Talks
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OVER AND OVER Musician David Grubbs, poet Susan Howe, and artist Daniel Zeller examine the detail-oriented creative practices of many artists. The panel discussion is presented in conjunction with “Obsessive Drawing,” an exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum. The director and curator of the museum’s Contemporary Center, Brooke Davis Anderson, moderates. “Obsession and Practice” is the first collaborative public program sponsored by the Folk Art Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Tonight, 6 p.m., Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-708-9400, $10 general, $8 members of either museum, $5 students and seniors.
WELL-COIFFED CRIME Stephen Duncombe and Andrew Mattson discuss their book “The Bobbed Hair Bandit: A True Story of Crime and Celebrity in 1920s NewYork” (NewYork University). It tells the story of Celia Cooney, a 19-year-old Brooklyn laundress who robbed a string of New York grocery stores with a “baby automatic,” a fur coat, and a fashionable hairdo. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th Street, 212-817-8215, free.
GENERATION OF RECYCLERS Author and poet Robert Fitterman presents “Identity Theft: My Subjectivity,” a discussion on how creativity in the 21st century has shifted “from invention to inventory,” and how this search for infinite sources and identities has developed. Tonight, 8 p.m., the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church, 131 E. 10th St. at Second Avenue, 212-674-0910, $8 general, $7 students and seniors, $5 members.
CELEBRITY REVELATIONS Abigail Pogrebin presents a discussion based on her book “Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish” (Broadway). She interviewed 62 prominent Jewish people – including Larry King, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, William Kristol, Gloria Steinem, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg, and Joan Rivers – about how they feel about being Jewish. Her discussion focuses on celebrities’ thoughts on their faith and Jewish identity, and how Judaism is incorporated into a public life. Wednesday, 6 p.m., Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1 W. 4th St., between Broadway and Mercer Street, 212-824-2293, free. Note: Photo identification is required for entry.
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