Join the Beinecke online Monday, November 18, 2024, at 4 PM, for the talk, “What the Start of the Arab Spring Taught me about Diplomacy,” by former U.S. Ambassador Gordon Gray, Yale College ’78. Gray served as U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia from 2009 until 2012, witnessing the start of the Arab Spring and directing the U.S. response in support of Tunisia’s transition.

Zoom webinar registration: https://bit.ly/48iQMXB

A program of Ives’s song literature featuring the Yale Voxtet with commentary by Neely Bruce.

Pianist Jeremy Denk performs in Battell Chapel, performing works by Beethoven, Joplin, Gottschalk, Simone, and Bolcom, ending with the Ives “Concord” Sonata. Presented by Yale School of Music in partnership with Yale Schwarzman Center.

Discussion of Charles Ives’s organ music led by composer and writer, Jan Swafford, with performances of the music by organist David Preston, taking place at the Center Church on the Green, where Ives served as organist. Includes a performance of Ives’s Variations on “America.”

Join us at Haas Arts Library for a peek at a selection of photobooks from the library’s special collections!

The term “artist book” can be hard to define. Simply put, an artist book is an art object inspired by the form and/or function of a conventional book. Haas Arts Library has thousands of artist books in its special collections. During this session, library staff will showcase a few recent acquisitions. Feel free to drop in anytime during the hour.