May 5, 2009 Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University Speakers: Robert Shiller, Malcolm Gladwell, Richard Holbrooke, Geoffrey Canada, Neera Tanden, Howard Dean, Nasim N. Taleb Tickets $350 (On sale March 23, 2009) I don’t know, I’d have to see the rest of the panel, but $350 seems a bit pricey to me….
Category: Readings and Talks
This American Life Live w/ Musical Guest Joss Whedon
As they do from time to time, Ira Glass and the folks from This American Life are putting some live shows in Chicago and NYC. If you missed getting ($50) tickets to the show at the Skirball Center, which sold out in two days, you can still catch the New York performance on its inevitable…
B&N March Events (Miley Cyrus, Russell Brand, Dr. Drew)
Can’t believe I almost missed posting about this Miley Cyrus signing! Here’s a list of a few other March NYC Barnes & Noble events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble March 2009 Events 03/05/09 – Tony Dungy 10AM (Tribeca) 03/05/09 – Miley Cyrus 4PM (5th Ave) * 03/05/09 –…
NYPL Spring 2009 Season Announced: Lawrence Lessig, Shepard Fairey, Steven Johnson and More
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. JOIN the FRIENDS…
New Yorker Festival Announces 2009 Dates, Preliminary Schedule
In a marked departure from their past practices, the New Yorker has already announced the dates for the 10th Anniversary New Yorker Festival. This year’s festival will take place from October 9 -18, 2009 and it will be 10 days long (instead of the usual 3). Preliminary schedule is below, more information can be found…
Selected Barnes & Noble Events for January 2009
January is a bit of a dull month at our local area Barnes & Noble stores, nonetheless, here’s a list of events that caught my eye for one reason or another: Selected Barnes & Noble Events for January 2009 01/07 Azar Nafisi – Lincoln Triangle 01/07 Laird Hamilton – UWS 01/17 Michael Ian Black…