Events - April, 11, 2013

Technology and the Future of Museums

Technology plays an active role in shaping the way people learn about and experience museums and their collections both online and in person. Join Jake...

History/NYC

How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom

Jacques Berlinerblau, Ph.D., associate professor and Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University,...

Books

Adam Grant - Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success

Art/Photo/Design

Conversations in American Menswear: Siki Im

A practiced architect, Im took a detour into the world of fashion, eventually finding himself in the studios of Karl Lagerfeld and Helmut Lang before...

Performing Arts/Film

The Elegance of Fred Astaire

His influence extends beyond film and television to classical dancers and choreographers. He danced with his sister Adele, and became a major star in vaudeville...

Food & Drink

A Taste of Tohoku: Food, Sake, Recipes & Stories

Japanese culinary authority Elizabeth Andoh introduces a selection of Tohoku’s dishes from KIBO: Brimming with Hope (A Ten Speed Ebook, 2012). While the Tohoku region...

Books

Comedy in Fiction

Three of the funniest writers we know and one of the funniest moderators will explore the idea of comedy in fiction. Fiona Maazel (Woke Up...

Art/Photo/Design

In Dialogue: Hannah Hurtzig and Paul Pangaro

The installation work of Hannah Hurtzig through her project Mobile Academy deals with the notion how knowledge is transferred in the act of communication in...

Film

Legendary Movie Stars - Rita Hayworth

Back by popular demand! Film scholar and NYU instructor Howard Oboler shows clips and discusses the particular appeal of Hollywood’s biggest stars. There never was...

Performing Arts/Film

First Class Opera

Opera is not just large ladies in Viking caps! Don’t be afraid – opera can be the most completely satisfying of all art forms. Let...

Books

Allison Amend - A Nearly Perfect Copy

Richly drawn and sharply observed, A Nearly Perfect Copy is a smart and affecting novel of family and forgery set amidst the rarefied international art...

Books, Art/Photo/Design