August 5, 2026 - Dylan Gottlieb's "Yuppies," Natalie Lemle's "Artifacts," and Plays in Place with Patrick Gabridge

Historian Dylan Gottlieb discusses Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York, which traces how ambitious young bankers, lawyers and other professionals made Wall Street glamorous, reshaped American cities and helped build a culture of punishing work, gentrification and widening inequality. The book was named one of The New Yorker’s best books of 2026 so far.Writer and visual art advisor Natalie Lemle discusses her debut novel, Artifacts. The story follows a trusts-and-estates lawyer drawn into a dispute over a Roman glass cup that Italy says was illegally removed—and back to the archaeological dig, relationships and unanswered questions she left behind two decades earlier.Plays in Place producing artistic director Patrick Gabridge previews four site-specific productions exploring the conflicts and unfinished promises of the American Revolution. The plays include Loyalty or Liberty in Newport, A Stake in the Ground: 1774 at Historic Deerfield, The Slippery Truth at Connecticut’s Old New-Gate Prison and The Hull/Hawley Playsat Historic Northampton.