Past Seasons

WEDNESDAY

November 21st, 2012

The NOVEMBER 21st show is the very last Happy Ending event in its current incarnation. We’ll go on a 10 months to a year-long hiatus, and when we return, Happy Ending as it’s been known for a decade, will be a completely new venture. Don’t miss out.
NOVEMBER 21st, 2012

theme: home

in partnership with
PEN WORLD VOICES FESTIVAL

APRIL 4th, 2012
in partnership with YADDO
theme: Language & Communication
Brian Evenson
Sarah Manguso
Zoe Heller
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaki King

MARCH 7th, 2012
theme: Strange Places
Amelia Gray
Jessica Anthony
Heidi Julavits
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Kaiser Cartel

FEBRUARY 8th, 2012
Theme: American Ethos
Adam Wilson
Elissa Shappell
Hannah Pittard
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Amy Correia…

JANUARY 11th, 2012

theme: the familiar; the weird

Diane Williams
Hari Kunzru
Adam Rapp
Musical guest
Ian Axel

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th
In partnership with YADDO

theme: REALITY & SCANDAL

Helen Schulman
Jesse Browner
Walter Kirn
Live drawing:
Michael Arthur
Musical guest:
Mark Eitzel

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th

theme: THE WORLD OF SCIENCE & DANCE

Lisa Randall
Elizabeth Streb
Musical guest:
Emily Wells

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

theme: FRUSTRATION

Paul La Farge
Seth Fried
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
Anni Rossi

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20th

@ the SPIEGELTENT at BARD COLLEGE

Paul La Farge
Rebecca Wolff
Mary Caponegro
Musical guest:
Cynthia Hopkins

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 2011

This show launches a partnership with the artists’ colony, YADDO

theme: COMMUNITY

Amor Towles
Suzanne Bocanegra
Kyle DeCamp
Musical guest:
Lucius

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th, 2011

theme: REALITY

Andrew Altschul
Jon-Jon Goulian
Emma Straub
Musical Guest:
Daniel Knox

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6th, 2011

theme: LEGENDS & BELIEFS 

Tea Obreht
Dean Bakopoulos
Fernanda Eberstadt
Musical guest:
Jay Brannan

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2nd, 2011

theme: BRUTALITY & COMPASSION

Julie Orringer
Nick Flynn
Andre Dubus III
Musical guest:
Lucius

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th, 2011

theme: LOSS & MEMORY

Sarah Braunstein
Jessica Hagedorn
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ Connor

MONDAY, JANUARY 31st, 2011

theme: PERSONA

Special edition with the Villa Gillet (as part of the Walls + Bridges Series)!

Cecile Guilbert
Sarah Jones
Musical guest:
Cynthia Hopkins

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5th, 2011

theme: OLD FRIENDS/NEW FRIENDS

A Second Anniversary Celebration!

Nelly Reifler
A.M. Homes
Michael Cunningham
Musical guest:
Sam Amidon and Doveman

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th

theme: MACHINES + PEOPLE

Sam Munson
Patrick Somerville
Scott Spencer
Musical guest:
Dawn Landes

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2010

theme: DREAMS + AMBITION

Julia Holmes
Teddy Wayne
Jennifer Egan
Musical guest:
Elizabeth & the Catapult

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, 2010

@ MASS MOCA

theme: GHOSTS + CURSES

Kristin Hersh
Jim Shepard
Paul Harding
Musical guest:
Kristin Hersh

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2010

theme: LOST & FOUND

Brock Clarke
Mary-Beth Hughes
Yiyun Li
Musical guest:
Lost in the Trees

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2010

SEASON PREMIERE

theme: FATE & ACCIDENTS

Syd Straw in for Kristin Hersh
Darin Strauss
Matthew Sharpe
Musical guest:
Anni Rossi

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7th, 2010

theme: METAPHORS & EPIPHANIES

Shane Jones
Amelia Gray
Audrey Niffenegger
Musical guest:
The Walking Hellos

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 2010

A NIGHT WITH 33 1/3 BOOK SERIES

Geeta Dayal
Christopher R. Weingarten
Dan Kois
Musical guest:
The Little Death

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5th, 2010

the theme is: NEW YORKER CARTOONISTS

Carolita Johnson
Drew Dernavich
Liza Donnelly
Musical guest:
Jeffrey Lewis

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7th, 2010

Adam Haslett
Sam Lipsyte
Zoe Heller
Musical guest:
Christina Courtin

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2010

Please note the TIME CHANGE! This show (and only this show) will be at 9pm!

theme: EXTREME SITUATIONS

Melissa Febos
Lucy Corin
Benjamin Anastas
Musical guest:
Phosphorescent (performing solo)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, 2010!!

Joshua Ferris
Ron Carlson
Padgett Powell
Musical guest:
Holly Miranda

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6th, 2010!!

the theme is: AMERICA

Rich Benjamin
Jonathan Dee
Colum McCann
Musical guest:
Jim White

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd, 2009

the theme is: FILM

Jonathan Caouette
(Tarnation)
John Cameron Mitchell
(Short Bus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch)
Musical guest:
Thomas Bartlett

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2009

theme: CRISIS & SUBURBIA

Victor Lodato
Lauren Grodstein
Paul Rudnick
Musical guest:
Kaiser Cartel

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 2009

theme: CRIME, CONFESSION & AMPHETAMINES

Stephen Elliott
Tanguy Viel
(with a French translator!)
Musical guest:
Larkin Grimm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th

theme: COMEDY

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL

Rakesh Satyal
Jonathan Ames
David Cross
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton

5pm, Main Stage
Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza

FREE!!!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd

theme: GRAPHIC BOOKS

Laurie Sandell
Brian Selznick
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Amy Correia

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5th

theme: PROGRESS & PROCESS

curated and co-hosted by ALEC HANLEY BEMIS (Amanda Stern will be co-hosting)

Rachel Cohen
Lawrence Weschler
Brandon Stosuy
Opening musical invocation from Colin Stetson
Musical guest:
Buke & Gass

WEDNESDAY, July 8th

theme: CONFESSION & JEALOUSY

Kevin Canty
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Nick Laird
Musical guest:
Elvis Perkins

AND A SPECIAL EVENT IN CHICAGO

SATURDAY, June 6th

FREE! No Tickets Necessary!

Nami Mun
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Daniel Knox

HOST: BEN GREENMAN
(Amanda Stern will not be in Chicago for this event)

@ The Charleston

2076 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-4757
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WEDNESDAY, June 3

theme: IDEAS & INVENTIONS

co-curated with Tristan Perich

Samantha Hunt
Steven Berlin Johnson
Dan Rollman
Musical guest:
Tristan Perich

With GOOD MAGAZINE

WEDNESDAY, May 6

theme: TAKING RISKS

John Wray
Wells Tower
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Vampire Weekend

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

theme: THE TRUTH and NOT THE TRUTH

Kevin Wilson
Amy Cohen
Colson Whitehead
Musical guest:
Sam Amidon

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

theme: TEMPORARY NEW YORKERS

Julie Orringer
Ryan Harty
Andrew Sean Greer
Musical guest:
Glen Hansard (The Frames, the movie, “Once”)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009

theme: AFFLICTION NIGHT

Special appearance by the cast of the Broadway musical, HAIR!

Jayne Anne Phillips
Sarah Manguso
Musical guest:
Daniel Knox

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7
PREMIERE AT JOE’S PUB

theme: NEW YORK NIGHT

Richard Price
Musical guest:
Matthew Caws from Nada Surf

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10

Joan Wickersham
Marion Winik
Ammon Shea
Musical guest:
Jeffrey Lewis

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Sadia Shepard
Ben Markovits
Sana Krasikov
Musical guest:
Randy Kaplan

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

Alice Elliot Dark
Stacy D’Erasmo
Allison Amend
Musical guest:
Jamie Leonhart

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

Cristy Road
Deb Olin Unferth
Keith Lee Morris
Musical guest:
Bronwen Exter

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

Roland Kelts
Linda Robertson
Porter Shreve
Musical guest:
Howard Fishman

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Brooklyn Book Festival

(In Borough Hall, at the International/Center Stage)

5pm

Porochista Khakpour
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Manil Suri
Musical guest:
Nina Katchadourian

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
SEASON PREMIERE

Andrew Sean Greer
Hannah Tinti
Darin Strauss
Musical guest:
Moby

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
SEASON FINALE

Marisa Silver
Nicky Dawidoff
Sloane Crosley
Musical guest:
Nina Katchadourian

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11

Rivka Galchen
Ed Park
Craig Morgan Teicher
Musical guest:
Mike Dooley and Condom Pocket

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28

(due to unforseen circumstances, Steve Gillis will not be reading. He will be replaced by the wonderful Robert Lopez)

Elizabeth Hand
Robert Lopez
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Jamie Leonhart

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

Nathaniel Rich
Salvatore Scibona
Paul La Farge
Musical guest:
Katell Keineg

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Stefan Merrill Block
Darcey Steinke
Pagan Kennedy
Musical guest:
Marcellus Hall

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

@ JOE’S PUB

theme: MUSIC NIGHT

with ASTHMATIC KITTY
SPONSORED by BOMB Magazine.

Daphne Carr
Alec Bemis
Rob Sheffield
Musical guest:
My Brightest Diamond

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26

Tod Wodicka
Fiona Maazel
Samantha Hunt
Matthew Bakkom (reading letters of complaint)
Musical guest:
Kelley McCrae

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12

Owen Sheers
Aryn Kyle
David Shields
Musical guest:
Paul Brill

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27

Steve Toltz
Chris Adrian
Margot Livesey
Musical guest:
Andrew Vladeck

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13

Jonathan Scott Fuqua
Janice Erlbaum
Lauren Groff
Musical guest:
Mike Errico

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23

Trinie Dalton
Charles Bock
Carl Wilson
Musical guest:
Luke Temple

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
A PUBLIC SPACE NIGHT

Jack Livings
Ian Chillag
Jim Shepard
Musical guest:
Kid Gloves (John Wray’s band)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19
(instead of December 26th!!), 2007

theme: DESIGN NIGHT

Michael Perry
Chip Kidd
Musical guest:
Artbreak (Chip Kidd’s band)

Keri Smith unfortunately had to cancel due to impending baby…

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007

Joyelle McSweeney
Daphne Beal
Porochista Khakpour
Musical guest:
Marcellus Hall

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2007

Matt Marinovich
Jessy Randall
Sarah Schulman
Musical guest:
Dave Doobinin

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007

Sam Michel
Jonathan Baumbach
Irini Spanidou
Musical guest:
Kelley McRae

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007

Roy Kesey
Benjamin Percy
Min Jin Lee
Musical guest:
Max Gabriel

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007

Joshua Henkin
Kate Christensen
Chris Adrian
Musical guest:
Clare & The Reasons

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Joshua Furst
Ellen Litman
Sunshine O’ Donnel
Musical guest:
Trevor Exter

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007

SEASON PREMIERE

Rebecca Curtis
Will Allison
Maxine Swann
Musical guest:
Dan Bern

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2007

SEASON FINALE

Eliza Griswold
Jean Thompson
Alison Bechdel
Musical guest:
One Ring Zero

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13

Jack Pendarvis
Piz Z Ehrhardt
Antoine Wilson
Musical guest:
Jamie Barnes

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

Matthew Sharpe
Cris Beam
Amy Fusselman
Musical guest:
Block

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9

Joshua Ferris
Michael Fitzgerald
Nick Bertozzi
Sheila Heti
Musical guest:
The Feverfew

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

Kevin Moffett
Heidi Julavits
Maggie Nelson
Musical guest:
John Wesley Harding

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

Noy Holland
Lorin Stein
Laurie Anderson
(Yes, THE Laurie Anderson)
Musical guest:
Spielerfrau

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28

Thisbe Nissen
Angela Pneuman
Ben Greenman
Musical guest:
Life in a Blender

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

Sheri Joseph
Ellis Avery
Mike Albo
Musical guest:
Chris Cubeta

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28

theme: CRAFTS NIGHT

Sabrina Gschwandtner
Tsia Carson
Wenlan Chia
Musical guest:
Mason Dixon

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

David Evanier
Lara Tupper
Pauls Toutonghi
Musical guest:
The Rosebuds

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24

Amy Koppelman
Fiona Maazel
Musical guest:
Kelley McRae

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 2007!

Adam Rapp
John Lurie
Musical guest:
Jonathan Spottiswoode

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Leanne Shapton
Marcellus Hall
Chris Leo
Musical guest:
Jennifer O Connor

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Jennifer Banash
Alix Strauss
Robert Marshall
Mila Drumke
Musical guest:
Paul Brill

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22

SHOW CANCELLED for the holidays

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Peter Behrens
Jennifer Egan
David Rakoff
Musical guest:
Hannah Marcus

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25

Clifford Chase
Bryan Charles
Ryan Boudinot
Musical guest:
Dar Williams

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 2006

Ruth Ellen Kocher
Michelle Wildgen
David Lehman
Musical guest:
Harvey Mars (Rebecca Moore, solo)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 2006

Kelly Kerney
Karen Russell
Lynne Tillman
Musical guest:
Marcellus Hall

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2006
SEASON 4 PREMIERE.

Scott Snyder
Deb Olin Unferth
Adam Haslett
Musical guest:
Katell Keineg

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14

Laura Dave
Lydia Davis
Sigrid Nunez
Musical guest:
Marcellus Hall

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24

Peter Rock
Jen Trynin
David Means
Musical guest:
Rebecca Turner

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
NERVE NIGHT

Ada Calhoun
Arthur Bradford
Neal Medlyn
Musical guest:
The Roulette Sisters

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26

Myla Goldberg
Sean Wilsey
Danielle Trussoni
Musical guest:
Mila Drumke

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

Yannick Murphy
Heather McGowan
Michelle Tea
Musical guest:
Paul Brill

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

Nelly Reifler
Merrill Feitell
Doug Trevor
Musical guest:
Rachel Loshak

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

Janice Erlbaum
Rebecca Godfrey
Dave King
Musical guest:
Pinataland

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd
Homewrecker VS. Encyclopedia of Exes

Encyclopedia of Exes:

Ben Schrank
Darin Strauss

The Homewreckers:

Thomas Hopkins
Felicia Sullivan
Susannah Breslin
Marty McConnell
Christine Hamm
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical guest:
An Audience Surprise

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th

Cate Marvin
Kate Braverman
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Musical guest:
Jonathan Spottiswoode

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25th

William Benton
Jerry Williams
Bob Hicok
Musical guest:
Dave Doobinin

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2006

Phil Campbell
Rafi Zabor
Musical guest:
Bari Koral

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th, 2005
A Night with MacAdam/Cage

Jack Pendarvis
Kristen den Hartog
Victoria Vinton
Musical guest:
Tom and Cynthia Hopkins

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2005

Beth Lisick
Bee Lavender
Jonathan Baumbach
Musical guest:
Sandy Bell

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2005
theme: COACHES

Chip McGrath
Darin Strauss
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Lisa Loeb

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26th, 2005

Nick Flynn
Craig Clevenger
Holiday Reinhorn
Terry Iacuzzo
Musical guest:
Marykate O Neil

and on the same night…

HAPPY ENDING COMES TO CHICAGO FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

BENEFIT for KATRINA SURVIVORS

Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Elizabeth Berg
Joe Meno
Musical guest:
The Sunday Runners
Host: Elizabeth Crane
At the Hideout Inn – 7pm
$10 donation goes to Community Labor United

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 2005

Owen King
Benjamin Kunkel
Marcy Dermansky
Musical guest:
Jonathan Spottiswoode

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 2005
theme: GUILT NIGHT

Rebecca Walker
Jennifer Bleyer
Wendy Shanker
Baz Dreisinger
Musical guest:
Rachel Loshak

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 2005
SEASON THREE PREMIERE

James Salter
Jim Shepherd
Amy Hempel
Julia Slavin
Musical guest:
Sam Bisbee

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2005

with cast members from Comedy Central’s Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Jonathan Katz
Todd Barry
and Jon Benjamin
Musical guest:
Amy Miles

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2005

Gary Lutz
Lisa Selin Davis
Musical guest:
Ed Pastorini and special guests

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2005

theme: POETRY NIGHT

curated by
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
David Orr
James Richardson
Susan Wheeler
Paul Muldoon
Musical guest:
Uncle Moon

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005

Alix Ohlin
Alicia Erian
Bruce Bauman
Musical guest:
The Grocery Concern

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2005
BROOKLYN NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS
meets THE COCAINE CHRONICLES

Maggie Estep
Tim McLoughlin
Gary Phillips
Jervey Tervalon
Musical guest:
Mike Errico

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2005

Danzy Senna
Christine Schutt
Aimee Bender
Musical guest:
Amy Miles

WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005

John Lurie
Rick Moody
Musical guest:
Marcel Marceau

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11

Audrey Niffenegger
Michelle Herman
Musical guest:
Ruth Gerson

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2005

SUICIDE GIRLS NIGHT

Interviews conducted by
Daniel Robert Epstein

Neil Swaab
Tony Fletcher
*live* Suicide GIrls
Musical guest:
Oren Bloedow
of Elysian Fields

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2005

Rene Steinke
Dan Menaker
Musical guest:
Jason Trachtenburg of
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2005

Jess Row
Cynthia Kaplan
Musical guest:
Cynthia Hopkins and
Thomas Hopkins

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005

Meg Wolitzer
Elizabeth Swados
Musical guest:
Barbara Brousal

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005

theme: CANDY MAKING

Steve Almond
Beth Kimmerle and Will Noonan
Musical guest:
Jennifer O’ Connor

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005

Elizabeth Crane
Emily Raboteau
Orlando Lima
Musical guest:
Lys Guillorn

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005

Anthony Schneider
John Marks
Molly Jong-Fast
Musical guest:
Red Orange Morning

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005

Ken Foster
Dean Bakopolous
Jonathon Keats (Conceptual artist)
Musical guest:
The Happy Ending

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005
INSOMNIAC READER NIGHT

Kevin Sampsell
Dan Kennedy
Jonathan Ames
Jeff Johnson
Musical guest:
One Ring Zero

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005

Gregory Maguire
Jean Nathan
Musical guest:
Jeffrey Lewis

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2005

Bonnie Downing
Kelly Braffett
Brett Berk
Musical guest:
Heather Eatman

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2005

theme: DEPRESSION NIGHT

Andrew Solomon
Daphne Merkin
Arthur Phillips
Musical guest:
Life in a Blender

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2005

AKASHIC NIGHT

Arthur Nersersian
Lauren Sanders
Miles Marshall Lewis
Musical guest:
Sam Bisbee

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005

Samantha Hunt
Tom Bissell
David Rees
Musical guest:
Jenifer Jackson

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2005

Thaddeus Rutkowski
Nick Antosca
Jackie Corley
Musical guest:
Kelley McRae

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005
TSUNAMI RELIEF FUNDRAISER

Tom Perrotta
Mark Dow
Musical guest:
Kimya Dawson

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2005

Bryan Charles
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Sean Altman

AMANDA GOES TO MACDOWELL FOR SIX WEEKS. THERE WILL BE GUEST HOSTS IN HER PLACE…

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 2004

Slideshow Poet, Andy Friedman
and his brother
Rejection Show’s, Jon Friedman
Musical guest:
Thin Wild Mercury
GUEST HOST: Ned Vizzini

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15th, 2004

Blake Nelson
Elizabeth Bachner
Musical guest:
Andrew Vladeck
GUEST HOST: Todd J Colby

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 2004

Stephen Policoff
Amy Sohn
Musical guest:
Morgan Taylor
GUEST HOST: David Amsden

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1st, 2004

Hal Sirowitz
Nick Fowler
Jeff Giles
Musical guest:
Rachel Loshak
GUEST HOST: Darin Strauss

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2004

Julian Rubinstein
Elizabeth Gold
and Hal Niedziecki
Musical guest:
Erik Della Penna
GUEST HOST: Nelly Reifler

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2004
MR. BELLER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

Vince Passaro
Fran Giuffre
Said Sayrafiezadeh
Thomas Beller
Musical guest:
Tom Cushman & Thomas Beller

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd, 2004

Sarah Grace McCandles
Wendy Spero
Jesse Ball
Musical guest:
The Grocery Concern

WEDNESDAY, October 27th, 2004

Tara Bray Smith
David Mizner
and Maggie Dubris
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount and Will Noonan

WEDNESDAY, October 20th, 2004

Matthew Sharpe
Wayne Koestenbaum
Musical guest:
Mark Geary

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2004

Andy Borowitz
Jeff Sharlet
and independent Radio Producer
David Miller
Musical guest:
Seafoxx

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6th, 2004

Felicia Sullivan
Lowell Handler
Musical guest:
Dave Doobinin

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2004

Brad Land
John Rowell
Musical guest:
Milton

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2004

theme: SEX NIGHT

Amy Sohn
Derek McCormack
Rachel Kramer Bussell
Musical guest:
Lizzie West

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
SEASON PREMIERE YEAR TWO

FUNDRAISER FOR KERRY-EDWARDS ’04:
an evening of drinking, reading and music
in support of regime change.

Moby
David Gates
Anthony Swofford
Stephen Elliott
Eileen Myles
A.M Homes
Musical guest:
Lizzie West and Jill Sobule

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004

LAST EVENT OF THE FIRST SEASON

Andy Friedman
David Gates
Musical guest:
Jill Sobule

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2004

Lisa Glatt
Ben Greenman
Marc Nesbitt
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2004

Maggie Cutler
Nanette Lerner
Ned Vizzini
Musical guest:
Creaky Boards

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2004

Matthew Freedman
Aaron Landsman
Marleen Barr
Musical guest:
Kirven Blount & Justin Hagan

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2004

Tara Wray
Bob Dunn
Allen Salkin
Musical guest:
The Grocery Concern

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2004
TAG TEAM FICTION

Co-hosted by Stern and Dave Daley

Aaron Hamburger, Lauren Grodstein
Shelley Jackson, Matt Derby
Molly Ringwald, Panio Gianopolous
Musical guest:
Dave Doobinin

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004

CANDY MAKING

Beth Kimmerle
Will Noonan
A SPELLING BEE
with Noah Tarnow
Musical guest:
Dave Doobinin

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2004

Terese Svoboda
GF Michelsen
Joanna Hershon
Musical guest:
Boni and Tobi Joi

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004

Rebecca Godfrey
Bliss Broyard
Coleman Hough
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2004

Suzanne Dottino
Cheryl Sucher
Meg Wolitzer
Musical guest:
Alice B Talkless

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2004

Darin Strauss
Dawn Raffel
Musical guest:
Darin Strauss

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2004

Leelila Strogov
Jono Mischcott
Kyle Smith
Musical guest:
M David Hornbuckle

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2004

Anne Landesman
Joanna Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
The Grocery Concern

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2004

David Gutcheon
Scot Crawford
Peter Hyman
Musical guest:
M. David Hornbuckle

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2004

John S Hall
David Amsden
Kevin Canty
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2004

Colson Whitehead
Martha Southgate
Richard Eoin Nash
Musical guest:
Gene Cawley

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2004

Jane Avrich
Stephen Clair
Brooks Hansen
Musical guest:
Milton

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Tom Lombardi
M. David Hornbuckle
Daphne Gottlieb
Musical Guest:
A big surprise

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2004

Alison Smith
Lee Gutkind
Michelle Orange
Musical guest:
Anthony Garcia &
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2004

Darin Strauss
Lillian Slugocki
Erin Cressida Wilson
Musical guest:
Rad Unicorn

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004

Maggie Estep
Victoria Redel
Laurie Sandell
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2004

Wesley Stace
Sam Lipsyte
Samantha Gillison
Musical guest:
John Wesley Harding

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004

Todd J Colby
Rick Whitaker
Christine Schutt
Musical guest:
Steve Knight

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2004

Stephen Glass,
Janice Erlbaum
Jonathan Ames
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2003

Mike Daisey
Neal Pollack
Whitney Pastorek
Musical guest:
Herbert Bergel

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2003

Alec Appelbaum
Beth Bosworth
Helen Benedict
Musical guest:
Erik Della Penna

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2003
CANCELLED!

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2003

Ben Gantcher
Honor Moore
Lillian Ann Slugocki
Musical guest:
Jonathan Coulton
GUEST HOST: GIRLBOMB

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2003

Jeff Tamarkin
Caroline Leavitt
Emily XYZ
Musical guest:
Daniel Saltzstein
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHT

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2003

Priscilla Becker
Lisa Lerner
Nicole Blackman
Musical guest:
Boni Joi and Tobi Joi
GUEST HOST: STEVE KNIGHT

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003
NYC LIT FEST 2003

Brock Clarke
Hannah Tinti
Alix Ohlin
Musical guest:
Unpleasant Event Schedule

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2003

Dmitri Erhlich
Jonathan Moskowitz
Daniel Nester
Musical guest:
Brandon Wilde

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2003

Mark Swartz
Mila Drumke
Cat Tyc
Musical guest:
Whitney Pastorek

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2003

Boni Joi
Siddhartha Deb
Toure
Musical guest:
Jessica Delfino

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2003

theme: EROTIC FICTION NIGHT

Andrew Lewis Conn
Julie Hilden
Martha Garvey
Nic Kelman
Musical guest:
Steve Knight &
Rene Risque

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2003

Ian Chorao
Blake Nelson
Evan Smith Rakoff
Musical guest:
Dimitri Ehrlich

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2003

Roxana Robinson
Lisa Hamilton
CANDY MAKING
with
Beth Kimmerle
Musical guest:
Thomas Hopkins and
Cynthia Hopkins
of Gloria Deluxe!

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2003

Cintra Wilson
Jill Bauerle
Chad Allen
Musical guest:
Dan Saltzstein

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003
INAUGURAL EVENT

A.M Homes
Mary Gaitskill
Nelly Reifler
Musical guest:
Dan Zanes
Barbara Broussal
Rick Moody
singing with his band
The Wingdale Community Singers