US Tour: 19 April - 2 May

Here "we" go again, this time to Pittsburg, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Iowa, Jersey City and Boston for the not quite last leg of the launch of Life and Death on the NY Dance Floor tour of the States.

It’s been hard work. It’s been engaging. It’s been joyous. It will come to an end. Life and Death on the NY Dance Floor and I are enjoying it while it lasts.

Pittsburgh
Book talk “New York City 1980-83: Conjuncture, Parties, Music”
Studio for Creative Inquiry, CFA 111, Carnegie Mellon University
Wednesday 19 April, 5:00-6:30pm
http://studioforcreativeinquiry.org/events/lawrence
After-party and record popup
VIA, Ace Hotel lobby, 120 S Whitfield St, PA 15206, 8:00pm-midnight, where I’ll join Pittsburgh DJs Kelly, Selecta and Buscrates behind the decks
http://www.acehotel.com/…/afterparty-life-and-death-nyc-dan…
Both events are free and open to the public

Seattle
Panel paper “Multivocal partying in early 1980s New York City”
Museum of Pop Culture, JBL theatre
Saturday 22 April, 4:15-6:15pm
I’ll be presenting a paper on the “Sounds from the Underground” alongside Jack Halberstam, Josh Kun and Gala Porras-Kim
http://www.mopop.org/events/events/pop-conference-2017/

San Francisco
Book readings
Alley Cat Books, 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Sunday 23 April, 7:00-9:00pm
http://www.alleycatbookshop.com/events.html
Free and open to the public

San Francisco
Fireside chat chaired by Christopher Orr, the inaugural event of the VDSF speaker series, followed by Christopher Orr DJ set
Vinyl Dreams, 593 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Monday 24 April, 6:00-9:00pm
http://sanfrancisco.carpediem.cd/…/2328054-vdsf-speaker-se…/
Free and open to the public

Riverside, California
Book talk, “New York City Party Culture 1980-83: Conjuncture, Queers, Women”
CHASS INTS 1111, University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521
Tuesday 25 April, 3:00-5:00pm
http://ideasandsociety.ucr.edu/event/lawrence/
Free and open to the public

Los Angeles
Book readings
Mount Analog, 5906 1/2 N. Figueroa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Wednesday 26 April, 7:00pm
http://climbmountanalog.com
Free and open to the public

Iowa
Panel paper “Arthur Russell’s New York Sound”
140 Schaeffer Hall, University of Iowa (with Legion Arts)
Thursday 27 April, 7:30pm
Free and open to the public
I’ll be presenting a paper at the “Straight Outta Ottumwa: The Music, Life and Times of Arthur Russell, from Iowa to Downtown New York City” panel alongside Geeta Dayal and Lucy Schiller, with Kembrew McLeod moderating
Free and open to the public

Iowa
Book readings
Prairie Lights Bookstore
Friday 28 April, 7:00pm
1103 Third St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
 Free and open to the public
http://www.prairielights.com/live/tim-lawrence
Free and open to the public

Jersey City
Book talk plus DJ set by Jersey City’s Wyse Rodriguez of Soulful Cypher plus refreshments by PJ Ryan’s Squared
Jersey City Free Public Library, 472 Jersey Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302
Monday 1 May, 6:00-8:00pm
http://bit.ly/2ppzZyN
Books available for pre-order, http://www.wordbookstores.com/book/9780822362029
Free and open to the public

Boston
Book talk, “New York City Party Culture 1980-83: Conjuncture, Queers, Women”
UMass Boston Campus Center 3540, 100 Morrissey Blvd Boston
Tuesday 2 May, 3:00-5:30pm
Free and open to the public
Link to follow

Hope to catch you soon!

Panel discussion and book launch at The Museum of Modern Art

I couldn't quite believe it when the Museum of Modern Art approached me to suggest a launch event for Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor and now that the launch has happened I still can't believe it.

From the book signing queues to the wonder of seeing Downtown 81 on the big screen for the first time to the absolute pleasure of chairing a panel of downtown stars ( Ann Magnuson, Patti Astor, Fred Brathwaite/Fab 5 Freddy, Glenn O'Brien, Johnny Dynell and Michael Holman) to heading to the MoMA bar with downtowner friends and historic friends at the end of it all, the night was like a deliriously mad dream in which there's barely time to track the movement from scene to scene.

Here's a link to the panel discussion for those who couldn't be there or those who are committed enough to experience it all over again, http://bit.ly/2dcJFY9. Many thanks once again to Ron Magliozzi and Sophie Cavoulacos of MoMA for the invitation and all the hard work. I'm very happy and very lucky and I think the book is, too. 

You can also watch the video below.