92nd Street Y Lectures and Conversations

Orhan Pamuk

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Mon, Nov 9, 2009, 8:00pm

In his first appearance at the Poetry Center, Orhan Pamuk reads from The Museum of Innocence, his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2006. "Pamuk gives us what all novelists give us at their best: the truth," wrote Margaret Atwood. "Not the truth of statistics, but the truth of human experience at a particular place, in a particular time. And as with all great literature, you feel at moments not that you are examining him, but that he is examining you." Read more on the 92Y Blog.

The Aaron Friedberg, JD, Chair in Bible Studies Lecture: How the Book of Jonah Mines and Undermines the Story of Noah

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 7:30pm

Judy Klitsner, moderator

The prophets Noah and Jonah sought to escape their responsibilities of rescuing humanity. As a result, both risked losing themselves, one in alcoholic oblivion, the other by falling into a coma-like slumber. Judy Klitsner leads a close reading and literary comparison of these two stories.

Mastering Life's Big Changes

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Wed, Nov 11, 2009, 7:00pm

Deborah Roth, moderator

Transitions are a natural part of life's rhythm. Explore common life transitions, both professional (job/career changes, retirement) and personal (births, deaths, divorce, moving), and learn to balance the outer whirlwind with inner calm and direction.

Tony Curtis: Some Still Like It Hot

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Thu, Nov 12, 2009, 8:00pm

Pre-signed copies of Tony Curtis's The Making of Some Like it Hot will be available for sale following the event., moderator

Hollywood icon Tony Curtis (The Defiant Ones, Sweet Smell of Success) talks about his many starring roles. He is the author of American Prince: A Memoir and Nobody's Perfect: My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and The Making of Some Like it Hot.

Wonderplay Conference: Afternoon Lectures by Dr. Kyle Pruett and Vivian Paley

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:07 EDT

Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 1:30pm

Empathy and the Teachable Moment with Dr. Kyle Pruett - 1:30-2:45pm / Empathy & Resilience: The Connection to Play with Vivian Paley - 3:15-4:40pm, moderator

Kyle D. Pruett, M.D., A Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. He is a prominent author, international lecturer, media personality and pioneering researcher, conducting the country's only long-term study of the impact on children of primary caretaking fathers. Author of several award-winning books, he has also been a columnist for Good Housekeeping and Child magazines. He hosted his own Lifetime Television series, Your Child Six to Twelve with Dr. Kyle Pruett, and was chosen by Oprah Winfrey to host her award-winning video, Begin With Love, and by Peter Jennings to appear with him on the Children's Town Meetings after 9-11. To read more, visit his website at www.drkylepruett.com Vivian Gussin Paley is a noted pre-school and kindergarten teacher, child psychologist and early childhood education researcher. Now retired, she taught and did most of her research at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. She was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship (Genius Grant) and the author of numerous books.