Eros Night 2006
PEN New England & Tim Huggins of Newtonville Books invite you to a Valentines night of dynamic authors reading their own EROTIC WRITINGS to benefit HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF
VALENTINE'S DAY
Tuesday February 14, 2006 at 8:00 PM
Paradise Lounge
969 Commonwealth Ave. (near Kenmore Square)
617.562.8819
Headlining Readers
ARTHUR GOLDEN
author of Memoirs of a Geisha
currently a Paperback Bestseller and major motion picture
JUNOT DIAZ
author of Drown
Guggenheim & PEN/Malamud prizewinner
STEPHEN McCAULEY
author of The Object of My Affection, True Enough
& the forthcoming Alternatives to Sex
ELIZABETH BENEDICT
author of The Practice of Deceitand The Joy of Writing Sex
Hosted by Elizabeth Searle, author of Tonya & Nancy: The Opera
All proceeds to benefit Hurricane Katrina Relief
Tickets
At the Door: $8
In advance: Tickets for Standing Room Only will be available online at thedise.com.
Valentine's Date Benefit Special (Seat & Meal)
Limited TABLES FOR TWO OR MORE are available. Price includes:
- A seat and a free entrée from the Paradise menu (drinks and gratuity not included)
- Hurricane Relief donation of $25 per person (includes $8 door charge)
Reservations available by e-mail to liz@thedise.com or by calling 617.562.8819. Credit cards are required for reservations / advance sales.
Seating for table holders will be from 6-8PM. You MUST arrive before 7:30 to be seated. All advance sales / reservations for the tables and meal are final.
No refunds for no-shows.
Jonatha Ceely Reads at Hotel Marlowe
Wednesday, February 1, 2006
6:15 PM to 7:00 PM
(During Wine Hour, which begins at 5:30 PM)
Jonatha Ceely grew up in Kingston, Ontario, and has lived in Turkey and Italy. For many years she taught literature, expository writing, and creative writing at the Winsor School in Boston. She and her husband, the composer Robert Ceely, now live and work in Brookline, Massachusetts, and in Blue Hill, Maine. Her two historical novels reflect her wide ranging interests in religion, myth, the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, and cooking. She is presently working on a novel set in contemporary times,which explores issues of identity—genetic and psychological.
Porter Square Books will be selling books at this reading.
The Hotel Marlowe is located at 25 Edwin H. Land Boulevard, Cambridge. Inexpensive parking is available in the Cambridgeside Galleria garage with direct entry into the hotel from Levels A and C. The hotel is closest to the Lechmere T-stop, and is within walking distance of Charles and Kendall Square.
For more information call 617-824-8820 or e-mail pen_ne@lesley.edu.