Events - April, 22, 2013

Brecht in the 21st Century

In advance of Classic Stage Company’s production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle in April of 2013, CSC’s artistic director Brian Kulick leads a conversation among his contemporaries...

History/NYC

William Dalrymple - Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42

Join prize-winning historian William Dalrymple (The Last Mughal) for a masterly retelling of the first Afghan war, perhaps the West's greatest imperial disaster in the East: an...

Books

The Costs of Assimilation: André Aciman & Nicole Krauss

What are the costs of assimilation into American society? And what happens when we become someone other than the person we thought we would be? In his...

Legal/Politics/Economics, Science/Tech/Health

Health Reform: What Happened and What Happens Next

With Professor of Health Policy and Management Michael S. Sparer. This event will be held at PicNic Cafe (2665 Broadway btw. 101st & 102nd Sts.),...

Art/Photo/Design

Haim Steinbach on On Kawara

Haim Steinbach was born in Rehovot, Israel, in 1944 and moved to New York City in 1957, where he has lived since. He graduated from...

Performing Arts/Film, Books

Noteworthy: A Conversation with Women at the Forefront of the NYC Arts Programming Community

In an industry presumed to be dominated by men, many of New York City's most prestigious and innovative arts programmers are women. Noteworthy brings four...

Art/Photo/Design

Dining + Design: A Conversation With Dan Barber, Laureen Barber and Architect Peter Guzy

Although we often focus on the food and the service, restaurant dining is really the combination of food, service and environment. This series of conversations...

Film

The Business of Entertainment: Truth, Persuasion and Bias in Documentaries

Sponsored by Bloomberg. Documentarians, like journalists, make use of a full range of storytelling conventions. Some prefer to observe and report events as they happen,...

Film

Tribeca Talks After the Movie: Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off stage in...

Film

Tribeca Talks After the Movie: I Got Somethin' to Tell You

Having broken racial and sexual boundaries as a pioneering comic talent, the late Moms Mabley has long been an icon in the comedy world. Now...

Film

Richard Linklater with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy

Director and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Richard Linklater in conversation with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy about their Before Sunrise series collaboration and most recent installment, Before Midnight.

Food & Drink

Why We Eat What We Eat: Joy Hirsch, Ph.D.

Neuroscientist Joy Hirsch, Ph.D. of Columbia University discusses recent findings and new insights related to obesity and weight loss based on brain imaging research.

Books

David Downie

Enjoy an evening with scholar, multilingual translator, and tour guide extraordinaire of Paris and Rome, David Downie. With Stephane Kirkland, author of Paris Reborn.

Art/Photo/Design

The Power of Style - The Entrepreneurs: Christiane Lemieux, Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, and Stephanie von Watzdorf

Moderated by Melissa Ceria, Curator of The Power of Style. From trunk shows to tabletops, designers and entrepreneurs are building innovative new companies that reflect the...