Baltic Film Festival

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

The festival will include 18 films and feature 7 U.S. premiere screenings and 9 NYC premieres, and will include notable classic films that have rarely been seen outside of Europe as well as the latest features, documentaries, and animation films from some of the best established and upcoming filmmakers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Click here to see the full film line up…

Roma Città Aperta [Rome Open City]

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

In conjunction with the exhibition NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932-1960 Roma città aperta (Italy, 1945, 103 min.) In ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles Directed by Roberto Rossellini Starring Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi, Marcello Pagliero Introduced by Stefano Albertini, NYU This harrowing 1945 drama by Roberto Rossellini centers on the Nazi occupation of Rome and the brave few who struggled against…

Gilded Age Newsmakers: Dvorak and Thurber

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

From the moment Czech composer Antonin Dvorak stepped ashore to assume the post of Director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in September 1892, he was besieged by reporters anxious to follow his every move. Active behind the scenes was music impresario Jeannette Meyer Thurber, Founder and President of the Conservatory and a New York mover and shaker.…

Concert: Variations on a French Theme

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

To RSVP, please click here. A salon concert of duos, sonatas and showpieces by Debussy, Auguste Franchomme, Chopin, Fauré, Saint-Saens, Koechlin, and Poulenc. Some historically pertinent tidbits will be explained from the stage by Louise Dubin. FULL PROGRAM - Chopin Etude, Op. 25, No. 7, arr. for cello and piano by Auguste Franchomme - Auguste Franchomme Air Irlandais, Varié, Op. 25,…

Asylums, Refuges, and Sanctuaries in 18th Century France – Conference

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

Organized by Lucien Nouis (NYU) L’imaginaire de l’asile, du refuge, du sanctuaire de l’accueil fait aux persécutés, aux souffrants, de l’hospitalité offerte à l’étranger, traverse la pensée du long XVIIIe siècle, de la révocation de l’Édit de Nantes jusqu’à la fin de la Révolution. Mais c’est souvent sous le signe de la perte que cet imaginaire se déploie, comme si les…

Studying and Working in Germany

Goethe-Institut New York 30 Irving Place, New York City, NY, United States

The Goethe-Institut, together with its partners, showcases excellent opportunities for German speakers in Germany as well as in the US. Participants will find out about studying in Germany without tuition fees, scholarships, internships, exchange programs, work and research opportunities. Advanced registration for individuals is not necessary. However, if you are a teacher and would like to bring your class to…

Hermann Zschiegner’s “Recent Drawings” Exhibition

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents "Recent Drawings," an exhibition by the artist Hermann Zschiegner. The opening will take place on Friday, October 19, from 6 to 8 pm, and will feature an artist talk. The exhibition will remain on view through Friday, November 9. About the exhibition: To create the drawings in this show, Hermann Zschiegner wrote a javascript program…

Il Fauno (Febo Mari, 1917)

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

Presenting "Screening Statues: Sculpture and Cinema" Screening of: Il fauno (Italy, 1917, 70 min.) Silent with English intertitles Restored in 1994 by the Cinemathèque Royale Belgique (now Cinematek), from original nitrate prints from the Cineteca Friuli and the Museo Nazionale del Cinema Torino. Directed, written and starring Febo Mari Featuring live accompaniment by Tal Shtuhl Introduction by author Vito Adriaensens…

“Ethiopiques–Revolt of the Soul” by Maciek Bochniak, US Premiere

American Museum of Natural History Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY, United States

Followed by a Q&A with the director Tickets: $12 The Margaret Mead Film Festival, the longest-running premiere showcase for international documentaries in the United States, is held at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. This year's festival reflects stories of resilience–portraits of strength and action by people who are rising up, breaking new ground, and pushing their…

Walking Tour – Sanctuary in the Heights: Migration and Memory in Washington Heights

Hebrew Tabernacle 551 Fort Washington Ave, New York

1:00 pm: Walking tour (sold out) 3:30 pm: Panel discussion and reception at Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation (tickets available) Rob Snyder, author of the book Crossing Broadway, Washington Heights and the Promise of New York City, and Professor of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University-Newark, leads a walking tour and panel discussion in the northern Manhattan neighborhood once known as “Frankfurt on…

$10