Events - October, 15, 2012
Legal/Politics/Economics, Science/Tech/Health
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
With Jon Gertner, a writer for The New York Times Magazine. Calling Bell Laboratories the most innovative institution of the 20th century, the author reveals...
Performing Arts/Film, Books, Art/Photo/DesignYoko Ono
Take advantage of this special opportunity to see and hear legendary artist, musician and activist Yoko Ono discuss her work and her latest book, “An Invisible Flower,”...
Art/Photo/Design
Camille Paglia - Great Themes of Western Art
Take a visual tour through the ages with Camille Paglia, one of our most omnivorously talented cultural critics. Learn about these seminal images, some famous,...
Books
On Ernest Hemingway - Susan F. Beegel
Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, columnist, author and TV commentator Dr. Gail Saltz moderates this new series: a look inside the minds of larger-than-live historical figures, examining the...
Books
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver’s new book of poems is A Thousand Mornings. Her “poetry is fine and deep; it reads like a blessing,” wrote Stanley Kunitz. “Her special...
Books,
Oculus Book Talk: David Adjaye, African Metropolitan Architecture
David Adjaye will present his book African Metropolitan Architecture. Internationally renowned for his distinguished buildings David Adjaye was raised and educated in London but born in Tanzania, and...
Books
Joyce Carol Oates - The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Literary giants Joyce Carol Oates and Edmund White discuss the latest edition of The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Ms. Oates.
History/NYC
Circus and the City: New York, 1793-2010
This half-day symposium is being held in conjunction with the Circus and the City exhibition at the Bard Graduate Center and focuses on the animals and performers...
Religion/Spirituality
Are American Jews the Most Secular People on Earth?
Jacques Berlinerblau is an associate professor and Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown...
Books
The Future of the New York Public Library
The American Trust for the British Library sponsors a talk by Dr. Anthony Marx, President and CEO of the New York Public Library. RSVP and...
Performing Arts/Film
Pierrot at 100
Exploring Arnold Schoenberg’s melodrama Pierrot Lunaire on the occasion of its 100th birthday, conductor Jennifer Peterson leads her company operamission in an interactive performance of the elusive masterwork, featuring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Berkebile....
Science/Tech/Health
Spectacular Supernovae with Joanne Bibby and Graham Kanarek
Various stars in the universe end their lives in a spectacular explosion called a supernova. While supernovae are some of the most energetic phenomena known...
Legal/Politics/Economics, Film
Old Enough to Be President
A gripping chronicle of the 2012 presidential election seen through the prism of independent candidate Connor Ratliff, whose entire platform is based on meeting the...
History/NYC
Truth: An Ancient Babylonian Perspective
The search for truth is as old as human existence, but various cultures have had different approaches to it. Professor of History Marc Van De...
Books, Food & Drink
Liddabit Sweets & Blue Bottle Coffee
With Liz Gutman and Jen King of Liddabit Sweets, authors of The Liddabit Sweets Candy Cookbook: How to Make Truly Scrumptious Candy in Your Own Kitchen! and...
Books
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel Talks with Katie Roiphe
Graphic illustrator/memoirist Alison Bechdel has quickly moved from a cult hero into the public eye. Her smart, thoughtful, comic and often moving look at family...
Beyond the High Line: Transforming New Orleans
The Lafitte Corridor is an unused canal and railway in the heart of New Orleans. The New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, Waggonner & Ball Architects, the...
Books
David Mitchell
Two weeks before the much-anticipated release of the film adaptation of Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell stops by powerHouse Arena for a talk and signing. Tickets: $10...
Religion/Spirituality,
Perspectives: Is Zionism in Crisis?
Alan Dershowitz debates with Peter Beinart on the topic of Beinart’s recent book, The Crisis of Zionism.
Books,
As Bad As They Say?: Three Decades of Teaching in the Bronx
Bronx-born Janet Grossbach Mayer is a New York City high school English teacher with 51 years experience. Her new book As Bad As They Say?...
Books, History/NYC
Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech
Author Victoria Saker Woeste provides a new interpretation of an episode in the life of Henry Ford: his side career as publisher of anti-Semitic propaganda. Ford was...
Toyo Ito: Architecture's Direction Post-March 11
The tragic events of March 11, 2011, have served as a springboard for social, artistic and economic innovation in the Tohoku region and Japan as...
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