Performance of
Voices of a People's History in New York City
Please help spread the word to students,
teachers, and friends in the New York area about
a special upcoming performance of Voices of a
People's History with Howard Zinn, on Wednesday,
May 13, 2009 at New York's 92nd Street Y.
Student tickets are only $5.00 and there is a
50% discount off ALL regular price tickets for
everyone else!
Visit event page for details:
http://www.peopleshistory.us/events/92Y-May2009
This special event celebrates the launch of the
young adult paperback edition of A Young
People's History of the United States by Howard
Zinn with Rebecca Steffof. Readings and music
will highlight the little known stories of youth
rebels, visionaries and dissenters from our past
-- and present, as well as of laborers and
women, African Americans and immigrants,
soldiers and veterans, and others struggling to
right the wrongs of their day.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
8:00 PM
92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York, New York 10128
Co-Sponsored by
Seven Stories Press and Voices of a
People's History of the United States and part
of the Lectures & Conversations Series at the
92nd Street Y.
A special performance of Voices led by Howard
Zinn and Anthony Arnove as narrators, with a
cast including:
AVERY BROOKS,STACEYANN
CHIN,
BRIAN JONES,
EVANN ORLECK-JETTER, TIM ROBBINS,
AMBER TAMBLYN, and
SHONTINA VERNON to launch the new
edition of
A
Young People's History of the United States
by Howard Zinn with Rebecca Stefoff
Now in paperback, this is the new,
illustrated, and updated single volume young
adult edition of Howard Zinn's classic telling
of American history. A Young People's
History of the United States brings to US
history the viewpoints of workers, slaves,
immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others
whose stories, and their impact, are rarely
included in books for young people.
A Young People's History of the United
States is also a companion volume to
THE PEOPLE SPEAK, Zinn's forthcoming
documentary film, adapted from A People's
History of the United States and Voices
of a People's History of the United States.
THE PEOPLE SPEAK will air on
History later this year.
Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove will introduce
and narrate the performance and with a cast
including Avery Brooks,
Staceyann Chin,
Brian Jones ("Marx in Soho"),
Evann Orleck-Jetter, Tim Robbins ("Shawshank
Redemption"),
Amber Tamblyn ("Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants"), and
Shontina Vernon.
DIRECTIONS
The 92nd Street Y is located on the Upper East
Side of Manhattan at 1395 Lexington Avenue at
92nd Street. Complete directions
here at the 92Y website.
TICKETS
$27.00 for all sections in the Kauffman Concert
Hall.
All ticket sales are through the 92Y, online
or in person at the box office.
Details at the
92Y website.
There is a 50% discount on all service fees
by ordering tickets
online or by calling 212.415.5500.
Special
Student Discount!
High school students can use discount code
ZNRS when ordering online or in person
and pay just $5.00 for tickets.
Special
Voices Discount!
92Y has also generously offered a 50% discount
on all tickets to visitors to this site. Please
use discount code
ZIN5 when ordering online or in person.
And for regular updates, be sure to check out
Voices of a People's History on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/vph
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