Events - July, 31, 2012

Summer Skies and Telescope Party

Explore city, suburban, and rural summer skies with meteorologist Joe Rao and astronomer Ted Williams. Surf the Milky Way to find deep-space objects visible with binoculars or a...

Books

Constance Rosenblum Book Talk - BOULEVARD OF DREAMS: HEADY TIMES, HEARTBREAK, AND HOPE ALONG THE GRAND CONCOURSE IN THE BRONX

Stretching over four miles through the center of the West Bronx, the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, known simply as the Grand Concourse, has gracefully served...

Books

Charles Yu

The author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe reads from his latest book, Sorry Please Thank You, set to be released on July...

Books

Megan Abbott

Release party for her new book, Dare Me, with reading, Q&A and signing.

Legal/Politics/Economics

The Coler-Goldwater Project: Innovative Design and Delivery Strategies for Urban Hospitals

Many hospital systems are dealing with budget shortfalls while simultaneously facing increasing patient demand. This is the case for The Health and Hospital Corporation, the...

Performing Arts/Film

A Month With Louis Armstrong & Ricky Riccardi - Louis Armstrong In The Recording Studio

Louis Armstrong's recording career lasted from 1923 to 1971 and resulted in thousands of timeless recordings. In researching his book, "What a Wonderful World: The...

Books

Ben Ryder Howe - My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store

The author follows the store's tumultuous lifespan, and along the way paints the portrait of an extremely unlikely partnership between characters across society, from the...

Books

Jewfest - Helene Aylon

A Summer Party to celebrate a lifetime of art/feminist art, and the tell-all memoir, Helene Aylon: Whatever is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox Girlhood,...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Books, LGBTQ+

Center Authors presents A Conversation, Book Signing and Reception with Neil Giuliano, author of The Campaign Within

Neil Giuliano, former Tempe, AZ mayor (first openly gay mayor of a major city) former GLAAD President, and current CEO of San Francisco AIDS Foundation,...

Performing Arts/Film

"End of the Rainbow" Post-Show Talkbacks

Tracie Bennett, who stars as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow in what has become one of the most celebrated performances of the year, will be participating in post-show talk-backs,...