Our PEN World Voices Events

Geoff and I can't afford to go to all the events that we would like to attend, so we spent much of the afternoon going through their calender trying to whittle down the events that both interest us and we can afford. Fortunately there are a number of events that are interesting and FREE.

Wednesday | April 25th:
Town Hall Readings: Writing Home
Where: The Town Hall: 123 West 43rd St.
What time: 8 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
With Don DeLillo, Kiran Desai, Neil Gaiman, Nadine Gordimer, Alain Mabanckou, Steve Martin, Salman Rushdie, Pia Tafdrup, Tatyana Tolstaya, Saadi Youssef

Thursday | April 26th:
Where on Earth: The Refugee Emergency
Where: Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College: 695 Park Ave.
What time: 3–4:30 p.m.
With Ishmael Beah, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Laila Lalami, Saadi Youssef; moderated by Russell Banks

Conversation: Neil Gaiman & Marguerite Abouet
with Sean Wilsey
Where: 37 Arts: 450 West 37th St.
What time: 6–7 p.m.

Friday | April 27th:
Words Without Borders: Every Day in Africa
Where: Instituto Cervantes New York: 211–215 East 49th St.
What time: 6–7:30 p.m.
With Marguerite Abouet, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Yasmina Khadra, Uzodinma Iweala; moderated by Dedi Felman

Saturday | April 28th:
Mixing Art and Politics
Where: Instituto Cervantes New York: 211–215 East 49th St.
What time: 12–1:30 p.m.
With Dorothea Dieckmann, Almudena Grandes, Janne Teller, Saul Williams; moderated by Sam Tanenhaus
(Just for Jenn.)

Conversation: Caryl Phillips & Abdulrazak Gurnah
with Radhika Jones
Where: Elebash Recital Hall, The CUNY Graduate Center: 365 Fifth Ave.
What time: 1:30–2:30 p.m.
(Just for Geoff)

Reporting on Iraq, Living in Terror:
Carolin Emcke & Mark Danner
Where: The Bowery Ballroom: 6 Delancey St.
What time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Sunday | April 29th:
A Tribute to Ryszard Kapuscinski
Where: New York Public Library,Celeste Bartos Forum: 5th Ave. & 42nd St. (Enter on 42nd St.)
What time: 2–3:30 p.m.
With Breyten Breytenbach, Carolin Emcke, Philip Gourevitch, Adam Michnik, Salman
(Just for Geoff)