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Award-winning author Nora Krug on her graphic novel Heimat (Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home)

Deutsches Haus Columbia 420 West 116th Street, New York City

Bio: Krug is an author and illustrator whose work has appeared in publications around the world. She was named Illustrator of the Year 2019 by the Victoria and Albert Museum, and her book, “Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home”, about WWII and her German family history, won the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award. Abstract: Heimat (Belonging: A…

Brooklyn Falls for Les Éditions de l’Épure

The Invisible Dog Art Center 51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn

A series of talks and workshops curated by Les Éditions de l’Épure, a French publishing house founded in 1991 by architects Sabine Bucquet-Grenet and Pascale Blin that combines the arts, architecture, design and gastronomy. The event includes a French/Swiss Cheese challenge “Happy Hour”! From 5 to 9pm, Albertine will run a pop-up shop with a selection of books from Les…

Los Corassones Avlan

148 W 4th St 148 W. 4th St., New York

Centro Primo Levi Rhodes Jewish Historical Foundation in partnership with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò Kehila Kedosha Janina American Sephardi Federation present: Los Corassones Avlan Conversations on Jewish Life on the Island of Rhodes A multimedia pop-up installation in the West Village On view October 29 - November 24, 2019 Sun-Thu 12-1:30pm and 5-9pm Fri 1-4pm Sat 5-10pm Los Corassones Avlan…

Donizetti and Chopin

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

What Makes It "Bel Canto"? What Makes It Italian? Discovering National Character in Music is a music listening and discussion group that meets at Casa Italiana and is open to everyone. Participation is free. The group is led by Gina Crusco, who guides listening at Bard LLI and Riverdale Y, and who has been music instructor at The New School and…

A French Family: from the Caribbean to Dunkirk by way of Algeria

La Maison Française (Columbia) Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City

To RSVP, please click here. In this intimate family history that spans from the 1930s to today, Audrey Celestine traces fragments of the lives of three generations of the same family. The history moves from the Caribbean to Algeria and the Mediterranean and passes through the North of France. It shows how one family’s small history can shed light on the larger…

Meet Up: Cucumber Lemonade No.4

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

Networking meet up for young Czech professionals. Enjoy a fresh, cooling cucumber lemonade while connecting with your peers in the city that never sleeps. Are you a student or a young professional who has just arrived to New York City and needs to know "the best places to go for brunch" or "which day is free entry to major NYC…

Omaggio a Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

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

Duo Ravasio-Amidei Omaggio a Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Duo Ravasio-Amidei Raffaello Ravasio, guitar Samuele Amidei, piano Program: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) Fantasia per chitarra e pianoforte op.145 (1950) - Andantino - Vivacissimo I naviganti op.13 (1919) Tarantella op.87 (1936) Passatempi, 5 piccoli Walzer op.54 (piano solo - 1928) - un poco mosso - un poco burlesco - un po’ malinconico - serenamente, quasi…

Talk: The Investigator, Demons of the Balkan War

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

Vladimir Dzuro, author of the book “The Investigator: Demons of the Balkan War,” will share the riveting true story of finding justice for the people of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. With special guests Ivana Hrdlickova, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and Larry D. Johnson, former UN Assistant-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. Moderated by Christopher Harwood. Readings: Maxwell Zener.…

The Price of Love for Old Men – Andrew Counter

La Maison Française (NYU) 16 Washington Mews, New York City

“My dear, this gentleman is reasonable,” said Asie, “he knows he is past sixty-six. He will be most indulgent. Really, my angel, I have found you more of a father!” "The second section of Balzac’s Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, in which the baron de Nucingen’s obsession with the courtesan Esther begins to take its ruinous toll, bears the title…