Word for Word Author Events at Bryant Park (Event Over)
- When:Every Wednesday 5/13 - 8/19 (12:30PM)
- Where: Bryant Park
- Address: Fifth Ave. and 40th St. New York, NY Map
- Cost: FREE!
Word for Word Author Series
Wednesday, May 13 – Wednesday, August 19 at 12:30 pm
The Bryant Park Reading Room
The sixth season of the outdoor reading series kicks-off on May 13th with an appearance by actress, singer, and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth. A diverse line-up of authors and celebrities stop by the park this summer to speak about their recent successes and their thoughts on being a writer.
Also Appearing this summer: May 20-Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere* May 27-Dennis Cooper in
Conversation with Charlie Todd * June 3-Christopher Buckley *
June-10 Simon Van Booy & Binnie Kirshenbaum * June 17-Monica
Ali * June 24-Tom Colicchio from Top Chef * July 1-Heavy Rotation
by Peter Terzian with contributors: Joshua Ferris, Clifford Chase,
John Jeremiah Sullivan, Stacey D'Erasmo & Asali Solomon * July
8-Thomas Beller, Joseph O’Neill, Colum McCann, Jonathan Ames
& Alice Mattison * July 15-Greening Gotham *
July 22-Frank Delaney * July 29-Wells Tower, Lydia Peelle &
John Wray *August 5- McSweeney’s the Believer Magazine *
August 12-Supermodel Carol Alt * August 19-Comics from Every Angle
and more …..
Location: The Bryant Park Reading Room located on the 42nd Street side of the park - under the trees - between the back of the NYPL & 6th Avenue. Look for the burgundy and white umbrellas. Bryant Park phone number: 212-768-4242
Rain Venue:
Library of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenue)
212.921.1767
The website link for the entire series including poetry, kids and writers is here:
http://www.bryantpark.org/calendar/wordfo...
All programming is subject to change
The events are FREE and open to the public
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