The New-York Historical Society in collaboration with the
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series
Arriving in Style: Consumer Culture in the Early Republic
Wednesday, February 16 at 6:30pm
Join a panel of distinguished historians for a discussion on the emergence
of a consumer culture in the revolutionary era that tried to negotiate the
conflicting demands of new democratic values and the continued allure of
aristocratic luxuries. A special late-night opportunity to visit the N-YHS
exhibition Arriving in Style featuring the Beekman family coach, one of
only three vehicles used in the 18th century that survives in original
condition (the exhibition closes February 20).
Richard L. Bushman, Professor Emeritus of History, Columbia University
Frederic Cople Jaher, Professor of History, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Valerie Steele, cultural historian specializing in the history of fashion;
Director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
Valerie Paley, editor, New York Journal of American History,New-York
Historical Society (moderator)
Reservations: (212) 817-8215 or e-mail [log in to unmask]
Program admission: $10 for adults/$5 for N-YHS members, seniors, educators
and students
SAVE THE DATES
Wednesday, February 23 at 6:30pm
John James Audubon: The Making of an American with Pulitzer Prize-winning
author Richard Rhodes
Thursday, February 24 at 6:30pm
The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams and the
Making of America's Greatest Museum, the Smithsonian with Nina Burleigh,
author and journalist
Due to tremendous demand, the New-York Historical Society will be open on
Monday, February 28 for a final viewing of Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who
Made Modern America. In celebration of the success of the Hamilton
exhibition, the Society will present an afternoon and evening of special
programming. More details to come.
MUSICAL EVENINGS AT THE N-YHS
Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3 at 7:00pm
First Ladies Suite
Michael John LaChiusa's acclaimed musical about the inner lives of recent
first ladies.
"It jauntily weaves fact and fiction...into charmingly piquant, surreal
fantasies."
- John Simon, New York Magazine (April 19, 2004)
Reservations: (212) 817-8215 or e-mail [log in to unmask]
March 21 and March 28 at 7:00pm and April 4 at 6:30pm
American Musicals Project
Can't Help Singing: The Music of Jerome Kern
Join us for 3 great evenings spanning the career of the father of the
musical theater. Information/reservations: (212) 485-9283
Wednesday, February 9 at 8:00pm
Four Nations Ensemble
Freedom, Structure and Music
A celebration of Alexander Hamilton through his most revolutionary musical
colleagues, including Haydn, CPE Bach, Mozart, Le Chevalier de St. Georges.
Information/reservations: (212) 928-5708
The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at 77th Street
New York NY 10024
(212) 873-3400
http://www.nyhistory.org
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