Culture
CBFS: The Black Athlete in the Freedom Struggle
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, United StatesCONVERSATIONS IN BLACK FREEDOM STUDIES Black athletes have long propelled the quest for racial equality and social justice; and long been criticized for their freedom fighting. Join sportswriter Dave Zirin, historian Louis Moore, and legendary athlete and activist Wyomia Tyus in a discussion of the last half century of black male and female athletes in the freedom […]
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 […]
Rolling in the Deep: Carl Jung and the Creative Subconscious
St. John's Episcopal Church 139 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesIn this Olio event, we will seek to go beyond theory in order to address the problem of meaninglessness, what Jung termed “the spiritual malady of our time.” Teacher: Michael Prettyman Michael Prettyman is an artist and scholar of Eastern Religions. He holds a Masters Degree in Theology from the Harvard Divinity School and teaches on […]
Altmans, Bergdorfs, Saks! A History of Elite Shopping on Fifth Avenue
CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesJoin ProwlerNYC to delight in holiday window displays on this colorful tour of historic (and increasingly rare) 5th Avenue department stores. These iconic retail emporiums endeared themselves to the Ladies of Fashion while displacing them from what was initially New York’s most exclusive and expensive residential real estate. We will enjoy the architectural details of notable Fifth […]
“Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes” Podcast Tour
The Town Hall 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, United StatesMSNBC’s Chris Hayes will record his podcast “Why Is This Happening?” in front of a live audience at The Town Hall in New York City. Chris will be joined by special guests Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Angels in America, and Jeremy O. Harris, actor and playwright of Slave Play. They’ll engage in […]