Newsletter February, 2016

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Live from NY’s 92 Y Tuesday, February 16 th at 8:15 p.m. Joel Grey: Master of Ceremonies For more than 60 years, the actor, singer and dancer Joel Grey has delighted audiences on stage, film and television. He won an Oscar, a Tony and a Golden Globe award for his iconic role as a Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret, and was presented with

a lifetime achievement award in 2013 by the National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene. Join him for an intimate conversation about his life, as told in his new memoir, Master of Ceremonies — his journey fromCleveland to Broadway and Hollywood; his personal story; coming out at the age of 82; his work as a photographer; and what’s next for Joel Grey. Tuesday, March 22 nd at 8:00 p.m. US Foreign Policy and the 2016 Election

Four of America’s most distinguished foreign policy experts explore crucial issues that our next President must face. Unprecedented turmoil in the Middle East. Belligerence and muscle-flexing from Moscow. Economic and political uncertainties in Europe. A China determined to supplant U.S. influence inAsia. How shouldAmerica’s

next president deal with all this? What can we learn from this year’s election campaign about the likely future of U.S. foreign policy? A free-wheeling discussion with four of America’s most distinguished experts: Hudson Institute’s Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose, Foreign Policy editor David J. Rothkopf and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens of theWall Street Journal. Thursday, April 28 th at 7:30 p.m. In Conversation with Paul Krugman: The State of the Economy As one of the world’s leading economists, Professor Krugman’s work as an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times has so often explained in clear and concise terms the economic issues that affect us all—especially in these times of global uncertainty. As we head towards the election, hear his views on the economic issues the candidates should be focusing on, what the outcomes are likely to be, and what our key challenges will be in the next four years.

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