PHOTO/New York Encounter: Beauty in Manhattan

NEW YORK ENCOUNTER 

JANUARY 14 - 17, 2011

New York Encounter is a four-day cultural festival organized by Crossroads Cultural Center and Communion and Liberation. The idea of a "cultural festival" starts from the perception that there is a need for a fresh start in education and a new vibe for cultural initiatives. It also starts from the desire to communicate in New York the remarkable vastness, openness, richness, and profundity of cultural life and a passion for what is human that springs from the education to the Catholic faith taking place in Communion and Liberation.

Week At a Glance

Friday, January 14

• 7:00 pm | Education and Freedom in Contemporary America Opening key note speech by John Garvey, President of The Catholic University of America followed by a live Jazz performance by the Xaverian Jazz Band

Saturday, January 15

• 4:30 pm | How to Build a Human Economy for the Long Term in a (Post-?) Crisis Environment A discussion on the fundamental questions about work, economy, and finance with Clara Gaymard, VP of Government Strategy and Sales at GE International, and President and CEO of GE France, Carla Hendra, founding Chairman, Global Strategy & Innovation at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, and William McGurn, Columnist with the Wall Street Journal

• 8:00 pm | The Tidings Brought to Mary The Blackfriars Repertory Theater and The Storm Theater present a special benefit performance of the play by Paul Claudel