Events - November, 14, 2012

The Life and Times of Arturo Toscanini

All lectures include video and music, and are given by Cavaliere Ufficiale Aldo Mancusi, President and Curator of the Enrico Caruso Museum. YOU MUST MAKE A...

Books

D. Nurkse and Beth Bosworth

Poet D. Nurkse reads from his poetry volume, A Night in Brooklyn, a haunted love letter to the far corners of his hometown that brings...

Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC

Colors Of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II

With Eric L. Muller, with photographs by Bill Manbo. This timely illustrated lecture documents an important part of Japanese American history at the 70th anniversary...

Science/Tech/Health

Joy Bauer on Healthy Living

America’s favorite and most trusted nutrition expert shares tips on how you can have a healthy lifestyle.

Performing Arts/Film

On the Music of Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II was arguably one of the world’s most prolific and influential lyricists. Join Carla Innerfield and Chris Coogan for live music and singing,...

David J. Kahn: Crossword Puzzle Master

Discuss strategy and reasoning with legendary crossword puzzle creator David J. Kahn, whose puzzles appear regularly in newspapers nationwide. Learn to think like a cruciverbalist...

Books, History/NYC

Paul LaRosa Reads From Leaving Story Avenue: My Journey from the Projects to the Front Page

In Leaving Story Avenue, Paul LaRosa details his life journey from childhood in a Bronx housing project to working at the New York Daily News during the turbulent...

History/NYC

Japan and the Holocaust

Each lecture, lasting about 50 minutes, will be followed by a question and answer period of 50 minutes. The lecture series is offered in cooperation...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

Bernard Tschumi

Renowned architect Bernard Tschumi's work is striking, ambitious, and even revolutionary: from the Parc de la Villette in Paris to the Acropolis Museum in Athens,...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

An Art Book - Negar Ahkami, Kelly Baum, Judith K. Brodsky, Ferris Olin, Gilane Tawadros, Nil Yalter

Judith K. Brodsky and Ferris Olin, co-directors, Rutgers University Institute of Women and Art, curators and authors of The Fertile Crescent: Gender, Art and Society, along with two of...

Books, History/NYC

Jon Meacham in Conversation with Katie Couric

Discussing Meacham's new book about Thomas Jefferson.

Performing Arts/Film, Books

Penn Jillette - Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday

Books

Susannah Cahalan - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Books

Marcelo Brodsky

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...

Art/Photo/Design

Curator Insights: Her Own Style: An Artist's Eye with Judith Shea

Throughout her career, sculptor and National Academician Judith Shea has been intrigued with the self-image of women. Drawn from the Academy's extensive portrait collection, she...

Performing Arts/Film,

Forty Years of Free to Be... You and Me: Looking Back at a Children's Classic and the Difference It Made

“Parents are People.” “William Wants a Doll.” “It’s All Right to Cry.” Celebrate Free to Be... You and Me’s 40th anniversary with historians Lori Rotskoff and Laura...

History/NYC

Spanish American Trade, Patriot Politics and the Shaping of the British Empire

With Steven Pincus, professor of History, Yale University.

Art/Photo/Design

Outside the Box

The discussion will focus on how designers need to think outside the proverbial box to enhance and build their brands in today's challenging environment. Books,...

Books

Zadie Smith - NW

It's seven years since Zadie Smith's last novel, the Orange Prize winning On Beauty, during which time the literary world's fascination with her has remained undimmed....

Art/Photo/Design

Between Art and Architecture: Carol Bove

Carol Bove’s room-sized installations and intricate assemblages suggest an anachronistic archaeology of objects that register at both metaphoric and psychic levels. Incorporating artifacts, images and...

Art/Photo/Design

Hollywood Unseen: Photographs from the John Kobal Foundation

Rita Hayworth, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, and Marilyn Monroe are just a few of the luminaries whose “real lives” are revealed in this collection of...

Art/Photo/Design

Surreal Machines

A panel discussion examining the impact of technology in the historical avant-garde and contemporary parallels. With Noam Elcott, art historian, and Anicka Yi and Camille Henrot, artists included in...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Drones, UAV, UAS, Unmanned Aircraft - Their Role in Public Safety

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) have become an integral part of our military's arsenal for missions ranging from surveillance to offensive purposes. UAS are rapidly transitioning...

Books

What's a Dog For? by John Homans

John Homans, executive editor of New York magazine, discusses his survey of canine culture with Love at First Bark author Julie Klam.

Art/Photo/Design

Tinsel Painting as a Historical Document? Foiled Again

With Dr. Laurence Lerner, collector. This series of talks examines art and artists represented in the exhibitions Foiled: Tinsel Painting in America and Ooh, Shiny! from multiple perspectives.

Books, Food & Drink

Seamus Mullen & Frank Bruni

Come and nosh on delightful Spanish treats and sip some Spanish wine as you listen to two fabulous foodies, chef/restaurateur Seamus Mullen and New York Times journalist/writer...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Innocence Project: A Conversation of Consequence

Joe Blaney, from the Innocence Project, and Fernando Bermudez, an exoneree, will be speaking about exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the...

Performing Arts/Film, Books

First We Take Manhattan: Looking at Leonard Cohen

Authors Sylvie Simmons (I'm Your Man) and Alan Light (The Holy or the Broken) lead a panel discussing the work and legacy of Leonard Cohen,...

Art/Photo/Design

Toxic Beauty: The Art of Frank Moore Gallery Talk

12:30pm: With Karen Finley and Pato Hebert, Art & Public Policy, TSOA, NYU. 6:30pm: With Michael Combs, a sculptor who worked as Moore's studio assistant, and Susan Harris, curator of "Toxic...

Art/Photo/Design

Elizabeth Streb: Extreme Action Photographer

Join Elizabeth Streb for a keynote lecture, part of the Goldsmith Speakers Series. Elizabeth Streb describes herself as an extreme action choreographer, and she will...

Food & Drink, History/NYC

Illustrated Slide Lecture: The Pleasure of Your Company: Dinner and Dining in Old New-York

Author and art historian Nicholas Nicholson will explore the history of dining in New York, from the cultural fusion that was Niewe Amsterdam to the...

Books

A.M. Homes with Joan Wickersham

May We Be Forgiven is the first work in six years by A.M. Homes, author of The End of Alice, The Safety of Objectsand The Mistress's Daughter. Set in...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates: Legalize Drugs

FOR: Paul Butler, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Nick Gillespie, editor-in-chief of Reason.tv and Reason.com AGAINST: Asa Hutchinson, Former Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration...

Books