Capturing the Changing City
Conversations with artists, writers, historians, and other notable New Yorkers about how they seek to represent the New York scene on the page, through the lens, screen, and beyond.
Coming up:
Capturing the Changing City: "I Must Be Dreaming" with Roz Chast
Event
Monday, October 23, 6:30pm
I Must Be Dreaming with Roz Chast
Join us for the launch of Roz Chast's new graphic narrative exploring the surreal nighttime world inside her mind-and untangling one of our most enduring human mysteries: dreams.
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Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm
Capturing Times Square
A conversation about what it means to capture Times Square in art and historical narrative with artist Jane Dickson, historian Lynne Sagalyn, and architect James Sanders.
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Tuesday, October 25, 6:30pm
Past Event: The New Yorkers with Sam Roberts
Sam Roberts presents his new book "The New Yorkers," the story of ordinary and extraordinary individuals who, in a city home to nearly one billion over the course of its lifetime, made their mark in some indelible way.
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Tuesday, September 20, 6:30pm
Past Event: Also a Poet with Ada Calhoun & Rob Sheffield
Ada Calhoun discusses her new memoir, "Also a Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me," with writer Rob Sheffield.
Event
Monday, April 25, 6:30pm
Video: “Bill Cunningham Was There” with John Kurdewan and Steven Stolman
A conversation with authors John Kurdewan and Steven Stolman about their new book that celebrates the legacy of New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham.
Event
Thursday, April 14, 6:30pm
Video: New York Rebounds (Again) with Thomas Dyja & Gordon Davis
Author Thomas Dyja and former Parks Commissioner Gordon Davis discuss how New York City has transformed in the past four decades.
Event
Saturday, September 11, 1:00pm
Video: Twenty Years Later: Remembering 9/11 Through Documentary Film
We reflect on the twentieth anniversary of September 11, 2001 in this screening of two recent documentary films, followed by a panel with the filmmakers.
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Friday, March 19, 5:00pm
Past Event: Brooklyn & Beyond: The Photographs of Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb
Join photographers Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb for a conversation about their work followed by a Q & A.
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Thursday, October 29, 7:00pm
Past Event: MCNY Live presents New York magazine's "Encyclopedia of New York": How NYC Changed the World
We launch New York magazine's new book, "The Encyclopedia of New York," with editor Christopher Bonanos and actor/singer/comedian Lea DeLaria.
Series
Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Past Event: Another City: New Meanings in New York's Public Spaces
A series of conversations with the city's sharpest observers about the changing meanings and possibilities of New York's public spaces.Stay Connected.Get our Newsletter.
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