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Poetry night
The Royal Opera: Trovatore New Production! Wed, Feb 22 1 & 7pm The first revival of David Bosch's new production, conducted by Richard Farnes and starring Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anita Rachvelishvili, Lianna Haroutounian and Gregory Kunde. International superstars Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anita Rachvelishvili, Lianna Haroutounian and Gregory Kunde lead a superb cast of world-class singers in this […]
Dean Rader and Dana Levin poetry reading from Self-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry and Banana Palace, respectively. In Rader’s newest work, the narrator considers the self and society as a Wikipedia page—forever unfinished, sculpted, and transformed by the ever-present push and pull of politics, culture, and American’s fluctuating national identity. Rader’s innovative voice is full of humor […]
Straight from the Broadway stage, we are thrilled to bring the Tony Award-winning musical NEWSIES to Rialto Cinemas! Filmed live on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, CA, this not-to-bemissed high energy show stars Original Broadway cast members Jeremy Jordan as "Jack Kelly," Kara Lindsay as "Katherine," Ben Fankhauser as "Davey" and Andrew Keenan-Bolger […]
Sara Gottfried, M.D. presents Younger: A Breakthrough Program to Reset Your Genes, Reverse Aging, and Turn Back the Clock 10 Years. The author of The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Reset Diet shows every woman how to create a lifestyle that will help her look great, feel energized, and slow down the effects of aging. Feel destined for cellulite, saddle […]
Megan Marshall reads from Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast, a brilliantly rendered life of one of our most admired American poets. Since her death in 1979, Elizabeth Bishop, who published only one hundred poems in her lifetime, has become one of America s best-loved poets. And yet painfully shy and living out of public view […]
Harriet Scott Chessman reads from her new novel, The Lost Sketchbook of Edgar Degas, a lyrical novel about what art can reveal, and a nuanced imagining of the people who influenced Degas and his work. "A beautiful meditation on the interplay of art, time, and memory, that is itself a luminous portrait of a woman without vision who […]
Ursula Werner reads from The Good at Heart, a novel based on her great grandfather's reluctant participation in Hitler's cabinet from 1933 to 1945. "Powerfully portrays the inner struggles of ordinary people moved to do extraordinary things in the name of family, God, and country."--Booklist Based on the author’s discoveries about her great-grandfather, this stunning […]
Showings at 1 & 7pm For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen's Frank Bridge's Variations, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot's Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky's Russian Seasons. This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in […]
On April 4, 2017, over 180 art house movie theatres across the country in 165 cities and in 43 states, plus five locations in Canada, one in England, and one in Swedenftower will be participating collectively in a NATIONAL EVENT DAY screening of the 80's movie 1984 starring John Hurt, who sadly died last month. […]
Showings at 1 & 7pm For one evening, the Bolshoi takes on a new challenge with audacity in Hans Van Manen's Frank Bridge's Variations, Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot's Short Time Together and Alexei Ratmansky's Russian Seasons. This encounter between some of the best dancers in the world and masters of contemporary choreography results in […]
Launch party for her new picture book, Escargot, a charming, funny, interactive picture book that is ideal for picky eaters and animal lovers alike. Dashka Slater has written several picture books, including Baby Shoes and The Sea Serpent and Me, which was a Junior Library Guild Selection. She is also an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in Newsweek, Salon, The New York Times […]
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and […]
Reading from new collections, Body, in Good Light and This Sweet Haphazard, respectively. About Erin Rodoni’s Body, in Good Light: Throughout this debut collection, Rodoni distills experience for its essence, rendered in language that is fierce, tender, penetrating in its precision, and astonishing in its turns of phrase. Whether describing “turncoat cells” of cancer, the half-smile scar […]
Edie Meidav in Conversation with Larry Bensky discussing Meidav's story collection, Kingdom of the Young. "Ambitious, original, deliciously philosophical. Kingdom of the Young invites comparison to the cronicas of Clarice Lispector and the fabulas of Italo Calvino."--Carolyn Cooke, author of Daughters of the Revolution The dynamic characters in Kingdom of the Young are searching: for adventure, work, love, absolution, better chances elsewhere. In a […]
Antonio Pappano conducts an impressive cast led by Ermonela Jaho in Puccini's deeply poignant opera. Puccini's Madama Butterfly is one of the most popular of all operas, with ravishing music and a heartbreaking story of a loving geisha deserted by a callous American husband. Much-loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first […]
Joan Frank reads from her new novel, All the News I Need, winner of the Juniper Prize for Fiction admiistered by UMass Press. "A deep dive into the heart of friendship, of memory and regret, of aging and loss... redemptive and wholly satisfying surprises...Joan Frank has gifted us with two unforgettable characters in a novel […]
"An artist's interest in gardening is to produce pictures without brushes." Anna Lea Merritt Following the smash hit Painting the Modern Garden: movement followed its own path which over a thirty-year Monet to Matisse from Season 3 comes a new film based on the hugely popular exhibition 'The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden […]
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard's brilliantly funny situation comedy, captured live from The Old Vic theatre in London. Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take […]
Jacqueline Winspear reads from her latest Maisie Dobbs adventure, In This Grave Hour. "A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air Sunday September 3rd 1939. At the moment Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcasts to the nation Britain's declaration of war with Germany, a senior Secret Service agent breaks […]
Bernie Peyton, Robert Lang, and Linda Mihara - Local contributors to New Expressions in Origami: Masterworks from 25 Leading Paper Artists present a beautiful overview of the most outstanding paper craft being made in the world today.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead from National Theatre London - Tuesday, May 2, & Thursday, May 4 at 7pm
Come out for a weekend of fun: Click here for Full List of Sales We have so many wonderful things planned for the Block Party: May 6th-7th Sales (1) - check out all the amazing sales and promotions at our stores Free Muppet Movie at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood at noon on Saturday Musicians 1-5 Saturday & Sunday […]
W. Kamau Bell (OFFSITE TICKETED EVENT @ STARLINE SOCIAL CLUB) presents The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6′ 4″, African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. Tickets only at Eventbrite: $40, includes book. A very limited number of tickets available without book. […]
Come out for a weekend of fun: Click here for Full List of Sales We have so many wonderful things planned for the Block Party: May 6th-7th Sales (1) - check out all the amazing sales and promotions at our stores Free Muppet Movie at Rialto Cinemas Elmwood at noon on Saturday Musicians 1-5 Saturday & Sunday […]
FREE screening of 13th by Ava DuVernay
George Balanchine's timeless evocation of the brilliance and sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds. George Balanchine's evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic. The French Romantic music of Faure provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of 'Emeralds', while the fire of 'Rubies' comes from Stravinsky and […]
Dani Shapiro reads from Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage, the novelist's most intimate and powerful work to date: a piercing, life-affirming memoir about marriage and memory, about the frailty and elasticity of our most essential bonds, and about the accretion, over time, of both sorrow and love.
Inspired by the true life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extraordinary journey in this untold American story. Allegiance illuminates one of American history's lesser known chapters as it tells the story of Sam Kimura (George Takei, Star Trek, "Heroes"), transported back nearly six decades to when his younger self (Telly […]
Laura McBride reads from her new novel, 'Round Midnight, a story that follows the interconnected lives of four women in Las Vegas, each of whom experiences a life-changing moment at a classic casino nightclub.
Leslie Buck presents Cutting Back: My Apprenticeship in the Gardens of Kyoto
FOR KIDS: Meg Fleming presents Ready, Set, Build! Get Ready for a day full of construction fun!
National Theatre Live presents Obsession - Tues, May 16 & 23 and Thurs, May 18 & 25 at 7pm Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs […]
Robert Hass presents A Little Book on Form: An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry, a rousing reexamination of our most enduring mode of literature from one of our greatest living poets, who "writes prose every bit as zestful, penetrating, and sure-footed as his poetry."—Booklist
Mary Gordon reads from her new novel, There Your Heart Lies, a deeply moving novel about an American woman's experiences during the Spanish Civil War, the lessons she learned, and how her story will shape her granddaughter's path.
The Royal Ballet: The Dream/Symphonic Variations/Marguerite and Armand - Wed, May 24 at 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, […]
Ada Calhoun & T.J. Stiles in Conversation about Calhoun's essay collection, Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give.
Live Music at Nabolom June 15. 4:30pm-6:30pm.
National Theatre Live : Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Tues, May 30 and June 6 & Thurs, June 1 and June 8 at 7pm Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident […]
Cornelia Nixon reads from her new novel, The Use of Fame. "Rarely has a marriage so come alive in a work of fiction. This novel has the power of intensely lived life and the authority of absolute authenticity. The sympathetic presentations of both wife and husband are beautifully drawn. So intense, beautifully written, shining with 'felt […]
June 1, 6 & 8 7pm ★★★★★ 'Imelda Staunton at her magnificent best. A first-rate revival of an astonishing play.' The Guardian by Edward Albee directed by James McDonald Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named […]
Rosalind Rosenberg reads from Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray, "a fascinating look at the incredible life of Pauli Murray, a mixed-race, transgender scholar, lawyer, activist, priest, and trailblazer who played a pivotal role in the civil rights and women's movements of the 20th century."-- The Advocate Thursday, June 1, 2017 - 7:30pm Jane […]
Adrenaline pumping, non-stop emotional roller coaster The American Dream embarks on a journey with two college bound football buddies. The two soon discover the importance of coming into their own. Keith and DJ, the teams nucleus have been friends since Pop-Warner. They dreamed about being the highlight on ESPN, on the field Keith and DJ's […]
Thad Carhart reads from his delightful memoir, Finding Fontainebleau: An American Boy in France, just out in paperback. "While bringing alive this redolent Gallic chapter of his boyhood (baguettes from the boulangerie; inkwells and laborious handwriting exercises at school), Mr. Carhart also resurrects the mood and mores of a particular window in time: the 1950s […]
Come by to meet Michael Carabetta, author of Words to Ride By: Thoughts on Bicycling, who will be on hand to sign and talk two-wheeled transport. This book is a perfect gift for the cycling dad. Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 3:00pm Notable luminaries throughout history have been inspired and humbled by the simple joy of riding […]
June 13, 15, 27 & 29 7pm ★★★★★ "Spellbindingly imaginative. A dazzling production!" - Radio Times ★★★★ "Sally Cookson's adaptation soars!" - Time Out by J.M. Barrie devised by the Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre directed by Sally Cookson All children, except one, grow up... Captured live at the National Theatre, a […]
Wed, June 14 at 7pm Free! REAL BOY is an intimate story of a family in transition. As 19-year-old Bennett Wallace navigates early sobriety, late adolescence, and the evolution of his gender identity, his mother makes her own transformation from resistance to acceptance of her trans son. Along the way, both mother and son find […]
Thomas Centolella presents his new poetry collection, Almost Human, winner of the Dorset Prize, selected by Edward Hirsch. As in a profound love affair, Thomas Centolella’s new poems register attraction, delight, expectations fulfilled and foiled, and moments of great feeling cherished and/or lamented. Employing the vividness of narrative without yielding to its linear strictures and overly […]
Join us to hear Thomas Lynch read the next installment from James Joyce's Ulysses. A classic depiction of exile, estrangement, paralysis, and the disintegration of a society, Ulysses records the events of one average day, June 16, 1904, in the lives of three central figures. "Ulysses will immortalize its author with the same certainty that Gargantua immortalized Rabelais, and The […]
Launch party for her new book, Claymates, a Junior Library Guild Selection. "Silliness and deadpan humor combine into a hopping good story of being happy with who you are."--Booklist Meet the claymates: two balls of clay that can become anything--even best friends! What can you do with two blobs of clay? Create something amazing! But […]
Wed, June 28 1 & 7pm The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton. This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet. The Dream […]
Find Waldo in the Elmwood! Our third annual month-long neighborhood event begins July 1. Find Waldo in several of the stores in The Elmwood and collect a prize. Until then, come in to Mrs. Dalloway's and browse our extensive Waldo selection and sharpen your spying skills! Saturday, July 1, 2017 - 10:00am to Monday, July […]
Saturday, July 8, 2017 - 2:00pm Arnold has a plan. The evil genius Zorgo--disguised as Mr. Zachary--will never stop him. That's because Arnold is . . . SUPER SAURUS! No kindergarten in the universe can hold him. Or can it? Deborah Underwood (www.deborahunderwoodbooks.com) has written numerous picture books, including Interstellar Cinderella, Part-time Princess, and the […]
July 11, 13, 18 & 20 7pm adapted and directed by Yael Farber The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale […]
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 7:30pm Discussing Brownrigg's new novel, Pages for Her, the story of two women, Flannery and Anne, each at a personal turning point, and the circumstances that lead to their reunion. "Brownrigg . . . approaches her characters with clarity and sensitivity, capturing the nuances in the women's relationships to the people […]
Wed, July 12 1 & 7pm Wed, July 26 4pm "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free" Michelangelo To coincide with a glorious new exhibition at the National Gallery of London, this film offers a full and fresh biography of Michelangelo who, with Leonardo, is considered one […]
The story of an unusual bond between a world-famous writer and his assistant--a richly plotted novel of friendship and love, artistic ambition, the perils of celebrity, and the power of an unexpected legacy. "Radiant . . . Warmhearted . . . Grippingly readable . . . conclusion finds room for compromise and mutual fulfillment among […]
New Production! Wed, July 19 1 & 7pm Antonio Pappano conducts an all-star cast in a new production of Bellini's operatic masterpiece. Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi's passionate retelling of Shakespeare's great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder, conducted by Antonio Pappano. World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut […]
July 25, 27, August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 1, 3, 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdle by Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and […]
August 8 & 10 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne ElliottAmerica in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield (Silence, […]
Celebrating the double launch for their YA novels just releasing: When I Am Through with You ("A tense, masterful thriller that gripped me from the first page."--Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners) and Little & Lion ("Beautifully insightful, honest, and compassionate."--Nicola Yoon), respectively. These two YA authors form a Mutual Admiration Society, so what could be […]
Only 3 Screenings! Mon, Aug 14 @ 7:30pm - Subtitled Wed, Aug 16 Dubbed Sat, Aug 19 Subtitled In the vast world of anime, there are few franchises out there that match Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail. The anime debuted back in 2009 and has since become one of the most popular franchises in Japan. And like many of […]
August 15 & 17 7pm "Beyond Unmissable!" - London Theatrestarring Andrew Garfield Nathan Lane Russell Tovey James McArdleby Tony Kushner directed by Marianne Elliott America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell. Andrew Garfield […]
Wed, Aug 23 1 & 7pm Sat, Aug 26 12pm Nominated for five 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, Falsettos is a hilarious and poignant look at a modern family revolving around the life of a gay man Marvin, his wife, his lover, his soon‑to‑be‑bar‑mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next […]
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through fifteen as Grandma's family and friends fill her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and grandkids crowd into the house and pile it high with treats for a family feast. But when the walls begin to bulge and no-body has […]