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Video: “Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang” Opening Reception and Interview; Think!Chinatown Presents Book Launch on May 24

On May 4, the Pearl River Mart Soho Store and Gallery was filled to capacity for the opening reception of Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang. Check out my video coverage of the opening and my chat with Arlan. On Wednesday, May 24, Think!Chinatown is presenting the “Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang” official book launch at 6pm at … Continue reading Video: “Just Between Us: From the Archives of Arlan Huang” Opening Reception and Interview; Think!Chinatown Presents Book Launch on May 24

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May 23: The Moth To Honor Comedian Hasan Minhaj at The 2023 Moth Ball Gala Benefit at Chelsea Piers

Acclaimed storytelling nonprofit The Moth is holding their annual fundraising gala, Full Bloom: The 2023 Moth Ball at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on Tuesday, May 23rd, and will honor award-winning comedian and longtime Moth friend and storyteller, Hasan Minhaj. Tickets start at $500. Click here to purchase tickets. “This year’s Moth Ball theme, Full Bloom, is a celebration of all those who have contributed … Continue reading May 23: The Moth To Honor Comedian Hasan Minhaj at The 2023 Moth Ball Gala Benefit at Chelsea Piers

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May 18: NYPL Presents Alvin Eng’s HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk)

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Alvin Eng will be performing excerpts from solo acoustic punk raconteur work-in-progress, HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk) on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Hudson Park Gallery at Hudson Park Library (66 Leroy Street New York, NY 10014) at 5:30pm. The presentation will also be live-streamed. This work explores the impact … Continue reading May 18: NYPL Presents Alvin Eng’s HERE COMES JOHNNY YEN AGAIN (or How I Kicked Punk)

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Final Week to See NYCCT’s Premiere of FISH IN A TREE Featuring Darby Anthony, Louis Baglio, Madison Harris, Lily Lipman, Fernando Mercado, and Sadie Veach at Theatre Row on April 8 and 9

New York City Children’s Theater (NYCCT) is presenting Fish in a Tree, a new play with music for young audiences, adapted by Barbara Zinn Krieger from the best-selling novel by Lynda Mullaly Hunt, at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd St, Theatre 4) through April 9. Helmed by Sammy Lopez and Melissa Jessel, Fish in a Tree utilizes video projections, dance, and music to explore a young … Continue reading Final Week to See NYCCT’s Premiere of FISH IN A TREE Featuring Darby Anthony, Louis Baglio, Madison Harris, Lily Lipman, Fernando Mercado, and Sadie Veach at Theatre Row on April 8 and 9

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Nov. 16: The Center for Fiction & TCG Are Co-Presenting STORY/TELLER ARTS: Martyna Majok on COST OF LIVING with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group are co-presenting Story/Teller Arts: Martyna Majok on Cost of Living with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas on November 16 at 7pm ET at The Center for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, and via livestream. Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork Cost of Living tackles the biases and perceptions of those living with disabilities and explores the divisions … Continue reading Nov. 16: The Center for Fiction & TCG Are Co-Presenting STORY/TELLER ARTS: Martyna Majok on COST OF LIVING with Naveen Kumar and David Zayas

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Dec. 6: Yu & Me Books presents The Perfect Crime: Henry Chang in Conversation with Lia Chang

I’ll be joining Crime Fiction Novelist Henry Chang at my favorite bookstore, Yu & Me Books located at 44 Mulberry St. in Manhattan’s Chinatown to read excerpts from his latest short story “A-LI-EN” on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 6pm. The event is free and there is no registration required. Only the first 40 will gain admission due to the limited space capacity. This short story … Continue reading Dec. 6: Yu & Me Books presents The Perfect Crime: Henry Chang in Conversation with Lia Chang

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Oct. 11: Books of Wonder Presents LIVE BOOK LAUNCH of Maulik Pancholy’s NIKHIL OUT LOUD in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

On Tuesday, October 11 at 6pm EST, Books of Wonder is hosting actor and author Maulik Pancholy for the LIVE LAUNCH of Nikhil Out Loud in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, best known for his role as Mitchell on Modern Family. Meet MAULIK PANCHOLY, the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor–winning author of The Best at It! Get your books Signed & Personalized during this can’t-miss … Continue reading Oct. 11: Books of Wonder Presents LIVE BOOK LAUNCH of Maulik Pancholy’s NIKHIL OUT LOUD in conversation with Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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Oct. 4: Constance Wu Discusses Her New Book, MAKING A SCENE, with Beth Newell at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre

On Tuesday, October 4, Constance Wu, the Golden Globe Award–nominated star of Crazy Rich Asians, sits down with Beth Newell from Reductress to talk about her first book, a raw and relatable essay collection chronicling Wu’s private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she “made it” in Hollywood, at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, 250 W. 95th … Continue reading Oct. 4: Constance Wu Discusses Her New Book, MAKING A SCENE, with Beth Newell at Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre

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Video: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

Updated: 10/9/22 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center co-presented the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series on October 3 at 7:00pm highlighting the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of Salesman. The evening featured a conversation with Death of a Salesman stars Wendell Pierce (Willy Loman) and André De Shields (Ben Loman) – as they discussed the play’s legacy and their new production alongside its director … Continue reading Video: 92NY’s Unterberg Poetry Center and NYPL’s Schomburg Center are co-presenting a Conversation Featuring DEATH OF A SALESMAN Stars Wendell Pierce, André De Shields, and Director Miranda Cromwell at The Schomburg  Center

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Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields Will Read Toni Morrison at “Banned Books, LIVE from NYPL: Restricted Access: an American History of Book Banning”

Censorship and book bans are nothing new in American life. In the 19th century, it was the federal Comstock laws barring the delivery and distribution of “every obscene, lewd, or lascivious” book. Today books that highlight race, gender, or sexuality are being yanked from public shelves around the country. According to the American Library Association, the number of banned and challenged books doubled from 2020 … Continue reading Video: DEATH OF A SALESMAN Star André De Shields Will Read Toni Morrison at “Banned Books, LIVE from NYPL: Restricted Access: an American History of Book Banning”

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