N-Y Historical Society Announces Upcoming Events
By: Kelsey Denette Mar. 19, 2012
The N-Y Historical Society has announced the following upcoming events. For tickets to Public Programs, please call the New-York Historical Society's new call center at (212) 485-9268 or visithttp://www.nyhistory.org/programs. Programs $24 (Members $12) unless otherwise noted.
THE BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES:
POLITICS AND POWER: ELECTIONS 2012
Thursday, May 3, 6:30 PM
Beverly Gage, Lesley Stahl (moderator)
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Every presidential campaign is a fight for America's future and the 2012 Election promises to be just as dramatic, contentious and emotional as we have come to expect from our national politics. Reprising her program from 2008, Lesley Stahl returns to discuss the candidates and key issues of the 2012 Election with special guest Beverly Gage.
GREENWICH VILLAGE: THE FIRST BOHEMIA
Thursday, May 10, 6:30 PM
Barry Lewis
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
New York's first Bohemian neighborhood was Greenwich Village in the 1910s, when everyone from Edna St. Vincent Millay to John Sloan made "the Village" their hangout. It became so hip that by the 1920s the Bohemian era was over, due to rising rents and new luxury apartment buildings...until the next disaffected generation took up the Village's mantra of non-conformism. Join us for this lecture and slide show - back by popular demand - with architectural historian Barry Lewis.
Thursday, May 17, 6:30 PM
Program $28 (Members $14)
James Grant, Lewis E. Lehrman, Edward Chancellor (moderator)
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
From the time of Alexander Hamilton to Richard Nixon (with a time out for the Civil War), every American dollar was backed by gold and/or silver. In this program, three economists discuss the history of the Gold Standard and weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks that would come with its reinstatement. Why did America abandon it in 1971? And what would need to happen for Americato return to a gold-based monetary system?
PROHIBITION NEW YORK: ART DECO OF THE 1920S
Thursday, May 24, 6:30 PM
Barry Lewis
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Art Deco was the signature style of the boom times we call the Jazz Age. In New York, it coincided with the emergence of a new society that was breaking down Victorian mores and kicking up its heels. Then it all came to a sudden halt in 1929 when the stock market crashed. Join us to see New York's first self-conscious embrace of the "new," the last time "modernism" had fun.
LINCOLN AND DAVIS: COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF
Thursday, May 31, 6:30 PM
James M. McPherson, William C. Davis, Harold Holzer (moderator)
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
One president was a West Point-trained Mexican War veteran and a former Secretary of War. The other had virtually no military training except in a bloodless Indian war, yet emerged as the far greater commander-in-chief during the Civil War. Why the experienced Jefferson Davis faltered, while the untested Abraham Lincoln triumphed, remains one of the great mysteries of American history - as explored by this expert panel.
BREAKFAST & TALK:
SPECIAL '21' CLUB BREAKFAST & TALK – FREEDOM'S FORGE: AMERICAN BUSINESS AND WORLD WAR II
Tuesday, May 22, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Program $65 (Members $55)
Location: '21' Club, 21 West 52nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
Join us for an intimate breakfast program at New York's famed '21' Club and learn how American big business set out to build the weapons and create the industrial muscle to arm the Allies and defeat the Axis. Bestselling author Arthur Herman reveals how two extraordinary American businessmen-the Danish immigrant William Knudsen and shipbuilding industrialist Henry Kaiser-helped corral, cajole, manipulate and inspire big business around the country to help mobilize the war effort and create what later critics would call the American "military-industrial complex."
Space is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will not be sold on site the morning of the program.
Event Timeline:
8:00 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Lecture and Q&A
9:20-10:00 am: Book signing with author
FREE FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERTS:
NEW YORK COOL: FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC PRESENTED BY BANK OF AMERICA:
Friday, May 4, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Tash Neal, Chris St. Hilaire
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Tash Neal and Chris St. Hilaire, better known as The London Souls, have been nothing short of a best-kept secret among New York City concertgoers since the band's formation in 2008. Their debut album was produced by Ethan Johns at London's renowned Abbey Road Studios and captures the spirit of the band, offering an exhilarating fusion of blues and rock and roll. With a fervent and dynamic fan base thanks to their consistently impassioned, explosive live performances, The London Souls' unique reinterpretation of classic hard-hitting rock and roll recalls elements of the past with a boundless energy that will hypnotize and amaze.
Friday, May 11, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Shelton Becton, Gail Blanche-Gill, A. Makea McDonald, Nedra Olds-Neal, Michael Neal, Jamet Pittman
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Since its inception in 1989, the vocal group Just Friends has cultivated an enthusiastic following in the New York area. They have performed with the Dance Theater of Harlem, Alice Parker and Melodious Accord, the Canadian Brass and have appeared on HBO and at the Riverside Church. Noted for their interpretation of vocal music, Just Friends has a unique blend of voices with each vocalist bringing a broad range of experiences to each part.
Friday, May 18, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Meng Su, Yameng Wang
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
The Beijing Guitar Duo, composed of Meng Su and Yameng Wang, is widely acclaimed for its outstanding technique and artistic musicality. Their first duo recording, Maracaípe, received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for the featured work "Maracaípe," written and dedicated to them by composer Sergio Assad. In addition to their performances in the United States, the coming concert season takes them to guitar centers in countries such as Holland, Ireland, Croatia and China.
Friday, May 25, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Lucia Ahn, Angella Ahn, Maria Ahn
Location: Robert H. Smith Auditorium at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Hailed as "exacting and exciting musicians" by the Los Angeles Times, the three sisters of the Ahn Trio (Lucia on the piano, Angellaon the violin and Maria on the cello) have earned a distinguished reputation for embracing twenty-first-century classical music with their unique style and innovative collaborations. In over ten years of touring, the Trio has performed in all fifty states and in over thirty countries, and has recorded six albums.
INFORMATION HOTLINE:
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MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS:
Tuesday - Thursday: 10 am-6 pm
Friday: 10 am-8 pm (pay as you wish from 6 pm-8 pm)
Saturday: 10 am-6 pm
Sunday: 11 am-5 pm
MUSEUM ADMISSION:
Adults - $15
Teachers and Seniors - $12
Students - $10
Children (7-13)- $5
Children (under 7) -free
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