{"title": "The Dance of an Open Mind: Toni Morrison's Radical Attentions with Prof. Namwali Serpell", "start": "2026-10-30T18:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Strother School of Radical Attention", "address": "Washington Street 55, 11201", "price": "", "price_from": "12.51", "price_to": "12.51", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toni-morrisons-radical-attentions-with-prof-namwali-serpell-tickets-2001072769521", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "An evening of close reading and discussion centered on an essay by Toni Morrison, whose work is presented as a case study in the powers of human attention. It is led by Prof. Namwali Serpell, a novelist, critic, and scholar of English at Harvard and author of On Morrison (Hogarth 2026). The reading is followed by a Q&A with Prof. Serpell on Morrison's work as a whole.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-dance-of-an-open-mind-toni-morrisons-radical-attentions-56195/", "official_url": "https://www.schoolofattention.org/events/oz11mwd5n4b625emz819ikgci2pxw4", "image": "https://noky.io/images/06787a63d87cc5f575ea7c32e38201594d293d3a7def5dee1e3589c3500d05d9-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T18:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Strother School of Radical Attention", "address": "Washington Street 55, 11201", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Attention Lab: MASKS", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Strother School of Radical Attention", "address": "Washington Street 55, 11201", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.schoolofattention.org/attention-labs", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness"], "description": "Attention Lab: MASKS is a collective, participatory workshop in the powers of human attention. 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It runs for two and a half hours at the school's Brooklyn location.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/attention-lab-masks-56201/", "official_url": "https://www.schoolofattention.org/events/qcb3mu5ko3isx942aptog4aaools7p-3sp2n-p933l-ntxyy-7hxa2-jzadw-g7ma2", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3fee65f782304a8cd7cbb553baebae6a8fa31b9f8f2b2d69f113c1ae48cfa76a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Luminaries of Writing on Criticism and the Essay", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-04T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "School of Visual Arts", "address": "East 23rd Street 209, 10010", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/luminaries-of-writing-on-criticism-and-the-essay-tickets-2003972732388?mc_eid=UNIQID&mc_cid=f3fd0b6d5c&aff=odeimcmailchimp", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/non-fiction/essay"], "description": "A public talk of readings and conversation titled Luminaries of Writing on Criticism and the Essay, covering the breadth of form and voice in contemporary writing, followed by a reception. It is presented by the School of Visual Arts' MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism program, bringing together essayists and critics Heather McCalden, Niela Orr, and Elvia Wilk, with faculty member Jennifer Kabat, author of The Eighth Moon and Nightshining, moderating. Topics range from the internet, virality, hoodies, and grief to light and its blinding urban intensities. The conversation is open to the public.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/luminaries-of-writing-on-criticism-and-the-essay-79566/", "official_url": "https://sva.edu/events/luminaries-of-writing-on-criticism-and-the-essay", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6733e0d6244e1d3c07c656ed5e1d214e61e0a7d66d56b12441f30ac857a1e724-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Attention Lab: GHOSTS", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Strother School of Radical Attention", "address": "Washington Street 55, 11201", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society"], "description": "Attention Lab: GHOSTS is a workshop at the Strother School of Radical Attention. Attention Lab workshops are collective participatory experiments in the powers of human attention. 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It is curated by Hanif Abdurraqib, a BAM Curator and MacArthur \"Genius,\" now in its third year, and this year spotlights powerful voices from across the African Diaspora. The evening on offer pairs versatile composers and instrumentalists Meshell Ndegeocello and Samora Pinderhughes, who share a night of words and music under the series' banner. The program also includes Poetry Overnight at BAM, Southern Oracles by the Black Air Poets, Be Holding based on a Ross Gay poem, and Stones in the Water with Sarah Kay, Clint Smith, Anis Mojgani, and Abdurraqib.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/i-guess-it-was-my-destiny-to-live-so-long-51198/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ca322bacd44652032ba8e3d49e9c02203731c1f147933a90f0e38b4f8fdc7558-2000.webp"}, {"title": "In Conversation: Derek Fordjour and Katy Siegel", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-11T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "The FLAG Art Foundation", "address": "West 25th Street 545, 10001 New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-conversation-derek-fordjour-and-katy-siegel-tickets-2003216805390", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/contemporary"], "description": "The artist Derek Fordjour sits down for a public conversation with Katy Siegel, a professor and curator at Stony Brook University. The talk marks the exhibition 'Spotlight: Derek Fordjour', which features a new work by the artist alongside a commissioned text by journalist and author Donovan X. Ramsey. The conversation is part of the Foundation's Spotlight series, pairing new artworks with commissioned writing to create dialogues between visual art and authors, critics, and scholars. 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