this week in literature

WEEKLY LISTINGS October 28 – November 4

Dessner brothers will lead special music event at BAM (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

THE LONG COUNT
Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.
Tickets: $20-$45
718-636-4100
www.bam.org

Wednesday, October 28
through
Saturday, October 31 “The Long Count” features three performances led by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of the National and visual artist Matthew Ritchie, with guest vocalists the Breeders’ Kim and Kelley Deal, My Brightest Diamond’s Shara Worden, and the National’s Matt Berninger. There will be also be an artist talk with the Dessner brothers and Ritchie at the Hillman Attic Studio on October 31 at 6:00 ($8).

Dr. Leon Chang's life and work are celebrated at TECO (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

DR. LEON LONG-YIEN CHANG COMMEMORATIVE EXHIBITION
TECO
1 East 42nd St. between Fifth & Madison Aves.
Admission: free
212-557-5122
www.taiwanembassy.org
www.flickr.com/slideshow

Through Friday, October 30 In celebration of the life of poet, teacher, diplomat, artist, and calligrapher Dr. Leon Chang, who passed away this past May at the age of 101, the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office in New York is hosting a splendid exhibit of Dr. Chang’s calligraphy, in beautiful scrolls and framed images, along with photographs and other memorabilia of a life well lived

Garth Fagan is presenting its thirty-ninth season at the Joyce (photo by Bob Joe)

GARTH FAGAN DANCE
Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Ave. at 19th St.
Tickets: $10-$49
212-645-2904
www.garthfagandance.org
www.joyce.org

Through Sunday, November 1 Garth Fagan’s thirty-ninth season features LANDSCAPE FOR 10, live music by the Ying Quartet, and more

SITI reinvents Sophocles at DTW

SITI COMPANY: ANTIGONE
Dance Theater Workshop
219 West 19th St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
Tickets: $20-$25
212-924-0077
www.dancetheaterworkshop.org

Wednesday, October 28
through
Sunday, November 1 Jocelyn Clarke’s reimagining of Sophocles’ classic drama, by the always inventive SITI Company

Emmanuelle Vo-Donh tests the limits of body and space at Danspace

ICI/PER.FOR
Danspace Project
131 East Tenth St. at Second Ave.
Tickets: $12-$18
212-674-8112
www.danspaceproject.org

Thursday, October 29
through
Saturday, October 31 Emmanuelle Vo-Dinh, with live music by Zeena Parkins, lighting design by Francoise Michel, and costumes by Virginie and Jean-Jacques Weil

COMMEDIA is part of Morphoses presentation at City Center

MORPHOSES: THE WHEELDON COMPANY
New York City Center
130 West 56th St. between Sixth & Seventh Aves.
Tickets: $15-$110
212-581-1212
www.morphoses.org
www.nycitycenter.org

Thursday, October 29
through
Sunday, November 1 One of the city’s hottest dance companies presents two programs: Wheeldon’s COMMEDIA, with music by Stravinsky; Lightfoot Leon’s SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU, with music by Arvo Part, J. S. Bach, and others; Alexei Ratmansky’s BOLERO, with music by Ravel; and the U.S. premiere of Tim Harbour’s new ballet, with music by Ross Edwards; and the second program: Wheeldon’s CONTINUUM, with music by Gyorgy Ligeti; SOFTLY; and the U.S. premiere of Wheeldon’s new ballet, with music by Rachmaninoff

SOUND/FRAME/REMIX
Austrian Cultural Forum
11 East 52nd St. between Madison & Fifth Aves.
Admission: free
212-319-5300
www.acfny.org

Through Saturday, October 31 Multimedia exhibit focusing on new video coming out of the sound:frame festival

Amy Stein, "Riverside," digital C-print, 2009

AMY STEIN: DOMESTICATED
ClampArt
521-531 West 25th St. between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.
Admission: free
646-230-0020
www.clampart.com

Through Saturday, October 31 Photographer (and taxidermist!) Amy Stein re-creates actual scenes involving animals that have been reported in a small town in northeast Pennsylvania, resulting in fascinating images that are at once beautiful and a little frightening

Sarah Silverman will go Jungian at the Rubin

THE RED BOOK DIALOGUES
Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th St. at Seventh Ave.
Tickets: $15-$25
212-620-5000 ext 344
www.rmanyc.org
Analysts delve into Carl Jung’s RED BOOK in a series of fascinating discussions featuring Albert Maysles, Alice Walker, David Byrne, Kathleen Chalfant, Marina Abramovicz, Cornel West, Billy Corgan, and many more.

Friday, October 30 Sarah Silverman, $25, 7:00

Wednesday, November 4 John Boorman, $25, 7:00

HAUSU (HOUSE) (Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977)
BAMcinematek
30 Lafayette Ave. between Ashland Pl. & St. Felix St.
718-636-4100
www.bam.org
www.youtube.com/hausutrailer

Saturday, October 31 Special Halloween presentation of very strange Japanese horror film, 2:00, 4:30, 6:50, 9:15

MARATHON FIREWORKS
Central Park
Outside Tavern on the Green
West Drive at 67th St.
Admission: free
www.ingnycmarathon.org

Saturday, October 31 Live entertainment and fireworks in honor of the New York City Marathon, 6:30

The wild rumpus continues in SoHo

SENDAK IN SOHO
Animazing Gallery
54 Greene St. at Broome St.
Admission: free
800-303-4848
www.animazing.com

Through Saturday, November 6 Special exhibit of the work of Maurice Sendak in conjunction with the release of WHERE THE WILDE THINGS ARE movie

Japanese ghost stories get the multimedia treatment at P.S. 122

AMERICAN KAMIKAZE
P.S.122
150 First Ave. between Ninth & Tenth Aves.
Tickets: $15-$20
212-352-3101
www.ps122.org
www.temporarydistortion.com

Through Saturday, November 14 Temporary Distortion’s adaptation of Japanese ghost stories, written and directed by Kenneth Collins, with video projections by William Cusick, and starring Brian Greer, Yuki Kawahisa, Lorraine Mattox, and Ryosuke Yamada

Taylor Mac's multigenre epic begins long run at HERE Arts Center

HERE Arts Center
145 Sixth Ave. at Dominick St.
Tickets: $35
212-352-3101
www.here.org

Through Sunday, November 22 Taylor Mac’s epic consists of five parts with forty musicians and performers, with direction by Paul Zimet, Rachel Chavkin, Faye Driscoll, Aaron Rhyne, and David Drake, with Kyogens directed by Kristin Marting

NEW YORK’S UNIQUE & UNEXPECTED PLACES

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NEW YORK’S UNIQUE & UNEXPECTED PLACES by Judith Stonehill & Alexandra Stonehill
Idlewild Books
12 West 19th St.
Wednesday, October 21, free, 7:00 (RSVP to events@idlewildbooks.com)
212-414-8888
www.idlewildbooks.com
www.rizzoliusa.com
What city would you be in if your sightseeing agenda included the Garden of Stones, the Italian American Museum, the Louis Armstrong House Museum, the Elevated Acre, Tender Buttons, the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Poets House, the Irish Hunger Memorial, and the Alice Austen House Museum? In NEW YORK’S UNIQUE & UNEXPECTED PLACES (Universe, November 2009, $24.95), Judith Stonehill takes readers on a tour of some of the Big Apple’s lesser-known treasures, small gems that even the most tried-and-true New Yorkers might not have ever been to (although regular twi-ny readers will be familiar with many of these fifty destinations). In her introduction, Stonehill writes that the book “is written for urban ramblers who want to explore fascinating but less familiar sites in the city.” Each location gets between two and four pages of history, photographs (by Alexandra Stonehill, Judith’s daughter), and descriptions, including a map, telephone number, and web address. Among the other stops the Stonehills make are the High Line, Wave Hill, the Museum at Eldridge Street, Russ & Daughters, Film Forum, Dyckman Farmhouse, and the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. (The book also has a short, rambling foreword by Ethan Hawke.) On October 21, Judith Stonehill will be at one of New York’s unique and unexpected places, Idlewild Books, to celebrate the book’s release.

WEEKLY LISTINGS: Oct. 21-28

Artistically redesigned bikes are on view at armory before going to auction (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

ARTS AT THE ARMORY: STAGES
Park Ave. Armory
643 Park Ave. between 66th & 67th Sts.
Admission: free
212-616-3930
http://www.armoryonpark.org
http://www.livestrong.org

Through Thursday, October 22 Exhibit of bicycles used by Lance Armstrong while training to return to competition, designed by Damien Hirst, Yoshitomo Nara, Kenny Scharf, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, and Marc Newson, which will be put up for auction at Sotheby’s November 1, along with a preview of painting and sculpture that will be part of an exhibition at Deitch later this month, including works by Cai Guo-Qiang, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Prince, Dustin Yellin, Os Gemeos, and a fab bike by Tom Sachs; all proceeds benefit the LiveStrong foundation

Vella Lovell (Andromache, seated) and Sol Marina Crespo (Hermione) star in new version of Euripides' ANDROMACHE

EURIPIDES’ ANDROMACHE
Workmen’s Circle
45 East 33rd St.
Tickets: $8-$20
http://www.fullofnoises.org

Through Sunday, October 25 Greek tragedy is staged in New York City is staged for the first time ever in a new version by Jesse Alexander Myerson

ANCIENT PATHS, MODERN VOICES
Carnegie Hall
57th St. at Seventh Ave.
212-247-7800
http://www.carnegiehall.org/chinafestival

Wednesday, October 21
through
Tuesday, November 10 Three weeks of special events and exhibitions celebrating Chinese culture

LOOKING FOR CALVIN AND HOBBES
Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
Admission: $5
212-354-3511
http://www.moccany.org

Thursday, October 22 Nevin Martell, author of LOOKING FOR CALVIN AND HOBBES, in conversation with cartoonist Ruben (“Tom the Dancing Bug”) Bolling, discuss the life and career of Bill Waterson, 7:00

SUSIE ESSMAN
Carolines on Broadway
1626 Broadway at 50th St.
Reservations required
212-757-4100
http://www.carolines.com

Thursday, October 22
through
Saturday, October 24 Comedian and actress Susie Essman returns to Carolines hot on the heels of the new season of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and the release of her new book, WHAT WOULD SUSIE SAY?

R. CRUMB IN CONVERSATION WITH FRANÇOIS MOULY
Barnes & Noble Union Square
33 East 17th St.
Admission: free
212-253-0810
http://www.barnesandnoble.com

Friday, October 23 R. Crumb and François Mouly team up in a discussion, visual presentation, and signing of THE BOOK OF GENESIS, 7:00

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GIRLS & BOYS PRESENTS THE AM ONLY CMJ SHOWCASE
Webster Hall
125 East Eleventh St. between Third & Fourth Aves.
Tickets: $15-$25 ($1 entry and $1 drinks with below link)
Girls get in free all night long
http://www.websterhall.com/dollardaze/friday
http://www.websterhall.com

Friday, October 23 Yes Giantess, Red Wire Black Wire, Vega, We Are Enfant Terrible, Body Language, Two Fresh, and Beast in the Studio (7:00 pm – 12 midnight), with Danger, Felix Cartal, Filthy Dukes, Bird Peterson, Mickey Factz, Wallpaper, 12th Planet, and Shout Out Out Out Out in the Main Room (11:00 pm – 5:00 am), resident DJs Alex English, Gavin Royce, Kids with Snakes, Gavin Royce, and Rekles, Trash! with DJ Jess & Alex Malfunction, and more, 10:00

John William Coddling adds a whole new level of fear to Christopher Walken

SUNDAYS WITH CHRIS
DVF Gallery
444 West 14th St. between Washington St. & the West Side Highway
Admission: free
http://www.sundayswithchris.com

Friday, October 23
through
Sunday, November 1 Exhibition of John William Codling’s obsessive paintings of Christopher Walken

Maya Lin exhibit will continue through October 24 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

MAYA LIN: THREE WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE EARTH
PaceWildenstein
545 West 22nd St. between Tenth & Eleventh Aves.
Through October 24
Admission: free
212-421-3292
http://pacewildenstein.com
http://www.salon94.com
When we saw Maya Lin’s “Systematic Landscapes” at the Corcoran earlier this year, each piece was squeezed into a different room, photographs were not allowed, and interaction with some of the works was not allowed. Things are very different at PaceWildenstein in Chelsea, where visitors can snap pictures, get up close and personal with the art, and even stick their heads through various openings. The three large-scale pieces offer environmentally friendly alternate takes on physical landscapes, from the ocean to mountains to a hill, and they are arranged so that all three can be seen at the same time, a boon for architecture lovers. While “Three Ways of Looking at the Earth” ends October 24, Lin’s “Recycled Landscapes,” consisting of colorful, smaller sculptures made out of plastic toys and other found objects, will continue at Salon 94 (12 East 94th St.) through November 13.

GREENPOINT OKTOBERFEST
Transmitter Park, Brooklyn waterfront
1 Greenpoint Ave. near West St.
Admission: free

Sunday, October 25 Beers and brauts, as well as root “bier” floats, pumpkin decorating, face painting, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, Hallo Berlin, Robicelli’s Cupcaes, live music by Michna and Cowboy Mark, DJ Synapse, and brews as Blue Point Old Howling Bastard, Nut Brown Ale, Hoptical Illusion, Black Chocolate Stout, Benegali Tiger, and more, 12 noon – 8:00 pm

GOODWILL NY/NJ COSTUME DESIGN CLOTHING SWAP
Boxcar Lounge
168 Ave. B between East Tenth & Eleventh Sts.
Admission: $5 Goodwill donation or one bag of lightly used, freshly laundered clothing
http://goodwillnynj.wordpress.com

Sunday, October 25 Crafters from I Love to Create will be on hand to help people make low-cost, environmentally friendly costumes for Halloween, with music, drink specials, 3:00 – 7:00

GRANA PADANO
Multiple locations
Admission: free
http://www.nycmarathon.org/schedule.htm

Tuesday, October 27
through
Sunday, November 1 In preparation for the New York City Marathon, Italian cheesemaker Grana Padano will be offering tastings and in-store promotions at BuonItalia in Chelsea Market, Di Palo’s Fine Foods in Little Italy, and Murray’s Cheese in Grand Central and on Bleecker St.

NAKED LUNCH AT 50

Controversial tome is celebrating its golden anniversary

Poetry Project

131 East Tenth St. at Second Ave.

Admission: $8

212-674-0910

http://poetryproject.org

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

GREAT MIDDLE GRADE READS!

Nova Ren Suma will be part of special gathering at Books of Wonder

Books of Wonder

16 West 18th St. between Fifth & Sixth Aves.

Sunday, October 11, free, 1:00 – 3:00

212-989-3270

http://www.booksofwonder.com

As advertised, Books of Wonder has one great lineup on October 11, with brief talks and signings by Richard Peck (A SEASON OF GIFTS), Ann M. Martin (EVERYTHING FOR A DOG), Lauren Myracle (LUV YA BUNCHES), Michael D. Beil (THE RED BLAZER GIRLS), Gitty Daneshvari (SCHOOL OF FEAR), Peter Howe (WAGGIT AGAIN), Matt Phelan (THE STORM IN THE BARN), and Nova Ren Suma (DANI NOIR). We have to admit that we’re especially looking forward to Suma’s chat, and not just because she’s an FOT (friend of twi-ny) but because we’ve read her debut novel and it is nothing short of terrific.

THE NEW YORKER FESTIVAL

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

NEW YORK: THE BIG CITY AND ITS LITTLE NEIGHBORHOODS

Our primary goal at twi-ny is to introduce native New Yorkers as well as tourists to cool spots and great things to do across the five boroughs. While we’re transitioning to our new format — one we hope you’ll find easier to use and exciting to explore — we had to decide what to broadcast on our re-opening day. Actually, the choice was not that hard once we perused the brand-new book NEW YORK: THE BIG CITY AND ITS LITTLE NEIGHBORHOODS (Rizzoli Universe, September 2009, $25). Native New Yorkers Naomi Fertitta and Paul Aresu take readers on a series of fun adventures through many parts of the city in this beautiful book, winding their way through ethnic neighborhoods large and small, both well known and well under the radar. They head out into such local enclaves as Bay Ridge’s Little Beirut, Woodlawn’s Little Ireland, East Harlem’s Little Mexico, Flushing’s New Chinatown, and Tompkinsville’s Little Sri Lanka. Along the way they reveal all kinds of small treasures — including some of our favorite gems, such as Lomzynianka in Greenpoint’s Little Poland, Myers of Keswick in Greenwich Village’s Little Britain, Aji Ichiban in Downtown’s Chinatown, Fort Tryon Park in Washington Heights’ Little Dominican Republic, and Mombar in Astoria’s Little Egypt.

Naomi Fertitta and Paul Aresu celebrate the release of their book at the Museum of the City of New York (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

While Fertitta gives some history to each location and recommends places to eat and shop and unique spots to visit, Aresu snaps wonderful pictures, sometimes arranged several on one page and other times unfolding across colorful spreads. His photos of the Mahayana Buddhist Temple, Nio’s Trinidad Roti and Bakery, Mombar, and Butala Emporium are particularly striking. “One of the best things about New York City,” Fertitta writes, “is that you can turn a corner and find yourself in a whole different world.” THE BIG CITY AND ITS LITTLE NEIGHBORHOODS will introduce you to twenty such worlds, lovingly described in words and pictures. Fertitta and Aresu had never met prior to working together on this two-year project. At the book’s recent release party at the Museum of the City of New York, they looked like they’ve become the best of friends, expressing to us the sadness they felt after visiting their final destination. Well, there are a lot more neighborhoods out there; perhaps there is more to come?