Welcome to the new 92nd Street Y! It’s a very exciting day around here as we officially launch our packed 2008-09 season of programs along with a redesigned website and logo. Looks spiffy, don’t you think? If you run into any glitches while browsing the website or making a purchase, please have patience and don’t hesitate to contact us at 212.415.5500 or by email. So what’s in store? In addition to the faces above, here are some of the highlights.

Lectures: Neil Gaiman with Chip Kidd, Edgar M. Bronfman and Barbara Walters, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Ian Schrager with Jonathan Tisch, Lisa Lampanelli, Tribute to George Carlin, Fareed Zakaria, Dan Rather, Malcolm Gladwell, Martha Stewart and many more. 

Concerts: Tokyo String Quartet, Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Zukerman ChamberPlayers, Garrick Ohlsson, Kopelman Quartet, Jason Vieaux, John Adams, Elliott Carter & Heinz Holliger, Chava Alberstein, Martin Charnin and many more. 

Readings: A Celebration of Maurice Sendak with Tony Kushner, Meryl Streep, James Gandolfini, Dave Eggers, Spike Jonze and others, Hamutal Bar-Yosef, Breyten Breytenbach and Dubravka Ugrešić, John Crowley and Marilynne Robinson, Toni Morrison, James Wood, Cynthia Ozick, Judy Blume and many more. 

Dance Performances: Hilary Easton, Douglas Dunn & Dancers, Monica Bill Barnes, Kathy Westwater, Fridays at Noon and many more. 

Classes: From art to fitness to writing, there’s something for everyone.