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Patriotism vs. Nationalism: Ideals for a New Social Contract

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York, NY, United States

Liberal democracies are fraying: fresh ideas and policies are needed to formulate a New Social Contract to ensure that peace and democracy survives and thrives. What moral, social and political ideals can guide us through these troubled times and into the future? Patriotism has reemerged as a rallying cry towards rebuilding a national consensus and restoring acceptable social and political…

La memoria della cenere

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

with author Chiara Marchelli La memoria della cenere (NN Editore, 2019) by Chiara Marchelli The author in conversation with journalist Maria Teresa Cometto and Monica Rossi (CUNY) Elena is a writer who knows how to read stories on peoples faces. One night, she suffers an aneurysm in her New York home. She survives and, together with Patrick, decides to move…

Spring Weekend Soiree

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

1st Floor] A special, Rehearsal for Truth Theater Festival’s Spring Weekend pre-festival benefit party. The Spring Weekend Soiree at Manhattan’s Bohemian Spirit Restaurant will feature discussions with directors of the upcoming stage readings, Adrian Alea, Edward Einhorn, Simona Maicanescu, Michael Piatkowski and Zishan Ugurlu, as well as short excerpts from the plays themselves. Guests will also enjoy the vibrant music…

CZE vs SWE IIHF World Championship – public screening

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

Czech fans welcome! Come and see our skaters in the live transmission at Bohemian National Hall. From the Bohemian National Hall. 

Terrible Truths: Confronting History and Memory – Literary Mews / Pen World Voices Festival

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

A conversation with Daniel Blaufuks, Catherine Filloux, Tanisha Ford, and Domenico Starnone. Moderated by Ulrich Baer. Nations share their official narratives through anthems and textbooks, websites and monuments—but a country’s glorious public story often diverges from the events remembered by its citizens. How do countries shape their evolving histories, and how are the true tales of terrible national tragedies obscured? How…

Person, Place, And Politics: Rescuing Ourselves From States of Turmoil – Literary Mews/PEN Festival

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

A conversation with Inês Pedrosa, Isabella Hammad, and Felicity Castagna. Moderated by Arwa Mahdawi. What happens when the sense of place that anchors our identity falls away? In this timely discussion, a talented trio of writers examine how political upheaval challenges notions of place and self. Inês Pedrosa’s In Your Hands portrays the journeys of self-definition undertaken by three generations of Portuguese women during the Salazar dictatorship. Isabella…

Spring Weekend: Vanek Variations

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

Join us for the Spring Weekend's presentation of three stage readings - Audience, The Meeting, and Infiltration – centered on Ferdinand Vanek, a classic character in Vaclav Havel’s plays and his fictional alter ego, who, like the late playwright-turned-statesman Havel, worked in a brewery before being jailed as a political dissident. Program: Audience by Vaclav Havel, translated by Jan Novak…

Reinvent and Rediscover: A View From Elsewhere – Literary Mews / PEN World Voices Festival

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

A conversation with Pénélope Bagieu, Brian Keith Jackson, Elif Shafak, and Takis Würger. Moderated by Rebecca Falkoff. Personal reinvention is a constant and mysterious journey. A trip overseas, a disruption in the culture of our home country, or the impact of a powerful book can shift our views. How do new discoveries and unfamiliar settings cause us to (re)examine and (re)interpret our inner…

This Transfronterizo Life – Literary Mews / PEN World Voices Festival

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

A conversation with Jennifer Clement and Willivaldo Delgadillo. Moderated by Oliver Laughland. As rage surrounding America's southern boundary intensifies, fresh visions emerge from writers whose unique experiences span both sides of the border. Jennifer Clement's novel Prayers for the Stolen exposes the horror of women kidnapped and trafficked by drug cartels south of the border, while her Gun Love dives into…

I Sacri Musicali Affetti – Barbara Strozzi

The Church of St. Francis Xavier 46 W. 16th Street, New York, NY, United States

Please note: This event will take place at The Church of St. Francis Xavier (46 West 16th Street). Members of Casa Italiana will receive a special code via E-mail for free admission. Salon Sanctuary Concerts and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò present I Sacri Musicali Affetti Barbara Strozzi​ Jessica Gould, soprano Elena Biscuola, mezzo-soprano Paula Chateauneuf & Catherine Liddell, theorbo Christa Patton,…