Upcoming Events

The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, through its varied funding initiatives, including the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Institute for NY History, Politics and Community Activism, supports numerous, diverse events that are open, and most often free to the public. For more information about each event, click on the image to view a larger invitation; you can also contact us to learn how to register for upcoming programs.

Recent and Upcoming Events

A dedication of two Cultural Medallions to honor three Notable New Yorkers
Designers MASSIMO AND LELLA VIGNELLI and sculptor LOUISE NEVELSON
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 -- 4:00 PM ET
To register in advance for this webinar Click Here

Cultural Medallion Dedication to honor legendary journalist and news anchor WALTER CRONKITE
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 -- 4:00 PM ET
To register in advance for this webinar Click Here

Cultural Medallion Dedication for
CHRISTO and JEANNE-CLAUDE
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET
A Zoom Event

HANNAH ARENDT
AUTHORITARIANISM, ACTIVISM, & ANTISEMITISM
Friday, December 16, 2022

CULTURAL MEDALLION DEDICATION CEREMONY
to honor the life and work of activist Larry Kramer
Thursday, October 27, 2022
A Zoom event

CULTURAL MEDALLION DEDICATION CEREMONY
to honor the life and work of photographer James Van Der Zee
Tuesday, September 20. 2022
A Zoom event

CULTURAL MEDALLION DEDICATION CEREMONY
to honor the life and work of Jacques D’Ambrose
Monday, May 16 2022
A Zoom event

NYC HISTORY, POLITICS, ART & ARCHITECTURE
Thursday December 9, 2021
NYC Landmarks50+ Alliance meeting

WALTER ISAACSON ON “THE CODE BREAKER: JENNIFER DOUDNA, GENE EDITING AND THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE”
Thursday April, 29 2021
Presented live on Zoom

AN EVERLASTING LIGHT
A Chanukah Classical Music Program
Wednesday December 14, 2022 6:30 PM ET
Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Avenue at East 63rd Street

WHAT’S NEXT FOR NEW YORK CITY?
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

CULTURAL MEDALLION DEDICATION CEREMONY
to honor the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston
Tuesday, June 14 2022
A Zoom event

THE STATE OF GLOBAL DEMOCRATIC ORDER
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 6:30 PM ET
Zoom and live presentation at the New-York Historical Society

HANDEL & HANUKKAH
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 6:30 PM
Live-stream and in-person concert at
Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Avenue at East 65th Street

A CONVERSATION WITH ARI MELBER
Saturday, October 19, 2019
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West

GRACELAND, AT LAST: NOTES ON HOPE AND HEARTACHE
Monday, December 5, 2022
A Zoom event: Click HERE to view the presentation

WILDLAND: THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF AMERICA’S FURY
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 / 6:30 PM ET

GALA ORGAN CONCERT
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 7:00PM ET
St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy, 325 Park Avenue

NEW YORK: YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW
Tuesday, February 17, 2022
Zoom Meeting 12:00-2:00 PM ET

THE ENDURING FIGHT FOR THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 6:30 PM ET
Zoom and Live Presentation at the New-York Historical Society

NEW YORK: REMEMBERING THE PAST, ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE
Thursday, May 19 2022
NYC Landmarks50+ Alliance Zoom presentation

NEW YORK’S FUTURE IN ITS PAST
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:30 PM ET
Zoom Presentation at the New-York Historical Society

NEW YORK CITY: WHAT’S NEXT?
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
NYC Landmarks50+ Alliance meeting

Cultural Medallion Dedication for
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET
A Zoom event

We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our efforts,
and seek to support communities historically under-represented or unrecognized by mainstream culture.

Thank you for your interest in the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation.