Join us on Wednesday, November 13, 7–9pm at the Red Room at KGB Bar (85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003, Third Floor). Same bat time, same bat channel.
At this, our 31st show, learn about an cutting-edge industrial designer, a mom who knows just when it’s clobberin’ time, and a Sister/resister. Brought to you by an industrious designer, a repeat presenter with a particular love for overlooked stories, and a man who loves his cat. Sheila and Molly will be there as well, steering the good ship DLS NYC as is our passion.
P.S. We are charging a cover to defray costs of the event—if this presents any issue, please contact us and we can absolutely work something out. Tickets purchased online are $10 plus fees; tickets at the door will be $15.
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Your Ladies:
HELEN HUGHES DULANY (1885–1968), was an Industrial Design pioneer who made significant contributions to stainless steel, commercial china, kitchen ranges, and dining car equipment for railroads. Although Dulany had a short lived career, lasting about seven years, she made significant contributions to American modernist design. Dulany’s innovative work is found within major museum collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago, The Met Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.
KATHERINE MCHALE SLAUGHTERBACK (1893–1969) was a farmer from the rugged plains of Colorado who earned the nickname “Rattlesnake Kate” when she and her young son found themselves under attack near a den of snakes; she single-handedly clobbered 140 of them to death. She later turned their skins into a flapper style dress with matching accessories and collected venom for scientific research. Her feat captured the imaginations of Americans, earned her the amorous interest of a cowboy poet and is the subject of a solo album by Neyla Pekarek, a former singer with the Lumineers.
SISTER MEGAN RICE (1930–2021) was a Roman Catholic sister of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and disarmament activist from Morningside Heights in New York. Beginning life as a school teacher and missionary, Rice later became involved with multiple anti-war activist groups resulting in multiple run-ins with the law. As a result of her involvement with the Transform Now Plowshares group, she spent three years in prison for her protest of the nuclear industrial complex.
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Your Presenters:
SAM BARONE is currently pursuing a BFA in Interior Design at Parsons School of Design. With a passion for both modern and historical design, Sam is working at Weinberg Modern, Apartment 48, and CvH Gallery.
AMY PADNANI is a senior staff editor on the Obituaries desk at The New York Times and the creator of Overlooked, a series that tells the stories of remarkable women, people of color and others who never got a Times obit.
GREG LOWE is a transplant from Michigan with a penchant for following his cat around his apartment and coercing people to play trivia despite not being good at it. For a collective list of his works, click here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004874/
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