Events - June, 19, 2012

Annual Sake Tasting & Lecture Rice & Water: The Building Blocks of Premium Sake

The ingredients of sake--rice and water--are very simple, hence their quality is of paramount importance. Most sake breweries are located near a plentiful source of...

Books

An Evening In Our Favorite Park: Join Writers Thomas Beller, John Burham Schwartz, Ben Dolnick, Susan Sheeham and New York City's Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe

Retreat from the urban chaos in the Rare Books Room, and imagine yourself sprawling on the grass or taking an afternoon stroll through the 843...

Books, History/NYC

Guy Gugliotta

Guy Gugliotta, a former national reporter and columnist for The Washington Post, talks about his recently published book, Freedom's Cap:The United States Capitol and the Coming...

Books, LGBTQ+

Shameless: Pride Week with Melissa Febos, Eileen Myles, Ariel Levy and More

In honor of Pride Week 2012, Melissa Febos curates a lineup of queer women writers to share shameless stories of sex, love, rebellion, redemption, and...

Food & Drink, History/NYC

Behind the Scenes: Goldie Lustgarten's Kosher Butcher Shop and the Riot of 1902

Join historians Judith Rosenbaum from the Jewish Women's Archives and Annie Polland as they discuss the impact of the Kosher Meat Boycott of 1902 on...

Legal/Politics/Economics, History/NYC

Four Centuries of Citizen Struggle: How Grassroots Movements Have Grown in New York

Ever since 17th-century settlers in the Dutch colony of New Netherland went over the head of Director-General Petrus Stuyvesant to demand religious freedom for Quakers,...

Science/Tech/Health

The Living Heart in the 21st Century

Join us for a special talk featuring Dr. Antonio Gotto, the legendary dean emeritus of the Weill Cornell Medical College, in celebration of the publication...

Books, History/NYC

Eric Firley Book Talk - THE URBAN TOWERS HANDBOOK

For well over a century, the modern skyscraper has provided an ingenious solution to high-density living and working. In the contemporary context of drastic urban...

Books, History/NYC

Joseph Mitchell's Harbor

"The smoky riverbank dawn, the racket the fishmongers make, the seaweedy smell, and the sight of this plentifulness always give me a feeling of well...

Books, History/NYC

Antony Beevor - The Second World War

Antony Beevor, a foremost military historian, applies his mastery of detail and sources to his latest book.

Books,

Tayari Jones in Conversation With Judy Blume

Judy Blume joins novelist Tayari Jones in conversation to celebrate the release of Jones' Silver Sparrow, a tale of a family's complicity and the fragility...

Books, , History/NYC

American Tapestry by Rachel L. Swarns with Khalil Gibran Muhammad

American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama explores the First Lady’s family roots and recounts an extraordinary yet...

History/NYC

92YU: Eisenhower in War and Peace - Jean Edward Smith

Drawing on untapped primary sources, renowned biographer Jean Edward Smith offers a fresh look at one of the most indelible figures in American history –...

Performing Arts/Film

Alanis Morissette talks with Jon Pareles

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette talks with The New York Times chief pop music critic, Jon Pareles, about her music and her eighth album,...

Science/Tech/Health

VideoNuze 2012 Online Video Advertising Summit

Online video viewership is exploding, and marketers are racing to keep up. With viewers now fully in control, traditional TV advertising alone is no longer...

Legal/Politics/Economics,

Effective Sales Strategies – From Traditional Marketing to Social Media

Teplitzky will share proven strategies to help brokers stand out from the thousands of other licensed agents. Attendees will learn how to succeed in this...

Religion/Spirituality

What Does the Bible Really Say?

If you've ever had questions about God's Word that were never answered, then you'll benefit from this free Bible Study series! Join Pastor Louis Straker...