Young Lions

Fall Series 2009:


Special Event:  September Soirée
September 14, 2009
Join us for a festive evening of drinks and conversation at Norwood to welcome the new Fellows of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers and the Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence.


Forum:  An Evening with the Demon Dog of American Literature
October 1, 2009
James Ellroy is one of America's greatest living writers - with the wit and bravado to match.  Join Nathaniel Rich of The Paris Review as he talks with the self-proclaimed "greatest crime novelist who ever lived."

Young Lions Conservator Salon:  Andrew Ross Sorkin
October 29, 2009
Acclaimed New York Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin delivers the first true behind-the-scenes account of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression.  Hosted by author Marisha Pessl in her home. 


Benefit Event:
  Young Lions Benefit Party "A Bright Future"
November 2, 2009
Join the Young Lions for an inspiring and futuristic evening of cocktails, dessert, and dancing!  This exciting event is chaired by Emma Bloomberg, Nick Brown, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Hess, Scarlett Johansson, Hudson Morgan, Andrea L. Olshan, and Jessica Tisch.  Buy tickets here. 


JUST ADDED: Special Reception with Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach
November 9, 2009
Celebrate the release of Fantastic Mr. Fox with Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach and the Young Lions!


Forum:  Justice Now with Larissa MacFarquhar, Michael Sandel and Uzodinma Iweala
November 18, 2009
Join us for a lively debate about ethics in the modern day.  What does it mean to do the right thing?  This forum will question our assumptions and take us closer to what it means to have justice now.


Young Lions Conservator Salon:
  The Original of Laura
December 7, 2009
After decades of deliberation, Vladimir Nabokov's son has decided to release the master's final unfinished novella.  Go inside the Berg Collection's Nabokov Archive with curator Isaac Gerwitz and discuss The Original of Laura with editor Amy Grace Loyd of Playboy during this special Salon. 



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