November 10, 2009

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology

Talk and Tour - "American Beauty"

11:00 AM

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, 27th Street at 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Join exhibition curator Patricia Mears for a tour of the MFIT special exhibition "American Beauty." This exhibition highlights innovation and creativity in fashion design in the United States, and features the work of designers such as Claire McCardell, Halston and Rodarte. A signing of the companion book to the exhibition will follow.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 217-4585

Department of Education

A Taste of the Big Apple

5:00 PM

525 West 50th Street, Manhattan

The NYC Department of Education would like to invite all NYC Parents and Families to join us for a “Taste of the Big Apple,” an event promoting healthy eating and celebrating the diverse flavors and cultures of New York City. The event will be hosted by the Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 374-2323 or visit

schools.nyc.gov/Offices/OFEA/tasteofthebigapple

Horticultural Society of New York

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Gardener

6:00 PM

148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor, Manhattan

Novella Carpenter discusses her memoir about the garden she planted on the mean streets of Oakland ten years ago. Book signing to follow.

Admission: $10. For more information, please call

(212) 757-0915, ext. 100 or visit

www.hsny.org

*New York Society for Ethical Culture

Health Care Reform: How Real and at What Price?

7:00 PM

2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, Manhattan

Join NYSEC for a conversation on health care reform and the many questions that surround this complex issue. Panelists include: Anthony Weiner, U.S. Congressman; Laura S. Boylan, MD, Physicians for a National Health Program and Cheryl Matheis, A.A.R.P.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 874-5210 ext. 144 or visit

www.NYSEC.org

Barnard College

Great Writers: Suzanne Gardinier, Matthea Harvey and Katy Lederer

7:00 PM

West 117th Street and Broadway, Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor, Barnard Hall, Manhattan

Barnard College hosts an evening with women poets Suzanne Gardinier, Matthea Harvey and Katy Lederer. Gardinier is the author of four poetry books, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and professor at Sarah Lawrence College. Harvey is the author of three poetry books. Lederer has written two books of poetry, one honored by Publisher's Weekly.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 854-2116 or visit

www.barnard.edu/english/women_poets.php?id=reading

Professional Lighting Designers

LightMappingNYC: Light Walk

8:00 PM

Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, 263 Mulberry Street, Manhattan

Discover "Shades of Night" with light artist Leni Schwendinger, urban designer Brian McGrath, architectural designer Ute Besenecker and the Light Projects team by exploring and documenting the light changes at a prominent Manhattan street corner throughout the night.

FREE Online registration required. For more information, please call

(443) 655-7912 or visit

www.iesnyc.org/LightMappingNYC