The Joy of Personal Writing – Fall Semester
Monday, October 1 (started Sept. 17)
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Drawing Class
Tuesday, October 2
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Room 507
Lost Weekends: Alcoholism in the Movies
7:00-9:30 PM (Except as noted)
Ceremonial Hall - 4th floor
Host and discussion leader: Kurt Brokaw, MS, teaches at The New School and the 92nd Street Y
A 10-week fall film series featuring screenings/discussions of the rarest and classic feature films on drinking and drinkers.
By subscription only, series $195. NYSEC members special series price $125. For additional information contact Gloria Chandler, at 212-874-5210, ext. 117. To register for this film series click here: registration form.
A pro-rated fee will be charged for those registering after the first film.
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Oct. 2 | Introduction. The Struggle D.W. Griffth's final and only talking film (1931, 77 min.). The first feature about an alcoholic. Script by Anita Loos. Plus key scenes from Nightmare Alley; Bottom of the Bottle; Come Back Little Sheba; 8 Million Ways To Die; Leaving Las Vegas, and My Name Is Bill W. |
| Oct. 9 | The Lost Weekend From Charles Jackson's novel, the most harrowing portrait of a drunk in 20th century fiction, with Ray Milland and Jane Wyman, directed by Billy Wilder. 1945 Oscars: Best Picture, Actor, Director, Screenplay. |
| Oct. 16 | Smash-up, The Story Of A Woman Susan Hayward, a powerhouse actress, stars as a nightclub singer and failing parent in 1945 Manhattan who descends into alcoholism. Eddie Albert is a supportive songwriter. |
| Oct. 23 | Something To Live For (1954) Ray Milland returns as a recovering alcoholic who 12th-steps Joan Fontaine, losing his sobriety. With Teresa Wright, directed by George Stevens. Plus scenes from Milland's drunken "Night Into Morning" (1954). |
| Oct. 30 | I'll Cry Tomorrow Susan Hayward returns in 1955 as Follies beauty and Hollywood star Lillian Roth in this stirring, biographical drama. Eddie Albert co-stars again, this time as a recovering alcoholic. |
| Nov. 6 | Come Fill The Cup A great 1951 performance by James Cagney as a drunken Chicago news reporter. With Phyllis Thaxter, From Harlan Ware's boozy gangland novel. Cagney's one lost film, rarely seen. |
| Nov. 13 | The Country Girl Bing Crosby's astonishing 1954 role as an alcoholic actor trying for a last comeback, based on Clifford Odets' play. William Holden is his director, Oscar-winning Grace Kelly is his wife. |
| Nov. 20 | Days Of Wine and Roses PR exec and drunk (Jack Lemmon) plunges his wife (Lee Remick in her finest role) into alcoholism with him. Blake Edwards directs this 1962 classic from J.P. Miller's script with unflinching realism. |
| Nov. 27 | Under The Volcano Albert Finney is the alcoholic counsel. In John Huston's stark 1984 drama set in Mexico, based on the autobiographical 1947 novel by Malcolm Lowry. With Jacqueline Bisset, Katy Jurado. Quite rare. |
| Dec. 4 7:00-10:00 p.m. double feature! |
Barfly and Drunks First Charles Bukowski's 1987 LA bar scene with Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke. Then Peter Cohn's 1995 fictionalized Times Square AA meeting. Sharing are Faye Dunaway, Dianne Wiest, Richard Lewis, Amanda Plummer, Howard Rollins, Parker Posey and Spalding Gray. |
Foundations of Ethical Culture
Wednesday, October 3
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Room 514
Tony Hileman, "The Eight Commitments of Ethical Culture."
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Foundations of Ethical Culture
Wednesday evenings in October
6:00 - 7:30 PM
A four-week series of talks on the history, foundations, and application of Ethical Culture. These talks are most interesting and enjoyable, and provide valuable background for new and longtime members, nonmembers, and everyone in-between.
- Schedule:
- October 3 – Tony Hileman, “The Eight Commitments of Ethical Culture”
- October 10 – Joe Chuman, “The Social and Intellectual Roots of Ethical Culture”
- October 17 – Curt Collier, “The Ethics of Ethical Culture”
- October 24 – Anne Klaeysen, “Moral Education”
New and prospective members are encouraged to attend. Admission is free.
Men's Group
Wednesday, October 3
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Room 508
Great Books
Wednesday, October 3
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Room 507
Moliere, The Misanthrope (complete work)
Euripides, Medea (complete work)
List for the season
The Joy of Personal Writing – Fall Semester
Thursday, October 4 (started Sept. 20)
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Film Forum
Friday, October 5
7:00 - 9:00 PM (doors open 6:30)
Room 507
The Captain’s Paradise (1953), directed by Anthony Kimmins. Alec Guinness is the sailor with a different wife in each of his two ports of call, played by Celia Johnson and Yvonne de Carlo, one high spirited, the other more of a homebody.
Ben Bean will lead the discussion about the ethical issues raised in the film. Admission: $3 members; $4 nonmembers. Popcorn included.
Open House Tour
Saturday, October 6
1:00 - 3:00 PM
This is the second year NYSEC will offer its Open House New York tour of the Society’s historic building.
Ruth Cohen will be leading the tour this year. Last year’s tour proved very popular. There are many interesting things to see. A wonderful opportunity for members and friends to learn more about the historic building and see its beautiful features "up close."
Sunday Meeting, October 7
Early Sunday Morning - 10:00 a.m.
Singing Practice - Led by Patricia Bruder Debrovner and Jerry Ranck. Ceremonial Hall-4th floor.
Sunday School - Ethics for Children - 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rooms 507 & 508
Unity in Diversity: Exploring Ethics Through the Cultures of the World
Sunday Meeting - 11:15 a.m. - Auditorium
"What's the Big Idea?"
Tony Hileman, Senior Leader
Henryka Komanska Presides
Afternoon Activities - 1:45 p.m. - Ceremonial Hall, 4th Floor
Public Issues Committee (PIC): Eric Volpe will initiate a discussion on Iran. Abe Markman presides.
Video of today's event: October 7, 2007
Hileman - What's the Big Idea?
Society Offices Closed - Columbus Day
Monday, October 9
Drawing Class
Tuesday, October 9
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Room 507
The Joy of Personal Writing – Fall Semester
Tuesday, October 9* (started Sept. 17)
6:30 – 8:30 PM
* Monday was a holiday
