{"id":2281,"date":"2015-10-20T23:04:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T23:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/arts-culture\/lebowitz\/"},"modified":"2015-10-20T23:04:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T23:04:17","slug":"lebowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/lebowitz","title":{"rendered":"Cal State Long Beach President to Interview Best-Selling Author Fran Lebowitz, Witticisms to Ensue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"lebowitz\"The California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) President Jane Close Conoley will interview New York Times<\/em> best-selling author Fran Lebowitz at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at 8:00PM on Saturday, November 21 to discuss a range of topical issues, from gay marriage to the decline of urban culture in New York City, the Carpenter Center announced.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey native will bring her quick wit and talent to the Carpenter Center stage, to show her quick-witted prowess when confronted with the issues of the day. The interview will be followed by questions from the audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cFran Lebowitz is a rare person who can make you think and make you laugh at the same time,\u201d Conoley said in a statement. \u201cI admire how she embraces freedom of expression, a concept absolutely necessary to a thriving university campus. This promises to be a lively conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recipient of the 2015 Trailblazer Award, Conoley\u2019s excitement to engage with the famed Lebowitz comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Conoley is no stranger to thoughtful commentary on a wide range of topics,\u201d Carpenter Center Executive Director Michele Roberge said in a statement. \u201cShe has publicly challenged white privilege, climate change and school violence, among other topics, within months of her tenure here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lebowitz is known for her sharp-witted and often humorous responses to modern life on the touchiest of subjects, from men wearing shorts to tourists, to heavier-handed topics like gay marriage. She is a frequent late-night talk show guest, according to the release, and has recently appeared with Jimmy Fallon, David Letterman and Bill Maher.<\/p>\n

Hailing from New Jersey, Lebowitz arrived in New York in the late 1960s to work several odd jobs, which included driving a cab, until she landed a position with Andy Warhol\u2019s Interview<\/em> magazine. In the 1970s she wrote columns for many other periodicals, including Mademoiselle<\/em>, and published two books of critical essays, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies<\/em>, which prompted critics to compare her to Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Lenny Bruce, according to the release.<\/p>\n

More recently, Lebowitz was the subject of a 2010 feature-length HBO documentary by Martin Scorsese called Public Speaking<\/em>, where he examines her life and work through Lebowitz\u2019 longtime friend Toni Morrison, as the two trade insights on a variety of topics.<\/p>\n

For more information and to purchase tickets, click here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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