Monday January 13, 2020
Manhattan
7-8:30pm Free: Aperture Conversations: Garth Greenwell and Mark McKnight. Join Aperture Gallery for a conversation between acclaimed writer Garth Greenwell and photographer Mark McKnight, winner of the 2019 Aperture Portfolio Prize. More info. [ART]
Brooklyn
7:30pm Free: Roz Chast and Patricia Marx Present: You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time. Join the Greenlight bookstore for the NYC Book Launch of Roz Chast and Patricia Marx’s You Can Only Yell at Me for One Thing at a Time: Rules for Couples. More info. [BOOKS]
Tuesday January 14, 2020
Manhattan
6-9pm Free: Biohack the World: Dr. David Perlmutter Brain Wash Book Talk. Dr. David Perlmutter, the #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of Grain Brain, joins Austin Perlmutter, MD to expose how our health, our relationships, and even our thinking have been damaged by modern culture, and offers a practical plan for healing. Join us for this impromptu installment of Biohack the World as we get the Perlmutters’ expert take on how to restore our focus and reclaim joy and health in the modern world. More info. [SCIENCE]
6-8pm $10: Marino Marini and Henry Moore: An Italian Friendship. This talk, at the Center for Italian Modern Art (CIMA), will explore the friendship between two of the most celebrated sculptors of the 20th century, Henry Moore and Marino Marini. More info. [ART]
7-8:30pm $20: The Art of Real New York: Through the Eyes of NYC’s Most Rebellious Artists. Join New York Adventure Club and Rena Tobey, American Art Historian and Professor at NYU’s School for Professional Studies, on an art-centric journey through the three waves of artistic rebellion that occurred in New York between the 1880s and the beginning of World War II. More info. [ART]
Wednesday January 15, 2020
Manhattan
Brooklyn
6:30pm $15: Gentrification 2.0: The Good, the Bad, and the Blurry. Join Matthew Schuerman, author of Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents; Kay Hymowitz, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The New Brooklyn: What It Takes to Bring a City Back; and James Rodriguez, professor of history at Guttman and contributor to the book Racial Inequality in New York City Since 1965, for a balanced examination of the heated topic of gentrification. Moderated by Jarrett Murphy, executive editor of City Limits. More info. [CULTURE]
7pm $29: Book Launch for Seven Sisters and a Brother—Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s. Four of the eight authors of Seven Sisters and a Brother will sit down with Brent Staples of the New York Times at the 92Y to discuss their experiences as activists in an elite liberal arts college in the 1960s. More info. [BOOKS]
Thursday January 16, 2020
Manhattan
6-9pm Free: Biohack the World: Ben Greenfield’s Boundless Book Launch. Widely recognized as one of the top fitness, triathlon, nutrition and metabolism experts in the nation, Ben Greenfield joins Biohack the World on his first leg of his Boundless Book Tour to give us his expert take on how to Upgrade Your Brain, Optimize Your Body & Defy Aging. More info. [GEEK]
6-8pm Free: Legal Scholar David A. Harris on Police Violence. How do police confrontations go wrong? How can courts secure justice for victims after the fact? And how can such incidents be avoided in the first place? University of Pittsburgh law professor David A. Harris offers answers by way of one such incident in his hometown. His new book, A City Divided: Race, Fear and the Law in Police Confrontations, looks at the case of a Black high school honors student bruised and beaten by police — an incident that provoked protests across Pittsburgh. More info. [CULTURE]
6:30pm Free: Kitchen Liberation: Immigrant Home Cooking and Women’s Rights. The League of Kitchens, an organization that partners with immigrant women who teach cooking classes in their own homes, is on a mission to change how we see home cooking. In this event, Charlotte Druckman, author of Women on Food, joins in conversation with League of Kitchens Founder/CEO Lisa Gross and Mab Abbasgholizadeh, a League of Kitchens instructor and women’s rights activist from Iran. They’ll talk about celebrating women who wield the power of food, how women keep culinary lineages alive and the powerful connections that emerge from sharing kitchen and table. More info. [FOOD]
7-8pm Free: Author André Aciman Presents Find Me. Elio and Oliver are two of contemporary literature’s favorite characters—made famous by novelist André Aciman in Call Me by Your Name, which became both a bestselling book and an Academy Award-winning 2017 movie. Now he reintroduces this beloved pair in the much-anticipated sequel, the bestselling Find Me. Aciman reads from his “deeply romantic” new book and talks with David Masello, member of the NAC Literary Committee. Book signing to follow. More info. [BOOKS]
Friday January 17, 2020
Manhattan
3-5pm Free: Your Brain on the Military: A Conversation on Wartime Journalism. The Intrepid Museum and NewYork-Presbyterian Military Family Wellness Center welcome current and former military service members and their family and friends for a series exploring the links between military service and the brain. Hear from researchers and veterans as they unravel myths and realities about the military and mental health. Join the Intrepid and Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, for a discussion on wartime journalism: combat, conflict, and mental health. More info. [SCIENCE]
7-9pm $15: Plant Magic and Medicine Intensive. Join Catland & co-owner Melissa Madara for an in-depth exploration of plant magic & medicine! More info. [NATURE]
Saturday January 18, 2020
Manhattan
6-7:30pm $29: Exclusive Tour and Artifact Showcase at the KGB Espionage Museum. Join New York Adventure Club for a private evening tour and artifact showcase at The KGB Espionage Museum, the only public museum in the world that focuses entirely on the espionage operations carried out by the KGB, the state security police of the former Soviet Union. More info. [GEEK]
Queens
2-3pm $25: How to Stop Procrastinating on Your New Year’s Resolutions. Join David Parker, author of the award-winning self-help book, The More You Do The Better You Feel: How to Overcome Procrastination and Live a Happier Life, at QED in Astoria. In his book, Mr. Parker explains the relationship between habitual procrastination, mental depression, personal responsibility, and self-esteem and learn how to overcome habitual procrastination. More info. [BOOKS]
Sunday January 19, 2020
Manhattan
1:30-3:30pm Free: Documentary and Discussion – The Green Book: Guide to Freedom. Join the New York Society for Ethical Culture for a documentary screening and discussion about the film Green Book. More info. [FILM]
9pm $15: Drug Test: Psychedelic Economics & Networking Hour. Since the dawn of mankind, humans have tried to get high in one way or another. Why? Altered states of consciousness can be profoundly dangerous or dangerously profound. Knowledge makes the difference. Caveat welcomes a panel of experts and comedians to discuss how these drugs work! More info. [ECONOMICS]
Queens
3-4:30pm $11: Opera 101. Are you curious about opera but think it’s expensive and stuffy? It doesn’t have to be! This class, taught by Kristy Barbacane, dispels the mystery surrounding opera and makes this genre accessible to anyone. We’ll discuss the basics, including key terms and a breakdown of what’s happening on stage and in the music and text. We’ll also look at the original invention of opera and its development throughout history. You’ll walk away with the skills to enjoy, understand, and talk about opera like an expert, without actually being one. More info. [MUSIC]