READINGS
- Boswell Book Company
Through March, 2010 - Overture Center for the Arts - Wisconsin Writers Series
OCT 10, MAR 06, MAR 20, MAR 21, May TBA - Overture Center for the Arts
Events Through 2010
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Events Through March, 2010
Tony Zignego, author of MILWAUKEE'S ITALIAN HERITAGE
Thursday, March 4th - 7:00 PM Tony Zignego
One of our best-selling books of December, Anthony Zignego’s history of Italian immigrants in Milwaukee is a passionate portrait replete with personal stories and interviews. From the Gardetto family to the enterprising women of the Third Ward and on to Festa Italiana, Zignego explores the ways in which Milwaukee has been influenced and shaped by its Italian community while simultaneously explaining traditions and dispelling myths.
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate, Anthony Zignego is a historian who specializes in nineteenth and twentieth century United States immigration and urban history. This is his first book.
Sandra Moats, author of CELEBRATING THE REPUBLIC
Tuesday, March 9th - 7:00 PM
From the glitz of inaugural balls to the pomp and circumstance of the State of the Union address, the American presidency is rife with symbolism and ceremony. In Celebrating the Republic, Sandra Moats examines how the first five presidents—with special emphasis on George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—invented the American political culture that endures today. Drawing from the chaotic political culture of the founding era, these presidents used symbolism to connect the national government to the people at large. Their efforts defined republican government for the founding generation and those to follow.
Kirk Farber, author of POSTCARDS FROM A DEAD GIRL
Wednesday, March 10th - 7:00 PM
“Strange disconnects and dreams abound in this quirky story of Sid, the travel agency telemarketer. His ex-girlfriend Zoe is sending him postcards from around the world, but the relationship is over and he needs to move on … A sad, dreamy, and often funny tale, Postcards from a Dead Girl seems the perfect book to read on a grey, rain day in early spring.” -Daniel Goldin
A graduate of the Redbird Roundtables, Kirk Farber’s writing has appeared in Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine, Hobart literary magazine online, and The Great Lakes Reader anthology. Raised in Oconomowoc, Kirk attended UWM, and as a drummer played in the Milwaukee band, Spill, for eight years. This is his first novel.
Chang-rae Lee, author of THE SURRENDERED
Saturday, March 13th - 2:00 PM
“You could be saved by pure chance, or else ruined. That was the terror of it…” June Han is an 11yr old refugee of the Korean War. An American GI, Hector, brings her to an orphanage run by a missionary couple. Thirty years later, June is dying of cancer and turns to Hector to help her find her estranged son. Together they embark on a staggering journey of remembrance, revelation, and surrender that tests the limits of mercy, reconciliation, and salvation.
Chang-rae Lee is the author of Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, and Aloft. He has won numerous awards of prestige, including a Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for First Fiction. The New Yorker selected him as one of the twenty best writers under forty. He teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University.
Glen Jeansonne & Dave Luhrssen, authors of CHANGING TIMES
Thursday, March 18th - 7:00 PM
CHANGING TIMES tells the story of Obama's formative years, the family and educational experiences that shaped him, and his private life and public career. It examines the role of religion and culture in molding Obama and his public image, his status in America's class system, and the role of his wife Michelle. CHANGING TIMES finds the source of his politics less in ideology than in his personality, which is conciliatory. Obama is a man in search of what Americans hold in common instead of what keeps them apart. He has proven himself comfortable in many roles, including political activism, holding political office, practicing law, and teaching in college.
Kyoko Mori, author of YARN: REMEMBERING THE WAY HOMEK
Friday, March 19th - 7:00 PM
As steadily and quietly as her marriage falls apart, so Kyoko Mori’s understanding of knitting deepens. Interspersed with fact and history about knitting throughout, it is a touching narrative that contemplates the nature of love, loss and what holds a marriage together. Mori examines yarn as a subject to understand human nature - when to unravel, when to begin again, when to drop the stitch, and when to declare it finished.
Kyoko Mori has published a book of essays, a memoir, and three novels. Her essays and short stories have appeared in journals such as The Missouri Review, Harvard Review, and The Kenyon Review. A professor in the MFA creative writing program at George Mason University Mori holds a Ph.D. in English/Creative Writing from UWM.
A Special Book Club Evening, with Daniel Goldin & Valerie Laken
Wednesday, March 24th - 7:00 PM
Boswell proprietor Daniel Goldin regularly speaks to groups around Milwaukee about great books for book clubs, and on this night will make his first in-store presentation, complete with recommendations, give-aways, and his top reading choice for 2010 book clubs. He will be joined by special guest Valerie Laken, author of the novel DREAM HOUSE (now out in paperback!), who will give a short reading and Q&A session.
DREAM HOUSE asks the question, “What price will people pay to hold their homes and dreams together?” When Kate and Stuart Kinzler buy a run-down historic house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they're hoping their grand renovation project can rescue their troubled marriage. Instead, they discover that years ago their home was the scene of a terrible crime—and the revelation tips the balance of their precarious union. When a mysterious man begins lurking around her yard, Kate, now alone, is forced to confront her home's dangerous past. Hers is not the only life that has crumbled under this roof. This man's family also disintegrated here, as the result of one brief act of rage that may haunt him—and this house—for years to come.
Lisa Lutz, author of THE SPELLMANS STRIKE AGAIN
Thursday, March 25th - 7:00 PM
At Spellman headquarters, it's business as unusual. Doorknobs and light fixtures are disappearing every day, Mom's been spotted crying in the pantry, and a series of increasingly demanding Spellman Rules (Rule #27: No Speaking Today) can't quite hold the family together. This final installment in the bestselling, award-nominated series is hands-down the most hilarious, thrilling, and moving one yet. And it proves beyond a reasonable doubt that Isabel Spellman, no matter how much she matures, will never be able to follow Rule #1: Act Normal.
Lisa Lutz is the author of The Spellman Files, Curse of the Spellmans, a national best-seller and nominee for the 2008 Edgar® Award for Best Novel, and most recently Revenge of the Spellmans. A motion picture adaptation of The Spellman Files is in development with Paramount Pictures.
Christopher Moore, author of BITE ME!
Wednesday, March 31st - 7:00 PM
The sequel to Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck, Bite Me brings together our favorite recurring characters - Jody & Tommy, Abby von Normal & Foo Dog, gay cops Cavuto & Rivera, the Emperor of San Francisco & his “men” - to save San Francisco (yet again!) from the evils of the undead. In this wacky tale, Christopher Moore brings us a herd of vampire cats, a ninja assassin and even a reference to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
The “Author Guy” has written eleven side-splittingly funny novels, including the best-selling Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. More notably, he has worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, and insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a rock and roll DJ. Did we mention he’s hilarious?
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Overture Center for the Arts - Wisconsin Writers Series
http://www.overturecenter.com/community-programs/wisconsin-writers-series
OCT 10, MAR 06, MAR 20, MAR 21, May TBA
This exciting new series features readings by the recipients of the 2009 Council for Wisconsin Writers Awards. The writers will read from their award-winning works in conjunction with related presentations at Overture throughout our 2009-2010 season. The series is a collaborative partnership between Overture Center for the Arts, Edenfred and the Council for Wisconsin Writers.
SAT, OCT 10 - 5 PM - Rotunda Studio
Susan Firer, Milwaukee; Niedecker Poetry Award
In conjunction with Wisconsin Book Festival
SAT, OCT 10 - 6 PM - Rotunda Studio
Pat Schmatz, Amherst Junction; Tofte/Wright Children's Literature Award
Jennifer Heup, Shawano; CWW Essay Award for Young Writers
In conjunction with Little Women: the Musical, Children's Theater of Madison and the Wisconsin Book Festival
SAT, MAR 06, 2010 - Time and location to be determined
Anthony Bukoski, Superior; Anne Powers Book-Length Fiction Award
In conjunction with Overture's International Festival
SAT, MAR 20, 2010 - 6:30 PM - Rotunda Studio
Ingrid Kallick, Madison; Larry and Eleanor Sterning Short Fiction Award
David McGlynn, Appleton; Kay Levin Short Nonfiction Award
In conjunction with Ibsen's Enemy of the People, Milwaukee Repertory Theater
SUN, MAR 21, 2010 - 1:30 PM - Wisconsin Studio
Jerry Apps, Madison; Ellis/Henderson Outdoor Writing Award
Richard Quinney, Madison; Kingery/Derleth Book-Length Nonfiction Award
In conjunction with Stitched Ground: For Artists Embroider the Land, James Watrous Gallery
MAY, 2010 - Date, time and location to be determined
Kevin Henkes, Madison; Major Achievement Award
In conjunction with Overture 2010/11 Season Announcement Celebration
This program is supported in part by contributions to the Ovation Fund. Learn how you can be part of supporting Overture's community and education programs by clicking here.
201 State Street in downtown Madison, Wisconsin
Overture Center for the Arts
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Events Through 2010
Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (TUE, NOV 10 - SUN, NOV 15)
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway (SAT, MAR 13)
ABBA Mania (WED, OCT 28)
Almost, Maine (THU, APR 22 - SUN, MAY 9)
Andrew Bird (SAT, SEP 19)
Astral Project - St. Mary's A.M. Series (THU, SEP 24)
Ballroom with a Twist with Kristi Yamaguchi and Louis van Amstel (FRI, OCT 16)
Bill Blagg III (FRI, APR 30)
The Blanks (SAT, APR 17)
The American Bluegrass Masters Tour (FRI, APR 9)
The Capitol Steps (SAT, OCT 10)
Chris Botti with the Madison Symphony Orchestra (THU, JAN 14)
Church Basement Ladies (TUE, AUG 18 - SUN, AUG 23)
Danu (WED, MAR 17)
An Evening with David Sedaris (THU, APR 13)
Elizabeth Ward Land: A Broadway Harvest (THU, NOV 5)
Aquila Theater Company: An Enemy of the People (THU, MAR 11 - SUN, MAR 28))
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana (THU, NOV 12)
Four Bitchin' Babes (SAT, MAR 27)
A Year with Frog and Toad (SUN, FEB 21)
Gladys Knight (FRI, MAR 26)
Duck Soup Cinema: The Gold Rush (SAT, FEB 20)
Grease (TUE, DEC 8 - SUN, DEC 13)
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (THU, APR 1)
Joan Curto: Love Is a Simple Thing (SUN, FEB 14 - SOLD OUT)
Jungle Jack Hanna (SUN, OCT 18)
Lily Tomlin (WED, MAR 24)
Disney's The Lion King (TUE, APR 27 - SAT, MAY 23)
Little House on the Prairie (TUE, JAN 19 - SUN, JAN 24)
An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert (THU, FEB 11)
The Man Who Planted Trees (SAT, APR 10)
The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller by Chip Davis (TUE, DEC 29)
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour (THU, APR 29)
Paul Marinaro Trio: A Tribute to the 1930s - Cabaret Dinner Theater (WED, APR 7 - THU, APR 8)
Paul Marinaro Trio: Sinatra: The Capitol Years - St. Mary's A.M. Series (WED, APR 7)
Peking Acrobats (SUN, FEB 14)
Pilobolus Dance Theatre (TUE, FEB 9)
The Pin-Ups - St. Mary's A.M. Series (WED, MAY 5)
Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Completed Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (THU, DEC 3 - SUN, DEC 20)
RENT: The Broadway Tour (TUE, JAN 26 - SUN, JAN 31)
Room on the Broom (SUN, NOV 15)
The Second City 50th Anniversary Tour (FRI, MAR 5)
Seussical (SUN, MAR 7)
Duck Soup Cinema: Sherlock, Jr. (SAT, OCT 24)
Shidara (FRI, MAR 19)
Sones de Mexico (SAT, MAR 6)
Stellaluna (SAT, OCT 17)
Step Afrika! (FRI, DEC 4)
Suzanne Vega (SAT, APR 24)
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