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 Brother
Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
A Film Screening in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day
Co-Sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York
During his 60-year career as an activist and organizer, Bayard
Rustin (1912-1987) formulated many of the strategies that
propelled the American civil rights movement, attracting the
attention of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, including
the FBI. His open homosexuality forced him to remain in the
background and marked him as a "brother outsider."
This film, directed by Nancy Kates and Bennett Singer and
released in 2003, combines rare archival footage, some never
before broadcast in this country, and provocative interviews
that illuminate the life and work of a forgotten prophet of
social change. A discussion with Walter Naegle, Director of
the Bayard Rustin Fund, and filmmaker Bennett Singer follows.
Free with Museum admission; reservations recommended. Please
call 212-534-1672 x207.
Museum of the City of New York; 1220 Fifth Avenue, between
103rd and 104th Streets.
Suggested admission contributions: Adults $7; seniors, students,
and children $4; families $12; members free. 212-534-1672
www.mcny.org
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 Brooklyn
Works!
A program in celebration of the opening of the new permanent
exhibit at Brooklyn Historical Society with Craig Wilder,
Dartmouth College and guests.
Craig Wilder will discuss his work with the Brooklyn Historical
Society on their new exhibition "Brooklyn Works: 400
Years of Making a Living in Brooklyn." Brooklyn Works
is about the working people of Brooklyn - the industries in
which they worked, the many challenges they faced, and how
this work shaped their daily lives. Wilder will lead a conversation
amongst several of the Brooklynites featured in the exhibition.
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 The
Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch
Manhattan, the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
with author Russell Shorto
The history of the Dutch in America is often boiled down to
a few sentences about Peter Stuyvesant and the early America
we learn about in history classes is almost entirely Anglo-centric.
The story starts in Europe, lands on the shores of America,
centers on an island that is today a teeming, diverse, totally
unique, vital financial center that is known to almost everyone
in the world: Manhattan. Russell Shorto's groundbreaking book,
based on the rich treasure trove of documents found in the
state library at Albany, reveals the profound imprint of the
Dutch on the United States and will forever change our understanding
of the birth of this country.
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 New
York Food on Film
A program about New York City food and foodways with Annie
Hauck-Lawson, Brooklyn College and guests
Annie Hauck-Lawson will lead a conversation about New York
foodways. The conversation will be spiced with clips from
documentaries on hot dogs, pickles, gefilte fish, rice and
peas, Italian bread and more! She will also interview several
guests featured in the documentaries.
Plus a special sneak preview of "What's
For Lunch? Kids, Food & Learning" a forthcoming
documentary from the NY
Food Museum and D-Squared
Media about school lunch in New York City public schools
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 Waterfront:
A Journey Around Manhattan
May 4, 6:30 - Skylight Room
Book talk and signing with author Phillip Lopate
Fusing history, lore, and on-site adventures, essayist and author
Phillip Lopate takes readers on an excursion around Manhattan’s
shoreline. Waterfront is a look at New York’s landscape
and history and an irresistible invitation to meander along
its outermost edges.
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 Broadway
Boogie Woogie: Damon Runyon and the Making of NYC Culture
May 20, 6:30 - Skylight Room
Book talk and signing with author Daniel
R. Schwartz
Daniel R. Schwartz looks at New York City between the World
Wars--with an emphasis on the city's colorful nightlife. He
examines the city through the lens of Runyon's career, from
sports writer, daily columnist, trial reporter, and Hollywood
figure to the author of the still widely read short stories
that were the source of the Broadway hit Guys and Dolls.
View Fall 2003 Forums
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