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Community as Treatment: The Opioid Epidemic and the Therapeutic Community Model

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

The opioid epidemic is devastating individuals, families, and communities around the world. Medication-assisted treatment and short-term rehabilitation are common treatment options for individuals with opioid use disorder, especially in the United States, but do not meet the needs of all individuals. The therapeutic community (TC) model offers a unique treatment frame to address individuals with opioid use disorder, and may…

The Life and Death of the Russian Revolution

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

On Friday, November 9th, please join us for the 2018 Annual Distinguished Lecture featuring Yuri Slezkine, Jane K. Sather Professor of History at the University of California Berkeley, who will speak on “The Life and Death of the Russian Revolution”. The Jordan Center Distinguished Lecture Series brings our world’s most distinguished scholars on Russia to create, debate and spur discussion on…

The Decline and Fall of Empires: Habsburg & Ottoman

Remarque Institute 60 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY, United States

This event will recur Every Day until Nov. 11, 2018 RSVP is required—please follow this link. CONFERENCE PROGRAM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 10:00–11:15: Opening Keynote Lecture:  Herzl on the Acropolis: Greece and Israel as Post-Ottoman Projects Katherine E. Fleming Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization   11:30–1:30: War and the End of Empire Mustafa Aksakal, Georgetown University, The Ottoman…

Assassins Against the Old Order

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

Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin De Siècle Europe Assassins against the Old Order Italian Anarchist Violence in Fin de Siècle Europe (University of Illinois Press, 2018) by Nunzio Pernicone and Fraser M. Ottanelli A Q&A with author Fraser M. Ottanelli. Blowing up entrenched ideas of a radical movement The image of the anarchist assassin haunted the corridors of power and…

A New Age of Transatlantic Relations – Civil Society and Political Engagement

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

Deutsches Haus at NYU presents a conversation on "The Death of Liberalism and its Rebirth: The Role of Civil Society and Political Engagement" among Boris Vormann, Professor of Politics and the head of the politics concentration at Bard College Berlin;  Mark Blyth, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute of Brown University; Claudia Wiesner, Professor for Political…

A Concert for Caccini

The Fabbri Library of the House of the Redeemer 7 East 95th Street, New York, NY, United States

at The Fabbri Library of the House of the Redeemer Presented by Salon Sanctuary Concerts. This concert will take place at The Fabbri Library of the House of the Redeemer (7 East 95th Street) Tickets are available here. A limited number of free tickets are available to Members of Casa Italiana, who will receive a code via e-mail. Giulio il…

The American Art Fair

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

The American Art Fair opens American Art Week in New York, celebrating the Fair’s 10th year at Bohemian National Hall. Inaugurated in 2008, The American Art Fair is now the only one that focuses on American 19th and 20th century works. Opening hours: November 10-12, 12:00-6:00 pm November 13, 12:00 -4:00 pm For more information, please visit theamericanartfair.com. Organized by:…

The Auschwitz Volunteer: Captain Witold Pilecki

Theatre Row 410 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY, United States

a monodrama directed and performed by Marek Probosz Tickets: $45 "It’s one of the most amazing stories to come out of World War II," said Terry Tegnazian, co-founder of Aquila Polonica, the publisher of Pilecki's autobiography and also a producer of the show. "His experience that he's written down gives the details and a view of what went on in…

100 For 100: Musical Decades of Freedom

Carnegie Hall 57th St. and 7th Ave, New York, NY, United States

Oratorio Society @ Carnegie Hall International Contemporary Ensemble ICE @ Roulette Intermedium 1918 marked a special moment in Polish history: after 123 years of absence from the map of Europe, deprived of statehood, and with its cultural identity endangered, Poland regained its independence. In celebration of that euphoric moment, a hundred years later on November 11, 2018, the Ministry of…

100 for 100: Musical Decades of Freedom

Roulette Intermedium 509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United States

1918 marked a special moment in Polish history: after 123 years of absence from the map of Europe, deprived of statehood, and with its cultural identity endangered, Poland regained its independence. In celebration of that euphoric moment, a hundred years later on November 11, 2018, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland together with PWM…