“SPAC in Conversation: Julie Scelfo” on Oct. 18

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s Action Council fundraising event, “SPAC in Conversation,” will return with Julie Scelfo, author of The Women Who Made New York and a former New York Times journalist. 

Moderated by SPAC President & CEO Elizabeth Sobol, the discussion will explore the inclusive, intersectional collection of biographies in her book, which reveal how it was women—and not just men—who built one of the world’s greatest cities. 

The event takes place Wednesday, Oct. 18 at the Spa Little Theater and the Hall of Springs, and will be highlighted by a plated lunch and boutique shopping.

Scelfo’s book, The Women Who Made New York, reveals the untold stories of the phenomenal women who made New York City the cultural epicenter of the world. Many were revolutionaries and activists, like Zora Neale Hurston and Audre Lorde. Others were icons and iconoclasts, like Fran Lebowitz and Grace Jones. There were also women who led quieter private lives but were just as influential, such as Emily Warren Roebling, who completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge when her engineer husband became too ill to work. 

The schedule of events kicks off at 10 a.m. with a Conversation with Julie Scelfo, Spa Little Theater, to be followed by Boutique shopping, Hall of Springs; Luncheon at 12:30 p.m., and Book signing and raffle drawing at 1:30. 

Cost to attend the fundraiser is $100 and includes admission to the discussion, Hall of Springs luncheon and boutique shopping. Tickets may be purchased at spac.org or by calling at 518.584.9330, ext. 142.