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New York attracts world's best minds to its shores: they come here to interact with each other at conferences and seminars, and while they are here they are often invited to give a talk, a lecture, to be a part of a public discussion. We at Club Free Time give you an opportunity to be a part of it: to watch how those best minds in the world work! Don't miss the opportunities that only New York City (NYC) provides!
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free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
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88 free talks, lectures, discussions in New York City (NYC) Fri, 07/26/2024 - and on...
In New York City, you can talk with and listen to the best minds in the world without spending a dime! Just take a look at free talks, lectures, discussion, seminars, conferences listed on this page below!
Gallery Talk | Far and Away: Drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection: Exhibition Tour (online)
A virtual docent-led exploration and discussion of several works in the Morgan's exhibition. Look closely at some of the highlights from the exhibition, exploring master drawings assembled by collector Clement C. Moore that make up one of the preeminent collections of Dutch drawings.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jul 26
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jul 26
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut: Exhibition Tour
Co-curators behind the scenes of Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut, which explores for the first time in the United States the legacy of Catalan psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles. The four curators will walk through the exhibition's artworks, archival documents and films, opening up a new window on psychiatry and its connections to art, literature and French theory.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jul 27
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Sailing Without Ahab: Melville Reimagined
Claim your space to attend this unique poetry reading and book talk with author Steve Mentz who has reimagined Herman Melville’s great American classic Moby-Dick, without the monomaniacal quest of Captain Ahab. In this event, Mentz as he charts a new course through a familiar epic aboard Pequod, the fictional 19th-century Nantucket whaling ship that, in this retelling, sails without its captain. Together you will journey through uncharted literary waters and explore Melville’s masterpiece in bold new light through a reading of selections from this cycle of 138 poems––one for each chapter of the original novel. These poems dive into oceanic chaos without the stabilizing focus of the Nantucket captain on the white whale, guided instead by waywardness and curiosity. We will hear how, directionless, these poems reach out to touch the oceanic expanse and depth in a meaningful way. This event will relinquish the original goals and obsessions captured in Moby-Dick and enjoy this poetic rethinking of a literary triumph. A Q&A and book signing with the author will follow the reading.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Jul 28
2:00 pm
Free
2:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface
Glenn Kenny's behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Jul 29
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Somewhere to Roost: Exhibition Tour (online)
A tour of the current exhibition led by Luce Assistant Curator Brooke Wyatt. Featuring paintings, textiles, photographs, and sculptures, the exhibition explores the ways that artists evoke and construct ideas of “home.” Taken both literally and metaphorically, Somewhere to Roost represents spaces where artists live and work, as well as places remembered, imagined, or dreamed. The exhibition highlights experiences of immigration, incarceration, and housing insecurity, as well as visions of home that are playful, inventive, and unexpected.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 30
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Talk | Using Law to Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses (online)
Learn how Kenneth Marcus and the Brandeis Center use law to fight antisemitism on college campuses. The Department of Education has opened 48 cases tied to antisemitism at colleges and universities since Oct. 7, most related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Kenneth Marcus, Founder and Chairman of the Brandeis Center is at the forefront of many of these legal cases. AJU President Jeffrey Herbst will join in conversation with Marcus and explore the utility of using Title VI and other laws to fight antisemitism on campuses, the tension between free expression and safety, and how Jewish students and their families should approach the challenges they face.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 30
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography (online)
Author Sara Lipton offers a fascinating examination of the emergence of antisemitic iconography in the Middle Ages. The straggly beard, the hooked nose, the bag of coins, the gaudy apparel – the religious artists of medieval Christendom had no shortage of virulent symbols for identifying Jews. Yet, hateful as these depictions were, the story they tell is not as simple as it first appears. Lipton argues that these visual stereotypes were neither an inevitable outgrowth of Christian theology nor a simple reflection of medieval prejudices. Instead, she maps out the complex relationship between medieval Christians’ religious ideas, social experience, and developing artistic practices that drove their depiction of Jews from benign, if exoticized, figures connoting ancient wisdom to increasingly vicious portrayals inspired by (and designed to provoke) fear and hostility.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 30
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Most: She Won't Get Out of the Pool
A tightly wound, consuming tale about a 1950s American housewife who decides to get into the pool in her family’s apartment complex one morning and won’t come out. With author Jessica Anthony.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 30
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Talk | Stargazing in the Park
A walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association to see rare celestial sights. No experience is necessary and telescopes will be provided between sunset and park closure.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jul 30
8:30 pm
Free
8:30 pm
Free
Discussion | The War Report: The Israel-Hamas Conflict in German and American Media Coverage (online)
Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on southern Israel, the Israel-Hamas War and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have dominated headlines around the world. But how has news coverage itself shaped global attitudes towards the conflict, and how can journalism provide the basis for holding shared conversations about a polarizing issue? In this discussion, journalists Hanno Hauenstein, Ben Mauk, and Alena Jabarine will examine similarities and differences in American and German reporting, including the dominance of corporate media, ideological bias within the newsroom, and the roles of social media and misinformation.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
12:00 pm
Free
12:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Discussion | The Future of Photography: Trends in AI and Photography (online)
Susan Magnano and Clifford Pickett are back to explore how AI advancements will shape the future of the photography industry. They will discuss innovative AI tools and apps, highlight emerging trends affecting photographers, and share strategies for utilizing these technologies effectively. Susan and Cliff will recap the latest news, dive into specific topics where they will demonstrate various techniques and capabilities and then lead a discussion with the community focused on the current state of the industry and where it's headed. They invite you to join us and participate in this ongoing conversation around AI, technology and how it is shaping the future of photography.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City
Baseball is “the New York game” because New York is where the diamond was first laid out, where the bunt and the curveball were invented, and where the home run was hit. It’s where the game’s first stars were born, and where everyone came to play or watch the game. With nuance and depth, historian Kevin Baker brings this all vividly back to life: the still-controversial, indelible moments—Did the Babe call his shot? Was Merkle out? Did they fix the 1919 World Series? Here are all the legendary players, managers, and owners, in all their vivid, complicated humanity, on and off the field.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | When Black Women+ Speak
As part of their 40th Anniversary and as an extension of UBW’s Choreographic Center Initiative (CCI) and CCI 2.0 Producing Program for Women+ of Color, When Black Women+ Speak is a landmark talk series that will convene women+ of color leaders from partner organizations to explore the nuances of identity, community, values, support, and success among BIPOC women+ producers.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jul 31
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 1
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Liars: Marriage vs Art
Sarah Manguso's searing novel about being a wife, a mother, and an artist, and how marriage makes liars of us all
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 1
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
Discussion | Reflections on War, Civilization, and Israel's Fight for Survival (online)
We live in unstable times. In Europe, Vladimir Putin's Russia is more than two years into a war of aggression against Ukraine; in the Pacific, China continues to threaten Taiwan; and in the Middle East, Israel is battling Iran's terror proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere. There are few people who can help us make sense of all that is going on around the globe—and set it in the appropriate historical context—as well as the eminent military historian and classicist, Victor Davis Hanson. Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the author of 12 books on military history, culture, and politics. His latest book, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation (2024), analyzes the fragility of weak and naïve societies that think themselves stronger than they are. He documents how polities—ancient and modern—came to misjudge their own capabilities and the designs and powers of their adversaries. Hanson and Silver will discuss the major themes of his book, and he'll provide his own analysis of the war in Israel.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 1
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Aug 2
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 4
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Talk | Memoirs of a Jewish Immigrant (online)
An intimate and thought-provoking webinar with poet and essayist Jake Marmer, winner of AJU’s Bruce Geller Memorial Prize Word Grant, as he delves into the inspirations behind his writing and his journey of bringing personal and familial histories to life on the page. In this session, Marmer will explore the poignant and complex memories from his upbringing as a Ukrainian Jew, his family's wartime experiences, and the struggles of adapting to life in America. Don't miss this chance to gain insight into the creative process of a gifted writer and to engage with the stories that weave together personal history, cultural identity, and the universal human experience.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 5
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Under the Neomoon by Wolfgang Hilbig (in-person and online)
Discuss Wolfgang Hilbig's neon-bright reminder of humanity's folly and the importance of storytelling from down below, where the workers toil. An abandoned construction site. Glowering pits and furnaces. A lone man in a bungalow. Widely considered to be one of the great German writers of the twentieth century, Wolfgang Hilbig's dark visions have long held readers aloft with their musical language and uncompromising vision of the modern world. In Under the Neomoon, his debut short story collection originally published in East Germany in 1982, Hilbig's persistent fixations--factory pits, rampant nature, and split identities--are at their most visceral and brilliant. Rendered into English by Hilbig's longtime translator Isabel Fargo Cole, these short tales apply fluorescent language ("garlands of cast-iron flowers," "tall dark-green water grasses") to lives and spaces of foreclosed dreams.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Graphic Novel Book Club: Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer
Daniel Warren Johnson weaves the heartbreaking, emotionally-charged, coming-of-age tale of one girl grappling with grief, imposter syndrome, and the grit it takes to survive amongst a thunderdome of high-stakes wrestlemania competition. Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro-wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest pro-wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 5
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong by Brian Buccellato
Godzilla, the King of the Monsters has emerged from the deep seas of Metropolis, interrupting Superman’s proposal to Lois Lane. King Kong is taking on the world’s greatest heroes in his home turf, Skull Island. Can the Justice League send these creatures back to their own dimension before it’s too late?
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: James Baldwin 100th Birthday Celebration
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. Each session focuses around a theme that celebrates the diversity and range of the poetic form and contemporary poetry culture. Come to this special session and celebrate the legacy of the influential writer James Baldwin, whose 100th birthday is on August 2nd. 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, Aug 6
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The God of the Woods: Missing Teen Mystery (online)
In Liz Moore's novel, a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, and two worlds collide.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | James Baldwin: Living in Fire (online)
Mark the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth by joining us for a presentation by Baldwin scholar Bill Mullen as he discusses Baldwin’s time in Greenwich Village. James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of his time's most important literary works, including the novels Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk. Bill Mullen celebrates the life of this great African-American writer and activist in his book James Baldwin: Living in Fire. As a lifelong anti-imperialist, black queer advocate, and feminist, James Baldwin was a passionate chronicler of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the US war against Vietnam, the Palestinian liberation struggle, and the rise of LGBTQ+ rights. Mullen pays homage to Baldwin's radical approach to life, writing, and activism. Constantly struggling for an anti-racist, emancipated world, Baldwin's philosophy and politics were ahead of their time, predicting many of today's movements such as Black Lives Matter. Author Bill Mullen is a Professor of American Studies at Purdue University.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Talk | Art Talk: Justice Reflected
A talk with the director of public art about Justice Reflected, the mosaic art adorning the plaza wall. See art that tells an allegorical story of justice and injustice, freedom, and incarceration in America. Learn about the artist James Yaya Hough's life and his use of universal symbolism to express humanity's complexity. Start times: 6pm, 6:30pm
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Plays Well with Others: Funny Romp Through Modern Motherhood
Sophie Brickman's shimmering epistolary novel incorporating emails, group texts, advice columns, newspaper profiles, and more. Plays Well with Others is a whip-smart, genuinely funny romp through the minefield of modern motherhood. But beneath its fast-paced, satirical veneer, Brickman gives us a fresh, open-hearted, all-too-real take on what it means to be a parent—fierce love, craziness, and all.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Lecture | The History of Antisemitism: Expulsion of Jews from England (online)
In 1290, Jews were expelled from England and subsequently largely expunged from English historical memory. Yet for two centuries they occupied important roles in medieval English society. Protected by the Crown and granted the exclusive right to loan money with interest, Jews financed building projects, provided loans to students, and bought and rented out housing. Historical texts showed that they shared meals and beer, celebrated at weddings, and sometimes even had romantic relationships with Christians. However, Church authorities feared the consequences of Jewish contact with Christians and tried to limit it. Royal protection also proved to be a double-edged sword: when revolts broke out against the unpopular king Henry III, some of the rebels, in debt to Jewish creditors, killed Jews and destroyed loan records. Vicious rumors circulated that Jews secretly plotted against Christians and crucified Christian children. All of these factors led Edward I to expel the Jews from England. John Tolan’s book England’s Jews revisits this neglected chapter of English history and shows that thirteenth-century England was both the theater of fruitful interreligious exchange and a crucible of European antisemitism. Speaker John Tolan is a historian interested in the entangled lives of Jews, Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages and beyond. He has taught in universities in North America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East; he is currently emeritus professor of History at the University of Nantes (France) and member of the Academia Europa.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Talk | Stargazing in the Park
A walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association to see rare celestial sights. No experience is necessary and telescopes will be provided between sunset and park closure.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 6
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Strange Sally Diamond: A Woman Confronts Her Unknown Past (online)
Liz Nugent discusses this “haunting and poignant tale, one that won’t be easy to forget any time soon” (Mystery and Suspense Magazine), as it follows an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Lecture | Understanding Genocide: Raphael Lemkin and the Origin of the Word Genocide (online)
Part 1 of this series on the definition of genocide, its historical origins, and instances of genocide in post-Holocaust era. What is a genocide, and how do we understand it in a post-Holocaust era? Join distinguished scholar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Michael Berenbaum for an in-depth 3-part series where we will examine its historical origins, legal definitions, and instances of genocide in the post-Holocaust era.In this session we will explore the pioneering work of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term “genocide.” Delve into Lemkin’s efforts to define and conceptualize genocide, his advocacy for international recognition, and the historical context that influenced his groundbreaking work. This session will also examine how Lemkin’s definition laid the foundation for contemporary understandings of genocide and its legal implications.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Pulitzer Prize Winner: Trust by Hernan Diaz
Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit. Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion (online)
Julie Satow discusses her new book. Satow draws on her expert knowledge of New York City history and culture to whisk readers back to a bygone era of innovation and glitz. She chronicles the rise of the department store through dazzling portraits of three female powerhouses who broke barriers and created new and evolving possibilities for working women. In the golden age of the American department store, every wish could be met under a single roof: one could take afternoon tea, browse the latest fashions, and even plan a wedding or funeral. From bustling big cities to Main Street, USA, women—shopper and shopgirl alike—found newfound opportunities for independence. Men may have owned the buildings, but inside, women ruled. Though the names of these iconic stores, from Bendel’s to Lord & Taylor, are infamous, the stories of the women who ran them have been largely lost to history—until now.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Age of Reconstruction: How Lincoln's New Birth of Freedom Remade the World
Don Doyle's sweeping history of how Union victory in the American Civil War inspired democratic reforms, revolutions, and emancipation movements in Europe and the Americas
New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Aug 7
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Family History Today: Researching Your Jewish Ancestors in Greater Hungary (online)
Jordan Auslander, forensic genealogist and author of the Genealogical Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Hungary, will provide an overview of resources available online and in European archives for tracing your family history in Hungary and former Hungarian territories over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. He will also discuss Jewish demographics, record keeping, the Holocaust, and the diasporas before and after World War II, concluding with an examination of the contemporary resurgence of Jews in Hungary in the face of Viktor Orbán’s regime.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 8
5:00 am
Free
5:00 am
Free
Book Discussion | Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church
Pulitzer Prize winner Eliza Griswold’s intimate portrait of a church, its radical mission, and its riveting crisis. Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. Many search for more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus. Circle of Hope tells of one such “radical outpost of Jesus followers” in Philadelphia, dedicated to service, the Sermon on the Mount, and working toward justice for all in this life, not just salvation for some in the next. Part of a little-known yet influential movement at the edge of American evangelicalism, Circle grows for forty years, plants four congregations, and then finds itself in crisis. Immersive, explosive, and tender-hearted, Griswold offers an American allegory full of urgent questions: How do we commit to one another and our better selves in a fracturing world? Where does power live? Can it be shared? How do we make “the least of these” welcome?
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 8
6:30 pm
$5
6:30 pm
$5
Book Discussion | Try by Dennis Cooper
Are you too hardcore for the current state of American letters? The tragic truth is that most new books seem afraid to shock, experiment, offend, get weird. Is there still a place in this world for the freaky girlies? The answer is yes. Morgan and Enzo are two booksellers at McNally Jackson Seaport who delight in the decadent, the debased, and the degenerate. Now, they open their private reading circle to the last libertines in New York. This won’t be a cozy time by the fireplace. We don’t talk to Reese Witherspoon. We don’t know Oprah. This is Batshit Book Club, and baby, there will be no seatbelts. Discuss Dennis Cooper's dense and strangely vengeful novel.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Aug 9
7:00 pm
$5
7:00 pm
$5
Book Discussion | Serpent in Eden: Foreign Meddling and Partisan Politics in James Madison's America (online)
Tyson Reeder traces early America's rocky beginnings, when foreign interference and political conflict threatened to undermine its aspirations and ideals, even its very existence. Spanning the period from the Revolution to the War of 1812, and focusing particularly on the career of James Madison, it reveals a nation adjusting to rancorous partisan politics, aggravated by the untested and imperfect new tools of governance and the growing power of media.*
New York City, NY; NYC
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Mon, Aug 12
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist
From America’s top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career. For over forty years, Jane Rosenberg has been at the heart of the news cycle, covering almost every major trial that has passed through the New York justice system as a courtroom sketch artist, including the most recent Donald Trump hush money trial. Rosenberg brings us into the dramatic high-stakes world of her craft, where art, psychology and courtroom drama collide. Over the course of her legendary career, she has had a front-row seat to some of the most iconic and notorious moments in our nation’s recent history, including cases pertaining to:
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Highrises Art Deco: 100 Spectacular Skyscrapers from the Roaring ’20s to the Great Depression (online)
Digital artist Chris Hytha has exploited drone photography to create stunning views of skyscrapers across the United States. His images are paired with histories researched and written by skyscraper historian Mark Houser. Take a closer look at the character and craftsmanship of Art Deco towers across America through the drone's-eye views of the Highrises Collection. Hytha and Houser have traveled coast to coast to document noteworthy landmarks of the Jazz Age, focusing on lesser-known architectural marvels beyond the boundaries of New York City and Chicago. Learn how Hytha creates his unique high-res images and hear Houser's stories of the local tycoons and architects who dramatically altered their city skylines.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 13
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | The Jail is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration by Jack Norton
Nearly every county and major city in the United States has a jail, the short-term detention center controlled by local sheriffs that funnels people into prisons and long-term incarceration. Jails are now the fastest-growing sector of the US carceral state. As jails grow, they transform the region around them. Whole towns and small cities see health care provision and employment opportunities become subordinate to carceral concerns. If jails are everywhere, resistance is too. Campaigns against new or expanded jails have emerged in large and mid-sized cities and in dozens of small towns and rural counties across the US. While there is some coordination and communication between those involved in these struggles, they tend to be isolated from each other and from broader movements. The Jail Is Everywhere brings together an incredible range of knowledge and experience from jail fights across the country. It maps this new terrain, foregrounding the hard-forged analyses of anti-jail organizers themselves as they take us through campaigns that, while appearing local, are at the new center of the carceral state. At this event, Jack Norton will discuss his book and more with the book's forward writer Ruth Wilson Gilmore.
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Tue, Aug 13
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Talk | Stargazing in the Park
A walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association to see rare celestial sights. No experience is necessary and telescopes will be provided between sunset and park closure.
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Tue, Aug 13
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | 2 Folk Art Exhibitions
A public tour of the current exhibitions, Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut and Somewhere to Roost, led by gallery guides.
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Wed, Aug 14
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Lecture | Understanding Genocide: The UN Convention on Genocide (online)
Part 2 of this series on the definition of genocide, its historical origins, and instances of genocide in post-Holocaust era. \What is a genocide, and how do we understand it in a post-Holocaust era? Join distinguished scholar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Michael Berenbaum for an in-depth 3-part series where we will examine its historical origins, legal definitions, and instances of genocide in the post-Holocaust era.In this session we will explore the pioneering work of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term “genocide.” In this session, analyze the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948. The discussion will focus on the legal framework established by the convention, its definitions and provisions, and the challenges associated with its implementation and enforcement. This session will also address the political and diplomatic processes that led to the adoption of the convention and its impact on international law.
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Wed, Aug 14
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry discussion: John Keats
For this discussion, the group will be reading John Keats's abandoned epic poem Hyperion: A Fragment. Hyperion, a Fragment is an abandoned epic poem by 19th-century English Romantic poet John Keats. It was published in Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems. It is based on the Titanomachia (aka War of the Titans, Battle of the Titans, Battle of the Gods) and tells of the despair of the Titans after their fall to the Olympians. Keats wrote the poem from late 1818 until the spring of 1819. The poem stops abruptly in the middle of the third book, with close to 900 lines having been completed. He gave it up as having "too many Miltonic inversions." He was also nursing his younger brother Tom, who died in December 1818 of tuberculosis. Keats picked up the ideas again in his unfinished poem The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream published after his death. He attempted to recast the epic by framing it with a personal quest to find truth and understanding. These poems were Keats' final attempt to reconcile his perceived conflict between mortal decay and absolute value. John Keats (1795-1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculosis at the age of 25. They were indifferently received in his lifetime, but his fame grew rapidly after his death. By the end of the century, he was placed in the canon of English literature. Keats had a style "heavily loaded with sensualities," notably in the series of odes. Typical of the Romantics, he accentuated extreme emotion through natural imagery
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Wed, Aug 14
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Worst Case Scenario: Nuclear Nightmare
When a pilot suffers a heart attack at 35,000 feet, a commercial airliner filled with passengers crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota, which becomes ground zero for a catastrophic national crisis with global implications.
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Wed, Aug 14
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Language City: Five Nights, Five Boroughs
A performance about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. Each show will explore a different New York City borough, led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on the Ross Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from languagemap.nyc and creative translanguaging translation strategies. Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.
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Wed, Aug 14
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections
David Daley's book is a riveting yet disturbing history of the fifty-year Republican plot to hijack voting rights in America, its profound implications for the 2024 presidential election, and the crucial role that Chief Justice John Roberts has played in determining how we vote.
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Wed, Aug 14
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | This Month a Century Ago: James Baldwin Was Born
In celebration of James Baldwin’s 100th birthday, attend an exclusive conversation between Gabrielle Bellot, staff writer for Literary Hub, and Harlem cultural historian Lana Turner. Together, they will unpack the author's historical importance and contemporary relevance arising from his profound contributions to literature, civil rights activism, and incisive social critiques. Baldwin's influence on contemporary writers, artists, and thinkers is profound, inspiring new generations to explore themes of identity, justice, and humanity. Moreover, Baldwin's historical significance lies in his masterful storytelling, his courageous activism, and his searing social critique. His relevance today is underscored by the enduring nature of the issues he addressed and the inspiration he provides to those continuing the fight for justice and equality. You won't want to miss this inspiring conversation! The first 100 registered attendees will receive a FREE James Baldwin book for attending the program. Doors will open 30 minutes before the program begins. Free events are overbooked to ensure a full house. Priority will be given to those who have registered in advance.
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Wed, Aug 14
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy (online)
Author and activist Letty Cottin Pogrebin and her daughter Robin Pogrebin delve into the depths of Letty’s memoir. Shanda tells the story of three generations of complicated, intense 20th-century Jews for whom the desire to fit in and the fear of public humiliation either drove their aspirations or crushed their spirit. While unmasking their charades and disguises, Letty and Robin will also showcase their family’s remarkable talent for resilience and reinvention as they continue to persevere in the face of adversity.
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Thu, Aug 15
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World
From, Anupreeta Das, the finance editor of The New York Times, comes an examination of Bill Gates--one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades--and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires. Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates forever influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy. But there is more to Gates's story, and here, Das's revelatory reporting shows us that billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side.
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Thu, Aug 15
6:00 pm
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6:00 pm
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Talk | Art Talk: Justice Reflected
A talk with the director of public art about Justice Reflected, the mosaic art adorning the plaza wall. See art that tells an allegorical story of justice and injustice, freedom, and incarceration in America. Learn about the artist James Yaya Hough's life and his use of universal symbolism to express humanity's complexity. Start times: 6pm, 6:30pm
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Thu, Aug 15
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
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Discussion | Language City: Five Nights, Five Boroughs
A performance about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. Each show will explore a different New York City borough, led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on the Ross Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from languagemap.nyc and creative translanguaging translation strategies. Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.
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Thu, Aug 15
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Talk | Sustainable Food Systems - Outdoors
Sycamore May, Director of Sustainability and Communications at Handsome Brook Farms, talks about the state of the food system in the US and where it is headed.
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Thu, Aug 15
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Crafting the Ballets Russes: Exhibition Talk
Robinson McClellan, Assistant Curator of Music Manuscripts and Printed Music, gives a dynamic and engaging lecture on the exhibition.
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Fri, Aug 16
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Language City: Five Nights, Five Boroughs
A performance about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. Each show will explore a different New York City borough, led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on the Ross Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from languagemap.nyc and creative translanguaging translation strategies. Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.
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Fri, Aug 16
10:00 pm
Free
10:00 pm
Free
Forum | Death Cafe: A Discusson on Death
An informal, group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives, or themes. The purpose of Death Cafe is "to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives." This is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session.
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Sat, Aug 17
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut: Exhibition Tour
Co-curators behind the scenes of Francesc Tosquelles: Avant-Garde Psychiatry and the Birth of Art Brut, which explores for the first time in the United States the legacy of Catalan psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles. The four curators will walk through the exhibition's artworks, archival documents and films, opening up a new window on psychiatry and its connections to art, literature and French theory.
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Sat, Aug 17
4:00 pm
Free
4:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Language City: Five Nights, Five Boroughs
A performance about the past, present, and future of the world’s most linguistically diverse city. Each show will explore a different New York City borough, led by speakers of endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages speaking about their communities in their own words and in their own languages, alongside poetry, music, and movement, with texts based on the Ross Perlin's Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. A multilingual soundscape will draw on ELA’s digital language archive, with its recordings in over a hundred languages, as well as visual elements from languagemap.nyc and creative translanguaging translation strategies. Conceived by Ross Perlin, Daniel Kaufman, Michael Leibenluft, the Endangered Language Alliance, and Gung Ho Projects. Directed by Michael Leibenluft.
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Sun, Aug 18
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Play Club: Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Play Club is like a book club, but for plays! Whether you are familiar with the art of reading plays, or looking to expand your appreciation for dramatic literature, this book club is an opportunity to read plays you have been meaning to explore or have never considered reading before. Learn about new works, discover new playwrights, and make friends! In this one-woman show, a dry-witted woman, known only as Fleabag, has no filter as she navigates life and love in London while trying to cope with tragedy. She is angry, vulgar, and grief-riddled as she tries to heal while rejecting anyone who tries to help her, but Fleabag continues to keep up her bravado through it all. This program will be a relaxed event with ice breakers, games, and more ways to explore the text. Meet other readers and get excited to discuss Fleabag in person! Content Warning: This play contains very mature themes and explicit language. Registration required.
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Mon, Aug 19
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Lady Susan by Jane Austen
After Jane Austen's earliest known writings, she began a more serious work, Lady Susan, in 1793 or 1794. It is a short, epistolary novel that portrays a woman bent on the exercise of her own powerful mind and personality to the point of social self-destruction.
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Tue, Aug 20
1:00 pm
Free
1:00 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: Poems on the Animal World
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. Each session focuses around a theme that celebrates the diversity and range of the poetic form and contemporary poetry culture. The relationship between humans and animals has been a feature of verse from epic poetry to haiku. This August, channel the outdoors and discuss recent poems about animals. 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, Aug 20
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Talk | Stargazing in the Park
A walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association to see rare celestial sights. No experience is necessary and telescopes will be provided between sunset and park closure.
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Tue, Aug 20
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Lecture | Understanding Genocide: Post-Holocaust Genocides (online)
Part 3 of this series on the definition of genocide, its historical origins, and instances of genocide in post-Holocaust era. What is a genocide, and how do we understand it in a post-Holocaust era? Join distinguished scholar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies Michael Berenbaum for an in-depth 3-part series where we will examine its historical origins, legal definitions, and instances of genocide in the post-Holocaust era.In this session we will explore the pioneering work of Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish lawyer who coined the term “genocide.” In this session, examine genocides that have occurred since the Holocaust, including those in Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Participants will study the causes, characteristics, and consequences of these atrocities, exploring the roles of ideology, political power, and social dynamics in their occurrence. The session will also discuss the international community’s responses to these genocides, including humanitarian interventions, legal prosecutions, and efforts at prevention and reconciliation.
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Wed, Aug 21
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindberg- and the Battle to Save Democracy
Paul Sparrow's powerful new work of history that brings President Roosevelt, his allies, and his adversaries to life as he fought to transform America from an isolationist bystander into the world’s first superpower.
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Wed, Aug 21
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | Acclaimed Jazz Musician in Conversation
Louis Hayes has over 70 years on the drum throne, working regularly with Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderly, Oscar Peterson, Dexter Gordon, and many others. Artistic Director Christian McBride will host a Harlem Speaks Oral History interview with Hayes to discuss his storied career and his take on the impact of Charlie Parker.
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Wed, Aug 21
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Crafting the Ballets Russes: Exhibition Talk (online)
A docent-led exploration and discussion of several works in the Morgan's exhibition Crafting the Ballets Russes: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection. Discover the history of the Ballets Russes ballet company and examine the creative process that brought their work to life.
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Fri, Aug 23
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Gallery Talk | Far and Away: Drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection: Exhibition Tour (online)
A virtual docent-led exploration and discussion of several works in the Morgan's exhibition. Look closely at some of the highlights from the exhibition, exploring master drawings assembled by collector Clement C. Moore that make up one of the preeminent collections of Dutch drawings.
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Fri, Aug 23
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Pulitzer Prize Winner This Other Eden by Paul Harding
In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys’ descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated, and often hungry, but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland. During the tumultuous summer of 1912, Matthew Diamond, a retired, idealistic but prejudiced schoolteacher-turned-missionary, disrupts the community’s fragile balance through his efforts to educate its children. His presence attracts the attention of authorities on the mainland who, under the influence of the eugenics-thinking popular among progressives of the day, decide to forcibly evacuate the island, institutionalize its residents, and develop the island as a vacation destination.
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Tue, Aug 27
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Talk | Stargazing in the Park
A walk along the park and a chance to take a closer look at the stars. Peer through high-powered telescopes provided by the knowledgeable members of the Amateur Astronomers Association to see rare celestial sights. No experience is necessary and telescopes will be provided between sunset and park closure.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 27
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery
For one hundred and sixty-nine years, a first-person slave narrative written by John Swanson Jacobs—brother of Harriet Jacobs—was buried in a pile of newspapers in Australia. Jacobs’s long-lost narrative, The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots, is a startling and revolutionary discovery. A document like this—written by an ex-slave and ex-American, in language charged with all that can be said about America outside America, untampered with and unedited by white abolitionists—has never been seen before. A radical abolitionist, sailor, and miner, John Jacobs has a life story that is as global as it is American. Born into slavery, by 1855, he had fled both the South and the United States altogether, becoming a stateless citizen of the world and its waters. That year, he published his life story in an Australian newspaper, far from American power and its threats. Unsentimental and unapologetic, Jacobs radically denounced slavery and the state, calling out politicians and slaveowners by their names, critiquing America’s founding documents, and indicting all citizens who maintained the racist and intolerable status quo.
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Wed, Aug 28
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Discussion | WNYC and Friends Centennial Celebration - Outdoors
WNYC has been serving listeners in the New York City metro area since 1924. Today, it's still the home of independent local, national, and international news and community conversation--both on-air and online--airing programming from NPR and the BBC as well as shows produced in its own newsroom. The station's iconic weekday host Brian Lehrer appears for an evening of live radio fun including some of the most beloved voices you've heard on the radio and a lineup of surprise games performing music, comedy, trivia games, and more.
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Mon, Sep 9
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
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Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. For this session, the group will be celebrating the anniversary of famed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's classic collection, which marked his emergence into the literary world at only nineteen. 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, Sep 10
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
Free
Discussion | Mystery Novelists in Conversation
Please join authors Erica Wright and Alex Segura as they discuss their latest projects. Wright's Hollow Bones is a contemporary mystery inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Segura's Secret Identity won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and was an Editor's Choice for The New York Times. These writers will consider the popularity of crime fiction, the enduring appeal of Shakespeare, and the legacy of comic books.
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Wed, Sep 11
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Devil's Contract by Ed Simon
A fascinating and accessible narrative of the Faustian bargain throughout the ages, Devil’s Contract juxtaposes humanity’s choices with the history of the Devil and suggests how we arrived where we are today. From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain -- the exchange of one's soul in return for untold riches and power -- has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective imaginations. Scholar Ed Simon takes us on a historical tour of the Faustian bargain, from biblical themes to bluesman Robert Johnson, and illustrates how the instinct for sacrificing our principles in exchange for power models all kinds of social ills, from colonialism to nuclear warfare, and even social media, climate change, and AI. In doing so, Simon conveys just how much the Faustian bargain shows us about power and evil ... and about ourselves.
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Thu, Sep 12
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
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Gallery Talk | Far and Away: Drawings from the Clement C. Moore Collection: Exhibition Tour (online)
A virtual docent-led exploration and discussion of several works in the Morgan's exhibition. Look closely at some of the highlights from the exhibition, exploring master drawings assembled by collector Clement C. Moore that make up one of the preeminent collections of Dutch drawings.
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Fri, Sep 13
12:30 pm
Free
12:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York by Ross Perlin
Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and—because many have never been recorded—when they’re gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin, a linguist and co-director of the Manhattan-based non-profit Endangered Language Alliance, is racing against time to map little-known languages across the most linguistically diverse city in history: contemporary New York. In Language City, Perlin recounts the unique history of immigration that shaped the city, and follows six remarkable yet ordinary speakers of endangered languages deep into their communities to learn how they are maintaining and reviving their languages against overwhelming odds. Perlin also dives deep into their languages, taking us on a fascinating tour of unusual grammars, rare sounds, and powerful cultural histories from all around the world. Seke is spoken by 700 people from five ancestral villages in Nepal, a hundred of whom have lived in a single Brooklyn apartment building. N’ko is a radical new West African writing system now going global in Harlem and the Bronx. After centuries of colonization and displacement, Lenape, the city’s original Indigenous language and the source of the name Manhattan (“the place where we get bows”), has just one fluent native speaker, bolstered by a small band of revivalists. Also profiled in the book are speakers of the Indigenous Mexican language Nahuatl, the Central Asian minority language Wakhi, and the former lingua franca of the Lower East Side, Yiddish. A century after the anti-immigration Johnson-Reed Act closed America’s doors for decades and on the 400th anniversary of New York’s colonial founding, Perlin raises the alarm about growing political threats and the onslaught of “killer languages” like English and Spanish. Both remarkable social history and testament to the importance of linguistic diversity, Language City is a joyful and illuminating exploration of a city and the world that made it. At this event, Ross Perlin will discuss his new book with fellow writer Jason Diamond.
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Mon, Sep 16
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
In the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. David is a young American expatriate who has just proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Hella. While she is away on a trip, David meets a bartender named Giovanni to whom he is drawn in spite of himself. Soon the two are spending the night in Giovanni’s curtainless room, which he keeps dark to protect their privacy. But Hella’s return to Paris brings the affair to a crisis, one that rapidly spirals into tragedy.
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Wed, Sep 18
4:30 pm
Free
4:30 pm
Free
Book Discussion | Get the Picture: A Mind-Bending Journey Among the Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Me How to See by Bianca Bosker
An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker’s existence was upended when she wandered into the art world—and couldn’t look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how she—or any of us—could engage with it more deeply. In Get the Picture, Bosker throws herself into the nerve center of art and the people who live for it: gallerists, collectors, curators, and, of course, artists themselves—the kind who work multiple jobs to afford their studios while scrabbling to get eyes on their art. As she stretches canvases until her fingers blister, talks her way into A-list parties full of billionaire collectors, has her face sat on by a nearly-naked performance artist, and forces herself to stare at a single sculpture for hours on end while working as a museum security guard, she discovers not only the inner workings of the art-canonization machine but also a more expansive way of living.
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Wed, Sep 18
6:30 pm
Free
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, Sep 21
3:30 pm
Free
3:30 pm
Free
Book Club | Poetry Discussion Circle: Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Join fellow poetry enthusiasts in unpacking the layered meanings of poetry through an informal group discussion. For this sesssion, the group will read poems by writers associated with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, an iconic multicultural venue for slam poetry and the arts for over fifty years. 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, Sep 24
2:30 pm
Free
2:30 pm
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Talk | Braiding in the Jewish New Year (online)
Explore the themes of Rosh Hashanah and the High Holy Days through challah braiding with Rabbi Vanessa Harper. Prepare your spirit and your table for the High Holy Days with Rabbi Vanessa Harper, author of Loaves of Torah: Exploring the Jewish Year Through Challah. Dive into the rich history and the religious and spiritual significance of making and shaping challah and learn different techniques for creating beautiful challot for the High Holy Day season. Bring your questions, and, if you’d like to shape along, have play doh or a batch of risen challah dough handy!
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Tue, Sep 24
3:00 pm
Free
3:00 pm
Free
Book Discussion | The Jewish Mexican Cookbook by Ilan Stavans and Margaret Boyle
At the program, Stavans and Boyle will discuss the delectable culinary history of Jewish immigration to Mexico from 1492 to the present, illustrating how flavors and dishes evolved in Mexican and Jewish kitchens, and how they fused into a distinct cuisine, mainly by the labor of Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and converso women.
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Thu, Sep 26
6:30 pm
Free
6:30 pm
Free
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