July is a pretty quiet month at B&N, but the indies are acting like people still buy books during the summer. Here are some July 2013 bookstore events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble July 2013 07/06 Brad Ricca – Super Boys (86th & Lex) 07/09 The Cast…
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This American Live Tonight at The Skirball Center and In Theaters Near You!
TAL Live (05/10/12) On Thursday, May 10th, 2012, we will perform an episode of This American Life on stage at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City and beam it live via satellite to more than 500 movie theatres around the US and Canada! We did a show like this in…
August 2011 Bookstore Events
“It’s August and the pickins are slim.” (Even slimmer now that Borders is gone.) Here’s a list of August 2011 literary, comedic and musical events that I found interesting for one reason or another. Barnes & Noble 08/08/11 Catching Heat – Jim Leyritz (Tri) 08/09/11 Composed – Rosanne Cash (USQ) 08/09/11 Live at B&N…
Talent Show 1 Year Anniversary Show
Tickets are now on sale for The Talent Show‘s 1 Year Anniversary Show on February 23 at Littlefield. The participants at the big birthday bash are (mostly) the same folks who were at the inaugural show, but this time there will be a DANCE CONTEST! THE CONTESTANTS: Human speedball Ira Glass! Standing in for John…
B&N September 2010 Events (Nick Zinner, Kristen Schaal, Jon Stewart)
It’s fall now, so it’s time for the “big releases” to start dropping again at our local big box book stores. Here’s a list of September 2010 B&N events that I thought were interesting for one reason or another: B&N September 2010 Events (NYC) 09/07/10 Lee Houck: Yield (82nd & Bway) 09/07/10 Tao Lin:…
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…