Thursday in NY: "Upstairs at the Square"

Tomorrow evening, "Upstairs at the Square" (one of my signature professional projects at the moment) welcomes literary icon Tom Wolfe, along with rising musical star Fernando Otero, in conversation with host Katherine Lanpher. In her words,

"To many of you, Tom Wolfe is the man in the white suit, the elegantly pugnacious man of letters who dueled with Norman Mailer over their places in literature, invoked Zola before he wrote his best-selling novels and will forever have a place in the journalistic firmament for his era-defining essay on New Journalism.

But the man who gave us 'Bonfire of the Vanities' and 'The Right Stuff' has a soft side, a semi-secret passion he doesn’t talk about very often – but he will this Thursday at the next Upstairs at the Square at the flagship Barnes and Noble at Union Square.

Tom Wolfe loves tango. So, to entice him on to our stage at Upstairs at the Square, we have paired him with the hot new Argentinean composer Fernando Otero, who is making his major label debut with an album described as tango meets jazz meets contemporary classical.(To give you an idea of his stature, Otero’s most recent commission was for the edgy Kronos Quartet.) This is the only appearance Mr. Wolfe is making in conjunction with the reissues of both 'Bonfire' and 'The Right Stuff.'

So come hear Tom Wolfe talk about his life, his long career and his unlikely passion for tango. And hear Fernando Otero’s newest works, inspired by the streets of Buenos Aires.

Think of it as New Journalism meets New Tango."

Barnes and Noble Union Square
4th floor
Start time: 7 p.m. sharp
This Thursday, March 13 FREE

“Upstairs at the Square,” which will celebrate its two-year anniversary this June, has paired authors such as Anne Enright, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Lynch, Anna Gavalda, and Armistead Maupin with musicians including The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Duncan Sheik and members of the cast of Spring Awakening, Sondre Lerche, Au Revoir Simone, Camphor and more. A full archive of recordings of all previous events is available on Barnes & Noble.com (bn.com/upstairs), where “Upstairs at the Square” is enjoyed by listeners around the world in addition to its live audiences.

Comments

[Kari]

I'm bad -- forgot I had a class last night. I trust it was fabulous!!

[Editor]

'Twas, although we missed you, of course! The best news is that the whole show will be posted to bn.com/upstairs in the next few days.... XX LC