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The Distinguished Writers Series: Monica Youn
The Spring 2019 Distinguished Writers Series concludes with a special reading by Monica Youn. Monica Youn is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Blackacre, which won the William Carlos Williams Award of the Poetry Society of America. It was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Kingsley Tufts […]
Roosevelt House Guided Tours
Roosevelt House — the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now owned by Hunter College — offers visitors a chance to get closer to a family as unique as the city they inhabited, and to explore the private spaces where some of the most iconic public policy of the 20th […]
Young Lawyers Series: Cocktails & Commentary--Prohibition, Whiskey Wars, & Modern Moonshine
Please join us on June 24th as Roosevelt House welcomes urban historian Rebecca Dalzell and Ryan Ciuchta, head blender of Kings County Distillery, for a novel and far-ranging discussion on the role of the law during Brooklyn’s secret Whiskey Wars, Prohibition, and New York’s now-resurgent distillery industry. Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, former NYS Court of […]
OPEN CALL: The Extraordinary
THE EXTRAORDINARY OPEN CALL TO ALL ARTISTS SEEKING AN O-1 Artist Visa, or those currently holding an O-1 Artist Visa DEADLINE: August 15, 2019 The Extraordinary is group show of eight artists who are currently in the process of gaining, or currently possess a O-1 Non-immigration Visa: Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement. The exhibition […]
Curator Tour with Alicia Grullón & Nelson Molina
Free public program of the exhibition What is Here is Open: Selections from the Treasures in the Trash Collection Join the curators Alicia Grullón & Nelson Molina for an intimate gallery tour of the exhibition What is Here is Open: Selections from the Treasures in the Trash Collection. Participating Artists in the exhibition: Tomie Arai, Dominique […]
Women in Food
Women in Food Restaurant and Food Culture: Gender, Equal Pay, Sexual Harassment, Sustainability, Career Advancement and More Panelists: Camille Becerra, Chef, Food Stylist and Recipe Developer Liz Neumark, CEO, Great Performances, Katy Sparks, Founder, Katy Sparks Culinary Consulting Naama Tamir, Owner, Lighthouse Restaurant Diana Tandia, Chef-owner, Berber Street Food Healthy Breakfast Will Be Served @ […]
PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICANS Diaspora Summit IV--Rebuild Puerto Rico: Two Years After Maria. Two Day Conference.
Hurricane Maria caused billions of dollars in damages to Puerto Rico and left 3.4 million island residents without electric power, potable water, and telecommunications. Recovery is estimated to take years. This two day conference will look at the recovery two years after Maria and what is needed for the future. Friday September 20, 2019 9 […]
Screening: Who Will Write Our History
Jennifer J. Raab President, Hunter College & Hunter College Jewish Studies Center Invite you to a screening of Who Will Write Our History Followed by a conversation with Samuel Kassow Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College and author of Who Will Write Our History? Rediscovering a Hidden Archive From the Warsaw Ghetto & […]