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Meet for Coffee at the Bruce: Women, Coffee, & Stories: Lucia Bawot
Meet for Coffee at the Bruce: Women, Coffee, & Stories: Lucia Bawot
Join us for the inaugural event of our new series, Meet for Coffee at the Bruce: Women, Coffee, & Stories, featuring Lucia Bawot, author of the book We Belong: An Anthology of Colombian Women Coffee Farmers, and Debra Ponzek acclaimed chef, & co-founder of Aux Délices Foods. This event is perfect for coffee enthusiasts and those curious to […]
2 events,
Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall/Virtual Author Talk with Christophe Lebold
Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall/Virtual Author Talk with Christophe Lebold
Join us for a virtual event with Christophe Lebold, to discuss his new book, Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall. This event will be moderated by Amy Weiss, Director, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, and Tina Panik, Avon Library. About the book: Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw the Angels Fall […]
Slice of America: Pizza Documentary Premiere at the New Haven Museum at New Haven Museum
Slice of America: Pizza Documentary Premiere at the New Haven Museum at New Haven Museum
The New Haven Museum and Best Video will join forces to present director Gorman Bechard and pizza historian Colin M. Caplan for the premiere screening of “Slice of America: Charred in the Florida Sun,” on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at 7 p.m., preceded by a wine/beer reception at 6 p.m. with pizza bites from Pepe’s, […]
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Artists in Conversation | Ken Gonzales-Day at Yale Center for British Art
Artists in Conversation | Ken Gonzales-Day at Yale Center for British Art
Ken Gonzales-Day will talk with Martina Droth, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Yale Center for British Art, about Composition in Black and Brown, a two-part public art project emerging from his engagement with the collections of the Center and the Yale Peabody Museum. A reception will follow. About Ken Gonzales-Day Born in 1964 in Santa Clara, […]
Tapping into the Neurobiology of Speech and Dance Production at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
Tapping into the Neurobiology of Speech and Dance Production at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
Neuroscientist Constantina Theofanopoulou explores the neural circuits of complex sensory-motor behaviors that serve social communication, specifically speech and dance, and aims to identify potential therapies for disorders that affect these behaviors, like Parkinson’s Disease. In this lecture, she will present research uncovering possible similarities between speech and dance, including an examination of the brain pathways […]
Power and Deception: An Evening with Joe Conason at RJ Julia
Power and Deception: An Evening with Joe Conason at RJ Julia
Get ready for an eye-opening evening with Joe Conason as he discusses his latest book, The Longest Con. In this gripping and darkly humorous account, Conason explores the evolution of political tactics that have shaped modern conservatism. Whether you're interested in history, politics, or the dynamics of power, this event offers a fascinating look at the […]
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Creative Practices For Modern People: John Kao at Carriage Barn Arts
Creative Practices For Modern People: John Kao at Carriage Barn Arts
A Q&A with John Kao regarding the importance of innovation in the current professional landscape, and intentional practice for artists & creatives. The Economist called John Kao “Mr. Creativity” and a “serial innovator.” He is an entrepreneur, pianist, former Harvard Business School professor, best-selling author, and Tony-nominated producer of feature films and Broadway theater. Kao […]
3 events,
Author Talk “Luanne Rice at Bank Square Books
Author Talk “Luanne Rice at Bank Square Books
Join Bank Square Books as we celebrate our grand opening in our new space with the release of Luanne Rice's new young adult book, If Anything Happens to Me! Come celebrate the release of Luanne's new young adult book If Anything Happens to Me and the first author event in our new location for our official grand opening in our […]
Mystic Film Festival: Susan Seidelman Talk Back and Signing
Mystic Film Festival: Susan Seidelman Talk Back and Signing
Bank Square Books, in partnership with the Mystic Film Festival, presents an author talk and book signing with Susan Seidelman for her memoir Desperately Seeking Something. Susan will be in conversation […]
Adam Shatz: The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
Adam Shatz: The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon at Yale Whitney Humanities Center
The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon has been dead since 1961, yet his name is invoked with increasing frequency, and has itself become a kind of Rorschach test in discussions of white supremacy, the Middle East, and settler-colonialism. In his talk at the Whitney Humanities Center, Adam Shatz, the author […]
3 events,
Stowe Prize for Literary Activism Celebration: Dr. Bettina L. Love
Stowe Prize for Literary Activism Celebration: Dr. Bettina L. Love
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center is delighted to celebrate Dr. Bettina L. Love as the 2024 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winner for her book Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal (St. Martin’s Press, 2023). Event Schedule 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Donor Reception with Dr. Bettina L. Love Katharine Seymour Day […]
Webinar: “An Evening with German Climate Activist and Author Luisa Neubauer”
Webinar: “An Evening with German Climate Activist and Author Luisa Neubauer”
Join the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Yale School of the Environment's Climate Learning Community for an evening with Luisa Neubauer, a German climate activist, politician, author and co-organizer of Fridays for Future. Sena Wazer, a master’s student at the Yale School of the Environment and fellow environmental advocate, will moderate the […]
Author Panel & Book Signing: Summer’s Not Over at Barrett Bookstore in Darien
Author Panel & Book Signing: Summer’s Not Over at Barrett Bookstore in Darien
We are still holding on to the easy breezy feelings beach reads give us, even after Labor Day! Join us for our Summer's Not Over (yet!) gathering at the store […]
2 events,
Film Screening and Q & A: Retrospective with Directors Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel : Yale
Please join us for a mini-retrospective of their work 9/19 Screening of VERA (2022), 5pm, L01 in the Humanities Quadrangle Preceded by the Opening reception of Film & Media Studies Program at 3:30 pm Followed by a Q+A with directors Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel after the screening of Vera led by Fatima Naqvi (FMS) […]
John Della Volpe “How Will Gen Z Vote? Taking the Pulse of Today’s Youth” in Fairfield
John Della Volpe “How Will Gen Z Vote? Taking the Pulse of Today’s Youth” in Fairfield
John Della Volpe is the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, where he has led the institute’s polling initiatives on understanding American youth since 2000. Della Volpe's best-selling book, FIGHT, How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America, has been called "the definitive account of America's next […]
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StoryFest ’24: at Westport Library
StoryFest ’24: at Westport Library
StoryFest Saturday will feature an array of award-winning authors and special events featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Claire Messud, Peng Shepard, Joe R. Lansdale, Christopher Golden, Clay Chapman, Gabino Iglesias, Rachel Harrison, and many, many more. Plus a special tribute to longtime Westport Library champion and iconic Publisher's Weekly editor, the late Sybil Steinberg; a pair of […]
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Nancy Pelosi, “The Art of Power” in conversation with Rosa DeLauro at RJ Julia
Nancy Pelosi, “The Art of Power” in conversation with Rosa DeLauro at RJ Julia
Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in American political history, tells the story of her transformation from housewife to House Speaker—how she became a master legislator, a key partner to presidents, and the most visible leader of the Trump resistance. Join us for an unforgettable evening with Speaker Pelosi as she shares a behind-the-scenes look at history-making moments in her nearly […]
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Acclaimed Irish writer Claire Kilroy in Fairfield
Acclaimed Irish writer Claire Kilroy in Fairfield
Presented by the Fairfield University College of Arts & Sciences MFA Program in Creative Writing and their Inspired Writers Series in collaboration with the Irish Studies Program. The acclaimed Irish writer Claire Kilroy comes to America with Soldier Sailor, her astonishing and provocative novel about the early days of motherhood. Already declared the London Times Novel of the […]
2 events,
Online: Artists in Conversation | Natalie Frank at Yale Center for British Art
Online: Artists in Conversation | Natalie Frank at Yale Center for British Art
Natalie Frank, Yale BA 2002, will talk to Margaret Spillane, lecturer in English and tutor in the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, Yale University, about her artistic practice, recent projects, and the influence of artist Paula Rego on her practice. About Natalie Frank Born in the United States in 1980, Natalie Frank is an […]
Netflix Documentary ‘Poisoned’: Screening/Q&A with Writer /Producer Jeff Benedict at Eastern Connecticut State
Netflix Documentary ‘Poisoned’: Screening/Q&A with Writer /Producer Jeff Benedict at Eastern Connecticut State
Nominated for the 45th News and Documentary Emmy Awards (happening Sept. 25 in New York City), the film is based on Benedict's 2011 book titled "Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat." "Writing the book 'Poisoned' and getting it published was one of the harder things […]
5 events,
Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits | Illustrated Talk and Tasting
Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits | Illustrated Talk and Tasting
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, in collaboration with the Norwalk Historical Society, presents award-winning author Aaron Goldfarb for an illustrated talk and book signing titled, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits. Spirits tasting and a signature cocktail will be offered following the presentation courtesy of SoNo 1420 America’s Maritime Distillery, South Norwalk, CT. Mr. Goldfarb’s book, published by Abrams Books, will be […]
“The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt” Fundraiser at Mather Homestead in Darien
“The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt” Fundraiser at Mather Homestead in Darien
Event begins at 6 o’clock with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Mather Homestead sunken garden. We will be open for tours of the historic Homestead. Lecture starting at 7 o’clock, followed by dessert and a champagne toast to Bertha Mather, and the women who have impacted all of our lives! Edward F. O’Keefe is […]
Hillary Clinton: Live at The Bushnell Theater
Hillary Clinton: Live at The Bushnell Theater
Join Hillary Rodham Clinton this Fall as she travels the United States connecting with audiences live, in person, discussing her newest book, Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, & Liberty. At each event, Secretary Clinton and a moderator will take the audience on a journey of unvarnished exchanges on politics, democracy, the threats […]
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History on Tap at the Keller Tavern Museum in Rigefield
History on Tap at the Keller Tavern Museum in Rigefield
Enjoy a fun evening of beer tastings, delicious food, and live programming! We're going back to our historic tavern roots with this great annual event, featuring local breweries like Counter Weight and Nod Hill. More breweries to be announced soon! Tickets include unlimited tastings, a branded glass, and dinner from Melt Mobile food truck. For […]
Film: RED ISLAND by Robin Campillo at Cinestudio Hartford
Film: RED ISLAND by Robin Campillo at Cinestudio Hartford
September 27-October 3, 2024 French director Robin Campillo has been surprising interviewers by comparing his highly acclaimed new movie to Blue Velvet, saying it’s “a little bit David Lynch.” And […]
Film: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2024 at Cinestudio Hartford
Film: MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival 2024 at Cinestudio Hartford
September 27 @ 7pm September 28 @ 2PM MANHATTAN SHORT 27th Annual Short Film Festival, a worldwide event taking place in over 500 venues across six continents. MANHATTAN SHORT is […]
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Online: Artists in Conversation | Flora Yukhnovich at Yale Center for British Art
Online: Artists in Conversation | Flora Yukhnovich at Yale Center for British Art
Flora Yukhnovich will talk to Eleanor Nairne, Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art. About Flora Yukhnovich Born in 1990 in Norwich, UK, Flora Yukhnovich developed her characteristic painting language while studying at City and Guilds of London Art School, where she completed her MA in […]
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Rea Frey (In Every Life) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Rea Frey (In Every Life) Author Talk and Signing at Bank Square Books
Bank Square Books presents an author talk and signing with Rea Frey for her new book, In Every Life. Rea will be in conversation with Bookstagramer Jody Blanchette (@redreadreviews). This event is free and open to all, but we kindly ask that you click the RSVP button so that we can plan accordingly. See you there! For more […]
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Elections and Cakes: Connecticut Revolutions at New Haven Museum
Elections and Cakes: Connecticut Revolutions at New Haven Museum
Making Election Day a state holiday in 17th century Connecticut was a revolution. So was making Election Cake to celebrate it in the 18th century. Through the fiction of Harriet Beecher Stowe, journals of Thoreau, sermons of Ezra Stiles, petitions by Black citizens, period cookbooks, diaries, magazines, and memoirs, food historian Dr. Linda Civitello will […]