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Pity the Lovers/Vesalings elskendur Wayward Endeavors: Comedies From The North

Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue, New York City, NY, United States

Icelandic brothers Oskar (Bjorn Thors) and Maggi (Joel Ingi Saemundsson) have both been unlucky in love, though for very different reasons: while the perpetually-dateless Oskar spends most of his time hanging out with his dog Otto, the lothario Maggi gets around plenty, but has never spent all that much time in a long-term relationship. Neither of them can quite figure…

Open House New York Weekend at the Ukrainian Institute of America

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Take a tour of the Ukrainian Institute of America as part of the 17th Annual Open House New York Weekend, America’s largest architecture and design event. Saturday, October 19th: Free half-hour tours are offered at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm. Sunday, October 20th: Free open to the public access on a drop-in basis from 12:00-6:00pm. No tours offered on…

“Art must get out of museums and reach the people”

Old Westbury Gardens 71 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY, United States

PANEL DISCUSSION and PICNIC LUNCHEON closing reception of Balance in Nature: Sculptures by Jerzy “Jotka” Kedziora The Polish Cultural Institute NY is proud to announce a panel discussion “Art must get out of museums and reach the people” on the occasion of the closing reception of Balance in Nature! Sculptures by Jerzy “Jotka” Kedziora exhibition currently on view at the…

Lá Na Gaeilge

Glucksman Ireland House NYU One Washington Mews, New York City, NY, United States

Discover the beauty of the Irish language in a program designed for learners of all levels, led by Paul Ferris, Hilary Mhic Suibhne, Pádraig Ó Cearúill, and Pádraig McGonagle, and Sarah Waidler.

Open House New York 2019

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

For the fourth time, the New York City landmark Bohemian National Hall is opening its doors for guided tours, offering the rare opportunity to see not only the building mysteries but also a unique book presenting Alphonse Mucha's Slav Epic. LAST TOUR STARTS AT 5PM Open House New York is known locally, nationally and internationally for its free Annual OHNY…

Kvas Patriotism in Russia: Cultural Problems, Cultural Myths

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City, NY, United States

In 1827 Russian poet Pyotr Vyazemsky (1792-1878) wrote in a letter from Paris: "Many see patriotism as unqualified praise of everything that is your own. Turgot called this "servant patriotism,” du patriotisme d’antichambre. In our country we could call it "kvas patriotism." Why move false patriotism out of the antechamber and into the realm of food and drink? This invocation…

Objectivity and the Humanities – Prospects for a New Realism: A Lecture by Professor Markus Gabriel

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

The NYU Department of German and Deutsches Haus at NYU present “Objectivity and the Humanities - Prospects for a New Realism,” a talk by Professor Markus Gabriel. Over the last decades, the humanities have come under pressure from the scientific worldview. To many, it seems as if the humanities provide us at best with less-than-objective knowledge claims. Arguably, there are…

Rose Désert: A Conversation with Violaine Huisman and Omar Berrada

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

Join Violaine Huisman and Omar Berrada as they discuss Huisman’s second novel, Rose désert, just published in France by Gallimard. In Rose désert, Violaine, depressed and approaching thirty, decides to cross the desert from Morocco to Sénégal. Throughout this unlikely and perilous journey, she reflects on loss and control. She mentally revisits her love affairs and explores her romantic and sexual awakening with…

Film Screening & Discussion. Oscar

Marshall D. Shulman Seminar Room 420 W 118th Street, #1219 International Affairs Building, New York City, NY, United States

Join for a screening of the documentary film Oscar (2018), introduced by the directors Eugene Tsymbal and Aleksandr Smoljanskiand followed with a discussion moderated by Mark Lipovetsky and Daria Ezerova. Run time: 90 minutes This crowdfunded, award-winning project is the story of one of the most famous Russian artists, Oscar Rabin (1928-2018), who challenged the Soviet communist system and won. In 1974, he organized an open-air…

Le assaggiatrici

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

Rosella Postorino Casa Italiana hosts this book club that meets once a month to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have…