Patton Oswalt
In Conversation with Dan Kois
In Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film, Oswalt details his coming of age as a performer and writer in the late ’90s while obsessively watching classic films that informed his notions of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships.
Anita Diamant
In Conversation with Gayle Wald
From the author of The Red Tent comes The Boston Girl, a novel about family ties and values, friendship and feminism, told through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century.
- Date:
- Jan 13, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $14
2 FREE tickets with book purchase: $26
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
Serve Others with Sixth & I
Volunteering at SOME
Serve breakfast at So Others Might Eat (SOME), an organization that works to end chronic homelessness in DC.
The Red Tent: Revisited
For women in their 20s and 30s
Revisit the themes within her first work of fiction, The Red Tent, a novel that reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood.
Sixth & I Tour
Uncover the unexpected story of renewal, revitalization, and reinvention of our building that has led to what Sixth & I is today.
Trivia Night
British Invasion Edition
From sports to pop culture, geography to politics, we’ll test your knowledge of it all.
Roger Cohen
In The Girl from Human Street: Ghosts of Memory in a Jewish Family, the New York Times columnist traces his ancestors across continents and decades, mapping patterns of struggle and resilience that converge into a resonant portrait of cultural identity in the modern age.
- Date:
- Jan 22, 2015 • 7:00 pm ET
- Admission:
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Ticket: $12
2 FREE tickets with book purchase: $28
- Category:
- Authors & Talks
The Daily Show Writers Tour
An Evening of "Political-ish" Comedy
The writers and producers behind The Daily Show perform “political-ish” comedy, followed by a Q&A session about how the Emmy-Award winning news show is produced.
John Reilly and Friends
Featuring Becky Stark and Tom Brosseau
Veteran entertainer John C. Reilly plays musical host in a set filled with eternal folk songs, classic country tunes, and bluegrass standards.