Experience The New York Times's The Daily, Corner Office, And Table For Three Live At TIMESTALKS Festival

TimesTalks is pleased to present live iterations of two popular New York Times columns and a podcast at the first TimesTalks Festival, from April 13th - 15th. Corner Office, Table for Three, and The Daily podcast will be brought to life at the weekend-long festival, which will feature a wide range of panels and events at TheTimesCenter, located in the Renzo Piano-designed New York Times Building.

The TimesTalks Festival coincides with the 20th anniversary of TimesTalks, the signature New York Times live conversation and performance series, which pairs Times journalists with today's most creative and influential voices in the fields of art, film, television, theater, music, literature, fashion, and politics.

THE NEW YORK TIMES LIVE:

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

1:00PM - Host of The Daily, Michael Barbaro, will be in conversation with special guest Maggie Haberman, a reporter covering the Trump administration on the front lines for the Times. Their talk will be moderated by long-time Times Op-Ed columnist Frank Bruni.

5:00PM - A live version of Corner Office - where the Times' David Gelles interviews today's entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders - will feature special guest Hamdi Ulukaya, the Founder and CEO of Chobani. From Kurdish shepherd to renowned entrepreneur, CEO and humanitarian Ulukaya defied the odds and created a model for 21st-century leadership. The two will discuss leading by example, what defines success, and the benefits of philanthropy.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

7:00PM - Grab a seat at Table for Three, a live version of the popular Styles column where celebrities and thinkers come together to share a meal. At TimesTalks Festival, Table for Three host and writer Philip Galanes has invited Glenda Jackson and Laurie Metcalf-the stars of the upcoming Broadway play Three Tall Women-to have a meal and a conversation.

Amplifying the series' conversational format, the festival will also include a pre-release screening of Season 2 of The Handmaid's Tale, and curated hospitality offerings. Each event will be livestreamed and will be available on the TimesTalks YouTube channel.

Participants include Margaret Atwood, Susan Collins, Katie Couric, Joni Ernst, Joel Fields, Nan Goldin, Heidi Heitkamp, Glenda Jackson, Grace Jones, Amy Klobuchar, Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Laurie Metcalf, Elisabeth Moss, Pentatonix, Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell, Hamdi Ulukaya, Denzel Washington, and George C. Wolfe.

The New York Times contributors include Michael Barbaro, Katie Benner, Frank Bruni, Sopan Deb, Philip Galanes, David Gelles, Maggie Haberman, Tina Jordan, Mark Mazzetti, Melena Ryzik, Ben Sisario, Jennifer Steinhauer, and Megan Twohey.

CURATED HOSPITALITY OFFERINGS
In addition to the TimesTalks events, the weekend-long festival will include screenings, live activations, performances, a food hall, and more. Festival attendees will be encouraged to enjoy the Smorgasburg Food Hall, Bluestone Lane Coffee Cart, the Design Within Reach Lounge, and the Strand Bookstore Pop-Up, which will include a curated selection of books that feature TimesTalks talent, moderators, and reporters, as well as a collection of art, design, and fashion publications. Absolut Art will debut new artist commissions on the occasion of the TimesTalk Festival. The Absolut Art and TimesTalks 20th Anniversary Collection will be on view during the festival and available online at AbsolutArt.com.

ABOUT TIMESTALKS
TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, pairs The New York Times journalists with the most creative and influential figures in the fields of film and theater, art, music, literature, innovation and fashion. In 2018, TimesTalks celebrates its 20th anniversary. For the past two decades, TimesTalks has provided a platform for engaging and spirited discourse among the most iconic and culturally relevant creative voices of our time, paying particular attention to those using the cultural arts as a lens for change.

More information about TimesTalks can be found here. Previous installments can be viewed on Youtube, including videos of Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, Jane Goodall, Annie Leibovitz, Ai Weiwei, Anthony Bourdain, Danny Bowien, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Judi Dench, "Moonlight": A Night of Music and Conversation, Tom Ford, Jim Jarmusch, Iggy Pop, Meryl Streep, and many more.