150th Anniversary Events
We’re celebrating our 150th anniversary nationwide throughout 2015. We have a limited number of regional and national sponsorship opportunities still available. Please email jessica@thenation.com to learn more.
August 27, September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1 & 8, 7:00 pm
Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake City, UT
Featuring Hot Type screening (8/20), Mark Hertsgaard (8/27), George Zornick (9/3), Katha Pollitt (9/10), Ari Berman (9/17), John Nichols (9/24), Zoe Carpenter (10/1), and Mychal Denzel Smith (10/8). These events are free and open to the public. Visit slcpl.org for info.
September 10, 7:00pm
BookCulture
New York, NY
D.D. Guttenplan and Eric Foner read and discuss Guttenplan’s new book, The Nation: A Biography and discuss The Nation‘s history. Signing to follow. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit bookculture.org
September 20, 5:00 pm
The Brooklyn Book Festival
St. Ann’s Trinity Church, Brooklyn, New York
The Nation at 150 — A conversation with Chris Hayes, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Greg Grandin and Patricia J. Williams marking the 150th anniversary of The Nation. This event is free and open to the public. Check brooklynbookfestival.org for information.
October 3
The Woodstock Film Festival
Woodstock, New York
One-night screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Q&A with Kopple and Katrina vanden Heuvel to follow. Check back soon for information.
October 11, 4:30 pm
Hollywood Theatre
Portland, OR
One-night screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Q&A with John Nichols and Richard Kim to follow. Visit hollywoodtheatre.org for information and tickets.
October 13, 7:30 pm
The Newmark Theater, presented in partnership with Literary Arts
Portland, OR
The Nation LIVE! at Literary Arts featuring Katrina vanden Heuvel, Naomi Klein, Dave Zirin, Ursula Le Guin, Walter Mosley, Sherman Alexie, Zoe Carpenter, Richard Kim and John Nichols. Visit portland5.com for information and tickets.
October 15, 7:30 pm
Town Hall Seattle
Seattle, WA
The Nation LIVE! at Town Hall featuring Katrina vanden Heuvel, Naomi Klein, Dave Zirin, Kshama Sawant, Pramila Jayapal, Sherman Alexie, Richard Kim and John Nichols. Visit townhallseattle.org for information and tickets.
October 16, 7 pm
Seattle Public Library, Central Library
Seattle, WA
Exclusive regional premier of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Q&A with John Nichols and Richard Kim to follow. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit spl.org
October 24, 7:30 pm
St Ann’s Warehouse
Brooklyn, NY
The Nation LIVE! at St. Ann’s Warehouse featuring Mayor Bill de Blasio, Michael Moore, Tony Kushner, Calvin Trillin, Melissa Harris-Perry, Bill McKibben, Eve Ensler, Zephyr Teachout, Victor Navasky, Walter Mosley, Chris Hayes, Laura Flanders, Mychal Denzel Smith and Katrina vanden Heuvel. Plus, music from the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Visit St. Ann’s Warehouse for information and tickets.
October 27, 7:30 pm
Sacramento Public Library
Sacramento, CA
A forum on food security featuring Mark Hertsgaard and Sasha Abramsky. Check back soon for info.
November 11, 7:00 pm
Women’s Building
San Francisco, CA
A Puzzling Celebration of The Nation‘s 150th Anniversary, with Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto. The creators of The Nation‘s weekly crossword puzzle will host a live puzzle event, featuring puzzles and games inspired by the magazine. For tickets and information, visit nationpuzzlessf.eventbrite.com.
November 16, 7:30 pm
The Clay Theater
San Francisco, CA
Exclusive regional premier of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Q&A with Nation contributor Dani McClain, who stars in the film, to follow. Visit landmarktheatres.com for tickets and more information.
November 17, 7:00 pm
The Herbst Theatre, presented in partnership with the Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Less Equal Than Ever: A conversation about inequality featuring Katrina vanden Heuvel, Robert Reich, Van Jones, Ai-jen Poo and Gavin Newsom. Visit the Commonwealth Club for information and tickets.
November 18, 12:00pm
The Commonwealth Club of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
The Ukrainian Crisis – It’s Not All Putin’s Fault: A conversation between Stephen F. Cohen and Gloria Duffy. Visit the Commonwealth Club for information and tickets.
December 13 to 20
The Nation Anniversary Cruise
Western Caribbean
Featuring Ralph Nader, Victor Navasky, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Stephen F. Cohen, Amy Wilentz, Laura Flanders, Elizabeth Streb, Robert Scheer, Zoe Carpenter, Patricia Williams, Greg Grandin, Kai Wright, John Nichols, Don Guttenplan, Maria Margaronis, Mark Green, John Fugelsang and many more. Check prices and get more info.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
PAST EVENTS
January 15
The Schomburg Center
New York, NY
Featuring Isabel Wilkerson, Patricia J. Williams, Eric Foner, Mychal Denzel Smith, Darryl Pinckney, and Khalil Muhammad. Watch the full discussion.
March 14 & 15
The Tucson Festival of Books
Tucson, AZ
• Katha Pollitt, “Reclaiming Abortion Rights” March 14, 11:30 am Mountain Time (MT)
• John Nichols, Katha Pollitt, Lee Fang, and Congressman Raul Grijalva, “The Nation: 150 Years of Ideas” March 14, 4 pm Watch the full discussion.
• John Nichols, Lee Fang, Mark Leibovich, and Mickey Edwards discuss “The Future of Politics” March 15, 1 pm Watch the full discussion.
• Noam Chomsky in conversation with John Nichols, March 15, 4 pm Watch the full discussion.
The Loft Cinema, 7 pm
Tucson, AZ
Exclusive, one-night, March 15 regional premier of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation followed by talk-back with John Nichols and others. Visit loftcinema.com for more information.
April 9th, 7:30 pm
The Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, CA
Exclusive, one-night, west coast premier of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation followed by talk-back with Kopple, Katrina vanden Heuvel and Amy Wilentz and including introductory remarks by Norman Lear. Go to hammer.ucla.edu for more info.
April 17, 5:15 pm
H20 Herald Tribune Theater 9
Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Film Festival screening of Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple’s new documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Click here for more information.
April 19, 4:30 pm
Regal Hollywood 20 Theater 10
Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Film Festival screening of Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple’s new documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Click here for more information and tickets.
April 26, 12:30 pm
Green Festival Main Stage, Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Eric Alterman, Inequality and One City: Bill de Blasio and the New York Experiment, Year One
Visit greenfestivals.org for more information.
April 29, 7 pm
Sundance Cinemas
Madison, WI
Exclusive, one-night Midwestern premier of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation, followed by a talk-back with John Nichols. Visit our Facebook event page for more information.
April 30, 4 pm
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Madison, WI
Featuring Gary Younge, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, M Adams, Representative Mandela Barnes, and John Nichols on the state of our civil rights in an age of extremism. Watch the discussion.
April 30, 7 pm
PechaKucha Night at Monona Terrace
Madison, WI
Featuring Gary Younge, Katrina vanden Heuvel, John Nichols, Mandela Barnes, Ruth Conniff, Mary Bottari, Ricky Kreitner, Bill Gallegos, Eleni Schirmer and many others. Visit pechakucha.org/cities/madison-wi to watch recordings of these talks.
May 1, 6 pm
Gard Theater
Spring Green, WI
Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols read and discuss The Nation: A Biography. Book signing and reception to follow across the street at Arcadia Books. This event is free and open to the public. Visit readinutopia.com for more information.
May 1, 8 pm
Gard Theater
Spring Green, WI
Exclusive, one-night screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Click here for more information.
May 7, 6:30 pm
Living Liberally Honors Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Nation
DCTV
New York, NY
Join the Friends and Family of Living Liberally for their Annual Spring Celebration and Fundraiser as they celebrate 150 years of The Nation‘s leadership in progressive journalism and opinion, and 20 years of Katrina vanden Heuvel’s leadership of the great institution. Get more information at livingliberally.org.
May 26, 8 pm
IFC Center
New York, NY
Special screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Talk-back with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Barbara Kopple, Zoe Schlanger and Thom Powers to follow. Visit stfdocs.com for information.
June 5, 4:30 pm
Green Festival Main Stage, DC Convention Center
Washington, DC
Zoe Carpenter asks whether President Obama’s climate agenda can be reconciled with an ‘all of the above’ energy strategy? Visit greenfestivals.org for more information.
June 16, 6 pm
Brattle Theater with Harvard Book Store
Boston, MA
Katrina vanden Heuvel, D.D. Guttenplan and Chloe Maxmin read and discuss Guttenplan’s new book, The Nation: A Biography and discuss The Nation‘s history. Signing to follow. For more information, visit harvard.com.
June 18, 6 pm
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
Silver Spring, MD
Special screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Visit afidocs.com for more information.
June 19, 9 pm
Naval Heritage Center, Burke Theatre
Washington, DC
Special screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Visit afidocs.com for more information.
June 22, 7 pm
The 12th Street Auditorium, The New School
New York, NY
A conversation about The Nation‘s and the nation’s past, present and future featuring Katrina vanden Heuvel, D.D. Guttenplan, Bob Herbert, Khalil Muhammad and Laura Flanders with special comments from Mychal Denzel Smith, Michelle Chen and Sarah Leonard. Free and open to the public but RSVPs required for admission. Watch a full recording of the event. For information, visit thenewschool.edu.
July 15, 7:30 pm
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, Chilmark Community Center
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
One-night screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. Visit mvff.org for more information.
July 23, 6:30pm
New York University, Greenberg Lounge
New York, New York
Shaping The Nation: A Conversation with Victor Navasky and Katrina vanden Heuvel celebrating the transfer of The Nation’s archives to the Tamiment Center and the Opening of the Victor Navasky Collection. Moderated by Tim Naftali. This event is free and open to the public. Click here to RSVP.
July 29, 12:00 pm
Traverse City Film Festival, State Theater
Traverse City, MI
One-night screening of Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple’s documentary, Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation. Q&A with the filmmaker to follow. For tickets and information, visit traversecityfilmfest.org.