Word for Word


May 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Hosted by Steve Somers, WFAN Sports Radio Host

Straw: Finding My Way

Baseball All-Star and World Series champ Darryl Strawberry, talks about his home run memoir, autographs books, and meets fans of all ages.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Happiness Project

Sing Forget your troubles, Come on get happy , with Gretchen Rubin as she shares tips from her yearlong experiment, The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun.

Rain Venue:
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 


June 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Word For Word Presents:

Paul Muldoon
Marilyn Hacker
James Tate

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Hosted by Maureen Hackett, Director of Horticulture, Bryant Park Corporation
Special Panel:
George Pisegna, Director of Horticulture, Horticultural Society of NY;
Peter Kukielski, Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden Curator, New York Botanical Garden and Co-Editor of Sustainable Rose Garden Reader;
Pat Shanley, Founder & President, Manhattan Rose Society, and Co-Editor of Sustainable Rose Garden Reader.


Whether you have an atrium, yard, terrace, or a plant, useful gardening tips by Bryant Park's own Maureen Hackett, and a host of writers and specialists in the field.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Word For Word Presents:

David Eye
Maya Funaro
Jack Lynch
Sandra Beasley

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Hosted by Ophira Eisenberg, Comedian

LOL with essays by the most Senior Correspondent of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, June 10, 2010

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc.

The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Presented by The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, Inc.

The nation's most talented young authors, poets and essayists read original works that made them National Award winners of the 2010 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Rain Venue:
In case of rain, this event is canceled.

 
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Patrica Smith
Taylor Mali
Thomas Sayer Ellis

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Fashion publicist and reality TV star Kelly Cutrone (The City & Kell on Earth), discusses her "real girls" (and boys) guide to making it in today's world.

Rain Venue:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Strike up the Band and march into summer with fun, games, and a big RED arts & crafts project, with everyone's favorite dog, Clifford.

*Produced in partnership with The Scholastic Store

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org


 
Monday, June 21, 2010

Facilitated Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Greg Hewett
Lightsey Darst
A. B. Spellman

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hosted by Samantha Hunt

Colson Whitehead, Sag Harbor: A Novel
Hosted by: Samantha Hunt (The Invention of Everything Else)

Kick back to 1985 and feel the breeze with Colson Whitehead (The Colossus of New York), and his PEN/Faulkner nominated "autobiographical fourth novel" full of 8O's pop-culture and stories aplenty.


Rain Venue:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Facilitated by: Miranda McLeod, Master of Fine Arts, New York University

Rain Venue:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, June 26, 2010

Clown around and hear why how to Be A Thinker Not A Stinker, with New York favorites, Sammie & Tudie.

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 
Monday, June 28, 2010

Facilitated Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Led by: Wendy Lesser

Word for Word Oxford University Press BookClub
Led by: Wendy Lesser, founding editor of Threepenny Review, and author of eight books

BookClub on Wilkie Collins forever classic, The Woman in White.

*Sign-up and receive an advanced free copy of the Oxford World's Classic, The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins (offer is limited while supply lasts). You can pick up your copy of the book in the reading room.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press


Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Word for Word Presents Poetry:

Kamilah Aisha Moon
Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Suzanne Gardinier

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

With Music for Underwater Things by Michael Hearst

Featuring: Music for Underwater Things by Michael Hearst

Underwater Readings by::
Ed Park, Personal Days: A Novel
Nelly Reifler, See Through: Stories
Said Sayrafiezadeh, When Skateboards Will Be Free: A Memoir
Deb Olin Unferth, Vacation

An Underwater Letter-Writing Activity from:
Ben Greenman, What He's Poised to Do: Stories

And a special guest appearance.

Come aboard with the online anthology Underwater New York, and hear conjured songs and tales inspired by real treasures found beneath the waters surrounding New York City.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Love Blooms in Bryant Park

Dr. Ruth with signature advice for the dozens of Bryant Park couples who met, proposed, or tied the knot beneath the great London Planes.

Rain Venue(s):

*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.


 


July 2010

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Facilitated by: Miranda McLeod, Master of Fine Arts, New York University

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Monday, July 5, 2010

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Hosted by: Pill the Caterpillar

Join Bryant Park’s pet herbivore, Pill the Caterpillar, along with our favorite storytellers from the New York Public Library, for interactive tales and metamorphic stories from around the world.

Produced in partnership with the Office of Children's Programs, New York Public Library

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

The program has been moved to:
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Word for Word Presents Poetry:

Jason Schneiderman
Wayne Koestenbaum
Mark Bibbins
Jean Valentine

 
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Hosted by Liz Moore, Author & Musician

Stories unfold through music and times gone by, in the latest works by bestselling authors Jennifer Egan (The Keep) and Jane Mendelsohn (I Was Amelia Earhart).

Special Musical Performance, as well as Hosted by: Liz Moore, Author & Musician


Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

R. B. Bernstein

R. B. Bernstein, Founding Fathers Reconsidered
Hosted by Joanne Freeman, Yale University History Professor

The motives behind the decisions made by Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, and Hamilton are explored by R. B. Bernstein, author, historian, and adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, July 8, 2010

Facilitated by: Miranda McLeod, Master of Fine Arts, New York University

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Prest-o! Chang-o! Magic and stories by the Fantastic-o! Arnie Kolodner.

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 
Monday, July 12, 2010

My Man Godfrey

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Hosted by: Pill the Caterpillar

Join Bryant Park’s pet herbivore, Pill the Caterpillar, along with our favorite storytellers from the New York Public Library, for interactive tales and metamorphic stories from around the world.

Produced in partnership with the Office of Children's Programs, New York Public Library

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Led by: Harvey Kaye

Led by: Harvey Kaye, Director of the Center for History and Social Change, University of Wisconsin, and author of Thomas Paine and the Promise of America

BookClub on the el politico Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings, by Thomas Paine.

*Sign-up and receive an advanced free copy of the Oxford World’s Classic, Rights of Man, Common Sense and Other Political Writings, by Thomas Paine (offer is limited while supply lasts). You can pick up your copy of the book in the Reading Room.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Word for Word Presents Poetry

Timothy Liu
Joel Allegretti
Jacob Scheier
Jeff McDaniel


Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, July 14, 2010

From bestselling author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm), a brilliant and empathetic 15-month account of an American platoon stationed in one of Afghanistan's most dangerous outposts.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Jonathan Alter, The Promise: President Obama, Year One

The program has been moved to Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Jonathan Alter, Senior Editor Newsweek Magazine
The Promise: President Obama, Year One
Bob Herbert, NY Times Op-Ed Columnist

With a keen journalistic eye, Jonathan Alter takes you behind the walls of the White House, and into the workings of Obama’s debut year.

Produced in partnership with the New-York Historical Society


*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Facilitated by: Miranda McLeod, Master of Fine Arts, New York University

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, July 17, 2010

Rock out with the amazing, rip-roaring, slamming, jamming, family-friendly band ‘round, Starfish.

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 
Monday, July 19, 2010

The China Syndrome

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Hosted by: Pill the Caterpillar

Join Bryant Park's pet herbivore, Pill the Caterpillar, along with our favorite storytellers from the New York Public Library, for interactive tales and metamorphic stories from around the world.

Produced in partnership with the Office of Children's Programs, New York Public Library

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Scott Hightower
H.L. Hix (Harvey Lee)
GlennHughes
Kate Northrop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hosted by: Tom Shillue, Comedian

Hosted by: Tom Shillue, Comedian Extraordinaire & Wed-Based Live Stand-Up Comix

Sloane Crosley, How Did You Get This Number
Larry Doyle, Go Mutants!
Josh Kilmer-Purcell, The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir
Simon Rich, Elliot Allagash: A Novel

Alien monsters, 60 goats, arrogant heirs, and bear bells are but a few topics of choice in the latest books from these relentlessly "fun and funny" writers.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Stephen Asma, On Monsters

Stephen Asma, On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears
Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums
Hosted by Joanna Ebenstein, Founder & Creator of Morbid Anatomy.com

Ever wonder "What creates the perfect monster?" or "Just how do those curators at the Museum of Natural History do it?" Insight into these questions and more at a philosophical conversation with Stephen Asma, distinguished scholar and Professor of Philosophy at Columbia College Chicago.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Facilitated by: Michael Eldridge

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers’ Workshop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, July 24, 2010

A medley of sorts from Vital Theatre's best shows, including Isabelle & The Pretty Ugly Spell, and the ever so popular, Pinkalicious.

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Nothing grim about this modern adaptation of our favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales - written by four award-winning playwrights and brought to life by the cutting-edge environmental theatre troupe THEATRE 4the PEOPLE.

 
Monday, July 26, 2010

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Hosted by: Pill the Caterpillar

Join Bryant Park's pet herbivore, Pill the Caterpillar, along with our favorite storytellers from the New York Public Library, for interactive tales and metamorphic stories from around the world.

Produced in partnership with the Office of Children's Programs, New York Public Library

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Led by: Rebecca Chace

Led by: Rebecca Chace, New York Times notable author, and writer of Leaving Rock Harbor (to be published this summer).

BookClub on Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe - the first English novel.

*Sign-up and receive an advanced free copy of the Oxford World's Classic, Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe (offer is limited while supply lasts). You can pick up your copy of the book in the Reading Room.



Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Letras Latinas Presents Poetry:

Rachel McKibbens
Steven Cordova
Ruth Irupe Sanabria

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Hosted by: David Ebershoff

Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
Hosted by: David Ebershoff, Author (The 19th Wife) & Editor-at-Large, Random House

New York favorite author Gary Shteyngart (Absurdistan), with a funny, rich, knock-out novel, where falling in love just may redeem a planet falling apart.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Author, How the Economy Works

Professor Roger E. A. Farmer, How the Economy Works: Confidence, Crashes and Self-fulfilling Prophecies
Hosted by Joanne Myers, Director of Public Affairs, Carnegie Council

Finally, an accessible explanation of the current state of the economy, by world renowned macroeconomist, author, and Chair of the Economics Department at UCLA, Roger E.A. Farmer.

Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press


Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Facilitated by: Sara Barron

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers’ Workshop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, July 31, 2010

The ups and downs of Looping and Sleeping, Walking the Dog, Around the World, Over the Falls and doing The Flying Saucer, at the very first - ever - Yo-Yo Fun! spectacular & workshop in Bryant Park.

Produced in partnership with the New York Yo-Yo Club

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Nothing grim about this modern adaptation of our favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales – written by four award-winning playwrights and brought to life by the cutting-edge environmental theatre troupe THEATRE 4the PEOPLE.

 


August 2010

Monday, August 2, 2010

Rosemary's Baby

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Word for Word Presents Poetry:

Marcus Jackson
Dante Michaeux
Tara Betts

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Fictiononomy - A Fictional Look at the Economy

Hosted by Wall Street Journal Reporter Conor Dougherty

Jonathan Dee, The Privileges: A Novel
Martha McPhee, Dear Money
Arthur Nersesian, Mesopotamia
Emily Gray Tedrowe, Commuters: A Novel

Mega-wealth, greed, flat broke journalists longing for work, money, money and more money. Writers reflect on the current state of our economy, fiction style.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Facilitated by: Alexander Steele

Alexander Steele is the Dean of Faculty at Gotham Writers' Workshop. He is the editor of Writing Fiction, Fiction Gallery, and ,Writing Movies (all Bloomsbury USA). He is the author of numerous children's books, including titles in the Wishbone series (Lyrick Publishing) and the Hardy Boys series (Pocket Books). His plays include One Glorious Afternoon, Lightning and Frenzy, and ,King of Ragtime, and he scripted the documentary World War II: It Happened in Color.

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers' Workshop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, August 7, 2010

It's time to go bananas with Curious George as he learns the Banana Dance, does the Banana Cheer, and partakes in a game (or two) of the ever-so-popular Bananagrams!

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Nothing grim about this modern adaptation of our favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales - written by four award-winning playwrights and brought to life by the cutting-edge environmental theatre troupe THEATRE 4the PEOPLE.

 
Monday, August 9, 2010

The Goodbye Girl

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Led by Alexandra Horowitz, Author of Inside of a Dog, and Professor of Psychology at Barnard College.

BookClub on Rudyard Kipling's, Just So Stories for Little Children - bedtime stories we loved as children, but only now as adults can fully understand.

*Sign-up and receive an advanced free copy of the Oxford World's Classic, Just So Stories for Little Children (offer is limited while supply lasts). You can pick up your copy of the book in the Reading Room.


Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.



 

Word for Word Presents Poetry:

John Murillo
Willie Perdomo
Brenda Cardenas

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Performance by: Jon-Erik Kellso

Terry Teachout, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
With a musical performance by: Jon-Erik Kellso, Jazz Trumpeter Extraordinaire

Sit back and make yourself at home with the music of Louis Armstrong, and Terry Teachout's (drama critic for the Wall Street Journal) portrait of the man behind the music.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Thursday, August 12, 2010

Event Has Been Moved to the Rain Venue

Facilitated by: Michael Leviton

Produced in partnership with Gotham Writers’ Workshop

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Ms. Frizzle comes to celebrate the newest hot-topic book, The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge.

*Produced in partnership with The Scholastic Store

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 

Nothing grim about this modern adaptation of our favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tales – written by four award-winning playwrights and brought to life by the cutting-edge environmental theatre troupe THEATRE 4the PEOPLE.

 
Monday, August 16, 2010

12 Angry Men

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Word for Word Presents Poetry:

Sue Sinclair
Matthew Tierney
A.F. Moritz
Ken Babcock
Molly Peacock
Nick Thran

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Mona Simpson, My Hollywood

From the much loved author of Anywhere by Here and The Lost Father, Mona Simpson's story of two women behind the glitter of Hollywood.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Catch the bug with Beetle, Sylvia Scarab Beetle, Caterpillar and Scorpion in what TimeOut Kids calls "A Winning Original Musical!"

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

 
Monday, August 23, 2010

Bonnie and Clyde

Facilitated by: Adjunct Professor Scott Adlerberg, Film Connoisseur

 
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Led by: Joanna Bujes

Book Club on one of Charles Dickens' most haunting novels, The Old Curiosity Shop.

*Sign-up and receive an advanced free copy of The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens (offer is limited while supply lasts). You can pick up your copy of the book in the Reading Room.


Produced in partnership with Oxford University Press

Because of rain, this event has moved to:
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street, 2nd floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 

Word for Word Presents Poetry

Tess Taylor
Rosanna Warren
Sean Hill
Jill McDonough

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Hosted by: Wesley Stace

The event has been has been moved to the rain Venue):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Rick Moody, The Four Fingers of Death: A Novel
Hosted by: Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding), Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer

Author and musician Rick Moody brings his love of the old-fashioned b-movie alive, with the novelization of the 1963 horror flick, The Crawling Hand, and a double-feature musical performance with host Wesley Stace.

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Katrina Project Presents Poetry:

Nicole Cooley
Tonya Foster
Yusef Komunyakaa

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 


September 2010

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Jocelyn Burrell
Monica A. Hand
Lorelei Williams

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Facilitated by: Writopia Lab

Facilitated by: Writopia Lab with Rebecca Wallace-Segall

Creative writers workshop for children, ages 9-12, who love to write.

Produced in partnership with Writopia Lab

Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

Registration is required for this event.
Register

 
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Oxford University Press Book of Latin American Poetry:
By Cecilia Vicuńa

Forrest Gander
Daniel Shapiro
Molly Weigel

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

 
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Writing for Admittance: College Essays

Facilitated by: Rebecca Wallace-Segall, Writopia Lab
Special Guest:
Bobbi Crocker, Independent Educational Consultant

Ever wonder what makes a good college essay? Hear from college admission readers who know, and try your hand at creating the perfect college admittance essay.

Produced in partnership with Writopia Lab

Rain Venue(s):
*The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues)

*Not all rooms in The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen are handicapped accessible - we are sorry for the inconvenience.

Registration is required for this event.
Register

 
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Writing for Admittance: High School

Facilitated by: Rebecca Wallace-Segall, Writopia Lab
Special Guests:
Alexandra Mayzler, Thinking Caps Tutoring and Author of Tutor in a book
Ann Spagnola, Admissions Associate, Manhattan


The big school shift is coming this spring, so why not get your ducks in a row - now! An expert panel on how to choose and win acceptance into high schools in the New York City area, and a writer’s workshop on how to make it happen.

Produced in partnership with Writopia Lab
Rain Venue(s):
NYPL Children's Center at 42nd Street
5th Avenue & 42nd Street
212-621-0208
childrenscenter42@nypl.org

Registration is required for this event.
Register

 

Special Thanks To:

HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Exclusive sponsor since 2003

Library of America
For the donation of a set of authoritative editions of American writing to the Bryant Park Reading Room this season.

Scholastic Inc.
For the gift of all children's books

New York's best - including Mitchell's NY, Condé Nast, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Time Inc, and Rodale - who have steadily supplied the Reading Room with newspapers and magazines over the years.

And, of course, to all of you bookworms... Thank you!

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