Would you be brave enough to leave your homeland and travel thousands of miles to a strange new place — on the chance you could better your lot? These upcoming NYC events, talks and exhibits all deal with aspects of the émigré experience, saluting those who braved a brave new world on these shores.
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Sharpen that sugar tooth with these upcoming New York City talks, demonstrations, and classes that reveal everything you wanted to know about edibles and comestibles with a touch of sweetness.
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Ah, the appeal of the artisanal — it grows ever stronger in our increasingly electronic world. These tours, activities and talks deal with the decorative in a variety of forms.
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Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, so the saying goes. This sextet of events, talks, and performances around NYC in the next few months offers sounds ranging from soaring to sonorous.
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Cast your mind back — way, way back — at these lectures and performances that deal with things that happened or were created thousands of years ago. Despite their age, they continue to resonate — often in an amazingly contemporary way.
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Celebrate the gloriously invigorating days of autumn in New York City with these upcoming walking tours — some urban, some bucolic.
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All Hallows’ Eve: It’s not just for kids anymore. Herewith, a coven of spooky spectacles, screenings, tours and talks — some traditional, some not — guaranteed to get you in a seasonally morbid mood.
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“Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?” asks the 1934 ballad by Vernon Duke. There are many different answers to that question, and to celebrate the season, we offer a few — places to go, things to do, lectures to listen to — inspired by Mr. Duke’s classic lyrics.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the start of modern times. The 1700s were an extraordinary century, and these upcoming NYC activities, performances, and lectures showcase different aspects of it that reverberate 300 years later.
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Although we officially parted ways three centuries ago, Americans’ fascination with Great Britain has never died. Herewith, a half-dozen upcoming NYC talks, activities, and lectures that all relate to that scepter’d isle’s denizens, culture, or history.
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