Sovereign House

Past events

(Print)

Heavy Traffic

Literary magazine Heavy Traffic hosted its Issue 3 launch at Sovereign House, gathering writers, artists, and downtown scene regulars for readings and discussion.

(Print)

The Point

The Point Magazine hosted an issue launch, bringing together readers and contributors for an evening of essays on contemporary politics, philosophy, and culture.

(Author)

Ben Teitelbaum

Dissidents today dream of withdrawing from the mainstream, of divesting from the fate of the mass, and escaping to the frontier. But as Benjamin argues, these visions may have roots in religious thought.

(Film)

Climate Film Festival

During Climate Week, the Climate Film Festival hosted a screening event at Sovereign House, showing documentary films on climate change, energy, and environmental justice

(Print)

Forever Magazine

Forever Mag hosted the after-party for their gala at Sovereign House, drawing writers, patrons, and downtown friends for late-night drinks and dancing.

(Theater)

Matthew Gasda

Matthew Gasda’s play Zoomers had a three-day run at Sovereign House, bringing his sharp, contemporary portrait of young urban life and relationships.

(Print)

Reason Magazine

Reason Magazine hosted several events, showcasing its signature mix of libertarian ideas on free speech, civil liberties, free markets, drug policy, and state power.

(Tech)

Polymarket

Election 2024 watch party with Polymarket and Remilia. Place your bets and watch the specticle of Democracy unfold.

(Film)

René Girard Documentary

The director and producers in screening the timely new documentary about René Girard, the thinker who coined “mimetic desire.”

(Author)

Norman Finkelstein

Political scientist Norman Finkelstein delivered a talk touching on his usual themes of freedom of speech, academic freedom, civil liberties, and the politics of Israel–Palestine, examining how dissent is policed in contemporary public life.

(Print)

American Affairs

American Affairs hosted a journal issue launch, convening writers, policy thinkers, and readers for conversations on political economy, industrial strategy, and the future of American statecraft.

(Tech)

Reindustrialize

Concluding the first day of Reindustrialize, Sovereign House is hosting an indoor / outdoor block party amongst the backdrop of Detroit's historic Lincoln Motor Factory

(Actress)

Dasha Nekrasova

Dasha Nekrasova hosted a reading at Sovereign House, called 'Monsters of Alt-Lit" drawing a packed room of downtown regulars for fiction, essays, and loosely structured conversation that blurred the line between performance and hangout

(Tech)

Deep Tech Week

Convening founders, investors, and policy thinkers for conversations on frontier technologies, industrial revival, and the future of American competitiveness

(Author)

Bhaskar Sunkara

At Sovereign House, Bhaskar Sunkara interviewed Sarabh Amari on themes of corporate power, labor, economic coercion, and the tensions between market capitalism and democratic self-government

(Print)

Frontier Magazine

Frontier Magazine hosted its launch event at Sovereign House, assembling writers, founders, and policy-minded readers for conversations at the edge of technology, industry, and political possibility

(Author)

Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi Park spoke about her escape from North Korea, the realities of life under totalitarian rule, and the importance of human rights, free expression, and moral courage in the face of oppression

(Book)

Tyranny Inc.

Saurabh Amari launched his book, outlining his arguments on corporate power, labor, economic coercion, and the need to reclaim economic life for the common good

(Director)

True Detective

In Austin, Texas, Sovereign House hosted a panel with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, diving into the show’s themes of evil, time, memory, and American decay in front of a packed room of fans and writers

(Designer)

Elena Velez

During New York Fashion Week, Sovereign House hosted the after-party for Elena Velez’s show, featuring an all-female Juilliard string quartet

(Directors)

Women in Film

During the Tribeca Film Festival, slmbr prty, an all-female production company, hosted an event on women in film at Sovereign House, spotlighting female directors, producers, and storytellers reshaping the industry

(Policy)

Manhattan Institute

The Manhattan Institute hosted an event, bringing together policy experts, writers, and city officials for conversations on urban governance, public safety, economic growth, and the future of New York

(Publication)

Compact Magazine

Compact Magazine has hosted a series of events at Sovereign House, bringing its authors and editors together with readers for talks and panels on politics, culture, religion, and the crises of late modernity

(Debate)

Curtis Yarvin

Sovereign House hosted a debate between Curtis Yarvin and Richard Hanania on monarchy vs. democracy, moderated by Red Scare’s Anna Khachiyan, in a packed theater that turned questions of regime design into a very live argument about how societies should actually be governed

(Policy)

Intercollegiate Studies Institute

The Intercollegiate Studies Institute, together with its magazine Modern Age, hosted a foreign policy event at Sovereign House, bringing scholars, students, and writers together for debate on American power, realism vs. idealism, and the future of the international order

(Non-profit)

MAPS

MAPS and its president hosted an event at Sovereign House featuring a documentary screening and Q&A on psychedelic science, MDMA-assisted therapy, drug policy reform, and the future of mental health treatment

A cultural event space in New York City promoting artists, playwrights and authors.

Sovereign House, the de-facto event space in Dimes Square. Hosting a wide range of programming that mixes art, culture, books, film, and live performances, and has often been described as a neighborhood hub for contemporary intellectual and cultural life in downtown New York City.