Here’s a little update on my previous WWDTM post:

Tickets for the October 22 taping of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! at Carnegie Hall go on sale to the general public on September 2, 2009. Tickets should be available through the Carnegie Hall Box Office (212-247-7800) and carnegiehall.org at that time (as of today’s date, no event listing has been posted on the CH website). WNYC was offering presale tickets to the show for those individuals that donated $300 to the station, but those tickets are no longer available. Fore more information on NPR’s oddly informative news quiz, follow @waitwait on Twitter.

UPDATE: The event has now been posted on the Carnegie Hall wesbsite.

More Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Live tour dates after the jump.

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! 2009 Tour Dates
Sep 24 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre (Buy Tickets)
Oct 08 Boston, MA Wang Theatre (Buy Tickets)
Oct 22 New York, NY Carnegie Hall (On Sale Sep 2)
Nov 5-6 Pasadena, CA The Pasadena Civic (Buy Tickets)

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

In other “NPR live” news, the funny and entertaining radio program, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! will be bringing its oddly informative news quiz to New York City on October 22, 2009. Full details, including panel guests, are expected to be announced shortly. [ProductShopNYC.com]

But wait, New York and Chicago aren’t the only places you can catch Peter Sagal and WWDTM this year; check out some more Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! tour dates after the jump.

UPDATE: Tickets for WWDTM go on sale to the general public on September 2, 2009. Tickets should be available through the Carnegie Hall Box Office (212-247-7800) and CarnegieHall.org at that time. WNYC was offering presale tickets to the show for those individuals that donated $300 to the station, but those tickets are now sold out. Fore more information on NPR’s oddly informative news quiz follow @waitwait on Twitter.

Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! 2009 Tour Dates
March 26 Victoria Theatre Dayton, Ohio (Buy Tickets)
May 14 Lisner Auditorium Washington, D.C. (Buy Tickets)
May 28 Austin, TX
Jun 11 Chicago, IL
Jun 18 Raleigh, NC
Sep 24 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theatre (Buy Tickets)
Oct 8 Boston, MA
Oct 22 New York, NY Carnegie Hall (Buy Tickets)
Nov 5-6 Pasadena, CA The Pasadena Civic (Buy Tickets)

NYPL Spring 2009 Season

Highlights of SPRING 2009 Season at NYPL include Lawrence LESSIG, Shepard FAIREY, Steven JOHNSON, Father Patrick DESBOIS & Paul LeClerc, A Tribute to John UPDIKE, Thomas FRIEDMAN, Debra DICKERSON, Adam GOPNIK, Esa-Pekka SALONEN, Richard PRICE and David SIMON. Click here to see the full NYPL calendar of events.

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I’d imagine this one will sell out faster than you can say “Yes We Can”.

LIVE from the NYPL & WIRED present:
LAWRENCE LESSIG, SHEPARD FAIREY, STEVEN JOHNSON
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Thursday, February 26, 2009
at 7:00 PM
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$25 general admission and $15 library donors, seniors and students with valid identification
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In a pre-emptive strike, the street artist Shepard Fairey filed a lawsuit on Monday against The Associated Press, asking a federal judge to declare that he is protected from copyright infringement claims in his use of a news photograph as the basis for a now ubiquitous campaign poster image of President Obama.
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Mr. Fairey is the focus of a retrospective that opened last week at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. (In a development that was not much of a surprise, he was arrested there on Friday, accused of illegally pasting his work in places around Boston; he has pleaded not guilty.) A collaged work made by Mr. Fairey based on his Obama poster was acquired last month by the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, part of the Smithsonian Institution, and placed in its permanent collection. [NYTimes.com]

Congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States of America.

Check out PunkPhoto’s Flickr set from the Obama victory party on the streets of NYC.

Rock the Vote peoples!

Free Star Shaped Donut at Krispy Kreme on Nov 4th

Hey, if free coffee and junk food won’t encourage Americans to vote, I’m not sure what will (well, maybe same day voter registration in all 50 states would help). Anywho, here’s a couple goodies you can get for FREE on November 4th, 2008:

Starbucks: Giving away a free tall coffee to people with proof of voting (or a pledge of having voted)

Krispy Kreme: Giving away free star-shaped donuts with red, white and blue sprinkles (while supplies last) to people with an “I voted” sticker all day

Ben & Jerry’s: Giving away a free scoop in any flavor from 5pm to 8pm to anyone who says they voted. [WalletPop.com]

If only every day were election day, sigh.

Are you a New York resident who is NOT registered to vote?

If so, register this weekend at any New Yorker Festival event or at Festival HQ (Metropolitan Pavillion 125 W 18th St), where special guests and New Yorker writers will register you in person.

Saturday, October 4
10:00 A.M. Raúl Esparza
10:30 A.M. Judith Thurman
11:00 A.M. Edie Falco and Susan Sarandon
11:30 A.M. Wes Craven
12:00 noon Sherman Alexie
12:30 P.M. Alex Castellanos
2:30 P.M. Alex Ross
3:00 P.M. Senator Chuck Hagel
3:30 P.M. Susan Orlean
4:00 P.M. Sasha Frere-Jones

Sunday, October 5
10:30 A.M. Nick Paumgarten
11:00 A.M. Reverend Al Sharpton
11:30 A.M. Mark Singer
12:30 P.M. Art Spiegelman
1:00 P.M. Larissa MacFarquhar
1:30 P.M. Michael Specter
2:00 P.M. Lynda Barry
2:30 P.M. Steve Brodner
3:00 P.M. Tad Friend
3:30 P.M. Buck Henry
4:00 P.M. Karen O

The Paley Center (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio) recently announced its Fall 2008 lineup of lectures, talks and screenings. If you didn’t score any tickets to the New Yorker Festival, the Paley Center provides some nice alternatives. Individual tickets to all events went on sale to the general public today!

The Power of Elections: Photojournalism and the Democratic Process
October 1, 2008

SCI FI Channel Premiere: Sanctuary
October 2, 2008

New York Premiere: The Return of the War Room
October 6, 2008

Toots
October 16, 2008

Media and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
October 20, 2008

International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Honorees
October 22, 2008

Lucie & Lucy: Lucie Arnaz Shares Treasures from the Family Video Collection
October 28, 2008

Youthquake: Election, Media, and the Young Voter
November 12, 2008

Ricky Gervais: Out of England – The Stand-up Special
November 6, 2008

Writers Speak! A Potentially Regrettable Evening with the Writers of “The Daily Show”
November 7, 2008

Deconstructing Conan: A Panel Discussion with the Writers of “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”
November 8, 2008

An Evening with Ted Turner
November 10, 2008

Bernstein’s Broadway
November 17, 2008

Webby Fives: The Best of Online Entertainment
November 19, 2008

A Sitcom Revolution: Taking it to the Web
November 24, 2008

Universal Pictures’ Frost/Nixon: Preview Screening and Discussion
December 2, 2008

Same City, New Borough: The Real World Does Brooklyn
December 5, 2008

American Masters: Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
December 9, 2008

I mean sure it’s better than anything I’ve ever put together, but in my opinion, this is one of the weakest New Yorker Festival lineups in recent memory. Highlight of the festival, Stephen Colbert talks with Ariel Levy. See the whole schedule after the jump, it should be on newsstands tomorrow.

UPDATE: OK, on second look, Clint Eastwood with Lillian Ross also pops.

FRIDAY | October 3
Fiction Night | Discussions Among Writers

Writing About Home
With Sana Krasikov, Yiyun Li, and Manil Suri. Moderated by Cressida Leyshon.
7 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($25)

The Devil Within
With Matthew Klam, Elmore Leonard, and Joyce Carol Oates. Moderated by Daniel Zalewski.
7 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

The American Dream
With T. Coraghessan Boyle, Jeffrey Eugenides, and Jhumpa Lahiri. Moderated by Leo Carey.
7 p.m. Angel Orensanz Foundation ($25)

Family Secrets
With Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, and Tobias Wolff. Moderated by Willing Davidson.
9:30 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($25)

Outlaws
With Peter Carey, Hari Kunzru, and Gary Shteyngart. Moderated by Peter Canby.
9:30 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

Where I Come From
With Sherman Alexie, Shalom Auslander, and Junot Díaz. Moderated by Carin Besser.
9:30 p.m. Angel Orensanz Foundation ($25)

Fiction Night | In Conversation With

Alice Munro interviewed by Deborah Treisman
8 p.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

The New Yorker Town Hall Meeting*

Race and Class in America
With Barbara Ehrenreich, Thomas Frank, John McWhorter, Leslie Sanchez, and Cornel West. Moderated by David Remnick.
7 p.m. Town Hall ($20)

Casual Friday

The Cartoon Caption Game
Hosted by Robert Mankoff.
8 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($25)

A New Yorker Dance Party

Hosted by Sasha Frere-Jones, with special guest d.j. Ghislain Poirier. Opening set by Megasoid.
10 p.m. Hiro Ballroom and Lounge ($25)

SATURDAY | October 4
Writers and Their Subjects

Alexei Ratmansky and Joan Acocella
1 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($25)

Clint Eastwood and Lillian Ross
1 p.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

Richard Brody on the films of Jean-Luc Godard
4 p.m. IFC Center ($25)

In Conversation With

Jean-Michel Dubernard interviewed by Atul Gawande
10 a.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($25)

Seamus Heaney interviewed by Paul Muldoon
1 p.m. New York Society for Ethical Culture ($25)

Chuck Hagel interviewed by Ryan Lizza
4 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($25)

Elizabeth Edwards interviewed by Atul Gawande
4 p.m. New York Society for Ethical Culture ($25)

Lynda Barry in conversation with Matt Groening
4 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($25)

New Yorker Talks

Malcolm Gladwell: “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes”
2 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

Art Spiegelman: “Breakdowns: Comix 101″
4:30 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

Panels

If I Were Running This Campaign
With Donna Brazile, Alex Castellanos, Edward J. Rollins, and Joe Trippi. Moderated by Jeffrey Toobin.
10 a.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

Extreme Sports
With Greg Child, Lynne Cox, and Andrew McLean. Moderated by Nick Paumgarten.
10 a.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($25)

Covering the Candidates
With Ta-Nehisi Coates, Bill Keller, Peggy Noonan, and Jack Shafer. Moderated by Ken Auletta.
10 a.m. Cathedral NYC ($25)

The Next Generation of Fashion
With Louise Markey, Makoto Takada, and Joeri Van Yper. Moderated by Judith Thurman.
1 p.m. Cathedral NYC ($25)

The Campaign Trail
With Hendrik Hertzberg, Ryan Lizza, and George Packer. Moderated by Dorothy Wickenden.
1 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($25)

Political Humor
With Samantha Bee, Andy Borowitz, James Downey, John Oliver, and Allison Silverman. Moderated by Susan Morrison.
4 p.m. Cathedral NYC ($25)

Young Shakespeareans
With Lauren Ambrose, Ethan Hawke, Kristen Johnston, Martha Plimpton, and Liev Schreiber. Moderated by Adam Gopnik.
4 p.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

About Town

A Governors Island Bike Tour
Adriaan Geuze, Leslie Koch, and Ricardo Scofidio talk with Paul Goldberger.
11 a.m. Governors Island Ferry Terminal ($80)

Early Shift

Saturday Night Sneak Preview: “Frontrunners”
Moderated by Rebecca Mead.
6:30 p.m. Stuyvesant High School ($25)

Paul Rudd talks with Michael Specter
7:30 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($35)

Dawn Upshaw talks with Alex Ross
7:30 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($35)

Stephen Colbert talks with Ariel Levy
7:30 p.m. Cathedral NYC ($35)

Worst Nightmares Part 1: Horror Movies
With Wes Craven and Hideo Nakata. Moderated by Ben Greenman.
7:30 p.m. IFC Center ($35)

Late Shift

Tom Morello talks with James Surowiecki
10 p.m. Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre ($35)

Mary-Louise Parker talks with John Colapinto
10 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($35)

Oliver Stone talks with David Denby
10 p.m. Directors Guild of America ($35)

Worst Nightmares Part 2: “Fear(s) of the Dark”
With Charles Burns and Lorenzo Mattotti. Moderated by Françoise Mouly.
10 p.m. IFC Center ($25)

BOOK SIGNINGS

(Click here for schedule.)
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Metropolitan Pavilion (Free)

SUNDAY | October 5
About Town

Morning at the Frick
With Peter Schjeldahl.
10 a.m. Frick Collection ($65)

Come Hungry
With Calvin Trillin.
11 a.m. Ticket buyers will be contacted concerning the starting point. ($100)

Inside the Artist’s Studio
John Currin talks with Calvin Tomkins.
11 a.m. Ticket buyers will be contacted concerning the location. ($80)

Presto Change-o
With Matthew Holtzclaw, Charles Reynolds, Jamy Ian Swiss, and Johnny Thompson. Moderated by Adam Gopnik.
11 a.m. Spiegeltent–Salon Perdu ($30)

Spice World
Claudia Roden talks with Jane Kramer.
12 noon. Culinary Loft ($80)

Writers and Their Subjects

Tommy Lee Jones and Lillian Ross
11 a.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

In Conversation With

Haruki Murakami interviewed by Deborah Treisman
4 p.m. Directors Guild of America ($25)

New Yorker Talks

Paul Theroux: “Reliving ‘The Great Railway Bazaar’ ”
1 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

Salman Rushdie: “The Composite Artist: The Emperor Akbar and the Making of the Hamzanama”
4 p.m. Ailey Citigroup Theater
Joan Weill Center for Dance ($25)

Master Classes

Political Illustration
With Barry Blitt and Steve Brodner.
10 a.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($35)

Humor Writing
With Ian Frazier and Mark Singer.
1 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($35)

Literary Criticism
With James Wood.
4 p.m. Festival HQ
Metropolitan Pavilion ($35)

BOOK SIGNINGS

(Click here for schedule.)
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Metropolitan Pavilion (Free)

John McCain appeared with Daddy Yankee at a Phoenix area High School on Monday where he received the reggaeton star’s endorsement. To me, this ranks right up there with Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley.

McCain built up the suspense by withholding the guest’s name at first, but then gave it away, saying, “One of his most famous songs, I know you’re very familiar with: ‘Gasolina’ ” — drawing gasps of surprise from the crowd — and then finally said, “Well, here he is, Daddy Yankee.”

Though McCain has sometimes shown surprising familiarity with rap stars and pop culture references because of the musical tastes of his daughters, it is unlikely that the conservative Republican would have made a point of mentioning the song had he known that the “Gasolina” lyrics are loaded with sexual references. Although there’s some debate about what the word “gasolina” means in this context, one thing is certain: It’s not a petroleum product.

Asked whether McCain knew about the sexual allusions, a campaign spokesman said he had no comment. [L.A. Times]

May 28, 2008
John Edwards and Rudy Giuliani
Moderated by Tim Russert

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Tomorrow (05/14) could change Brooklyn nightlife as we know it.

Community Board 6’s advisory board lead by Lou Sones (the owner of Brazen Head) is taking action against Union Hall of Park Slope. They are recommending the removal of their liquor license based on a group of about 5 people from Union street, with no facts generated to prove any violations. I repeat… THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY UNION HALL’S LIQUOR LICENSE WITHOUT A SINGLE VIOLATION! If this is allowed it could set a chain-reaction through the night life scene. If they can deny the renewal of a liquor license for an establishment with no violations they will be able to close down anyone they like.

DON’T LET THIS HAPPEN!

The General Board will be meeting on this and other matters at the address and time listed bellow. Show up in numbers with signs stating your support for Union Hall and Brooklyn Nightlife. The press will be there and we have to put the pressure on

Borough Hall Court Room / 6:30PM
May 14, 2008
209 Joralemon St
Brooklyn, NY

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

On Thursday of last week, members of Community Board 6 of the City of New York, voted 6 to 2 in favor of a, “motion that denies Union Hall a renewal [of its liquor license] unless the business’ owners sign a contract stipulating that they will take measures to ameliorate noise, such as stopping the sale of alcohol after midnight. Although the motion is ultimately only advisory, the committee member who introduced it—Lou Sones, who himself owns a bar, The Brazen Head on Atlantic Avenue—described it as the community board’s “nuclear weapon” in terms of being a powerful indication to the State Liquor Authority that Union Hall is disturbing the lives of nearby residents.” [Brownstoner]

As a resident of the neighborhood, and a frequent patron of Union Hall I fervently believe that the board’s decision couldn’t be more wrong headed, short sighted, or reeking with the appearance of conflict of interest. Since its inception, Union Hall has become one of the premier venues for live music not just in Brooklyn, but in all of the five boroughs. In addition to being a great place for music, it’s a much loved community gathering place, it plays host to a top notch comedy night (Tearing the Veil of Maya was voted Best Comedy Night by New York Magazine), and it brings in internationally renown scientists for The Secret Science Club (which has presented talks by three Nobel Laureates). In its short existence, Union Hall has vastly enriched the cultural landscape of the Park Slope and any entity that wants or purports to change it, should be met with a healthy degree of opposition by the community and the public at large. In short, if Union Hall loses its liquor license, it will be a travesty of justice.

To write CB6 and voice your opinion, you can go here.

To call CB6 and voice your opinion, you can use this number 718-643-3027.

To take a look at what Union Hall has done to address the concerns of CB6 up to now, (and their associated lack of response), you can go here.

You can view some video of last Thursday’s meeting after the jump.

CB6 Committee Meeting on Union Hall from Gabby Brownstoner