BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31868@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231108T200000 DTSTAMP:20231107T184441Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/tony-shalhoub-hiba-abid-and-randa-j arrar-the-prophet-at-100-and-arab-american-writing-in-new-york-2/ SUMMARY:Tony Shalhoub\, Hiba Abid\, and Randa Jarrar: The Prophet at 100 an d Arab American Writing in New York DESCRIPTION:Event Details\n\n\n\n\nOn the centenary of Kahlil Gibran’s be st-selling work of mystical prose-poetry\, actors and writers perform read ings and discuss the elusive legacy of his most famous book.\n\nIn-person registration for this event has sold out\, but livestream tickets are sti ll available. A limited number of standby tickets will be available on the night of the event.\n\nKahlil Gibran’s The Prophet\, a proto-New Age co llection of arcane and oracular poetic essays has sold over 100 million co pies in its 100-year lifespan and has made Gibran the third best-selling p oet after William Shakespeare and Laozi. Gibran\, a writer and artist who lived and worked primarily in the downtown Manhattan neighborhood then kno wn as Little Syria\, has derived a mixed reputation from his mysterious vo lume of musings on subjects like love\, law\, beauty\, and faith. He has b een beloved by various counter-cultural and spiritual movements over the d ecades\, but among scholars he is viewed alternatively as a “crucial mod ern innovator” or “horrifically retrograde.” An evening of readings\ , lecture\, and conversation will look into The Prophet and Gibran’s rep utation\, as well as the history of Arab and Arab-American writers in New York.\n\nThis event will also feature a one-night-only display of rare mat erials from the Library’s holdings.\n\nTo join the event in-person | Ple ase register for an In-Person Ticket. Doors will open 30 minutes before th e program begins. For LIVE from NYPL events\, we generally overbook to ens ure a full house. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment\; we will do our best to accommodate everyone. Booked seats that have not been claimed will be released shortly before start time\, and seats may become availab le then. A standby line will form 30 minutes before the program.\n\nTo joi n the livestream | A livestream of this event will be available on this NY PL event page. To receive an email reminder shortly in advance of the even t\, please be sure to register! If you encounter any issues\, please join us on NYPL's YouTube channel.\n\n\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\nHiba Abid is an art historian\, codicologist of Arabic manuscripts\, and is currently the Curator for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at The New York Public Libr ary. Hiba taught courses on Islamic manuscripts and material culture at Ne w York University’s Department of Art History and Institute of Fine Arts . She has also worked as an Associate Researcher at the National Library o f France\, and curated exhibitions at the Louvre Museum\, the Musée des A ugustins\, and Le 32bis: Center for Contemporary Art in Tunis. She studied Art history and archeology at the Sorbonne and received her PhD in Islami c Art history\, codicology and philology from the École Pratique des Haut es Études in Paris.\n\nRanda Jarrar is the author of the memoir Love Is An Ex-Country\, the novel A Map of Home\, and the collection of stories Hi m\, Me\, Muhammad Ali. She is a filmmaker and actor who has appeared in in dependent films and on the A24 TV shows Ramy and #1 Happy Family USA. She is a recipient of a Creative Capital Award and an American Book Award\, as well as awards and fellowships from the Lannan Foundation\, PEN\, and oth ers. She lives in Los Angeles.\n\nTony Shalhoub was born and raised in Gre en Bay\, Wisconsin. His father emigrated from Lebanon to the United States as an orphan at age eight. Shalhoub's mother was also Lebanese. Tony spen t most of his early acting career in the theater\, after graduating from Y ale Drama School in 1980. From 1980-1984 Tony was part of the company with the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge\, before moving to New York. He met his wife Brooke Adams in 1990 while working together in The Heidi C hronicles. In 2018\, he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for T he Band’s Visit\; in years prior to this\, Tony has been nominated on fi ve other occasions.\n\nTony is perhaps best known for his work as the obse ssive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the hit television series Monk\, for which he won a Golden Globe Award\, three Primetime Emmy Awards as we ll as two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work. More recently\, Tony is often known for his role as Abe Weissman in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Fo r his performance\, he has won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstandi ng Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. Other notable TV credit s include Antonio Scarpacci in Wings\, Stark Raving Mad\, and Nurse Jackie .\n\nCurrently\, Tony can be seen as Roger Enrico in Eva Longoria’s Flam in' Hot. Some of Shalhoub’s other film credits include The Assignment\, Pain &\; Gain\, the Men in Blackfranchise\, Galaxy Quest\, The Seige\, The Man Who Wasn't There\, Big Night\, Barton Fink as well as voicing the character of Luigi in the Cars franchise and Master Splinter in the Teenag e Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.\n\n\n\nVISIT TREASURES\nBe sure to visit the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures\, the Library's first-ever permanent exhibition highlighting our world-renowned research collections. To register and learn more about the exhibition\, cl ick here.\n\nDon't have a New York Public Library card? Get one here!\n\n \n\nIf you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or suspect you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive\, please stay home. \nACCESSIBILITY NOTES\nIn-Person\n\n Assistive listening devices and/or h earing loops are available at the venue.\n You can request a free ASL (Am erican Sign Language) interpretation or CART (Communication Access Real-Ti me Translation) captioning service by emailing your request at least two w eeks in advance of the event: email accessibility@nypl.org or use this Gma il template.\n This venue is fully accessible to wheelchairs.\n\nLivestre am\n\n Captions and a transcript will be provided.\n Media used over the course of the conversation will be accompanied by alt text and/or audio d escription.\n You can request a free ASL (American Sign Language) interpr etation by emailing your request at least two weeks in advance of the even t: email accessibility@nypl.org or use this Gmail template.\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/11/The_Prophet.jpg CATEGORIES:#arabic,Arab,Arab Ameircan Event,culture,Khalil Gibran LOCATION:Stephen a. Schwarzman Building\, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street\, Ne w York\, New York\, 10018\, United States GEO:40.753483;-73.980889 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Fifth Avenue and 42nd Stree t\, New York\, New York\, 10018\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE =Stephen a. Schwarzman Building:geo:40.753483,-73.980889 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR