Events for Harry Ransom Center

A Cabinet of Drawings

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0500

This survey or “cabinet” of more than 100 drawings from the Ransom Center’s diverse collections features book illustrations, designs, illustrated letters, landscapes, and portraiture by such internationally recognized figures as William Blake, Jean Cocteau, Miguel Covarrubias, E. E. Cummings, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Miller, Pablo Picasso, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, with extended evening hours on Thursdays to 7 p.m. Open noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Mondays.

The Mystique of the Archive

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0500

Drawing from the Harry Ransom Center’s extensive modern literature collections—Julian Barnes, Don DeLillo, Anne Sexton, and many others—the exhibition describes what constitutes an archive, documents the evolution of creative works, and maps an archive’s journey from the writer’s home to the scholar’s desk.

Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, with extended evening hours on Thursdays to 7 p.m. Open noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Closed Mondays.

Austin Jewish Book Fair ~ An Evening of Photography

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Frederic Benner will give a lecture on his book Diaspora: Homelands in Exile followed by a dessert reception and book signing. Admisson is free! For more information, please visit www.shalomaustin.org/bookfair or contact Lisa Apfelberg at 512-735-8076 or lisa.apfelberg@shalomaustin.org

Diaspora: Homelands in Exile

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0500

The Harry Ransom Center presents French photographer Frédéric Brenner in a Focus on Photography event on Wednesday, October 29, at 7 p.m. Since the late 1970s, Brenner has travelled the world photographing Jewish families. His book, Diaspora: Homelands in Exile, was published in 2003. Brenner will discuss his work, a visual anthology of the Jewish Diaspora that spans 25 years and more than 40 countries.

Seating is free, but limited.

This program is co-sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin and the Jewish Community Association of Austin.

Texas Book Festival: Andre Dubus III

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0500

To kick off the Texas Book Festival, Andre Dubus III talks about his latest novel, The Garden of Last Days, on Thursday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium.

The Garden of Last Days is inspired by the rumored visit of 9/11 hijackers to a strip club shortly before their attacks and follows the story of a stripper present in the fictional night club. Dubus is also the author of the bestseller The House of Sand and Fog.

Seating is free, but limited. A book signing follows.

A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:00:00 -0600

Alex Coke, Rich Harney, Suzi Stern, and friends perform their original jazz adaptation of Dylan Thomas's "A Child's Christmas in Wales." A gift for creative music fans and the whole family.

for more info: 512-471-8944

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/events/

Free event/limited seating