Events - November, 29, 2012

A Conversation with Tan Dun: A New "Peony Pavilion" in an Old Context

World-renowned composer Tan Dun will discuss his vision for restaging the classic kunquo pera Peony Pavilion in the Metropolitan's Astor Court. Joining him will be Maxwell K. Hearn,...

Art/Photo/Design

Private Gallery Tour - Miguel Gutierrez and Ian Alteveer on Andy Warhol

Dancer and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez joins modern and contemporary art curatorIan Alteveer to lead an exclusive tour of the exhibition Regarding Warhol: Fifty Artists, Fifty Years.

Food & Drink

American Tuna: The Rise and Fall of an Improbable Food

In a lively account of the American tuna industry's fortunes and misfortunes over the past century, the celebrated food writer and scholar Andrew F. Smith...

Art/Photo/Design

Curator-Led Tour of The Art of Scent

Discover The Art of Scent with curator Chandler Burr as your guide. As he discusses the works showcased in this exhibition, Burr will illuminate the breakthrough process...

Art/Photo/Design

Meta Monumental Garage Sale

Join MoMA for two special evenings (also 11/19), in conjunction with the exhibition Martha Rosler: Garage Sale, exploring value and the economy of gift giving. Purchase items...

Art/Photo/Design

The Art of Stealing Art

Stealing art is as old as art itself, but in recent years—stimulated by the boom in art prices—art theft has increased dramatically. Join ARTnews editor...

Science/Tech/Health, Religion/Spirituality

Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks with Ira Flatow: Science, Religion and the Search for Meaning

There have been ages when religion tried to dominate science. And there have been ages when science tried to dominate religion. Take a fascinating look...

Food & Drink

Marcus Samuelsson

Join James Beard Award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, proprietor of Harlem’s Red Rooster restaurant and the winner of Top Chef: Masters, for a conversation about his life...

Art/Photo/Design, Film

Le Conversazioni: Films of My Life - An Evening with A.M. Homes and Daniel Mendelsohn

Acclaimed writer A.M. Homes (The End of Alice, Music for Torching, The Mistress’s Daughter) and noted writer and critic Daniel Mendelsohn (The Lost: A Search for Six...

Books

Charles Dickens and the Language of Images

The stories of Charles Dickens (1812–1870) appeal to the child inside every reader because his characters are easily visualized by the mind’s eye. Influenced by...

Books

M: The Civilized Years, 1983-1989 - John Tinseth

John Tinseth is an ex-deputy sheriff, ex-paratrooper, ex-park ranger, and author of the men’s style blog The Trad. Join him for a presentation of his...

Books

Dermot Healy - Long Time, No See

Dermot Healy's new novel, Long Time, No See received rapturous acclaim. It's set in the isolated coastal town of Ballintra in Northwest Ireland, and centers around a cast...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Race & American Politics: Darryl Pinckney

Following this year’s election, writer Darryl Pinckney will discuss the role of race and voting rights in American politics for the 2012 Robert B. Silvers...

Books

Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas

Books

Endtimes: Book Talk

Join author Daniel R. Schwarz, Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow at Cornell University, for a talk about his...

Art/Photo/Design, History/NYC

Eakins in Paris

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is often cited as one of nineteenth-century America’s most accomplished artists, with virtually his entire output centered on the personalities and institutions...

Books

An Evening with Anne Lamott

Known for her ruthless honesty, self-effacing humor and perceptive writing, the author of Bird by Bird and Operating Instructions makes a special New York appearance in honor of her...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

Thomas E. Rinaldi Book Talk - New York Neon

Thomas E. Rinaldi treats New York City like an open-air museum of signs, capturing the glow of 200 surviving early- and mid-twentieth-century signs. In a generously...

Books

Marianne Williamson - The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles

Bestselling author and teacher Marianne Williamson discusses her book The Law of Divine Compensation and her message that the universe will always return what someone...

Books, Art/Photo/Design

Book Launch Party and Slide Show Discussion: New York at Night: Photography after Dark

Photo editors Yolanda Cuomo and Norma Stevens are joined by powerHouse Books founder and publisher Daniel Power to discuss the collection of images within powerHouse...

Books,

Hamid Dabashi - The World of Persian Literary Humanism

What does it mean to be human? Humanism has mostly considered this question from a Western perspective. Columbia University professor and author Hamid Dabashi asks...

Books, History/NYC

The Life of a Vilna Ghetto Rescuer: Reading, Writing, Remembering

Join Montreal writer Julija Šukys for a reading and discussion of her new book Epistolophilia: Writing the Life of Ona Šimaitė. Šimaitė (1894-1970) carefully collected, preserved, and archived...

Books

Diller, Scofidio + Renfro: Inside-Out, and Still Lincoln Center

The architectural and design minds behind the renovation of Lincoln Center -- Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo Scofidio and Charles Renfro -- present this impressive volume chronicling...

Legal/Politics/Economics

The Human Economy

The idea of a ‘Human Economy’ came out of an international movement inspired by the World Social Forum in 2001. This brought activists and intellectuals...

Books, LGBTQ+

Sarah Schulman in conversation with Vijay Prashad

In 2009, the impressively prolific novelist, playwright, historian, essayist, and queer activist, Sarah Schulman, was invited to keynote the tenth annual Lesbian and Gay Studies...

Performing Arts/Film

Harlem Speaks - Bill Kirchner, Saxophonist

Bill Kirchner is an award-winning saxophonist, composer-arranger, bandleader, record and radio producer, jazz historian, and educator. His jazz ensemble, the Bill Kirchner Nonet, has appeared...

Books

Hisham Matar - Anatomy of a Disappearance

Books, LGBTQ+

My So-Called Life and These Things Happen: A Conversation with Richard Kramer and Jesse Green

Richard Kramer, a pioneer in the depiction of gay characters on primetime television, and the writer behind many popular shows including My So-called Life, Tales of the...

Performing Arts/Film

Canada's 2012 Polaris Prize: A Panel Discussion

Canada’s Polaris Music Prize – an annual, juried award given to the artist deemed to have released the best Canadian album of the year –...

Books, Religion/Spirituality

Madeleine L'Engle: A Literary Landmark

Join the Cathedral community for an evening celebrating author and longtime Cathedral librarian Madeleine L'Engle with the dedication of the Diocesan House library as a...

Books

Nikki Stern - Hope in Small Doses

In Hope in Small Doses (Humanist Press), author Nikki Stern examines the meaning of hope through the prism of loss and change. She proposes a realistic version...

Books

Notes on Fiction: 1Q84

Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 is laden with musical references. In fact, the structured of the book is based on Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. This concert will take place after our...