I want to be where the sun warms the sky
   When it's time for siesta you can watch them go by
   Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
   Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl.
                                                       - Madonna

...how does a guy who has done nothing but honorable things, how could he
   possibly be subpoenaed, and to hold his name in a pejorative way, that seems
   criminal to me.
             - One former LIRR union leader about another former LIRR union leader.

The rights of the best of men are secured only as the rights of the vilest and
   most abhorrent are protected.    - Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes

You have to stake your life on what you do.
                                   - Kiki Smith

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October 2008

10/30 - Zaha Hadid, Pritzker Prize-winning architect of the Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion now in Central Park, BMW Headquarters, the Aquatics Center for the 2012 Olympics in London, the subject of, and author of many books on the work of Zaha Hadid Architects, London. Lecture, too. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Sponsored by Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University, Broadway at 116th St. 212.854.3414. AN

10/29 - Danielle Levitt, photographer of We Are Experienced. Book launch party, too. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Deitch Projects, 76 Grand St. 212.343.7300. DART

10/28 - Alana Newhouse editor of A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward. In connection with the softcover release. Reservations requested. 6:30 PM. Lower East Side Tenement Museum, 108 Orchard St. at Broome. 212.982.8420 or [events at tenement dt org]. LES
------- Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, photographers and subjects of Aperture's monograph Travelers. 6:30 PM. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St., 4th Floor. 212.505.5555. APG
------- Calvin Tompkins, art historian and writer for The New Yorker, author of Lives of the Artists. With artist John Currin, painter, who is profiled in the book. Reservations by phone requested. 7:00 PM. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Ave. at 21st St. 212.255.4022. 192
------- Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, editors of Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century. With architect Alexander Garvin. Book launch, too. Tickets online or by phone. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Ave. at 51st St. (in the Villard Townhouses where Random House was founded, Le Cirque used to be, and the Helmsley Palace Hotel subsumes) 212.935.2075. $15 AN

10/27 - Paul Segal, professor of architecture, principal in Paul Segal Associates Architects, New York and author of Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings, the standard work in this area. In conjunction with his talk The Future of the Business. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:00 PM. Higgins Hall Auditorium, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn. 718.636.3514. PRT

10/26 - David Rees, political cartoonist and creator of Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War on Terror.  With Matt Taibbi, political correspondent for The Rolling Stone and himself author of The Great Derangement : A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire. Co-sponsored by, and books by McNally-Jackson. 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery betw Houston and Bleecker. 212.614.0505. $8 MJB

10/25 - - The New York Art Book Fair concludes. Artists Book signings, including Marina Abramovic, Michel Gondry, Slava Mogutin , Ben Jones, Gary Panter and Jason Fox. A Bronson signs the new reprint of FILE Magazine. Sponsored by Printed Matter, Inc. 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Phillips de Pury & Co., 450 West 15th St. at 10th Ave., Third Fl. 212.925.0325. PM

10/24 - Melvin Van Peebles, filmmaker and director, father of actor/director Mario Van Peebles, creator of the seminal Sweet  Sweeetback,s Baadasssss Song, and author of Sweet  Sweeetback,s Baadasssss Song: A Guerilla Filmmaking Manifesto. In conjunction with a screening of the film. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:30 PM. Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd St. 212.708.9400. MOM
------- Auditorium Publications presents Jake Chessum, photographer of Rubbish, Christopher Griffith, photographer of Blown, and Christian Weber, photographer of Blackline. Signed copies may also be reserved at the store. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The Store at International Center of Photograph Museum Store, 1114 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave.) at 43rd St. 212.857.9725. ICP
------- The New York Art Book Fair opens. Artists Book signings, including Marina Abramovic, Michel Gondry, Slava Mogutin, Ben Jones, Gary Panter and Jason Fox. A Bronson signs the new reprint of FILE Magazine. Sponsored by Printed Matter, Inc. 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Phillips de Pury & Co., 450 West 15th St. at 10th Ave., Third Fl. 212.925.0325. PM
------- Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia, premiere architectural historian and author of, among many, many more, the revised edition of American Masterworks: Houses of the 20th and 21st Centuries (with editor David Larkin), and Modern Architecture. Lecture, too. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Sponsored by Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University, Broadway at 116th St. 212.854.3414. CGA
------- Guy Oseary , CEO of Mavrick Records, photographer of Madonna Confessions. 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. DJ, too. RSVP required to [rsvp at powerhousearena dt com]. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049. DART

10/23 - Donald Albrecht, the Museum's curator of architecture and design and editor of Paris - New York: Design Fashion Culture, 1925 - 1940, companion volume to the Museum's exhibition of the same name. With representatives of Christie's, Van Cleef and Arpels, and Toni Greenbaum, historian specialist in 20th-Century Jewelry. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Tickets required. 6:30 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). $9 MCNY
------- Paul Kooiker, Dutch photographer of, this time, Room Service. 6:00 PM. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond St. 212.387.8520. DART

10/22 - Dilys Evans, artist, art director, founder of The Original Art Exhibition and author of Show and Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration. In connection with the Museum's Original Art Exhibition, featuring original art from the year's best children's books. RSVP to [Tara at SocietyIllustrators dt org] 6:30 PM. Society of Illustrators' Museum of Illustration, 128 East 63rd St. betw Park & Lex. Aves. 212.838.2560. $15 SOI
------- Anthony Gonzalez, gay-graphic novelist, artist and creator of Bronx Boys. In connection with the opening of an exhibition of his work at co-sponsor Campbell Soady Galleries. 6:00 PM. LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. nr  Seventh Ave. 212.620.7310. $10 or $5 with purchase of book. LGBT

10/21 - Erwin Olaf, Dutch photographer and subject of the monograph Erwin Olaf. 6:30 PM. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St., 4th Floor. 212.505.5555. APG

10/20 - Terry O'Neill, photographer of Eltonography: A Life in Pictures. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. PEC

10/18 - Vito Acconci, artist/performance artist and early on, a poet, subject of this discussion's focus, editor Craig Dworkin's Language to Cover a Page: The Early Writings of Vito Acconci, but also author, with Gregory Volk, of Vito Acconci: Diary of a Body, 1969 - 1973 and Vito Hannibal Acconci Studio. Interviewed by writer and poet Craig Dworkin. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 3:00 PM. Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St., Bronx. BMA
------- Donald Albrecht, the Museum's curator of architecture and design and editor of Paris - New York: Design Fashion Culture, 1925 - 1940, companion volume to the Museum's exhibition of the same name. Gallery tour, too. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 1:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). Free with Museum admission ($9). MCNY

10/17 - Christopher Faraone, Univ. of Chicago professor and author of Ancient Greek Love Magic. In connection with his talk The Poetics of the Catalogue in the Hesiodic Theogony (Here's your chance to catch up on your hesiodic theogony. jg). Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 5:00 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8151. CUNY
------- Jona Frank and Hanna Rosin , photographers of Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League. Signed copies may also be reserved at the store. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The Store at International Center of Photograph Museum Store, 1114 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave.) at 43rd St. 212.857.9725. ICP

10/16 - Rose Eichenbaum, photojournalist and author/photographer of The Dancer Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers. 6:00 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS
------- Hsinming Fung, principal of Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture (the new Hollywood Bowl) and subject of Kurt Forster's Hodgetts + Fung Buildings and Projects. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. In connection with her talk, Syntax, Setting, and Synthesis, a presentation of CUNY's Women in Architecture series. 6:00 PM. Shepard Hall Rm. 95, CCNY, Convent Ave. & 138th St. 212.650.7118. CUNY
------- Douglas Kirkland, author of Coco Chanel: Three Weeks 1962. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Ave. at 27th St. 212.217.4560. FIT
------- Allan MacIntyre, Jason Nocito, Robin Schwartz, Jaime Warren and Kenneth Capello , photographers featured in The Aperture Foundation's series, Tiny Vices, Vol. 1 - 5 (one for each photog. jg). Book party, too. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St., 4th Floor. 212.505.5555. APG

10/15 - Academy Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn (Same Time Next Year, The Exorcist), actors Brian Cox (Deadwood, Runing with Scissors) and Linus Roache (Law and Order, Batman Begins). With Michelle Beck (Spinning Into Butter), and the Venerable Rewatha, not an actor but a Buddhist monk (although there are several monks in the IMDB) in a dramatic reading of the newly released Harry N. Abrams book The Way of the Buddha which features paintings, sculptures and textiles from the Museum's permanent collection. Directed by Deadwood (HBO)'s Nicole Ansari. Reception, too. 7:00 PM. Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th St. at Seventh Ave. 212.620.5000. $20 or $30. RMA
------- Robert Vaughn, movie (Magnificent Seven (he and Eli Wallach the last of the seven)) and television (Man from Uncle) actor and author of A Fortunate Life. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.

10/14 - Tony Curtis, renowned movie actor (Some Like It Hot, many, many more)and author of American Prince: A Memoir. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859. BN

10/11 - Foster Hirsch, author of Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King. In conjunction with a screening of Preminger's Advise and Consent. 2:00 PM. Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave. at 103rd St. 212.534.1672 ext 3395 (reservations, information). Free with Museum admission. $9 MCNY
------- Sylvia Kolbowski, artist and creator of the artist book Proximity to Power, American Style. 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Printed Matter, Inc.,(worth the trip.jg) 195 Tenth Ave. (across from 192 Books) at 22nd St. 212.925.0325. PM

10/10 - David Rees, political cartoonist and creator of Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War on Terror. 7:30 PM. Word, 126 Franklin St. at Milton, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. 718.393.0096. NYM
------- David Maisel, author/photographer of Library of Dust. Signed copies may also be reserved at the store. 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The Store at International Center of Photograph Museum Store, 1114 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Ave.) at 43rd St. 212.857.9725. ICP
------- Isaac Mizrahi, top-tier designer and author of How to Have Style. This event is out of my usual service area but is a rare appearance for Mr. Mizrahi. 6:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Stamford Towne Center, 100 Greyrock Pl., Stamford, CT. 203.323.1248. BT

10/9 - Nate Powell, multi-talented artist/illustrator/rapper/DJ/author/etc., creator of, this time, Swallow Me Whole. 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Giant Robot New York, 437 East Ninth Street. 212.674.4769 (GRNY). GR
------- Kiki Smith, internationally acclaimed artist, subject of Helaine Posner's Kiki Smith, creator, with curator Siri Enberg, of Kiki: A Gathering, 1980 - 2005, the tie in book for a retrospective at the Walker (MN) in 2005, Swoon, artist and subject of the monograph Swoon, and artist Ann Messner, some of whose exhibition catalogs are available on the web. In a conversation moderated by Carlo McCormick. Selections from Todd Chandler's upcoming film FLOOD, too. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Deitch Projects, 4-40 44th DRIVE (all the way at the end, on the water, across from Water's Edge Rest.), Long Island City, Queens. 212.343.7300. AC
------- David Colosi , artist and subject of the monograph Laughing Blood. In conjunction with an exhibition of his work. Reception. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 6:00 PM. Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Project Space, 125 Maiden Lane. 212.219.9401. LMC

10/8 - Susan Meiselas, Magnum photographer of, most recently, Nicaragua. In conversation with artist and photographer Alfredo Jaar , himself photographer of La Politique des Images (The Politics of Photos) and The Aesthetics of Resistance. 6:30 PM. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St., 4th Floor. 212.505.5555. APG

10/7 - Leonard Jacobs, theater critic and journalist and editor of Historic Photos of Broadway: New York Theater 1850 - 1970. Reception, too. 5:30 PM. Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th St. RSVP to 212.944.0595 ext 417 or [info, at dramabookshop dt com]. DBS

10/6 - Carme Pinós, principal of Estudio Carme Pinós and author, with Ana María Torres and Rafael Moneo, of Carme Pinós: An Architecture of Overlay. Sponsored by the Architectural League. Tickets available 9/29 at [RSVP at arch dt org. 7:00 PM. Caspary Hall, Rockefeller University, East 66th St. and York Ave. $10 ARC

10/2 - Karen Fairbanks, founding partner of Marble Fairbanks Architects, chair of the School of Architecture at Barnard College, and author, with Michael Bell, of Bootstrapping: The 2004 Charles and Ray Eames Lecture. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. In connection with her talk, Expanded Alliances, a presentation of CUNY's Women in Architecture series. 6:00 PM. Shepard Hall Rm. 95, CCNY, Convent Ave. & 138th St. 212.650.7118. CUNY
------- Joseph Rodríguez, photographer of Stories after Katrina. Slide show, too. Books by powerHouse books. 7:30 PM. powerHouse Books' powerHouse Arena, 37 Main St., Brooklyn. 718.666.3049 or [RSVP at powerHousebooks dt com]. pHB

10/1 - Lisa Kahane, photographer of Do Not Give Way to Evil: Photographs of the South Bronx, 1979 - 1987. Book launch party, too (and they give good ones! jg). In connection with the Museum's First Fridays series. Books by powerHouse Books. 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th St., Bronx. pHB
------- Brian D. Coleman, author of Barry Dixon Interiors. with Barry Dixon. Reception, too. 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57th St. 212.759.2424. RIZ

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