This week, See + Hear + Do travels into the future… or various versions of it.
MICHIO KAKU, PHYSICS OF THE FUTURE (3/16@7PM, NYC)
The Strand, 828 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku—author of Physics of the Impossible and Hyperspace—materializes at The Strand bookstore to provide his forecast on where science is headed in the coming century. Highlights include elevators into space, driverless floating cars, robotic surgeons, and every boy’s dream, x-ray vision. Free.
ANDREW FOSTER ALTSCHUL (3/17@7:30PM, LA)
Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Andrew Foster Altschul, author of Lady Lazarus, reads from and signs his new novel Deus Ex Machina, about a reality TV show gone terribly awry, at Los Angeles’ Skylight Books. Free.
DEVO (3/19@8PM, LA)
Club Nokia, 800 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Performance artists cum rock band DEVO serve up their signature blend of essential vitamins, sci-fi kitsch, surrealist humor, and mordant discordant satirical synthetic pop. The Octopus Project opens. $35-$100.
LISA TEASLEY, PETER MEHLMAN, MEGAN BROWN (3/20@7:30PM, LA)
Wordspace, 3191 Casitas Ave #156, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Wordspace in Los Angeles continues its Featherless reading series with an unlikely trio: Lisa Teasley (Heat Signature, Dive), Peter Mehlman (Seinfeld writer/producer), and playwright Meghan Brown. Free.
DEB OLIN UNFERTH & BEN MARCUS (03/22@7PM, NYC)
The Center for Fiction, 17 East 47th St, New York, NY 10017
Novelist Ben Marcus (Notable American Women, The Age of Wire and String) and memoirist/fiction writer Deb Olin Unferth (Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love…, Vacation) will read and discuss their work at an event presented in partnership with Creative Capital. Free.
