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Mark di Suvero, Joie de Vivre, 1997 (Storm King Art Center)The Good, the Big, and the Young
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner teases out some of the challenges of speaking proper English. Then, eighteen-year-old jazz pianist Eldar performs live in our studio. Sculptor Mark di Suvero describes his new installation of large-scale works at the outdoor Storm King Art Center. And Eli Wallach looks back at his acting career—from working with Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan, to his roles in Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Westerns.
Woe Is I
Patricia T. O’Conner, author of You Send Me, Woe Is I, and When Words Fail Me, takes listener calls on some of the more confusing aspects of the English language. Call 212-433-9692.
Eldar
Eldar Djangirov, an teenage jazz piano phenom and emigrant from Kyrgyzstan, stops by for a live performance and a discussion of his new album.
Events:
Eldar will be performing
June 14th through 19th
7:30pm & 9:30pm w/additional 11:30 set on Fri.-Sat
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola:
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
5th Floor
Reservations: (212) 258-9595 or www.jalc.org
Minimum $10 tables/ $5 bar all shows
Music:
“Nature Boy” and “Point of View” from the album, Eldar, Sony records.
Mark di Suvero
Mark di Suvero tells us about his large-scale sculptures on display at the Storm King Art Center.
» Storm King Art Center website
Music:
“Wood Flute Song” from the album, Sound Unity, AUM Fidelity records.
The Good, the Bad, and Me
Eli Wallach remembers stories from his long acting career—from his work at the Actor’s Studio, to his roles on Broadway, to starring in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "The Magnificent Seven" — in his new memoir: The Good, the Bad, and Me: In My Anecdotage.
» Read an excerpt in the Reading Room
Events:
Eli Wallach will be speaking on:
Tuesday, June 21st at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble on Broadway at 82nd Street
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