BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Puffin Cultural Forum - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Puffin Cultural Forum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250124T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250124T140000 DTSTAMP:20250107T135333Z CREATED:20250102T171554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T135333Z UID:10000059-1737727200-1737727200@www.puffinculturalforum.org SUMMARY:Music of the Yiddish Silver Screen - Lecture & Presentation DESCRIPTION:Past Events › Talk \n \n \n \n Talk \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Buy Tickets\n \n \n share \n \n\n \n \n Eve Sicular\, bandleader and drummer for both Isle of Klezbos & Metropolitan Klezmer\, presents a lecture diving into the various soundtrack gems of Yiddish films. \nHer multi-media array will feature such clips as the tenement wedding scene in “Uncle Moses\,” a coming-out tango from “Americaner Schadchen” [American Matchmaker]\, a lovelorn lament from a lesser-known scene in “The Dybbuk\,” and Molly Picon’s swinging theme song from “Mamele\,” all of which her bands have also adapted into their own arrangements. \nUsing her experiences as a film archivist for YIVO Institute\, curatorial staffer for MoMA’s landmark Yiddish cinema retrospective Bridge of Light\, and now film programmer for Yiddish New York Festival\, she will also share footage from movie sources including an unexpected melange of Socialist credo and dialect humor; a rare glimpse of Soviet Yiddish star Solomon Mikhoels in a beloved musical comedy; and a Polish operatic subtext for a Moishe Oysher lullaby\, among many other insights. \n  \nSuggested Donation: $10 \nRSVP below\, OR call: 201-836-3499 (Must call before Thurs. 1/23 at 5PM) \nIf you cannot pay the suggested donation\, please call 201-836-3499 or email aortega@puffinfoundation.org to make free reservation(s). Thank you! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, January 24 \n \n \n Time: 2:00 PM \n \n Location: \n \n \n 20 Puffin Way \n \n Teaneck \n \n New Jersey \n \n 07666 \n \n \n \n Cost: $10.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n \n\n \n iCalendar \n\n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n \n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n\n \n Export .ics file \n\n \n\n \n Export Outlook .ics file \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prepare For Your Visit\nGot your reservations? Get ready to attend this event by getting directions\, reviewing our venue rules\, and reading about our accessibility features. \nVisit us URL:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/event/music-of-the-yiddish-silver-screen-lecture-presentation/ LOCATION:20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, NJ 07666\, 20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, New Jersey\, 07666 CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MusicYiddishScreen_InstaFlier.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T110000 DTSTAMP:20241207T150221Z CREATED:20241206T212400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T150221Z UID:10000054-1733655600-1733655600@www.puffinculturalforum.org SUMMARY:Puffin Interview Series With Dr. Joe Chuman: Joshua Leifer DESCRIPTION:Past Events › Talk \n \n \n \n Talk \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n share \n \n\n \n \n Join us for the premiere of a new interview by Dr. Joe Chuman of author Joshua Leifer\, who will be discussing his book Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life. \nTablets Shattered is Joshua Leifer’s lively and personal history of the fractured American Jewish present. Leifer provides an illuminating and meticulously reported map of contemporary Jewish life and a sober conjecture about its future. As it traverses today’s Jewish landscape through uncommon personal familiarity with the widest range of Jewish experience\, Tablets Shattered also charts the universal quest to build enduring communities amid historical and political rupture. \nJoshua Leifer is a journalist\, editor\, and translator. His essays and reporting have appeared widely in international publications\, including The New York Review of Books\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, The New Statesman\, Haaretz\, The Nation\, and elsewhere. A member of the Dissent editorial board\, he previously worked as an editor at Jewish Currents and at +972 Magazine. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Yale University\, where his research focuses on the history of modern moral and social thought. \nThis interview will premiere on our Youtube channel on Sunday\, December 8th 2024 at 4:00PM! \nView the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Ld17s8J_Q \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, January 24 \n \n \n Time: 2:00 PM \n \n Location: \n \n \n 20 Puffin Way \n \n Teaneck \n \n New Jersey \n \n 07666 \n \n \n \n Cost: $10.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n \n\n \n iCalendar \n\n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n \n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n\n \n Export .ics file \n\n \n\n \n Export Outlook .ics file URL:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/event/puffin-interview-series-with-dr-joe-chuman-joshua-leifer/ LOCATION:20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, NJ 07666\, 20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, New Jersey\, 07666 CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Chuman_JoshuaLeifer_flier.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T150000 DTSTAMP:20240714T022955Z CREATED:20240711T205854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T022955Z UID:10000026-1721833200-1721833200@www.puffinculturalforum.org SUMMARY:Puffin Interview Series With Dr. Joe Chuman: Anthony F. Greco (IN PERSON) DESCRIPTION:Past Events › Talk \n \n \n \n Talk \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n share \n \n\n \n \n Join us for a live\, in-person interview by Dr. Joe Chuman of author Anthony F. Greco\, who will be discussing his book Chomsky’s Challenge to American Power: A Guide for the Critical Reader\, published by Vanderbilt University Press. The on-stage discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A! \nSuggested Donation: $10 \nRSVP at: https://chomskyschallengeatpuffin.eventbrite.com \nOr call: 201-836-3499 \nIf you cannot pay the suggested donation\, please call 201-836-3499 or email aortega@puffinfoundation.org to make free reservation(s). Thank you! \nAbout Chomsky and the book: \nNoam Chomsky is a pioneering scholar in the field of linguistics\, but he is better known as a public intellectual: an iconoclastic\, radical critic of US politics and foreign policy. Chomsky’s Challenge examines most of the major subjects Chomsky has dealt with in his nearly half century of intellectual activism–the Vietnam War\, America’s broader international role (especially its interventions in the Third World)\, the structure of power in American politics\, the role of the media and of intellectuals in forming public opinion\, and American foreign policy in the post-Cold War world. \nChomsky is as controversial as he is influential. Admirers see him as a courageous teller of unpleasant truths about political power and those who wield it in the United States. Critics view him as a propagandist and ideologue who sees only black and white where there are multiple shades of gray. While Chomsky’s fans tend to view him uncritically\, his critics often don’t take him seriously. Unlike any previous work\, this book takes Chomsky seriously while treating him critically. The author gives Chomsky credit for valuable contributions to our understanding of the contemporary political world but spares no criticism of the serious deficiencies he sees in Chomsky’s political analyses. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, January 24 \n \n \n Time: 2:00 PM \n \n Location: \n \n \n 20 Puffin Way \n \n Teaneck \n \n New Jersey \n \n 07666 \n \n \n \n Cost: $10.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n \n\n \n iCalendar \n\n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n \n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n\n \n Export .ics file \n\n \n\n \n Export Outlook .ics file \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prepare For Your Visit\nGot your reservations? Get ready to attend this event by getting directions\, reviewing our venue rules\, and reading about our accessibility features. \nVisit us URL:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/event/puffin-interview-series-with-dr-joe-chuman-anthony-f-greco-in-person/ LOCATION:20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, NJ 07666\, 20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, New Jersey\, 07666 CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Anthony_greco_flier.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T120000 DTSTAMP:20240714T022043Z CREATED:20240711T210226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T022043Z UID:10000027-1720958400-1720958400@www.puffinculturalforum.org SUMMARY:Stories And Music From “Chopping Wood” With David Bernz\, On Pete Seeger DESCRIPTION:Past Events › Talk \n \n \n \n Talk \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n share \n \n\n \n \n Come listen to author\, musician\, and two-time Grammy-winning producer David Bernz present stories and music from his new book\, Chopping Wood: Thoughts & Stories Of A Legendary American Folksinger based on his years of conversations with his close friend and collaborator\, Pete Seeger. The book takes readers on a uniquely personal journey through the legendary folksinger and songwriter’s remarkable life and career. Minimally edited to preserve Seeger’s trademark cadence\, the book is punctuated by historical images and commentary by David Bernz\, as well as remembrances from other musicians and friends and a foreword by Arlo Guthrie. Readers will come to know Pete more deeply as they hear this gentle\, principled man’s voice\, and bear witness to his humility and willingness to respect those whose opinions differed greatly from his own—vital qualities in these troubled and divisive times. \n“There is no one more important as a source of inspiration and process in the world of folk music than Pete.” – Peter Yarrow (from Peter\, Paul & Mary) \n  \nN95 or equivalent masks required. Limited quantity will be available at the door for those without one. \nSuggested Donation: $10 \nRSVP at: https://choppingwoodatpuffin.eventbrite.com \nOr call: 201-836-3499 \nIf you cannot pay the suggested donation\, please call 201-836-3499 or email aortega@puffinfoundation.org to make free reservation(s). Thank you! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, January 24 \n \n \n Time: 2:00 PM \n \n Location: \n \n \n 20 Puffin Way \n \n Teaneck \n \n New Jersey \n \n 07666 \n \n \n \n Cost: $10.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n \n\n \n iCalendar \n\n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n \n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n\n \n Export .ics file \n\n \n\n \n Export Outlook .ics file \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prepare For Your Visit\nGot your reservations? Get ready to attend this event by getting directions\, reviewing our venue rules\, and reading about our accessibility features. \nVisit us URL:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/event/stories-and-music-from-chopping-wood-with-david-bernz-on-pete-seeger/ LOCATION:20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, NJ 07666\, 20 Puffin Way\, Teaneck\, New Jersey\, 07666 CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/choppingwoodflier.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240602T120000 DTSTAMP:20240714T022444Z CREATED:20240711T203634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T022444Z UID:10000022-1717329600-1717329600@www.puffinculturalforum.org SUMMARY:Puffin Interview Series With Dr. Joe Chuman: Joe Conason (IN PERSON) DESCRIPTION:Past Events › Talk \n \n \n \n Talk \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n share \n \n\n \n \n Join us for a live\, in-person interview with author Joe Conason at the Puffin Cultural Forum. \nIn his upcoming book The Longest Con: How Grifters\, Swindlers\, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism\, scheduled to be released on July 10th\, Conason uses an unsparing and often comic narrative to explore the right’s long\, steep descent into a movement whose principal aim is not to protect freedom or defend the Constitution\, but merely to line the pockets of pretenders and blowhards whose malevolent tactics now endanger the nation. \nJoe Conason is an American journalist\, author\, and liberal political commentator. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The National Memo\, and is the editor of Type Investigations\, a nonprofit journalism center. He has authored two New York Times best-selling books: The Hunting of the President and Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth. \nThe on-stage discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. \nN95 or equivalent masks required. Limited quantity will be available at the door for those without one. \nSuggested Donation: $10 \nRSVP at: https://thelongestconatpuffin.eventbrite.com \nOr call: 201-836-3499 \nIf you cannot pay the suggested donation\, please call 201-836-3499 or email aortega@puffinfoundation.org to make free reservation(s). Thank you! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Date: Friday\, January 24 \n \n \n Time: 2:00 PM \n \n Location: \n \n \n 20 Puffin Way \n \n Teaneck \n \n New Jersey \n \n 07666 \n \n \n \n Cost: $10.00 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Add to calendar \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Google Calendar \n\n \n\n \n iCalendar \n\n \n\n \n Outlook 365 \n\n \n\n \n Outlook Live \n\n \n\n \n Export .ics file \n\n \n\n \n Export Outlook .ics file \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Prepare For Your Visit\nGot your reservations? 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