Events - April, 2, 2013

Performing Arts/Film

Julia Sweeney

The former cast member of Saturday Night Live and author of IfIt’s Not One Thing, It’s Your Mother takes us into the heart of her family. Sharing her painfully...
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Science/Tech/Health

Gifts of Crows: How Perception, Emotion and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans

New research finds that crows are among the brightest animals in the world. This illustrated talk explores and marvels at the birds’ behavior: they play,...
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Art/Photo/Design

On the Helsinki School - Curator Timothy Persons and Helsinki School Artists in Conversation

New Wave Finland co-curator Timothy Persons will lead Helsinki School artists in a conversation on their photographic processes, the Helsinki School, and new currents in international...
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Books

Stephane Kirkland - Paris Reborn: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City

An engrossing account of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history. Paris Reborn is a...
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Performing Arts/Film, Books

How to Get Started: Ralph Lemon + Arturo O'Farrill

Dancer/writer/visual artist/conceptualist Ralph Lemon and Grammy Award-winning Founder and Artistic Director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Arturo O'Farrill share this evening of spontaneous thinking...
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Books

Fred Waitzkin

Join Fred Waitzkin, author of the moving non-fiction book Searching for Bobby Fisher, as he candidly discusses his new novel, The Dream Merchant. His compelling new...
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Performing Arts/Film

Robert Redford & Shia LaBeouf: Collaborators on Film

Oscar-winning director and Sundance Film Institute founder Robert Redford and award-winning actor Shia LaBeouf star in the director’s new film, The Company You Keep, which...
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Books, History/NYC

Stephane Kirkland - Paris Reborn: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City

An engrossing account of Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and one of the greatest transformations of a major city in modern history. Paris Reborn is a...
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Art/Photo/Design

Popping Out of Time & Space in Ukiyo-e Prints

Henry D. Smith II, Professor Emeritus of Japanese History, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures; Columbia University, presents a lecture entitled: "Popping Out of...
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Legal/Politics/Economics, Art/Photo/Design

Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited

The first program in a seven-month festival honoring the late artist and activist Sekou Sundiata. Moderated by David Scobey, Executive Dean, The New School for...
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