November 5, 2009

The Jewish Theological Seminary

The Future of Catholic—Jewish Dialogue

6:00 PM

McNally Amphitheatre at Fordham University Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, Manhattan

Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of New York, the most influential archdiocese in the country, and Professor Arnold Eisen, chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary and one of the world’s foremost experts on American Judaism, will discuss the future of Catholic-Jewish dialogue at Fordham’s seventeenth annual Nostra Aetate Dialogue. Dr. Edward Bristow, professor of History at Fordham University, will moderate.

FREE To make reservations or for more information, please call

(718) 817-3185

The Educational Alliance Art School

Dialogue with Artist: Pat Oleszko

6:00 PM

197 East Broadway, New York

30-year veteran of performance art Pat Oleszko makes a spectacle of herself — and doesn't mind if you laugh. Oleszko will discuss her work including performance and costume, show a film of a performance and lead a lively dialogue about art and performance.

FREE For more information, please call

(646) 395-4235 or visit

www.edalliance.org/artschool

Barnard College

Religious Ethics and Feminist Politics

6:30 PM

West 117th Street and Broadway, James Room, 4th Floor Barnard Hall, Manhattan

In a lecture exploring Islamic cultural politics and Cairo’s thriving women's piety movement, the Barnard Center for Research on Women welcomes University of California-Berkley anthropology Professor Saba Mahmood, the author of the award-winning book, Politics of Piety: The Islamic Revival and the Feminist Subject.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 854-2067 or visit

www.barnard.edu/bcrw

New York Press Photographers Association

Round Table on the History of New York News Photography

6:30 PM

Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, Between 3rd and 2nd Avenues, Manhattan

An entertaining evening on the history of New York news photography. Photographers/editors will share extraordinary stories and photographs of historic events and famous people; from Hemingway to the Kennedys to 9/11. The round table is in conjunction with the New York Press Photographers Association exhibition, "The Year in Pictures," which ends November 8.

Admission: $5 donation. For more information, please call

(516) 509-1269 or (212) 889-6633 or visit

www.nyppa.org

Juneteenth Legacy Theatre

Passing Ceremonies

7:00 PM

236 East 3rd Street, Between Avenues B and C, Manhattan

Juneteenth Legacy Theatre and Sugar Valley Theatricals will present the play "Passing Ceremonies" by Steve Willis at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Directed by award winning, Broadway veteran Sue Lawless. Cast includes James Edward Becton III, Tom Martin, Amand Valdes, and Bryan Webster.

Tickets: $15 - $20. For more information, please call

(212) 780-9386 or visit

www.nuyorican.org

Flatbush Artists Studio Tour

Flatbush Artists Studio Tour Opening

7:00 PM

Newkirk Medical Center, 1414 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn

The second annual Flatbush Artists Studio Tour (FAST) Opening Reception will be held at Newkirk Medical Center in Brooklyn. 23 visual artists of ‘Victorian Flatbush’ will open their studios on November 7 and 8 to the public in a weekend-long, self-guided tour throughout the park-like, historic districts of Prospect Park South and Ditmas Park.

FREE For more information, please call

(347) 515-2038, ext. 304 or visit

www.flatbusharts.org

Cathedral St. John the Divine

Cathedral St. John the Divine Celebrates the Induction of Tennessee Williams into Poets’ Corner

7:00 PM

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, At 112th Street, Manhattan

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will honor the induction of Tennessee Williams into the Cathedral’s "Poets’ Corner" with an evening of poetry, theater and reminiscences. Theater luminaries, friends of Mr. Williams and people inspired by his life’s work will take part in the celebration.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 316-7540 or visit

www.stjohndivine.org/TWilliams.html

City of New York/Parks & Recreation

"The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Florence Ballard"

7:00 PM

Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, 85 Bradhurst Avenue, At 146th Street, Manhattan

Please join the Arts, Culture and Fun Series for a very special presenation with author of "The Lost Supreme: The Life of Dreamgirl Flore nce Ballard," Peter Benjaminson. He will discuss the real story behind Florence Ballard. Peter Benhaminson was the first reporter to break the Flo Ballard story.

FREE For more information, please call

(212) 408-0296 or visit

www.nyc.gov/parks/artscultureandfun

*Rubin Museum of Art

The Red Book Dialogues

7:00 PM

150 West 17th Street, Manhattan

In the spirit of RMA’s exhibition “The Red Book of C.G. Jung,” personalities from many different walks of life will be paired on stage with a psychoanalyst and invited to respond to and interpret a folio from Jung’s Red Book as a starting point for a wide ranging conversation. Tonight’s guest: Documentarian Albert Maysles and analyst Laurie Layton Schapira.

Tickets: $25; $22.50 for members. For more information, please visit

www.RMANYC.org

*Astoria Performing Arts Center

“The Pillowman”

8:00 PM

30-44 Crescent Street, Queens

“The Pillowman” centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of murders. Watch this show on its opening night as it examines the very nature and purpose of art.

Admission: $15; $12 for seniors and students. For more information, please call

(718) 393-7505 or visit

www.APACNY.org