A Day-Long Celebration featuring dancers from across the United States with special performances by Galgaley Rishon, an inspiring wheelchair dance troupe from Israel! RIVKALEH’S FAIR 11:30 am – 2:30 pm Community dancing and activities for all ages, Judaica and crafts vendors, kosher food and snacks. FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE 3:00 pm Dancers and singers from communities across the [...]

“Because when you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worth while.”- Lucy Maud Montgomery In light of change – however uncomfortable, necessary, or unanticipated – people across the globe grapple with ever-important questions as they look toward the future. The questions we ask ourselves prompt us to search for, do, and be better [...]

David Letterman, the longest-serving host in U.S. late-night television – the original host of Late Night (NBC) and The Late Show (CBS) – returns for the second season of his Emmy nominated series for Netflix. Letterman will host Superstar Shah Rukh Khan at Gerald W. Lynch Theater on May 16 at 4 pm. Shah Rukh [...]

If you believe the world’s leading physicists, the vast majority of matter in the universe is hiding in plain sight. For nearly a century, evidence has mounted that the gravitational pull necessary to keep clusters of galaxies intact, as well as stars within galaxies from flying apart, requires far more matter than we can see—matter, [...]

Nearly every culture throughout history has used chemicals that alter consciousness for spiritual exploration. In the 20th century, these drugs caught the attention of scientists. Psychedelics, as they were named, proved effective at treating intractable illnesses like depression and addiction. And they became a tool for studying the mind, opening “the doors of perception,” as [...]

Join this year’s Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun and other pioneers in artificial intelligence for a no-nonsense discussion of whether a truly intelligent machine can be created—and, if so, how and when. The "thinking machines" that Alan Turing postulated in 1950 have already vaulted beyond us in specific arenas like chess, Go, and Jeopardy. But [...]

On July 4, 2012, the champagne flowed. The elusive Higgs boson—the fundamental particle that gives mass to all other particles—had been found. After generations of work, the last puzzle piece was in place and the Standard Model of particle physics was complete. But then… the morning hangover. Particle physicists woke up to ask: What next? [...]

Your eyes and ears don’t tell you the truth. That’s not what they’re for. The senses evolved to enable us to survive and succeed in the world, not to represent it accurately. Now, for the first time, science is revealing exactly how the sense organs receive information, process it, and pass it to the brain, [...]

The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), an internationally recognized action research center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, provides proven, evidence-based, life-saving violence reduction strategies to dozens of communities across America and beyond. In June 2019, NNSC will simultaneously commemorate the 10th Anniversary of this impactful work and host our biennial National Conference - The Emerging [...]

The National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC), an internationally recognized action research center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, provides proven, evidence-based, life-saving violence reduction strategies to dozens of communities across America and beyond. In June 2019, NNSC will simultaneously commemorate the 10th Anniversary of this impactful work and host our biennial National Conference - The Emerging [...]

Come behind the scenes for an up close and personal look while Mario demonstrates a glamorous “red carpet” makeup application. Learn as he shares tons of his coveted tips and tricks that have helped him become one of the most well-known celebrity makeup artists today. Many of Mario’s past students that he has taught around [...]