The weather may be cold outside, but things are starting to pick up steam inside NYC’s big box stores this month. Here’s a list of February 2011 book store events I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble February 2011 02/01 Frank Brady: Endgame (82nd & Bway) 02/01 Whitney Port: True…
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Neko Case and Michael Showalter: “Upstairs at The Square” at Barnes & Noble + Mr. Funny Pants Book Tour Dates
Neko Case Photo: Jon Klemm (more) I know I just ran down all the January 2011 B&N and Borders events, but I figured this February reading/performance deserved a special shout out of its own. On February 24, 2011 comedian/actor/director/author Michael Showalter will read from his new book, Mr. Funny Pants and solo artist/New Pornographers…
Comedians with Books (New and Upcoming Releases)
In case you didn’t know, every month I do a bit of a run down of the interesting readings and signings at our local big box book stores. After perusing some of the recent and upcoming literary releases, it occurred to me that some of the authors who regularly or semi-regularly (or seldomly) appear…
2010 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival Partial Lineup Announcements
2010 Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival When we last reported on the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival all lineups were TBA and the only scheduled shows were at The Bell House on Sep 16 – Sep 19. The good news is, there are now some lineup announcements (but not a full schedule or on sale dates) and…
Pitchfork Festival Announces Set Times and Comedy Lineup
So this year, for the first time ever, Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival (July 16-18, 2010) has added a comedy stage to the Friday night festivities. The inaugural P4K Fest comedy night will be hosted by LSF’s Tim Harrington and will feature the comedy stylings of NYC alt-comedy stand up regulars Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, Wyatt…
Celebrate Brooklyn! Announces Some Shows (Passion Pit, Allen Toussaint) and Some Warm Up Events
Well, it’s January already, so that means it’s time to start thinking about the summer concert season. The first major announcement of 2010 comes from our friends at Celebrate Brooklyn! who will be hosting Boston’s Passion Pit and Newmarket Ontario’s Tokyo Police Club on June 29, 2010 at the Prospect Park Bandshell (Buy Tickets |…