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Pieces of New York
James Trager discusses just about everything major that’s happened in New York City since Giovanni Da Verrazano explored the mouth of the Hudson in 1524. He’s the author of The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present. Plus, Katie Holmes talks about her starring role in Peter Hedges’s film “Pieces of April.” And the up-and-coming Mark Ruffalo.
James Trager
James Trager has compiled an exhaustive chronicle of New
York City history from the explorer Giovanni Da Verrazano
in 1524 to the closing of Ratner’s Deli on the Lower East
Side in 2002. It’s called The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of
Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the
Present.
Read an excerpt of Trager's book in the Reading Room.
Sweet Sixteenths: A Ragtime Concert
“Peace and Plenty Rag”
“Slippery Elm Rag”
“Sweet Sixteenths”
“The Charleston Rag”
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes discusses her role in the film “Pieces of April.” She stars as April Burns, the black sheep of her family who’s left suburbia to live in the Lower East Side.
City of Angels Soundtrack composer Gabriel Yared
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo, known for his breakthrough role in the film You Can Count On Me, explains why his latest part opposite Meg Ryan in the film In The Cut is a major departure for both actors. Ruffalo recently starred in My Life Without Me. Listen to co-star Sarah Polley talk to Leonard about the film.
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