POETRY & LITERATURE
A “Smut” Sampler: A Light-Hearted Reading of Selections from Some Notorious Banned Books
November 3, 2011
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The Harry Ransom Center presents an evening with Isaiah Sheffer as he hosts readings from works featured in the exhibition Banned, Burned, Seized, and Censored on Thursday, November 3, at 7 p.m. in Jessen Auditorium at The University of Texas at Austin.
The program features actors René Auberjonois and Kristen Vangsness. They will read from works including Lady Chatterley's Lover, Ulysses, Jurgen, and Tropic of Cancer.
Heard on public radio stations across America, Sheffer is co-founder and artistic director of Symphony Space and director and host of Selected Shorts. Tony Award–winning actor Auberjonois has acted in a variety of theater productions, films, and television programs, including Benson, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Practice, Judging Amy, and Frasier. Vangsness currently stars in Criminal Minds and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance. View a live webcast of this program at www.hrc.utexas.edu/webcast.
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November 3, 2011Times:
7:00 pm
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