We’re very much looking forward to our event with Jane Lynch interviewing Amy Poehler on Sunday, February 12 at The Aero Theatre.  Event info here.   We featured Lynch in conversation with Adam Scott last October when her memoir, Happy Accidents, came out.  Hilarious evening. Here’s the video.  The image to the left is the poster from the event.

Our event with Amy Poehler and Jane Lynch supports the Adopt the Arts Foundation who’s mission is to bring together well-known artists, public figures, business, and the general public to save the arts in America’s public schools. Adopt the Arts is raising money to keep…

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We host Jason Alexander in conversation with Val Zavala of KCET on January 25th, 8pm.  Here’s a video of a new series, he’s hosting on Funny or Die called “The Donny Clay Show,” in which he plays a motivational life coach who refuses to judge his clients.  Click here for ticket info.

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Here’s a trailer for the new series on HBO written by David Milch and directed by Michael Mann, starring Dustin Hoffman.  We host David Milch on February 1 at Track 16 at Bergamot Station talking about his writing career and the series with Richard Stayton, Editor, Written By magazine. Tickets here.

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We host David Milch at Track 16 at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica on Wednesday February 1. Tickets and more info here. He’ll be in conversation with Richard Stayton, Editor, Written By magazine.

Milch (Deadwood, NYPD Blue, Hill Street Blues) is creator and writer of HBO’s new series, Luck, which debuts on January 29th and stars Dustin Hoffman and is directed by Michael Mann.

Hoffman appeared at Live Talks in 2010 interviewing Scott Turow.  Here’s  the video from that event.

Here are some links of recent articles about David Milch that may be of interest.

* Q&A: David…

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  We host Eric Weiner on January 18 in conversation with Lisa Napoli discussing his new book, MAN SEEKS GOD:  My Flirtations With the Divine.  Here are some pieces in the media on his new book that may be of interest… tickets available here.

Eric Weiner in the News….
– Op-Ed by Eric Weiner, One Nation, Under Gods, Los Angeles Times
– Finding My Religion, New York Times
– A Quest to Seek the Sublime in the Spiritual, Eric Weiner on NPR’s All Things Considered
– A “Flexible, Porous’ Nation for Religious Beliefs, PBS NewsHour
– Stumbling Toward the Divine, AARP Magazine

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Here are some video clips from our event on October 2 at Club Nokia at L.A. Live featuring Jane Lynch in conversation with Adam Scott. Full video coming soon. Enjoy, share…Here’s a link to the cool poster  our friends at The Half and Half did for the event.

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Here’s a Funny or Die video if Darrell Hammond interviewing Darrell Hammond on his memoir, God If You’re Not Up There, I’m F*cked.  We host him November 17 in conversation with Fred Willard at Track 16. More info and tickets here..

Enjoy the video:

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Very much looking forward to our event with Adam Gopnik this Thursday, November 3 at Track 16 at Bergamot Station. He’ll be in conversation with director/producer Ed Zwick.  Ticket info here.  Here are links to some reviews and write-ups on Gopnik and his new book, The Table Comes First: Family, France and the Meaning of Food.

• In The Financial Times, a conversation with Simon Schama.
• In Slate
• In The Economist
• In Newsweek

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Harry Belafonte’s memoir, My Song is reviewed in the New York Times today by Garrison Keillor.   Belafonte appears in conversation with Tim Robbins at Live Talks Los Angeles on Nov 28. Ticket deets here…

Here’s an excerpt:

Here is a gorgeous account of the large life of a Harlem boy, son of a Jamaican cleaning lady, Melvine Love, and a ship’s cook, Harold Bellan­fanti, who endured the grind of poverty under the watchful eye of his proud mother and waited for his chances, prepared to be lucky, and made himself into the international calypso star…

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Belafonte appeared on The Colbert Report last night.  The Los Angeles Times has a bit on it.  Here’s an excerpt:

Colbert pressed Belafonte on why he used his “banana-counting fame” to enact social change. “Why not just be rich and lusted after? That’s what I do.”

Belafonte replied, “I thought that the community from which I came would be better served if I would focus the light on the people who are not quite as fortunate as we are, and that I had a responsbility to reach into that misfortune and try to make a difference.”…

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