Pen Parentis
John Sibley Williams, Barbara Graham, and Sergio Troncoso read from their work during this month's virtual salon.
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Events
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Fiction/Non Fiction Conversation Series: Remembering ACT UP
For this month's Non-Fiction/Fiction conversation series Join Sarah Schulman and K.M. Soehnlein in commemorating the 30-year anniversary of ACT UP.
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Adult Chorus
Directed by Church Street School of Music, the chorus is open to all who love to sing! Learn contemporary and classic songs and perform at community events throughout the year.
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Figure Drawing
Each week a model will strike short and long poses for participants to draw. Artists/ educators will offer constructive suggestions and critique. Materials provided. Space is limited, registration required
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The Bin Laden Papers
The U.S. Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan also gathered valuable intelligence on al-Qaeda. In her recently published book, The Bin Laden Papers: How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about al-Qaeda, Its Leader and His Family, Nelly Lahoud, Associate Professor in the Department of National Security and Strategy […]
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Meet Me in the Kitchen: Making Healthy Choices
Nutritionist Lauren C. Kelly offers creative twists on classic recipes, food prep and cooking trends. From appetizers, to entrees, to dessert, learn how to design menus using helpful tips and current research findings for better health and eating.
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Novus at One
Featuring Trinity Church's new music orchestra, NOVUS NY, a key player on the contemporary music scene. Program: Brad Balliett Quintet (World Premiere); Valerie Coleman Selections from Portraits of Langston; Joan Tower Island Prelude; Louise Farrenc Sextet in c minor, Op. 40; Alex Temple Thick Line
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The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over Harlem
With its gleaming shopping centers and refurbished row houses, today’s Harlem bears little resemblance to the neighborhood of the midcentury urban crisis. In The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle over Harlem, first published in 2017 by Harvard University Press, Brian D. Goldstein traces Harlem’s Second Renaissance to a surprising source: the radical […]
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The Defeat of the British Southern Strategy to Conquer America
In this lecture, Ken Scarlett will discuss the British Southern Strategy for conquering America and extinguishing the American Revolution. He will discuss the role of a quisling in the framing of their base strategy and how those plans were completely defeated culminating with the forced British evacuation from Charleston, South Carolina (Victory Day). Ken will […]
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Paradox Docs: Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche
The Paradox Docs series features contradictory yet fascinating stories from unlikely sources. In celebration of Women’s History month, Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche (2021), directed by Celeste Bell and Paul Sng, follows a journey through the archives of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene. Free popcorn will be served, and a discussion […]
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The Old Town Girls
Online screening and conversation with the director. Inspired by a true incident, Shen Yu’s debut OLD TOWN GIRLS tells a tale about how an unsustained economic boom desolates working-class communities and familial relations. Tempted by living a new life as a professional dancer in big cities, Qu Ting bid farewell to her marriage in a […]
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