Is It May Already?

Things have been a little hectic here lately, but hectic in a good way I am reminded. Just in time for the opening of Project Mah Jongg (opening to the public next Tuesday, May 4), we have launched the website at http://www.projectmahjongg.com/. You might notice that it is a little breezier, a little more light-hearted, and a bit more tongue in cheek than our normal fare. It was great fun to work on, and we’re excited to see how people respond.

We’ve also been populating the Pickman Museum Shop website with all things mah jongg. Be one of the first to buy your very own box of kosher Project Mah Jongg custom fortune cookies. Share in the wisdom of fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi, sex therapist and Trustee Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and our own senior curator for exhibitions Melissa Martens as you nosh on a box between rounds of mah jongg. Each box is $8 and contains 6 cookies.

Our May programs kick off this weekend with the PEN World Voices Festival. There are three different programs on Sunday alone, and our guests will include Ben Okri at 1 p.m., Salman Rushdie and Adam Gopnik (among others) at 2:30 and Ariel Dorfman at 4:30. Louis Begley will be here May 5 to discuss the Dreyfus Affair and kick off our Terrace Talks series, and Ruth Reichl spends Mother’s Day with us talking to Daphne Merkin. Take a look at the whole schedule here, and stay tuned for more updates during our exciting next few months.

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