Screening and Book Presentation: The Lucky Star (La buona stella)

Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò (NYU) 24 West 12th Street, New York City

Mario Martella (1917-2014), Knight of Labour and recipient of the Gold Medal for Civil Merit, was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations by the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. He was an energetic, combative, and charismatic individual who only considered himself a lucky man, always protected by what he would call his "lucky star." Casa Italiana presents the English translation of…

“Bricks and Mortar:” A Conversation Between Clemens Meyer and Eric Jarosinski

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City

Deutsches Haus at NYU and the NYU Department of German present a reading by the author and current DAAD Chair of Contemporary Poetics, Clemens Meyer, from his novel Bricks and Mortar (Im Stein), followed by a conversation with @neinquarterly's Eric Jarosinski. Bricks and Mortar is the story of the sex trade in a big city in the former GDR, from just before 1989 to the present day,…

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Exhibition Opening: Muse Muse

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Opening of the exhibition "muse muse" emphasizing the relationship between curator and artist— muse muse, a muse muse, muse amuse, muse muse muse—the alliteration itself is almost inspiring. Special performance by Jahmal B Golden curated in by India Salvor Menuez and movie screening by NY Times favorite Nemo Librizzi, curated in by Theo Constantinou. While the trope of the artist…