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2013

November 21:
"Strayhorn in the Foreground"
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.

October 12:
"Cabaret: Past, Present and Future"
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

June 20:
"Folk City: New York and the American Folk Music Revival"
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.

May 15:
Billy Strayhorn: Passion Flower
Hajdu speaks to meeting of the Dutch Treat Club.
The Players
Gramercy Park South
New York
1:00 p.m.

April 25:
Awards Gala
Hajdu receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Marianne's
Phillipsburg, NJ
5:30 p.m.

March 20:
"Surely You're Joking, Dr. Wertham"
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

November 29:
"Cultural Criticism in the Age of Aggregation"
Hajdu lectures to arts and culture students at the City University of London.
Northampton Square
City University
London
1:00 p.m.

November 28:
"The Bling of Business: Moguldom and Tutelage from Vaudeville to Hip-Hop"
Hajdu gives a public lecture at the London School of Economics.
New Academic Building
London School of Economics
London
1:00 p.m.

October 11:
"The Myth of Bohemianism in the Music of Greenwich Village"
Hajdu lectures at New York University.
Silver Building
NYU
New York
12:30 p.m.

April 22:
"CelebriTea"
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.

April 14:
"The Man in the Long Black Coat"
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

March 24:
Comics New York: A Symposium
"Political New York"
Hajdu moderates panel on New York politics in comics and cartoons. Panelists: John Carey, Pete Kuper, Denis Kitchen, and Sabrina Jones.
Low Library
Columbia University
New York, NY
1:30-2:30 p.m.

2011

December 17:
"Thinking About Jazz: Billy Strayhorn"
Hajdu speaks on the subject of his biography, "Lush Life."
Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I Street SW
Washington, DC
1:00 p.m.

December 8:
"Best Music Writing 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. (Download a pdf invitation.)
Housing Works Bookstore
165 Crosby Street
New York, NY
7:00 p.m.

December 7:
"Amore: The Story of Italian-American Song" Mark Rotella in Conversation with David Hajdu
Hajdu talks with Rotella on the subject of Rotella's book.
Tenement Museum
103 Orchard Street
New York, NY
6:30 p.m.

September 23:
"Urban Mirrors"
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.

August 4:
"Will Eisner's Evolution: From 'The Spirit' to 'A Contract with God' and Beyond..."
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.

June 27:
"Bob Dylan: A Complete Unknown"
Hajdu in conversation with David Yaffe, author of "Bob Dylan: A Complete Unknown."
Mid-Manhattan Library
40th Street and Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
New York, NY
6:30 p.m.

June 2:
"Forever Young?"
Hajdu discusses the importance of being fourteen with host Jacqueline Cincotta
WNYC Soundcheck
2:00-2:30 p.m.

May 24:
"Dylan at 70"
Host Jeffrey Brown interviews Hajdu on Bob Dylan's 70th birthday
Arts Beat
PBS Newshour
podcast

May 4:
David Hajdu in Conversation with Robert Polito
Powerhouse Arena
37 Main Street
Brooklyn, NY
7:00 p.m.

April 8:
"The Debrief with David Ushery"
Hajdu appears on this WNBC-TV program with other participants in the Fordham conference on Dylan and the Law.

April 4:
"Dylan and the Law"
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

April 2:
"Writing on the American Songbook"
Hajdu discusses music writing with authors David Lehman, Sara Marcus, and Mark Rotella.
Empire State Book Festival
Albany

March 9:
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. 

January 22:
"The Music of Michael (Mickey) Leonard"
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:
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:
Hajdu gives a public lecture at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Edmond, Oklahoma

November 5, November 6:
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:
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:
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.

October 8:
"Will Eisner's New York"
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.

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