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Discover a world of history classes in NYC that will transport you back in time and deepen your understanding of the past. From ancient civilizations to modern events, explore fascinating topics and gain valuable insights to enrich your knowledge and perspective.

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Behind the Gates: The History of the Guinness Brewery

Top Hops Beer Shop

When we say "Guinness," what comes to mind? An Irish countryside and a freshly poured pint of stout, no doubt.  Most people are fans of Guinness, but when you actually dive into the details of one of the world's most legendary breweries, you probably don't know too much.  Join Chris, a Senior Ambassador for the Guinness Brewery, on a journey through history as we explore the stories and styles that have defined Guinness over the centuries....

(43) All levels 21 and older
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19th Century Tea tasting

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden @ 421 E 61st St, New York, NY

Hear about the history of the world’s most popular beverage and how it was prepared in early 19th-century America. Historic teas and herbal infusions will be served on 19th century ceramics, accompanied by period appropriate refreshments.

(1) All levels 21 and older
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Featured Database: Ancestry Library Edition

The New York Public Library (Tech) @ 476 5th Ave, New York, NY

Access billions of names inside the more than 7,000 available databases of Ancestry® Library Edition, including Census and Vital Records, birth, marriage and death notices, the Social Security Death Index, Passenger lists and naturalizations, Military and Holocaust Records, City Directories, New York Emigrant Savings Bank Records, and African American and Native American Records. In this hands-on demonstration, learn how to trace...

(160) All levels 18 and older
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Virtual Lecture: The Black Death: 14th Century Pandemic

Christine Axen @ Virtual Learning via Zoom

A survey of the causes of, and cultural and artistic reactions to, the pandemic that struck the world in the 14th century: the Black Death. We'll provide context and comparison for our current experience of COVID-19. The course will showcase art and contemporary documents that help communicate the thoughts and practices of medieval people who endured a disease that they did not comprehend. About the Instructor: I am a professor with a PhD in...

(124) All levels 14 and older
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Virtual History of the World through Booze

Aaron Robin @ Virtual Learning via Zoom

With its earliest history seated in the ancient practice of Alchemy, the art of Distillation was created by those same early chemists trying to turn lead into gold. Though they did not succeed in creating that precious metal, they did succeed in transforming grain into spirit, and those after them turned that spirit into something magical.  We will explore how the art of Fermentation (conversion of sugars to alcohol) led to the practice of...

(9) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Lecture: History Happy Hour

Christine Axen @ Virtual Learning via Zoom

History Happy Hour!  Raise your glass to the past, and come discover the odd and fascinating things people thought and did in the Middle Ages and beyond.  Professor of History will offer a short presentation, and then open the floor to animated conversation over drinks!  No previous knowledge required.  Each week something different will be discussed. Current schedule is as follows, a single ticket purchase is for...

(124) All levels 21 and older
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Corporate Social Responsibility Spotlight

Be Social Change @ 424 W 54th St, New York, NY

How are businesses answering the call of today’s social and environmental challenges? What are for-profit organizations doing to be corporate citizens in times of crisis like the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak and civil rights movement? How is the CSR rule book fundamentally changing as we face divisive political realities? What are for-profit organizations doing to be corporate citizens in times of crisis like the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak...

(245) All levels 18 and older
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Friedrich Nietzsche: Truth and Morality

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY

Friedrich Nietzsche is among the most notorious and controversial thinkers in the western intellectual tradition. He aimed to philosophize “with a hammer,” to demolish the philosophical tradition founded by Socrates and Plato and slaughter its most sacred cows. Central to that tradition is the value placed on truth, reason, objectivity, and a moral system based on altruism and self-sacrifice. In contrast to forming the bedrock of a stable political...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

4 sessions

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RAAAATSCRAPS: The Best Improv Show in the World

Caveat @ 21-A Clinton St, New York, NY

RaaaatScraps is the World's Best Improv Show from the people who produced Asssscat. Join a surprise guest monologist and NYC's best improvisers, many from The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, who have been seen on Broad City, High Maintenance, Succession, Severance, Somebody Somewhere, Difficult People, Search Party, Mrs. Maisel, The Chris Gethard Show, Kimmy Schmidt, MCU, 30 Rock & More.

(25) All levels 21 and older
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Basic Kimono & Obi

New York Kimono Academy @ 428 E 10th St, New York, NY

Learn the art of authentic kimono dressing at the prestigious New York Kimono Academy. Discover the skill and technique behind this traditional method, as you master the art of tying and accessorizing different types of kimono for any occasion. Immerse yourself in the elegance and beauty of kimono fashion with our comprehensive program.

All levels 16 and older
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$570

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A Master Class on the History of American Diplomacy

92nd Street Y @ Online Classroom, New York, NY

Lessons in Leadership: A Master Class on the History of American Diplomacy America’s fate is inseparable from the rest of the world. As we approach the work of a new administration, Robert Zoellick, the former Deputy Secretary of State, US Trade Representative, and President of the World Bank, joins David Petraeus for a timely and illuminating master class on the history of American Diplomacy. From Benjamin Franklin’s foray to Paris as America’s...

(1061) All levels 18 and older
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Trans/Queer/Woman: Theory and Politics

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online, New York, NY

Transfeminine lives are often seen as having, in and of themselves, political consequences, theoretical limits, and some kind of relation to a ‘beyond’ of gender. While former sports celebrity Caitlyn Jenner has come to stand for the notion that ‘transgender’ is now a “respectable” identity, Olympic gold-star medalist Caster Semenya, despite not being transgender, is now caught up in a fraught and ugly fracas over the question of “what...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

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Theorizing Repression

Brooklyn Institute for Social Research @ Online, New York, NY

Theorizing Repression: From Psychoanalysis to Counterinsurgency Theory “The individual’s dangerous desire for aggression,” theorized Sigmund Freud in Civilization and Its Discontents, can only be “disarmed” by the establishment of “an agency within him to watch over it, like a garrison in a conquered city.” For some, Freud’s invocation of surveillance and military occupation were no mere metaphors: they entailed concrete approaches...

(29) All levels 21 and older
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$315

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