Events Archive for Life

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Baker, Gibson, Herzog: New Voices in the American Theatre

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

7:00 PM

Wed, June 19 | TCG Playwrights in Conversation returns for an evening of author conversations and readings by hit off-Broadway playwrights Annie Baker, Melissa James Gibson and Amy Herzog.

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'The News Quiz USA' with Andy Borowitz

Friday, June 28, 2013

7:00 PM

Join Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report at The New Yorker) as he challenges comedians Lee Camp, Negin Farsad, Todd Barry and Dean Obeidallah to dissect the week's news in this special panel show recording for WNYC and BBC Radio 4.

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Craft Beer Jam 2013: The Best Beers You've Never Tasted

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

7:00 PM

Join us for an evening of beer-focused conversation, consumption and celebration! Learn the secrets of the most rare and special brews around with your host Jimmy Carbone of "Beer Sessions Radio." Featuring Dan McGloughlin of Manhattan’s Pony Bar and Ed Berestecki of Brooklyn’s Mug's Ale House. With music by The Flanks.

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Craft Beer Jam 2013: Home Brewer Battle

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

7:00 PM

Join us for an evening of beer-focused conversation, consumption and celebration! Learn the do's and don'ts of brewing beer at home, along with tips on how to taste beer. Hosted by Jimmy Carbone of "Beer Sessions Radio." Featuring John LaPolla of Bitter & Esters, beer educator Sam Merritt of Civilization of Beer and Chris Cuzme of 508 Gastropub. With live music by The Bailen Brothers

Books

Joshua Kendall will be speaking at the Mid-Manhattan Library

Thursday, August 8, 2013

6:30 PM

455 5th Avenue, at 39th Street

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Norman Rush will be in Conversation with Leonard Lopate at Queens College

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

7:00 PM

LeFrak Concert Hall in the Music Building

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Elizabeth Smart will be at Barnes & Noble on 86th and Lexington

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

7:00 PM

150 E 86th St. 

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Elizabeth Smart will be speaking with the Hudson Union Society

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

7:00 PM

The Cornell Club

6 East 44th St.

 

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Wendy Lower will be speaking at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

7:00 PM

36 Battery Place

New York, NY 10280

 

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WQXR Presents A Chanukah Celebration Across the Globe

Thursday, December 5, 2013

7:00 PM

Join us for an evening of music from Central Europe, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Middle East — and Uganda! Featuring East of the RiverShashmaqam and The Dave Levitt Klezmer Trio.  

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Hit the Reset Button for 2014: An Evening of Tech + Introspection

Thursday, January 23, 2014

7:00 PM

Learn how to live a purposeful digital life while keeping a New York state-of-mind. Hosted by New Tech City's Manoush Zomorodi with Priya Parker of Thrive Labs and Vincent Horn of Buddhist Geeks.

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Inside Look: 'Bullets Over Broadway'

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

7:00 PM

Tues, Jan. 28 | Go behind the curtain with stars of the new musical adaptation: three-time Tony Award-nominee Marin Mazzie; Vincent Pastore; Tony-nominee Brooks Ashmanskas; and Heléne York. Hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest.

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Inside Look: 'If/Then'

Monday, February 3, 2014

7:00 PM

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the new musical coming to Broadway this spring. With Tony and Pulitizer-Prize winning songwriting team Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey; director Michael Greif; Tony Award winner LaChanze; and actor Anthony Rapp. Hosted by WQXR's Elliott Forrest.

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New Tech City: Tech, Music & the Brain

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

7:00 PM

Join Q2 Music’s Helga Davis and New Tech City’s Manoush Zomorodi for an evening of music and mind. With iconic performance artist, composer and musician Laurie Anderson and Mary Farbood, assistant professor in the Music Technology program at New York University. Watch the live video webcast here at 7pm ET!

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A Conversation with Ian McKellen

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

12:00 PM

Spend your lunch hour with Sir Ian McKellen, co-starring with Sir Patrick Stewart in concurrent productions of "Waiting for Godot" and Harold Pinter's "No Man’s Land." Watch a live video webcast at 12pm ET.

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Guastavino in New York

Monday, February 24, 2014

6:30 PM

Join WNYC's Leonard Lopate for a conversation with Santiago Calatrava, Jill Lerner, and John Ochsendorf on the marvels of engineering and architectural beauty created by Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino, Sr. and his son, Rafael Jr. in public spaces across the five boroughs. Watch a live video webcast of the sold-out show beginning 7pm.

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Inside Look: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Thursday, February 27, 2014

7:00 PM

WQXR's Elliott Forrest takes us behind the curtain with director and Tony Award nominee Kenny Leon; Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose; Tony Award nominee Stephen McKinley Henderson; and Sean Patrick Thomas. Watch a live video webcast of the conversation.

 

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Brian Lehrer Live: Your Privacy

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

10:00 AM

Join The Brian Lehrer Show for a live broadcast with several guests, lots of interaction, and various takes on a single topic: your privacy. We'll discuss what you want to share, what you don’t, and how much of your personal information you’re willing to trade for online conveniences.

This live event has been canceled. You can still hear the conversation live on The Brian Lehrer Show on this date at 10AM on WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820.

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Inside Look: 'Casa Valentina'

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

7:00 PM

Join WQXR's Elliott Forrest for a conversation with four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein as he takes us behind the curtain of his first new play in almost 30 years. Watch a live video webcast Tuesday, March 11 at 7pm ET.

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Parenting in the Digital Age

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

7:00 PM

Join New Tech City and guests for a discussion about how to raise healthy, thoughtful, and confident kids in the digital age.