When you do something over and over, you know what people say...
   you get better at it.              -Elizabeth Peyton

I may be introducing the next President of the United States.
       - Author Lou Pizzitola at a book event for Barak Obama, November 23, 2004.

November 2008

11/28 - Max Page, professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts and author of The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears and Premonitions of New York's Destruction. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM.  CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8151. CUNY

11/21 - Joseph Rodriguez, photographer of Still Here. 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
------- Christopher Plummer, actor, Baron von Trapp in The Sound of Music, among many, many other great rolls, author of In Spite of Myself: A Memoir. Seating preference given to those who purchase the book. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.
------- Elizabeth Peyton, artist, author of Elizabeth Peyton and subject of Laura Hoptman's Elizabeth Peyton: Live Forever. In conversation with artist and Chief Curator at White Columns, Matthew Higgs. In conjunction with the Museum's exhibition Elizabeth Peyton: Live Forever. Tie-in book presumably available at the Museum store. Otherwise bring your own book. 7:00 PM. New Museum Theater, New Museum of Contemporary Art, 235 Bowery. 212.219.1222. Free with Museum admission ($12)(worth it. jg) NM

11/20 - Wolf Prix, co-founder of Coop (say co-op) Himmelb(l)au (yes, (l)), subject of editor Peter Novever's Beyond the Blue and editor Kristin Feireiss's Dynamic Forces: Coop Himmelb(l)au, BMW Welt Munich. Introduced and moderated by Thom Mayne, founder of the architectural firm Morphosis and himself author of the series on the firms projects, most recently Morphosis: Buildings and Projects Vol. 5. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Sponsored by the Architectural League. 7:00 PM. The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East Seventh St. No ticket info yet. ARC
------- Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman, authors of, and Corey Hayes, photographer of Nightshift NYC. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. nr Broadway. 212.865.1588. BC

11/18 - Bonnie Yochelson, distinguished photography historian and author of, most recently, Rediscovering Jacob Riis: The Reformer, His Journalism and His Photographs. In connection with her talk on the hidden photographic treasures in the Old York Library. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Reservations required. 6:30 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8215. CUNY
------- Nicholas Blechman, Art Director for the New York Times Book Review and editor of Forecast: Nozone X. With Max Bode, Art Director for The New Yorker. Discussion of the field of art direction. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 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
------- William Chapman Sharpe, author of New York Nocturne: The City After Dark in Literature, Painting, and Photography, 1850-1950. 7:00 PM. Book Culture, 536 West 112th St. nr Broadway. 212.865.1588. BC
------- Tom Angotti, author of New York for Sale: Community Planning Confronts Global Real Estate. Reservations (encouraged) 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. AN
------- Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman, authors of Nightshift NYC. 7:00 PM. Community Bookstore, 143 Seventh Ave., Brooklyn. 718.783.3075. CBS
------- French artist Christian Boltanski, author of, among others, Christian Boltanski: 6 Septembres. Lecture, too. 6:00 PM. Maison Française of Columbia University, Buell Hall, Columbia University, Broadway at 116th St. [MaisonCoordinator at Columbia dt edu]

11/17 - Frances Dunwell, author of The Hudson: America's River. 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM. 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
------- Peter Eisenman , renowned architectural theorist, architect of the Holocaust Museum in Berlin and the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ, author of, and subject of several books on the work of Eisenman Architects, New York and of his writings on architecture, most recently Ten Canonical Buildings: 1950 - 2000 (with editor Ariane Lourie). 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

11/15 - Charlie Ahearn, director of the landmark Hip Hop movie Wild Style and creator of the book Wild Style: The Sampler. Prior to the 10:00 PM screening of Wild Style and in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of the movie. With "surprise guests." Books by powerHouse Books. 9:00 PM. Film Forum, 209 West Houston. 212.727.8110. pHB

11/14 - Lou Dematteis and Kayana Szymczak, photographers of Crude Reflections. 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
------- Charlie Ahearn, director of the landmark Hip Hop movie Wild Style and creator of the book Wild Style: The Sampler. Prior to the 10:00 PM screening of Wild Style and in conjunction with the 25th Anniversary of the movie. With "surprise guests." Books by powerHouse Books. 9:00 PM. Film Forum, 209 West Houston. 212.727.8110. pHB See also 11/15.

11/13 - Various illustrators and photographers, all contributors to American Photography 24 or American Illustration 27. Launch party, too. RSVP required. 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Angel Oransz Foundation, 172 Norfolk betw Houston and Stanton. RSVP and tickets. $50 DART
------- Graphic artist/novelist Kim Deitch, creator of Kim Deitch's Pictorama and Alias the Cat! He Dared to Save a World, among others. In conjunction with the exhibition Kim Deitch: A Retrospective. In conversation with MoCCA's curator, Bill Kartalopoulos. 6:30 PM. Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, 594 Broadway, Suite 401. 212.254.3511. MCA

11/12 - Sam Lubell, author of London 2000+: New Architecture. Reservations encouraged. 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. MAS

11/11 - Catherine Opie, photographer, subject of a retrospective exhibit currently at the Guggenheim Museum. Her work is shown in Skyways and Icehouses and a number of other books and exhibition catalogs available on the web. Reception, too. 6:00 PM (Reception). LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. nr  Seventh Ave. 212.620.7310. $10
------- Kiel Moe, author of Integrated Design in Contemporary Architecture. With representatives from four architectural firms, among which is Steven Holl Architects, represented by Olaf Schmidt. Co-sponsored by The Architectural League of New York. Reservations at [rsvp at archleague dt org]. 7:00 PM to 9:00 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. MAS
------- Hank Willis Thomas, photographer of Pitch Blackness. In conversation with Deborah Willis Thomas, renowned photographer and curator of 1968: Then and Now, on exhibit at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (and, by the way, mother of Hank). 6:30 PM. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th St., 4th Floor. 212.505.5555. APG
------- * Luis Ortiz, author of Emshwiller: The Life and Art of Ed and Carol Emshwiller, Carol Emshwiller, author, widow of renowned sci-fi artist and experimental filmmaker Ed Emshwiller, subject of (with late husband Ed) and author of the introduction to the book. With Robert Haller of Anthology Film Archives. In a tribute to Ed Emshwiller. A presentation of host Jim Freund's New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series. 7:00 PM. Melville Gallery, South Street Seaport, 213 Water St. nr Beekman. 212.SEA.PORT (212.732.7678).

11/10 - Tom Stoppard, Oscar-winning playwright, author of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Coast of Utopia, more, and Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize-winning author. In conversation with David Nasaw, CUNY Professor of History. A presentation of the University's Great Issues Forum. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St. 212.817.8215 or on line. CUNY
------- Ariane Lourie, editor of Peter Eisenman's Ten Canonical Buildings, 1950 - 2000. 12:30 PM. Higgins Hall Auditorium, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn. 718.636.3514. PRT And also see 11/17 for Mr. Eisenman.
------- Francis Keeping and Robert Prada, authors of Opera and Its Characters. With opera professionals Aloma Bardi, Jack Lee, Randolph Mickelson and Andrew Farkas. 7:30 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.

11/8 - Peter Yarrow, of the 60s-70s singing group Peter, Paul and Mary, author of The Peter Yarrow Songbook. With daughter Bethany. Seating preference to families with children. 2:00 PM. Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th St. 212.595.6859.

11/7 - Elliott Erwitt, photographer of Elliott Erwitt's Dogs, Elliott Eriwit's New York, more. 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
------- Shigeru Ban, architect at the leading edge of design, perhaps best known here for his Nomadic Museum, constructed on Pier 54 of steel containerized-shipping containers and cardboard tubes only, to house the Ashes & Snow photography exhibit of Gregory Colbert. Mr. Ban is the subject of, and author of several books on the work of Shigeru Ban Architects, Tokyo and Paris. Lecture, too, Recent Projects. 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

11/5 - Penny Drue Baird, designer and author of Bringing Paris Home: The Influence of Parisian Interior Design. With Wendy Moonan, contributing writer, Architectural Digest, Gerald Widdershoven of Maison Gerard Art Deco, and architect Alexander Gorlin. In conjunction with the Museum's exhibition Paris - New York: Design Fashion Culture, 1925 - 1940. Ticketed event. 6:30 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

11/3 - Kengo Kuma, architect and subject of editors Fischer and Schneider's Kengo Kuma: Breathing Architecture: The Teahouse Museum of Applied Arts Frankfurt. Introduced and moderated by renowned architectural historian Kenneth Frampton, author of American Masterworks: Houses of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, the latest of many books. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign. Sponsored by the Architectural League. 7:00 PM. The Great Hall, Cooper Union, 7 East Seventh St. No ticket info yet. ARC
------- Richard Meier, Pritzker Prize-winning architect of The Getty Museum in Malibu and One Grand Army Plaza in the Bronx, subject of, and author of many books on Richard Meier and Partners. Lecture, too, Recent Projects. Not specifically listed as a signing event and may be BYOBook, author may sign.6:00 PM. Memorial Hall, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn. 718.636.3514. AN
------- Tim Gunn, host of Project Runway, but also former chair of Fashion Design at Parsons, author of Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style. Sponsored by the Center for Communication. Reservations required through the Cencom website. 6:30 PM. The New School, Theresa Lang Student Center, Arnold Hall, 55 West 13th St. NS

11/2 - Michael Albert, pop artist who uses consumer packaging, old photographs, and discarded materials, author/creator of An Artist's America. Sign-up program for ages 5 and older (go to the visitor services desk at the back of the first floor lobby when you arrive). 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM. Children's Museum of Manhattan, The Tisch Building, 212.West 83rd St. betw Amsterdam Ave. and Broadway. 212.721.1223. BT

11/1 - Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman, authors of, and Corey Hayes, photographer of Nightshift NYC. Book launch party, too. 9:00 PM. Housing Works Used Bookstore Café, 126 Crosby St. just below Houston St. 212.334.3324. BT

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