What You Missed: First Kiss with Elizabeth Spiridakis, Marisa Meltzer and More
Stories about first kisses tend to include the whole rainbow of emotions that we associate with formative adolescent experiences. They’re awkward and sweet. Often they are unintentionally hilarious. For their one-off zine, First Kiss, Marisa Meltzer and Elizabeth Spiridakis collected accounts of first kisses. This past Wednesday, they invited some of the people behind their first kiss memories on stage at 92YTribeca.
From the look of photos at 92YTribeca’s Flickr page, Vice magazine founder Gavin McInnes told a story that was at turns cringe-worthy and shocking.
Gayle King And Jonathan Tisch Want To Answer Your Questions!
What questions would you ask Gayle or Jonathan?
Gayle King, editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine, joins Jonathan Tisch, author of Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change the World, on June 3 at the 92nd Street Y. Leave your questions in the comments and we will submit them for consideration!
Like Oscar Wilde, I believe that ‘all art is useless.’ If you want political action, you need guys in the street with rifles.
--That was Woody Allen at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Read more great quotes from the evening at Culture Sandwich.
And for our downtown friends, 92YTribeca will be hosting Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Puffy, The Didster, (we could go on...) at Noisemakers with Peter Rosenberg on June 15. This will sell out. You should really get your tickets now.
Eat This Film: A Summer Screening And Discussion Series
Foodies and cinephiles alike take note: online film journal Reverse Shot and New York food magazine Edible Manhattan present “Eat This Film!,” a monthly summer screening series at 92YTribeca, running from June 9 through September 15, that looks at our relationship to food via the moving image.
92Y Video: The Correspondence of Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell
In her first letter to Robert Lowell, dated May 12, 1947, Elizabeth Bishop wrote, “I was supposed to read, too, up at the YMHA Saturday evening but couldn’t make it, and I hope my absence was a help rather than a hindrance.” While the poets never shared an evening at the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center, the recently published Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell makes clear that they shared much during their 30-year friendship. And in a dramatic presentation of their letters and some of their poems on Monday night, Tony-nominated actors Kate Burton and Michael Cumpsty brought that friendship to life. “Almost every selection,” wrote The New Yorker in their review, “captured some measure of perfection.”
More than that, though, they are examples of letter-writing as a peculiar and essential art form. Just as Bishop and Lowell taught courses in poetry, so, too, could they have taught courses in correspondence—in how to perfectly combine irony and sincerity; gossip and critical thinking; and good cheer and sorrow to form an elegant epistle.
Above, enjoy a clip of an exchange between the two poets late in their lives, as they reminisce about when they were young and newly acquainted.
The Mediabistro Circus: Visionaries and Provocateurs: Women in Media + Technology was held May 20 at 92YTribeca. The event included over a dozen women with important roles in the industry, such as: Susan Lyne, CEO of the Gilt Groupe; Alice Mckown, Executive Director of Marketing for Condé Nast Digital and Meredith Fisher, Digital Media Director for Diane von Furstenberg were just some of the speakers present.
The event was heavy on talk about social media. Befitting the discussion, the hashtag #mbcircus was used on Twitter for people live-tweeting and following along; you can review all those tweets here.
“Anytime anyone writes a question [on Facebook], we respond within ten minutes,” she said. “Our fans appreciate the personal connection.”
Fisher also said that Diane has taken a very active role in promoting the company’s Twitter presence. “We do mix our Twitter feed between corporate and personal. Anytime Diane tweets, she initials it DVF. We never send out tweets assuming we’re someone else.”
Photographer Shelomo Alfassa captures friends of the 92nd Street Y riding on the UJA Federation Float at the Salute to Israel Parade this past Sunday. Check out more photos at NYBlueprint.
Those of you who work and live on the Upper East Side have likely seen the latest ad campaign for the 92Y May Center. The ads, on phone booths and bus shelters from Madison Avenue to Second Avenue, between East 86th Street and East 94th Street, feature not models, but real members of the 92Y May Center.
Manhattan news site DNAinfo reported on the ads yesterday, and noted one in particular, featuring “Rob the Physician,” has received a disproportionate amount of attention. Stacey Eisler, deputy director of the May Center, was quoted as saying: “The doctor is our version of McDreamy.”
Talks: First Kiss with Elizabeth Spiridakis, Marisa Meltzer and More
Film: Short Slam Finale: For the finale, these worthy contenders will screen their short films and it will be up to the audience to decide on the best of the bunch.
Thu, May 27
Daytime: Art and the Subway: Join art history professor Tracy Fitzpatrick for a fascinating ride through the visual history of the New York City subway.
Daytime: Opera Appreciation I: This fascinating introductory course uses video and audio recordings to help you understand opera and musicals.
75th Anniversary Wrap Party: Come shake a tail feather and help us launch the next 75 years of the Harkness Dance Center with DJ Mattymatt, special performances, and lots of surprises! Costumes encouraged
Wed, May 26
New Parent Get Togethers / Birth-12 mos. Join us for a lively, weekly get-together to share, learn and make new friends.
The Physics of Music: A Hands-On Multimedia Exploration of the Known and Unknown with Fernand Brunschwig, PhD and Ben Grow
The Cassandra Complex with Laurie Schapira. In myth, Cassandra was blessed by Apollo with the gift of prophecy but then cursed so that no one would believe her. This lecture tracks the manifestation of the Cassandra Complex throughout the patriarchal era and shows how Cassandra still lives today in the modern psyche.
We’ll be observing the holiday on Wednesday and Thursday, so posting will be light or non-existent here.
You can celebrate Shavuot at the 92nd Street Y as well, Wednesday evening, May 19, in a special event for Jewish singles. Enjoy a guided tasting of gourmet cheeses paired with a variety of beers at the 92Y/HurryDate® Shavuot Beer & Cheese Pairing for 30 and 40 year olds.
On June 2, Bill Gates Sr. will join his son Bill Gates Jr., the founder of Microsoft, at the 92nd Street Y in a conversation between father and son. Bill and Bill will be answering audience questions and we’re giving you the opportunity to submit your questions now – and get a chance to win 2 free tickets to the talk!*
We’ll randomly choose one submitter to win a pair of tickets. Additionally, any questions submitted online that are asked during the Q&A—like we did with Ted Koppel—will give the submitter glorious recognition as well as two free tickets to an upcoming lecture of your choice, pending availability.
So get questioning! Leave them here in the comments, or on our Facebook wall.
*92nd Street Y will randomly choose one submission to award a pair of tickets to the June 2 Bill Gates Talk. Winner will be chosen on May 28. If winner already purchased tickets to the event, 92Y will award 2 free tickets to an upcoming lecture of winners choice, pending availability. Chance of winning depends on number of submissions. 92Y employees and their families are not eligible. No refunds or exchanges allowed. Only one submission per person allowed. Must be 18 years or older to participate.
How’s your exercise regime? Do you do a little stretching before work, or maybe go for a run? How about Pilates? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you then! Our newest How To video features 92Y May Centerpersonal instructor Alicia Principe offering beginner instruction on how to use the Pilates Reformer machine.
Daytime: An Eater’s Tour of Chinatown: Explore the zeitgeist of one of New York’s most fascinating neighborhoods with chef Russ Moss.
Daytime: Dirty Rotten Strategies: Crisis management expert Ian Mitroff leads an eye-opening discussion about the right way to manage a crisis, offering real-world examples of what NOT to do.
Wed, May 19
Daytime: Walk in My Shoes: A Civil Rights Legend on the Journey Ahead with Andrew Young—a top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr.—for an intimate conversation about race, civil rights and the American dream.
Film: DocuClub Presents: Deaf Jam: A work-in-progress screening co-presented by DocuClub. Director Judy Lieff will be in person for discussion with moderator Doug Block.
Daytime: House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street: William D. Cohan exposes the corporate arrogance, power struggles and deadly combination of greed and inattention on Wall Street.
Film: The CampaignWork-In-Progress Screening: Director Christie Herring in person for panel discussion moderated by Judith Helfand. Co-presented by Chicken & Egg Pictures and Working Films.
Music: Moon Saloon Hosted by Sylvie Degiez: An evening where artists, poets and musicians meet and perform with an open mic segment for drop in performers.
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Foodies and cinephiles alike take note: online film journal Reverse Shot and New York food magazine Edible Manhattan present 
