Stroll through the Lower East Side on a hot cider walking tour and imagine what life was like at the turn of the 20th-century, when the neighborhood was home to the largest Jewish population in the world. Read more
92Y director of lectures Susan Engel shares a story of the Y’s first-ever celebrity guest, which launched what we know today as its world-class talks program, and reveals what’s in store for the future.
For the bibliophile, there’s nothing much greater than meeting the author of a good book and picking his or her brain and learning more about the process of writing a novel.
Meet some of your favorite authors and enjoy lively discussions about plot, characters and more at these author readings, book signings and book talks. Read more
A talk and performance with Sheryl Crow, a conversation with funnymen Will Ferrell and Adam McKay and a an after-hours winter solstice party and night-sky viewing are some of the lectures and discussions that top our list this December. Read more
More than 100 people attended an evening with Julianne Moore and Randy Cohen in the intimate Buttenwiser Hall at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday, Nov. 7. Read more
Join author Daniel Wallace, screenwriter John August, producers and cast for a special conversation and performance at 92nd Street Y on Nov. 24. Read more
by Lisa Chung
When the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes to the public for the evening, a select group of curators, artists, musicians and scientists gather at the institution’s 700-seat auditorium for intimate conversations in a new series of ticketed talks called Spark. Read more
In an evening at the 92nd Street Y, Robert Thurman and Sharon Stalzberg will explain how and why “anger” and “hatred” become addictive. Moderated by Uma Thurman, the talk will examine why these emotions are destructive and how to use our most unpleasant feelings to turn the key to becoming whole and happy. Read more
Beginning Nov. 8 through March 23, 2014, The Jewish Museum will present Art Spiegelman’s Co-Mix: A Retrospective to celebrate the career of one of the most influential living comics artists: Art Spiegelman. Join Spiegelman and playwright Tony Kushner, both Pulitzer Prize winners, when they discuss issues of authorship and identity later this winter. Read more