Events - November, 10, 2012

Russian Literary Series: Valery Popov

This famously witty author writes for both children and adults, and is considered a master of ironic prose. A number of his stories have been...

History/NYC

The Cartography of Russia: Legends, Myths and Secrets

With Dr. Denis Khotimsky, a map collector and scholar. Where was Russia in the 16th century? Or in other words, what did medieval mapmakers mean...

Performing Arts/Film

Remembering Jackie Gleason

The Honeymooners, the Jackie Gleason Show, Minnesota Fats in The Hustler ... Gleason has left his imprint on a generation. Comedian, actor, composer and conductor,...

Food & Drink

From Cappuccino to Jambalaya: Food and American Identity

It’s been said that one of the most enduring markers of ethnic identity is cuisine. From fast food to slow food and everything in between,...

Performing Arts/Film

Joan Retallack: Conversation with Cage

Joan Retallack co-authored with John Cage Musicage: Cage Muses on Words, Art, Music. She will read selections of her dynamic conversations with Cage.

History/NYC

The Untold History of the U.S.

Oliver Stone and Lewis Lapham set the stage for the new Showtime 10-part documentary and book The Untold History of the United States, offering 92Y a...

Performing Arts/Film

Oddly Familiar: A Ben Stiller Show Reunion

With Judd Apatow, Rob Cohen, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Jeff Kahn, Bob Odenkirk, and Ben Stiller. The Paley Center for Media and The New York Comedy Festival present a twentieth anniversary...

Film

A Night at the Nickelodeon

Despite the release of a handful of feature-length films, most movies in 1912 still lasted only ten or fifteen minutes. Thousands of motion picture theaters...

Film

Classical Cinema

With theater owners doing their best to attract a more upscale clientele, producers responded by plundering history and literature. High-class French and Italian imports provided...