Events - June, 28, 2012

R. Kelly

Soul singer R. Kelly signs his book Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me. Purchase of the book in this store is necessary to attend signing. No...

Books

Five Little Gefiltes with Dave Horowitz

"You don't have to be Jewish to love this book – but it couldn't hoyt!" The playful, award-winning author discusses his journey from being a...

Books,

Sally Koslow - Slouching Toward Adulthood: Observations From the Not-So-Empty Nest

Sally Koslow, journalist and former editor-in-chief of McCall's and Lifetime, reveals what lies behind the current generation's unwillingness -- or inability -- to "leave the...

Film

The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

Screening of the Brian de Palma film -- starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith -- followed by Q&A with journalist Julie Salamon.

Food & Drink

Four Kitchens: Life Behind the Burner in NY, Hanoi, Tel Aviv and Paris - Lauren Shockey

French Culinary Institute graduate Lauren Shockey apprenticed at four high-end restaurants around the world, starting in NYC at the molecular gastronomy hot spot wd~50, then...

Books

4:56 Carlos Fuentes Lemus (1973-1999), with E. Shaskan Bumas y Alejandro Branger (Bilingual)

These poems by Carlos Fuentes Lemus (1973-1999), son of the author of Terra Nostra and Christopher Unborn, are an introduction to the unique voice of a sensitive but unsentimental young poet...

Books, LGBTQ+

The Letter Q

More than 50 writers share their struggles and triumphs in The Letter Q, a compilation for LGBT teens following in the steps of “It Gets Better.”...

Art/Photo/Design, Film

Piecing Together Los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader

Edited and introduced by Susan Morgan, Piecing Together Los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader is the debut book title from East of Borneo, and the first collection...

Books

Karen Thompson Walker

Book Launch: Author Karen Thompson Walker presents The Age of Miracles. Wine reception to follow.

Performing Arts/Film, Books

Safe Space with Nicole Krauss and Simone Dinnerstein

This series pairing classical musicians with favorite authors, voted “Best Highbrow Night Out” in New York magazine’s Best of New York 2012, returns with novelist Nicole Krauss...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Taking Urban Infrastructure from NIMBY to YIMBY: the Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Sanitation Garage

Presenters: Paul Bauer, AIA – Principal, Dattner Architects Dan Klein, Director of Real Estate – New York City Department of Sanitation Faith Rose, Senior Design Liaison - New...

History/NYC

We Are One: The 1982 Chinatown Garment Strike, 30 Years Later

In 1982, tens of thousands of workers, mostly immigrant women, worked in union garment factories in and around Canal Street in Chinatown. In the summer of...