Barney Frank
In Conversation with Albert R. Hunt
The Massachusetts congressman recounts more than four decades in Congress, the frustrations and fears of elected office, and the emotional toll of living in the closet in Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage.
- Date:
- Mar 18, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $17
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Camp Sixth & I
Pack your bags for a Jewish summer camp-inspired weekend at the idyllic Pearlstone Retreat Center.
- Date:
- Mar 20, 2015 • 5:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Two-person rooms SOLD OUT
$200 for four- to six-person room
- Category:
- 20s & 30s Programming
Brooklyn Rider
The genre-defying string quartet ushers in the newest chapter of its expansive, ongoing cross-disciplinary project including Almanac, a newly-commissioned work by Tyondai Braxton for Washington Performing Arts.
Kazuo Ishiguro
In Conversation with Alan Cheuse
The Buried Giant—the Man Booker Prize winner’s first novel in nearly a decade—is about lost memories, love, revenge, and war and begins as a couple sets off across a troubled land to find a son they have not seen in years.
- Date:
- Mar 22, 2015 • 5:00 pm ET
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Tobias Jesso Jr.
with Okay Kaya
Bearing comparison to these greats with an evocative, timeless quality, Tobias Jesso Jr. may be the classic songwriter for our time.
Susan Orlean and Alexandra Horowitz
Following National Puppy Day, Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin, and Horowitz, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Inside of a Dog, broaden our thinking about our canine companions: How do dogs think and how has our relationship with them evolved?
- Date:
- Mar 26, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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1 ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 copy of Rin Tin Tin: $20
1 ticket + 1 copy of Inside of a Dog: $20
2 tickets + 1 copy of Rin Tin Tin: $25
2 tickets + 1 copy of Inside of a Dog: $25
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Gretchen Rubin
In Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives, Rubin tackles the critical question: How can we make good habits and break bad ones?
- Date:
- Mar 31, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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1 ticket: $15
1 ticket + 1 book: $30
2 tickets + 1 book: $40
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
DakhaBrakha
Blending urban avant-garde and Ukrainian village culture, the self-proclaimed “ethno-chaos” group refreshingly revisions Eastern European roots music.
Is It Time for the Jews to Leave Europe?
Memories of the Holocaust inoculated Europe against overt anti-Semitism for over half a century, but recent fatal attacks and mounting hatred have left the continent confronted with a crisis and its Jews with an agonizing choice. Atlantic national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg discusses his reporting for the April cover story with James Bennet.
Sixth & I Tour
Uncover the unexpected story of renewal, revitalization, and reinvention of our building that has led to what Sixth & I is today.