Dear Colleagues,
Happy Friday. This is the first of many messages highlighting events coming to our campuses. The format is rough and will surely evolve, but next week’s events are simply too compelling to wait.
Please note: this is a headline listing only and highly selective. For ticket availability and other details follow the links. And remember there are many more than these!
MORNINGSIDE FIVE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22
September 22
5:30 p.m.
Brown Institute “Gaia Intrudes” – This public lecture by French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist Bruno Latour on Furnald Lawn in front of Pulitzer Hall will be held in conjunction with performances of Latour’s play “Gaia Global Circus” at The Kitchen in Chelsea. Sponsored by the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, with assistance from Alliance (Columbia, École Polytechnique, Sciences Po, and Panthéon-Sorbonne University), The Center for Science and Society, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Maison Française. More information.
September 23 – What a Night!
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Women Creating Change
Women and Politics: A Turning Point? with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Mara Liasson, Katha Pollitt, moderated by Alondra Nelson co-sponsored by Women Creating Change and CAA. Lerner Hall.
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Heyman Center
The Writing Lives Series An Evening with Novelist Ta Obreht and Mark Mazower East Campus East Gallery, Buell Hall.
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Earth Institute
Book Launch: The Big Ratchet by MacArthur Award-Winning Ruth DeFries Italian Academy.
September 26
9 a.m.
World Leaders Forum
Children in the Age of Sustainable Development, featuring Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, The Honorable Bill de Blasio, Mayor, New York City, and Helena Thybell, Global Manager, H&M Conscious Foundation. World Leaders Forum events this week also include appearances by the Tunisian president, the Japanese prime minister, the president of the Philippines, the president of Poland, and the Norwegian prime minister. See all World Leaders Forum events.
That’s a good start, anyway. Future listings will come more in advance. If you know of great general interest events on any of our campuses, please pass along to me at [email protected].
Wishing you all the best for a restful weekend and a stimulating week ahead! Jerry