The Humanities NY calendar is a list of cultural and humanities events across New York State. It includes listings for HNY’s public programs, along with events supported by HNY through our grantees and partners.

Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5

Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5

James Baldwin’s America, a Reading & Discussion program at the Long Island Museum

Long Island Museum 1200 Route 25A, Stony Brook, NY

Humanities New York’s Reading and Discussion Program – James Baldwin’s America Mondays, March 20th, April 3rd, April 17th and May 1st, from 4-5:30 p.m. In HNY’s Reading & Discussion Programs, participants read a series of thematically linked texts over the course of several sessions. At each session, participants come together with others in their community to discuss what they’ve read in a conversation facilitated by a trained local scholar. In the series James Baldwin’s America, participants will read works by Baldwin and be led in discussion by Stony Brook University Distinguished Teaching Professor Georges Fouron each session, which will take […]

Simple Stories, Simple Truths; a Reading & Discussion program at FORCE

Focusing Our Resources for Community Enlightenment PO Box 317, Syracuse, NY

The Best of Simple and Series Introduction ─ March 22, 2023 The Best of Simple ─April 5, 2023 The Return of Simple ─ April 19, 2023 Simple’s Uncle Sam ─ May 10, 2023 The Langston Hughes Reader ─ May 24, 2023 The Ways of White Folk ─ June 8, 2023

Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5
Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5
Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5

Pulitzer “Campfire” Readings, a Reading & Discussion program at West Hurley Public Library

West Hurley Public Library 42 Clover St, West Hurley, NY

Through five Pulitzer winning novels, this series looks at how authors have depicted the striving to better oneself and achieve the American dream – and how, despite our efforts, we often end of up unfulfilled or clashing with other elements of society.

Against All Odds, a Reading & Discussion program at Larchmont Public Library

Larchmont Public Library 121 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, NY

Inspirational stories about women who confront insurmountable odds. Can the young women in these four novels ‘beat the odds’ life presents to them to make a better life for themselves and others?   April 12 How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue May 3 The Girl With the Louding Voice by Abi Daré May 24 The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd June 14 The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

The Serious Side of Food, a Reading & Discussion program at Schenectady County Historical Society

Schenectady County Historical Society 32 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, NY

Join the SCHS Book Club to take a deep look at a topic we often take for granted: food! Food provides both nourishment and pleasure, of course, but under the surface of each meal lies a series of complex interactions and entanglements. Led by Chris Leonard, Schenectady City Historian, we'll read and discuss nonfiction, novels, and archival materials focused on the issues that lie on our plates. Limited to 12 people. Please contact Marietta Carr, SCHS Librarian, at [email protected] or 518-374-0263 x3 to sign up. All book club discussion meetings will be at 32 Washington Ave, at 6pm. -Wed, 2/15, […]

The Serious Side of Food, a Reading & Discussion program at Liverpool Public Library

Liverpool Public Library 310 Tulip Street, Liverpool, NY

  Join us for this short-term book discussion about food! Working with histories, novels, and journalism, this series exposes some of the issues that lie on our plates. Discussion will be led by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA). VerWiebe holds a Masters in Food Science from Syracuse University. The program may also include guest speakers and hands-on experiences. Texts include: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Diet for a Small Planet by Francis Moore Lappe In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan The Third Plate by Dan Barber We will take a look […]

Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5
Event Series Black Whalers

Black Whalers

The Whaling Museum & Education Center 301 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

The Whaling Museum is hosting a project centered around a new exhibition exploring the role of Black mariners in whaling history, bringing into perspective a significant but largely hidden time in American history for the general public.

$5