Talks
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PRESIDENTIAL POWER Historian James Grant discusses the life of John Adams. Mr. Grant’s biography, “John Adams: Party of One” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), argues that Adams played a critical, yet overlooked, role in the American Revolution. The talk is part of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Historians’ Forums. Tonight, 5:30 p.m., New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street, 212-817-7246, $15.
AMERICAN PLAYGROUND Author Susan Solomon discusses American playgrounds in terms of social history, law, theories of play, and urban planning. She is joined by an international panel of design and play experts which explores contemporary problems and offers solutions to today’s “crisis of undervalued public space.” Tonight, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Urban Center Books, 457 Madison Ave. at 51st Street, 212-935-2075, free, reservations requested.
CRITICS’ CHOICE The next installment of the Review Panel, which gathers art critics to discuss current gallery shows, takes place this week. Critics Bridget Goodbody (TimeOut New York), Peter Plagens (Newsweek), and Stephen Westfall (Art in America) participate. They discuss Eija-Liisa Ahtila’s work at Marian Goodman, Bendix Harms at Anton Kern, Thomas Hirschhorn at Gladstone, and “A True Story Based on Lies” at Cheim & Read. David Cohen of The New York Sun serves as moderator. Friday, 6:45 p.m., National Academy Museum, Fifth Avenue at 89th Street, 212-369-4880, $5.
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