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Ira Glass: Radio Stories and Other Stories

Presented by Society for the Performing Arts at Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

October 9, 2010

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Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), bringing the world’s best to Houston, presents Ira Glass: Radio Stories and Other Stories, 8 pm, Saturday, October 9, 2010, in Jones Hall as part of the SPA New Now Series.

Ira Glass remains truly an American original and completely one of a kind. The New York Times calls him “not only a journalist, but also a storyteller who filters his...

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Ira Glass remains truly an American original and completely one of a kind. The New York Times calls him “not only a journalist, but also a storyteller who filters his interviews and impressions through a distinctive literary imagination, an eccentric intelligence, and a sympathetic heart.”

Now “This American Life” host/producer Ira Glass returns to Houston for an evening that takes audience members behind the scenes of his public radio broadcast. Glass will dissect the process of taking raw material – monologues, interviews, recorded events – and with careful editing and added music, show how he creates compelling narratives.

Ira Glass started working in public radio in 1978, when he was 19, as an intern at NPR's headquarters in DC. Over the next 17 years, he worked on nearly every NPR news show and did nearly every production job they had: tape-cutter, desk assistant, newscast writer, editor, producer, reporter, and substitute host. He spent a year in a high school for NPR, and a year in an elementary school, filing stories for All Things Considered. He moved to Chicago in 1989 and put This American Life on the air in 1995.

Duration: 90 min, including Q&A session.

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Jones Hall for the Performing Arts

615 Louisiana
Houston, TX 77002

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Tickets:

$24-$59

Times:

8:00pm

BMC Software Arts Talk: Available to all ticket holders, SPA presents pre-performance lectures, sponsored by BMC Software, given by local experts and scholars or post-performance Q&As by the world-class performers we present on stage.

Arts Talk! by Ira Glass (Q&A as part of the performance)
8 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2010
Jones Hall Theater

H-E-B Performance Prelude: Local performing arts groups, schools and organizations are invited to perform original pieces as a prelude to the world-class performers brought to Houston by Society for the Performing Arts. These performances are presented immediately preceding the main stage performances and are free of charge to ticket holders. Don’t miss out on your opportunity to see great local talent!

Ira Glass: Radio Stories and Other Stories
By Giant Steps
7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 9, 2010
Jones Hall Lobby - Piano Level

Phone: (713) 227-4SPA

Parking:

RATES
6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday
HOURLY PARKING
0 to 10 min. - FREE
11 min. to 1 hour - $3
1 hour to 2 hours - $5
2 hours to 3 hours - $7
3 or more hours - $9
Maximum rate - $9 per day
Lost ticket - $9 per day

RATES
5 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday thru Friday and Weekends EVENT PARKING
$7 (payable upon entry)

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