Controversial tome is celebrating its golden anniversary
Poetry Project
131 East Tenth St. at Second Ave.
Admission: $8
212-674-0910
Wednesday, October 7 Celebration of the golden anniversary of William S. Burroughs’s classic novel, with a group reading by Eric Andersen, John Giorno, Jan Herman, Thurston Moore, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Simon Pettet, Jürgen Ploog, Anne Waldman, Nick Zedd, and others, Sanctuary, 8:00
William S. Burroughs set a new standard with NAKED LUNCH
School of Visual Arts / Columbia University
Multiple locations
Admission: free
http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu
Thursday, October 8 The Children of Burroughs: The Legacy of NAKED LUNCH on New York Artists, with panelists Robert Fitterman, Lytle Shaw, Jurgen Ploog, and Penny Arcade, Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, third floor, 70 Washington Square South, moderated by Marvin J. Taylor, 6:30
Friday, October 9 Fifty Years of Naked Lunch: From the Interzone to the Archive…. and Back, all-day conference, Columbia University Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive, 1:00 – 6:00
Friday, October 9 Fifty Years of Naked Lunch: From the Interzone to the Archive…. and Back, reception and exhibition viewing, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Butler Library, sith floor, 535 West 114th Street, 6:00
Saturday, October 10 NAKED LUNCH at 50, with readings by Anne Waldman, Eric Andersen, and Michael McClure, live music curated by Hal Willner, and screenings of WORDS OF ADVICE: WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS ON THE ROAD (Lars Movin & Steen Rasmussen), THE BEAT HOTEL (Alan Govenar), JAPANESE SANDMAN (Ed Buhr), and NOVA EXPRESS (Andre Perkowski), SVA Theatre, 333 West 23rd, 3:30-8:30