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Barnes & Noble/Lincoln Triangle January Calendar of Events 1972 Broadway @ 66th St***All events are free and open to the public. For large events, we give seating priority to those who have purchased the promoted book or CD. Events for November with seating priority are noted below. Please visit our location in the Stores & Events section of www.bn.com <http://www.bn.com> for the latest event information.

Monday, Jan. 4 at 6:00 pm Cool Mondays: Don Braden and Mark Rapp Don Braden (sax and flute) and Mark Rapp (trumpet) celebrate the works of legendary Billy Strayhorn on their new album, The Strayhorn Project. Joining them will be Sachal Vasandani (vocalist), Rene Hart (bass) and Greg Gonzales (drums).

Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 6:00 pm Any Wednesday: Julie Reyburn The warm and witty Julie Reyburn, an award-winning star of the New York cabaret world, offers up highlights from her newest CD recorded Live at Feinsteins.

Sunday, Jan. 10 at 3:00 pm Philip Fortenberry: Broadway My Way Broadway arranger/conductor/pianist Philip Fortenberry will perform selections from his newest CD, Broadway, My Way, and will also share stories about his experiences in the wonderful, wacky world of musical theater.

Monday, Jan. 11 at 6:00 pm Cool Mondays: Hilary Kole The scintillating jazz vocalist Hilary Kole offers up her interpretation of select standards from the great American songbook, as she does on her wonderful album, Haunted Heart.

Monday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 pm David Bianculli: Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" We would not have The Daily Show were it not for The Smothers Brothers. Part musical, part comedic, and always political, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour challenged a nation. Bianculli documents the rise and fall of two trouble-making iconoclasts.

Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 pm Forbidden Broadway: Behind the Milar Curtain Creator/author Gerard Alessandrini shares backstage stories with writer Michael Portantiere about the remarkable off-Broadway satiric revue, Forbidden Broadway. Members of the cast will also offer some musical favorites from the series.

Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 6:00 pm
Any Wednesday: KT Sullivan Cabaret and Broadway star KT Sullivan uses her glorious soprano to celebrate the songs from the first decades of the 20th Century, as she does on her new CD, Timeless Tunes: Etched in Granite.

Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 pm Theatre World 2008-2009 2009 Theatre World Award-Winner Josh Grisetti, four-time Tony nominee, and previous Theatre World Award-Winner Tovah Feldshuh, and Theatre World editor in chief Ben Hodges (and several surprise guests) discuss the current and past Broadway seasons.

Friday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 pm New York Philharmonic: Thomas Hampson Our regular series features guest performers with the Philharmonic discussing their work. Tonight's guest: Thomas Hampson in conversation with Jeff Spurgeon about The Wound Dresser, and how composers tell history through songs in our country.

Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 pm Quartet San Francisco Plays Brubeck Quartet San Francisco returns to New York City and Barnes & Noble to celebrate their Grammy-nominated CD, QSF Plays Brubeck, with a lively collision of classical style and modern jazz material.

Friday, Jan. 22 at 6:00 pm Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn Author Larry Todd will discuss his two works: Mendelssohn: A Life in Music, and Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn (Felix's sister and a composer in her own right). An additional highlight is a performance by The Colorado Quartet.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6:00 pm Any Wednesday: Jenna Esposito The cabaret world's sweetheart presents highlights from her delightful new recording, To Connie, Love Jenna, her personal tribute to singer Connie Francis, recorded live at the Metropolitan Room.

Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 pm Peter Biskind: Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America Few actors intrigue us as much as Warren Beatty. He is both famous and private. In his new biography, Biskind, unearths a legend. From his Casanova-like ways to his unwavering artistic sensibility, we begin to know Beatty like never before.