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Hunter College's Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging is co-sponsoring a Mayoral Forum on Aging in NYC tomorrow at 9:30AM. Attendees will hear from candidates on their plans to make New York City a better place to age. More info/RSVP: http://bit.ly/3a7uKdb

Hunter College congratulates two faculty members and two alumni who have received prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships for scholarship and creativity in the arts. Victoria Johnson, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, A.K. Burns, Professor of Art & Art History, and alums Kaitlyn Greenidge (MFA '10) and Tracie Morris (MFA '01) were named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows. https://www.forbes.com//guggenheim-fellows-for-2021-anno/

Visit our online exhibit commemorating President Franklin Roosevelt who saved Americans from hunger & hopelessness & changed the country forever by reshaping government to help its citizens RIP April 12, 1945 rhppi.org/death-of-fdr

This summer Hunter's Brookdale Campus (425 East 25th St) will be offering limited housing, with a priority application deadline of May 1st. For more info and to apply for Summer 2021 housing, visit http://hunter.cuny.edu//living-at-hunt/summer-2021-housing

Join Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College today at 5PM for the 2020 Jack Newfield Lecture with special remarks by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo. Panelists Eileen Markey, Tom Robbins and Andrea Bernstein will discuss Wayne Barrett’s Without Compromise. Moderated by Sheryl McCarthy. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2020Newfield

A stupendous performance of the Verdi-Liszt Rigoletto Paraphrase by Cuban pianist Jorge Bolet, given at the October 3, 1970 International Piano Library concert ...at Hunter College - 50 years ago to the day of this upload. Earlier that year, a fire started by thieves had caused terrible damage to the International Piano Library's offices in New York, so a benefit concert was arranged to raise funds for the organization. An illustrious list of pianists donated their performances for this stupendous gala event: Fernando Valenti, Jesus Maria Sanroma, Earl Wild, Bruce Hungerford, Ivan Davis, Alicia de Larrocha (who was president of the IPL at the time), Gunnar Johansen, Raymond Lewenthal, Jorge Bolet, Rosalyn Tureck, and Guiomar Novaes. The concert was recorded and subsequently issued on two LPs by the International Piano Library. One of the stars of the evening was Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who despite some tremendous concert appearances and LP releases was still largely unknown to the wider public. He brought down the house with two Liszt opera paraphrases that led legendary soprano Beverly Sills - the one non-pianist performing that evening - to make a joke about him upstaging her in a performance of her repertoire, adding that she was tempted to sing the Minute Waltz. (She ended up singing the Chopin E-Flat Nocturne worked into an arrangement of arias created by her accompanist Roland Gagnon.) Indeed, Bolet's performance of the Verdi-Liszt Rigoletto Paraphrase here is utterly beguiling, with incredible tonal colours, impeccable timing, natural inflection in the shaping of phrases, and dazzling fingerwork without any compromise to tone or musical integrity. His glistening runs and refined pianissimo shading are indeed astounding - true virtuoso pianism, at once thrilling and of the highest musicality. (Do give a listen to the link I shared earlier of one of Laroccha's performances - it's amazing!)

This Wednesday, October 7, at 5pm--a discussion of the groundbreaking new cradle-to-grave biography of Eleanor Roosevelt by acclaimed writer David Michaels, with the author himself. Don't miss it! Free on Zoom and open to all:

TONIGHT: Speaking of Justice continues with Policing: Reform, Defund, or Abolish? featuring panelists Alex Vitale, Gloria Browne-Marshall & Beverly Emers. Join us via Zoom: bit.ly/Justice1001

Hunter is proud of our student athletes and our college's long history of outstanding sportsmanship. Check out this video highlighting our athetics department--and consider joining a team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f75yxO85GvY

Keep Moving--an online performance commissioned by John and Jody Arnhold and the American Dance Festival features 16 Hunter College dancers in collaboration with Monica Bill Barnes & Company. The performances will run from September 30-October 4. There is a suggested donation of $10. https://www.classy.org/give/300744/#!/donation/checkout

Join us on September 30 at noon for the next #HunterAtHome program with Hunter College Distinguished Writer in Residence, Mychal Denzel Smith, and author Valeria Luiselli for a lunchtime discussion of Smith’s new book, "Stakes Is High." https://hunter.cuny.edu//hunterhome-stakes-is-high-life-/

Join Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College TONIGHT at 5PM for what promises to be a fascinating discussion!

Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay! To register or check your registration status, visit https://on.ny.gov/2RB0uOf #VoteReady #NYCVotes #CUNYVotes

Tonight at 5PM! Join us via Zoom.

Reminder: No classes scheduled from Friday Sept 18th through Sunday September 20th. Enjoy the weekend, Hawks!

Still remembering those we lost in 2001 on that tragic day. Let’s keep their memory alive.