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Péter Eszterházy at the 2008 PEN World Voices FestivalHungarian Cultural Center is honored to announce
award-winning author Péter Esterházy and singer Bea Palya at the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature |  |
| Hungarian Cultural Center is honored to announce award-winning author Péter Esterházy and singer Bea Palya at the 2008 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature  PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, New York "Public Lives/Private Lives " April 29-May 4, 2008 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 8–9:30 p.m. Public Lives/Private Lives Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street Participants: Michael Ondaatje, Annie Proulx, A. B. Yehoshua, Péter Esterházy, Carol Bracho, Rian Malan, Evelyn Schlag, Ian McEwan, and PEN President Francine Prose. Join PEN for the opening night of the 2008 World Voices festival, as some of the world's most beloved and illustrious writers—novelists, journalists, poets and essayists—peel back the layers of their literary selves in a rare group appearance at Town Hall. $15/$10 PEN members at ticketmaster: www.ticketmaster.com or 212.307.4100 Town Hall Box Office: 212.840.2824 Proudly supported by Rodale. *** THURSDAY, MAY 1, 9:00p.m. Something to Hide: Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Street With György Dragomán, Péter Esterházy, Chenjerai Hove, Asli Erdogan, Ingo Schulze, and Irakli Kakabadze. Join international and local guests of the Festival for a special reading designed to provoke reflection on controversial post-9/11 government surveillance programs in the U.S. $10 /$8 for PEN & ACLU members www.joespub.com or 212.967.7555 Cosponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union ***  SATURDAY, MAY 3, 8–10 p.m. The PEN Cabaret Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street Starring: Bill T. Jones, Erika Stucky, Bea Palya, Aleksandar Hemon, John Wesley Harding (aka author Wesley Stace), and special guests A PEN World Voices tradition returns, this time to the historic downtown nightclub Webster Hall. A night of singing and dancing, readings and—the PEN Cabaret! $30/25 PEN members (limited number of tables available @ $50/per person) www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444 Government-issued photo ID required 21+ *** SUNDAY, MAY 4, 12 noon A Conversation with Péter Esterházy with Wayne Koestenbaum Introduced by Morgan Meis The New York Public Library, South Court Auditorium, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street Born in Budapest, in 1950, Péter Esterházy is one of the best-known contemporary Hungarian writers, and his work stands with some of the greats of postwar literature. $15/$10 PEN Members, library donors, seniors, and students with valid identification www.smarttix.com or 212.868.4444 Cosponsored by LIVE from the NYPL (www.nypl.org/live) and the Hungarian Cultural Center ________________________________ The Hungarian Cultural Center Dedicated to enhancing knowledge and appreciation of Hungarian culture, the Hungarian Cultural Center organizes and supports a broad spectrum of events that celebrate Hungary’s past, present and future.  Hungarian Cultural Center 447 Broadway, 5th Floor, NYC (T) 212.750.4450 www.culturehungary.org Open hours Monday-Friday, 9-5pm or weekends by appointment |
