Lecture Series
Thursday, January 08 2026
Common Ground: Is The Arc of The Moral Universe Bending Towards Justice in 2026 America? An MLK Day Inspired Values-based Conversation
viewFriday, January 09 2026
Clergy Talk—Shalom Gorgeous: Barbra Streisand on Judaism and Jewish Identity
viewFriday, January 09 2026
92NY Live: Eat Your Ice Cream—What Science Really Says About Living Well
viewTuesday, January 13 2026
JCCU: Comparative African Modern Art—The Harlem Renaissance and Modernism
viewThursday, January 15 2026
Foreign Affairs Discussion Group: Greece, 15 Years After Financial Crisis
viewFriday, January 16 2026
Challah and Conversation: “Let Justice Roll Like Might Waters”—The Prophetic Foundations of the Civil Rights Movement
view
Renard Lecture Series
Select Mondays, 10:00–11:30 am (unless otherwise noted)
FREE for Members, $10 Non-members
The Renard Lecture Series is made possible in part by a grant from the Henry H. Renard Foundation, sponsors, and program participants.
Musical concerts and first-person accounts are combined with traditional lectures by scholars and experts in their fields. Presenters offer stimulating, informative, engaging, and unique insights into music, literature, art, history, sports, take-out film, archeology, and pop culture, and more. The series is open to all and geared toward people 50 years of age and older seeking a cultural and intellectual experience. Join us once or participate in all!
Jewish Life Lectures & Discussions
See upcoming dates, topics, and speakers on the Learning & Conversations page.
Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
Join international economist David Cheney to discuss pressing international relations issues of our time.
See calendar above for upcoming dates!
92NY Live
Experience streamed world-class events happening on the stage of the 92nd Street Y without the commute! You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy cutting edge talks, performances, and concerts covering the latest in arts, entertainment, science, music, and more. We will view a 92NY Live event together as a community once a month, as well as have access to select broadcasts from their archives. See upcoming events and on-demand selections.
JCC U
Members: $25; non-members: $36 for entire series
Are you a lifelong learner? Come take part in JCC U, our new lecture series that covers topics in art, science, and the humanities.
Comparative African Modern Art
2 Tuesdays; January 6 and 13; 1:00–2:30 pm
Members: $15; non-members: $20 for the series (drop ins also welcome)
Art historian Serdar Arat is back with a two-part lecture series that looks at how African and African-diasporic artists helped shape modern art around the world. We’ll explore the Harlem Renaissance alongside European modernists to see how artists learned from one another and pushed new styles forward. We’ll also look at global traditions that inspired Western art in the 19th and 20th centuries. These talks offer an accessible, visually rich look at how cultures connect and influence each other through art.
January 6: “Sources of Modern Art”
January 11: “The Harlem Renaissance and Modernism”
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Events
Common Ground: Is The Arc of The Moral Universe Bending Towards Justice in 2026 America? An MLK Day Inspired Values-based Conversation
Thu, Jan 08, 2026
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Clergy Talk—Shalom Gorgeous: Barbra Streisand on Judaism and Jewish Identity
Fri, Jan 09, 2026
9:30am - 10:30am
92NY Live: Eat Your Ice Cream—What Science Really Says About Living Well
Fri, Jan 09, 2026
1:00pm - 2:15pm
JCCU: Comparative African Modern Art—The Harlem Renaissance and Modernism
Tue, Jan 13, 2026
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Foreign Affairs Discussion Group: Greece, 15 Years After Financial Crisis
Thu, Jan 15, 2026
7:00pm - 8:15pm
Challah and Conversation: “Let Justice Roll Like Might Waters”—The Prophetic Foundations of the Civil Rights Movement
Fri, Jan 16, 2026
9:30am - 10:30am
