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The Winter's Tale (BAM/ Alastair Muir)Troubled Histories
The North’s dependency on slavery is often overlooked in standard accounts of US history. On today’s show, two journalists look at how the North promoted and profited from slave labor. Then, we’ll hear about a new production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale by an all-male acting troupe. Comic actor Chris Elliot tells us about his new novel, and we’ll discuss the legacy of Sam Cooke with his biographer Peter Guralnick.
Complicity
Hartford Courant journalists Anne Farrow and Jenifer Frank re-examined the role slavery played in the North in a special report that the Connecticut Department of Education sent to every middle and high school in the state. Now, they’ve compiled a new book that reveals the often overlooked history of the North’s dependency on slavery, titled Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery.
Events:
Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank and Anne Farrow will be speaking on:
Tuesday, November 1 at 6:30 pm
New York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
Music:
“Dry Your Tears, Afrika,” “Crossing The Atlantic” and “Cinque’s Theme” from the “Amistad” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by John Williams, released by Dreamworks
The Winter’s Tale
Director Edward Hall describes his all-male acting troupe’s new production of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale at BAM.
» The Winter’s Tale at BAM
Music:
“The Beginning of the Partnership” and “A Plague of Both Your Houses” from the “Shakespeare in Love” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by Stephen Warbeck, released by Miramax
The Shroud of the Thwacker
Chris Elliott has been associated with some of TV’s funniest shows: David Letterman, SNL, Get a Life, and Everybody Loves Raymond. He joins us now to discuss his first novel, The Shroud of the Thwacker. It’s a parody of the historical fiction and murder mystery genres, and alternates between 19th century Manhattan and modern times.
Events:
Chris Elliot reading and book signing
Tuesday, Nov 1 at 7PM
Barnes & Noble at Astor Place
Music:
“City Awakes” and “Mary” from the the “Lonesome” Original Motion Picture Soundtrack composed by the Alloy Orchestra, released by BIB Records
Dream Boogie
Peter Guralnick has written a colossal new biography of the legendary Sam Cooke. The book, Dream Boogie, follows the singer’s career from his early days in several gospel quartets, through his success as a pop star (with hits like “You Send Me” and “Cupid”), to the suspicious circumstances surrounding his murder in 1964.
Events:
November 1, 7:00PM
Barnes & Noble
82nd St. & Broadway
November 2, 12:30PM
J&R Music World
November 2, 7:00PM
With Dred-Scott Keyes, WBAI-FM
Schomburg Center for Black Research
Langston Hughes Auditorium
103 W 135th St, corner of Malcolm X Blvd.
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