TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS AND
THE SCHUSTERMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH STUDIES
PRESENT

AN EVENING WITH FRANK RICH & FRAN LEBOWITZ
A STATE OF THE UNION CONVERSATION

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012, 8:00 P.M.
AT BASS CONCERT HALL

Presented in partnership with The Texas Tribune

“Fran Lebowitz’s trademark is the sneer; she disapproves of virtually everything except sleep, cigarette smoking, and good furniture. Her essays and topical interviews on subjects ranging from the difficulty of finding an acceptable apartment to the art of freeloading at weekend houses have come to be regarded as classics of literary humor and social observation.” – The Paris Review

“Whatever you think about Rich’s opinions, there’s no denying that he’s an impressive writer and thinker.” — The New York Times Book Review

Just a week after the 2012 presidential election, Texas Performing Arts and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies present a compelling ‘State of the Union’ conversation with two of America’s most respected writers and social commentators.

Frank Rich joined New York Magazine in June 2011 as Writer-at-Large, writing monthly on politics and culture, and editing a special monthly section anchored by his essay. He is also a commentator on nymag.com, engaging in regular dialogues on the news of the week.

Rich joined the magazine following a distinguished career at The New York Times, where his Sunday OpEd column had helped inaugurate the expanded opinion pages that the paper introduced in the Sunday Week in Review section in April 2005. Before writing his column, Mr. Rich served as The Times’ chief drama critic beginning in 1980, the year he joined the paper.

Purveyor of urban cool, witty chronicler of the ”me decade,” and the cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker, Fran Lebowitz remains one of the foremost advocates of the Extreme Statement. Author, journalist, and social commentator, Lebowitz offers insights on timely issues such as gender, race, gay rights, and the media as well as her own pet peeves – including celebrity culture, tourists, and strollers.

For more information on this performance, please visit: http://texasperformingarts.org/season/fran-lebowitz-frank-rich-austin

CALENDAR LISTING
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 8:00 p.m. –Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies present An Evening With Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz at Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr.; E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr) A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($36.00-$42.00 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew; 512.471.0632;
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