The nominees and winner of the 2019 Albertine Prize will be announced on April 3 at the Payne Whitney mansion
Albertine
972 Fifth Ave. at 79th St.
Wednesday, April 3, free with advance RSVP, 6:30
www.albertine.com
On April 3, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy will be presenting the third annual Albertine Prize, a reader’s choice award given to a French book translated into English. The evening will feature live readings by professional actors from the five nominated works throughout the first three floors of the Payne Whitney mansion on Fifth Ave., concluding with a cocktail reception in the Venetian Room. Admission is free with advance RSVP. The 2017 winner was Nelly Alard and Adriana Hunter’s Couple Mechanics, followed by Anne Garréta’s Not One Day in 2018. We know the nominees, but if we told you, we’d have to, well, you know….