January 5, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: A map of Greenwich Village from The Greenwich Village Quill As it is today, Manhattan was the center of American magazine publishing in the 1920s. The vast majority of those who signed the door in Frank Shay’s Bookshop in Greenwich Village had some role in the business as editors, publishers, printers, or contributors to a variety of publications. While some… read more
December 15, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsStorytellers from The Moth tour Spalding Gray archive Last Thursday at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, monologist Mike Daisey told the audience he had a confession to make. Before coming to Austin, Daisey said, he asked his Facebook friends where he should eat in town. He received an onslaught of barbeque suggestions from Austinites passionately defending their favorites.… read more
December 15, 2011, Filed Under: Authors, Photography, Theatre + Performing ArtsAn iconic photographic moment with Spalding Gray Who was Spalding Gray? Fans have debated this question for years, as Gray was a pioneer in blurring the line between real life and theater in his autobiographical and often very personal monologues. He left audiences wondering how much of the stage persona was the real Gray and how much… read more
