Grant and Lee in War and Peace, at the New-York Historical Society, examines the lives of the generals who led a generation through the Civil War. Enter to win a pair of tickets, an exhibit catalog, and the complete DVD set of Ken Burns’ Civil War. Deadline: Nov. 30.
Violinist Gil Shaham plays the music of Sarasate with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Kaplan Penthouse. Watch now. (Originally aired: 11/23/2008).
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and WNET.ORG jointly announce that a street-level, glass-walled production facility and television studio will open spring 2009 on the Lincoln Center campus, at the corner of Broadway and 66th Street.
Our final program examining the effects of the 2008 elections on the 111th Congress: veteran Rep. Willam Pascrell, who has represented the 8th Congressional District for the last 11 years, and newly elected member, former State Senate Minority Leader, Leonard Lance. Watch.
In our second installment examining the impact of the 2008 elections on New Jersey, our guests are the chairmen of the two state political parties, Democrat Assemblyman Joseph Cryan and Republican Tom Wilson. Watch.
The Met is showcasing one of the most recognizable works by the most important German painter of the 19th Century– “Two Men Contemplating the Moon”– the third version of one of Caspar David Friedrich’s most famous paintings. Watch a video about the exhibition.
After months of cascading news about the financial crisis, many of you are asking, “What Do I Do Now?” Consuelo Mack anchor of public television’s Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, hosts a half-hour Q&A with financial advisors Jonathan Clements from myFi Citigroup and Mae Watson Grote from The Financial Clinic, providing New Yorkers with the advice they need to survive in this economy.
Over the last 50 years, NYC has lost around 900,000 manufacturing jobs. Today, New York’s surviving factories face stiff competition from foreign imports, and fight for space amongst condos and commercial developments. What has losing this source of jobs meant for New York’s economy? See multimedia feature.
The folks at 3rd Ward’s monthly Moviehouse series were kind enough to invite me to screen “Uncertain Industry: The Decline of Manufacturing in New York City” last Sunday.
To help you navigate the challenges of the economic downturn, here’s a list of web sites, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies in New York City and New Jersey that target issues of unemployment, career services, mortgages and foreclosure, health insurance benefits, financial services and mental health.
