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  • From Famine to Fifth Avenue: An Irish Journey of Resilience

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Put on your green and join Circle of Friends for From Famine to Fifth Avenue: An Irish Journey of Resilience. Dr. Elizabeth Stack, the Executive Director of the American Irish Historical Society (991 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY), will discuss the broad history of the Irish in New York, from their part in the early labor […]

  • Clothing Michelangelo’s David: Sculpture as Political Power

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    PRESENTER John Paoletti, Emeritus Professor of Art History, Wesleyan University Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was in his early twenties when he was commissioned to create a statue representing the Biblical hero, David.  He was offered a colossal block of marble which had previously been worked by two other artists and abandoned.  Michelangelo accepted the challenge and […]

  • Destination City: A Gallery of New York’s Most Surprising Visitors 

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Tuesday, June 17th 1 PM Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue)  Presenter: Robert Pigott, Esq., Author Destination City presents surprising stories surrounding historical figures, not usually associated with New York City, but who spent key portions of their lives here. Vignettes recount incidents in the lives of hundreds of notable people, […]

  • The Heavens Are Telling… and What Do People Ask the Pope’s Astronomer?

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J., President of the Vatican Observatory, doctor of Planetary Science, and most recently, author of A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty & Science. You may be surprised to know that the Vatican has an Observatory dedicated to […]

  • Come & Get Closer to The Frick Collection: Behind the Scenes at the New Frick

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Location: Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) PRESENTER Dr. Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts  The Frick Collection is back! Join Dr. Marie-Laure Buku Pongo, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts, for an illuminating lecture exploring the reopening of The Frick Collection’s historic Fifth Avenue home following the most significant […]

  • Visions of Gratitude: An Exploration of Thanksgiving Celebrations through the Lens of Visual Art

    Wallace Hall 980 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States

    Tuesday, November 18th 1 PM Wallace Hall (enter through the Parish House at 980 Park Avenue) SPEAKER Helen Lee, Art Educator & Lecturer Join Circle of Friends for an inspiring exploration of Thanksgiving celebrations through the lens of visual art. Visions of Gratitude invites participants on a cross-cultural journey, examining how artists from diverse backgrounds, cultures, […]