Looking for smart things to do in New York this week? Thought Gallery has a collection of talks and lectures. This week, review an eventful Supreme Court term, re-live a 19th century pleasure garden after hours in Brooklyn, and explore some Korean jazz.
MONDAY, JULY 14
Witness Wall Street Transformations through Time on a walking tour led by The Skyscraper Museum director Carol Willis.
TUESDAY, JULY 8
Ponder Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? Or Neither? with world historian John C. Corbally at Roundtable at the 92nd Street Y.
The gayageum—an ancient Korean zither—meets contemporary jazz at a DoYeon Kim concert. Korean traditions meet improvisation, with piano and drum accompaniment.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean launches his new book, Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations. Find him in conversation in the Rare Book Room.
Dr. Meital Peleg Mizrachi works at the nexus of economics, public policy, and sustainable fashion; she’ll outline a garment’s journey from cotton fields to landfill, unpacking environmental and social costs along the way. She'll speak on Killer Sale: Fashion, Climate, and Society.
A panel of experts, including a former Deputy Solicitor General, a constitutional law scholar, and the Dean of Georgetown Law School, talk about yet another blockbuster year for the Supreme Court, including cases involving parental rights, reverse discrimination, and challenges to executive orders. (There's a waitlist for in-person; streaming is available.)
THURSDAY, JULY 10
Open yourself to a Full Moon Celebration, hosted by the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, with meditation at La Plaza Community Garden in the East Village.
An enchanted evening of 19th-century showmanship celebrates Green-Wood permanent resident William Niblo, whose pleasure garden (built in 1834) was a city landmark. Expect fire eaters, musicians, contortionists, dancers, and surprises from the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. Benjamin Feldman, author of the definitive East in Eden: William Niblo and His Pleasure Garden of Yore, shares insight—as well as a rare look inside the Niblo mausoleum
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