Ernest Hemingway News

Tony Award-Winner Len Cariou returns to 54 Below, where he will be performing selections from George and Ira Gershwin. Cariou will be performing Dec 11, 13, and 14. For more information, please visit http://54below.com/artist/len-cariou/.

Author Dan Gavin, the first Hispanic police officer to reach the rank of Commander, explores an exceptionally different path by following the footsteps of some literary giants who drew heavily on their experiences to fashion their stories, such as Jack London, Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway. Impelled by his myriad of experiences, Gavin publishes his own unique brand of storytelling in his newly published book, titled 'HIGH SANCTUARY AND SELECTED STORIES.'

The first ever Audiobook Marathon LIVE: An ALS Charity Event - 25 Hours, 12 Genres, 2 Amazing Causes! is set for The Victory Theater in Burbank, Calif., today, November 9, 2013.

The first ever Audiobook Marathon LIVE: An ALS Charity Event - 25 Hours, 12 Genres, 2 Amazing Causes! is set for The Victory Theater in Burbank, Calif., on Saturday, November 9, 2013.

The Left Bank Writers Retreat, a small-group summer writing workshop held each June in Paris, France, will take place June 15 -20, 2014 and is now accepting applications for this summer's retreat. The cost of the six-day Left Bank Writers Retreat in Paris is $1,999 and includes morning writing sessions with coaching and one-on-one time with the instructor for a maximum of eight writers, as well as lunch each day, admission to museums and area sights related to Paris's famous literary history, an excursion to Montmartre, a picnic on the banks of the Seine and a tour visiting haunts of famous writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein, including many of the sites featured in the Woody Allen movie 'Midnight in Paris.'

FAIRFIELD, N.J., Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a novel in just six words. He wrote, 'For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn.' Leveraging the success and premise of Creator Larry Smith's best-selling book series, 'Six-Word Memoirs,' Hamilton Buhl (www.hamiltonbuhl.com/sixword) is launching 'Six-Words for Schools,' a teacher-developed interactive workbook series for students of all grades and ages to express themselves and discover their world in six words.

Alan Kaufman recently appeared at the Osher Family Jewish Community Center in Marin County in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he spoke about his mother's letters which detailed how she fled from the Nazis during World War II. He also discussed his memoir, Drunken Angel, the story of his descent into alcoholism and how he finally overcame it.

Mary Bridget Davies provides powerful full-throated vocals and an empathetic performance in Randy Johnson's concert-style bio-musical.

Writers and non-writers who refer to dictionaries to properly spell or pronounce a word will enjoy the hilarious stage production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Oct. 25-Nov. 10, at Northwestern University.

Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Cruise Line's newest ship set to debut in January, will feature several restaurants and bars that evoke the tropical feel of Miami and South Florida. The Tropicana Room, Flamingo Bar & Grill, Sunset Bar and Sugarcane Bar will be new and unique additions to the largest ship to homeport in Miami year-round.

Laurence Luckinbill, Tony Award-nominated actor, author and Abingdon Theatre Company Honorary Board Member, reads his new one-man show ABRAHAM in the June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street) tonight, September 16 at 7:00pm. All tickets are $25 and include a wine reception following the reading. Proceeds benefit Abingdon's upcoming 21st Season and its mission to develop and produce new plays by American Playwrights.

A new Senior Players Acting Workshop, emphasizing creation of one person plays, will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for 20 weeks beginning today, September 10 at Paper Mill Playhouse under the guidance of stage, television and movie veteran Ed Schiff.

Simon & Schuster Audio welcomes Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep to narrate THE TESTAMENT OF MARY by Colm Toibin, recently long-listed for the Booker Prize and cited as one of The New York Times' Notable Books of 2012.The audiobook will be available on CD and for download today, September 10, 2013.

Elliot B. Quick and James Rutherford's wild mashup of Oscar Wilde and Ernest Hemingway, The Importance of being Ernest Hemingway, is a fascinating deconstruction of manly posturing.

A new Senior Players Acting Workshop, emphasizing creation of one person plays, will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for 20 weeks beginning Monday, September 10 at Paper Mill Playhouse under the guidance of stage, television and movie veteran Ed Schiff.

Laurence Luckinbill, Tony Award-nominated actor, author and Abingdon Theatre Company Honorary Board Member, will read his new one-man show ABRAHAM in the June Havoc Theatre (312 West 36th Street) on Monday, September 16 at 7:00pm. All tickets are $25 and include a wine reception following the reading. Proceeds benefit Abingdon's upcoming 21st Season and its mission to develop and produce new plays by American playwrights.

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and TriStan Wilson, Managing Director, presents Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah, a world premiere play written and directed by BSC Associate Artist Mark St. Germain about the friendship and rivalry between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway.

M-34 presents the World Premiere of The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway, co-created by James Rutherford and Elliot B. Quick, and directed by James Rutherford. The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway runs from today, August 17 to September 1, 2013 in a limited engagement at the Access Theater, located at 380 Broadway between Walker Street and White Street in New York City. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!