Current/Upcoming Events

A listing of upcoming, or very recent, events hosted by the Russian American Cultural Center.

Russian American Cultural Center is proud to participate in a joint event with Poetry in America, YIVO and Cogeco.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024  7:00 PM - 8:30 PM   Admission: Free.  Registration is required use link : https://vilnacollections.yivo.org/Joseph-Brodsky  

At YIVO Institute 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Admission: Free. Registration is required use link : https://vilnacollections.yivo.org/Joseph-Brodsky or or link bellow

Russian American Cultural Center is proud to participate in a joint event with Poetry in America, YIVO and Cogeco.

Russian-American Cultural Center presents:

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room
222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Event Date:

Wednesday, Oct 16 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

The program will be in Russian.  

Wednesday, Oct 16 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Russian-American Cultural Center presents:

Emil Draitser - Laughing All the Way to Freedom: Americanization of a Russian Emigre

Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, 4:00 - 5:30PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room

Harriman Institute and Russian-American Cultural Center present

CHILDREN OF THE WAR

Marina Tëmkina and Michel Gerard

Harriman Institute of Columbia University: October 28 – December 12, 2024,

An exhibit opening reception will take place on October 29, 2024 at 6:30 pm.You must register by 5pm on October 28, 2024 to attend this event: Click Here

October 28, 2024 to December 12, 2024, An exhibit opening reception will take place on October 29, 2024 at 6:30 pm

Harriman Institute of Columbia University You must register by 5pm on October 28, 2024 to attend this event. : https://harriman.columbia.edu/event/exhibit-opening-reception-children-of-the-war/

When: Wednesday, May 1, 5:00-7:00 PM

Where: Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave)
New York, NY 10075

Wednesday, May 1, 5:00-7:00 PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Join the viewing and discussion with director Semyon Pinkhasov of his new documentary Safer than the Land

2024 RACC Diaspora & Art Film Festival

Premiere

Wednesday, May 22, 5:00- 7:00 PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Wednesday, May 22, 5:00- 7:00 PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Russian-American Cultural Center with support from COJECO presents:

Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre by Duki Dror, Yossi Bloch

followed by a Q&A

Please RSVP to this email: russculture@aol.com by April 8, 2024

Tuesday, April 9, 7 PM

UJA-Federation of New York 130 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022

Join us on Wednesday, April 10th, at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents author Marina Temkina

 

Wednesday, April 10, 5:00-7:00 PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room 222 E. 79th Street (btw 2nd and 3rd Ave) New York, NY 10075

Blanche Walsh: The Forgotten Mother of Hollywood

(A story with a unique Russian twist)

The Legacy Program:  A series of conversations

 

Presented by John Bradin, Educator, Writer, Talk Show Host and Director,

The Blanche Walsh Project

 

When: March 25, 6:30 PM

Where: ZOOM

Monday, March 25, 2024

Russian American Cultural Center via ZOOM

2024 RACC Art Film Festival

USA Premiere

Join us on Wednesday, January 10th at 5:00 pm at the Yorkville Library for the program, featuring a new documentary from the esteemed director Gregory Kataev

Marlen Khutsiev. Montage of Time

Wednesday, January 10, 2023 | 5:00-7:00 PM

Yorkville Library

The Legacy Program:  A series of conversations.

Lenny Neyman:  Polina Khentova – The Unknown Amazon of the Jewish Avant-Garde.

When: Monday, December 18, 2023, 7:00 PM

Where: ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86274072823

In Russian

December 18, 2023 7PM

Zoom

Join us on Wednesday, December 13th at 5PM at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents William Brumfield, Professor of Slavic Studies and Sizeler Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University, who discusses the photography of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944), his own photographic project, "Lost America", and the peculiar nature of photography as an art form.

December 13, 2023 5PM

Yorkville Library

Join us on Wednesday, November 1st, at the Yorkville Library as the Russian American Cultural Center presents author Anna Halberstadt who will read poetry from her new collections in English and Russian.

Recorded Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc6fndu5UbU


 

Wednesday, November 1st, 5:00-7:00 PM

Yorkville Library, Meeting Room

The Lazar Khidekel Prize will be awarded for the Best Innovative Architectural Project in December 2020

December 2020

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The iconic images of infinite Suprematist legacy translated into breathtaking and elegant jewelry creations - now available for purchase

Feb 2017

LITERARY PROGRAM

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Uncle Vanya Café

About issues in the Russian-American community in New York City

Tues, May 17, 2016 | 6pm—8pm

Freely based on Anton Chekhov's Swan Song, The Great Nothing (Про Великое Ничто).

Three Nights Only! March 17th to 19th, 2016 at 8PM

The Balcony Theater West Park Presbyterian Church

The Russian Arts Theater and Studio return with the work of Nikolai Gogol.

February 27th to March 16th, 2016 Mondays to Saturdays at 8PM

The Balcony Theater - West Park Presbyterian Church.

and GOD created WOMAN ….showcases 30 art works by Alexander Movshovich

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 17, 2015 from 6-9 PM

Gallery RIVAA

THE MAXIMS OF PETER POCKETS at Dixon Place Zara Antonyan & Stephen Ochsner from The Meyerhold Theatre Centre, Moscow

THURSDAY, OCT. 1 AT 7:30PM

Dixon Place

A real Russian launch party will celebrate the publication of poet Larissa Shmailo’s debut novel, Patient Women. FREE;open to the public

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

New York City. A real Russian launch party will celebrate the publication of poet Larissa Shmailo’s debut novel, Patient Women

Cocktail reception to celebrate the publication of the book Lazar Khidekel and Suprematism by Prestel publishing

May 18, 2015

Christie’s

Film Screening and Discussion

Friday, May 15th, 2015 | 5:30 pm

Hunter College, City University of New York 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065 (Subway line #6) Auditorium 510 North Building