The next NY Salon event will be a discussion of Rebecca Skloot’s NY Times best seller: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Wednesday February 8 2012, 7pm.
This is not a walk-in event. You must email jean@nysalon.org to attend. Spaces are limited so please let us know if you wish to attend and if you wish to bring a guest.

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells – taken without her knowledge in 1951 – became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance. This phenomenal NY Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.

You can buy the book here (and yes, you must read the book!).

Time: 7.00pm until 8.30pm

Venue: Barnes & Noble, 86th & Lexington Avenue Branch, 150 East 86th Street, New York NY 10028, USA

Tickets: This event is free and open to the public. For further information please email Jean: nysaloninfo@yahoo.com

As the temperature rises in the immigration debate, what should our vision be for American society? Is there a moral case to welcome immigrants?


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The New York Salon Drinks, Music and More…

The New York Salon invites you to an end of year get together, post Thanksgiving and pre Christmas, where, with a spectacular backdrop, we can enjoy a for a relaxed evening of conversation, music (at 8.00pm) and stunning views of the city and, as ever, think and discuss (and probably argue a little!) about not only what has happened, but also where we might be headed.

We are extremely fortunate to have the extremely talented Ben Breen who is generously performing a number of chamber style pieces for us. Recognized as one of Australia’s outstanding violinists, Benjamin made his New York recital debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He has since toured in Australia, Europe, the United States and Japan, receiving critical acclaim both as soloist with orchestra, in recital and as chamber musician.

Or, in the words of Fanfare magazine, regarding his recording of Brahms with Milton Kaye, “Breen has a tone of such vibrancy and warmth it makes you want to cuddle……this becomes one of the top Brahms sonata discs on the market… I cannot praise the playing of this duo too highly…Very highly recommended”

For more on Ben Breen go to http://www.aussifiddler.com/biography.html

Ben will perform:

• “Sarabande”, From the Partita No. 2 in D minor, J.S. Bach
• “Daises”, Rachmaninov/Heifetz
• “Estrelita” (My Little Star) – Mexican Serenade, Ponce/Heifetz
• “Beau Soir” (Beautiful Evening), Debussy/Heifetz
• “The Girl with the Flaxen Hair”, Debussy/Hartmann
• “Smile” from Modern Times, Charles Chaplin/Ogermann

Battle of Ideas 2008 1 & 2 November, London

The Battle of Ideas 2008 will be a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debate organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art.  Battle of Ideas