Siri Hustvedt: The Shaking Woman or a History of My Nerves Book Launch Party: Reading & Discussion
Acclaimed novelist Siri Hustvedt experienced a strange and violent seizure while speaking at her father's memorial service; despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly. The Shaking Woman is Hustvedt's engrossing autobiographical search for a diagnosis. Hustvedt will be joined in conversation by Rita Charon, director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. Complimentary wine will be served.
More info>> Mary Gaitskill: Don't Cry Paperback Launch Party: Reading & Signing
Following the extraordinary success of her novel Veronica, Mary Gaitskill has returned to short fiction with a luminous new collection of stories—her first in more than ten years. The kick-off event for the highly-acclaimed story collection Don't Cry, now available in paperback. Complimentary wine will be served.
More info>> John Bartelstone: The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Exhibition: March 18–April 25 Experience New York City's largest and oldest industrial facility—the Brooklyn Navy Yard—through the lens of photographer John Bartelstone as a quiet and striking time capsule of industrial New York. Bartelstone and Thomas Roma, head of the Photo Department of Columbia University, will discuss this arresting new release from powerHouse Books. Local refreshments will be provided.
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Full Spectrum presents "The Griots" Panel Discussion
Full Spectrum, a series of thematic "conversations among artists, activists, explorers, and thinkers," comes to the Arena.
More info>> Shawn Martinbrough: Luke Cage Noir Premier Hardcover Launch and Signing
Marvel Comics illustrator Shawn Martinbrough presents and signs Luke Cage Noir, a hardcover collection of issues 1–4 of his acclaimed miniseries starring Luke Cage as an ex-con on the mean streets of Prohibition-era Harlem.
More information coming soon>> Moby with Miyun Park: Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat) Book Launch Party
In Gristle, vegan and multiplatinum recording artist Moby, has compiled writings from ten of the country’s leading food-minded folks, laying out a hard-hitting and eye-opening guide to the meat you eat. Both Moby and Park will be present to discuss and sign the book.
More information coming soon>> Norris Church Mailer: A Ticket to the Circus: A Memoir
Norris Church Mailer has gone from one wild adventure to the next, and she shares it all in her frank, deeply personal memoir. Pulitzer Prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin will join Mailer in conversation.
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Exhibitions in the Arena

Crisis & Opportunity: Documenting the Global Recession
Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 16, 6:30–9:30 PM
In the spirit of the Works Progress Administration's photographic response to the Great Depression, SocialDocumentary.net presents the winners of their Global Recession photo essay competition.
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John Bartelstone: The Brooklyn Navy Yard
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 24, 7–9 PM
Experience New York City's largest and oldest industrial facility—the Brooklyn Navy Yard—through the lens of photographer John Bartelstone as a quiet and striking time capsule of industrial New York. The Yard today is a fusion of the sublime and the practical, with eerie abandoned elements existing side by side with vibrant businesses. Bartelstone's camera is partial to the former. Bartelstone and Thomas Roma, head of the Photo Department of Columbia University, will discuss this arresting new release from powerHouse Books. Refreshments will be provided.
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