Katherine Anne Porter

Listen to stories by Chester Himes, O. Henry, Katherine Anne Porter, and other well-known American authors while taking in the breeze on the porch of an historic bed and breakfast, drinking lemonade, and enjoying homemade desserts. Learn more about the upcoming lineup as part of Tales at the Dormer House!

Listen to stories by Chester Himes, O. Henry, Elsie Singmaster and Mark Twain while taking in the breeze on the porch of an historic bed and breakfast, drinking lemonade, and enjoying homemade desserts. It's all part of Classic American Tales' (CAT) popular 'Tales at the Dormer House' in Cape May, NJ, every Thursday at 4:00 p.m through August 10.

Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience announces THE GIVING SEASON - CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK on Monday, December 13th at the Old Town Theatre.

'Based on a true incident' seems a phrase best reserved for a hardboiled television detective series, circa 1954 - perhaps followed by a title card reading, 'A Quinn Martin Production' (if you're of a certain vintage, you'll get my meaning) - but in the case of Bright Star, the Tony Award-nominated musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell now onstage at Cumberland County Playhouse through June 6, it's definitely fitting.

Mixcoac, barrio histórico de la Ciudad de México, ha sido escenario de personajes e historias que se develarán al público durante la próxima visita literaria del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura, en la que se conocerán los lugares que han sido habitados y punto de encuentro de grandes personajes, desde Octavio Paz y José Revueltas, hasta Fernández de Lizardi y Gabriela Mistral.

Por su “trayectoria sólida como creadora de ficción narrativa y ensayo. Además de ser impulsora de escritoras mexicanas y extranjeras, así como una de las mayores promotoras en el género del cuento”, la escritora Beatriz Espejo es la ganadora de la primera edición del Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo.

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice announce that Tony Award-nominated and three-time Obie-winning actress Kathleen Chalfant will receive a special Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 63rd Annual Obie Awards.

The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President and CEO) and The Village Voice (Peter Barbey, CEO; Stephen Mooallem, Editor-in-Chief) are have just announced that the 63rd Annual Obie Awards will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018, and will move to a new venue, Terminal 5 (610 West 56th Street). Emmy and Obie-winning actor John Leguizamo, currently starring in Latin History for Morons on Broadway, will host. Tickets to the 2018 Obie Awards can be purchased at www.ObieAwards.com.

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice have announced the judges for the 63rd Annual Obie Awards.

Celebrated author Nicholson Baker comes to town with his New York Times bestseller, SUBSTITUTE: Going to School With a Thousand Kids. In this work of narrative nonfiction, Baker takes on the topic of education, recounting 28 days of a spring semester he spent as a substitute teacher in Maine public schools. SUBSTITUTE expresses outrage, humor, and empathy as it delves into the world of curiosity and learning, in his most impressive work of nonfiction yet.  

On Thursday, November 3, The Music Hall's Innovation and Leadership series will present New York Times-bestselling author Nicholson Baker. Mr. Baker is the author of ten novels and five works of nonfiction, including The Anthologist, The Mezzanine, and Human Smoke. In his most recent work, SUBSTITUTE: Going to School With a Thousand Kids, Baker takes on the topic of education, recounting 28 days of the spring semester he spent as a substitute teacher in Maine public schools. His observations will astound parents and teachers alike.

The American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice have just announced the judges for the 62nd Annual Obie Awards.

The Breadbox presents the World Premiere of THE AWAKENING, adapted for the stage by Oren Stevens and developed with Ariel Craft, based on Kate Chopin's revolutionary novel. The Breadbox Artistic Director Ariel Craft (The Pillowman, Blood Wedding, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore) helms this stunning production, breathing new life into Chopin's feminist masterwork. THE AWAKENING plays July 29 through August 20 (press opening: July 30) at EXIT Theatre (156 Eddy St.) in San Francisco. For tickets ($20) and more information, the public may visit breadboxtheatre.org.

On behalf of the Pritzker Military Library, historian and journalist Sir Max Hastings announced Tim O'Brien as the winner of the 2013 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Sponsored by the Tawani Foundation, the coveted $100,000 literature award will be presented at the Library's annual gala on November 16, 2013.

Arts Council of Sonoma County and Community Foundation Sonoma County are delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Sonoma County Artist Awards for Performing, Music and Literary Arts. Eliot Fintushel (Santa Rosa), Steve Pile (Santa Rosa), and Joan Frank (Santa Rosa) will each receive a $5,000 unrestricted cash award in recognition of their outstanding work and to advance their development as artists.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the directors of the upcoming reading series 2010 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, which will celebrate women in theater with plays all written, produced and directed by women.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the winning selections of the 2010 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new plays, three works were chosen from submissions by emerging or established producers, as well as from writers who hoped to be matched with a producer.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the directors of the upcoming reading series 2010 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, which will celebrate women in theater with plays all written, produced and directed by women.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the directors of the upcoming reading series 2010 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, which will celebrate women in theater with plays all written, produced and directed by women.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the winning selections of the 2010 TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. In a series that is unique because it develops new producers as well as new plays, three works were chosen from submissions by emerging or established producers, as well as from writers who hoped to be matched with a producer.