Events - January, 10, 2013

The Hard Way to Machu Picchu

With Mark Adams, the author of the New York Times bestseller, "Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time."...

Religion/Spirituality, Art/Photo/Design

Spotlight Tour: "Lydia Entertaining Christ and the Apostles"

This free 20-minute tour, led by a docent, will touch on the overall theme of the exhibition, while highlighting this key work.

Books

Caleb Carr - The Legend of Broken

History/NYC

Why Hitler Lost

Why did the Axis lose the Second World War? Examining the Second World War on every front, Dr. Andrew Roberts asks whether, with a different decision-making...

Books

The Archie Comic Team

If you were a fan of Archie Comics as a kid, are a fan now, or are just a general comic book lover, you’ll enjoy...

Art/Photo/Design

In Conversation: Gentrification and Globalization

Artists and activists discuss creative tactics to address the needs of communities where they live and work. Participants include Sarah Schulman, author of The Gentrification of...

Legal/Politics/Economics

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly with Stephen J. Adler

In 2002, Commissioner Kelly created the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department in the country. He established a new global intelligence program and...

Religion/Spirituality, Art/Photo/Design

Judaism and the Invention of Christian Art

Christian art, encompassing the architectural masterpieces of the Gothic era and much of the greatest painting and sculpture from the Renaissance through modern times, was...

Science/Tech/Health

The Future of the Arctic: A New Source of Riches The Sønsteby/Whist Lecture by Dr. Olav Orheim

Distinguished Norwegian Polar expert Dr. Olav Orheim will highlight the drivers behind the rapid changes now taking place in the Arctic. An emerging race for...

Books

George Saunders

The first story collection in six years from MacArthur “Genius” Grant winner George Saunders is cause for celebration, and Greenlight is proud to host the...

Books

Alexandra Horowitz: On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes

Alexandra Horowitz, The New York Times bestselling author of Inside the Dog, joins us for On Looking, a fascinating book for those of us who...

Performing Arts/Film

Tokyo: Experiments in Music and Performance

This music program, showcasing experimental musical performances that took place in Tokyo in the 1960s, features musician Tone Yasunao, an experimental musician and sound artist...

Books

Ben Schrank

Author of Love Is a Canoe: A Novel.

Performing Arts/Film

Herman Ootics, the Clown: History, Culture, and Clowning

The whimsical reference to hermeneutics in this program title is itself no whimsy. Instead, it introduces a challenge to cozy cultural narratives about “the clown.”...