Culture For The Non-Cultured

As many of you know, for the past 2 years, I have organized a large social group in New York City called Culture for the Non-Cultured Meetup. We attend cultural events around the city — theater, museums, walking tours, baseball games, and more — in groups of 20-60 people. Events are usually held 3-4 times per week. Afterwards, we eat together, because nothing builds community quite like sitting around a table full of calories.

Upcoming events that are already announced on the Meetup site are

Carnegie Hall: Behind the Scenes Tour

Theater!: Life in a Marital Institution Plus Q & A with the Performer

And, this is NOT announced on the site yet, but we are going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a self-guided tour on July 12th. The event will probably be officially announced tomorrow.

Here’s the exhibits we shall see there (for more information on each of the exhibits, please visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art website):

1. “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy,” which explores “fashion and its ability to empower and transform the human body.” Come see what Superman, Wonderwoman, and the Hulk wore, and how their fashions are reflections of art and culture.

2. “Pop Art: Works on Paper,” an American art movement that began in the 60’s and appropriated images, techniques, and materials from mass-media and popular culture and presented them in bold, graphic formats. Notable members of the movement included the painters Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann, and the sculptor Claes Oldenburg.”

3. “Jeff Koons on the Roof,” If the weather is good, we’ll go up on the roof to see Jeff Koons’ sculptures — there’s even one that looks like one of those dog balloons that clowns make — and take in the gorgeous view of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.