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Upcoming events at the Housing Works Bookstore Caf&ecute;

Sale Weekend!

Saturday, September 06, 2008 - Sunday, September 07, 2008

Come in this weekend and get 30% off all books, movies, music and merchandise!

Harm Reduction Panel

Monday, September 08, 2008 at 7:00 PM

Housing Works Inc. presents a panel discussion on Harm Reduction as part of Harm Reduction Month. The panelists are Jason Farell, CEO of Harm Reduction Consulting Services; Fred Johnson of CitiWide Harm Reduction; Andrew Tatarksy, PhD.

Geoff Canada and Paul Tough

Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 11:00 AM

The Brooklyn Book Festival and Housing Works Bookstore present Whatever It Takes: Books, Readers, and Social Change, a conversation with Geoff Canada and Paul Tough. Introduced by Charles King. Time TBA

Writopia Lab

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 7:00 PM

The Award-Winning Young Writers and Rising Stars of Writopia Lab will be reading their own original prose. Writopia Lab is a non-profit organization that runs creative writing workshops for a socioeconomically diverse group of kids and teens all year-round. Writopia kids outperformed every group of students in the country in the prestigious 2008 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

Denis Nurkse and Patricia Smith

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM

The poets Dennis Nurkse (The Border Kingdom) and Patricia Smith (Blood Dazzler) read from their work, followed by Q&A, signing and a reception.

The Silos and Jonathan Lethem

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:00 PM

A record release party for I'm Not Jim, the new Silos album written in collaboration with Jonathan Lethem (You Don't Love Me Yet). The Silos will perform songs off their new album, and Jonathan Lethem will read.

live from home presents:

Joseph Arthur / Matt Keating

Friday, September 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Live from Home brings you Joseph Arthur and Matt Keating

Joseph Arthur released four EP’s and his full length studio album Temporary People comes out September 30th on Lonely Astronaut Records this year. Matt Keating’s newest release is Quixotic

Tickets are $20 - Buy Tickets Online

The New York City Spelling Bee

Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:00 PM

A real, adult spelling bee hosted by Jennifer Dziura and bobbyblue of the famed Williamsburg Spelling Bee, this bee features the new "Challenge Round," in which contestants can challenge other contestants with spelling words. $10 with free popcorn, prizes for the winners, cash bar.

Gerry Albarelli and Thomas Sayers Ellis

Monday, September 22, 2008 at 7:00 PM

LUMINA, the graduate literary journal of Sarah Lawrence College, hosts a reading and conversation with writer and oral historian Gerry Albarelli (Teacha! Stories from a Yeshiva), poet Thomas Sayers Ellis (The Maverick Room), and others. Reception to follow.

Juliana Hatfield

Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Live From Home and the CMJ Music Festival present Juliana Hatfield.

Tickets are $25 - Buy Tickets Online

Gregg Kallor and Adriana Zabala

Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 7:30 PM

A CD release concert with the composer-pianist Gregg Kallor and mezzo-soprano Adriana Zabala. Featuring Kallor's settings of poems by Emily Dickinson and William Butler Yeats. All proceeds benefit Housing Works. Presented by Sing For Hope

Early Closings

We occasionally must close early to prepare for concerts, or to accommodate the private events that help raise revenue for Housing Works. We thank you for understanding our fundraising efforts.

September 4: 5pm
September 5: 6pm
September 18: 4pm
September 19: 4pm


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