Events - November, 7, 2012

Fraternité: French Artists from Revolution to Romanticism

The Revolution of 1789 transformed French art. Neoclassicism, embodied in the paintings of Jacques-Louis David, became the style of the day. This series explores the...

, Art/Photo/Design

A New Arab World? A Conversation with Fareed Zakaria

Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN's flagship International Affairs program, Editor at Large of TIME, a Washington Post columnist, and a New York Times bestselling author...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

Thomas Barrow, Peter MacGill, Sean Corcoran - An Art Book

Join influential photographer Thomas Barrow in a conversation with renowned photography gallerist Peter MacGill and MCNY curator Sean Corcoran about their many shared topics of...

Books

Tom Perrotta Presents The Best American Short Stories 2012

The best-selling author of Election and Little Children introduces his choices from the most-anticipated collection of the year.

Science/Tech/Health

A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents – and Ourselves

Jane Gross, the founding blogger of "The New Old Age,'' at the New York Times, tells the story of her own struggle to learn how...

Food & Drink

Culinary Luminary: Henri Soulé

Henri Soulé (1903–1966) came to New York from France in 1939 to serve as maitre d’ for the restaurant in the French pavilion at the...

Legal/Politics/Economics, History/NYC

Houses of the Presidents

Combining architecture with US history, Hugh Howard offers a unique tour of the houses and day-to-day lives of American presidents. Spotlighting Jefferson’s Monticello, Reagan’s Rancho...

Conflicts in Cultural Value: Localities and Heritage in Southwestern China

With Michael Rowlands, Anthropology, University College London. Visit official site for registration.

Legal/Politics/Economics

Jennefer Witter: 10 Proven PR Tips that Will Take Your Small Business to the Next Level

Doing business during this economically-challenging period can be difficult. How can you gain your "unfair share" of attention that will help to generate new business...

Art/Photo/Design

"The Essence of Earthiness: Van Gogh's Peasants," by Judy Sund, Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Van Gogh’s portraits of Patience Escalier, one of which will be on loan to the Frick this fall, were part of his long-term project to...

Art/Photo/Design

Frank Moore: Around and About the Downtown Scene

Please note: This event takes place at Einstein Auditorium, Barney Building, 34 Stuyvesant Street (between 3rd Ave. and 9th St.). Roundtable conversation with Hilton Als,...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Gender, Trace, and the Political Economy of Feminist Blogging

Professor Daniels will discuss how the emergence of digital media, particularly blogs, represents a new mode of civic participation -- one that holds the potential...

Art/Photo/Design

Andrea Bruce

Moderated by Phillip S. Block, the weekly Photographers Lecture Series brings together ten distinguished photographers and artists from all aspects of the field to present...

Books

Catherine Phil MacCarthy - The Invisible Threshold

Catherine Phil MacCarthy reads from her recent work, including her new collection, The Invisible Threshold (Dedalus Press).

Books

Poet Charles Bernstein

A reading and discussion with Charles Bernstein, currently the Donald T. Regan Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is co-founder of...

Books

Life After Death: Damien Echols in conversation with Henry Rollins

Damien Echols, the central figure of the West Memphis Three, presents a gripping, eloquently written account of his early life, his arrest and trial, his...

Julianne Moore + Alison Gopnik

Actress Julianne Moore talks about the role of family in fostering a happy life with philosopher and developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik.

On Memory, History, and the Armenian Genocide: A Conversation between Fatma Müge Göçek and Eric Bogosian

American actor and author of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian will interview Fatma Müge Göçek, one of a few Turkish-born scholars who have publicly acknowledged the...

Science/Tech/Health

The Mathematics of Origami

Please note: The Museum of Mathematics opens on Dec. 15. This event takes place at the Baruch College Conference Center, 151 E. 25th St., 14th...

Books,

Makers of Modern India: B.R. Ambedkar

Ananya Vajpeyi discusses her new book, offering a fresh perspective on the political traditions which informed the founders of the modern state of India, with...

Performing Arts/Film

If Love Were All: Noël Coward on Love

A program about love that's sought, found, lost, and regained through the words and music of The Master. Devised and narrated by Barry Day, featuring Anna Bergman, Amanda...

Books

Poet Rebecca Dinerstein and Novelist Adam Wilson

Listen to two fresh voices on the literary scene. These two compelling, gifted writers will read from their debut books - Rebecca Dinerstein from her...

Film

The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

Anja Kirschner and David Panos’ third film The Last Days of Jack Sheppard (2009, dur: 56 min) follows on from their previous films in taking London as both...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

Readings and Conversations with author Bonafide Rojas

Hop off the BCA’s Bronx Culture Trolley at BxMA and hear Bronx author Bonafide Rojas discuss his recent book When The City Sleeps. Free guided...

Books

Akashic Books presents Five Borough Noir

In 2004, Brooklyn independent press Akashic Books published a new anthology, Brooklyn Noir, comprised of all-new stories set in the borough. The book was a stunning success,...

Books

Book Presentation: The Italians of New York by Maurizio Molinari

This book offers an overview of various generations of Italians in the Big Apple, weaving together numerous stories that highlight different epochs and different backgrounds....