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 [...]
It's our PRIDE show live in NYC! It's been 50 years since those Kweens rioted at Stonewall and high-kicked their way into the mainstream. Come celebrate with us as we tackle the documentary about the riot that started the gay civil rights movement: "Stonewall Uprising." You not gonna want to miss this, honey.
Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Maggie Hall Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man! Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece. Powerful and prescient, the experience of a black man’s resilience against a legacy of [...]
Photo by Carl Fox Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
Photo by Richard Termine Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
Photo by Carl Fox Blak Whyte Gray, the electrifying dance-theater work from Olivier Award-winning East London company Boy Blue, returns to New York after a sensational sold-out U.S. premiere at Lincoln Center's 2018 White Light Festival. With bold hip-hop choreography and a multilayered score that moves from driving electronics to African-influenced beats, Blak Whyte Gray pulses [...]
John Jay College & CUNY Dance Initiative in collaboration with Mari Meade Dance Collective presents The World Premiere of Immigration Stories Photo By Jan Bennette Immigration stories, a series of dances based on true experiences about relocating to the United States, opens up the vastly different paths people take to come to this country. What [...]
Café Mocha Radio Show presents SALUTE HER: Beauty of Diversity Cocktail Reception & Awards 2019 is a defining year and ‘moment’ in history for women. September 16th the nationally syndicated radio show Café Mocha and WBLS-FM is hosting the 9th annual Salute Her Awards honoring women who have accomplished unprecedented heights on Broadway. From on [...]
A SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE BENEFITING THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE’S TEEN ACTING PROGRAM
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation present SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE Since 2017, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation have co-hosted the SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE to showcase the progress [...]
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation present SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE Since 2017, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation have co-hosted the SMART ON CRIME INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE to showcase the progress [...]
Teatro Grattacielo presents IN THE GARDENS OF VERISMO Join us for our 25th Anniversary Gala with a triptych of scenes from three Italian operas that will stir three seasons of your imagination: Comedy -- Tragedy -- Fantasy. Conducted by Maestro Israel Gursky.
THE 20TH NEW YORKER FESTIVAL presents Friday, October 11 at 7:00 pm Dua Lipa talks with Amanda Petrusich and performs live. Dua Lipa is a singer-songwriter, released her self-titled début studio album in 2017. Her power anthem “New Rules” reached No. 1 on the Top Forty chart and broke the long-standing record for consecutive weeks [...]