BORDERS BOOKSTORES
Various
locations
www.borders.com
· Naomi
Wolf -- Give
Me Liberty (9/16, 18th & L
Streets NW)
· Michael Scott --
The Magician (9/16,
11054 Lee Highway, Fairfax)
· Bob
Schieffer -- Bob
Schieffer's America (9/16, Bailey's
Crossroads)
· Jessamyn Conrad
-- What You Should Know About
Politics...But Don't (9/17, 18th &
L Streets NW)
· Stephen Baker
-- The Numerati
(9/23, Tysons Corner)
· Omar Tyree --
Pecking Order
(9/25, 18th & L Streets NW)
· Francine
Prose -- Goldengrove
(9/26, Bailey's Crossroads)
FOLGER
201
East Capitol St. SE
202-544-7077
www.folger.edu
· PEN/Faulkner
Gala -- A benefit evening of readings
by Melissa Bank, Amiri Baraka, Richard Bausch, Sylvia Brownrigg,
Christopher Buckley, Alan Cheuse, H.C. Carrillo, Andrew Sean Greer,
Francisco Goldman, Tony Grooms, Terry McMillan and Patricia Volk,
followed by a black-tie dinner. Roger Mudd is master of ceremonies
(9/22)
· Jess Winfield --
The co-founder of The Reduced Shakespeare Company discusses his
whimsical fiction debut, My Name Is
Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare (10/27)
· Russell Banks and Richard Russo
-- Both men read from new novels that explore richly drawn fictional
worlds set in upstate New York (11/21)
· Elizabeth
Spires on Emily Dickinson -- Spires
will read from her own poems as well as those of Emily Dickinson for
the annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute (12/8)
· Calvin
Trillin -- ''On Stories, Politics,
Poetry and Food'' (2/20)
· Germaine
Greer -- Discussing Shakespeare's
Wife, her biography of Anne Hathaway
(3/23)
·
HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS
4155
Linnean Ave. NW
202-686-8500
www.hillwoodmuseum.org
· Fabulous
Fall Centerpiece Talk & Workshop
-- Learn about Hillwood's seasonal floral decorations on a walk
through the mansion, and then with the guidance of floral designer
Adrienne Summers create a fall arrangement using a miniature pumpkin
(9/27)
· A Sunday Afternoon Oasis
-- Adrienne Summers presents floral demonstrations illustrating both
contemporary arrangements and designs from the time of Hillwood
founder Marjorie Merriweather Post (9/28)
· Fragile
Persuasion: Russian Porcelain and the Fine Art of Propaganda --
In conjunction with the exhibition of the same name, Dr. Scott Ruby
explores the role of porcelain in Russia from the time of the czars
to the present (10/18)
· Faberge's
Eggs: The Extraordinary Story of the Masterpieces that Outlived an
Empire -- Author Toby Faber tells the
story of the Faberge imperial eggs, which illuminate some fascinating
aspects of 20th-century history (10/23)
· The
Pearl: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in Catherine the Great's Russia
-- Douglas Smith recounts the true and unforgettable love story of
the serf who became one of Russia's greatest opera singers and
married Count Nicholas Sheremetev, her overseer and Russia's
wealthiest aristocrat (11/19)
JEWISH LITERARY FESTIVAL
DCJCC
1529
16th St. NW
202-777-3250
www.washingtondcjcc.org
Selected Hightlights.
· Laugh
for God's Sake: Humor in Jewish Literature
-- Excerpts from works by Shalom Auslander, Faye Moskowitz, Nathan
Englander and others are given dramatic interpretation by Michael
Tolaydo, Joel Snyder, Susan Lynskey, Deb Gottesman and Brian
Hemmingsen. Directed by Ian Armstrong (9/14)
· Finding
the Jewish Shakespeare: The Life and Legacy of Jacob Gordin
-- In this revelatory biography, Beth Kaplan sets out to explore the
true character and creative achievements of her great-grandfather
Jacob Gordin, playwright extraordinaire and icon of the Yiddish
stage. With readings by Norman Seltzer and Barbara Rappaport (9/15)
·
Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish
Renaissance -- Through a
reexamination of texts and interviews with many Jewish leaders,
philanthropist Edgar M. Bronfman outlines a new agenda for the Jewish
community, one that ensures that Judaism grows and thrives in a more
open society. He will discuss his book with Wayne Firestone,
president of Hillel International, and Beth Zasloff (9/16)
·
Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins
Separated and Reunited -- The amazing
story of two women -- Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein -- coming to
terms with the strange and unbelievable hand fate has dealt them:
that, though each was adopted into a separate family, they are
identical twins. Their account broadens the confines of what
''family'' truly means, and offers insight into the effect that DNA
has on our lives (9/18)
· My
Miserable, Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy --
In this memoir of her 40 weeks and five days in hell, Andrea Askowitz
takes an unflinching look at her pregnant life (9/21)
· Hip
Kosher -- Ronnie Fein's cookbook is a
fresh take on kosher cooking, featuring more than 175 recipes for
every meal and occasion, focusing on contemporary American dishes
(9/23)
LAMBDA RISING
'Barely Working' at Lambda Rising
1625
Connecticut Ave. NW
202-462-6969
www.lambdarising.com
Adam
Raphael -- The photographer of Barely
Working will be joined by several of
his models to discuss his work (9/12)
·
Ken Seifer -- Reading from his novel,
The Rising Storm (9/11)
· E.
Patrick Johnson -- Reading from and
discussing his book Sweet Tea,
which collects life stories from black gay men who were born, raised,
and continue to live in the southern United States (11/6)
·
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE!
Grosvenor
Auditorium
National
Geographic Society Headquarters
1600
M St. NW
202-857-7700
www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive/
· Everyday
Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things --
Survival expert Laurence Gonzales shows how modern society has made
us lazy, numbing our awareness to the risks around us. Whether
climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, this presentation will
change the way we view our choices in our complex and increasingly
dangerous world (10/1)
· Oceans 8 to
Antarctica -- Adventure writer Jon
Bowermaster shares highlights of his latest kayak journey, paddling
to the bottom of the world (10/7)
· Windows
of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World
-- Photographer Alexandra Avakian offers a timely portrait of a
diverse culture where love, honor and deep faith collide in a
life-or-death conflict with intolerance and anger (10/21)
· The
Life of a Photograph -- Veteran
National Geographic photographer Abell offers a look inside the heart
and mind of a master photographer (10/28)
· Crucial
Waters -- Underwater photographer
Brian Skerry photographed the lush tropical wonderland of Kingman
Reef in the South Pacific, and documented the plight of the right
whale, threatened by heavy shipping along the coastal waters it
frequents (11/6)
· Near and Far: A
Photographer's Journey --Ed Kashi
discusses his work (11/21)
· Reza: War
+ Peace -- The distinguished Iranian
photographer and humanitarian is renowned for his ability to capture
dramatic, paradoxically beautiful images from some of the world's
most troubled places (12/2)
OLSSON'S BOOKS
1307
19th St. NW
202-785-1133
www.olssons.com
· Louis Bayard --
The Black Tower (9/11)
· Linn
Ullmann -- A
Blessed Child (9/15)
· Thomas
Hager --
The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the
Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
(9/16)
· David Carr --
The Night of the Gun: A Reporter
Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life. His Own
(9/17)
· Kira Salak
-- The White Mary (9/19)
· Jen Lin-Liu
-- Serve the People: A Stir-Fried
Journey Through China (9/23)
· Steve
Almond -- (Not
That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
(9/24)
· Peter Manseau
-- Songs for the Butcher's Daughter
(9/25)
POLITICS AND PROSE
5015
Connecticut Ave. NW
202-364-1919
www.politics-prose.com
· Curtis
Sittenfeld -- American
Wife (9/12)
· Francine
Prose -- Goldengrove
9/16)
· Michael Scott
-- The Magician
(9/16)
· Philip & Alice Shabecoff
-- Poisoned
Profits (9/18)
· Paul
Theroux -- Ghost
Train to the Eastern Star (9/23)
·
Christopher Paolini --
Brisingr
(9/24)
· Steve Jenkins And Robin Page
-- How
Many Ways Can You Catch a Fly? (9/29)
· Dexter Filkins
-- The Forever War
(9/30)
· Lynda Barry
-- What It Is (10/3)
· John Podesta
-- The Power of Progress (10/11)
· David Macaulay --
The Way We Work
(10/21)
· Art Spiegelman
-- Breakdown
(11/7)
· Robert Samuelson -- The Great
Inflation and Its Aftermath (11/15)
·
Christopher Plummer
-- In Spite of Myself (11/18)
