Calendar, April 17 - May16

EXHIBITS DEUTSCHES HAUS “…und ein Moment ist für mich. (And One Moment Is For Me)”. A photography exhibit by Ansgar van Treeck. On view through April 24. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR “Scenes of Bravery and Determination: Walter Rosenblum’s Homage to the Refugees of the Spanish Civil War.” A photographic exhibition. On view through May. DEUTSCHES HAUS “Flower Power.” By Horst Josch, Düsseldorf, Germany. From May 1 through May 29. FILMS Fri., Apr. 17 Halbe Treppe (Grill Point). Directed by Andreas Dresen. 2002. 106 min. In German with English subtitles. 6 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS. Fri., Apr. 17 “Oscailt.” An evening of Irish-language short films. 7 pm. CANTOR. Sun., Apr. 19 The Cinema of Santiago Alvarez. 3 pm. Stranger than Fiction: A Tribute to Luis Ospina. Part of the 10th Havana Film Festival. 5 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Thurs., Apr. 23 Flesh in Ecstasy: Gaston Lachaise and the Woman He Loved. Directed by George Stoney, David Bagnall. 2008. 21 min. In English and French with English subtitles. Post-screening discussion with George Stoney, NYU; David Bagnall, filmmaker; Jeffrey Spring, Modern Art Foundry. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANCAISE. Fri., May 1 Sync or Swim. Directed by Cheryl Furjanic. 2008. 90 min. Post-screening discussion with the filmmaker. For more information visit www.nyu.edu/fas/center/religionandmedia/. 4-6 pm. Tues., May 5 Ariane Lopez-Huici: Très Près du Corps. Directed by Marilia Destot. 2008. 38 min. Post-screening discussion with filmmaker Marilia Destot and photographer Ariane Lopez-Huici. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANCAISE. Thurs., May 7 Crònica d’una MiradayB . Manuel Barrios. Followed by a panel with Catalan filmmakers Llorenc Soler, Antoni Padros, and Manuel Barrios. 7 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. PERFORMANCES Fri., Apr. 17-Sat., Apr. 18 “The Two Noble Kinsmen.” For more information call 212-998-5424. Friday performance at 7 pm; Saturday at 2 pm. BLACK BOX THEATRE. Fri., Apr. 17-Sun., Apr. 19 “2009 Distinguished Faculty Dance Concert.” $5 seniors/students w/ NYU ID; $10 general admission. For more information call 212-998-5424. Friday performance at 8 pm; Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm; Sunday at 2 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Fri., Apr. 17-Sun., Apr. 19 & Wed., Apr. 22-Sat., Apr. 25 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. For more information visit www.gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu. Purchase tickets at www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm except April 19 at 2 pm only and additional performance at 2 pm on April 25. Atlas Theatre, 3rd floor, 111 2nd Ave. Sun., Apr. 19 “Storytelling: Southern Tales with Elizabeth Ellis.” Free for children/students; $5 general admission. For more information call 212-998-5281. 3 pm. Room 914, KIMMEL CTR. Mon., Apr. 20 “Artist Faculty Recital.” With Marilyn Nonken, piano. Post-concert discussion with the composers. For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu. edu/music. 8 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Wed., Apr. 22 “NYU Brass Choir Concert.” For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Wed., Apr. 22 “NYU Jazz Master Class Series on Campus.” With Kenny Werner, jazz composition. For more information call 212-998-5424. 8-10 pm. Room 779, 35 West 4th St. Thurs., Apr. 23 “This American Life - Live!” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu. 7:30 pm. SKIRBALL. Thurs., Apr. 23 “Evenings of Chamber Music.” 8 pm. BLACK BOX THEATRE. Thurs., Apr. 23-Sat., Apr. 25 “Choreographers’, Composers’ & Designers’ Workshop.” For more information and reservations call 212-998-1982. All performances at 8 pm. Fifth Floor Theater, 111 2nd Ave. Thurs., Apr. 23-Sun., Apr. 26 & Tues., Apr. 28-Sat., May 2 “The Illusion.” $6 students/seniors; $12 general admission. To purchase tickets visit www.smarttix.com. All performances at 8 pm with an additional 2 pm performance on April 25. The Abe Burrows Theatre, 1st floor, 721 Broadway. Fri., Apr. 24 “The Jazz Mandolin Project: How Much Land Does a Man Need?” $25 general admission. For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter. nyu.edu. 8 pm. SKIRBALL. Sat., Apr. 25-Sun., Apr. 26 “CoMotion.” The NYU Percussion Ensemble joins the Blessed Unrest Theater Company. For more information visit www.steinhardt. nyu.edu/music. Saturday performance at 8 pm; Sunday at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Sun., Apr. 26 “Evenings of Chamber Music.” For more information call 212-998-5424. 8 pm. Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 West 13th St. Mon., Apr. 27 “Interstudio Showcase.” For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Tues., Apr. 28 “NYU Symphony Orchestra.” For more information and reservations call 212-998-5281. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Wed., Apr. 29 “Evenings of Chamber Music.” 8 pm. BLACK BOX THEATRE. Thurs., Apr. 30 “Artist Faculty Recital.” With Mary Farbood, harpsichord. For more information visit www.steinhardt. nyu.edu/music. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Thurs., Apr. 30-Sat., May 2 “Tisch Dance Showing V.” For more information and reservations call 212-998-1982. All performances at 8 pm. Fifth Floor Theater, 111 2nd Ave. Fri., May 1 An evening of Yiddish & Irish song with Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Fri., May 1 “Evenings of Chamber Music.” For more information call 212-998-5424. 8 pm. Tenri Cultural Institute, 43 West 13th St. Fri., May 1-Sat., May 2 “VOX 2009.” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu. SKIRBALL. Sat., May 2 “Concert: Wood and Steel.” For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Sun., May 3 “Blue Note/NYU Sunday Brunch.” Featuring Ralph Lalama and his NYU Jazz Ensemble. $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 St. Sun., May 3 “Park Avenue Chamber Symphony Gala.” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu. 3 pm. SKIRBALL. Tues., May 5 “The New Yorker Summit: The Next 100 Days.” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter. nyu.edu. 9 am-6 pm. SKIRBALL. Thurs., May 7 “Airneál na Bealtaine.” An evening of traditional music and song. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Fri., May 8 “Sing Into Spring Choral Concert.” $5 seniors/students w/ NYU ID; $10 general admission. For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. 8-10 pm. FREDERICK LOEWE THEATRE. Fri., May 8 “The Blarney Star Concert Series: Paddy Keenan and John Walsh.” $15 general admission. 9 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Sat., May 9 “Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter. nyu.edu. 11 am. SKIRBALL. Tues., May 12-Sat., May 16 “The Martha Graham Dance Company.” For more information and tickets visit www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu. SKIRBALL. READINGS Fri., Apr. 17 “The Emerging Writers Reading Series.” Featuring guest author Scott Snyder. 7 pm. KGB Bar, 85 East 4th St. Tues., Apr. 21 “Exil der frechen Frauen.” With Robert Cohen, NYU. In German. 7 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS. Wed., Apr. 22 A poetry reading and discussion with editors Nathalie Handal and Tina Chang. 4 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE. Thurs., Apr. 23 “Goldwater Hospital Benefit Reading.” Honoring the Golden Writers and Yusef Komunyakaa. For more information visit http://cwp.fas.nyu.edu/ page/readingseries. 7 pm. Greenberg Lounge, VANDERBILT HALL. Fri., May 1 “Dramatic Reading: Daughters of Troy.” With writers Sarah Arvio, Jill Bialosky, Honor Moore, Victoria Redel and Mark Rudman. 5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE. Tues., May 5 Irish playwright and novelist Sebastian Barry reads from The Secret Scripture. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Wed., May 6 A poetry reading to celebrate the first class of the M.F.A. in Creative Writing in Spanish. 7 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Thurs., May 7-Fri., May 8 “Graduate Student Reading.” Featuring poetry and prose. Both nights at 7 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE. SPECIAL EVENTS Thurs., Apr. 16-Sat., Apr. 18 “Land of Refuge, Land of Exile: French Artists and Writers in the U.S. During the Occupation Years.” A conference. For more information visit http://french.as.nyu.edu/object/ landofrefuge.html. LA MAISON FRANCAISE. Thurs., Apr. 16-Sun., Apr. 26 “NYU Celebrates Earth Week 2009.” NYU’s Office of Student Activities has partnered with the Sustainability Taskforce and several faculty members to present a unique and engaging approach to Earth Week, which will run April 16-26 to commemorate Earth Day on April 22. For a full listing of programs visit www.nyu.edu/sustainability. Fri., Apr. 17 “35th annual Undergraduate Research Conference.” For more information call 212-998-8100. 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Hemmerdinger Hall, SILVER CTR. Fri., Apr. 17-Sat., Apr. 18 “Darwin and the Boundaries of Knowledge.” A two-day conference. For more information call 212-992-7766. Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts, 715 Broadway. Sat., Apr. 18 “4th Annual NYC Oral Cancer Walk.” For more information visit www.oralcancerwalknyc.org. 11 am. Marcus Garvey Park Auditorium near 122nd St. West & Mount Morris Park West, Harlem. Thurs., Apr. 23-Fri., Apr. 24 “Writing Science: Mathematical and Medical Authorship in Ancient Greece.” For more information call 212-998-8100 or email ken.kidd@nyu.edu. Hemmerdinger Hall, Room 102, SILVER CTR. Thurs., Apr. 23-Sun., Apr. 26 “Theatre Pedagogy: Teaching the Art Form.” A conference. For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. Education Building, 35 West 4th St. Fri., Apr. 24 “Alfonso VI in New York: an Encounter of Scholars.” A symposium. In English and Spanish. 9 am-7 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Fri., May 1 “Documenting Displacement: Images of Spanish Civil War Refugees.” A symposium. 3-9:30 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Sat., May 2 “Brian Friel Symposium.” With Patrick Mason and others. 10 am-5 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Sat., May 2 “A Celebration of New European Poets.” Panel discussions and poetry readings featuring Christopher Bakken, Peter Covino, Marilyn Hacker, Rika Lesser, Murat Nemet-Nejat, Adam Sorkin, and Alissa Valles. 2-5 pm. CREATIVE WRITERS HOUSE. Fri., May 8-Sat., May 9 “Blowing Up the Brand.” A conference. For schedule visit www.nyu.edu/ipk/brand/index_mini.html. 5th floor, 20 Cooper Square. Sat., May 9 Gaelic Song Workshop with Pádraig Ó Cearúill and Ashley Davis. 1-6 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Sat., May 9 “Music Technology Open House.” For more information visit www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music. 3-6 pm. Music Tech studios, 8th floor, 35 West 4th St. Tues., May 12 “A Tribute to Jack Gilbert.” With Jack Gilbert, Linda Gregg, Mary Karr, Henry Lyman, Meghan O’Rourke, Gerald Stern, and others. 7 pm. CANTOR. Fri., May 15 “Teaching About Climate Change.” RSVP to Kathleen.oliver@ nyu.edu. 9:30 am-3 pm. KIMMEL CTR. SPORTS Sun., Apr. 19 Women’s Tennis vs. Haverford College. 12 pm. HOME (at USTA National Tennis Center). TALKS Mon., Apr. 20 “Mexico 2009: 40th Anniversary of the First Year of the Rest of Our Lives.” With Claudio Lomnitz, Columbia University. 5 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Mon., Apr. 20 “Meet the Directors Panel.” Part of the “10th Havana Film Festival in New York 2009: Celebrating Latin American Cinema.” Reception to follow. 7:30 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Tues., Apr. 21 “Evaluating Social Programs.” With Jeffrey Smith, University of Michigan. Part of the Institute of Human Development Seminar Series. RSVP to ihdsc@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. 2nd floor Conference Room, PUCK BLDG. Tues., Apr. 21 “Beating Long Odds: A New Global Deal on Climate Change.” With Cameron Hepburn, Oxford University. 6-7:30 pm. Jeffrey S. Gould Welcome Center, 50 West 4th St. Tues., Apr. 21 “EICTV’S New Views (Nuevas Miradas).” Part of the “10th Havana Film Festival in New York 2009: Celebrating Latin American Cinema.” Reception to follow. 6 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Wed., Apr. 22 “LeBoff Lecture.” With author Brent Hayes Edwards. For more information email mcc.events@nyu.edu. 6:30-8 pm. Wed., Apr. 22 “The 2009 Strike in Guadeloupe and Martinique.” With J. Michael Dash, NYU; William Miles, Northeastern University; and others. 7 pm. LA MAISON FRANCAISE. Thurs., Apr. 23 “Soldiers and Citizens on America’s Cold War Military Bases.” With Christopher Capozzola, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 5:30-7 pm. TAMIMENT LIBRARY. Thurs., Apr. 23 “What Ocean? Critical Approaches to German Language Learning in a Digital World.” With Glenn S. Levine, University of California, Irvine. 6 pm. Great Room, 1st floor, 19 University Place. Thurs., Apr. 23 “Power & Architecture Reloaded: The Construction of Capitals (II).” With Alev Cinar, Bilkent University, Ankara. 6-8 pm. Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, Conference Room, 7th floor, 285 Mercer St. Thurs., Apr. 23 “The Art and Visual Culture of Cuba: An Assessment on the Eve of a New Decade.” A panel discussion. 6-8 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Thurs., Apr. 23 “Jews, God, and Videotape: Religion and Media in America.” With Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University. 6-8 pm. CASA ITALIANA. Thurs., Apr. 23 A lecture with Marc “Mahk” LeBlanc, creator of the MDA framework. RSVP to gamecenter@ nyu.edu. 6-8 pm. Room 006, lower level, 721 Broadway. Thurs., Apr. 23 A lecture with distinguished Yeats scholars John Kelly of St. John’s College, Oxford, and Ronald Schuchard of Emory University. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Mon., Apr. 27 “Uses of the Past in Transitional Memory Debates.” With Andreas Huyssen, Columbia University. Reception to follow. 5 pm. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Tues., Apr. 28 “Reflections on my Career in Education Schools.” With Thomas James, Teachers College. For more information call 212-998-5049. 12-1:30 pm. HMSS Conference Room, 3rd floor, KIMBALL HALL. Tues., Apr. 28 “... in ungeheuren Fällen.” With Sigrid Weigel, Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin. In German. 7 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS. Wed., Apr. 29 A lecture with Susan E. Mayer, University of Chicago. Part of the Institute of Human Development Seminar Series. RSVP to ihdsc@nyu.edu. 12-1:30 pm. 2nd floor Conference Room, PUCK BLDG. Wed., Apr. 29 “Roland Barthes and the Invention of Modernity.” With writer Bernard Comment. 6:30 pm. LA MAISON FRANCAISE. Wed., Apr. 29-Thurs., Apr. 30 “Dialogue in Translation.” Part of the “Creative Writing in Spanish” series. 7 pm on Wednesday and 2 pm on Thursday. KING JUAN CARLOS CTR. Thurs., Apr. 30 “Humanity Interrogated: The U.S. Military and the Korean Prisoner of War.” With Monica Kim, University of Michigan. 5:30-7 pm. TAMIMENT LIBRARY. Thurs., Apr. 30 A lecture with co-authors Eric Zimmerman and Katie Salen. RSVP to gamecenter@nyu.edu. 6:30-8 pm. Room 006, lower level, 721 Broadway. Thurs., Apr. 30 Author Jonathan Safran Foer in conversation with British writer Zadie Smith. 7 pm. Tishman Auditorium, VANDERBILT HALL. Thurs., Apr. 30 A lecture with Gillian O’Brien, Fulbright Scholar at the Newberry Library. 7 pm. GLUCKSMAN IRELAND HOUSE. Thurs., Apr. 30 Novelist Muriel Barbery in conversation with writer Adam Gopnik. $10 general admission. To purchase tickets visit www.smarttix.com. 8 pm. CANTOR. Fri., May 1 “Wildflowers of New York City.” RSVP to Kathleen.oliver@nyu.edu. 4-6 pm. KIMMEL CTR. Tues., May 5 “Household Choices, Family Structure and Child Development.” Part of the Institute of Human Development Seminar Series. 12-1:30 pm. 4th floor Conference Room, PUCK BLDG. Tues., May 5 “Russia and its Relations to the Transatlantic Partners: How to Press the Reset Button.” With Karsten Voigt, DAAD NYU Visiting Scholar. 7 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS. Thurs., May 7 “Power & Architecture Reloaded: The Construction of Capitals (II).” With Eve Blau, Harvard University, Vienna. 6-8 pm. Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, Conference Room, 7th floor, 285 Mercer St. Fri., May 8 Lecture with Jackson Janes, executive director AICGS. RSVP required by May 4 at 212-998-8126. 12-2 pm. DEUTSCHES HAUS. Fri., May 8 A lecture with game designer Clint Hocking. RSVP to gamecenter@ nyu.edu. 6-8 pm. Room 006, lower level, 721 Broadway.