In the Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Bausch and Lomb Library Building, Gary Muldoon will review Separate: The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson and America's Journey from Slavery to Segregation by Steve Luxenberg. "The Plessy case was a knife that … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen Bestia (Beast, Aleksander Hertz, Poland 1917, 67 min., DCP) followed by a discussion with Wlodek Pawlik, and Mark Watters as part of the Polish Film Festival and Silent Tuesdays series. One of the earliest extant films … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Ad Astra (James Gray, U.S. / China 2019, 123 min.) "Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, U.S. 2019, 95 min.) "With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk … Continue reading
The Hochstein School of Music and Dance will host an Early Music Celebration with music by Strozzi and Purcell performed by Warner Iveris (theorbo and baroque guitar), Tyler Cassidy-Heacock (soprano), and Joe Finetti (baritone).
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Tiffany Quay Tyson will discuss her book The Past Is Never for the Kafka Prize Reading and Reception. The recipient of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction published in 2018 is Tiffany Quay Tyson, for her novel The Past … Continue reading
In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, creating the iconic concept, and incidentally creating modern science fiction. Now, Daniel M. Kimmel updates the myth, and tells the tale from the point of view of the most important character: the Father of … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Ad Astra (James Gray, U.S. / China 2019, 123 min.) "Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 … Continue reading
The Dryden will screen The Beaches of Agnes (Agnès Varda, France 2008, 110 min., 35mm, French and English w/subtitles) as part of the In Memoriam: Agnès Varda series. Agnès Varda (1928—2019) studied art history at university, intending to seek a … Continue reading
Olli Hirvonen is a Finnish guitarist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Fluent in various styles from jazz to rock to more experimental sounds, he has formed a highly unique style combining these different influences. As the winner of the 2016 … Continue reading
The Cinema will screen Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, U.S. 2019, 95 min.) "With one of the most memorably stunning voices that has ever hit the airwaves, Linda Ronstadt burst onto the 1960s folk … Continue reading