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Eat, ·Orink B Eat, ·orink & B~ L_itefary: • o·inner & a Reading at BAMcafe 0 Presented In partnership with the Natio,nal Book Foundation _ Featured Authors JAN 13 Ri ck Moody Interviewed by Wendy Wasserstein "Accomplished, fearless short stories that examine the exchange of energy between language and loss." - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REV IEW ON DEMONOLOGY This New York City native's first novel, Garden State, won the 1991 Editor's Choice Award from the Pushcart Press. His second novel, The Ice Storm, was made into a feature film by director Ang Lee. He was awarded the Addison Metcalf Award in 1998 and a Guggenheim fellowship in 2000. In May of 2002, Moody published The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions, winning the NAMI/Ken Book Award and the PEN Martha AI brand prize for excellence. Dinner music by Masauko Chipembere, a songwriter and guitarist from Malawi in Southern Africa. FEe 10 Paul Auster Interviewed by Wendy Wasserstein " One of America's most spectacularly inventive writers. " - NEW YORK TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT Author of the bestselling New York Trilogy, The Invention of Solitude, and Oracle Night, Auster's most recent novel, The Book of Illusions, was praised by The San Francisco Chronicle as: "A nearly flawless work, and the best argument arnong many that Auster will be remem­ bered as one of the great writers of our time." Dinner music by Carl Riehl, known for his work as a pianist, a(:cordionist, composer, and arranger. MAR 10 WaIter Mosley Interviewed by Wendy Wasserstein " Little Scarlet is tightly woven, as propulsive as a bullet, a book that's almost literally impossible to put down." -NEWSDAY Author of nineteen critically acclaimed books including Devil in a Blue Dress (released as a film starring Denzel Washington), Mosley's 2004 novel Little Scarlet continues the saga of famed gumshoe Easy Rawlins. Winner of the Anisfield Wolf Award, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's Literary Award, The O'Henry Award, and a Gram my for his liner notes for album Richard Pryor... And It's Deep Too!, Mosley was also recently awarded the Sundance Institute's "Risktaker Award." Dinner music by Anars Alexandra Tekerian, a skilled pianist touring Photos (top to bottom) Rick Moody by Thatcher Keats; as a part of the Armenian a cappella folk trio, Zulal. Paul Auster by Si&rld Estrada; Waijer Mosley by Chip Cooper. APR 14 Jhumpa Lahiri Interviewed by Toure " This eagerly anticipated debut novel deftly expands on Lahiri's signature themes of love, solitude and cultural disorientation." -HARPER 'S BAZAAR ON THE NAMESAKE Jhumpa Lahiri's first book, Interpreter of Maladies, a collection of stories, won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the American Academy of Arts & Letters Addison M. Metcalf Award. Lahiri was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2002. The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Newsday, and New York magazine named her most recent release The Namesake Best Book of the Year. Dinner music by Sri Lankan-born Dinuk Wijeratne, an acclaimed composer, conductor, and pianist. MAY 12 Joyce Carol Oates Interviewed by Toure " What keeps us coming back to Oates Country is her uncanny gift of making the page a window, with something happening on the other side that we 'd swear was like life itself." - THE NEW YO RK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction, Oates has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including them, Black Water, American Appetites, and the national best-sellers We Were the Mulvaneys and Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award. In 2003 she was a recipient of the Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature. Dinner music by Carl Riehl, known for his work as a pianist, accor­ dionist, composer, and arranger. JuN 9 Edward P Jones Interviewed by Toure " With hard-won wisdom and hugely effective understatement, Mr. Jones explores the unsettling, contradiction-prone world of a Virginia slaveholder who happens to be black. " - THE NEW YORK TIMES ON THE KNOWN WORLD Jones' first short story was published in Essence in 1976. His first collection of short stories, Lost in the City, was published in 1992 and won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was short-listed for the National Book Award. Jones' first novel, The Known World, received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. Jones is also the recipient of a Lannan Foundation Award. Photos (top to bottom) Jhumpa lahiri by Marion Ettllneer; Joyce Carol Oates by Marion Ettlinger; Dinner music by cellist Rubin Kodheli and guitarist Carlos Perriera. Edward P. Jones by Bettina Strauss. Dining at BAMcafe Before each reading, enjoy a del icious buffet dinner and select Pine Ridge wines with acoustic musical accompaniment in the beautiful setting of BAMcafe. Restau rateur Great Performances presents meals suitable for any palate with mouthwatering creations from our acclaimed executive chef, Carlos Baca. Sample menu selection includes: Rosemary Roasted Breast of Chicken with Grilled Lemons and Spring Onions or Roasted Salmon with Fennel and Mango-Papaya Chutney or Vegetarian Lasagna Chef's Selection of Roasted Vegetables Mixed Field Greens with Raspberries and Champagne Vinaigrette Wine from Pine Ridge Winery, Napa Valley Seating is first come, first seated . Incomplete parties will not be able to save seats, so please have your party arrive together. Communal seating will be provided for singles and sma ll parties (at the discretion of the management). Doors open at 6:30pm with live music and wine service available at tables. Dinner will begin promptly at 7pm and finish with coffee and light dessert service. Tables will be cleared at 8pm for the reading, interview, and book signing. Tickets Tickets are $38 per event, inclusive of dinner, wine, tax, and tip. Subscribe to all six events and save 20% (total package $182.40)! Tickets may be purchased up to 48 hours before each event (subject to availability). Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased through BAM Ticket Services at 718.636.4100. Single tickets may also be purchased online at BAM.or and in person at the BAM Box Office, Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn. Getting to BAM BAMcafe is located on the second floor of the Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue between St. Felix Street and Ashland Place. Centrally located off Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, BAM is easily accessible from both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, as well as the BQE. BAM event parking is $15 (subject to change). Taxis can be readily found on Flatbush Avenue. BAM is within walking distance from the 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, N, R, M, G, B, D and C trains. Visit BAM .org for detailed travel directions. The National Book Foundation The National Book Foundation's mission is to promote the reading and appreciation of great American literature among audiences across the country. Th rough its educational outreach programs, the Foundation promotes both the enduring tradition of National Book Award texts, as well as the joys of reading and writing to audiences not sought out or supported by the literary establishment. Please visit the National Book Foundation website: www.nationalbook.org Eat, Drink & Be Literary media sponsor: Pine Ridge wine generously donated by Joseph S. & Diane H. Steinberg. mbe.Ne\u York mimes Community A.ffairslftpanmcm PINE RIDGE Eat, Drink & Be Literary: Dinner & a Reading at BAMcafe Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation Starti ng in January, this new program pairing three of New York's passions- food, wine, and literatu re-brings a best-sell ing author to BAMcafe each month for an intimate evening experience. Each event features a delicious buffet dinner with premium wines provided by Pi ne Ridge Winery (see sample menu inside) and live musical accompaniment, followed by a read ing, interview session with the author and a specia l guest moderator, audience questions, and book signing. Comm unal seati ng offers a casual atmosphere for literary enthusiasts to meet, eat, and talk before each reading. Doors open at 6:30pm with dinner available from 7- 8pm. Readings and signings follow. Authors' books will be avai lable fo r purchase at the Shakespeare & Co. BAMshop. Subscribe now for one low price and don't miss out on a single event! Tickets are $38 per event, including dinner, wine, tax, and tip. Save 20% when buying all six events! See inside panel for ordering details. MODERATORS Wendy Wasserstein Playwright, screenwriter, essayist, librettist, and arts advocate Wendy Wasserstei n was born in Brooklyn and raised in Manhattan. Honors for her play The Heidi Chronicles include the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Cri tics Circle Prize, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the Tony Award. Her newest play, Third, wi ll be presented by Lincoln Center Theater in the 200 5- 200 6 season. Toure Author of the novel Soul City and a col lection of short stories called The Portable Promised Land, this Fort Greene resident also serves as the Pop Culture Correspondent on CNN's "American Morning," Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone, and the host of MTV2's "Spoken N' Heard." His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times , Tennis Magazine, The Best American Essays of 1999, The Best American Sports Writing of 2001, The Best Music Writing of 2004, and The Best American Erotica of 2004. Photos: (top to bottom) Wendy Wasserstein by James lapine; Toure by Now/Younessi 2004 NON PROFIT ~ ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC ~ j~· .
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