Talks
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HER TOWN Cynthia Carr reads from and signs her book “Our Town: A Heartland Lynching, a Haunted Town, and the Hidden History of White America” (Crown), which explores the psychology of lynch mobs through the lens of an incident in the Indiana town her father and grandfather were raised in. The director of the writing program at the New School, Robert Polito, moderates the discussion. Tonight, 6:30 p.m., the New School, Tishman Auditorium, 66 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-229-5488, $5.
JAZZ STANDARDS The Jazz Museum in Harlem celebrates Women’s History Month with a discussion with organist and vocalist Sarah McLawler. Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., Jazz Museum in Harlem, 104 E. 126th St., between Park and Lexington avenues, 212-348-8300, free.
AUCTION VOICE The American Federation of Arts welcomes Tobias Meyer as the first speaker of the spring season of ArtTalks, the organization’s lecture series. Mr. Meyer, Sotheby’s worldwide head of contemporary art, was the subject of a recent profile in the New Yorker. A question-and-answer session and reception follow. Thursday, 6:30 p.m., American Federation of Arts, 41 E. 65th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-988-7700 ext. 10, $15 general, $10 members and students, reservations are required.
