HANK GREEN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 • 6PM
MUSIC IN TWELVE PARTS
Composed by Philip Glass
Performed by Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018 • 7PM THE LANTERN TOUR | Concert For Migrant And Refugee Families
w. Emmylou Harris , Jackson Browne , Shawn Colvin , Lila Downs , Graham Nash & Special Guests
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 • 7PM I MIGHT REGRET THIS | A Conversation with Abbi Jacobson
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2018 • 8PM KCRW'S LEFT, RIGHT & CENTER
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | AUDRA MCDONALD
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 • 8PM
BELA FLECK, ZAKIR HUSSAIN & EDGAR MEYER
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 • 8PM
TAYLOR MAC'S 24 DECADE HISTORY: HOLIDAY SAUCE
MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | KELLI O'HARA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 • 8PM FARRUQUITO
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2019 • 8PM BROADWAY @ THE TOWN HALL | JEREMY JORDAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 • 8PM A THOUSAND THOUGHTS A Live Documentary by SAM GREEN and KRONOS QUARTET
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 • 8PM DJANGO A GOGO 2019
Stephane Wrembel Presents a Celebration of Guitar Through the Music of Django Reinhardt
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019 • 8PM A Conversation With LINDA RONSTADT
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2019 • 7PM ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 • 8PM JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL & STEPHEN TRASK THE ORIGIN OF LOVE
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LArry ZUcKEr, Executive director
M.A. PAPPEr, Artistic director
JEFF MAnn, Marketing director
BILL dEHLInG, technical director
cArL AcAMPOrA, Production Manager
LEIA-LEE dOrAn, Principal designer
ALEX KOVEOs, digital Media Manager
The Town h all Presen T s
An Absolu T ely Rem AR kA ble Thing
h ank Green with guest John Green
Presented In Partnership With Barnes & noble
Dutton is thrilled to publish the debut adult novel of Hank Green, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing , and The Town Hall and Barnes & Noble are pleased to present an exciting multimedia evening with Hank Green, as he introduces and discusses his book.
You may know Hank Green as one half of the enormously popular Vlogbrothers YouTube channel, which he started with his brother John Green (bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars ). Or you may know Hank from his years of teaching people cool things about science via his online educational video platforms Crash Course and SciShow (over 1.6 billion total views). You might also know him as co-founder of VidCon, the world’s largest conference for the online video community, recently acquired by Viacom. The Washington Post named Hank “one of America’s most popular science teachers,” The Chicago Tribune calls him “equal parts comedian and humanitarian,” and Mashable dubbed him “the voice of Team Internet.”
In-between interviewing President Barack Obama, helping raise awareness and funds for his fans’ favorite charities through the Project for Awesome, and rocking out on stage before thousands of fans, Hank has also been quietly working on an exceptional novel. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (Dutton, on sale September 25, 2018) is a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she’s part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.
April May is a recent art school graduate working long hours at a Manhattan-based startup. Coming home from work one day at three a.m., April stumbles across something extraordinary: a giant sculpture that looks like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor. Delighted, April and her friend Andy film a video with it, dubbing the sculpture “Carl.” The next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world— from Beijing to Buenos Aires—and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.
A thoroughly original debut, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing grapples with big themes, including how the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration spring from the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye. Says Hank, “It’s a story I’ve wanted to tell for a long time that was seeded by a lot of my personal experiences, but it’s April’s story, and it’s been a pleasure watching her live her absolutely remarkable life.”
Joining Hank Green is his brother and special guest, bestselling author John Green ( The Fault in Our Stars , Turtles All the Way Down .)
Barnes & n oble will hold its third Book Club n ight to discuss An Absolutely Remarkable Thing on o ctober 24 at 7pm.
The Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes a reader’s guide and an essay from Hank. Sign up to attend the discussion at your local bookstore, or online at B n .Co M/B n B ookC lUB. Our Cafés will be sampling food and beverages during the event, and each store will give away one signed copy of the book. Hope to see you there!
THE TOWN HALL FO u N d ATION
The Town Hall’s mission is to provide affordable world-class entertainment by new and established artists to a diverse audience; to inspire the youth of our community to appreciate and participate in the arts at The Town Hall and in schools through our Educational Outreach Program; and to preserve and enhance The Town Hall as a historic landmark venue for the enjoyment and cultural enrichment of generations to come.
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President
Tom M. Wirtshafter
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Marvin Leffler
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This program is supported, in part by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. We would like to thank the following foundations, corporations, and government institutions for their support:
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Office of the President, Borough of Manhattan, Gale A. Brewer
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The Shubert Organization, Inc.
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T he TOWN ha LL’S YO u NG p ATRON s CIRCLE
Join the next generation of Town Hall supporters! Town Hall’s Young Patrons Circle is a special membership group, ages 21-40, that engages in social and educational activities through exciting events, performances, and programming. We are brought together by a shared love of the arts, a deep interest in social change, civic engagement, and a desire to become part of a growing group of like-minded individuals that support Town Hall.
For more information about the Young Patrons Circle, please contact Jacquie Maddox, Director of Development - development@thetownhall.org
TO u R T he h ISTORIC TOWN ha LL
Town Hall has played an integral part in the electrifying cultural fabric of New York City for more than 90 years. A group of Suffragists’ fight for the 19th Amendment led them to build a meeting space to educate people on the important issues of the day. During its construction, the 19th Amendment was passed, and on January 12, 1921
The Town Hall opened its doors and took on a double meaning: as a symbol of the victory sought by its founders, and as a spark for a new, more optimistic climate. In 1921, German composer Richard Strauss performed a series of concerts that cemented the Hall’s reputation as an ideal venue for musical performances. Since, Town Hall has been home to countless musical milestones: The US debuts of Strauss, and Isaac Stern; Marian Anderson’s first New York recital; in 1945, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker introduced bebop to the world; Bob Dylan’s first major concert in ‘63; and much much more.
Learn more. Visit thetownhall.org/tours
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Bank of America recognizes The Town Hall for its success in bringing the arts to performers and audiences throughout our community.
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