Call Me Madam
Reflect on how, despite their mild reputation, musicals can get political in a conversation and performance co-presented with New York City Center.
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Intimate Subjects: Thomas Holton and the Lams
A conversation with photographer Thomas Holton and two of his subjects, members of the Lam family, about their unique working relationship.
Last Call: Prohibition in NYC at 100
How did Prohibition give rise to NYC's cocktail culture? A conversation and small batch rum tasting.
Capturing “The Deuce”: Times Square in the 1970s & '80s
What draws artists and filmmakers to the seedy underworld of Times Square in the 1970s and '80s?
Remembering the Dead
Who is remembered, commemorated, or forgotten? Consider the complicated responses to disease with activist Avram Finkelstein and essayist Garnette Cadogan.
I Could Tell You 'Bout My Life
A screening of "I Could Tell You 'Bout My Life" (2018), a short film on the experience of one local teen in NYC's juvenile justice and education system.
The Power of Representation
Congresswoman Grace Meng and comedian Ronny Chieng of "Crazy Rich Asians" sit down with journalist Sarah Maslin Nir.
Rodgers & Hart’s I Married an Angel
How does collaboration fundamentally drive Broadway’s most beloved shows? A conversation and performance co-presented with New York City Center.
Rooted in Place: Stories of Home in the City
How do New Yorkers define "home" in a city plagued by housing insecurity? With Tanvi Misra of The Atlantic's City Lab.
An Evening with Colson Whitehead
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead discusses his deep engagement with the history of New York City.
El Pueblo Se Levanta
A screening of "El Pueblo Se Levanta" (1971), which captures the Young Lords of East Harlem in their fight against social injustice
Athletes to Activists: Politics of the Playing Field
Olympic sprinter John Carlos, who famously raised a fist in protest during at the 1968 Olympic Games, talks with ESPN’s Howard Bryant.