"This Monday evening, March 1, at 7PM, SHSNY has its monthly free movie night. (Drum roll.) ... MoreThe second half of the comedy classic The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, during which a computer finally comes up with the answer to life, the universe and everything. "

"Fight cabin fever and howling wind! As Shakespeare put it (when wind was pronounced with a long I, like find), Trumpet of Prophecy! Oh, Wind, When winter comes, can spring be far behind? ... MoreFor those like me, who long for spring, and the considerable number of others who actually like winter, let's all get together for SHSNY's monthly brunch in February. No formal program to sit through, just a friendly get-together at Wild Ginger, 226 E. 51st St, conveniently located near subway stations and bus stops, 12:20- 2:30. Check out the Wild Ginger menu online. Inexpensive, excellent pan-Asian food, order from the menu, individual hassle-free checks. You're welcome whether you RSVP or not, but it helps us get an idea of the seats needed if you do. "

"If you missed the Secular Humanist Society's Darwin anniversary banquet, or you'd like to check out the longer version of our musical program, see the full show on www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290953-1, or related material on www.Darwinlive.com. ... MoreThis includes some of our numbers, among them, I am the Very Model of a Modern Anthropologist (with a nod to Gilbert and Sullivan) and the romantic When You were a Tadpole and I was a Fish (with a nod to Maurice Chevalier). "

"Seems a critical paragraph of info was missing. This discussion is on Thursday evening, 6:30-8, at the Muhlenberg Public Library, conveniently located at 209 W. 23rd St, off Seventh Ave. Take the sidewalk elevator to the 3rd floor. ... MoreSam Harris writes, "Victor J. Stenger dispels the blizzard of lies and half-truths [about 'the new atheism'] with great skill in this timely and accessible book." Stenger, Professor of Philosophy, at the University of Colorado, and Emeritus Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Hawaii, demonstrates in detail that naturalism is sufficient to explain everything we observe in the universe, from the most distant galaxies to the inner workings of the brain that result in the phenomenon of mind. John Rafferty will lead the discussion. Join us even if you haven't finished reading. The SHSNY Book Club is open to all and free. Located within a block of many subway and bus stations, and the PATH. Every SHSNY Book Club is Book Swap, too. Bring the books gathering dust on your shelves and take you pick of other readers' dusty books. Some really good stuff! The leftovers are donated to the public library where the meeting is held.New York Philosophy "

"The SHSNY Book Club is meeting Thursday evening, August 20th, at 6:30 PM, to discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study of Human Nature. This book is a psychology classic on religious impulses by William James. ... MoreIf you haven't read it since college, or even if you haven't read it at all, join our informal discussion of this fascinating and ever-relevant gem. Published in 1902 on the basis of lectures he gave at the University of Edinburgh, it is almost required reading for everyone interested in the subject today. It is available in paperback. This meeting of the Secular Humanist Society of New York's Book Club is in the 3rd floor community room at the Muhlenberg Public Library (elevator at sidewalk level), located conveniently at 209 W. 23rd St. (near 7th Ave.). Our meetups are free and open to everyone. Each Book Club meeting is also a book swap. Bring in books that you're using for door stops or are collecting dust. Take whatever you like. Anything left over goes to the public library where we meet. Anybody interested can join us for Thai food about a block away, after the meeting. Feel free to call or e-mail me if you have any questions. "