Archive for the 'Writers' Category
Tonight, a reading with Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon and performances with Johnny Dowd, Richie Stearns + this week’s show calendar
0 Comments Published by Natasha October 21st, 2009 in Local, Music, Art, Film, Books, Interview, Lecture, Notice, Things to do, Writers, Cornell.National Book Award Finalist, Cornell poet, acclaimed author and all-around wonderful lady Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon will be reading a selection of her works with live accompaniment from two of my favorite Ithaca musicians: Johnny Dowd and Richie Stearns! J. Robert Lennon and H.G. Carillo will also be reading from their works. The reading begins at […]
Getting to the Bottom of the [Starbucks] Cup: An interview with Bryant Simon
0 Comments Published by Natasha October 12th, 2009 in Books, Interview, Lecture, Writers, Cornell.[By Brandi Herrera Pfrehm] As a kid growing up in the Pacific Northwest — where the coffeehouse is king, and there were drive-thru espresso joints on every corner before the idea was even a glimmer in Starbucks’ eye — I experienced my first green-siren latte in 1989. That was back when the company fostered an […]
Friends of the Library Book Sale starts today!
0 Comments Published by Natasha October 10th, 2009 in Local, Music, Art, Film, Books, Lecture, Things to do, Writers.Today kicks off the annual Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale, which runs from Oct. 10-27, open every Saturday and Sunday, most Mondays, and some Tuesdays and Wednesdays as well. The schedule — and hours — change every week so visit their website for the full scoop. Those who have been can attest that […]
Growing Wonder: An interview with ‘The Fruit Hunter’ author Adam Leith Gollner
2 Comments Published by Natasha October 9th, 2009 in Books, Food, Interview, Lecture, Writers.[A version of this interview appears in this week’s Ithaca Times; photos via Amazon] A certain philosophy towards food consciousness — a desire to know how our food is grown, made and sold, as well as a keen advocacy for sustainable consumption — has skyrocketed in popularity in the last five years.
Some take it even […]
More interviews: A.O. Scott, Bob Proehl, Marc Bamuthi, Matt Taibbi, Philipp Meyer
1 Comment Published by Natasha February 25th, 2009 in Books, Interview, Dance, Lecture, Writers.Maybe you’ve noticed that former intern Corey Millard has been writing quite a bit for the Ithaca Times. We’ve finally gotten around to posting the great stories he’s written about the following people. Read the full story in our interviews section here!
He spoke with NYT film critic A.O. Scott.
Then he spoke with local man-about-town Bob […]
Tonight: Michael Hansen, The Delta Spirit, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
0 Comments Published by Natasha February 18th, 2009 in Local, Music, Interview, Lecture, Things to do, Writers.Tonight, local musician Mike Hansen (who is best known as the guitarist in Hee Haw Nightmare but can be caught playing solo banjo-oriented gigs around town) will celebrate his birthday tonight at the Pourhouse. Expect a number of guest musicians to sit in with Mike, who will start playing around 7pm. The show is free!
Later […]
This week in the Ithaca Times and other links
0 Comments Published by Natasha January 28th, 2009 in Local, Music, Lecture, Notice, Uncommon Sonorities, Things to do, Writers, Live Wire.Plenty of hump day links …..
……Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the Ox. Guess who is an Ox? Our new president! Here’s what the venerable Wikipedia had to say:
“Traditionally, people born under the influence of the Ox are thought to be kind, caring souls, logical, positive, filled with common sense and with their […]
We interview Dinotopia author James Gurney!
8 Comments Published by Natasha July 28th, 2008 in Art, Interview, Lecture, Writers.Here in Ithaca, summer doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s a lack of interesting events to attend — despite the fact that we are very much a college town. There have been all kinds of neat special events that we’ve featured in the last couple of weeks, both in and outside college campuses. Lately, the Scottish […]
Both Sides Now: We speak with writers Mark Doty and Paul Lisicky
1 Comment Published by Natasha May 1st, 2008 in Writers, Cornell.This week’s cover of the Ithaca Times is a fascinating profile of two writers in residence currently at Cornell (but not for much longer), Mark Doty and Paul Lisicky. Along with novelist Denis Johnson, the three of them have lived in Ithaca for the semester, taught courses at Cornell, and worked on their own […]
An interview with cartoonist Alison Bechdel
2 Comments Published by Natasha April 13th, 2008 in Interview, Writers.Last Thursday, lauded cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel spoke at Cornell as part of the English Dept’s Spring Reading Series. In preparation of the event, Bob Proehl interviewed Bechdel, the results of which can be found in an article in this week’s Ithaca Times.
He has also posted his complete interview with Bechdel on his […]
Tonight: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa to give reading at IC
0 Comments Published by Natasha March 25th, 2008 in Writers. We go to press this afternoon, so I completely swamped with work, but I did want to mention this exciting reading tonight (apologies in advance for my unabashed reproduction of the press release). Enjoy!
>>>The Ithaca College Department of Writing and School of Humanities and Sciences will welcome Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa to campus […]
Tonight: Denis Johnson, Mark Doty, and Paul Lisicky to read
1 Comment Published by Natasha February 15th, 2008 in Local, Things to do, Writers.Three extremely distinguished and accomplished writers will read from their works tonight at the Schwartz Auditorium in Rockefeller Hall on the Cornell Campus. The talk is part of the English Dept’s 2008 Spring Reading Series (the same series that has brought Sandra Cisneros, Willie Perdomo, and Salman Rushdie to the Cornell podium), and all three […]