The New Yorker College Tour stops at the University of California November 13th to 15th. The tour will feature in-classroom visits by New Yorker staff writers and editors: free daytime, on-campus lectures, and evening entertainment.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2006

How The New Yorker Covers The World
7:30 PM
Zellerbach Auditorium
(Public Tickets are $10.00 and Free for UC Berkeley Students with ID)

David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker, talks with Orville Schell, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism.

Tickets go on sale October 27th at the Cal Performances Box Office, online at tickets.berkeley.edu, or by calling (510) 642-3394. This event has reserved seating. All other events are general admission. Books will be sold by Cal Student Store.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2006

On Reporting From Seattle to Siberia
12 Noon
Morrison Library
101 Doe Library
(FREE)

The New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter in conversation with Cynthia Gorney, a New Yorker contributor and professor at the Graduate School of Journalism.

Hot Spots: Reporting From The Center Of The Storm
7:00 P.M.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Auditorium
(Free tickets through Cal Performances Box Office)

A conversation among New Yorker staff writers Jeffrey Goldberg, Jane Mayer, and Lawrence Wright. Moderated by Orville Schell, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. Book signings to follow.

FILM SCREENING: Tenacious D In The Pick of Destiny
9:00 P.M.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Auditorium
($10.00 General Admission and Free Tickets For Students With UCB ID)

A preview screening of the new film starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2006

Fiction
12:00 P.M.
Morrison Library
101 Doe Library
(FREE)

The New Yorker fiction writers Donald Antrim and Gary Shteyngart read from their work and talk with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. Book signings to follow.

Politics and War: A Post-Election Discussion
7:00 P.M.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler Auditorium
(Free Tickets through Cal Performances Box Office)

The New Yorker senior editor Hendrick Hertzberg talks with Mark Danner, a New Yorker contributor and professor at the Graduate School of Journalism. Book signing to follow.

About Africa
9:00 P.M.
Roda Theatre
2015 Addison Street
($20.00 General Admission and $10.00 for Students with UCB ID)

An evening of words and music to benefit the Global Fund, including a conversation between Dr. Richard G.A. Feachem, executive director of the Global Fund, and the New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter; a fiction reading by Djimon Hounsou and a performance by the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

Tickets go on sale October 27 at the Berkeley Rep Box Office, online at berkeleyrep.org/HTML/CurrentSeason/1625.html, or by calling 510.647.2949 or 1.888.4BRTT

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devestating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need.

The New Yorker College Tour is sponsored by GAP(RED).