Monday November 25, 2019
Manhattan
6pm $30: Expedition Science and Innovation for a Clean Ocean with Rachael Miller. National Geographic Explorer Rachael Z. Miller is working to keep microplastics out of our public waterways. Join Rachael and her team at the ocean-protection nonprofit, Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, to hear about their path, from learning about the problem of microfiber pollution to developing the Cora Ball, a consumer-scale solution to microfiber pollution. More info. [NATURE]
6:30pm $30: The Power of Political Satire on TV. As we head into the presidential election, the Paley Center is gathering satirists from different generations and persuasions (David Cross, Dave Smith, Lizz Winstead, and Elayne Boosler) to discuss the potency of humor to change politics and the type of leaders whom we elect. More info. [CULTURE]
7:30pm $35: Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered: Carmen Bambach in Conversation with Walter Isaacson. Join Metropolitan Museum curator Carmen Bambach, considered one of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo, as she discusses her landmark new book on the artist. Join her as she talks with fellow Leonardo expert Walter Isaacson about what she’s discovered about one of history’s greatest artists, scientists and inventors. More info. [ART]
Tuesday November 26, 2019
Manhattan
8pm $15: Personality Disorders in Everyday Life. Join Lawrence Ian Reed, a clinical assistant professor at NYU, for a discussion on personality that addresses questions like: What is personality? What differentiates a person’s character from another person’s? What is it about you that makes you… you? More info. [SCIENCE]
7pm $15: Astronomy Live: Traveling the Neighborhood. Explore the worlds within our local galactic neighborhood with the American Museum of Natural History’s Brian Levine and Jana Grcevich. How about a vacation to Europa, an expedition to study science on Saturn, or a mining mission on Mars? Where would you go in our solar system and what could you do there? More info. [GEEK]
Wednesday November 27, 2019
Manhattan
1pm Free: The Dance Historian Is In: Ishmael Houston-Jones. Ishmael Houston-Jones is an award winning choreographer, author, performer, teacher, and curator whose improvised dance and text work has been performed around the world. Jones will explore his own work and that of others in the field at this NYPL event. More info. [ART]
Thursday November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving! No events
Friday November 29, 2019
Brooklyn
6:30-8:30pm $25: Green-Wood at Night. Long after Green-Wood’s gates close to the public, explore its historic grounds under the cover of night. You’ll visit some of the cemetery’s most intriguing monuments, including the elaborate memorial to John Matthews (the “Soda Fountain King”), Charles Calverley’s marble portrait of Precious Georgie, the formerly unmarked grave of William Poole (aka, “Bill the Butcher”), and Harvey Burdell whose famous murder in 1887 resulted in the criminal trial of the 19th Century. More info. [TOUR]
Saturday November 30, 2019
Brooklyn
4:30-6:30pm $25: Whiskey Wars Tour and Tasting. Award-winning whiskey, historical facts, and local lore converge on the Whiskey Wars Tour and Tasting! Starting at BLDG 92, visitors will get a crash course in BNY history from 1801 to the present with a quick stop in the exhibition Brooklyn Navy Yard: Past, Present & Future. More info. [TOUR]
Sunday December 1, 2019
Manhattan
2-3pm $29: Inside the Members-Only New York Society Library, NYC’s Oldest Library. Step inside a members-only library dating back to 1754 that has been through it all, from getting looted by British soldiers during the American Revolution to George Washington forgetting to return two books (c’mon, George!). Join New York Adventure Club for an exclusive trip through the members-only New York Society Library (NYSL), the oldest cultural institution in New York City, which contains over 300,000 volumes. More info. [TOUR]
7pm $5: Test Tube Comedy with Raj Sivaraman. Are you a comedy fan and have you ever wondered “why is this making laugh?” Are you a science fan and want to do a little science but don’t have the grant money or PhD to do it? Well Test Tube Comedy is your answer. As a comedian and scientist, Raj Sivaraman will try to answer big questions about comedy using even bigger experiments! Questions like “Can jokes help us learn better?” “Does racial humor make us more racist?” and “How can you find love through laughter?” will be answered using good old-fashioned science. More info. [GEEK]