Events

An Evening with Vince Gilligan

Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad
February 4, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City Opera House, Traverse City

Who would’ve thought that a show about a desperate chemistry teacher, an RV and a town named Albuquerque would be a recipe for one of television’s most critically acclaimed

An Evening with Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult and Paula McClain
Monday, March 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City Opera House, Traverse City

An American favorite, author of 18 blockbuster novels with special guest host Paula McClain New York Times best-selling author of The Paris Wife.

A child takes revenge for …

An Evening with Alan Cheuse

Alan Cheuse and Geraldine Brooks
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City Opera House,  Traverse City

Alan Cheuse, National Public Radio’s “Voice of Books”with special guest Geraldine Brooks, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of March.

National Public Radio’s acclaimed “Voice of Books” Alan Cheuse is a …

An Evening with Michael Sandel

Michael Sandel
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City Opera House, Traverse City

Here’s a question: Would you hire mercenaries to fight our wars?… Or kill one person to save five?…  Or auction off admissions to elite universities? Would you correct …

An Evening with Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen and Sarah CaseyMonday, May 14, 2012 at 7:oo pm
City Opera House, Traverse City

One of America’s favorite journalists and best-selling novelist with special guest host Susan Casey, NY Times best-selling author of The Wave and Editor-in-Chief of O Magazine.

Her dog, …

An Evening with Natalie Bakopoulos

Natalie Bakopoulos and Elizabeth Kostova
Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City Opera House, Traverse City

Award-winning author of The Green Shore, a debut novel with special guest host Elizabeth Kostova, author of the international best-selling novel, The Historian.

“This is why I …

An Evening with Chuck Klosterman – City Opera House

Best-selling humorist and pop culture writer Chuck Klosterman has attracted an enormous following for his clever, sardonic essays on American entertainment and life. A long time rock and sports reporter for magazines including Spin, GQ, Esquire, New York Times Magazine …

An Evening with David Sedaris – City Opera House

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one …

An Evening with Jeffrey Eugenides – Lars Hockstad Auditorium

Jeffrey Eugenides is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. Born in Detroit, he went on to earn writing degrees from Brown and Stanford Universities before launching his career as a novelist. He gained national attention when his …

09/15/11 – City Opera House – An Evening with Tom Perrotta