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Book Talk. Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan by Artemy M. Kalinovsky

1201 International Affairs Building 420 W 118th St, New York City

Please join us for a talk with Artemy Kalinovsky(University of Amsterdam) about his recent book Laboratory of Socialist Development: Cold War Politics and Decolonization in Soviet Tajikistan (Cornell University Press, 2018). RSVP required to Elidor Mehilli at em705@hunter.cuny.edu Kalinovsky’s book investigates the Soviet effort to make promises of decolonization a reality by looking at the politics and practices of economic development in central Asia between World…

Honoring Ambassador Peter Wittig & Huberta Von Voss-Wittig

Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York City

This year, LBI will present the Leo Baeck Medal for the first time to a couple who have used their positions and their expertise in diplomacy and journalism respectively to make lasting contributions to the memory of German-Jewish history. Our dinner is nearly fully subscribed, but a limited number of tickets are still available. Please call (212) 744-6400 ext. 4…

Built with Faith

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

Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City On the occasion of the paperback release of: Built with Faith Italian American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City (University of Tennessee Press, 2015; 2018 paperback) by Joseph Sciorra Over the course of 130 years, Italian American Catholics in New York City have developed a varied…

Marguerite Krull, soprano

Italian Academy (Columbia) 1161 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City

Mango Baroque Chamber Ensemble "Saint/Sinner: In Her Own Words and Music" Italian music from 1650 to 1720 by women: Barbara Strozzi, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, and Isabella Leonarda "Marguerite Krull - a regular star of bel canto evenings at Caramoor - was superb, her embellishments skillfully and beautifully worked into the line to create long phrases of perfect naturalness. Her sound…

Mozart, Schumann & the Tales of Hoffmann

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

Program includes Mozart String Quintet No.4 in G minor, K. 516; Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44. Philippe Quint, violin Grace Park, violin Zlatomir Fung, cello Matthew Lipman, viola Kyle Armbrust, viola Vsevolod Dvorkin, piano Illustrated talk by Damian Fowler For more information and to purchase your ticket, please visit www.aspectfoundation.net. Organized by: Aspect Foundation for Music…