Author Event w/ Peter Biskind at Chatham Library, Mar 23

Renowned film critic Peter Biskind will talk about his latest book, The Sky is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great For Extremism.

Renowned film critic Peter Biskind will be at the Chatham Library to talk about his latest book, The Sky is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great For Extremism. Biskind is well known in Columbia County for programming films shown at the Crandall Theater and serving as the Executive Director of the annual FilmColumbia Festival.

51UMaulnQOL._SX310_BO1,204,203,200_Biskind is a cultural critic, film historian and former editor-in-chief of American Film magazine and executive editor of Premiere. His articles have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Paris Match. He is currently a contributing editor to Vanity Fairand a staff writer for Esquire magazine.

He has published seven other books, including: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood; Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film; Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America; and My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles.

A question and answer session, a reception, and a book signing will follow the talk.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, March 23, 2019 / 3:30pm

LOCATION:
Chatham Public Library
11 Woodbridge Ave
Chatham, NY 12037

ADMISSION:
Free and Open to the public

MORE:
chatham.lib.ny.us/
facebook.com/ChathamNYPublicLibrary
Email: chathampubliclibrary@chatham.k12.ny.us
Phone: 518-392-3666

 

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Book Launch – ‘Life Along The Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family’, Sep 23

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House is hosting a book launch for ‘Life Along The Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family’ by Pieter Estersohn.

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Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House is hosting a book launch for ‘Life Along The Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family’ by Pieter Estersohn.

Life Along the Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family was written and photographed by Pieter Estersohn, with a foreword by John Winthrop Aldrich, and art direction and design by David Byars. The book was published by Rizzoli 2018.

Award-winning architecture and interiors photographer Pieter Estersohn will be joined by art director David Byars (who designed this book and is also deputy managing editor of Vogue), to present an insider’s view of majestic historic houses along the Hudson River at the launch event.

DATE/TIME:
Sunday, September 23, 2018: 3pm

ADMISSION:
Free

LOCATION:
Hudson Hall – Upstairs Performance Hall
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY 12534

MORE:
www.hudsonhall.org
(518) 822-1438

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Chatham Bookstore’s Author Series Presents a Reading w/ Jon Michael Varese, ‘The Spirit Photographer’

Literary historian, and Kinderhook resident, Jon Michael Varese comes to the Chatham Bookstore with his debut novel “The Spirit Photographer”.

Literary historian, and Kinderhook resident, Jon Michael Varese comes to the Chatham Bookstore with his debut novel “The Spirit Photographer”. The novel conjures the Reconstruction era South, replete with fugitive hunters, voodoo healers, and dangers lurking in the swamp. The Spirit Photographer is an intense tale of death and betrayal that will thrill readers as they unravel the dreadful mystery behind the spirit in the photograph and what ultimately became of her.

Varese will read from his book, then join Chatham Bookstore’s Thomas Chulak for a conversation, and Q & A.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, May 5 2018, from 5pm to 7pm

LOCATION:
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street in the Village of Chatham

ADMISSION:
Free

MORE:
ChathamBookStore.com
facebook.com/thechathambookstore
jmvarese.com/biography.html

 

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