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            2020
            
              "Adrianne Geffel in Performance" -- October 16, 2020
              
                
                  
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                    Actors Linda Mancini and Tony Torn perform moments from Adrianne Geffel in live-streaming event.  Followed by discussion with author Hajdu.
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                      Book Soup 
                     West Hollywood, CA   
                   6:00 p.m. PST  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "David Hajdu on Adrianne Geffel" -- October 15, 2020
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu speaks at Twin Cities Book Festival, in collaboration with Rain Taxi magazine.
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                      Twin Cities Book Festival
                     Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 
                   4:00 p.m. Central Time |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "David Hajdu in Conversation with Amanda Petrusich" -- October 5, 2020
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu discusses all things musical, including the themes of his new book, "Adrianne Geffel," with Amanda Petrusich, music critic for The New Yorker.
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                      McNally Jackson Books
                     New York, NY 
                   7:00 p.m. EST |       
                  
                
              
             
           
              "Billy Strayhorn Symposium" -- May 28-30, 2020
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu gives Keynote Address at three-day series of events in honor of Billy Strayhorn at the Library of Congress.  In addition, Hajdu moderates panel on Strayhorn with scholars and members of the Strayhorn family. 
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                      Whittall Pavilion 
                     Thomas Jefferson Building 
                   10 First Street SE 
                   Washington, DC  20540 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Biograrphers International Conference" -- May 16, 2020 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu on panel on with authors Daisy Hay and Carla Kaplan, moderated by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina  
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                      CUNY Graduate Center 
                     365 5th Avenue
                   New York, NY  10016 |       
                  
                
              
             
             
            2019
            
              "Bars and Measures" -- October 24, 2019 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu speaks in talkback following performance of "Bars and Measures," new drama by Idris Goodwin.    
                      Urban Stages 
                     259 W. 30th Street
                   New York, NY  10001  
                   7:00 p.m. 
                    $40  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Lush Life: The Songs and Story of Billy Strayhorn" -- August 9-11, 2019 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu with Karen Oberlin and guitarist Sean Harkness in lecture/music program on Strayhorn. 
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                      Brownville Concert Series
                     160 Atlantic
                   Brownville, NE  68321 
                   7:30 p.m. 
                    $25  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Stories from Storytown" -- July 3, 2019 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu one of three speakers at event with Gary Lukas, Wendy Margo.  With music by Guy Story and the Storytown band.    
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                      Caveat  
                     21 Clinton Street
                   Brooklyn, NY  10002  
                   7:00 p.m. 
                    $15-$20  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Finding Strayhorn: Exploring the Billy Strayhorn Collection" -- June 12, 2019 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu speaks on panel with Strayhorn family members, saxophonist Chris Potter, and musicologist Walter van de Leur.  With music by Potter.   
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                      Montpelier Room 
                     James Madison Building 
                   Library of Congress 
                    7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
            
              "Still," Choral Work by Renee Rosnes and David Hajdu -- June 3, 2019  
              
                
                  
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                      Acquired Taste Choir 
                     Acquired Taste Choir
                    19 Trinity Square 
                    Toronto, Ontario 
                    12:15 p.m. |       
                  
                
              
             
            
            2018
            
              “Ice on Hudson: Album-Release Concert” -- October 15, 2018 
              
                
                  
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                    Concert of music from new album of songs by Renee Rosnes and Hajdu.  Featuring singers Rene Marie, Janis Siegel, Darius de Haas, and Karen Oberlin.  With Renee Rosnes, piano; Steve Wilson, saxophone; Sean Smith, bass; Carl Allen, drums. 
                    
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                      Birdland 
                     315 W. 44th St. 
                    New York, NY  10036
                    7:00 p.m. 
                    $30-$40 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Arts Criticism” -- July 28, 2018 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu on panel discussion with critics April Wolfe, Steve Haruch, Glenn Heath, and D. Patrick Rodgers.  Part of conference of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia
                    
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                      Omni San Diego Hotel
                     675 L Street  
                    San Diego, CA  92101
                    3:00 p.m. |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Salon: Songs of David Hajdu” -- July 22, 2018
              
                
                  
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                    Set of songs with words by Hajdu and music by Renee Rosnes, Jill Sobule, Fred Hersch, and Michael Leonard.  Featuring singers Tanya Moberly, Marissa Mulder, Karen Oberlin, and Emery Hajdu.  Pianist: Jon Weber.  Co-hosted by Tanya Moberly and David Hajdu.
                    
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                      Etcetera Etcetera 
                     352 W. 44th Street  
                    New York, NY  10036 
                    7:00 p.m.  
                    $10 cover, $20 minimum  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
            2017
            
              “Over the Rainbow: A Discussion” -- Nov. 13, 2017 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu on panel with authors Walter Frisch and Will Friedwald, musicologist Kevin Fellezs, to discuss Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s “Over the Rainbow.” 
                    
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                      Columbia University 
                     2960 Broadway
                    Heyman Center for the Humanities
                    Second floor 
                    6:15 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
             
              “Good Things Happen Slowly: A Conversation with Fred Hersch and David Hajdu” -- September 11, 2017 
              
                
                  
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                   Hajdu speaks with jazz composer-pianist Hersch on subject of Hersch memoir, Good Things Happen Slowly, co-written with Hajdu. 
                    
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                      McNally Jackson Books 
                     52 Prince St.
                    New York, NY 
                    7:00 p.m |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Their Songs Were Their Weapons: The Role of Music in Political Resistance in America” -- August 28, 2017 
              
                
                  
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              			Hajdu speaks on musical activism in summer lecture series.  Program includes musical performance by singer-songwriter Jill Sobule. 
              			
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                      Monadnock Summer Lyceum
                     25 Main St. 
                    Peterborough, NH  03458 
                     11:00 a.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “In Their Lives: A Conversation on the Beatles with David Hajdu and Andrew Blauner” -- August 18, 2017 
              
                
                  
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                      Book Soup 
                     8818 Sunset Boulevard 
                      West Hollywood, CA  90069 
                     7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
             
              “That’s Entertainment: Dietz and Schwartz and Friends” -- June 22, 2017  
              
                
                  
                    
              			Two songs by Renee Rosnes and Hajdu performed in concert at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall.
              			
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                      Weill Recital Hall
                      Carnegie Hall  
                    881 Seventh Ave.  
                     New York, NY  10019  
                     7:30 p.m.
                     Ticket prices vary |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Pacific Overtures: A Panel Discussion” -- May 8, 2017  
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu on panel with actor George Takei, librettist John Weidman, and historian Carol Gluck  to discuss the Stephen Sondhem musical. 
                    
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                      Kent Hall 
                      Columbia University 
                    Broadway and 116th St. 
                    New York, NY  10027  
                     4:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Jumping Sides: When Critics Make Art and Artists Do Criticism” -- May 1, 2017  
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu co-moderates panel with Columbia colleague Alisa Solomon.  Panelists: Eliza Bent, Ethan Greenbaum, Kellie Jones, and G
                    
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                      Pulitzer Hall 
                     World Room
                     Columbia University 
                     Broadway and 116th St.  
                     New York, NY  10027 
                     6:15 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
			
              “Billy Before Duke: Strayhorn’s Early Career” -- April 20, 2017  
              
                
                  
                    
              			Hajdu gives talk on Billy Strayhorn to the Duke Ellington Society. 
              			
                      St. Peter’s Church 
                    619 Lexington Ave. 
                    New York, NY  10022   
                     7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know” -- Mar. 22, 2017  
              
                
                  
                    
              			Hajdu panelist on “journalism game show” hosted by author Stephen Dubner.  Other panelists: Faith Salie and Danny Goldberg. 
              			
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                      Music: TMSIDK Episode 16
                      Skirball Center 
                    566 LaGuardia Place
                     New York, NY  10012  
                     7:30 p.m. 
                     $25  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Will Eisner: The Spirit of Comics” -- March 9, 2017  
              
                
                  
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              			Hajdu on Facebook Live video podcast about Will Eisner on the occasion of Eisner’s centennial.   Panel: N.C. Christopher Crouch, Danny Fingeroth, Denny O’Neil, and Hajdu. 
              			
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                      Midtown Comics 
                    200 W. 40th St.
                     New York, NY  10018 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Love for Sale: A Conversation with David Hajdu and Alisa Solomon” -- March 2, 2017 
              
             
            
            2016
            
              “True Story: KGB Nonfiction Series” -- December 13, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu reads from ”Love for Sale” in event with writers Amanda Petrusich and Frank Guan. 
                      
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                      KGB 
                     85 E. 4th St. 
                     New York, NY  10003  
                     7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
              “Love for Sale” Talk and Performance -- December 10, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu speaks on his book “Love for Sale,” with musical performances of songs from the book by Karen Oberlin. 
                      
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                      Barnes and Noble 
                     3454 Erie Blvd. East
                     Syracuse, NY  13214 
                     7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “‘Love for Sale’ Night” at Sid Gold’s Request Room -- December 4, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu and Jill Sobule lead open-mic night of singers singing songs from his book, “Love for Sale.”  
                      
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                      165 W. 26th St.  
                     New York, NY  10001
                     7:30 p.m.  
                     $10 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Love for Sale” Talk: A Conversation with Leon Wieseltier -- November 22, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
                    Hajdu discusses his book “Love for Sale” with critic and editor Wieseltier. 
                      
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                      Politics and Prose 
                     5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
                     Washington, DC  20008 
                     7:00 p.m. |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Love for Sale” Talk: A Conversation with Abigail Deutsch -- November 16, 2016  
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu discusses his book “Love for Sale” with Shattuck Prize-winning critic Deutsch. 
                      
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                      Columbia University Barnes and Noble 
                      Broadway and W. 115th St.
                      New York, NY  10027 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Love for Sale” Talk: A Conversation with Bob Blumenthal -- November 15, 2016 
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu discusses his book “Love for Sale” with jazz critic Blumenthal.
                      
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                      1256 Massachusetts Ave.
                      Cambridge, MA  02138
                      7:00 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
             
              “Love for Sale” Talk and Performance -- November 12, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
                    
Hajdu speaks on his book “Love for Sale,” with musical performances of songs from the book by Karen Oberlin and Alex Leonard. 
American Popular Song Society
                      
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                      American Popular Song Society 
Musician’s Hall 
                      322 W. 48th St.
                      New York, NY 
                      2:00 p.m. 
                      APSS members only   |       
                  
                
              
             
 
            
              “Everything Old Is New Again” Live broadcast -- November 6, 2016 
              
                
                  
                    
Host David Kenney interviews Hajdu about his book, “Love for Sale,” with musical performances of the songs from the book by Karen Oberlin and Alex Leonard. 
                      
                      Metropolitan Room
                      34 W. 22nd St 
                      New York, NY  10012 
                      12:30 p.m.  
                      $20  |       
                  
                
              
             
           
            
 
            
            
            
              “When Sugar Hill Was Sweet” -- Sept. 16, 2016
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu speaks on Billy Strayhorn and James Baldwin with scholars Richard Blint and Gordon Thompson.  Sponsored by the Center for Humanities at Columbia University.
                      
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                      Barnard Hall 
                      Barnard University 
                      New York, NY 
                      12:00-1:20 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Word” -- Jun. 3, 2016
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu speaks about songwriting in "alternative performance" event.  Karen Oberlin sings songs with words by Hajdu.
                      
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                      The Duplex 
                      61 Christopher St.
                      New York, NY 
                      9:30 p.m. 
                      $15  |       
                  
                
              
             
             
              “Duke Ellington Study Group Conference” -- May 20, 2016
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu moderates panel on collaboration with jazz scholars Philippe Baudoin, David Alan Bunn, Krin Gabbard, and Matthias Heyman.
                      
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                      MIST Harlem
                      46 W. 116th St.
                      New York, NY 
                      1:00 p.m.
                      $125-325 |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Talkback: Mabel Mercer” -- Mar. 10, 2016
              
                
                  
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                    Hajdu discusses singer Mabel Mercer after production of "Mabel Madness," one-woman show by Trezana Beverley.
                      
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                      Urban Stages
                      259 W. 30th St.
                      New York, NY 
                      7:00 p.m.
                      $40 |       
                  
                
              
             
                
              “Everything Old Is New Again” Live Broadcast from the Metropolitan Room -- Jan. 3, 2016
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu chats with host David Kenney and presents live performances of three songs from the Waiting for the Angel album: “The Angel in the Attic,” “Weren’t We in Love,” and “Good Things Happen Slowly.”  Karen Oberlin and Michael Winther sing, with Tedd Firth on piano.  Other performers on program include Marilyn Maye and Barbara Fasano. 
                      
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                      The Metropolitan Room 
                      34 W. 22nd St.
                      New York, NY 
                      12:30 p.m. 
                      $20  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
            2015
                
              “A New York Holiday” Album-Release Concert -- Nov. 29, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     New song by Hajdu and Fred Hersch, “The Christmas Tree,” composed for Miranda Music holiday album.  Song premiere at album-release concert. 
                      
                      The Metropolitan Room 
                      34 W. 22nd St.
                      New York, NY 
                      9:30 p.m. 
                      $20  |       
                  
                
              
             
              
              “Take the ‘A’ Train: Billy Strayhorn’s 100th Birthday” Concert -- Nov. 29, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu speaks at performance of Strayhorn music by musicians Peter and Will Anderson, along with singer Karen Oberlin 
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                      Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space 
                      Broadway and W. 95th St. 
                      New York, NY  10025
                      7:00 p.m.  
                      $20-$30 |       
                  
                
              
             
             
              “Lush Life” Reading and Discussion -- Nov. 7, 2015 
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu reads from his book “Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn” 
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                      Elliott Bay Book Company
                      1521 10th Ave.  
                      Seattle, WA  98122
                      1:00 p.m. 
                     Free to the public  |       
                  
                
              
             
             
              “Celebrating Billy Strayhorn’s 100th Birthday”: Concert and Discussion -- Nov. 7, 2015 
              
                
                  
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                     Performance of Strayhorn music by the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, with commentary by Hajdu. 
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                     Benaroya Hall 
                      200 University St.  
                      Seattle, WA  98101 
                      7:30 p.m. 
                      $15-$48  |       
                  
                
              
             
           
              “Ted Hearne’s ‘The Source’ Concert and Discussion -- Nov. 1, 2015   
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu in conversation with composer Hearne at record-release event for his song cycle, “The Source.”
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                     National Sawdust 
                      20 N. 6th St.  
                      Brooklyn, NY  11249 
                      4:00 p.m.   |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Waiting for the Angel” Concert -- Sept. 2, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     CD-release show of songs with words by Hajdu.  Music by Renee Rosnes, Jill Sobule, Fred Hersch, Michael Leonard.  Performing in the concert: 
                      Singers Jo Lawry, Karen Oberlin, and Michael Winther
                      Pianists Renee Rosnes, Fred Hersch, Tedd Firth 
                      Steve Wilson, saxophone.  Sean Smith, bass.  Carl Allen, drums.
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                      Rockwood Music Hall  
                      Stage 2 
                      196 Allen Street 
                      New York, NY  10002 
                      7:00 p.m. 
                      $20 |        
                  
                
              
             
            
              “Bob Dylan’s New York” -- July 27, 2015 
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu on panel with Elijah Wald and Terri Thal.  Moderated by Stephen Petrus.
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                      Museum of the City of New York
                      1220 Fifth Ave.  
                      6:30 p.m.  |       
                  
                
              
             
            
              The Music of Billy Strayhorn -- June 14, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu speaks at concert by the Billy Strayhorn Orchestra under the direction of Michael Hashim.
                      Mayo Center for the Performing Art
                      100 Smith St.
                      Morristown, NJ
                      2:00 p.m. |        
                  
                
              
             
            
              Local Authors’ Night -- May 28, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu takes part in a scholarship benefit in his childhood home town. 
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                      Phillipsburg Middle School  
                      Warren St. 
                      Phillipsburg, NJ 
                      6:30-8:30 p.m. |        
                  
                
              
             
             
              Comics: Underground and Above -- April 13, 2015
              
                
                  
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                     Hajdu on panel with Denis Kitchen, Maggie Galvan, and Howard Cruse.  Moderated by Jim Danky.
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                      Butler Library  
                      Columbia University 
                      535 W. 114th St. 
                      6:00 p.m.  |        
                  
                
              
             
            
              Jazz for Curious Listeners: “Something to Live For" -- February 3, 2015
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu speaks on Billy Strayhorn at event to launch the Strayhorn Centennial.
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                      National Jazz Museum in Harlem 
                      104 E. 126th St. 
                      New York, NY
                      7:00 p.m.  |        
                  
                
              
             
            
            2014
            
              “Come Here Often?” Reading -- October 14, 2014 
              
                
                  
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                      Launch event for new book, Come Here Often?, which includes a graphic essay by Hajdu and the artist John Carey. 
                      Union Pool
                      484 Union Avenue 
                      Brooklyn, NY 
                      6:30-9:30 p.m.  |          
                  
                
              
             
            
            
              "Discussing the Essential Kurtzman" - October 11, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu on panel discussing the comics artist and writer Harvey Kurtzman. 
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                      New York ComicCon
                      Jacob Javits Center location 1A01 
                      5:15 p.m. |          
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Creation Is Not Its Own Reward: Making Copyright Work for Authors and Performers" - October 10, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu speaks at symposium at Columbia University Law School
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                      Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts
                      Columbia University
                      9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m. |    
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Depravity for Children: How Hartford Led the Great Comic Book Scare" - September 23, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu speaks at event for Banned Books Week
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                      Hartford Public Library
                      Hartford, CT |    
                  
                
              
             
             
              “From Strayhorn to Cecil: Jazz Innovation in America” - Sept. 19, 2014 
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu joins author John Szwed on panel to discuss gay composers in jazz.  Moderated by Mark Christman
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                      Arts Bank
                      University of the Arts
                      Philadelphia, PA
                      3:00 p.m. |    
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Remembering Mad’s Al Feldstein with ‘Ten-Cent Plague’ Author David Hajdu" - June 21, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu talks about the late Mad magazine editor, in conversation with author Danny Fingeroth. 
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                      Wizard World Comic Con
                      Philadelphia Convention Center 
                      1101 Arch St
                      Philadelphia, PA
                      4:00 p.m. |    
                  
                
              
             
            
              “The New Wave: The Best of the Rising Songwriters” - June 4, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Two of Hajdu’s musical collaborations with Renee Rosnes in program dedicated to emerging songwriters, sponsored by the Mabel Mercer Foundation.  “Your Project,” sung by Mary Foster Conklin; “Weren’t We in Love,” sung by Karen Oberlin.  John Di Martino, piano. 
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                      The Cornelia Street Cafe
                      29 Cornelia Street 
                      New York, NY
                      6:00 p.m. 
                      $25  |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              Biographers International Conference: "The Challenges of Group Biography" - May 17, 2014
              
                
                  
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                      Hajdu on panel with authors Susan Hertog and Justin Martin.
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                      5th Annual Compleat Biographers Conference
                      University of Massachusetts
                      100 Morrissey Blvd.
                      Boston, MA
                      8:45 a.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
             
              "Unlimited Partnership: The Perils and Pleasures of Artistic Collaboration" - April 28, 2014
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with "Dottie's Charms" collaborators Sam Lipsyte, Luc Sante, Sara Marcus, Nina Mehta, and Jill Sobule.  Moderator: James Marcus.  Co-sponsored by Harper's Magazine, with musical performance by Sobule.
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                        Housing Works Bookstore
                        126 Crosby St.
                        New York, NY
                        7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Huff Post Live" - April 25, 2014
              
             
            
              Album release concert: "Dottie's Charms" - April 24, 2014
              
                
                  
                    | Jill Sobule and band perform music from song cycle, “Dottie’s Charms,” with music by Sobule and lyrics by Hajdu, Jonathan Lethem, Luc Sante, Mary Jo Salter, Sam Lipsyte, Rick Moody, others.
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                        City Winery
                        155 Varick St.
                        New York, NY
                        8:00 p.m.
                        $18-$25 |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
            2013
            
            
              "Strayhorn in the Foreground" - November 21, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu hosts and speaks at concert of rarely heard compositions by Billy Strayhorn. Jazz orchestra conducted by Michael Hashim.
                      Miller Theatre
                        Columbia University
                        2960 Broadway, at 116th St.
                        New York
                        7:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
              
            
              "Cabaret: Past, Present and Future" - October 12, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with critics Will Friedwald, Adam Feldman, and David Finkle. Program includes a conversation with Barbara Carroll, conducted by Stephen Holden, as well as musical performances by Marissa Mulder, Liam Forde, and others.
                      54 Below
                      254 W. 54th St.
                      New York
                      1:00 p.m.
                      $35 |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival" - June 20, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu reads from his work in a program with Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow and Izzy Young.
                      New York Academy of Medicine
                        1216 Fifth Ave.
                        New York
                        8:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower" - May 15, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu speaks to meeting of the Dutch Treat Club.
                      The Players
                        Gramercy Park South
                        New York
                        1:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              Awards Gala - April 25, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.
                      Marianne's
                      Phillipsburg, NJ
                      5:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Surely You're Joking, Dr. Wertham" - March 20, 2013
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu speaks on panel with scholars and artists Carol Tilley, Sharon Packer and Craig Yoe.
                      Soho Gallery for Digital Art
                      New York
                      7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
            2012
            
              "Cultural Criticism in the Age of Aggregation" - November 29, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu lectures to arts and culture students at the City University of London.
                      Northampton Square
                      City University
                      London
                      1:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "The Bling of Business: Moguldom and Tutelage from Vaudeville to Hip-Hop" - November 28, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu gives a public lecture at the London School of Economics.
                      New Academic Building
                      London School of Economics
                      London
                      1:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "The Myth of Bohemianism in the Music of Greenwich Village" - October 11, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu lectures at New York University.
                      Silver Building
                        NYU
                        New York
                        12:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "CelebriTea" - April 22, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Event to benefit the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation.  Hajdu on panel with writers Deborah Baker, Brian Cronin, and Kate Stone 
                      Lombardi
                      New Rochelle Library
                      One Library Plaza
                      New Rochelle, NY
                      3:30-6:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "The Man in the Long Black Coat" - April 14, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Barb Jungr concert of the music of Bob Dylan.  Hajdu does pre-show talk
                      The Metropolitan Room 
                      34 W. 22nd Street 
                      New York, NY 
                      8:00 p.m.: Talk 
                      9:30 p.m.: Concert |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              Comics New York: A Symposium "Political New York" - March 24, 2012
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu moderates panel on New York politics in comics and cartoons. Panelists: John Carey, Pete Kuper, Denis Kitchen, and Sabrina Jones.
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                        Low Library
                      Columbia University
                      New York, NY 
                      1:30-2:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
            2011
            
              "Thinking About Jazz: Billy Strayhorn" - December 17, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu speaks on the subject of his biography, "Lush Life."
                      Westminster Presbyterian Church
                        400 I Street SW
                        Washington, DC
                        1:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Best Music Writing 2011" - December 8, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with other writers whose work appears in the "Best Music Writing 2011" anthology. Hosted by anthology editors Alex Ross and Daphne Carr. 
                      Housing Works Bookstore
                      165 Crosby Street
                      New York, NY
                      7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Amore: The Story of Italian-American Song" Mark Rotella in Conversation with David Hajdu - December 7, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu talks with Rotella on the subject of Rotella's book.
                      Tenement Museum
                      103 Orchard Street
                      New York, NY
                      6:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Urban Mirrors" - September 23, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with novelists Lynne Tillman and Darin Strauss, fellow honorees of the National Book Critics Circle Award, discussing the role of New York in their writing. Moderated by Jane Ciabattari.
                      Tishman Auditorium
                      The New School
                      66 W. 12th Street
                      New York, NY
                      6:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Will Eisner's Evolution: From 'The Spirit' to 'A Contract with God' and Beyond..." - August 4, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with Denny O'Neil and N.C. Christopher Couch. Moderated by Danny Fingeroth.
                      MoCCA
                      594 Broadway (between Houston and Prince Streets)
                      New York, NY
                      7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Bob Dylan: A Complete Unknown" - August 4, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu in conversation with David Yaffe, author of "Bob Dylan: A Complete Unknown."
                      More Information
                      Mid-Manhattan Library
                      40th Street and Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
                      New York, NY
                      6:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Forever Young?" - June 2, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu discusses the importance of being fourteen with host Jacqueline Cincotta
                      WNYC Soundcheck
                      2:00-2:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Dylan at 70" - May 24, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Host Jeffrey Brown interviews Hajdu on Bob Dylan's 70th birthday
                      Arts Beat
                        PBS Newshour
                        podcast |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              David Hajdu in Conversation with Robert Polito - May 4, 2011
              
                
                  
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                      Powerhouse Arena
                      37 Main Street
                      Brooklyn, NY
                      7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "The Debrief with David Ushery" - April 8, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu appears on this WNBC-TV program with other participants in the Fordham conference on Dylan and the Law.
                                         
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              "Dylan and the Law" - April 4, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu speaks at conference sponsored by Fordham University's School of Law. Moderated by Corny O'Connell, with music by the Kennedys.
                      Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus
                      New York, NY |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Writing on the American Songbook" - April 2, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu discusses music writing with authors David Lehman, Sara Marcus, and Mark Rotella.
                      Empire State Book Festival
                      Albany |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              March 9, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel of contributors to the book "More New York Stories: The Best of the City Section of the New York Times."
                      Gotham Center for NYC History
                      CUNY Graduate Center
                      365 Fifth Avenue
                      New York
                      6:30 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "The Music of Michael (Mickey) Leonard" - Janurary 22, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu serving as host of concert. First of two shows devoted to Leonard's work, the second to be held on February 10 with Rex Reed as host. Performers to include Mark Murphy, Sandy Stewart, Joyce Breach, Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano, and Karen Oberlin, Hajdu's favorite singer (and wife), who is producing both shows. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              January 6, 2011
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel with jazz journalists Larry Blumenfeld and Marc Myers, discussing long-form writing on jazz. Conducted under the auspices of the Jazz Journalists Association and moderated by JJA president Howard Mandel.
                      Sheraton Hotel
                        Meeting room C
                        Broadway and W. 53rd Street
                        New York
                        11:00 a.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
            2010
            
              November 19, 2010
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu gives a public lecture at the University of Central Oklahoma.
                      Edmond, Oklahoma |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              November 5/6, 2010
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu joins members of the Strayhorn family in a pre-concert talk.  The Music of Billy Strayhorn
                      Jazz at Lincoln Center
                      Columbus Circle
                      New York
                      7:00 p.m.: Talk
                      8:00 p.m.: Concert |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              November 3, 2010
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu joins fellow contributors Anthony Swofford and J. Courtney Sullivan to discuss the book "Bound to Last: 30 Writers on Their Most Cherished Book." Editor Sean Manning moderates.
                      Strand Bookstore
                        828 Broadway
                        New York
                        7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              October 26, 2010
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu on panel of contributors to the book "SPIN: Greatest Hits: 25 Years of Heretics, Heroes, and the New Rock 'n' Roll." Editor Doug Brod moderates.
                      Borders
                      Columbus Circle
                      New York
                      7:00 p.m. |                     
                  
                
              
             
            
              "Will Eisner's New York" - October 8, 2010
              
                
                  
                    | Hajdu discusses the late artist and writer Eisner on a panel with Jules Feiffer, Denis Kitchen, Paul Levitz, and Michael Schumacher.
                      New York Comic Con
                      Jacob Javitz Center
                      New York
                      2:00 p.m. |