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• Jun 19 2018 - Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders - 92nd Street Y
  
• Jun 19 2018 - Night at the Museums | On Memory, Narrative, and Remembrance in Israel: 1945 – 2018 - Museum of Jewish Heritage
  
• Jun 19 2018 - Night at the Museums 2018 -
  
• Jun 19 2018 - Landmark Lecture: The 119th Street Croton Aqueduct Gatehouse - The General Society Library
  
• Jun 19 2018 - Night at the Museums | On Liberation: Two Views of Dachau - Museum of Jewish Heritage
  
• Jun 19 2018 - Book Launch | 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality by Allison Yarrow — In Conversation with Reshma Saujani - powerHouse Arena
  
• Jun 19 2018 - The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces: Screening and Discussion - Van Alen Institute
  
• Jun 20 2018 - Bright Signals: A History of Color Television - 92nd Street Y
  
• Jun 20 2018 - Facing Washington: The Classical Tradition - The Frick Collection
  
• Jun 20 2018 - Screening & Talkback: Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America - Brooklyn Historical Society
  
• Jun 20 2018 - The Weight of History with Terese Mailhot & Angela Flournoy - The Greene Space
  
• Jun 21 2018 - An Article of Hope: Film Screening and Q&A with the Director - Center for Jewish History
  
• Jun 21 2018 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill with Guest Seymour Hersh -
  
• Jun 23 2018 - Tour | The Heart of Bed-Stuy: A Unique History of Architecture and People - The Municipal Art Society of New York
  
• Jun 23 2018 - Tour | The Magnificent Grand Concourse: The Champs Elysees of the Bronx - The Municipal Art Society of New York
  
• Jun 23 2018 - Earth’s Greatest Conquerors - Caveat
  
• Jun 26 2018 - Hamilton vs. Jefferson: The Rivalry that Shaped America -
  
• Jun 26 2018 - Unexpected Pairings: Gin & Oysters - Museum of the City of New York
  
• Jun 28 2018 - Benjamin Lay and the Origins of American Abolitionism - Fraunces Tavern Museum
  
• Jun 28 2018 - Milk! A Food Fracas with Mark Kurlansky - Museum of Food and Drink