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A decade of Women inPower

Ten years ago, the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact welcomed the first cohort of the Women inPower Fellowship. A free mentorship program offered by 92NY, Women inPower provides senior level women-identifying leaders across all professional sectors the community, coaching, and tools they need to advance to the highest levels of leadership

That time when …
Favorite moments from our 150-year history
May 14, 1979:

Isaac Stern, a concert, and a critic’s botched review

One of the 20th century’s most celebrated and influential musicians, violinist Isaac Stern performed on our stage more than a dozen times over 50 years, from his first concert in 1943 to his last in 1994. On a May evening in 1979 – just a month before his historic, groundbreaking trip to China – Stern performed an evening of chamber music in Kaufmann Concert Hall. The concert was to open with a solo violin performance, which Stern originally planned to be Bach’s B-Minor Partita

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A decade of Women inPower

Ten years ago, the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact welcomed the first cohort of the Women inPower Fellowship. A free mentorship program offered by 92NY, Women inPower provides senior level women-identifying leaders across all professional sectors the community, coaching, and tools they need to advance to the highest levels of leadership …

Dancing between generations with Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie

Since 2018, award-winning breakdancer and choreographer Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie’s dance company has worked with School Engagement in the Arts’ Discover Dance program to offer curriculum, workshops, and performances to NYC public school students from all five boroughs …

A dream fulfilled: Two fans’ journey to meet Kelly Bishop

It was a night to remember for British fans Megan Craig and Amanda Bolland, who finally saw a long-held dream come true. On Tuesday night (Sep 17), they were invited backstage to meet none other than Gilmore Girls icon Kelly Bishop, just before her sold-out talk on the David Geffen Stage at 92NY …

Art education in NYC takes flight at 92NY

92NY’s School Engagement in the Arts plays an outsized role in bringing the arts to public school students in NYC. They serve thousands of students and teachers every year with in-depth classroom visits from top teaching artists and innovative curriculum design; they program concerts and dance performances on 92NY main stages with some of the most respected artists in the world …

Remembering Dr. Ruth

We are saddened by the passing of the incomparable Ruth Westheimer – cultural trailblazer, and a treasured friend of 92NY for more than 40 years. Dr. Ruth first appeared on our stage in June 1983. “Sexually Speaking,” her live call-in radio show, had risen to the Number 1 spot in the New York market and Susan Engel, Executive Director, Recanati-Kaplan Talks, invited her to come for a talk …

A conversation with new Jazz in July artistic director Aaron Diehl

Pianist Aaron Diehl, new artistic director of 92NY’s Jazz in July, is one of the most distinctive and respected artists in jazz. Championed by and touring with Wynton Marsalis early in his career, Diehl has also been pianist and music director for Cécile McLorin Salvant and collaborated with jazz legends including Benny Golson and Jimmy Heath …

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