Calendar

EXHIBITS

Kimmel Center Windows  Department of Photography & Imaging Faculty and Staff Show. On view until October 15.

GREY ART GALLERY  “The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles/Recent Art.” Reception on October 6, 6-8 pm. On view until December 6.

GULF & WESTERN GALLERY  “1968: Then and Now.” Multimedia exhibit. On view until November 22.

80 Washington Square East Galleries  “S&M: Shrines and Masquerades in Cosmopolitan Times.” Featuring contemporary work reinterpreting the legacy of African shrines and masquerades. On view until December 6.

ROSENBERG GALLERY  An art exhibition by Jen Gustavson and Tracey Goodman. From October 22-November 1. 1st floor, BARNEY BLDG.

CASA ITALIANA  “GIORGIO MORANDI: Etchings 1912-1956.” Opening on September 30 from 6-8 pm. On view through October 31.

Department of Social & Cultural Analysis Gallery Space  “AFRICA: SEE YOU, SEE ME.” Juxtaposing colonial postcards with anti-colonial and post-colonial re-imagining of African spaces and people, this exhibition also includes video projections and texts. On view through December 6. 7th floor, 41 East 11th St.

 
 FILMS

Thurs., Oct. 2  Maison Tropicale. By Manthia Diawara. 2008. 58 min. The film brings to light the hidden stories of those left behind in Africa when the Maisons Tropicales were removed. 7 pm. CANTOR.

Thurs., Oct. 16  We Live in Ireland. By Yingying Xiang. 2008. 21 min. The film explores aspects of Chinese immigration to Ireland and will be followed by a panel discussion. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 17  The Price of Pleasure: Pornography, Sexuality, and Relationships. Directed by Chyng Sun and Miguel Picker. The film focuses on the central question: how does pornography help shape our gender and sexual identities, and our relationships? Screening followed by reception. 6-9 pm. Room 006, Tisch.

Fri., Oct. 17-Sat., Oct. 18  Reel China, 4th Documentary Biennial. From the upheavals of the Three Gorges Dam project, to the struggles of rural migrant children in the city, to the lives of women artists, or painful memories of the Cultural Revolution, the new work reveals a vibrant, struggling China that we rarely see. Post-screening discussion with filmmakers. For more information visit www.reelchina.net. Cinema Studies Screening Room, 6th floor, 721 Broadway.

Thurs., Oct. 23-Sat., Oct. 25  CortoCircuito V Short Film Festival.  The festival will present some of the most acclaimed and controversial Latin American shorts produced in the last decade. Screenings begin at 7 pm, with additional 2 pm and 4 pm screenings on Saturday.  Closing party after last Saturday screening. For more information visit www.nyu.edu/kjc/cortocircuito. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.

Fri., Oct. 24  Rainer Simon Film Series: The Ascent of Chimborazo (Die Besteigung des Chimborazo). East Germany. 1989. 110 min. English subtitles. Exhibition opening of director’s work to follow screening. 6 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS.

 PERFORMANCES

Mon., Sept. 29  “Faculty Welcome Concert.” Featuring Brian Gill, Marilyn Nonken, Sean Scot Reed, Grant Wenaus, Esther Lamneck, and others. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Tues., Sept. 30-Sun., Oct. 5  “The Clean House.” By Sarah Ruhl. $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm except Sunday at 2 pm only. 3rd floor Atlas Theatre, 111 2nd Avenue.

Wed., Oct 1-Sun., Oct 5  “The Journey of the Fifth Horse.” By Ronald Ribman; directed by Michael Sexton. $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm with an additional 2 pm performance on Sunday. Fifth Floor Theatre, 111 2nd Avenue.

Thurs., Oct. 2-Sun., Oct. 5  “Violet.” Music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics and book by Brian Crawley. $5 w/ NYU ID; $20 general admission. For more information and ticket reservations call 212-998-5281. All performances at 8 pm except Sunday performance at 3 pm only. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Thurs., Oct. 2-Tues., Oct. 7 & Thurs., Oct. 9-Sat., Oct. 11  “Cabaret.” Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Directed by Jean Randich. $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm with an additional 2 pm performance on October 11. Abe Burrows Theater, 1st floor, 721 Broadway.

Fri., Oct. 3  “The Blarney Star Concert Series: Mike and Mary Rafferty with Dónal Clancy.” $15 general admission. 9 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Sun., Oct. 5  “Blue Note/NYU Sunday Brunch.” Featuring NYU jazz studies artists/faculty. $24.50 admission includes music and brunch. For more information visit www.bluenotejazz. com. Sets at 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Blue Note Jazz Club, 131 West 3rd Street.

Thurs., Oct. 9  “Artist Faculty Recital: Jose Ramon Mendez with the Orquestra de Camara Galega.” Mendez, recognized as “the Spanish pianist of his generation” (Hoja del Lunes de Madrid) performs chamber concerti with one of Galicia’s most renowned ensembles. 8 pm. BLACK BOX THEATRE.

Fri., Oct. 10  “NYU Symphony Orchestra.” With David Wroe, conductor. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Fri., Oct. 10-Sat. Oct. 11  “Something’s Afoot.” By David Vos, James McDonald, and Robert Gerlach. $5 general admission. For more information and ticket reservations call 212-998-5281. Performances at 8 pm with an additional 2 pm performance on Saturday. Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street.

Sun., Oct. 12  “Irish Musicians for the Mercy Center: In Partnership with the Poor.” All concert proceeds go the Mercy Center, which runs over 30 schools, four orphanages, a hospice, and a 500-pupil kindergarten in Bangkok, Thailand. $25, $35, or $50 admission. Purchase tickets at www. symphonyspace.org. 8 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “The Pianists of NYU Steinhardt.” Cocktail-hour concerts featuring NYU Steinhardt’s pianists, with music ranging from classical to contemporary. Presented as part of the Steinhardt at Saklad Series. 6:30 pm. Saklad Auditorium, 24th Street and 1st Avenue.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “Artist Faculty Recital: Marilyn Nonken with Tristan Murail.” Pianist Marilyn Nonken appears with composer Tristan Murail for a discussion and performance. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “Distinguished Woodwinds Faculty Concert.” With Kathleen Nester, flute. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.
Thurs., Oct. 16-Sat., Oct. 18  Second Avenue Dance Company. For more information and reservations call 212-998-1980. All performances at 8 pm. Fifth Floor Theater, 111 2nd Avenue.

Fri., Oct. 17-Sat., Oct. 18  “Cabaret: A Concert Presentation.”  $10 seniors/students w/ NYU ID; $15 general admission. Tickets available at Ticket Central: 212-279-4200. Friday performance at 8 pm, Saturday performance at 5 pm. SKIRBALL CTR.

Sun., Oct. 19  “Double Reed Day Concert: Works for Oboe and Bassoon.” With Matt Sullivan and guest artists. 6 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Mon., Oct. 20  “NYU Repertory Orchestra.” With Roger Mahadeen, conductor. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Tues., Oct. 21  “Artist Faculty Recital: Anthony De Mare.” Pianist Anthony De Mare is renowned internationally as a champion of contemporary music. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Wed., Oct. 22  “Distinguished Brass Faculty Concert.” With Sean Reed, trombone and NOVUS, NYU Artists in Residence. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “NYU MIX: Compositions by NYU student composers.” NYU composers and NYU Percussion Ensemble collaborate. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE.

Fri., Oct. 24-Sun., Oct. 26 & Thurs., Oct. 30-Sun., Nov. 2  “The Class Project.” Directed by Joe Salvatore. $5 with valid NYU ID; $10 general admission. For more information and ticket reservations call 212-998-5281. Performances at 8 pm except Sundays 3 pm performance only. BLACK BOX THEATRE.

 READINGS

Tues., Sept. 30  “The New North: A Northern Irish Poetry Anthology is Celebrated.” Poetry reading with Chris Agee and Sinéad Morrissey. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Thurs., Oct. 2  “The New Salon: Fiction Writers in Conversation.”  Kevin Baker, author of the City of Fire trilogy, in conversation with Darin Strauss. 7 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 3  “Women Poets on Mentorship.”  With Miranda Field, Matthea Harvey, Joy Katz, Katy Lederer, Erika Meitner, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Mendi Obadike, Molly Peacock, Kristin Prevallet, Anna Rabinowitz, Susan Wheeler, and Rebecca Wolff. 5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Wed., Oct. 8  “Slideshow and Commentary: Photographing Writers.” Nancy Crampton will talk about her portraits of famous writers. 4 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Thurs., Oct. 9  “The New Salon: Poets in Conversation.” Author Matthea Harvey, in conversation with Deborah Landau. 7 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Thurs., Oct. 9  Peter Quinn launches a new edition of The Banished Children of Eve. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 10  “The Paris Review Salon.” With Jesse Ball, winner of the The Paris Review’s 2008 Plimpton Prize and with Kimiko Hahn, author of seven collections of poetry. 5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Thurs., Oct. 16  A poetry reading and conversation with Charles Simic, the 2007-08 Poet Laureate and author of 18 books of poetry. Simic will be in conversation with Deborah Landeau. 7 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 17  A reading and conversation with authors Carol Muske-Dukes and Susan Wheeler. 5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 17  “Two Peruvian Poets: Domingo de Ramos and Roger Santibañez.” Readings in Spanish. Reception to follow. 6:15 pm. For more information visit www.nyu.edu/kjc. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.  

Fri., Oct. 17  “Er stand in Hitler’s Testament.” Reading with novelist and freelance journalist Michael Saur. In German and English. 6:30 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “Debut: New British Poets.” A reading and conversation with three emerging British poets: Paul Batchelor, Frances Leviston, and Kathryn Simmonds. 7 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

Fri., Oct. 24  A fiction reading and conversation with author Todd Hasak-Lowy and Israeli writer and filmmaker Etgar Keret. 5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE.

 SPECIAL EVENTS

Fri., Oct. 3-Sat., Oct. 4  “Memory and Trauma: The Stakes of a Memorial Museum.” Conference. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Tues., Oct. 7  “Institute of Human Development and Social Change’s Second Annual Conference.” The event will examine the opportunities and challenges posed by place-based randomized trials in educational research. RSVP to ihdsc@nyu.edu. 8:30 am-5 pm. KIMMEL CTR.

Thurs., Oct. 9-Sun., Oct. 11  “Slave Routes: Resistance, Abolition, and Creative Progress.”  The symposium will examine slavery, the slave trade, and its consequences today. Featuring panel discussions, literary readings, musical performances, and film and video screenings. For more information call 212-998-4222. KIMMEL CTR.

Thurs., Oct. 23-Fri., Oct. 24  “Mirrors and Gardens (Rodoreda Perifèrica).” In celebration of the centennial of the birth of Mercè Rodoreda, acclaimed to be “one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century.” For more information email ml153@nyu.edu or call 212-998-8255.

 SPORTS

Fri., Oct. 10  Women’s Volleyball Classic. 12 pm. COLES.

Fri., Oct. 10  Men’s and Women’s Swimming Invitational. 5 pm. PALLADIUM.


Sat., Oct. 11  Men’s and Women’s Swimming Invitational. 9 am. PALLADIUM.

Sat., Oct. 11  Women’s Volleyball Classic. 4 pm. COLES.

Sat., Oct. 11  Women’s Soccer vs. University of Rochester. 11 am. HOME (At Gaelic Park).

Sat., Oct. 11  Men’s Soccer vs. University of Rochester. 1:30 pm. HOME (At Gaelic Park).

Sat., Oct. 11  Women’s Volleyball Alumni Match. 4 pm. COLES.

Fri., Oct. 24  Men’s Wrestling Alumni Match. 7:30 pm. COLES.

 TALKS

Wed., Oct. 1  Lecture featuring Dr. John Jost, Department of Applied Psychology. For more information email niobe.way@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. 5th floor, PLESS HALL.

Wed., Oct. 1  “Neurocinematics: The Neuroscience of Films.” Uri Hasson from NYU’s Center for Neural Science will speak about a new method for assessing the effect of a film on viewers’ brain activity. 5 pm. Avery Room, 2nd floor, BOBST LIBRARY.

Thurs., Oct. 2  “What Today’s Democratizers Can Learn from Yesterday’s.” With Sheri Berman, associate professor of political science, Barnard College, Columbia University. RSVP by visiting www.wagner.nyu.edu/events/conflictseries.php. 12:30 pm. PUCK BLDG.

Thurs., Oct. 2  “New Ancestral Shrines after the Cold War.” With Heonik Kwon from the University of Edinburgh. 5 pm. TAMIMENT LIBRARY.

Thurs., Oct. 2  “Yeats and the Tragic Sense of Life.” Professor Nicholas Grene explores Yeats’s poetry based on his new book Yeats’s Poetic Codes. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE.

Mon., Oct. 6  “Using Vernacular Language.” With Frederic Valabregue, writer. 5 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Tues., Oct. 7  “Boundary Crossings: How Elites and Workers Negotiate Interactions.” With Shamus Khan, Columbia University. For more information email ms1890@nyu.edu. 12-1:15 pm. HMSS Seminar Room, 3rd floor, KIMBALL HALL.

Tues., Oct. 7  “The Religion, Values and Foreign Policy of the Country with the Biggest Guns: What Will Change After 2008?” Lecture with Marcia Pally. 7 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS.

Wed., Oct. 8  Lecture featuring Dr. Gisela Jia, assistant professor psychology, Lehman College, CUNY. For more information email niobe.way@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. Payne Room, 4th floor, PLESS HALL.

Wed., Oct. 8  Lisa Harper, executive director of New York Faith and Justice, discusses her book, Evangelical Does Not Equal Republican or Democrat. 6-8 pm. 2nd floor, PUCK BLDG.

Thurs., Oct. 9  “The 50th Anniversary of the French New Wave: The Crossroads of Film and Politics.” Roundtable discussion with Dudley Andrew, Yale University; Philip Watts, Columbia University; Alan Williams, Rutgers University; Ivone Margulies, Hunter College; Sam Di Iorio, Hunter College; and moderator Ludovic Cortade, NYU. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Fri., Oct. 10  “Border Crossings: Thinking about International Brigaders Before and After Spain.”  An ALBA/Bill Susman lecture by historian and Hispanist Helen Graham. Graham teaches at the Royal Holloway University of London. 6:15 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.

Mon., Oct. 13  “French Literature in the Making.” Writer and music critic Benoit Duteurtre in conversation with writer and journalist Olivier Barrot. In French.
7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Tues., Oct. 14  “Perceptual Transformations.” Panel includes Nuit Banai, art historian; Marisa Carrasco, Chair, Dept. of Psychology, NYU; Pedro Reyes, visual artist. Discussion will focus on theories of perception, phenomenology and the development of spectator participation in artworks like Carlos Cruz-Diez’ Cromosaturación or Pedro Reyes’ Leverage. Reception to follow. 6:30 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR.

Tues., Oct. 14  “Speaking on Aimé Césaire (1913-2008).” A lecture in French with Edouard Glissant, writer and distinguished professor, CUNY Graduate Center. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Wed., Oct. 15  “Paysages de campagne: Les élections présidentielles en France et aux Etats-Unis.” An illustrated lecture with Jean-Robert Dantou, photographer and author. 6:30 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Wed., Oct. 15  “Worldly Conversations with Clyde Haberman.” Haberman, of The New York Times, in conversation with Ian Fisher, deputy foreign editor, The New York Times. 6:30 pm. CTR FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS.

Wed., Oct. 15  Lecture featuring Eileen Rodriguez, research scientist, Department of Applied Psychology. For more information email niobe.way@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. 3rd floor conference room, KIMBALL HALL.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “Nuclear Armament as a Barrier to Development.” With Ambassador Richard Butler of the Center for Global Affairs. 12:30 pm. 2nd floor, PUCK BLDG.

Thurs., Oct. 16  Visiting artist talk with Nicelle Beauchene. For more information call 212-998-5700. 5 pm. Einstein Auditorium, 1st floor, BARNEY BLDG.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “Countering the Soviet Union in Europe: Comparative Finnish and Yugoslav Policies of Neutralism 1948-1958.” With Rinna Kullaa, Harriman Institute at Columbia University. 5 pm. TAMIMENT LIBRARY.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press and the Future of Journalism.” A panel discussion featuring Jill Abramson, The New York Times managing editor; Tom Curley, president, the Associated Press; Dan Rather, former CBS news anchor, now with HD-TV; NYU’s professor Jay Rosen, media critic. 6:30 pm. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, 20 Cooper Square.

Thurs., Oct. 16  “Emerging and Disappearing Immigrant Foodways.” With Jennifer Berg, director of  the Graduate Program in Food Studies at Steinhardt; Brian Halweil, editor of Edible East End; Mark Federman, owner of Russ & Daughters; Anya Von Bremzen, award- winning food writer. Moderated by Clark Wolf, national food and restaurant consultant. 4 pm. FALES LIBRARY.

Mon., Oct. 20  “The Uses of 1968: Legacies of Art and Activism.” The dramatic events of 1968 animate the artists and activists today as they look to the future. Panelists include Martha Rosseler, Thulani Davis, and others. 7-9 pm. Great Hall, Cooper Union.

Tues., Oct. 21  “‘Angry White Men: The New Swing Voter? Race, Gender, Religion, and the 2008 Presidential Election.” A panel discussion with Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Princeton University; Richard Kim, The Nation; and Alisa Solomon, Columbia University. 6:30-8 pm. Great Room, 1st floor, 19 University Place.

Tues., Oct. 21  “Green Solutions for Everyday Living: Germany and Japan.” 7 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS.

Tues., Oct. 21  “Jouer vrai: pratiques actuelles de declamation, gestuelle et scénographie ‘baroques.’” With Benoit Bolduc, associate professor of French, NYU, and author. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANÇAISE.

Wed., Oct. 22  “Cultural Identity and Immigrant Civic Engagement: A Zero-Sum Game?” Featuring Dr. Lene Jensen, associate professor psychology, Clark University. For more information email niobe.way@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. PLESS HALL.

Wed., Oct. 22  “The Northern Ireland Peace Process: A Tricky Business with Awkward Moral Judgements.” A lecture with Reverend Dr. John Dunlop CBE. 7 pm. Room 914, KIMMEL CTR.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “The Neglected 95%: Why American Psychology Needs to Become Less American.” Featuring Dr. Jeffrey Arnett, research professor psychology, Clark University. For more information email niobe.way@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. PLESS HALL.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “Competition and Development: Using Law and Policy to Harness Globalization and Markets for Developing Countries.” With Eleanor Fox and Walter J. Derenberg. To RSVP visit www.wagner.nyu.edu/events/confictseries.php. 12:30 pm. PUCK BLDG.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “Weapon of Dictators: Preventive War and Its Critics during the Truman and Eisenhower Years.” With Thomas Heinrich, Baruch College. 5 pm. TAMIMENT LIBRARY.

Thurs., Oct. 23  “America’s Edge: A Global Country in a Global Century.” With Anne-Marie Slaughter. For more information, go to www.remarque.as. nyu.edu. 6 pm. Tishman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall.

Thurs., Oct. 23  Guest lecture with Nick Couldrey, professor of media and  communications at the University of London. For more information email mcc.events@ nyu.edu. 5:30-7 pm. Institute for Public Knowledge, 20 Cooper Square.

Fri., Oct. 24  Author Jeff Sharlet in conversation with Heather Hendershot. 4:30-6 pm. Great Room, 19 University Place.