Rabbi Capers Funnye (Yes, Michelle Obama’s Cousin) Live from 92Y

The man you see in the photo above (thanks NY Times!) is Rabbi Capers Funnye. He is Michelle Obama’s first cousin, once removed. He’ll be appearing live via satellite Tuesday night at Adath Jeshurun as part of the “Live from NY’s 92Y” series.
A word about the Live from 92Y series: Awesome. Yes, it is [...]

Justice Ruth Bader Gingsburg, Obama’s Rabbi & Matisyahu? Yes

Well technically there is a fourth speaker in the Live from NY’s 92Y series at Adath Jeshurun this spring but the first speaker is so not of interest to me (Joseph E. Stiglitz) I just kind of glazed over him even though his appearance was last night. Oops. Anyway. The other three though I find [...]

Medical Ethics Lectures in conjunction with Deadly Medicine

Since November there has been an exhibit at the Kornhauser Library (Medical School Library) titled Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race. It’s a traveling exhibition from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. The exhibition runs through February 1. Each week during the month of January there will be a free lecture in conjunction with the exhibit. [...]

Reminder: Paul Krugman Event at AJ Tonight

92nd Street Y programming live from New York at Adath Jeshurun tonight.
Tickets are $7.50.

Paul Krugman on The Current Economic Crisis and the Great Depression
Tuesday September 22, 2009 8PM (doors open at 7:15)
Future 92nd Street Y events:
Alan Dershowitz vs. Dennis Prager: The Left, the Right and Judaism in America
Thursday October 8, 2009 8PM
Susie Essman [...]

Live From New York It’s Programming from 92nd Street Y

The 92nd Street Y in New York does some astounding programming. I’ve listened to several podcasts of speakers and events from there over the past couple years. So I’m really excited about the Live from NY’s 92nd Street Y series that is coming to Louisville. Essentially it’s a live satellite broadcast that is beamed into [...]

The Other Side of the Great Compromiser September 17, 2009

Admittedly I know very little about Henry Clay. I should be ashamed for this lack of knowledge on my part both because of his important role in history and just because he sounds like someone you’d like to know about. I mean anyone whose “sins” include frequent duels has got to be a pretty interesting [...]

CJ Pressma Lecture Thursday June 25, 2009

I don’t know much about this exhibit so I’m just going to give you the info straight from KMAC:
C.J. Pressma will give an exhibition tour and lecture about the history of the Center for Photographic Studies and his retrospective at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 West Main Street. This event is [...]

Exploring the Green Energy Maze at Crescent Hill Library May 19, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about my energy consumption of late as the weather starts to get warm enough to make me want to crank the ac up. Maybe attending this lecture would make me more firm in my resolve to use the ac less and less. Maybe.
Nancy Grant, author of The Pocket Idiot’s [...]

“Faith Without Fanaticism” Discussion at UofL April 20, 2009

While I’ve never heard of this rabbi he sounds like he’s worth listening to.
A rabbi known for advocating interfaith discussion in his book,
religious blog and television appearances will share his perspective at
a lecture at the University of Louisville.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield will speak on “You Don’t Have to Be Wrong for
Me to Be Right: Finding [...]

Rafael Esquer at The Green Building April 16, 2009

One of these days I’m actually going to be familiar with someone speaking at an LGDA event. I feel more and more ignorant each time they throw an interesting event and the speaker or topic is completely new to me. It’s inspiring me to learn though so that’s good right?
The Louisville Graphic Design Association (LGDA) [...]