Indulge your desire for chocolate, it’s good for you. “Very good for you,” reports WebMD.com, though eating more doesn’t necessarily mean that’s better. If you’re going to eat more, you’ll need to cut back on something else. Which is fine by us. We’ll cut back on something else, especially this Sunday. That’s the day of Chocolate Fest 2010: A Walk-Around Tasting.
Kalamansi lime and dark chocolate confections, chocolate-inspired cocktails, single origin chocolate gelato, Equi-trade chocolate bars from Madagascar, and fine Dominican chocolate will all be made available. Representative from a variety of chocolate companies will be on hand to chat with guests and answer their questions; Guittard, Divalicious Chocolate. Madecasse, Pralus, MP Frederick, Confectioner, Chocolat Moderne, Sweet Revenge, GROM, LA Burdick, Taza, Gotham Wines, Rosa Regale Brachetto, Tumbador, Baking for Good, Michel Cluizel will all be represented. The event is hosted by culinary historian Alexandra Leaf. Tickets are available here.
Inside cover of David Foster Wallace’s annotated copy of Don DeLillo’s Players / Harry Ransom Center.
The New York Times ArtsBeat blog reports that the University of Texas has acquired an archive of private papers from the writer David Foster Wallace:
The archive contains drafts of books, stories, essays, poems, letters and research, including the handwritten notes for “Infinite Jest,” the novel that first gained him attention
The Harry Ransom Center at UT has already uploaded some fascinating scans of the material, including heavily and other items such as “poems, stories and letters.” Liberal Arts 2.0 blogger Jason Kottke found it tantalizing.
When Wallace died in 2008, novelist and literary critic James Wood wrote: “Whatever one felt about his work, it was hard to imagine any serious reader of fiction not being intensely interested in what he was going to do next.”
Woods will re-think the work of David Foster Wallace at the 92nd Street Y on Mar 22 where he took on a special assignment —to read a book he’s never read before, then return to the 92Y Poetry Center and discuss it. He chose Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, a collection of short stories by David Foster Wallace.
Tickets can be purchased here, and are just $10 for those 35 and under. There is a complete list of discounted Readings, Concerts, and Talks online here.
Upcoming Readings at 92Y:
For the past decade, the fifth graders chorus at PS22, the largest elementary school on Staten Island, have attained internet fame with their covers of modern day pop songs, ranging from the work of Tori Amos to Lady Gaga to The Beatles. Led by multi-instrumentalist Gregg Breinberg, these elementary schoolers sing with feeling and heart, which is evident in their unpredictably soulful renditions. Riding the wave of yesterday’s buzz from The Village Voice, MTV, and Teen Vogue sparked by their new arrangement of Phoenix’s “Listzomania,” we’ve rounded up nine additional favorites from the PS22 back catalog.
As you can see, the chorus has been making quite a splash. Perez Hilton is one of their biggest fans.
Matisyahu will also talk with moderator Thane Rosenbaum about his career and latest record Light, as well as perform a few more songs. Tickets are available here.
Andy Garcia and daughter Dominik García-Lorido (who appear together in the film) with NY1’s Neil Rose for the City Island screening discussion at 92YTribeca this past Monday. There are two more photos on 92YTribeca’s Flickr.
Keep up to date on all upcoming screenings and film events online at 92YTribeca Film.
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When Wallace died in 2008, novelist and literary critic James Wood wrote: “Whatever one felt about his work, it was hard to imagine any serious reader of fiction not being intensely interested in what he was going to do next.”
