyzes the mechanisms of men’s dominance. "Masculine vanity," she claims, aggrandizes men, diminishes women, and distorts all realms of knowledge, such that modern scientists incorporate old notions of women's weakness into new understandings of the body; historians denigrate female rulers or erase them altogether; legal scholars disenfranchise women through self-serving interpretations of Roman law; boys learn entitlement in school and men assert superiority in conversation. On the other hand, Dupin endeavored to bring to light evidence of women’s natural equality to men, of power exercised by queens and regents the world over, of self-determination once enjoyed by whole communities of French nuns, and of property rights once held by married women. Dupin’s research assistant for this project was none other than Jean-Jacques Rousseau. His hand covers hundreds of pages of drafts and notes, and was the draw for the dozen or more archives and collectors across the United States and Europe who acquired parcels of Dupin’s papers at auction in the 1950s–the last time Dupin’s thousands of papers would be in one pile. Angela Hunter and Rebecca Wilkin reconstructed Louise Dupin’s Work on Women through extensive archival research. Their edition of translated selections, annotated and contextualized for general and specialist audiences, was published in the New Histories of Philosophy series of Oxford University Press (2023).
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 20
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The Evolution of Choreography, from Classical Ballet Pantomime to Today
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world's largest student ballet scholarship competition and dance network, designated by the U.S. Senate as America's National Youth Dance Competition. As the number one source of talent for the world's dance schools and companies, YAGP's mission is to support and develop world-class dancers of all economic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds - ensuring the future of dance by traveling the world and auditioning more than 15,000 talented young dancers annually for scholarships, performance opportunities, and other educational programs. As part of its ongoing educational initiatives, YAGP presents a talk on the evolution of choreography--from classical ballet pantomime to contemporary works--featuring YAGP alumni from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and other esteemed companies. The artists will also share about their journeys with YAGP, from young participants to stars of some of the world's leading dance companies, illustrating YAGP's impact on the dance world and how it has propelled emerging young dancers' careers worldwide. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 20
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | George’s Daughter: Remembering a Controlling Father
A complex story of contradiction, disillusion and love, Carol Becker's George’s Daughter is a memoir/essay about a daughter’s attempt to live in accordance with her own values, in spite of conflicts with her controlling father whom she nonetheless adores. Ultimately, her defiance of him — by refusing to end a romantic relationship of which he does not approve — leads to emotionally catastrophic consequences for them both. These themes will resonate with anyone whose family has come undone when a member refuses to adhere to conventional expectations, whether around gender, sexuality, race, class, religion, politics or culture.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 20
6:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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Book Club | Hurrican Season by Fernanda Melchor
The Witch is dead. And the discovery of her corpse has the whole village investigating the murder. As the novel unfolds in a dazzling linguistic torrent, with each unreliable narrator lingering on new details, new acts of depravity or brutality, Melchor extracts some tiny shred of humanity from these characters—inners whom most people would write off as irredeemable—forming a lasting portrait of a damned Mexican village.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Feb 21
7:00 pm
$5
7:00 pm
$5
Discussion | Seen, Sound, Scribe: Spoken Word and Spirited Conversation
Brooklyn’s own Mahogany L. Browne, a prolific writer and avid advocate for public art, has written works of fiction, stage plays and critical essays, edited six anthologies, and authored another half-dozen poetry collections. For her Seen, Sound, Scribe series now in its third season, Browne curates thought-provoking evenings of spoken word, spirited conversation, and presentations of new work.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Feb 22
7:30 pm
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7:30 pm
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Feb 24
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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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, Feb 25
10:30 am
Free
10:30 am
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Feb 25
4:30 pm
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4:30 pm
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Talk | The Autonomy of Anger: Ten Years of French Protests
France is experiencing a multiplication of protest movements, of which the so-called Yellow Vest movement in 2018-2019 is only the most original. I participated in this movement and observed directly or indirectly other movements of the last decade as well as the grievances collected by the French government from its population during the yellow vest movement (in "Cahiers" that recalled, albeit quite differently, those of the French Revolution). The result is a picture of French complaints and protests and their recent evolution. Here, we present a few features (and ask whether they can be found in other countries). Current French protests are more territorial, more critical of official organizations and, more focused on the sphere of reproduction (health, education, ecology). The failure of political parties to take up these complaints may well be one of the main reasons for the lasting difficulties of the Left in France. Electoral politics and protest politics are increasingly dissociated. Anger is becoming autonomous. Speaker Laurent Jeanpierre is political scientist, Professor of Political Science at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and co-author of Une Histoire Globale des Révolutions.
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Tue, Feb 25
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | Lindy Hop and Swing Dance
Barbara A. Jones is the Founder and Executive Director of The Harlem Swing Dance Society, the premiere Harlem non profit organization with the purpose of promoting, preserving and protecting the Lindy Hop dance and various forms of Swing Dance culture in its Harlem birthplace. The mission is to see the Harlem area once again embrace their signature cultural dance and energize community youth to be future innovators of this historic art form. While the Savoy Ballroom closed in 1958, a new Lindy Hop foundation was born with Mama Lu Parks and her dance troupes. Under her direction Harlem youth made history and brought future attention to Lindy Hop by lessons, performances and dance contests. For close to 30 years they traveled and hopped the globe as one of the longest running jazz dance groups. This "hidden" history will be brought back to life with film, artifacts, and experiences from her dancers. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Feb 26
1:00 pm
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1:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Race Makers: A Biographical History of the Most Dangerous Idea Ever Invented
Andrew Curran’s forthcoming book is a group biography that traces the development of the concept of race in the eighteenth century. Among its “characters” are Louis XIV, François Bernier, Buffon, Voltaire, Carl Linnaeus, David Hume, Adam Smith, William Robertson, Immanuel Kant, J.F. Blumenbach, and Thomas Jefferson. In this talk, Curran will explore how biography offers a fresh perspective on both the intellectual landscape and the legacy of the Enlightenment era.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Feb 26
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 27
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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Discussion | What Pain Teaches Us: Jewish Lessons on Healing (online)
Rabbi Ilana Grinblat shares her journey of healing pain and discovering spiritual tools for body, mind, and soul. What does it take to truly heal? When a routine medical procedure took an unexpected turn, Rabbi Ilana Grinblat was plunged into a two-year journey of pain, resilience, and discovery. In her moving memoir, she shares the profound spiritual lessons she uncovered during her recovery and offers a path toward liberating ourselves—and others—from the constraints that hold us back. Grinblat will be in conversation with AJU’s Rabbi Candice Levy as they explore the intersections of faith, healing, and the power of transformation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 27
3:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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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
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4:30 pm
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Discussion | The Joffrey Methodology: Demonstration and Conversation
Robert Joffrey was a renowned and sought-after teacher who attracted students and dancers from very different backgrounds. His admirers included international ballet stars like Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, and Erik Bruhn, modern and postmodern icons such as Carmen de Lavallade and Yvonne Rainer, and young aspiring dancers —even Madonna, Patrick Swayze, Ann Reinking, and Charlize Theron. Joffrey was known for his logical, anatomically sound, eclectic approach, which differed from the prevailing methods of the time. He also hand-picked and mentored future teachers—some of whom will be leading a demonstration on Joffrey's methodology. Former Joffrey company artist Nicole Duffy leads a conversation giving a glimpse into training with Joffrey. Registration required.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Feb 27
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Mar 14
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Mar 27
11:00 am
Free
11:00 am
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Apr 24
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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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.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, May 29
11:00 am
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11:00 am
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