Multiple locations
October 16-18
http://www.newyorker.com/festival
While many events in this year’s celebration of all things literature, better known as the New Yorker Festival (and the more pretentious the better), are already sold out, below is a list of events for which tickets are still available, at least as of October 7. But you better hurry!
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yiyun Li, (le) poisson rouge, $25, 7:00
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: David Bezmozgis and Jonathan Franzen, Cedar Lake Theatre, $25, 7:00
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: T. Coraghessan Boyle and Mary Gaitskill, Angel Orensanz Foundation, $25, 7:00
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: Joshua Ferris and Aleksandar Hemon, (le) poisson rouge, $25, 9:30
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: Jonathan Lethem and Colson Whitehead, Directors Guild Theatre, $25, 9:30
Friday, October 16 Paired Readings by New Yorker Writers: George Saunders and Gary Shteyngart, Cedar Lake Theatre, $25, 9:30
Friday, October 16 Brooklyn Playlist: A Special Concert Featuring Bands from the County of Kings, with Dirty Projectors, House of Ladosha, Jubilee, and Liturgy, curated by Sasha Frere-Jones and Kelefa Sanneh, the Bell House, $25, 8:00
Saturday, October 17 In Conversation With: Annie Proulx interviewed by Deborah Treisman, Florence Gould Hall, $27, 10:00 am
Saturday, October 17 In Conversation With: Stanley Tucci Interviewed by Michael Specter, Acura at Stage37, $27, 1:00
Saturday, October 17 Tyler Perry interviewed by Henry Finder, Cedar Lake Theatre, $27, 4:00
Saturday, October 17 Henri-Georges Clouzot’s QUAI DES ORFÈVRES, with Anthony Lane, Directors Guild Theatre, $20, 1:30
Saturday, October 17 Jean-Luc Godard’s KING LEAR, with Richard Brody, Directors Guild Theatre, $20, 5:00
Saturday, October 17 The Music Biz: Remixing the industry, with Jace Clayton, Josh Deutsch, Melvin Gibbs, Danny Goldberg, and Livia Tortella, moderated by Sasha Frere-Jones, Cedar Lake Theatre, $27, 1:00
Saturday, October 17 Early Shift: Loudon Wainwright III talks with Susan Morrison: A Conversation with Music, the Bell House, $35, 7:30
Saturday, October 17 Ian Hunter and Graham Parker talk with Ben Greenman: A Conversation with Music, (le) poisson rouge, $35, 7:30
Saturday, October 17 Steve Earle talks with John Seabrook: A Conversation with Music, (le) poisson rouge, $35, 10:00
Saturday, October 17 About Town: Tailing Tilley, Galway Hooker, $15, 11:00 am
Saturday, October 17 Radical Opera: Sonic Youth, with Lisa Bielawa, Nico Muhly, Peter Sellars, and Rufus Wainwright, moderated by Alex Ross, City Winery, $35, 3:00