Selected Shorts on Tour: New Milford Public Library, NJ
The hit public radio series and podcast, Selected Shorts, returns to BCCLS with a program of hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families by Martha McPhee, Shirley Jackson and Dave Eggers. Performed by Broadway actress Mia Dillon, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker (L.A. Law).
Presented jointly by the Bergen County Cooperative Library System and the New Milford Public Library.
New Milford Public Library
200 Dahlia Dr
New Milford, NJ 07646
Thursday, June 27 at 7:30 pm
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Tickets are free but seating is limited, so visit the website to reserve seats go to www.bccls.org
The Stories of John Updike
Tony Kushner and others introduce favorite stories by the beloved American master, on the publication of Library of America's collected stories. Readings by "enormous Updike fan" Sally Field and others.
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013 with Jennifer Egan
An evening of selections from the best-selling annual showcase for fiction and nonfiction. An irreverent collection of humor, serious fiction and fascinating essays selected by Dave Eggers (editor of McSweeney's and author of A Hologram for the King).
Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
In and Out of the Kitchen with Lucky Peach
An evening of luscious tales, created with the quarterly journal of food and writing.
Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Wednesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Funny Fictions with B.J. Novak
The Office star launches his hilarious collection of daring, fresh stories filled with incredible characters, side-splitting humor, and pure joy that celebrate and skewer the modern condition.
Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Heroes and Villains with Chip Kidd
It's a battle of good vs. evil when actors perform classic and new tales of wickedness and treachery centered around those fictional characters we love to hate. With special guest author and graphic artist Chip Kidd (Batman: Death by Design).
Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Back to the '80s
Grab your legwarmers, shoulder pads and hairspray, and "Walk like an Egyptian" as we return to that glam decade when Selected Shorts first hit the airwaves. Stories by writers of the era such as Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz, Raymond Carver and Jay McInerney.
Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Play Ball!
One of the most beloved and talked about evenings at Selected Shorts was a night of baseball fiction. This evening features stories about a variety of sports and sporting pastimes - from baseball and golf to swimming and biking.
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
