Rahway Public Library,
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So You Want to go to Spelman?
An Information Session about Spelman Collegepresented by the Northern NJ Chapter of NAASC
Saturday, November 22, 201410:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m...
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So You Want to go to Spelman?
Saturday, Nov 22
10:00a
Brooklyn by the Book: Stoner: Ruth Rendell Talks about the Best Book You've Never Read
Tuesday, Nov 18
7:00p
Rendell discusses Stoner, John Williams's remarkable 1965 novel about an obscure academic named William Stoner who endures a series of personal and professional agonies...
Anand Gopal on The Longest War
Saturday, Nov 15
4:00p
In No Good Men Among the Living, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces in vivid detail the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror...
Classical Interludes: Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series: Dover Quartet
Sunday, Dec 7
5:00p
Winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition and the first ensemble to be named quartet-in-residence at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, the Dover Quartet has perform...
Thomas Merton Centenary
Thursday, Jan 22
7:00p
Christopher Beha of Harper's Magazine, novelist Colm Tóibín, and author Paul Elie discuss the writings of poet and activist Thomas Merton (19141968) whose works continue to influence critical thoug...
Gotham: New York City's Best Writers: Leslie Jamison and Charles D'Ambrosio
Saturday, Nov 15
1:00p
Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams, and D'Ambrosio, author of Loitering, discuss compassion, empathy and the art of the essay...
Gotham: New York City's Best Writers: Greil Marcus
Saturday, Dec 6
4:00p
Marcus, a founder of contemporary rock criticism, discusses The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs. "Transmission" by Joy Division. "All I Could Do Was Cry" by Etta James and then Beyoncé...
Classical Interludes: Brooklyn Art Song Society
Sunday, Jan 25
4:00p
BASS continues its season-long tribute to Les Six: Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Tailleferre...
Classical Interludes: Enso String Quartet
Sunday, Jan 18
4:00p
Founded at Yale University in 1999, the Enso String Quartet has, in a decade and a half, risen to the front rank of string ensembles. The Quartet will perform Haydn's String Quartet in G Minor, Op...
Classical Interludes: BPL Chamber Players
Sunday, Dec 21
4:00p
The Players return for their annual holiday concert...
Classical Interludes: di.vi.sion piano trio
Sunday, Dec 14
4:00p
The trio, Kurt Briggs, violin; Matt Goeke, cello; and Renee Cometa Briggs, piano, perform Haydn's Piano Trio in E flat Major, Hob. XV: 29; Beethoven's Piano Trio in E flat Major, Op. 1, No...
Dwecklectic: Joshua Nelson's Salute to Sam Cooke
Thursday, Dec 11
7:00p
The Prince of Kosher Gospel, Joshua Nelson, returns to BPL to celebrate the life of the King of Soul, Sam Cooke, who died exactly 50 years ago...
Aromatherapy Cleaning - For Vitality and Well Being
Wednesday, Nov 12
7:00p
Come and enjoy an enlightening conversation about alternatives to toxic household cleaners...
Sam Roberts: History of New York in 101 Objects
Tuesday, Dec 2
7:00p
New York Times's Sam Roberts tells the vibrant story of America's great metropolis through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York...
Brooklyn’s On Fire: Bushwick is Burning
Monday, Nov 17
6:30p
The Brooklyn Historical Society,
Astoria
Jonathan Mahler, New York Times media reporter and author of the critically acclaimed Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is Burning, moderates this panel exploring Bushwick’s 1970s nadir...
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