HUNTER COLLEGE THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Dept. of English 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 T: 212 772 5164 F: 212 772 5411 mfa@hunter.cuny.edu
Distinguished Writers,
Spring 2012
Hugo Hamilton– Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Hunter College, West Building, 8th floor
Lexington Ave at 68th St. (southwest corner). Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Sharon Olds – Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Hunter College, West Building, 8th floor
Lexington Ave at 68th St. (southwest corner). Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Téa Obreht– Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Hunter College, West Building, 8th floor
Lexington Ave at 68th St. (southwest corner). Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Michael Ondaatje– Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Hunter College, West Building, 8th floor
Lexington Ave at 68th St. (southwest corner). Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
MFA Faculty Reading with Peter Carey, Tom Sleigh, Nathan Englander and Kathryn Harrison– Monday, April 23, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Faculty Dining Room, Hunter College, West Building, 8th floor
Lexington Ave at 68th St. (southwest corner). Take the 6-train to the 68th St. stop. RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Robert Pinsky and the Ben Allison Jazz Trio– Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Time: 7:30 PM Location: The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
(East 68th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues) RSVP: to spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007. Reading is free and open to the public but reservations are required.
Professors and teachers: Bring your students to Hunter readings
Hunter professors, you are welcome to bring your students to Hunter readings. Please contact the Special Events Department at spevents@hunter.cuny.edu or 212-772-4007, stating how many people you'd like to bring. Even if your class-time finishes before the end of the reading, it may still be possible to accommodate you, depending on the venue. Contact Special Events, for more details.
Directions
Hunter College: Take the 6-train to the 68th St/Hunter College stop, the F-train to the Lexington Ave/63rd St stop, or the N/R/W-train to the Lexington Ave/59th St stop. Exit on Lexington Ave. Hunter is on Lexington Ave at 68th St.
Faculty Dining Room: Enter the Hunter West Building, on the south-west corner of Lexington Ave & 68th St. Go up two flights of escalators, to the 3rd floor, and take the elevator to the 8th floor. The Faculty Dining Room is right there. To avoid the escalators, ask at the security desk on the ground floor to be directed to the ground-floor elevator.
Lang Recital Hall: Enter the Hunter North Building on 69th St, just
east of Park Ave, and take the elevator to the 4th floor. Turn left out of the elevator, walk to end of the elevator bank and through the double doors, and then turn left again. The Lang is right there.
