Events - November, 17, 2012

On Shakespeare's Rome

Part of 30th Next Wave Festival In conjunction with Roman Tragedies With James Shapiro Acclaimed scholar and Columbia professor James Shapiro, whose work has been described as...

History/NYC

Civil War Roundtable - Antietam

Panelists include: Patrick Falci (General A.P. Hill) – The Confederate Perspective; George Weinmann – The Union Perspective; Joan McDonough – Clara Barton.

Books

A.M. Homes + Mark Epstein

Writer AM Homes (whose tenth book May We Be Forgiven will be released this fall) addresses (un)happy relationships with Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein.

Books

Khenchen Rinpoche + Oliver Burkeman

In his new book The Antidote, Oliver Burkeman posits that ‘positive thinking’ and relentless optimism aren’t the solution to our unhappiness, but part of the problem. The...

Film

Screening and Conversation with Polly Bergen

Moderator: Eric Myers. The Paley Center is pleased to screen Playhouse 90: The Helen Morgan Story (1957) followed by an interview with its star, Polly Bergen. Polly Bergen...

Art/Photo/Design

The World of D.D. and Leslie Tillett: Gallery Tour

The textile designs of D.D. and Leslie Tillett were key to the creation of the post-World War II "midcentury modern" American Aesthetic. Join curator Donald...

Performing Arts/Film