Events
Are you a business, institution, or organization interested in hosting an event or talk? If so, kindly fill out my contact form.
You should receive a response within several business days. I hope to hear from you.
2024
February 16, 2024 | Two Bridges Luncheonette, New York, New York. I'll be a guest at the artist residency of Lulu Lewis!
March 7, 2024 | H. P. Lovecraft: One Hundred Years in New York City, Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn, New York
May 21, 2024 | "A Babel of Sound and Filth": H. P. Lovecraft and New York City, ONLINE, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies
June 8, 2024 | H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham, Jersey City Free Public Library, Jersey City, New Jersey
August 16, 2024 | New York State of Mind: Lovecraft's New York Period, NecronomiCon Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
August 17, 2024 | Master of Hounds and More: Frank Belknap Long, NecronomiCon Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
October 7, 2024, 7:00 p.m. | H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham, ONLINE, Bronx County Historical Society, Bronx, NY
October 24, 2024, 6:30 p.m. | H. P. Lovecraft, Movies, and Halloween, Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn, NY
November 19, 2024, 6:00 p.m. | New York Unbound: Chronicles of Change and Resilience, Fordham University, New York, NY
More events are in the works … Stay tuned!
2023
Midnight Rambles: H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham hit the shelves on November 7, 2023! Order a copy today!
October 1, 2023 | Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, New York
October 21, 2023 | Lovecraft at the Manor, King Manor Museum, Jamaica, New York
October 26, 2023 | Dracula: Medieval Hero and Modern Vampire, Fordham University, New York, New York
November 10, 2023 | P&T Knitwear, New York, New York. Moderated by Claire Donner, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies!
November 16, 2023 | Little City Books, Hoboken, New Jersey
November 17, 2023 | H. P. Lovecraft in New York, New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Lenox and Astor Room, New York, New York
December 2, 2023 | Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council, Providence, Rhode Island
December 10, 2023 | Froth on Franklin, Jersey City, New Jersey
December 14, 2023 | "Labyrinths of Curving Lanes": Greenwich Village and H. P. Lovecraft, Village Preservation, New York, New York
December 16, 2023 | Asbury Book Cooperative, Asbury Park, New Jersey
December 20, 2023 | Christmas with Cthulhu: H. P. Lovecraft in New York City, Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn, New York
2022
August 20, 2022 | Men of Their Time: The Correspondence and Relationship of H. P. Lovecraft and James F. Morton, NecronomiCon Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
October 29, 2022 | H. P. Lovecraft at King Manor, King Manor Museum, Jamaica, New York
2021
April 21, 2021 | Earth, Spirit, and Race, Fordham University, New York, New York
2020
April 20, 2020 | School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
July 23, 2020 | Hagia Sophia: Caught Between East and West, Fordham University, New York, New York
August 10, 2020 | Center for Research in the Humanities, New York Public Library, New York, New York
December 9, 2020 | Lot Talk: Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church, Urban Archive, New York, New York
2019
February 6, 2019 | The Global Metropolis: Policy & Power in the 21st Century (Behind the Book series), Maloney Library, Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
February 11, 2019 | Leonard Lopate at Large, WBAI (99.5 FM). Live radio!
May 19, 2019 | Washington Irving: A Knickerbocker in New Jersey, Froth on Franklin, Jersey City, New Jersey. Fundraiser for the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy.
June 5, 2019 | City Planner Book Club
August 22, 2019 | Immigrant State: Jersey's Influential Gate, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. I moderated a discussion with Rutgers University's Carlos De Cena. Co-sponsored by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
October 5, 2019 | Paulus Hook & Beyond, Jersey City, New Jersey. Walking tour as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour.
October 6, 2019 | Paulus Hook & Beyond, Jersey City, New Jersey. Walking tour as part of the 29th Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour.
October 24, 2019 | Jedi & Jesuits, Fordham University, New York, New York
2018
January 2, 2018 | Fox & Crow, Jersey City, New Jersey. I participated in Backroom Broadsides, a monthly author series presented by the Riverview Neighborhood Association.
February 8, 2018 | This is the Modern World, WFMU (91.1 FM). Live radio! My first-time on air since my days in college radio.
March 9, 2018 | New Jersey Future Redevelopment Forum 2018, New Brunswick, New Jersey
March 22, 2018 | Learning New Jersey ... One Building at at Time, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. I moderated a discussion with NJIT's Gabrielle Esperdy. Co-sponsored by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
April 4, 2018 | Little City Books, Hoboken, New Jersey
May 1, 2018 | International Conference on Sustainable Cities, New York, New York
May 2, 2018 | Philadelphia City Institute, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by Friends in the City (FitC).
May 31, 2018 | Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy's 18th Annual Preservation Awards, Jersey City, New Jersey. I received the 2018 J. Owen Grundy History Award!
July 12, 2018 | Jersey City Police Department, Jersey City, New Jersey
September 23, 2018 | Tales of Our Cities: 10th Annual Jersey City Free Public Library Book Festival, Jersey City, New Jersey
October 24, 2018 | Wither the Creative City? Art, Cities, and Justice (Behind the Book Series), Maloney Library, Fordham University School of Law, New York, NY. With Patrick Verel, Graffiti Murals: Exploring the Impact of Street Art. Co-sponsored by Urban Law Center and Fordham University Press.
October 25, 2018 | Washington Irving & The Legend of Jersey City, Apple Tree House, Jersey City, New Jersey. Co-hosted by the Jersey City Office of Cultural Affairs and the Jersey City Landmarks Conservancy. Sponsored by by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
December 9, 2018 | Heights Holiday Pop Up, Jersey City, New Jersey
2017
Left Bank of the Hudson: Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street (Fordham University Press) hit bookstore shelves on October 3, 2017. A book tour and assorted promotional events followed throughout the fall and winter of 2017. A dream come true.
September 17, 2017 | Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, New York
October 3, 2017 | Book Culture (112th St. location), New York, New York
October 7, 2017 | WORD, Jersey City, New Jersey
October 10, 2017 | Olean Public Library, Olean, New York
October 11, 2017 | Larkin Square Author Series (collaboration with Talking Leaves Books), Buffalo, New York
October 13, 2017 | Nine Stories, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
October 15, 2017 | Jersey City Art & Studio Tour 2017, Jersey City, New Jersey. I participated in 111 1st Street: A Community of Artists, an exhibit showcasing the talented artists of the former 111 1st Street.
October 19, 2017 | The Regulator Bookshop, Durham, North Carolina
November 2, 2017 | Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 5, 2017 | Riverview Farmers Market, Jersey City, New Jersey
November 15, 2017 | Brooklyn Brainery, Brooklyn, New York
November 25, 2017 | Virile Barber & Shop, Jersey City, New Jersey
December 9, 2017 | HDSID Holiday Market (WORD booth), Jersey City, New Jersey
December 10, 2017 | HDSID Holiday Market (WORD booth), Jersey City, New Jersey
December 17, 2017 | Heights Holiday Pop Up, Jersey City, New Jersey