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Andrea Wulf on CHASING VENUS: THE RACE TO MEASURE THE HEAVENS 5/31/12 6:30PM 2012-05-31 18:30:00 2012-05-31 20:00:00

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Andrea Wulf Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens In Chasing Venus, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Andrea...

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David S. Reynolds on MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN AND THE BATTLE FOR AMERICA 6/7/12 6:30PM 2012-06-07 18:30:00 2012-06-07 20:00:00

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David S. Reynolds Mightier Than the Sword:  Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Battle for America Uncle Tom’s Cabin is likely the most influential...

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Judy Collins on SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES: MY LIFE IN MUSIC 5/22/12 6:30PM

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Judy Collins Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED.  TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST, PLEASE CONTACT THE...

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Louis Begley on SCHMIDT STEPS BACK 5/10/12 6:30PM

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Louis Begley Schmidt Steps Back Novelist Louis Begley continues the poignant, darkly funny, emotionally nuanced series that began with...

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Vonnegut Vision: Rick Moody in Conversation with Sidney Offit 4/25/12 6:30PM

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Vonnegut Vision: Rick Moody in Conversation with Sidney Offit  presented in cooperation with The Library of America One of the most...

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National Poetry Month: Jan C. Grossman, Louis Phillips, and David Yezzi - Three Poets, Three Voices 4/20/12 6PM

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Jan C. Grossman, Louis Phillips, and David Yezzi Three Poets, Three Voices introduced by Head Librarian Mark Bartlett Jan C. Grossman’s...

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National Poetry Month: William Jay Smith on MY FRIEND TOM: THE POET-PLAYWRIGHT TENNESSEE WILLIAMS 4/16/12 6PM

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NATIONAL POETRY MONTH CELEBRATION William Jay Smith My Friend Tom: The Poet-Playwright Tennessee Williams  Tennessee Williams was one of...

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Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac on PAX ETHNICA: WHERE AND HOW DIVERSITY SUCCEEDS 4/11/12 6:30PM

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Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds  In a world full of stories of sectarian violence,...

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Peter Behrens on THE O'BRIENS 4/9/12 7PM

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Peter Behrens The O’Briens presented in cooperation with The Center for Fiction The author of The Law of Dreams redefines the family...

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Exhibition Lecture: Hermione Lee on Edith Wharton 3/27/12 6:30PM

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Please note: This event has changed venue from the Library to Temple Israel at 75th Street and Park Avenue.  Space is now...

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Biography Lecture: Sally Bedell Smith on ELIZABETH THE QUEEN: THE LIFE OF A MODERN MONARCH 3/22/12 6:30PM

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THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED.  TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST, CONTACT THE EVENTS OFFICE AT EVENTS@NYSOCLIB.ORG. In this magisterial new...

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Lecture: Alexandra Styron on READING MY FATHER 2/28/12 6:30PM

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THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED.  TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST, CONTACT THE EVENTS OFFICE AT 212-288-6900 X230 OR EVENTS@NYSOCLIB.ORG. In...

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Film and History Lecture: James D. Solomon on THE CONSPIRATOR 2/21/12 6:30PM

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The 2011 film THE CONSPIRATOR tells the saga of Confederate widow Mary Surratt, tried for conspiring with John Wilkes Booth and others to...

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Yasmina Reza's ART 2/16/12 6:30PM

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Bill Connington and Razors Edge Productions present Yasmina Reza's internationally loved comedy ART in the award-winning translation by...

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Performance: The Center for Contemporary Opera, "Prima le Parole" 2/5/12 6:30PM - 8PM

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The Center for Contemporary Opera Prima le Parole (First the Words) directed by Amy Leland; hosted by Carlin Glynn   The Center for...

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Lecture: Ellen Feldman and Richard Snow on Loves and Perils of World War II 2/1/12 6:30PM

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In this event, acclaimed novelist Ellen Feldman and celebrated historian Richard Snow will discuss the struggles and rewards of writing...

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Lecture: Martin Lemelman on TWO CENTS PLAIN: MY BROOKLYN BOYHOOD 1/26/12 6:30PM

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Winner of the 2010 New York City Book Award for Memoir Martin Lemelman's elegiac and bittersweet graphic memoir Two Cents Plain collects...

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Performance: A MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN: A New Play About George Eliot 1/23/12 6:30PM

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THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED.  TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST, CONTACT THE EVENTS OFFICE AT EVENTS@NYSOCLIB.ORG. A MOST DANGEROUS...

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Literary Magazine Salon with THE PARIS REVIEW and TRIPLE CANOPY, hosted by Adam Kirsch 1/18/12 6:30PM

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THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED, WITH NO MORE WAITLIST SPACES AVAILABLE.   Celebrate the literary magazine at our third annual Salon,...

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Lecture: Herbert Leibowitz on "SOMETHING URGENT I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU": THE LIFE AND WORKS OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS 12/6/11 6:30PM - 8PM

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Herbert Leibowitz “Something Urgent I Have to Say to You”: The Life and Works of William Carlos Williams Herbert Leibowitz’s “Something...

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Performance: Madeleine Kristofferson and John Ray, THE NIGHTINGALE 12/4/11 3PM - 5PM

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Madeleine Kristoffersson and John Ray The Nightingale When “The Swedish Nightingale,” opera star Jenny Lind, sailed into New York Harbor...

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Lecture: Amanda Foreman on A WORLD ON FIRE: BRITAIN'S CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 11/30/11 6:30PM - 8PM

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Amanda Foreman A World on Fire:  Britain’s Crucial Role in the American Civil War Acclaimed historian Amanda Foreman follows the...

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Lecture: Maisie Houghton on PITCH UNCERTAIN 11/15/11 6:30PM - 8PM

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Maisie Houghton Pitch Uncertain: A Mid-Century Middle Daughter Finds Her Voice Pitch Uncertain is a touching and incisive account of...

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Lecture: Diana Altman on HOLLYWOOD EAST 11/9/11 6:30PM - 8PM

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Diana Altman Hollywood East Diana Altman’s father, the late Al Altman, was the MGM talent scout who discovered James Stewart, Joan...

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Elizabeth Barlow Rogers on WRITING THE GARDEN 11/1/11 6:30PM

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Elizabeth Barlow Rogers Writing the Garden: A Literary Conversation Across Two Centuries Focusing on gardeners’ words about the art of...

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Come On and Hear!: The 100th Anniversary of "Alexander's Ragtime Band" 10/30/11 3PM

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Michael Lasser Come On and Hear!: The 100th Anniversary of “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” with Sara Holliday, soprano; Shad Olsen,...

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Joshua Kendall on THE FORGOTTEN FOUNDING FATHER: NOAH WEBSTER 10/19/11 6:30PM

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Joshua Kendall The Forgotten Founding Father:  Noah Webster’s Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture Noah Webster’s name is...

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Laurence Bergreen on COLUMBUS: THE FOUR VOYAGES 10/18/11 6:30PM

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Laurence Bergreen Columbus: The Four Voyages Laurence Bergreen’s new biography—the first complete portrait in half a century—takes the...

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Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts on HARLEM IS NOWHERE 10/13/11 6:30PM

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Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America For a century Harlem has been celebrated as the capital...

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A Celebration of Short Stories with Sallie Bingham and Yiyun Li 10/11/11 6:30PM

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A Celebration of Short Stories Sallie Bingham, Mending: New and Selected Stories Yiyun Li, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl: Stories introduced by...

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Ina Caro on PARIS TO THE PAST 10/4/11 6:30PM

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Ina Caro Paris to the Past: Traveling Through French History by Train THIS EVENT IS FULLY REGISTERED.  PLEASE SEE LISTINGS FOR THE...

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Sheila Jordan and Cameron Brown: A Jazz Evening with Voice and Bass 9/28/11 6:30PM

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Sheila Jordan and Cameron Brown A Jazz Evening with Voice and Bass Sheila Jordan is one of the premier living jazz vocalists.  She has...

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