Lectures on Tap - City of Stars: Our Milky Way Home

Join us for an illuminating evening as astrophysicist Dr. Jay White guides us beneath the night sky to rediscover our true place in the cosmos. Inspired in part by the film La La Land, this talk traces humanity’s long quest to understand the Milky Way—from early stargazers to modern astronomers who mapped our galaxy and revealed the Sun’s surprisingly “rural” address, far from the galactic center. Dr. White will show how each scientific breakthrough has shifted our sense of “cosmic address,” revealing the Milky Way as just one luminous thread in the vast fabric of the universe. As Director of the Talcott Mountain Research Institute and Resident Lecturer for Lectures on Tap in Manhattan, he blends rigorous astrophysics with storytelling, jazz, and even cooking metaphors to make the universe feel personal and alive. Come for the science, stay for the wonder—and leave seeing the city lights, and our galaxy, in a whole new way. Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌 Agenda 7:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key. 7:55 PM – Host introduction 8:00 PM – Lecture begins 8:45 PM – Audience Q&A 9:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round 9:30 PM – Wrap up.