Events - June, 26, 2012
Books, History/NYC
What is English? Robert Lane Greene
The language we know today wasn't born this way, but as a near-random dialect many centuries ago, built up by grammar book writers and dictionary...
Books
Tasteful Nudes with Dave Hill and Friends
Dave Hill, UCB hell raiser, This American Life contributor, and author of the new book Tasteful Nudes, puts together a panel of essayists that is...
Science/Tech/Health, Food & Drink
The Science of Local Food
From improved nutrition to better environmental stewardship, local food systems have been offered as a panacea for much of what ails us. Culturally, local food...
Food & Drink
Spirits of America
Three authors of recently published books explain how rum, vodka, and gin have changed history and discuss the importance of these beverages today. Speakers are:...
Performing Arts/Film, Books
Jimmie Walker - Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times -- A Memoir
Jimmie Walker, a star of the TV show Good Times, who became a singular comedic sensation of the 1970s, talks about his life and career...
Books
An Evening With Andrew Blackwell, Produced in Conjunction With the New York Foundation for the Arts
Books
Glen Duncan with Megan Abbott
Turning into a wolf and wailing at the full moon is no fun if you have to do it alone. In Glen Duncan’s Talulla Rising,...
Books
Launch Party for Carissa Halston
Writer and former New Yorker Carissa Halston presents The Mere Weight of Words, a novel that chronicles the efforts of a young woman to reinvent her...
Art/Photo/Design
Talk with Anne Barlow, Art in General Executive Director and Curator of the Bucharest Bienniale 2012 (Members-Only Event)
Barlow will give a Curator’s presentation on the recently opened Bucharest Biennale. The talk will offer insight into the concept, thinking processes, and final projects...
Books,
How to Hire a Nanny
In How to Hire a Nanny, readers will find information on how to hire, manage and retain household employees, as well as sample interview questions,...
Film
Witnesses of the 20th Century
A film screening followed by a talk-back with the filmmaker. Julian Schlossberg, veteran film and Broadway theater producer had an idea. He would videotape all the...
Legal/Politics/Economics
Repairing the Repair: How to Clean up Someone Else's Misguided Efforts to Fix the Building Envelope
Throughout their lifecycle, buildings accumulate lots of patches, repairs, and fixes, some competent and some not. Anyone who has tried to fix a deteriorating building...
Art/Photo/Design
Clay and Metal in Korean Art
Examine core materials—including clay, bronze, copper, iron, and gold—and their unexpected uses in Korean art. With Soyoung Lee, associate curator, Department of Asian Art, MMA.
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