Imagine a dozen smart, funny, talented people -
some whose albums have gone platinum, others who have won Pulitzer Prizes -
on one stage together entertaining you.
That’s right, it’s all for you.
Well, you and the kids
at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland.
CAKE
That’s right, we got CAKE so bring your A-game on April 28. Their music is "soulful and smooth, witty and gritty" and their vibe "makes the ghosts of Buddy Holly and Lou Reed smile." What? You don’t know CAKE? Sure you do…I want a girl with a short skirt and a long jacket...he's going the distance... you're never there...and then, of course, the best cover ever of "I Will Survive." Trust us, it'll all come rushing back to you when the trumpet player hits his first note and John McCrea starts talking about stick shifts and safety belts.
John Hodgman
Remember those Apple commercials with the anxious, curmudgeonly PC pitted against the young, easy going Mac? John Hodgman is perhaps the only beloved PC in America. He’s also a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the evil nemesis on HBO’s Bored to Death. But we like him for his best selling books: The Areas of My Expertise, More Information Than You Require, and That Is All and for creating the world’s first complete list of hobo names. It's about time.
Anne Lamott
Anne’s writing is deceptive. You think you’ve met her somewhere. You think you know people just like her. Maybe you think you are a person just like her. Then you keep reading and you see that she’s funnier and more open than anyone you’ve come across. And she’s chasing something bigger and more elusive than most of us dare to pursue. Come hear what the “People’s Author” has to say on motherhood, grown children and grandchildren.
Michael Chabon
Oh that Michael Chabon (pronounced, in his words, "Shea as in Shea Stadium, Bon as in Bon Jovi"). I mean what’s the deal with this guy? He won the Pulitzer for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and he just kept it coming. He is smarter and better looking than all of us combined but the real kicker is his humility and focus on the work. If you aren’t already coming to Notes & Words just to hear him read his gorgeous prose, you’ll leave in love.
Kelly Corrigan
O Magazine calls Kelly “the voice of a generation.” The Huffington Post says she is the “Poet Laureate of the ordinary.” We here at Notes & Words call her "Our Manic Leader" and often say, “this whole damn mess was her idea.” Her New York Times best sellers, The Middle Place and Lift, made lots and lots of people feel better about themselves as parents, and although she cringes at the term “YouTube sensation,” the fact is a video of her reading an essay about women and friendship was viewed about 5 million times. People are crazy that way.
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: The Fox Theater
Location, Directions and Parking
Fox Theater in Oakland 1807 Telegraph Avenue Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 302-2277 www.thefoxoakland.com
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