Books
Secret Science Club North: Handprints on Hubble with Astronaut & Author Kathryn Sullivan
Symphony Space 2537 Broadway, New York, NY, United StatesKathryn Sullivan is the first American woman to walk in space. A veteran of three NASA missions, Dr. Sullivan was on the crew of the Discovery shuttle that launched the Hubble Space Telescope, which revolutionized our understanding of the Universe. Celebrating 30 years in orbit, the Hubble continues to transmit revelatory images and data to scientists […]
Book Signing with Gloria Steinem
Books Are Magic 225 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Books Are Magic for a book signing with Gloria Steinem in celebration of her new book THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE, BUT FIRST IT WILL PISS YOU OFF. For decades—and especially now, in these times of crisis—people around the world have found guidance, humor, and unity in Gloria Steinem’s gift for creating quotes that […]
Films of My Life with Laurie Anderson and Nicole Krauss
The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us for an evening celebrating the relationship between art, literature, performance, and film. Renowned multimedia artist, composer, poet, instrumentalist, and filmmaker Laurie Anderson (Habeas Corpus, Homeland, Songs and Stories from Moby Dick) and Nicole Krauss, award-winning author of Forest Dark, Great House, and The History of Love, discuss the films that have inspired their lives and […]
Sir Roger Penrose in Conversation with Janna Levin
Pioneer Works 159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSir Roger Penrose was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his remarkable contributions to mathematics and physics. He is one of only twenty-two living recipients of the honor. Sir Roger, as he is fondly known to other physicists, is a relentlessly creative genius of the highest order. He has contributed profoundly to the structure of […]
FashionSpeak Fridays: 1950s in Vogue – The Jessica Daves Years
The National Arts Club 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United StatesJoin fashion historian Rebecca Tuite for an evening on a fascinating moment in the history of "Vogue" About this Event Join fashion historian Rebecca Tuite for an evening on American Vogue’s most enigmatic editor-in-chief, Jessica Daves, and a fascinating moment in the magazine’s history. Appointed editor-in-chief in 1952, Daves began a decade-long effort to elevate the […]