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Predicting America’s Future

Superpollster John Zogby has been called “the maverick predictor” by the Washington Post. He’s here to make predictions on where the U.S. is heading politically, culturally, and spiritually. His new book is The Way We’ll Be.

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Trains and Boats and Planes

Laura Cantrell performs live from her new album, “Trains and Boats and Planes.” She recorded the travel-themed album as a way to satisfy her travel urges while she was at home following the birth of her daughter.

Event: Laura Cantrell’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Women
Tuesday, August 19 at 10:00 pm
The Spiegeltent
Pier 17, South Street Seaport
South Street & Beekman Street
(212) 279-4200

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R. Buckminster Fuller, American Visionary

Designer, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller has been called one of the greatest American visionaries of the 20th century. A new exhibit at the Whitney Museum, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe," looks into five decades of Fuller’s work, including his extensive use of the tetrahedron. Michael Hays and Dana Miller are the curators.

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Ernest Borgnine: The Man Behind the Roles

Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine has played more than 190 film and television roles! In his new autobiography, Ernie, he writes about the man behind those roles, and the many changes he’s seen in the movie business over the past six decades.

Event: Ernest Borgnine will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 pm
Barnes & Noble Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway (at 66th Street)

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