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M O N D AY 0 5 . 1 1 [LITERARY EVENT]
ELAINE VIETS
St. Louis native Elaine Viets returns to her hometown to promote the brand-new title in her Dead-End Job Mystery series. Checked Out centers on a public library and its acquisition of a wealthy gentleman’s many books, donated to the institution after his death. The catch: The donor stashed a watercolor inside one of his books, and that painting is worth a cool million. But which book? You’ll have to buy Checked Out to enjoy the plot twists, but at the same time you can help out some needy animals. Tonight at 7 p.m. at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue; 314-367-6731 or www.left-bank.com), meet the author at An Evening With Elaine Viets: Checked Out. You get face time with Viets, a copy of her new mystery — and a portion of all proceeds benefits Ani-
mal House Cat Rescue and Adoption Center. Animal House will also have adoptable kittens on-site to liven things up. Admission is $30 for one person and one copy of Checked Out. — ALEX WEIR
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MATTHEW PEARL
Society’s struggle with comprehending (and obeying) copyright law is not new to the Internet age. At the end of the nineteenth century books were the movies of their day, and copyright laws were so weak and ill-enforced that wildcatters published hot titles without the author’s consent or involvement. In his new novel The Last Bookaneer, Matthew Pearl drops you into the waning days of the book pirates’ reign of literary larceny. Two competing pirates vie for one last big hit before an inter-
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national treaty kills off their business. Their target: a new Robert Louis Stevenson novel, . Pearl reads from and discusses The Last Bookaneer at 7 p.m. tonight at Left Bank Books (399 North Euclid Avenue; 314-367-6731 or www.left-bank.com). Admission is free. — PAUL FRISWOLD
W E D N E S D AY |05.13 [SCIENCE!]
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
Neil deGrasse Tyson was voted “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” by People magazine, a modern-day Tycho Brahe with a PhD and a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. He has written numerous books (Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries), and has hosted television programs such as NOVA ScienceNOW and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Tonight at 8 p.m. the Peabody Opera
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House (1400 Market Street; 314-499-7600 or www.peabodyoperahouse.com) hosts An Evening with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. It’s certain to be a starry night of unbounded, captivating conversation on the limitless final frontier. Admission is $55 to $80. — MARK FISCHER Planning an event, exhibiting your art or putting on a play? Let us know and we’ll include it in the Night & Day section or publish a listing in the online calendar — for free! Send details via e-mail (calendar@riverfronttimes.com), fax (314-754-6416) or mail (6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63130, attn: Calendar). Include the date, time, price, contact information and location (including ZIP code). Please submit information three weeks prior to the date of your event. No telephone submissions will be accepted. Find more events online at www.riverfronttimes.com.
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