6:30 p.m.

Ann Powers is the vibrant critic and correspondent for NPR music and the author of Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America. She is the editor of Best Music Writing 2010, co-author of Tori Amos: Piece by Piece, and co-editor of Rock She Wrote: Women Write About Rock, Pop, and Rap. Moderated by Greil Marcus.

As a part of his course “Old Weird America: Music as Democratic Speech” distinguished visiting professor Greil Marcus curates and hosts 4 events connected to the mission of the Riggio Honors Program: Writing and Democracy and the rich intersections of writing, music and cultural criticism.

Wollman Hall, Eugene Lang Building, 65 West 11th Street, 5th floor (enter at 66 West 12th Street)

Admission:
$5; free to all students and New School faculty, staff, and alumni with ID at the door or at the Box Office.

Single event purchases can be made online at any time at the New School Box Office. Series and discounted tickets must still be made in person or over the phone at The New School Box Office at 66 West 12th Street, main floor, Monday-Thursday 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and Friday 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The box office opens the first day of classes and closes after the last paid event of each semester. Reservations and inquiries can be made by emailing boxoffice@newschool.edu or calling 212.229.5488.

For events scheduled during the summer term, the box office will open one hour before each event.