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Lawrence TaylorMystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers
After a career tackling the opposing team’s quarterbacks, Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor found out that his toughest opponent was himself. He’s here to talk about his recovery from years of drugs, prostitutes, and paranoia. Then Stephanie Wellen Levine and “Chana” (not her real name) discuss the place of adolescent girls in the Crown Heights Lubavitcher community. Canadian animator Grant Munro and distributor Dennis Doros on “Cut-Up,” the new compilation of Munro’s films. And Dr. William Gerdts talks about the golden age of American Impressionism.
Lawrence Taylor
Hall of Famer and former Giants player Lawrence Taylor’s recent memoir is called LT: Over the Edge. He is clean now, after years of cocaine abuse.
Ulrich Schnauss “Knuddelmaus”
Stephanie Wellen Levine and "Chana"
As part of a graduate program, Stephanie Wellen Levine spent a year living as a “participant observer” in the Lubavitcher Hasidic community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She’s written about it in Mystics, Mavericks, and Merrymakers: An Intimate Journey Among Hasidic Girls. With her is “Chana,” a member of the Lubavitcher community.
Grant Munro
On December 4th, MoMA is paying tribute to seminal but under-recognized Canadian animator Grant Munro. Munro is here today to talk about his work, and he’s joined by Dennis Doros, the distributor of Munro’s DVD, “Cut-Up.”
A screening of the films included in this collection:
The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23 Street (at Lexington)
212-777-4900
Thursday December 4th at 6pm
Dr. William Gerdts
Dr. William Gerdts explains why American Impressionists shouldn’t play second fiddle to the better-known French Impressionist painters.
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Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award
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