Haunted History Tour of Fraunces Tavern
Fraunces Tavern Museum 54 Pearl Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, United StatesStart your Halloween off by visiting the oldest standing structure in Manhattan for a special spooky, Halloween-inspired tour of the Museum! Hear stories about the tragic events that took place in this very building, step back in time to participate in 18th century funerary customs, and learn about George Washington's last days at Mount Vernon. You'll also […]
Philosophy Workshop on Joel Whitebook’s Freud: An Intellectual Biography
The New School 63 5th Ave, New York, NY, United StatesDr. Joel Whitebook, Philosopher and Psychoanalyst, will discuss his book Freud: An Intellectual Biography. Cutting through the tired clichés of the “Freud Wars,” the author presents us with a radically new portrait of the founder of psychoanalysis. Because Whitebook is a philosopher as well as a psychoanalyst, he has been able to integrate many of […]
Popular Science Presents: The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Caveat 21A Clinton St, Manhattan, NY, United StatesThe Weirdest Thing I Learn This Week can get plenty spooky any Wednesday of the year: Popular Science's hit podcast has featured tales of murderous taxidermy art, fatal insomnia, and the time people tried to turn George Washington into a zombie (yes, really). This October, let Rachel Feltman and the rest of the Weirdest Thing […]
Sympathy for the Drummer: Why Charlie Watts Matters Book Launch/Signing
Barnes and Noble Tribeca 97 Warren Street, New York, NY, United StatesAcross five decades, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has had the best seat in the house. Charlie Watts, the anti-rock star—an urbane jazz fan with a dry wit and little taste for the limelight—was witness to the most savage years in rock history, and emerged a hero, a warrior poet. Author Mike Edison, himself a […]
Authoring Advocacy: Bearing Witness in an Era of Mass Incarceration
Asian American Writers’ Workshop 110-112 W. 27th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY, United StatesWhat is the responsibility of writers to confront our era of mass incarceration, and how do we bear witness without assuming voyeuristic or exploitative perspectives? Join us for a reading featuring 2018 PEN America Writing For Justice Fellows Justin Rovillos Monson and Reginald Dwayne Betts, and Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s The Witness Program writers Roshan Abraham, Christina Olivares, & Sarah Wang. […]