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💭 Topic: What 1976 Reveals About America at 250
🎤 Lecturer: Luke G. Boyd
📍 Location: Tribeca at Fabrik (exact address provided in your confirmation email)
🍷 Wine, beer, and light bites included
🔗 This is a ticketed event 🎟️

How did America shape national identity in a time of political scandal and economic uncertainty? What stories were told and which were intentionally left out? What was actually going on with the 1976 bicentennial? Why is any of this relevant today?
In 1976, America marked its 200th anniversary of independence. The whole country celebrated with large-scale parades, fireworks, historical reenactments, and heavy nationwide programming – from a cross-country Freedom Train to tall ships filling New York Harbor like it was a maritime movie set. It was loud, visible, and everywhere. But all of this was happening during complicated moment in history. It’s post-Vietnam and post-Watergate. Yet in a time of political divide and economic uncertainty, the country came together through massively publicized events and iconic national campaigning.
Now America is turning 250.
In this talk, public historian Luke Boyd examines how 1976 shaped national identity and what it reveals about present day America.

Luke G. Boyd is a Public Historian dedicated to making history accessible, engaging, and relevant. With over 15 years of experience across museums and National Park sites, he brings deep expertise and storytelling to every talk. Luke is a licensed NYC sightseeing guide, has presented with the New York Adventure Club and the New Jersey Public Scholars Program, and is co-host of the Morbid Museum Podcast.

💭 Topic: Stories from a Sketch Artist
🎤 Lecturer: Anoush Froundjian
📆 Date: Thursday, June 18 @ 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Tribeca (exact address provided in your confirmation email)
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How do we navigate different cultures in America? How do we represent those experiences? These questions have been explored throughout history and from many perspectives. Anoush offers a creative and personal response through cartoons, storytelling, and humor.

Join us for a stimulating lecture by storyteller and cartoonist, Anoush Froundjian. Anoush explores the nuances of navigating multiple cultures — capturing the strange, funny, and deeply human moments that often feel difficult to put into words. A common thread emerges throughout her work: when you’re pressured to fit into a box, you’re also given the opportunity to design it yourself.

Throughout the evening, we’ll delve into how people shape identity, use art as a lens to explore personal experiences and belonging, and create a sense of meaning out of moments that rarely fit neatly into one category.

Anoush Froundjian is a storyteller and cartoonist whose work centers on the Armenian experience in America. She creates the webcomic Anoush Talks to Stuff, where a girl speaks to inanimate objects, and co-produces the storytelling show The Armenian Power Hour. You can find her at @AnoushTalksToStuff and learn more about the show at @thearmenianpowerhour.

#### We will explore:

• Storytelling, art, and cartoons as tools for expressing identity
• Moments, big and small, that shape cultural experience
• How personal stories can reveal broader questions around representation and belonging.

#### This is for people who are:

• Into learning new things, idea-led conversations, and meeting new people
• An artist, or creative, or appreciator of art and creativity.
• Curious about the nuances of blending cultures, languages, and countries.
• Coming for the cheers, and staying for the conversation 🍻🤓💭