Many CBH Talks were recorded. To view, visit the Center for Brooklyn History Talks YouTube channel at bklynlib.org/CBH-Talks.
Past Events
University Open Air: Mind Training: How to Deal with Destructive Emotions. Tibetan Buddhist Psychology and Methods
Students will learn some simple and effective methods on how to deal with negative emotions, particularly useful for when we are overwhelmed by those feelings.
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University Open Air: AI for Everyone
The headlines are filled with news about Artificial Intelligence (AI), making it difficult to separate hype from reality. AI presents many opportunities as well as challenges for our communities. It can help us solve complex problems, but it can also displace jobs and harm our civil rights if…
University Open Air: Tibetan Yoga: The Five Movements for Balancing the Five Elements in our Bodies
Learn five standing yoga movements that release tensions and blockages in our gross body and subtle energy channels. Physical movement, breath, and awareness are coordinated to harmonize our body, energy, and mind. These five movements especially open…
University Open Air: Making Music from our Surroundings
How can we make music drawing inspiration from our daily lives? Can we translate into sound what we observe in, for instance, a tarot card or a painting? What lies behind notes and rhythm? In the past few decades, musicians have been exploring alternative ways to compose and perform…
University Open Air: What’s in the day to day?
*This is a two-part class--participants are welcome to attend either or both.
Part one is a conversation seen through the work of female artists and writers about all that surrounds us on our day to day. We’ll talk about our approach to the expected and predictable; our home, our work,…
University Open Air: Healing: Meditation on the Three-Syllable Mantra. A Simple Method of Healing Oneself and Others
The power of mantra is beyond our imagination, so is visualization. The combination of mantra recitation and visualization is more powerful. For centuries the three-syllable mantra meditation practice has been one of the key practices…
University Open Air: Yoga Training: Seven Pranayamas for Optimum Physical and Mental Wellbeing
We will explore the intricacies of pranayama (breathing technique), including breathing mechanisms, natural breathing patterns, and some profound benefits of these ancient practices. You will learn about body posture and experience the…
Inspired by Brooklyn | Music and a Movie
Singer-songwriter Tsebiyah Mishael Derry performs, followed by a screening of the 1980 film Brighton Beach, introduced by filmmaker Susan Wittenberg.About "Inspired by Brooklyn"
The Brooklyn vibe is in the room at this cabaret-style series presented in connection with CBH’s…
Just Conversations: Medical Racism, An Issue of Life and Death
About Just ConversationsJust Conversations is a series co-presented by the Center for Brooklyn History and Brooklyn Org that brings into dialogue injustices in our borough, city, and society and gives voice to the change makers who move us towards a more equitable future. First up: Medical Racism.…
CBH Talk | Could It Happen Here? America's Illiberal History, Fascism, and the Thin Line Between Them
To view a livestream of this program, please go to this link.Throughout America’s history an illiberal strain of political thought has existed within our democratic society, argues Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Steven Hahn in his new book Illiberal America. We see it today in White…
Inspired by Brooklyn | Music and a Movie
Tonight! Jazz violinist Kensuke Shoji performs, followed by a screening of the 2008 film A Hole in a Fence, introduced by filmmaker D. W. Young. About "Inspired by Brooklyn"The Brooklyn vibe is in the room at this cabaret-style series presented in connection with CBH’s…
Inspired by Brooklyn | Music and a Movie
Singer-songwriter Zoe Tan performs, followed by a screening of the 2013 film Flex is Kings, introduced by filmmakers Michael Beach Nichols and Deidre Schoo.About "Inspired by Brooklyn"
The Brooklyn vibe is in the room at this cabaret-style series presented in connection with CBH’s…
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