January 2009
62 posts
2008: The Year in 92Y Audio and Video →
We’re proud to offer diverse and stimulating programming to the world outside of the walls from our corner of 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. If you…
December 2008
44 posts
92Y Podcast: Garrison Keillor and Roger Rosenblatt →
On this past Saturday’s A Prairie Home Companion radio broadcast, the last of the year recorded at The Town Hall in Manhattan, Garrison Keillor and Heather Masse sang a New York landmarks version…
Michael Wolff on Rupert Murdoch: He Who Has the... →
Michael Wolff and Rupert Murdoch
You’ve watched Rupert Murdoch build his media empire (those New York Post headlines don’t write themselves), speculated on his takeovers, and maybe even…
Malcolm Gladwell Is a Total Liar* →
His appearance at the Y is around the corner so we hope you’ve had time to read the reviews of Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Outliers, buy said book, read it, digest it, and then…
New York Fitness: 92Y May Center Open House →
Watch video of May Center classes and instructors
It’s that time of year when New Year resolutions are still ripe and haven’t yet turned into a bowl of 7-layer nacho dip on Super Bowl…
92Y Podcast: Earvin “Magic” Johnson →
As a young man, Earvin “Magic” Johnson admired his father and other small-town entrepreneurs who created jobs and served as leaders in his Midwestern community. He worked for them, watched…
Paul Brest on Smart Philanthropy →
Philanthropy News Digest recently interviewed Paul Brest, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and co-author of the new book Money Well Spent - A Strategic Plan…
92Y Podcast: Remembering Harold Pinter, British... →
Audio: Harold Pinter at the 92nd Street Y on November 12, 1964 The New York Times on the passing of Harold Pinter:
Harold Pinter, the British playwright whose gifts for finding the…
New York Times Archives: Monty Python’s Life of... →
New York Times: August 28, 1979
Considered blasphemy to some almost 30 years ago, most people view Monty Python’s Life of Brian as a hysterical and clever satire on religion. It is…
92YTribeca Snapshot: Dustin Hoffman →
On Monday, 92YTribeca film fans got a sneak peek at Last Chance Harvey, a new urban romance starring Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson, followed by a discussion with award-winning film…
Celebrating Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman →
Choreography Class with Doris Humphrey at the 92nd Street Y Dance Center, 1949
New York Times dance critic Gia Kourlas reviews the “Present Progressive” event celebrating Doris Humphrey…
New York Student Housing Alert: Tom Cruise Knows... →
*Minor correction here.
Students living at 92Y’s de Hirsch Residence enjoy a wide array of amenities including weekly maid service, a kitchen and laundry room on each floor, 24-hour…
Gaming Libraries →
We missed this earlier but check out Nate Hill’s review of the Casual Games talk at 92YTribeca with Eric Zimmerman of Gamelab on November 21:
Before going on a wonderful Thanksgiving adventure in…
Wrapping Up 2008 at 92Y plus Gwen Ifill Trivia... →
Clockwise from top left: Calvin Trillin, David Broza, Gwen Ifill, Eliot Fisk
Mon, Dec 22
Hanukkah Lights with Karina: FREE
Calvin Trillin with Garrison Keillor: Politics…
What You Missed: Kristen Schaal and Kurt... →
92YTribeca comedy-goers got a treat last night when Janeane Garofalo showed up to do a surprise set for Comedy Below Canal: Double Down Hearts with Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler….
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Webcast Still... →
Photo Credit: Joyce Culver for the 92nd Street Y
If you missed last night’s live webcast of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Businessweek editor-in-chief Steve Adler, you can…
Calvin Trillin: The 2008 Presidential Race in... →
Meredith Bryan of the New York Observer catches up with journalist Calvin Trillin, The Nation’s “Deadline Poet,” in advance of his Dec 22 talk at the Y with Garrison Keillor about…
Shababa™ with Karina CD: Shabbat Songs for the... →
©Adrienne Chandler Photography
Argentinian-born performer, educator and cantorial soloist, Karina Zilberman‘s popular Friday and Saturday morning musical program at the 92nd Street Y, is…
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Live Webcast... →
You can watch the free live webcast of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Stephen J. Adler, editor in chief of BusinessWeek, tonight at 8pm right here!
John Turturro on Samuel Beckett →
WNYC Video: John Turturro imagines Waiting for Godot with 8 year olds
Uniquely New York actor John Turturro (say that 5 times real fast!), who plays an anxious agent in this…
Shira Kline: Get Your LaLa’s Out →
Don’t Miss: Winter Lights Concert with ShirLaLa at the Y on Sunday, December 21
Shira Kline is a New York based performer and music educator. She travels with her band, ShirLaLa,…
Frank Bidart and David Kirby: Poet Preview →
Frank Bidart and David Kirby
This Thursday’s Reading Series event features scholarly award-winners Frank Bidart and David Kirby. We turn to the ever resourceful Poetry Foundation for…
The Three Wise Bowies →
In the first season of the popular HBO music comedy series Flight of the Conchords, the character of Bret is visited by three visions of David Bowie in Episode 6: first…
This Week at 92YTribeca →
L to R: Dov Waxman, Kristen Schaal, Coray Seifert, TK Wonder
Wed, Dec 17
Talk And Taste: Ten Perfect Recipes with Sheila Lukins
Reading Between the Lies: Politics and Film…
92Y Video: Radical Islam and the Nuclear Bomb:... →
On December 1, 2008, Dr. Charles Small and Bret Stephens talked at the Y on “Radical Islam and the Nuclear Bomb: Understanding Contemporary Genocidal Anti-Semitism.” You can…
This Week at the Y →
Clockwise from top left: Gael Greene, Frank Bidart and David Kirby, Shir-La-La, Jennifer Koh Mon, Dec 15
Biography of a Jewish Life: Maimonides with Edward Hoffman
Food…
Airpoet Joe Heithaus →
Joe Heithaus of Greencastle, IN is among five poets honored with their poetry integrated into the stained-glass window mural at the new Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal of the Indianapolis…
92Y Podcast: Fashion Designer Ralph Rucci →
With women’s wear couture and ready-made lines, Ralph Rucci is known for a signature style that merges extraordinary craftsmanship with a sophisticated, restrained aesthetic, derived from…
What You Missed: Zach Galifianakis with Surprise... →
Zach Galifianakis leans on a piano (he tickles the ivory too) while Will Arnett goes hardball and asks, “Aside from your face and personality, what part of yourself do you hate the most?”
Holocaust and Hollywood →
Tom Cruise, Kate Winslet, Viggo Mortensen
New York magazine’s Vulture blog asks, “Which of This Fall’s Oscar-Baiting Holocaust Movies Is Right for You?” and they even have a handy…
Kanye West on DJ Premier →
Video: Kanye West talks Primo in advance of Peter Rosenberg’s “NoiseMakers” talk with DJ Premier at 92YTribeca on Dec 11.
Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 kicks off his new…
Pass the Candle from the Left Hand Side →
We have previously featured holiday videos by William Levin of JewishRobot.com and this year he has teamed up with singer/songwriter Michelle Citrin (perhaps you remember…
92Y Conversation with Eliot Fisk →
Eliot Fisk, Zaira Meneses, Fisk with guitar great Andres Segovia
On December 31st, guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk returns to the 92nd Street Y for its annual Champagne New Year’s Eve…
This Week at 92YTribeca →
Top, L to R: Sakina Jaffrey, Esther Kustanowitz, Jacqueline Goss; Bottom: Nation Beat
Wed, Dec 10
Give Your Brain a Kiss: A Thinkshop on Brain Health with Cynthia R. Green
This Week at the Y →
Clockwise from top left: Jim Cramer, Nancy Grace, David Greilsammer, Hazel Rowley
Mon, Dec 8
Diversity, Dissent and Disunity with Rabbi David Kalb
Reading Series: Toni…
92Y Podcast: Bernard-Henri Lévy with Sam Tanenhaus →
On September 18, 2008, French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy sat down with Sam Tanenhaus, senior editor of The New York Times Book Review, at the Y to talk about his most recent book, …
JDC in Mumbai →
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), a 94-year-old overseas humanitarian aid organization which works in over 70 countries including India, has been closely monitoring…
David Greilsammer On Freemasonry And Kabbalah In... →
Related video: David Greilsammer prepares the piano for a performance of John Cage’s Sonatas for “Prepared Piano”
On Thursday, December 11, one of the brightest young stars…
Stephen J. Dubner Freaks On Children’s Reading... →
Stephen J. Dubner, journalist and co-author of the best-seller Freakonomics which is now a New York Times blog, writes about a sold out Children’s Reading Series event at the 92nd…
The Funny Business of America: Jim Lehrer Walks... →
Watch news anchor Jim Lehrer deliver the punchlines in the video above - duck! - and you’ll see why producer Michael Kantor and author Laurence Maslon will be joined by…
The Russian Piano School: Dedicated to Alexander... →
Founded by brothers Anton and Nikolay Rubinstein, the legendary Russian piano school developed a signature approach to piano performance that is celebrated for its…
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2008 at 92Y →
Previously, we mentioned Aleksandar Hemon as a National Book Award finalist for The Lazarus Project and now it has made the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2008. Several other
This Week at 92YTribeca →
Top: Janna Levin; Middle: Slovin and Allen and Luv Me Latex; Bottom: ON/OFF Mon, Dec 1
Lunch and a Movie: Desperate Housewives on Screen: Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Evolution and…
Amitav Ghosh: A portrait of 19th-century India →
Karen Heller reviews Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies in yesterday’s Philadelphia Inquirer:
Amitav Ghosh, raised in Calcutta, educated in India, Egypt and England, now a resident of…
