Events - June, 6, 2012

SciCafe: Forgetting Fear

Enjoy cocktails, cutting-edge science, and conversation at this popular after-hours series. At the final installment for this season, neuroscientist Daniela Schiller will discuss the neural mechanisms of...

Books

Poets at the Strand: A Monthly Reading Series: Jorie Graham interviewed by Meghan O'Rourke

Jorie Graham has written numerous collections of poetry, most recently Sea Change. She has received many awards for her work including the MacArthur Fellowship and...

Religion/Spirituality, LGBTQ+

LGBT Jews in the 21st Century: New Opportunities and Ongoing Challenges

What new opportunities have been created by the increasing acceptance of diversity in Jewish communal life, and what challenges and obstacles to full inclusion remain?...

Performing Arts/Film

Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis: Michael Kors

With a laser-sharp focus on providing his customers with accessories and clothes that are consistently the epitome of a polished, chic, relaxed—and yes, sexy-sporty—glamour, award-winning...

Art/Photo/Design

Pennylvania German Fraktur

Speaker: Dr. Pepi Jelinek, independent researcher, author, and collector This talk presents a brief history of fraktur—baptismal and marriage certificates, rewards of merit, and other...

Beyond the Euro Crisis: Immigration, Schengen and Yet Another Problem in European Integration

In Europe, the discourse concerning immigration and asylum has understandably been sidelined in favor of the more pressing issue of the future of the common...

Art/Photo/Design

Lectures, Talks, Readings: Tracing Creative Destruction with Matthew Buckingham and David Harvey

This two-part program features a reading group followed by a conversation led by the guest speakers. Both will critically explore the historical trajectory of creative...

Religion/Spirituality,

Inside the Gate: An American Nun's Training With Korean Buddhism

Bhikkuni Seon Joon, Yale graduate and American Jogye Order Buddhist nun, discusses the essential elements of Korean Buddhism and the daily life of women training...

LGBTQ+

Come Out, Come Out Whoever You Are

Celebrate coming out stories, listen to those of others, share your own. Meet great storytellers and listeners. Hosted by Narativ, Inc., the company with The...

Performing Arts/Film

Pre-Concert Talk

Want to know more about the music you'll be hearing? Concert ticket holders are invited to join us one hour before concert time for an...

Books

Carl Jung: The Wounded Healer of the Soul

Author Claire Dunne in conversation with Dr. Aryeh Maidenbaum, founder and director of the New York Institute for Jungian Studies, followed by a reception and book...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Books

Gail Collins -- As Texas Goes ... : How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda

New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins explains why the second most populous state in the union has held enormous sway over the political dialogue...