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Lots of confs and associated parties in town this week...

ad:tech New York
(Monday November 3, 2008 - Thursday November 6, 2008)

Hilton New York
1335 Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York 10019

Future of Web Design New York
Monday November 3 - Tuesday November 4, 2008
from 8:00am - 6:00pm

Roseland Ballroom
239 W 52ND ST
New York City, New York

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Intimate Archaeology

In-Conversation
Witness a great discussion between freelance curator and writer Susan Bright and UK photographer Elaine Guigenan, focused on the exhibition, “Intimate Archaeology.” Among a number of other impressive credentials, Bright was the Assistant Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, Curator of the Association of Photographers, and Acting Director for the MA Photography at Sotheby's Institute, before moving to New York. Don't miss this rare opportunity.
@ Klompching Gallery – 111 Front Street Brooklyn (map)
Time: 7:00 pm Friday, June 11th

Talking About the Music Industry

Discussing Hip-Hope, Radio, and More
Marcus Reeves, who in his most recent book Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power, looks at hip hop music and its politics will be holding a discussion with Alec Foege, the author of Right of the Dial: The Rise of Clear Channel and the Fall of Commercial Radio, which discusses the evolution of ClearChannel.
When: 7:00pm Wednesday, July 2
Where: McNally Robinson - 52 Prince St.

Really Interesting Book...

Mark Crispin Miller’s is Back with an Excellent Guest
Tonight, come hear author Mark Crispin Miller host a great discussion featuring Jeff Sharlet, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and Harper’s as well as a research scholar at NYU’s Center for Religion and Media, who will be talking about his new book, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, which addresses the story of Christian fundamentalism’s most elite organization.
When: 7:00 pm Tuesday, July 1
Location: McNally Robinson Bookstore – 52 Prince St. (between Lafayette & Mulberry)

Amazing Discussion...

Bomb Magazine presents: Victoria Redel and Honor Moore
Come watch an amazing discussion between Honor Moore (The Bishop’s Daughter) and Victoria Redel (The Border of Truth), focused on the topics of fathers and daughters, and fiction and memory, followed by Q&A with the authors and a book signing. Book donations will be accepted.
Time: 7:00 pm Monday, June 30
Location: Housing Works – 126 Crosby Street between Broadway and Houston

Awesome Film Discussion...

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai is a legendary leading man in a number of epic Japanese films, including Yojimbo and The Human Condition. Last year, he received the title of bunka korosha from the Japanese government at the age of 76, for his excellent contribution to national culture. Tonight, he will appear to hold a discussion with Michael Jeck, a Japanese films specialist. Don’t miss out…
Where: Film Forum - 209 W Houston St
When:8:20 pm Tuesday, June 24
A limited number of tickets available at the door…

Great Dicussion

Made in China - How to Stop Chinese Arms Sales to Darfur: A panel discussion in partnership with Human Rights First

James Cohan Gallery partners with Human Rights First to present a panel discussion for the Made in China campaign. This event is free and open to the public, with a cocktail reception and viewing of the current exhibition will begin at 6:45pm, followed by the discussion at 7:00pm.
When: Thursday, June 19
Location: James Cohan Gallery - 533 West 26th Street

Rooftop Films Screening...

Rooftop Films Panorama

This week the Rooftop Film Series hosts Making the Mission, a short-films festival accompanied live by country goths O'Death; Captured, a doc following LES activist and documentarian Clayton Patterson, with live music from A.R.E. Weapons; and Industriance, a short-film fest and panel discussion about communities in transition.
When: Thursday June 12 (8pm)

Don't ask her about her part in the Beatles breakup...

Yoko Ono is a ground-breaking and award-winning musician, artist, filmmaker and peace activist. Her most recent work includes the albums, Yes, I'm a Witch and Open Your Box. One of the boldest creative thinkers and cultural icons of our time, she discusses her extraordinary life journey with Anthony DeCurtis, who is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and the author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work. Here's ticket info for this intriguing discussion.

92nd Street Y
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
8:00pm - $35

A fabulous opporunity for Fashionistas

Aspiring fashion journalists should stop by tonight's media discussion panel featuring Kara Jesella, editor of the New York Times "Styles" section. RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/3bghkp.

The Newspaper Guild's NYC Headquarters
1501 Broadway near 43rd St,
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Baryshnikov Beyond Ballet

Regardless if he was your least favorite of Carrie Bradshaw's boyfriends or not, Mikhail Baryshnikov is a modern day artistic genius innovating fields of dance and stage performance. Tonight, he and illustrator Vladimir Radunsky discuss their current artistic projects and recent collaboration on a new children's book called Because...

Born in the Soviet Union in 1948, Baryshnikov began his ballet training in 1960 and made his debut with the American Ballet Theatre in 1974. Vladimir Radunsky is the illustrator of many children's books, including Manneken Pis: A Simple Story of Boy Who Peed on a War, which he also wrote, Bling Blang, My Dolly, Howdi Do, and What Does Peace Feel Like.

Book signing will follow the program. Copies of Because... will be available for purchase at a discount or bring your own.

$25 - 8:00pm
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Kaufmann Concert Hall
Tickets available by phone at 212.415.5500
Or online through 92nd Street Y

Webcams Be Damned

NAKED ON THE INTERNET
A PANEL DISCUSSION MODERATED BY AUDACIA RAY

Museum of Sex
Monday June 11 7:00 - 9:00
Naked on the Internet: Hookups, Downloads and Cashing in on Internet Sexploration
A Panel Discussion Moderated by Audacia Ray
Monday, June 11, 2007
7:00- 9:00pm
Audacia Ray, author of Naked On the Internet: Hookups, Downloads, and Cashing In on Internet Sexploration, moderates a discussion about female sexuality and the Internet
Tickets $10 ($8 for students/seniors/members) Seating is limited. Advance ticket purchase recommended.
Tickets can by purchased at the museum front desk or by calling 212.689.6337 x115.

1ST ANNUAL CREATORS SERIES! TICKET GIVEAWAY!

Straight out of LA with a splash of retro psychedelia, Pop Levi is headlining an intimate show this Saturday night at the Canal Room with the support of beatboxer Reggie Watts and Bjork collaborators ReacTable. You may have recently heard the song "Sugar, Assault Me Now" as the soundtrack to an Ari Gold freakout on Entourage a few episodes back - and with any luck, you've already added the infectious single to your summer hits playlist (and if you haven't - get on that!)

The show is taking place as the Performers of Tomorrow segment in a new landmark event taking place. The First Annual Creators Series highlights tomorrow’s ideas and cultural trends, exploring the worlds of film, media, design, illustration, fashion, advertising, and technology, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary creativity. Curated and produced by Tomorrow Unlimited, The Creators Series has been designed as the premier outlet for the convergence of international creative talent, and as a platform to support optimism and idealism in arts and culture.

No matter your moxie, The Creators Series has an event for you. Be it music, fashion, the environment, visual art, or new media, this weekend showcase features those cresting the wave of the future. Tickets are required for many events and you can purchase them via the series website. All access passes are still available - such a good bet! Tonight The Creators Series kicks off with a Sneak Preview Themed Talk at the Apple Store in SoHo at 7:00pm. Here's the rest of the weekend's NYC Schedule of Events

To win a pair of tickets to the Performers of Tomorrow showcase, just email whatsupnyc@gmail.com by 12 noon on Friday, June 8th with the subject line 'POP LEVI.' Please include your name, email address, and contact phone number. There will be a random drawing and the winner will be contacted via email and/or phone Friday afternoon! Rock!

"Acting!" "BRILLIANT!"

Harvey Fierstein, Christian Hoff, Michael Berresse and Tonya Pinkins: The Life of an Actor
Moderated by WNYC's Leonard Lopate
As part of the 125th anniversary celebration of The Actors Fund, an organization that serves performing arts and entertainment professionals, this panel explores the realities of life in the entertainment industry. The panelists are Harvey Fierstein, an Emmy nominee and four-time Tony Award winner; Christian Hoff, a 2006 Tony winner for Jersey Boys; Michael Berresse, who currently stars as Zach in A Chorus Line; and Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins, who played Carolina in the Broadway musical Carolina, Or Change.

As it stands, the event is so far sold out! But check the event website for updates or stop by the event itself for a chance at snagging a spot.

Validating Vonnegut

Authors and social critics gather to honor the legacy of the late Kurt Vonnegut. A panel consisting of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!; Howard Zinn, historian and longtime friend; Donald Farber, author and literary agent; and Fred Edwords, AHA, Director of Communications will share their opinons and anecdotes in memory of Vonnegut's Humanism.

7:30 PM - doors open at 7:00
Member seating 6:45 through west door
New York Society for Ethical Culture
Concert Hall
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
212-874-5210
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Chow down on NYC Top Chef Chatter

IS NEW YORK DINING REALLY BETTER THAN EVER?

GAEL GREENE, ARTHUR SCHWARTZ, and JACQUES PÉPIN
Dish on the Best (and Worst) of New York Restaurants
MIKE COLAMECO, Moderator

This remarkable collection of chefs, critics, and culinary educators will be dishing on hot topics in the food business, including expensive restaurant start-up costs, absentee chefs, and why lamb chops can cost up to a whopping $44 a plate.

Book signing will follow the program. Copies of New York City Food, Chez Jacques, and Insatiable will be available for purchase at a discount or bring your own.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007
8:00pm - $25
92nd Street Y
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street, Kauffman Concert Hall
Tickets available from above link

Moving on Up... or are we?

The Museum of the City of New York is hosting a panel of experts and scholars to explore New York Neighborhoods and the Impact of Development. Panelists ranging from writers to environmentalists to urban planners will address key issues about public projects and activism throughout New York City's past, present, and future. Reservations are required and can be made here.

6:30pm
$5 for members, seniors, and students/$9 for non-members
The Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave
Questions? 212-534-1762 ext.3395

Sunday with The Magazine

The New York Times Sunday with The Magazine

CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Ave.

A sad irony ...How We (Try To) Make Peace
panel has been cancelled
all others sold out.

Does New York's Past Have a Future?

6:30 PM
Tom Wolfe w/ attorney William Higgins and Julia Vitullo-Martin
panel discussion: Does New York's Past Have a Future?
Elebash Hall
CUNY Graduate Center
365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St.
212.817.8215

Under Review

6:45 PM

Each month, three prominent art critics join David Cohen in discussing four pre-selected exhibitions currently on view in New York museums and galleries, with time allotted for audience response.

PANEL

David Cohen (moderator) art critic and contributing editor,
The New York Sun; publisher and editor, artcritical.com

Andrea K. Scott, art editor, Time Out New York;
contributor, The New York Times

Katy Siegel, contributing editor, Artforum; associate
professor, Hunter College

Exhibitions under review:
Kathy Butterly at Tibor de Nagy (724 Fifth Ave.)
Tim Hawkinson at PaceWildenstein (545 W 22 St) and NYEHAUS (15 Gramercy Park South)
Julianne Swartz at Josee Bienvenu (529 West 20th St)
Dana Schutz at Zach Feuer (530 W 24 St)
Rebecca Warren at Matthew Marks (523 W 24 St)

National Academy Museum is located at 1083 Fifth Avenue at 89th Street

Admission is $5 per person. Open to all. FREE for National Academicians, Friends of the Academy, and students. No reservations required.

Caleb Carr

7pm

Caleb Carr,"One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer" W/ Jon Lellenberg, panel discussion, Unknown Unknowns: Anticipating and Countering Insurgency in Iraq.

Bard Hall, Bard College, 410 West 58th St. 212.333.7575.

Mondine @ Apple Soho

4-5PM

Actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine as he screens four short films he conceived and directed: I Think I Thought, To Kill An American, Bicycle For a Day, and Love. Learn how Matthew used the Mac and Final Cut Studio to help bring these films to life.

Apple Store SoHo
SoHo Store Address

103 Prince Street
New York, NY 10012
(212) 226-3126

The Greening of New York City

7-8:30PM
The Greening of New York City
@ Symphony Space
Leonard Nimoy Thalia
2537 Broadway & 95th St
888-NYT-1870
$25

New York may be the world's leading city, but for how long? As the population continues to grow, we face mounting challenges to our environment, energy efficiency and quality of life. Discover what programs are already under way - from mass transit and building construction to water use and park space - to ensure that the city remains the place we want to call home.
With Daniel L. Doctoroff, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, Douglas Durst, Co-President of the Durst Organization and Marcia Bystryn, Executive Director of the New York League of Conservation Voters.
Moderated by Carolyn Curiel of The New York Times Editorial Board.

Nixon: Stage and History

7PM
A New Look at Nixon: Stage and History
@ The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 W 12th St
888-NYT-1870
$25

Tony Award-winner Frank Langella (Richard Nixon in the upcoming Broadway production of London hit Frost/Nixon), Oscar-nominated screen/playwright Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen, The Last King of Scotland) and Richard Reeves, author of President Nixon: Alone in the White House, discuss the hold of the 37th president of the United States on the popular imagination.

The Feminine Mistake

7PM
Leslie Bennetts & Elissa Schappell, The Feminine Mistake
@ South Court Auditorium
The New York Public Library
5th Ave & 42nd St
$15

Leslie Bennetts' (Vanity Fair, People) claims women cannot afford to quit their day jobs to be stay-at-home moms (The Feminine Mistake)! Elissa Schappell may or may not disagree!

Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez

6:30-8PM
Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez: Over-the-Top Moviemaking
@ The Graduate Center
CUNY
365 Fifth Ave
$25

Filmmakers Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) and Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin City) discuss their collabo on Grindhouse, the appeal of the exploitation film and whether it's still possible to shock and awe people like you who've been watching twisted shit since you were, like, six. New York Times Magazine editor-at-large Lynn Hirschberg moderates.

What's My Name, Fool?

7PM
What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States
@ Barnes & Noble - 82nd & Broadway
2289 Broadway & W 82nd St
212-362-8835

The New York Times' William Rhoden joins award-winning sportswriters Thomas Hauser, Walter Beach and author Dave Zirin for a discussion Muhammad Ali's refusal to go to Vietnam and a forgotten era of sports and resistance at Barnes & Noble this evening.

Clive James, Cultural Amnesia

7PM
Clive James, Cultural Amnesia
LIVE from the NYPL
@ New York Public Library, Humanities Branch
South Court Auditorium
5th Ave & 42nd St
212-930-0571
Sold Out - sign up for standby begins at 5PM

Renowned critic Clive James presents his life's work on a new cultural canon. Over 40 years in the making, Cultural Amnesia reflects on and sometimes questions the influence of many of the great minds of the twentieth century, including Louis Armstrong, Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Franz Kafka, Marcel Proust and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Don't Panic!

7PM
Don't Panic! Living in a State of Fear
@ The New School
Theresa Lang Community Center
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
$5

The Economist, The Nation and The New School bring you Living in a State of Fear, a New York Salon discussion event focusing on the increasing production of fear as media output. Participants including Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology, University of Kent; Christopher Hayes, contributing writer at The Nation; and Megan McArdle, countries' editor of The Economist discuss the consequences for the future of civilization when even human ingenuity provokes apprehension. This event is webcast for those of you terrified to leave the house.

Choreographers on Broadway

6-8PM
Choreographers on Broadway
@ Tishman Auditorium
The New School
66 W 12th St
888-NYT-1870
$25

Hear acclaimed choreographers and directors talk about their experiences choreographing for Broadway at this New York Times TimesTalks event. Tony Award winners Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake, Mary Poppins, Edward Scissorhands), Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, The Full Monty, Legally Blonde) and Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, Contact, The Producers) are joined by Bill T. Jones, making his Broadway debut this season with Spring Awakening. Patricia Cohen, New York Times cultural reporter, moderates.

A Cheerocracy?

6PM
Conversations: What Kind of Democracy Do We Have?
@ The New School
Theresa Lang Community Center
55 W 13th St
2nd floor
212-229-5488
$5 per panel

The Wolfson Center for National Affairs at The New School hosts a four-part series on key issues of the day, like what the f is going on with our gov. Sanford Levinson, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution and Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (And How the People Can Correct It), and Bob Kerrey, President of New School and former Governor of and Senator from Nebraska get together to invigorate/depress us this evening at 6PM.

Art or Food?

6:30PM
Fine Artist or Commercial Photographer? Panel Discussion
@ Aperture Gallery
547 W 27th St
4th Fl
Free
212-505-5555
Free

To make money, or to make art with your parents' money? That is the question -- a gallerist (Danziger Projects), museum curator (New York Historical Society), and magazine editor (American Photo) will give their perspectives on career paths and what they look for in young photographers. Charles Traub, Chair of the Photography and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts moderates.

Jhumpa Lahiri & Mira Nair

7PM
Jhumpa Lahiri & Mira Nair
@ New York Public Library
Center for the Humanities
5th Ave & 42nd St
212-930-0571
Sold out
5PM sign up for standby tickets

Mira Nair is all up in this town promoting The Namesake, her new movie based on Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri's story of Gogol Ganguli a boy grappling with his identity while growing up in suburban Massachusetts with traditional Indian parents. Both ladies meet in the beautiful midtown library to discuss their work this evening.

International Women's Day

7PM
Halt Gender Violence: 2nd Annual New York Observance of International Women's Day
St. Bartholomew's Church
@ 109 E 50th St & Lexington Ave
212-378-0200
Free with RSVP

Join a group of incredible women, including Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues), Carolyn Hannan (U.N. Division for the Advancement of Women), and Badiul Majumdar (The Hunger Project), for an evening of education and entertainment in observance of International Women's Day.

The "New" Whatever

6:30PM
The New Color: The Return of Black and White
@ Aperture Gallery
547 W 27th St b/w 10th Ave & 11th Ave
4th Floor
212-505-5555
Free

Black and white! It's the new black! It's the new color! Whatever! Photographers examine the legacy of black-and-white photography and its future in the digital era in a panel discussion at Aperture this evening.

Online vs Print Showdown

6:30PM
Visual Culture: In Print/Online
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
212-505-5555
Free

Online vs. print: who will win??? The Aperture Foundation hosts Visual Culture: In Print/Online, a panel discussion. Melissa Harris, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine, moderates panelists from both print and online media.

Can Women Think???

2-4:30PM
The Controversy About Women in Science: A Sober Look
Columbia University
The Heyman Center
116th St and Broadway

Remember when Lawrence Summers, then President of Harvard, made those comments questioning women's abilities in the sciences? And then everybody got their panties in a bunch? And then he resigned? That was fun. Hear more about this controversial issue from Virginia Valian of Hunger College. A Panel discussion will follow.

Sartre and Simone

7PM
Beauvoir and Sartre: A Passionate Pact
@ Alliance Francaise
Tinker Auditorium
55 E 59th St
$12, Students $8

If you don't know - Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre had a 'mariage tres scandaleux'. This evening Hazel Rowley, author of Tête-à-Tête: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and playwright Fabrice Rozié discuss a relationship that transcended convention. Author Honor Moore moderates.

Keep the Arts in Williamsburg

7PM
Keep the Arts In Williamsburg
@ Galapogos
70 N6th St
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Free
Free Sierra Nevada and Blue Point beer!

Don't have tickets to the awesome Pillow Fight League show at Galapogos tonight? Drown your sorrows with some free beer at a panel discussion on keeping the arts in Williamsburg, and maybe you can charm the box office into putting you on the guest list.

Disco Years

6-8PM
Disco Years: A powerHouse Retrospective Panel Discussion
@ powerHouse Arena
37 Main St, Brooklyn
212-604-9074
Free

International Avant-Gardes

6PM
Experimental Magazines and the International Avant-Gardes, 1945–1975
@ The Celeste Bartos Theater at MoMA
11 West 53rd St
212-708-9400
$10

This panel considers various aspects of the avant-garde magazine such as the nature and history of artist-run journals whose founding principles originated in early Modernism, developed through the twentieth century, and remain important to many artists and writers today. The panel looks at journals that were conceived as ongoing platforms for new works of art, for graphic experiment, and for simultaneous expression in the arts, literature, philosophy, politics, and other fields.

The Future of High Line

6:30PM
The Future of the High Line
@ Chelsea Market Community Room
75 9th Ave

A presentation of the High Line's potential at the rail yards and an overview of the public planning process that will decide its future. The presentation will be followed by a public discussion. Refreshments include High Line cookies and cider.

What More Can Pictures Do?

7:30PM
Mark Seliger’s 401 Projects presents Aids & Photography: What More Can Pictures Do?
@ 401 Projects
401 West St between West 10th and Charles St
Free, RSVP required

A round table discussion with Laurie Garrett (Pulitzer Prize Winner & Author), Maryanne Golon (Photo Editor, Time Magazine), and Leigh Blake, (President and Founder, Keep A Child Alive). Since AIDS first exploded into the public consciousness 25 years ago, photography has offered the world its most visceral glimpse of the disease's human toll. Have viewers been moved to action or developed an immunity to the tragedy the images depict? How can photographers, and the media alike, navigate their way between impact and overload? Set to the backdrop of award-winning photojournalist, Kristen Ashburn's, Bloodline: AIDS & Family, these issues, and more, will be discussed.

For Love or Money

6:30-8PM
Passion: For Love or Money?
@ Cooper Union
7 East 7th St
212-431-5328
$6

Passion features a discussion of the driving forces behind creative acts and unconventional artistic gestures.
Panelists include Marina Abramovic, performance artist; John Richardson, author of A Life of Picasso; Wylie Dufresne, chef and restaurateur, WD-50; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programs and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London; and Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, Village Voice.

Bob Woodward

8PM
In Conversation: Bob Woodward with Steve Shepard on the Inside Story of the Bush Administration
@ 92nd St Y
1395 Lexington Ave
212-601-1000
$25

Bob Woodward brings his investigative talents to his third book, State of Denial on President Bush, a detailed inside story of a war-torn White House.

Should The Us Get Out Of Iraq

8PM
Public Forum: Should The Us Get Out Of Iraq
@ Town Hall
123 West 43rd St between 6th Ave and Broadway
$20

Sponsored by Harpers Magazine with James Jay Carafano (Heritage Foundation), George S. McGovern (Former U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate; co-author of Out of Iraq), William R. Polk (Author of Understanding Iraq, co-author of Out of Iraq), Edward N. Luttwak (Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic & International Studies) and Salameh Nematt (Wash Bur Chief, Al Hayat International) & moderated by Brian Lehrer.

Blog and Book

7PM
Blog and Book
@ Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby St
212-334-3324
Free

Housing Works Bookstore and The National Book Critics Circle bring you a panel on blogging and book reviewing, with a discussion about what happens when the two intersect. The panelists will be Maud Newton, Lizzie Skurnick (Old Hag), Laurie Muchnick (Newsday), and Frank Wilson (The Philadelphia Inquirer). A question-and-answer session will follow the discussion.

Conversations with Other Women

3PM
The Making of Conversations with Other Women
@ Apple Store SoHo
103 Prince St
Free

"Join Hans Canosa and Kwesi Collisson as they discuss the making of their film, Conversations with Other Women, starring Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter. Using an innovative dual-frame technique, the film shows that there are two sides to every story — literally."

Rosanne Cash

8:15PM
Rosanne Cash
@ 92nd St Y
Lexington Ave at 92nd St
$25

Singer, songwriter, Grammy Award winner, and Johnny Cash's daughter, Rosanne Cash is interviewed about her career and life by fellow Grammy Winner and Rolling Stones editor, Anthony DeCurtis.

Listening Party

7-11PM
Keane Listening Party
@ Lolita Bar
266 Broome St
Free

Free Bud Select from 8-9

On Both Sides of the Coach

8PM
Lorraine Bracco with Dr. Gail Saltz: On the Couch
@ 92nd St Y - Buttenwieser Hall
Corner of 92nd St and Lexington Ave
$25

A Question of Genius

6:30PM
A Question of Genius
@ Kaye Playhouse - Hunter College
East 68th St and Lexington Ave
212-772-4448
$25-$40

The Shakespeare Society - "A Question of Genius"
What makes a genius? Three great thinkers address the size, scope, and enduring mystery of Shakespeare's accomplishment.

Karl Lagerfield

12PM
Karl Lagerfield Speaks
@ CUNY Graduate Center - Proshansky Auditorium
365 5th Ave bwtween 34th and 35th St
212-817-7000
Tickets for this event may be sold out, so call ahead of time.

The Artists Panel

6:30PM
The Artists Panel: Does Contemporary American Art Reflect Contemporary Times
@ The National Academy
1083 5th Ave at 89th St
212-369-4880
$5

Moderated by Arthur C. Danto, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Columbia University, Art critic for The Nation w/ Phong Bui, Heide Fasnacht, Rochelle Feinstein, Aaron Wexler, Alexi Worth

American Writing Today

7PM
Symposium: American Writing Today
@ The Kitchen
512 West 19th St
Free

Celebrate the publication of n+1's fourth issue with a public debate on Symposium: American Writing Today, edited by Mark Greif. Panelists Caleb Crain, Keith Gessen, Vivian Gornick, and Benjamin Kunkel will introduce their contributions to the symposium.

The Al Franken Show

8PM
Al Franken In conversation with Roger Rosenblatt
@ 92nd Y - Kaufmann Concert Hall
Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
$25

Al Franken is the host of The Al Franken Show on Air America radio. He is the author of four New York Times bestsellers and has won five Emmy Awards and two Grammy Awards. Franken talks with award-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt about politics, the Right, the Left and everything in between.

Breaking the Band

7PM
Breaking the Band with Alexandra Patsavas and Josh Schwartz
@ Tribeca Performing Arts Center
199 Chambers St
212-220-1460.
$20.

The creater and music supervisor of the OC tell you how they came up with the soundtrack for their hit show.

Fuck Shows, Throw Parties

3-5PM
Indie Night School
@ Pianos (upstairs)
158 Ludlow St

"Fuck Shows, Throw Parties"- Indie Night School teaches you how to turn blah indie shows into orgiastic events. Panelists include ASPEN (Suicide Girls), BRONQUES (Last Night's Party), ANDY SHAW (Shaw Promotion), AMYLU (Shaw Promotion), MICHAEL T (Motherfucker), and JUSTINE D (Motherfucker).

Bob and Harvey Weinstein

8PM
Bob and Harvey Weinstein with Janet Maslin
@ 92nd St Y -Kaufmann Concert Hall
1395 Lexington Ave at 92nd St
212-415-4500
$25

Behind the Music

7-8:30PM
Covering the Music Scene
@ Housing Works Used Book Café
126 Crosby St
212-686-5005
Free

Do you want to get into music journalism? If yes, then you must attend this event. Learn the 411 on this biz from Chuck Klosterman of Spin, Jim Farber from the the New York Daily News, Lola Ogunnaike, from the New York Times, and Alan Light, of Vibe and Spin.

Publishing Forum

6:30PM
Publishing Forum
@ The New School
66 West 12th St between 5th and 6th Ave
212-229-5488
$5

Aimee Bell of Vanity Fair, Rob Spillmand of Tin House, and Suzanne Gluck.

Three Years Later

8PM
Iraq Three Years Later
@ Miller Theater- Columbia University
2960 Broadway at 116th St
212-854-1633
$15

Panel discussion with Noah Feldman, Victor Davis Hanson, Joe Klein, Kenneth M. Pollack, and Andrew Sullivan give an up-to-the minute-evaluate the situation in Iraq.

Behind the Seams

6:30-8:30PM
Fashion Magazines: Behind the Seams
@ Parsons The New School for Design
560 7th Ave
212-686-5005
Free

Panelists: Cynthia Korman, art director, Glamour; Paul Martinez, creative director, Marie Claire; Regan Solmo, managing editor, Lucky; Adam Rapoport, style editor, GQ .

Conversations on Art

6-9PM
Conversations on Art: Introducing the Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night
@ Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Ave
$8

Rip It Up

7PM
Simon Reynolds
@ Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction
34 Ave A
212-777-5660
$8

Panel discussion with Simon Reynolds (Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984), Steven Daly, James Chance, and many more.

Obsession and Practice

6PM
Obession and Practice
@ MoMA
11 West 53rd St
$10, students $5

In collaboration with the American Folk Art Museum’s exhibition Obsessive Drawing, MoMA presents an interdisciplinary panel that investigates the repetitive, detail-oriented creative practices of artists, writers, and performers. Panelists include artists Trenton Doyle Hancock and Daniel Zeller, poet Susan Howe, and musician David Grubbs. Moderated by Brooke Davis Anderson, curator of Obsessive Drawing.

Holla!

6:30PM
War Zone
@ Whirlwind Creative Gallery
330 West 38th St between 8th and 9th Ave
Free

Following the film there will be a panel discussion with member of Holla Back NYC

Net Aesthetics

6:30PM
Net Aesthetics 2.0
@ Electronic Arts Intermix
535 West 22nd St, 5th Fl
212-337-0680-
Free

The New Black

9-11AM
Blogging is the New Black Panel Discussion
@ W Times Hotel
1567 Broadway, 2nd Floor

Yes, with thousands off blogs out there, blogging is definitely the new black. This discussion is a must for any blogger, the only catch, it's at 9 in the morning!

INS

1-6:30PM

Indie Night School
@ Webster Hall
125 East 11th St

This is an amazing event that's part of the PLUG Awards. Tom from The Black Spoons is putting it together and speakers include John Moore (Talent Buyer, Bowery Ballroom), Johnny Beach (Talent Buyer, Mercury Lounge), Sam Kinken (Talent Buyer, Irving Plaza), Chris White (Talent Buyer, Warsaw/Avalon), Doug DeFalco (Talent Buyer, Southpaw), Yalan Papillons (Talent Buyer, Knitting Factory), Sascha Lewis (President, Flavorpill), Jeralyn Gerba (Editor, Daily Candy), Syd Butler (Founder, French Kiss Records), Lio Cerezo (Founder, Kanine Records), Dan Koplowitz (Founder, Friendly Fire Recordings). I'll be there and I highly recommend you check it out.

A Dancer's Life

12-1:15PM
Kathleen Marshall, Donna McKechnie, and Bebe Neuwirth
@ Graduate Center-CUNY
5th Ave and 34th St
$25-30