KISS ME AGAIN:

THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ARTHUR RUSSELL

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2009

NYU Tisch Performance Studies, 721 Broadway (at Waverly Pl.), Suite 612, NYC,

with Special Events at Housing Works Café, Public Assembly and 169 Bar

Website: http://arthursymposium.blogspot.com

ALL DAY CONFERENCE

Saturday, October 10, 10 am – 6:45 pm

Panels discussions and papers about the Arthur Russell, his music and his times:

featuring Mustapha Ahmed, Bob Blank, Joyce Bowden, Ernie Brooks, Peter Gordon, Steven Hall, Steve Knutson, Elodie Lauten, Tim Lawrence, Tom Lee, Gary Lucas, Simon Reynolds, Will Socolov, Peter Zummo & others,

Plus a screening of “Wild Combination” featuring Q&A with filmmaker Matt Wolf

Free admission, 721 Broadway (at Waverly Place), Suite 612, NYC 10003

SPECIAL EVENTS & PERFORMANCES

Friday, October 9

9 pm RECENT MEMORY

Steven Hall and Joyce Bowden sing the songs of Arthur Russell

No cover At 169 Bar, 169 East Broadway, NYC,

Saturday, October 10

7 pm – 9 pm BOOKLAUNCH AND PERFORMANCES AT HOUSING WORKS BOOKSTORE CAFÉ

Solo and duo performances of Arthur Russell music by Mira Billotte, Joyce Bowden, Peter Gordon, Steven Hall, Nick Hallett, Rachel Henry, Alex Waterman, Peter Zummo and others

Book-signing for “Hold on to Your Dreams: Arthur Russell and the Downtown Music Scene” a new biography of Arthur Russell, with author Tim Lawrence

$10 admission to benefit Housing Works, a nonprofit AIDS-service organization, 126 Crosby Street, NYC

10 pm – 4 am PLAY IT LOUD! presents A DANCE PARTY WITH ARTHUR’S LANDING

$10 admission to benefit Gods Love We Deliver, At Public Assembly, 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn

Conference presented by Bloomfield College, New York University,

and the Centre for Cultural Studies Research, University of East London.

Organizers: Peter Gordon (Bloomfield), Tim Lawrence (UEL), Sukhdev Sandhu (NYU)

Info: Sukhdev Sandhu ss162@nyu.edu