Rudyard Kipling was wrong: East and West can meet — and they’re doing so daily, in events all over New York City. Explore some fascinating aspects of Asian culture, from Chinese cooking to Indian dance, with these talks, activities, and tours in the weeks ahead.
Yes, we know Manhattan claims to be the center of the NYC universe. But in fact, a lot of fascinating talks, screenings, and activities unfold constantly in the other four boroughs — and even the islands — of our fair city. Here’s a sampler of some in the upcoming weeks that should tempt even the most entrenched Manhattanite.
It’s time to go for a walk around New York City. Whether your interest runs to the ecclesiastical institutions or entrepreneurial investors, these upcoming foot tours can teach even lifetime New Yorkers a thing or two about their city.
Feeling hot, hot, hot? No worries — here are some cool NYC performances, activities, and talks that reflect the best of all the summer fun and stimulation that the city has to offer.
Even if you’re not leaving town this summer, you can still get away — via a variety of talks, discussions, and activities evoking distant lands and foreign shores while you remain in New York City.
Complement your calendar with this guide to New York City’s top talks, tastings, tours, and screenings in July.
The stars do shine brighter on summer nights — and days. Get a close-up view of celebs from stage and screen at these talks, lectures, and presentations over the next few weeks.
When it comes to lectures, dialogues or discussions, certain NYC venues immediately come to mind: the 92nd Street Y, for example, or the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But there are other places offering exciting activities that are not as well known, perhaps due to their location, or their recent arrival on the talk-circuit scene. Here are half-a-dozen sites — obscure no more — to start registering on your radar, along with some of their upcoming events.
We must have music, we must have music, to drive our fears away, as Noel Coward once sang. Whether you crave classical sounds or revel in rock, some sweet sounds — in the form of a performance, activity or lecture/demonstration — are coming your way over the next few weeks.
July 4th being just around the corner has put us in a patriotic mood. Here are some opportunities in NYC to learn more about aspects of America, all occurring in the summer weeks to come.