August 2012 Public Programs N-Y Historical Society
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
170 Central Park West, New York, NY (212) 873-3400www.nyhistory.org
PROGRAM LISTINGS
August 2012
PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
WORD FOR WORD NON-FICTION AT THE BRYANT PARK READING ROOM:
Wednesday, August 1, 7:00 PM
Free Admission. No advance reservation is required. First come, first served.
Harold Holzer
Location: Bryant Park Reading Room, 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, Rain Venue: The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
In collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of lectures on popular topics to stimulate your mind, including Civil War history, politics, biography and the economy. In his new book, Emancipating Lincoln, “[Harold] Holzer uncovers a complex, imperfect man who was guided by practical considerations as he struggled to both preserve and perfect the Union" (Edna Greene Medford, Howard University). Join us for this lecture as Mr. Holzerexamines the impact of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and how the interpretation of it has evolved over the past 150 years. For more information, please visit www.bryantpark.org. HaroldHolzer is a winner of the National Humanities Medal and the author, coauthor or editor of forty-two books on Lincoln and the Civil War era. His most recent book is Emancipating Lincoln. Mr. Holzer is the Senior Vice President, External Affairs, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Wednesday, August 15, 7:00 PM
Free Admission
Samuel L. Popkin
Location: Bryant Park Reading Room, 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, Rain Venue: The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
In collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of lectures on popular topics to stimulate your mind, including Civil War history, politics, biography and the economy. Drawing on a lifetime of presidential campaign experience, Samuel L.Popkin examines the surprising mistakes and the predictable miscues to reveal what goes on inside a campaign and what makes one candidate succeed while another fails. For more information, please visit www.bryantpark.org. Samuel L. Popkin, author of The Candidate: What it Takes to Win - and Hold - The White House, is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He has been a consulting analyst in presidential campaigns, serving as consultant to the Clinton campaign on polling and strategy, to the CBS News election units from 1983 to 1990 on survey design and analysis, and more recently to the Gore campaign.
BEER TASTINGS:
For tickets to the beer tastings, please call the New-York Historical Society’s call center at 212-485-9268 or visit http://www.nyhistory.org/programs
Individual Tasting Program $35 (Members $20). Six Pack Special Discount (purchase by telephone or in person only): purchase tickets to six separate tastings for only $150 (members $100). You must be 21 years old or older to enjoy our tastings.
Saturday, August 4, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
Program $35 (Members $20). You must be 21 or older to enjoy our tasting program.
Fred Matt, President of the Matt Brewing Company
Location: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
The tasting will feature Saranac White IPA, bursting with Citra hops, and the refreshing fruitiness of orange peel & coriander and the softening characters of wheat malt and oats; Saranac High Peaks Lemon Ginger, a limited-edition batch brewed with lemon peel and ginger; Saranac Blueberry Blonde Ale, brewed with real blueberry juice and left unfiltered; and Saranac Pale Ale, a rich and fruity ale that finishes crisp; Lake PlacidUbu Ale; and Lake Placid Hefeweizen. As one of the few remaining great American regional breweries, the Matt Brewing Company has prospered at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in Central New York for over a century. Under the leadership of the third (Nick) and fourth (Fred) generations of the Matt Family, the Brewery has earned the reputation as one of the most respected specialty brewers in the country, producing a variety of distinctive, flavorful beers. In 1885, young F.X. Matt I, a German-born immigrant, left a promising career at the famous Duke of Baden Brewery in the Black Forest region of Germany to travel to the United States with the determination and dream of owning his own brewery someday. After several years of brewing experience at the Bierbaur Brewery, F.X. Matt re-organized the faltering brewery to create The West End Brewing Company in 1888. Serving as both the star salesman and brewmaster, the brewery quickly became one of the largest and most successful of the twelve breweries operating in Utica at the time. Today, Nick Matt (Chairman and CEO) and his nephew Fred (President and COO) continue this proud tradition with the celebrated Saranac family of beers – a beer brewed to the same exacting standards of quality F.X. Matt established more than a century ago.
Saturday, August 11, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
Program $35 (Members $20). You must be 21 or older to enjoy our tasting program.
Damian Brown, Master Brewer, Chris Gallant, General Manager
Location: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
Bronx Brewery will serve its Bronx Pale Ale, a deep amber, American-style pale ale brewed with five different barley malts, generous additions of Cascade and Centennial hops, and a unique strain of yeast. The British, German and American malts used provide a blend of caramel, biscuit, and nutty malt flavors. The hops provide a gentle, pleasant bitterness with an intense floral and citrus aroma. It is dry-hopped, unfiltered and unpasteurized. A second beer, set to be released in late spring, also may be served. The Bronx Brewery is a craft brewer and distributor based in the South Bronx. It was launched in 2011 by a small team with two things in common: a maniacal focus on creating high-quality beer and a passion for the Bronx. Its traditionally-crafted ales use only premium and minimally-processed materials to create fresh, bold beer from a borough known for its own uniquely bold character. The team is enthused to bring a rich brewing tradition back to the Bronx and craft a beer that the people of the Bronx and New York City can be proud to call their own.
Saturday, August 18, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
Program $35 (Members $20). You must be 21 or older to enjoy our tasting program.
Geoff Wenzel, Head Brewer, Zach Kelly, Assistant Brewer
Location: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
The tasting will feature Mother’s Milk, a dark and creamy milk stout with hints of oatmeal, chocolate and milk, Hurricane Kitty, a coppery and heavily hopped India Pale Ale, and Barley Wine. Keegan Ales was founded in early 2003 when Tommy Keegan learned about an empty building in Kingston that nobody would buy because there was a defunct brewery stuck in it! (Although the building was built in the early 1800s, the building was most recently home to the Woodstock Brewing Company.) Keegan Ales brewed its first batch of beers on August 1, 2003 and its first kegs of Old Capital, Hurricane Kitty and Mother’s Milk went to competition at Hunter Mountain that month. Mother’s Milk took home a gold medal and Old Capital was honored with People’s Choice: Best of Show. Keegan Ales has gone on to win many more awards and recognitions, including Best Brewery in The Hudson Valley (2009), Best Brewery in New York State (2009) and Best Craft-Brewed Beer in New York State (2009). Early in 2010, The New York Times declared Mother’s Milk one of the top ten stouts in North America and Keegan Ales has also been awarded 2010 Small Business of the Year by The Ulster Chamber of Commerce and The Ulster County Development Corporation.
Saturday, August 25, 2:00 & 4:00 PM
Program $35 (Members $20). You must be 21 or older to enjoy our tasting program.
Brewer at the Greenport Harbor Brewing Co.
Location: Robert H. Smith Gallery South at the New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West
John Liegy and Rich Vandenburgh met in college and dreamed of opening a microbrewery. That dream became a reality when in in July of 2009, the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company was founded. Today, Greenport’s beer is served in over 200 places on Long Island and NYC.
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Children (5-13)- $5
Children (4 and under) -free
