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New York has always attracted writers. Edith Wharton wrote on Washington Square Park while Herman Melville worked at the Custom House on Bowling Green. Mark Twain lived in the Village while Edgar Allen Poe wrote on the Upper West Side before he moved to a cottage in Fordham in the Bronx. But the best place to hear and meet current writers and literati is the 92nd Street Y, now known as 92Y. And not just writers, but 92Y offers chefs, food critics, comics, politicians, and clergy—anyone with a strong point of view.
Located on the Upper East Side at 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue, the 92nd Street Y is the last refuge to meet writers and intelligentsia in person at a time when social networks invite having hundreds of friends you’ve never met. Evenings can be controversial, informative, beguiling but never dull.
Monday nights are usually devoted to serious literary evenings and include novelist Marilynne Robinson on September 25, famed poet John Ashbery on October 27th, an evening devoted to Dostoevsky on November 10th, and Pulitzer Prize winning Toni Morrison on December 8.
Some evenings are more light-hearted but still cultural. On November 19 authors Pete Hamill and Gay Talese and gossip columnist Liz Smith discuss New York stories, an evening that will reveal a plethora of New York anecdotes and reminisces. Is the presidential election getting too serious? The October 22 “Countdown to the Election” showcases Andy Borowitz, the funniest voice on the Internet and Joy Behar of “The View” interviewed by New Yorker writer and CNN contributor Jeffrey Toobin discussing the lighter side of the presidential election. Foodies will flock to the Dec. 15 discussion on “Food Finds and Trends,” highlighting author Ed Levine, chef Marcus Samuelsson, critic Gael Greene and voluble chef Mike Colameco.
The 92Y is a must visit for anyone interested in culture. Visit them at www.92Y.org or call 212-415-5500.
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