NY Times Features Live Webcasts Of Most Popular Events

The New York Times Eighth Annual Arts & Leisure Weekend announced today it will feature live Webcasts of this year's most popular and sold out events. The Times's signature event is a four-day international celebration of art and culture featuring interviews between Times journalists and celebrated guests from the arts, film, literature, music, media, theater and politics. This year's event will be held from Jan. 8 to 11, at TheTimesCenter in The New York Times Building. Visitors to wwwArtsandLeisureWeekend.com will need Windows Media Player and a high-speed Internet connection to view the free Webcasts.

The following TimesTalk events will be of particular interest to film enthusiasts:

THURSDAY, JAN. 8 AT 6PM - Glenn Close & THE TEAM BEHIND "DAMAGES"
The Tony, Academy Award, and Emmy-winning star with co-stars and the creators-writers-producers of the FX series "Damages," the legal thriller set in New York, talk about driven characters and high-stakes battles.

THURSDAY, JAN. 8 AT 8PM - Whoopi Goldberg & THE WOMEN OF "THE VIEW"
The co-hosts of the Emmy-winning daytime talk show discuss how they tackle some of today's most controversial topics, each from her personal perspective.

SUNDAY, JAN. 11 AT 6PM - "HAIR"
The tribal-rock musical hit from 1968 has new relevance today with its timeless message of hope, peace and change. The show's composer, members of the cast and the Public Theater's artistic director discuss the parallels, with a performance from the show, which opens on Broadway in March.

Arts & Leisure Weekend was originally established in 2001 to mark The Times's 150th anniversary. Throughout the weekend, The Times collaborates with hundreds of cultural institutions in the United States and Europe to offer free admission, reduced prices and special events at museums, theaters, performing arts centers, tourist attractions, movie theaters and restaurants.

The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.

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