And But So
Love the works of David Foster Wallace? Never read him but wonder what the big deal is? Join us for:
And But So: A Tribute to David Foster Wallace
September 26, 2009, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, Texas
Readings and performances from Wallace’s works. Music, food, drink. Among our readers and performers are
- Matt Bucher: Publisher of Elegant Complexity: A Study of David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest; administrator of the Wallace-l listserv.
- Maria Bustillos: Author of Dorkismo: the Macho of the Dork, which includes the chapter “David Foster Wallace: the Dork Lord of American Letters.” Her next book, Act Like a Gentleman, Think Like a Woman, is due out in September.
- L.B. Deyo: President of Austin’s Dionysium and the author of Invisible Frontier: Exploring the Tunnels, Ruins & Rooftops of Hidden New York; co-founder of Jinx multimedia and editor of Jinx magazine.
- Doug Dorst: Author of the novel Alive in Necropolis, the play Monster in the Dark, and the short-story collection The Surf Guru. His stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Ploughshares, The Atlantic Unbound, The Sun, ZYZZYVA, and other journals.
- Christopher Lee Gibson: Actor, Theatrical Producer, Tour Guide. Former Executive Director of the Orlando International Fringe Festival and Co-Producer of RoHo Theatre Co.’s La Putain ave Les Fleurs
- Connor Hopkins: Founder and Artistic Director of the Trouble Puppet Theater Company.
- Mary LaMotte Silverstein: Former editor at Harper’s Magazine; worked with David Foster Wallace on the essay “Tense Present.”
Have a favorite David Foster Wallace passage? Bring it along—we’ll end the event with an open mic.
FREE
Want more info? Contact Kathryn Rogers at Rogers.editorial [at] gmail.com or Matt Bucher at mattbucher [at] gmail.com