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Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Tonight: Freud's Blind Spot Launch Party!
Friday, November 19, 7:30 PM
Launch event for Freud's Blind Spot: 23 Original Essays on Cherished, Estranged, Lost, Hurtful, Hopeful, Complicated Sisters and Brothers
Introduction by editor Elisa Albert
Readings by contributors Daphne Beal, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, T Cooper, Nellie Hermann, Eric Orner, Mary Norris, Edward Schwarzschild, and Rebecca Wolff
Few bonds in life are as significant, as formative, as lasting, and as frequently overlooked as those we share with our brothers and sisters. In the first-of-its-kind anthology Freud's Blind Spot, contemporary writers explore the rich and varied landscape of sibling experience, illuminating the ways our brothers and sisters—or lack thereof—shape us. There are those who love and cherish their siblings, those who abhor and avoid them, and everyone in between. Editor Elisa Albert (author of The Book of Dahlia) hosts a grab-bag of illustrious contributors to the anthology, who each present their pieces for this launch event.
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Launch event for Freud's Blind Spot: 23 Original Essays on Cherished, Estranged, Lost, Hurtful, Hopeful, Complicated Sisters and Brothers
Introduction by editor Elisa Albert
Readings by contributors Daphne Beal, Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, T Cooper, Nellie Hermann, Eric Orner, Mary Norris, Edward Schwarzschild, and Rebecca Wolff
Few bonds in life are as significant, as formative, as lasting, and as frequently overlooked as those we share with our brothers and sisters. In the first-of-its-kind anthology Freud's Blind Spot, contemporary writers explore the rich and varied landscape of sibling experience, illuminating the ways our brothers and sisters—or lack thereof—shape us. There are those who love and cherish their siblings, those who abhor and avoid them, and everyone in between. Editor Elisa Albert (author of The Book of Dahlia) hosts a grab-bag of illustrious contributors to the anthology, who each present their pieces for this launch event.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
See calendar page and book buying info
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Tonight: Steamboat!
Thursday, November 18, 7:30 PM
Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series
Hosted by Bob Powers and Jason Reich
Featuring Eric Slovin, Yoni Brenner, Andi Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, and Rob Paravonian
On the third Thursday of every month, join Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day) and Jason Reich (former writer for The Daily Show), as they welcome the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled text-based hilarity.
This month's offerings include Eric Slovin (writer for SNL, Night of Too Many Stars, Important Things, and his own Comedy Central Presents); Yoni Brenner (screenwriter and frequent contributor to New Yorker's "Shouts and Murmurs"); and Andie Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich (authors behind the blog and book Stuff Hipsters Hate). Plus the musical stylings of good friend to the show Rob Paravonian.
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Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series
Hosted by Bob Powers and Jason Reich
Featuring Eric Slovin, Yoni Brenner, Andi Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, and Rob Paravonian
On the third Thursday of every month, join Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day) and Jason Reich (former writer for The Daily Show), as they welcome the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled text-based hilarity.
This month's offerings include Eric Slovin (writer for SNL, Night of Too Many Stars, Important Things, and his own Comedy Central Presents); Yoni Brenner (screenwriter and frequent contributor to New Yorker's "Shouts and Murmurs"); and Andie Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich (authors behind the blog and book Stuff Hipsters Hate). Plus the musical stylings of good friend to the show Rob Paravonian.
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tonight: Baked Explorations!
Tuesday, November 16, 7:30 PM
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito present Baked Explorations: Classic American Desserts Reinvented
Baked goods provided
Apertif tasting 5:30 – 7:30 at Greene Grape
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito left their day jobs in advertising five years ago to open their bakery, Baked, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to immediate praise from fans across the country. Their first cookbook, Baked, was raved about in the borough and on food blogs across the country. Now, in Baked Explorations, the authors give their signature “Baked” twists to famous desserts from around the nation. Here is their take on our most treasured desserts: Banana Cream Pie, Black & White Cookies, Mississippi Mud Pie, and more. Tonight at Greenlight, Matt and Renato present their cookbook and answer questions, and of course provide some delectable dessert samples.
Fort Greene's own Greene Grape (which carries Baked sweets at its Provisions store) will provide complimentary aperitif wines to celebrate the book launch from 5:30 to 7:30, followed by the book event at Greenlight for a perfect pairing.
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito present Baked Explorations: Classic American Desserts Reinvented
Baked goods provided
Apertif tasting 5:30 – 7:30 at Greene Grape
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito left their day jobs in advertising five years ago to open their bakery, Baked, in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to immediate praise from fans across the country. Their first cookbook, Baked, was raved about in the borough and on food blogs across the country. Now, in Baked Explorations, the authors give their signature “Baked” twists to famous desserts from around the nation. Here is their take on our most treasured desserts: Banana Cream Pie, Black & White Cookies, Mississippi Mud Pie, and more. Tonight at Greenlight, Matt and Renato present their cookbook and answer questions, and of course provide some delectable dessert samples.Fort Greene's own Greene Grape (which carries Baked sweets at its Provisions store) will provide complimentary aperitif wines to celebrate the book launch from 5:30 to 7:30, followed by the book event at Greenlight for a perfect pairing.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tonight: Alex Ross and Sasha Frere-Jones!
Monday, November 15, 7:30 pm
Alex Ross, author of Listen to This, talks with New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones
Alex Ross’s award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians. His new collection Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross describes his late-blooming discovery of pop music, showcases the best of his writing from more than a decade at The New Yorker. These pieces, dedicated to classical and popular artists alike, are at once erudite and lively; whether his subject is Mozart or Bob Dylan, Ross shows how music expresses the full complexity of the human condition. Ross chats about pop and classical criticism with Sasha Frere-Jones, his fellow New Yorker music writer as well as an author and musician.
Click here for calendar page and book buying information.
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Alex Ross, author of Listen to This, talks with New Yorker music critic Sasha Frere-Jones
Alex Ross’s award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians. His new collection Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross describes his late-blooming discovery of pop music, showcases the best of his writing from more than a decade at The New Yorker. These pieces, dedicated to classical and popular artists alike, are at once erudite and lively; whether his subject is Mozart or Bob Dylan, Ross shows how music expresses the full complexity of the human condition. Ross chats about pop and classical criticism with Sasha Frere-Jones, his fellow New Yorker music writer as well as an author and musician.Click here for calendar page and book buying information.
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Tonight: The Brooklyn Rail with Carl Hancock Rux!
Friday, November 12, 7:30 PM
The Brooklyn Rail presents Pieces of a Decade: Brooklyn Rail Nonfiction 2000-2010
With readings by Carl Hancock Rux and others
Introduction by Rail editors Theodore Hamm and Williams Cole
The Brooklyn Rail was first published in 2000, with the goal of providing an open forum for criticism of the arts, politics, and the world around us, in a form that could be read on the L train into Manhattan. The free paper has grown exponentially since then, publishing everything from mini-manifestoes, hard-edged position pieces, and telling interviews to extended critical treatments and in-depth analyses of the offbeat artistic works. The Rail celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new anthology and a month of literary events, culminating in an event at Greenlight with local author, performer and Rail contributor Carl Hancock Rux.
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The Brooklyn Rail presents Pieces of a Decade: Brooklyn Rail Nonfiction 2000-2010
With readings by Carl Hancock Rux and others
Introduction by Rail editors Theodore Hamm and Williams Cole
The Brooklyn Rail was first published in 2000, with the goal of providing an open forum for criticism of the arts, politics, and the world around us, in a form that could be read on the L train into Manhattan. The free paper has grown exponentially since then, publishing everything from mini-manifestoes, hard-edged position pieces, and telling interviews to extended critical treatments and in-depth analyses of the offbeat artistic works. The Rail celebrates its 10th anniversary with a new anthology and a month of literary events, culminating in an event at Greenlight with local author, performer and Rail contributor Carl Hancock Rux.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tonight: Reading & Dive Bar Crawl!
Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 PM
Ben Westhoff presents New York City's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Big Apple Discussion and Dive Bar Crawl
PLEASE NOTE: this event begins at 7:00 PM rather than the usual 7:30.
Fort Greene-based independent press Ig Publishing has partnered with journalist Ben Westhoff to fulfill a deeply-felt need: a comprehensive list of the city's cheap and dirty drinking establishments. New York City’s Best Dive Bars takes you on a tour of the five boroughs’ dingiest, awesomest watering holes; it's a great resource whether you’re looking to live dangerously or simply get plastered on a budget. Following a discussion of the book, Westhoff will lead intrepid bargoers on a tour of the dives to be found in our own neighborhood. (Just be sure to buy the book before you leave the store, because chances are you won't make it back tonight.)
BONUS: Come to tonight's reading and get a coupon for 30% off at Der Schwarze Kölner, Fort Greene's own German beer garden!! It's not actually very divey, so it probably won't be on tonight's tour, but if you are a beer fan it's a must-do in the neighborhood, and we're delighted to give you the chance to drink some more for cheaper!
Ben Westhoff presents New York City's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Big Apple Discussion and Dive Bar Crawl
PLEASE NOTE: this event begins at 7:00 PM rather than the usual 7:30.
Fort Greene-based independent press Ig Publishing has partnered with journalist Ben Westhoff to fulfill a deeply-felt need: a comprehensive list of the city's cheap and dirty drinking establishments. New York City’s Best Dive Bars takes you on a tour of the five boroughs’ dingiest, awesomest watering holes; it's a great resource whether you’re looking to live dangerously or simply get plastered on a budget. Following a discussion of the book, Westhoff will lead intrepid bargoers on a tour of the dives to be found in our own neighborhood. (Just be sure to buy the book before you leave the store, because chances are you won't make it back tonight.)BONUS: Come to tonight's reading and get a coupon for 30% off at Der Schwarze Kölner, Fort Greene's own German beer garden!! It's not actually very divey, so it probably won't be on tonight's tour, but if you are a beer fan it's a must-do in the neighborhood, and we're delighted to give you the chance to drink some more for cheaper!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Tonight: Alia Malek!
Monday, November 8, 7:30 PM
Alia Malek presents A Country Called Amreeka: U.S. History Retold Through Arab-American Lives
Reading and Slide Show
Fort Greene-based journalist and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek is the daughter of Syrian immigrants, and for years she found herself being asked by Americans to translate the Middle East and by folks in the Middle East to explain America. Her first book, A Country Called Amreeka, just published in paperback, is the story of the last forty-plus years of American history, told through the eyes of Arab Americans. Each chapter describes a familiar event in U.S. history and invites readers to live that moment in time in the skin of one Arab American. Join us for a reading and discussion with Malek of the contemporary Arab American experience and its importance in understanding our nation and our world, including a slide show featuring some of the characters featured in the book.
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Alia Malek presents A Country Called Amreeka: U.S. History Retold Through Arab-American Lives
Reading and Slide Show
Fort Greene-based journalist and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek is the daughter of Syrian immigrants, and for years she found herself being asked by Americans to translate the Middle East and by folks in the Middle East to explain America. Her first book, A Country Called Amreeka, just published in paperback, is the story of the last forty-plus years of American history, told through the eyes of Arab Americans. Each chapter describes a familiar event in U.S. history and invites readers to live that moment in time in the skin of one Arab American. Join us for a reading and discussion with Malek of the contemporary Arab American experience and its importance in understanding our nation and our world, including a slide show featuring some of the characters featured in the book.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Tonight: New York City Gardens!
Thursday, November 4, 7:30 PM
Photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff presents New York City Gardens
Discussion and slide show
New York based photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff presents a gorgeous new collection in New York City Gardens, which celebrates New York's tradition of garden culture through images and discussions of 30 of the city’s most outstanding gardens – including some right here in Fort Greene! The collection includes world-famous botanical gardens and richly recultivated urban spaces; luxurious penthouse terraces and innovative art gardens without soil or plants; gardens designed by noted landscape architects, and others created over decades by talented homeowners themselves. The New York Times calls the book "ambrosial"; don't miss the chance to meet the photographer as she presents a slide show of images from the book, speaks about her work and autographs copies.
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Photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff presents New York City Gardens
Discussion and slide show
New York based photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff presents a gorgeous new collection in New York City Gardens, which celebrates New York's tradition of garden culture through images and discussions of 30 of the city’s most outstanding gardens – including some right here in Fort Greene! The collection includes world-famous botanical gardens and richly recultivated urban spaces; luxurious penthouse terraces and innovative art gardens without soil or plants; gardens designed by noted landscape architects, and others created over decades by talented homeowners themselves. The New York Times calls the book "ambrosial"; don't miss the chance to meet the photographer as she presents a slide show of images from the book, speaks about her work and autographs copies.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tonight: Maira Kalman!
Tuesday, November 2, 7:30 PM
Maira Kalman presents And The Pursuit of Happiness
Discussion and Slide Show
Beloved illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman is the author of The Principles of Uncertainty, illustrator of the bestselling edition of Strunk and White's Elements of Style, and the creator of a number of books for children. Her new book, And the Pursuit of Happiness, is Kalman's yearlong investigation in words and pictures of democracy and how it works, as serialized in the New York Times. Energized and inspired by the 2008 elections, on inauguration day Kalman traveled to Washington, D.C., launching a national tour that would take her from a town hall meeting in Newfane, Vermont, to the inner chambers of the Supreme Court. The observations she makes as she travels charm and inform, and her route is always one of fascinating indirection. At this Election Day event, Kalman shows slides of the images from the book and talks about her journey as a citizen and artist at Greenlight.
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Maira Kalman presents And The Pursuit of Happiness
Discussion and Slide Show
Beloved illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman is the author of The Principles of Uncertainty, illustrator of the bestselling edition of Strunk and White's Elements of Style, and the creator of a number of books for children. Her new book, And the Pursuit of Happiness, is Kalman's yearlong investigation in words and pictures of democracy and how it works, as serialized in the New York Times. Energized and inspired by the 2008 elections, on inauguration day Kalman traveled to Washington, D.C., launching a national tour that would take her from a town hall meeting in Newfane, Vermont, to the inner chambers of the Supreme Court. The observations she makes as she travels charm and inform, and her route is always one of fascinating indirection. At this Election Day event, Kalman shows slides of the images from the book and talks about her journey as a citizen and artist at Greenlight.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tonight: David Winner!
Thursday, October 28, 7:30 PM
David Winner reads from The Cannibal of Guadalajara
Fort Greene author David Winner is the author of several works of short fiction, and has been nominated for a Pushcart award and had a short film of one of his stories shown at the Cannes Film Festival. His new novel The Cannibal of Guadalajara won the 2009 Gival Press Novel Prize, and has received advanced praise from National Book Award winners Shirley Hazzard and John Casey. David reads from his book at Greenlight this evening – join us in congratulating an award-winning local author!
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David Winner reads from The Cannibal of Guadalajara
Fort Greene author David Winner is the author of several works of short fiction, and has been nominated for a Pushcart award and had a short film of one of his stories shown at the Cannes Film Festival. His new novel The Cannibal of Guadalajara won the 2009 Gival Press Novel Prize, and has received advanced praise from National Book Award winners Shirley Hazzard and John Casey. David reads from his book at Greenlight this evening – join us in congratulating an award-winning local author!RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Friday, October 22, 2010
Tonight at Greenlight: Charles Burns!
Friday, October 22, 7:30 PM
Charles Burns presents X’ed Out
The creator of the acclaimed and influential graphic novel Black Hole presents the first volume in an epic masterpiece of graphic fiction with his new book X’ed Out. Influenced by both Tintin comics and William S. Burroughs, the full-color comic tells the story of Doug, who wakes to a weird buzzing noise and a visit from his long-dead cat. The comic has never been serialized, so the freaky adventure that follows is all new! Burns will show slide show images from his work and talk about X’ed Out at Greenlight.
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Charles Burns presents X’ed Out
The creator of the acclaimed and influential graphic novel Black Hole presents the first volume in an epic masterpiece of graphic fiction with his new book X’ed Out. Influenced by both Tintin comics and William S. Burroughs, the full-color comic tells the story of Doug, who wakes to a weird buzzing noise and a visit from his long-dead cat. The comic has never been serialized, so the freaky adventure that follows is all new! Burns will show slide show images from his work and talk about X’ed Out at Greenlight.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tonight at Greenlight: Steamboat Comedy!
Thursday, October 21, 7:30 PM
Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series
Hosted by Bob Powers and Jason Reich
Featuring Tim Carvell (Planet Tad), Tom Leopold (Milt & Marty), and Ritch Duncan (The Werewolf’s Guide To Life)
On the third Thursday of every month, join Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day) and Jason Reich (former writer for The Daily Show), as they welcome the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled text-based hilarity. This month’s offerings include Tim Carvell, Daily Show writer and author of the forthcoming Planet Tad; Tom Leopold, who has written on countless classic sitcoms and most recently is one of the authors of Milt & Marty: The Longest Lasting, Least Successful Comedy Writing Duo in Showbiz History; and Ritch Duncan, co-author with Bob Powers of The Werewolf's Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten (just in time for Halloween.)
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series
Hosted by Bob Powers and Jason Reich
Featuring Tim Carvell (Planet Tad), Tom Leopold (Milt & Marty), and Ritch Duncan (The Werewolf’s Guide To Life)
On the third Thursday of every month, join Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day) and Jason Reich (former writer for The Daily Show), as they welcome the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled text-based hilarity. This month’s offerings include Tim Carvell, Daily Show writer and author of the forthcoming Planet Tad; Tom Leopold, who has written on countless classic sitcoms and most recently is one of the authors of Milt & Marty: The Longest Lasting, Least Successful Comedy Writing Duo in Showbiz History; and Ritch Duncan, co-author with Bob Powers of The Werewolf's Guide to Life: A Manual for the Newly Bitten (just in time for Halloween.)RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Tonight: National Reading Group Month Celebration!
Tuesday, October 19, 6:30 PM
The Women’s National Book Association hosts a National Reading Group Month celebration
Panel discussion and book signing featuring Susan Henderson (Up from the Blue); Sheri Holman (The Dress Lodger); Rick Moody (The Four Fingers of Death); Emily St. John Mandel (The Singer’s Gun); and Jackson Taylor (The Blue Orchard); moderated by Rosalind Reisner (Read On: Life Stories and Jewish American Literature)
Reception with refreshments and reading group signups before and after discussion
National Reading Group Month (NRGM) was launched in 2007 by the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA), to highlight the role of book groups in American cultural and literary life, and to enable more readers to get connected with reading groups in their community. Greenlight is proud to host the third annual WNBA-New York City chapter NRGM event with a star-studded panel of local authors talking about their work. At the reception preceding and following the panel, readers will have the chance to sign up to get information about Greenlight’s in-house reading groups (which will begin meeting in January), connect with other local reading groups, or register their existing reading group with Greenlight for special group discounts. Join us to observe National Reading Group Month and kick off Greenlight’s brand-new reading group programming!
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
The Women’s National Book Association hosts a National Reading Group Month celebration
Panel discussion and book signing featuring Susan Henderson (Up from the Blue); Sheri Holman (The Dress Lodger); Rick Moody (The Four Fingers of Death); Emily St. John Mandel (The Singer’s Gun); and Jackson Taylor (The Blue Orchard); moderated by Rosalind Reisner (Read On: Life Stories and Jewish American Literature)
Reception with refreshments and reading group signups before and after discussion
National Reading Group Month (NRGM) was launched in 2007 by the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA), to highlight the role of book groups in American cultural and literary life, and to enable more readers to get connected with reading groups in their community. Greenlight is proud to host the third annual WNBA-New York City chapter NRGM event with a star-studded panel of local authors talking about their work. At the reception preceding and following the panel, readers will have the chance to sign up to get information about Greenlight’s in-house reading groups (which will begin meeting in January), connect with other local reading groups, or register their existing reading group with Greenlight for special group discounts. Join us to observe National Reading Group Month and kick off Greenlight’s brand-new reading group programming!
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tonight: David Rakoff!
Thursday, October 14, 7:30 PM
David Rakoff reads from Half Empty
Belovedly cynical humorist and wit David Rakoff (author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable) returns to Greenlight to present his newest collection, Half Empty. The book ranges from the personal to the universal, combining stories from Rakoff’s reporting and accounts of his own experiences to defend the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because then you’ll never be disappointed. Whether he’s lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp observations and flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity.
RSVP on Facebook (optional)
David Rakoff reads from Half Empty
Belovedly cynical humorist and wit David Rakoff (author of Fraud and Don’t Get Too Comfortable) returns to Greenlight to present his newest collection, Half Empty. The book ranges from the personal to the universal, combining stories from Rakoff’s reporting and accounts of his own experiences to defend the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because then you’ll never be disappointed. Whether he’s lacerating the musical Rent for its cutesy depiction of AIDS or dealing with personal tragedy, his sharp observations and flair for the absurd will have you positively reveling in the power of negativity.RSVP on Facebook (optional)
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