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September 15 at 6:30 PM
There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America with Philip Dray with scenes from the Waistmakers' Opera
There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America with Philip Dray with scenes from the Waistmakers' Opera
Members of the Downtown Art theater troupe join the author to illustrate the epic story of American labor.
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Tenement Talks Is:
an evening series of lectures, readings, panel discussions and programming that provides perspective on New York City's rich culture.

Free & held at 108 Orchard unless otherwise noted.

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September. 15 at 6:30 PM
There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America with Philip Dray with scenes from the Waistmakers' Opera
There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America with Philip Dray with scenes from the Waistmakers' Opera
Members of the Downtown Art theater troupe join the author to illustrate the epic story of American labor.
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September. 20 at 6:30 PM
Songs from the East Village: A Musical Evening with Susan McKeown and Students from the East Village Community School
Songs from the East Village: A Musical Evening with Susan McKeown and Students from the East Village Community School

The first ever musical project to tell the stories of New York City's immigrant children. Don't miss this chance to witness the next generation of American Idols perform songs from all over the globe.

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September. 21 at 6:30 PM
New Food, Old Foodways: A Panel Discussion with Jane Ziegelman and NYC Food Purveyors
New Food, Old Foodways: A Panel Discussion with Jane Ziegelman and NYC Food Purveyors

A look at how "new" food trends reflect foodways of more than a century ago. Stay tuned for further details on this delicious evening.

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September. 23 at 6:30 PM
Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum with Tyler Anbinder
Five Points: The 19th Century New York City Neighborhood That Invented Tap Dance, Stole Elections and Became the World's Most Notorious Slum with Tyler Anbinder
This classic has "so thoroughly re-created Five Points that the stench of life there all but rises from its pages." 
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September. 28 at 6:30 PM
Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood with Martin Lemelman
Two Cents Plain: My Brooklyn Boyhood with Martin Lemelman
Memory and art fuse in this bittersweet sixties chronicle of family and city. Lemelman graphically presents a borough as varied as it is famous, recalling egg creams and comic books alongside violence and struggle.
 
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September. 29 at 6:30 PM
The Immigrant's Table: A Literary Feast with Mary Lou Sanelli
The Immigrant's Table: A Literary Feast with Mary Lou Sanelli

Sanelli returns for a dramatic reading of her memoir. She introduces her family in the most Italian of settings: around a table with good food, wine and nostalgia.

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September. 30 at 6:30 PM
The Man Who Never Returned: A Novel with Peter Quinn in conversation with Kevin Baker
The Man Who Never Returned: A Novel with Peter Quinn in conversation with Kevin Baker
In August of 1930 New York Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater left a Manhattan restaurant and was never heard from again. One of our favorite local authors re-imagines this New York mystery in a stellar, hard-boiled historical crime novel.
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October. 4 at 6:30 PM
Jane Addams: Spirit in Action with Louise Knight in conversation with Vivian Gornick
Jane Addams: Spirit in Action with Louise Knight in conversation with Vivian Gornick

A leader of the Progressive movement and creator of settlement houses, Jane Addams' fearless life forged new paths for women and made her the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

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October. 5 at 6:30 PM
Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York with William Grimes
Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York with William Grimes
Returning by popular demand, the former NY Times restaurant critic talks more about food history.
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October. 6 at 6:30 PM
Historical Atlas of New York : A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History with Eric Homberger
Historical Atlas of New York : A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History with Eric Homberger
The author of our #1 bestselling book on New York visits us from his home in London to share the history of the world's capital.

 
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October. 12 at 6:30 PM
The Deeds of My Fathers: How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today
The Deeds of My Fathers: How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today

After being pushed out of the family business, the third son of a successful Italian-American newspaper publisher borrows money from his "Uncle Frank" -- mobster Frank Costello -- to create the National Enquirer.

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October. 14 at 6:30 PM
97 Orchard: An Edible History with Jane Ziegelman in conversation with Mitchell Davis
97 Orchard: An Edible History with Jane Ziegelman in conversation with Mitchell Davis
VP of the James Beard Foundation discusses food culture with one of our favorite authors.
$25 General Admission (Purchase tickets HERE)
$15 For Members (Call 212.431.0233 ext 259 to purchase tickets)
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October. 19 at 6:30 PM
Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero with Neil Hanson
Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero with Neil Hanson
The life and times of old New York's most infamous gangster-cum-soldier as he made his way from the sooty streets and dingy saloons of the Lower East Side to the battlefields of the Western Front.
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October. 26 at 6:30 PM
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of NYC with Jonathan Soffer in conversation with Ed Koch
Ed Koch and the Rebuilding of NYC with Jonathan Soffer in conversation with Ed Koch

"How am I doing?"

Tonight Koch's biographer will reassess the legacy with the charismatic mayor himself.

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October. 27 at 6:30 PM
Chinatown Noir with Henry Chang and Ed Lin
Chinatown Noir with Henry Chang and Ed Lin

Chinatown's own mystery writer returns with NYPD Detective Jack Yu's latest case.

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November. 9 at 6:30 PM
More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times with Connie Rosenblum in conversation with contributors
More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of The New York Times with Connie Rosenblum in conversation with contributors

Former City Section editor Connie Rosenblum has again culled a diverse cast of voices that bring our metropolis to vivid life.

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November. 16 at 6:30 PM
Bowery: Past, Present & Future with David Mulkins
Bowery: Past, Present & Future with David Mulkins

The Co-founder and Chair of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors presents the unique history of the neighborhood that continues to influence American culture.

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November. 18 at 6:30 PM
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present with Gail Collins
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present with Gail Collins

A history of the time period that witnessed the most significant changes in women's rights, from the advent of birth control pills to the end of gender specific job postings.

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December. 8 at 6:30 PM
The Encyclopedia of New York City, 2nd Edition with Kenneth Jackson
The Encyclopedia of New York City, 2nd Edition with Kenneth Jackson

Reflecting the changes that have occurred in NYC over the past fifteen years, the revised edition includes 800 new entries that provide diversity, depth, and detail for those with an interest in the American metropolis.

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Listen to Past Talks

  • Fish Out of Agua: My Life on Neither Side of the (Subway) Tracks with Michele Carlo in conversation with former LES Stories host HR Britton (Part 2), August 25, 2010

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  • Fish Out of Agua: My Life on Neither Side of the (Subway) Tracks with Michele Carlo in conversation with former LES Stories host HR Britton (Part 1), August 25, 2010

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  • Super Sad True Love Story with Gary Shteyngart and Co-sponsored by The Museum at Eldridge Street, July 18, 2010

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  • Displaced Persons with Ghita Schwarz in conversation with Sara Ivry (Part 2), August 11, 2010

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  • Displaced Persons with Ghita Schwarz in conversation with Sara Ivry (Part 1), August 11, 2010

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  • The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose With It, Alice Sparberg Alexiou in conversation with Miriam Berman, July 14, 2010


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  • Elizabeth Street: Laurie Fabiano in conversation with Maria Laurino (Part 2), July 13, 2010

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  • Elizabeth Street: Laurie Fabiano in conversation with Maria Laurino (Part 1), July 13, 2010

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  • LES Stories: Holidays in the City (Part 3), December 17, 2009

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  • LES Stores: Holidays in the City (Part 2), December 17, 2009

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  • LES Stores: Holidays in the City (Part 1), December 17, 2009

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  • Alix Dobkin, My Red Life, December 10, 2009 (Part 2)

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  • Alix Dobkin, My Red Life, December 10, 2009 (Part 1)

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  • Ilan Stavans and Pete Hamill, Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing, December 3, 2009

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  • LES Stories: Apartment Tales (Part 2), November 12, 2009

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  • LES Stories: Apartment Tales (Part 1), November 12, 2009

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  • LES Stories: Chinatown (Part 2), October 29, 2009

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  • LES Stories: Chinatown (Part 1), October 29, 2009

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  • James T. Fisher, On the Irish Waterfront, October 22, 2009

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  • Rich Cohen, Israel Is Real, October 15, 2009

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  • Anthony Flint, Wrestling With Moses, October 8, 2009

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  • Michael Greenberg and Edmund White, October 7, 2009

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  • Michelle & James Nevius, Inside The Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City (excerpt), October 5, 2009

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  • Joyce Mendelsohn, The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History Guide to a Legendary New York Neighborhood, September 23, 2009

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  • Eric Sanderson, Robert Sullivan & Douglas Hunter, Mannahatta & Half Moon (Part 2), Sept 17, 2009

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  • Eric Sanderson, Robert Sullivan & Douglas Hunter, Mannahatta & Half Moon (Part 1), Sept 17, 2009

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  • Russell Shorto, Island at the Center of the World, September 8, 2009

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  • Joan Nathan, Jewish Cooking, September 10, 2009

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  • Kat Long, Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex and Sin in NYC (Part 2), April 2, 2009

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  • Kat Long, Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex and Sin in NYC (Part 1), April 2, 2009

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  • Carl Capotorto, Twisted Head, January 27, 2009

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  • Mort Zachter, Dough, January 27, 2009

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  • Jeffrey Shandler & Barry Trachtenberg, Yiddish: A Vanishing Language, December 9, 2008

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  • Erin Einhorn, This American Life (The Pages In Between), November 17, 2008

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  • Richard Roper, Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War (Part 1), November 12, 2008

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  • Richard Roper, Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War (Part 2), November 12, 2008

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  • Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name (Vanzetti's Garden), May 13, 2008

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  • Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name (A Polish American Vintner and a Japanese American Berry Farmer), May 13, 2008

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  • Richard Price, Lush Life, April 15, 2008

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  • Colm Toibin, St Patricks Day Readings (Brooklyn), March 17, 2008

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  • Colum McCann, St Patricks Day Readings (This Side of Brightness), March 17, 2008

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  • Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Introduction), April 5, 2007

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  • Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Banks), April 5, 2007

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  • Andrew Dolkart, Biography of a Tenement House in New York City (Public Housing), April 5, 2007

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