Events for October 2010
WNYC Events
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! — Live at Carnegie Hall
Thursday, October 7, 2010 through Friday, October 8, 2010
7:30 PM
Be in the audience when Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell bring “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” to New York for two live shows.
The Greene Space
Soundcheck Live in The Greene Space
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
2:00 PM
Join Soundcheck live in The Greene Space for a conversation with super-producer Mark Ronson and a live performance by pop polymath Nellie McKay.
The Greene Space
A Global Piano and Literary Salon: The Soul of Cuba
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7:00 PM
Join world-renowned jazz pianist Chuchito Valdés and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos to celebrate Cuban culture through music, readings, food, wine and lively conversation.
The Greene Space
The Sound of Young America Live
Friday, October 22, 2010
7:00 PM
The Sound of Young America returns to New York City for its second stint at The Greene Space at WNYC. Hosted by Jesse Thorn, The Sound of Young America will present its signature blend of comedy, cabaret, and music in front of a live audience.
The Greene Space
Cornel West and Randy Weston: Jazzmen in the World of Ideas
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
7:00 PM
West and Weston will take audiences through an improvised conversation that will touch on politics, race, the blues and jazz, the social condition of “the least of these” and how their personal narratives are intertwined over time and space.
The Greene Space
WQXR presents The McGraw-Hill Companies Young Artists Showcase
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
7:00 PM
Featured artists include Phyllis Chen - one of the world’s leading proponents of the toy piano. She will perform on both the modern and toy pianos. We’ll also hear from sisters Linor and Moran Katz, cellist and clarinetist respectively, with accompanist Amy J. Yang.
The Greene Space
A Life in the Theater: A Conversation with Patrick Stewart
Thursday, October 28, 2010
5:00 PM
The Greene Space presents an intimate conversation between Patrick Stewart and WQXR's Elliott Forrest that takes us behind-the-scenes of this master craftsman's work and creative process.