Bailey Kennedy who writes at Paperbackgirl.com attended Wednesday’s reading that featured two great Irish writers, Colum McCann and John Banville, and notes:
The q+a session rounding out the evening had everyone in fits of laughter thanks to Banville’s dry wit and McCann’s gregariousness. The first question was directed at both writers and focused on the anxiety of influence as Irish writers. Banville leaned toward the mic and said, “We have giants or nothing. There are no mediocre writers. It is like the Easter Island statues are standing behind us saying ‘what have you done little man?’”
You can read more of her recap here and watch the video above for an excerpt from that Q&A. In addition to addressing the Irish writer legacy topic, they discuss the influence of their backgrounds in newspaper journalism on their writing and McCann answers a question about his relationship with New York City after writing Let the Great World Spin which he confesses: “I think I’ll probably go away for awhile just in order to love it again.”
Upcoming Readings:
Words and Music: Péter Esterházy and András Schiff: Mar 1
Lady Gaga has a poker face, do you? Ellen Leikind, author of the new book PokerWoman: : How to Win in Love, Life, and Business using the Principles of Poker, offers women tips on using poker strategies for life and did a segment Wednesday morning (shown above) on WPIX. Ellen is also POKERPrimaDIVAS™ instructor at the 92nd Street Y, where she teaches women to apply the lessons of poker in business, personal, and professional lives, as well learning the basics of the game in prep for your participation in a poker tournament!
Some of the lessons Ellen imparts? In poker, you have to be brave and assertive, and know what you want. And in your job, “if you’re looking for a promotion, you have to ask for it.” WPIX featured some more tips:
• Stop betting like a girl and go all in!
• Creative bluffing (the differences between little white lies vs. deception)
• How to play to win, instead of playing not to lose
• Knowing when to fold’em…and get out of a dead end job or relationship
• Overcoming losses and getting back in the game
What other ways can you apply the practices of poker to your life? Cashing out while you are ahead? Leave your own ideas in the comments.
The next POKERPrimaDIVAS™ class begins May 3, register here. If you prefer the dominos to cards, Mah-Jongg For Beginners classes are coming up as well; the next ones begin on Apr 13.
What You Missed: Leaders Of The New Cool At 92YTribeca
Hosted by Angela Yee from Sirius with Hot 97’s DJ Absolut on the music, Leaders of the New Cool, featuring Curren$y, Stalley, Mikkey Halsted, Tiara Wiles, Rich Hil, Skotch Davis and Nero, returned to New York City last night at 92YTribeca, after having hit Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Photographer Mia Marcus from NuBuzzPhoto was was on hand and snapped the photos above, as well as a few more. Click below to see the rest.
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Author Marisa Meltzer, (Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music) is the premier guest of the new video series: 92Y Show & Tell. While at her lovely Brooklyn (Brooklyn) abode, Marisa, a big fan of 90’s women-centered art and music, showed us some of her favorite music and zines from that time. As those inspired her, Marisa’s own book on this era is inspiring a new generation of women.
You don’t really see these women-centered scenes like riot grrrl, or even something banal like the Lilith Fair, much anymore—
Well, Lilith Fair is coming back! It’s reforming. You can come with me. I’m going to go and face my late ’90s snobbery at the Lilith Fair. Heart Is playing, and Ke$ha, of “Tik-Tok” fame. It’s a strange and diverse lineup. I’m excited to see what happens. There are lots of awesome bands with girls in them, but I think there’s less of a sense right now of, “I’m in a band and I’m a woman and I have feminist values.” I think that it’s certainly missing from culture, whether it’s indie or mainstream culture, and I certainly hope it comes back.
On Mar 3 at 92YTribeca, Marisa will be joined by Emily Gould, author of And the Heart Says Whatever (to be published by Free Press in May 2010); Elizabeth Spiridakis “the lunatic behind the White Lightning website”; Sean Fennessey, Director of Merchandising for eMusic.com; and music by Supercute! for further in-depth discussion on “What It Feels Like for a Girl”: Women, Music and the Girl Power Revolution. Tickets can be purchased here.
Colum McNann and John Banville were here last night, and McCann was quoted via Twitter asking: “Don’t all writers live in Brooklyn?”
Wait, do they??
We should get Time Out New York readers to chime in here, seeing as TONY‘s latest issue explores the Brooklyn/Manhattan divide with a cover story that aggravates the age old question: Brooklyn or Manhattan?
How about we start a list? What writers live in Manhattan, and what writers live in Brooklyn? Answer in the comments…
Browse all upcoming events in our Main Reading Series here, where tickets for those aged 35 and under are just $10.
Péter Esterházy is: “one of the most widely known contemporary Hungarian writers. His books are considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature.” In 2004, he won the Prestigious Peace prize at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2004. And Harper Collins has just published the English translation of his book: Not Art: A Novel.
The Unterberg Poetry Center is excited to host Esterhazy for a rare U.S. appearance on Mar 1 for Words and Music: Péter Esterházy and András Schiff. Esterházy’s reading will include musical interludes by Schiff, his dear friend. Purchase tickets here, where they only $10 for those aged 35 and under. Schiff by the way, is appearing solo tomorrow evening.
From Leonard Lopate and WNYC, an mp3 podcast of novelist John Banville talking about latest book, The Infinities: “It tells the story of a family that gathers together as the patriarch is dying. But the family is not alone—they’re joined by some mischievous immortals: Zeus, Pan, and Hermes.” Banville was also recently interviewed by the literary website The Millions, you can read that here.
Tonight at 8pm, John Banville and Colum McCann will share the stage at Kaufman Concert Hall in the 92nd Street Y. Tickets can be purchased here, and are just $10 for those aged 35 and under. McCann is also teaching a Fiction Master Class here tomorrow, Feb 25.
So says the Wall Street Journal, in an article that reports most Americans clean their refrigerators once or twice a year. (Guilty as charged!) Gawker called it ”Refrigerignorance."
We are suddenly newly inspired to clean ours! And...we learned a few new things from the WSJ article. For instance, though the door might be the perfect spot for that carton on milk, it’s the worst spot for it as the door is the warmest part of the fridge. Also, get this...you should not keep apples and carrots next to each other. Apples produce ethylene, a substance that can cause some foods (including carrots) to spoil sooner. Who knew??
Our “research” shows that cooks and foodies keep a nicer refrigerators than others. We’ve seen a number of their refrigerators when filming our 92Y Fridges series, and never saw anything objectionable or dirty. As a matter of fact, all our video subjects seemed conscious of good fridge habits. When filming 92Y Fridges with Mike Colameco, Colameco informed us he keeps many bottles of water in his fridge not to drink, but to help keep the fridge cool and humid. And André Soltner was a little embarrassed when he pulled some cheese out from his refrigerator; it should be kept at room temperature he explained, but confided that his wife likes it chilled. Check out all 92Y Fridges videos here.
You can learn more about what the pros already know at Cooking with Mike Colameco classes, and on Apr 26 join Padma Lakshmi, Amanda Hesser, Kathleen Collins and Charlie Trotter with Alexandra Leaf as moderator for: Food on the Tube: How TV Shapes the Way We Think About Food.
In the video above, our very own Karina Zilberman, Director of Jewish Family Life and Culture at the 92nd Street Y, sings a beautiful rendition of Sim Shalom at Temple Israel Of Greater Miami on Jan 23, 2010 at the Greatest Cantorial Concert in South Florida. Dr. Alan Mason plays the piano. Karina and Dr. Mason perform together on the album Drawing Close, a beautiful, unique rendition of traditional Sabbath songs. You can purchase that here.
For more information on our Jewish Life programming, visit online here.
Rabbi Funnye, Michelle Obama’s first cousin, holds a pulpit on the South Side of Chicago and is the first African American rabbi to serve on the Chicago Board of Rabbis. We are thrilled to welcome him to the 92nd Street Y on March 2 when he’ll talk about his journey to Judaism, his leadership in Be’chol Lashon working with Black, Asian, Latino and mixed race Jews to strengthen the global Jewish people, as well as a few inside stories about the First Family. Ari L. Goldman, author of The Search for God at Harvard and other books, will join him on stage.
Watch the video above for a taste of Rabbi Funnye’s energy and insight into emerging Jewish communities.
Film: Gosford Park screening plus conversation with film editor Tim Squyres and author Bobbie O’Steen.
Talks: The Future of Food with Y+30 featuring Chef Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern, Glenn Roberts, founder of Anson Mills, marketing whizzes from Rooster Design Group and writer and Food52 co-founder Amanda Hesser
Comedy: RISK! BLINDSIDED: Didn’t See It Coming with Andy Christie (The Liar Show), Michelle Collins (Best Week Ever), Andrea Rosen (Michael & Michael Have Issues), Mark Allen (NY Times, NPR) and A.D. Miles (Late Show with Jimmy Fallon)
Comedy: Comedy Below Canal™ with Liam McEneaney, Baratunde Thurston, Lizz Winstead and Todd Barry; Seth Herzog hosts
Fri, Feb 26
Music: Robin Aigner, FREE. “Decemberists meet Tom Waits meet Beirut meet Leonard Cohen.”
Film: Family Jams featuring Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Vetiver. New York Premiere. Director/musician Kevin Barker in person for post-screening Q&A and to play some songs.
Music: La Excelencia brings a new outlook to salsa music by being hip, young, writing about social issues and breaking the mold yet not losing the true roots of salsa.
Sat, Feb 27
Film: St. Nick with Director David Lowry in person for a post-screening Q&A.
Comedy: Purim Party 2010 featuring The Shushan Channel Starring Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show and creator of Shoot the Messenger) and a cast from Broadway, VH-1 and Comedy Central, plus all-new hilarity from the writers behind The Daily Show, The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien and 30 Rock.
Jeff Garlin: “I am a food addict, no doubt about it”
This is not a picture of Curb Your Enthusiasm star and comedian Jeff Garlin. This is a picture Jeff Garlin saw in the LivingXL catalog for a Cabin Comfort Inflatable Pillow that looked so much like him that he knew it was time to do something about his weight. He talks about his food addiction in this recent ABC News report (cameo by Larry David) and reveals how it almost cost him his life when his wife was pregnant with their second child. You can catch him this Sunday at 92Y with Ira Glass of This American Life. He will be signing copies of his new book My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World following the talk. Just don’t offer him any doughnuts.
92Y Video: Miklós Perényi, cello & András Schiff, piano perform Beethoven
In this video, cellist Miklós Perényi and pianist András Schiff perform Beethoven: Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace from Cello Sonata in A, Op. 69 at 92Y in 2007. One YouTube commenter remarks, “At last a duo where the piano doesn’t kill the cello… The clarity is fantastic and the music making serene.” We agree. Perényi returns tomorrow, Feb 23, with pianist Benjamin Hochman for our Hungarian celebration and again on Feb 27 for Schiff’s In Focus series on Franz Josef Haydn.
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