Ramy, Roxane Gay & More at 92NY – City Life Org
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92NY HIGHLIGHTS NEW EVENTS FROM OCTOBER 14 – 26
IN PERSON AND ONLINE 92NY.ORG/EVENTS
***In Person & Online***
HULU’s RAMY: RAMY YOUSSEF IN CONVERSATION
Fri, Oct 14, 7 pm, from $20 (NOTE: Online tickets are for the Talk only. They do not include the screening. Talk begins at 8:05 pm)
Join award-winning actor Ramy Youssef on the new season of Hulu’s critically acclaimed original comedy series Ramy . The series follows first-generation, Egyptian-American Ramy Hassan (Youssef) and his family as they navigate spirituality in their politically divided New Jersey neighborhood. Watch an episode from the new series, then hear Ramy Youssef’s perspectives on the challenges of being caught between a religious community that believes life is a moral test and a millennial generation that doubts an afterlife even exists. He’ll share stories behind the production, discuss his life in comedy, what’s next in his career, and more.
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MOLLY YEH WITH RACHEL ANTONOFF
Mon, Oct 17, 6:30 pm, from $25
Host of Food Network’s Girl Meets Farm and bestselling author of IACP Award-winning cookbook Molly on the Range, the enchanting Molly Yeh joins us to talk about her latest cookbook, Home Is Where the Eggs Are . She brings stories about her life as an unexpected culinary star (and Juilliard-trained percussionist!), celebrating her Chinese-Jewish heritage and unabashed love of food with her Scandinavian-rooted husband and two young daughters on a sugar beet farm in East Grand Forks, MN. She talks about the recipes in her new book, built on irresistible, low-fuss, big flavor dishes like Babka Cereal, Mozzarella Stick Salad, and Hand-Pulled Noodles with Potsticker Filling Sauce, and shares the culinary philosophy we all want to live by: “Melt some butter, fry an egg, build a little memory around it – the feeling of home starts in the kitchen.”
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EMILY IN PARIS ACTOR LUCAS BRAVO AND THE BIG BANG THEORY: THE DEFINITIVE, INSIDE STORY AUTHOR JESSICA RADLOFF IN CONVERSATION
Thu, Oct 20, 7 pm, from $20
Join Emily in Parisactor Lucas Bravo (“Chef Gabriel”) for a conversation with Glamour senior editor Jessica Radloff, author of the highly anticipated new oral history, The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series. While Emily in Paris and The Big Bang Theory aren’t the most likely combination, Bravo is a huge fan of the sitcom – which was a global phenomenon during its 12-year run – and told Radloff earlier this year that if her press tour took her to France, he’d want to moderate a panel. Well, we’re not in France, but we think this might even be better. Meanwhile, Bravo has had a stellar year on the big screen, starting with Focus Features’ Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris this summer, and the upcoming Universal Pictures’ feature film, Ticket to Paradise (October 21) opposite Julia Roberts and George Clooney. Together, Bravo and Radloff will interview each other about what it was like collaborating with some of the biggest movie and TV stars (Roberts and Clooney for him; Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco and more for her) on their respective projects and the secrets behind Emily and Big Bang—two of the most popular comedies of the last decade. There will be a photo op following the event for patrons who purchase the book. ***NOTE: This 92NY event takes place at Baruch Performing Arts Center, Engelman Recital Hall, 55 Lexington Ave. (entrance on E. 25th St. between Lexington & 3rd Ave.)***
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LYNN MELNICK: I’VE HAD TO THINK UP A WAY TO SURVIVE: TRAUMA, PERSISTENCE, AND DOLLY PARTON
With Deborah Paredes
Thu, Oct 20, 7 pm, $20
Lynn Melnick reads from and discusses her new memoir, I’ve Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton, a meditation on her grueling effort to reclaim her voice in the wake of loss and trauma, and Parton’s dual identities as feminist icon and objectified sex symbol. “What Melnick has managed is beyond mere tribute, and beyond biography—it is a rich, close reading of multiple lives that sometimes find themselves touching,” writes Hanif Abdurraqib. “The narratives in this book are masterfully presented and do justice not only to the life of its central subject but also to the life of its writer.” Signed and personalized copies of I’ve Had to Think Up a Way to Survive may be purchased with your ticket, courtesy of Posman Books.
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LIGHT SKIN GONE TO WASTE: TONI ANN JOHNSON IN CONVERSATION WITH ROXANE GAY
Mon, Oct 24, 6 pm, $25
Join the award-winning author of Light Skin Gone to Waste, Toni Ann Johnson, for a conversation with bestselling writer Roxane Gay about her engrossing, deft new story collection. Selected and edited by Gay for the 2021 Flannery O’Connor Award, Light Skin Gone to Waste chronicles the intersection of race and class in one Black family living in a white town north of New York City — and how these forces continue to haunt that family for generations. Hear Johnson and Gay discuss the book — inspired by Johnson’s own life — why race and class remain inextricable in American life, the significance of community and family in the stories we tell about our lives, and much more.
***In Person & Online***
CITIZEN BY CNN & 92NY: THE MIDTERM ELECTION
Dana Bash, Audie Cornish, and Abby Phillip
Mon, Oct 24, 7 pm, from $25
With the midterm election just weeks away (November 8) CNN anchors Dana Bash, Audie Cornish and Abby Phillip discuss the races to watch and the issues on voters’ minds.
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Cabaret Conversations with Michael Kirk Lane
MARK NADLER
Mon, Oct 24, 7 pm, $20
Mark Nadler is the recipient of eight awards from the Manhattan Association of Cabarets, three Backstage Bistros, two New York Nightlife Awards and two Broadway World Awards. Additionally, he was awarded two Bay Area Outer Critics’ Circle Awards. He has been a soloist with major orchestras, playing everywhere from Carnegie Hall to Philadelphia’s 14,000 seat amphitheater at The Mann Center. His most recent off-Broadway show, I’m a Stranger Here Myself , was honored with a New York Nightlife Award, a Drama Desk nomination and a nomination for Australia’s highest performing arts honor, the Helpmann Award. www.MarkNadler.com.
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A THIRD CHOICE: ANDREW YANG IN CONVERSATION WITH THANE ROSENBAUM
Tue, Oct 25, 7 pm, from $25
Our political “spectrum” has begun to look like a tug-of-war between not just two distinct political parties, but clashing, irreconcilable worldviews. With creeping extremism, “alternative facts,” “fake news,” and internet echo chambers, it seems that the days of putting our differences aside and coming to a compromise are over. One solution might be, “Why not start a third party?” FOLCS (Forum on Life, Culture & Society) returns with a politician who has done just that. Andrew Yang, former presidential candidate and leader of the newly formed Forward Party, joins Thane Rosenbaum for an intimate conversation on navigating America’s deep partisanship. Hear Yang speak to his experience on the front lines of our political system, and his thoughts about giving America a third choice. NOTE: This event will be followed by a book signing with Andrew Yang.
***In Person & Online***
SHARON OLDS AND JOHN KEENE
Tue, Oct 25, 7:30 pm, from $20
Sharon Olds, who won the Frost Medal earlier this year, now publishes Balladz, a new book of poetry. “Her poems are pure fire in the hands–risky, on the verge of falling, and in the end leaping up,” wrote Michael Ondaatje. “I love the roughness and humor and brag and tenderness and completion in her work as she carries the reader through rooms of passion and loss.” John Keene’s Punks: New and Selected Poems won the 2022 Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. “Wow. Get Punks. Loads of ritual and performative lyric here, essential stuff,” wrote Eileen Myles. “Keene’s brain ranges through the past impossibly, like an elegant thrift. Then wrenching prose poems that are pretty much explorations of radiant metonymies of someone being black and queer like only John Keene is.” NOTE: This 92NY event takes place at NYPL’s Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave.
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JACQUES PÉPIN IN CONVERSATION: THE ART OF THE CHICKEN
Wed, Oct 26, 6 pm, from $25
Chicken may not be a fancy or extravagant ingredient, but for master chef Jacques Pépin, it is the one he turns to regularly. In his newly illustrated book The Art of the Chicken: A Master Chef’s Paintings, Stories, and Recipes of the Humble Bird , Jacques reminisces on his life through the lens of the humble bird, from his childhood in rural France, where he chased chickens and watched as his maman turned them into her poulet à la crème, to his demanding apprenticeship and long, illustrious career—cooking Chicken Chasseur for Charles de Gaulle and his family, turning down a chance to work as JFK’s White House Chef for a job at Howard Johnson’s, and appearing on television alongside food-world luminaries like Julia Child. Join us when he shares stories, favorite recipes and perhaps even is coaxed into displaying some of the dozens of his stunning paintings of chickens. “If it clucks or scratches, it’s likely that Jacques has painted it,” he says.
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HENRY CAVILL IN CONVERSATION WITH MTV’s JOSH HOROWITZ
Wed, Oct 26, 7 pm, from $30
Join actor Henry Cavill with MTV’s Josh Horowitz for a live taping of Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss his storied career, from Man of Steel to The Witcher to his role in Enola Holmes 2 , the eagerly anticipated sequel to the hit Netflix movie. The new film sees Cavill reprising his role as famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes, Enola’s older brother. Now a detective-for-hire herself, Enola (Millie Bobby Brown) takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock — to unravel. Hear Cavill discuss the making of the sequel, his seamlessly witty onscreen rapport with Brown, stories from behind the scenes, upcoming projects, and much more.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
For more details and additional events including Yung Pueblo with Elena Bower; Vladimir Sorokin, Axios founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen and Roy Schwartz with Arianna Huffington, Neil deGrasse Tyson with Gayle King and more, please click here: 92NY.org/Events.
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ILIZA SHLESINGER IN CONVERSATION: ALL THINGS ASIDE
Sun, Oct 9, 5 pm, from $25
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GEENA DAVIS IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE RAMOS: DYING OF POLITENESS
Tue, Oct 11, 7 pm, from $25
***NOTE – LAURA DERN AND VANESSA KIRBY ADDED TO THE TALK***
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Reel Pieces with Annette Insdorf | THE SON: ADVANCE SCREENING AND CONVERSATION WITH HUGH JACKMAN, LAURA DERN, VANESSA KIRBY AND WRITER-DIRECTOR FLORIAN ZELLER
Sun, Oct 23, 6:15 pm, from $30 (NOTE: Online tickets are for the Talk only and do not include the screening. Talk begins at 8:30 pm)
92NY Health & Safety Protocols
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all adults and children ages 5+.
Face masks are highly recommended for everyone age 2+ in performance spaces.
About The 92nd Street Y, New York: The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) is a world-class center for the arts and innovation, a convener of ideas, and an incubator for creativity. 92NY offers extensive classes, courses and events online including live concerts, talks and master classes; fitness classes for all ages; 250+ art classes, and parenting workshops for new moms and dads. The 92nd Street Y, New York is transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action all over the world. All of 92NY’s programming is built on a foundation of Jewish values, including the capacity of civil dialogue to change minds; the potential of education and the arts to change lives; and a commitment to welcoming and serving people of all ages, races, religions, and ethnicities. For more information, visit www.92NY.org.