Howe’s Brooklyn: When written word turns to music: A night at BAM
A friend who recently divorced now has evenings free and has been hoping to try an experiment. That is, to pay tribute to Brooklyn’s extraordinary BAM by dropping by every night, believing that SOMETHING interesting or inspiring will be offered. Said friend sent the following notes on BAM’s popular “Eat, Drink & Be Literary” series.
Wednesday night, BAMcafé was packed with hundreds of gentle, intelligent patrons, seated at tables to enjoy their buffet dinners and the massive supply of red and white wine from Pine Ridge Vineyards, donated by Diane and Joe Steinberg. Conversation flowed at each table, quietly enough not to block out the background music by Josh Rutner and Red Wierenga.
Anticipation was high for the main speaker, novelist Alice McDermott, a National Book Award winner, New Yorker contributor and three-time Pulitzer finalist.