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SUMMARY:Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try
DESCRIPTION:Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try is a first-of-its-kind exhibition on the 20th-century artist and Holocaust survivor Boris Lurie. Centered around his earliest work\, the so-called War Series\, as well as never-before-exhibited objects and ephemera from Lurie’s personal archive\, the exhibition presents a portrait of an artist reckoning with devastating trauma\, haunting memories\, and an elusive\, lifelong quest for freedom. In drawing together artistic practice and historical chronicle\, Boris Lurie: Nothing To Do But To Try is fertile new territory for the Museum of Jewish Heritage\, offering a survivor’s searing visual testimony within a significant art historical context. The Museum is open Wednesday\, Thursday\, and Sunday from 11 AM – 7 PM ET through October 17. The Museum is closed on Jewish holidays and on Thanksgiving. As of October 18\, the Museum will be open Sunday and Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM; Thursday\, 10 AM to 8 PM; and Friday\, 10 AM to 3 PM.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/boris-lurie-nothing-to-do-but-to-try/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
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SUMMARY:Transforming Moments: A Conversation With Diane Von Furstenberg
DESCRIPTION:Before she was an international fashion icon and a member of the TIME 100\, Diane von Furstenberg was a young girl growing up with parents who had just survived the Holocaust. Her father\, originally from Moldova\, escaped the Nazis in Switzerland. Her mother\, originally from Greece\, fought the Nazis as a member of the resistance until she was captured and sent to Auschwitz. Join the Museum for a conversation with von Furstenberg about her identity as the daughter of survivors and how it has informed her remarkable career at the helm of one of the world’s most recognizable brands. She will be in conversation with Dr. Eva Fogelman\, renowned psychologist and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/transforming-moments-a-conversation-with-diane-von-furstenberg/
LOCATION:Museum of Jewish Heritage
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SUMMARY:April Women’s Breakfast: In Conversation with Kathryn Garcia
DESCRIPTION:2020 and 2021 were big years for women in U.S. politics\, with more women running for national and local office than ever before. Here in New York\, we had a contentious mayoral election with multiple women candidates leading on the ballot\, and we finally got our first woman governor.  So what’s it like to be a trailblazer for women in politics? What does it take to succeed? And how can more women follow that trail? \nAt LM Live’s April Women’s Breakfast\, Director of State Operations and Infrastructure for the state of New York Kathryn Garcia will join Downtown Alliance President Jessica Lappin for an intimate conversation about what it takes to be a woman in politics. The conversation will focus on the challenges Kathryn has faced and the lessons she has learned throughout her accomplished career in city and state government: from blazing a trail as the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Sanitation\, to serving over a million meals per day as the Covid-19 Food Czar\, to running a mayoral campaign and\, now\, keeping the lights on for the entire state. Jessica and Kathryn will dig into what it takes to lead in male-dominated industries and under the scrutiny of the public eye. There will also be an opportunity for audience members to ask questions. \nThis in-person breakfast is a great opportunity to network with women and non-binary folks\, as well as their champions and allies. Light refreshments will be served. \n  \nKathryn Garcia serves as Director of State Operations and Infrastructure for Governor Kathy Hochul\, where she oversees over 70 state agencies and authorities\, including the MTA and Port Authority. She has over 14 years of government experience delivering services that New Yorkers rely on every day. Previously\, she served as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Sanitation\, leading its 9\,700 uniformed and civilian employees through nearly 15 feet of snow\, expanded environmental programs from e-waste collection to the largest curbside organics program\, and implemented innovative technology solutions to manage both its personnel and fleet. In addition to her duties at the Department of Sanitation\, she served as the City’s Lead Czar\, developing a plan to eliminate childhood elevated blood lead levels\, and during the winter of 2019\, she also stepped in as the interim Chair of the New York City Housing Authority. During the pandemic\, Kathryn Garcia served as the COVID-19 Food Czar\, delivering over 1 million meals a day to hungry New Yorkers. Before serving at the Department of Sanitation as Commissioner\, she served as Chief Operating Officer at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection\, where she was responsible for the operation of the City’s water supply\, water and sewer system\, wastewater treatment plants\, and served as Incident Commander during Hurricane Sandy. She earned her B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. \n  \nJessica Lappin is the President of the Alliance for Downtown New York. The organization manages New York City’s and the country’s largest Business Improvement District (BID) and works to ensure that Lower Manhattan is a thriving and dynamic community. A lifelong New Yorker\, former elected official\, and previous Crain’s “40 Under 40” honoree\, Ms. Lappin has a distinguished record in civic life and public service. \nLappin took the helm of the Alliance in February 2014. She is responsible for providing core sanitation and public safety services that keep the area clean and safe\, manages a free bus service\, and has made outreach to the street homeless in the area a priority.  She has also significantly expanded the free public WiFi network in Lower Manhattan\, produced award winning ads and marketing videos\, instituted a district-wide solar-powered recycling program\, and helped secure nearly $100 million in resiliency funding for Lower Manhattan.  \nPrior to her tenure at the Alliance\, Lappin was elected to serve two terms in the New York City Council\, representing the Upper East Side\, East Midtown\, and Roosevelt Island\, and was praised by the New York Times for her “steely resolve\, dedication\, and energy.” She served as Chair of the Committee on Aging and fought successfully to keep 100 senior centers from closing and to secure funding for meals and other critical senior services.  She also played a key role in bringing the Cornell Technion Applied Science and Engineering Campus to Roosevelt Island\, oversaw the approval of over 20\,000 new public school seats citywide\, and spearheaded the successful development of four new waterfront parks. And\, as Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus\, she authored a nationally recognized\, landmark bill to protect women’s health and reproductive rights. \nThe Aspen Institute\, a renowned international think tank\, selected her as a Rodel Fellow in 2011. The Rodel program is focused on transcending political partisanship and addressing overarching questions of leadership and effective governance. \nShe serves on the Steering Committee of the Association for a Better New York (ABNY)\, the Executive Committee of NYC & Company and the boards of the International Downtown Association\, FDR Memorial and Four Freedoms Park\, Battery Conservancy\, American Skin Association\, and as an Ex-Officio member of New York City Center. \nLappin loves to run and cook and lives in Manhattan with her husband and two sons. She graduated from Georgetown University\, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude\, and from Stuyvesant High School.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/april-womens-breakfast-in-conversation-with-kathryn-garcia/
CATEGORIES:LM Live
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SUMMARY:Adult Zumba
DESCRIPTION:Join in on the fun featuring easy-to-follow Latin dance choreography while working on your balance\, coordination and range of motion. Come prepared for enthusiastic instruction\, a little strength training and a lot of fun. Participants are encouraged to bring their own equipment: weights\, water bottle\, hand towel etc. Proof of vaccination required.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/adult-zumba-12/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:FRAMES: Construction History in New York and Chicago
DESCRIPTION:The second session of the Construction History series concentrates on Frames and the evolution of metal-cage construction in each city.  Chicago has claimed the “invention” of steel-skeleton construction\, which historians often call “the Chicago frame.” In New York\, building codes and concerns about fire discouraged the use of skeleton frames until after 1892\, so alternative\, hybrid systems developed. Tom Leslie and Don Friedman will examine these and other issues. Chicago and New York offered a handful of very different preconditions that influenced the way skyscrapers were designed and built in the two cities. Chicago’s murky soil forced engineers to carefully parse their structures into point supports and broad\, snowshoe-like pads\, which suggested structures above could be thought of as more skeletal frames than continuous walls. The city’s large\, regular lot sizes also allowed a regularity in structural grids\, and its laissez-faire politics permitted thinner walls than other\, eastern cities—at least through 1893\, after which unions and builders began a pitched battle over the city’s building code.
URL:https://downtownny.com/event/frames-construction-history-in-new-york-and-chicago/
LOCATION:Skyscraper Museum
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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