{"title": "Celebrating A.A. Pioneer Mrs. Marty Mann", "start": "2026-11-05T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Calvary Church", "address": "Park Avenue South 273, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An evening presentation and tour of Calvary Church honoring the legacy of Mrs. Marty Mann, a pioneer of Alcoholics Anonymous. Mily T., now on a national tour raising awareness of Mann's legacy, hosts the event and weaves the church's history and role in A.A.'s founding into her talk. Mann, sponsored by Bill W., nearly died from alcoholism despite great opportunity, and once sober in 1940 spread the word among early A.A. members; her story, Women Suffer Too, appears in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th editions of The Big Book.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/celebrating-aa-pioneer-mrs-marty-mann-51746/", "official_url": "https://www.calvarystgeorges.org/events-1/celebrating-a-a-pioneer-mrs-marty-mann", "image": "https://noky.io/images/17310316f67013e1413a3197f1c46feff84c372bde862fd9fbde810a19129285-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T17:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T19:30:00-05:00", "place": "Calvary Church", "address": "Park Avenue South 273, New York", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Bible Study Week 4 (Good Trouble)", "start": "2026-11-01T09:45:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-01T10:45:00-05:00", "place": "Madison Avenue Baptist Church", "address": "Madison Avenue 129, 10016", "price": "FREE", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["religion/christian/bible-study", "history/civil-rights-movement"], "description": "A Bible study session titled 'Good Trouble', the fourth week of a four-session Sunday series. It is led by Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins and pairs Scripture with the story of Bayard Rustin, focusing on strategy, inclusion and the cost of conscience. The series explores the lives of Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Dolores Huerta and Bayard Rustin as models of faithful civic witness. Participants can join in person or online via Zoom.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/bible-study-week-4-good-trouble-53689/", "official_url": "https://mabcnyc.org/event/fall-bible-study-week-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a7cc6226c68108502e77557f7ecb06ab5423480c5bb116b2ba3a74952e5dd8b4-2000.webp"}]}