Park City Institute presents Acerbic Critic and Author, Fran Lebowitz

From politics to pop culture, yoga pants to aging, you'll want to be in the room to hear author and social critic Fran Lebowitz take on life-as-we-know-it. Presented by the Park City Institute, Lebowitz will appear on the Eccles Center Main Stage in Park City on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 7:30 PM.

"Fran Lebowitz has been a vibrant and opinionated part of the arts scene for decades, and we can't wait to hear what she has to say about current events, art and culture," says PCI Executive Director Teri Orr. "She has a reputation for just tellin' it like it is. There's no doubt this humorous evening of banter and blunt talk will keep you thinking, and inspire your own dinner party conversations for months, afterward."

Lebowitz, who became known for her writing in, Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, has authored two books of essays, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies, which are now collected in The Fran Lebowitz Reader. She has also authored a children's book, Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas.A contributor to Vanity Fair and a sometime guest on Real Time with Bill Maher, Lebowitz had a six-year recurring role as Judge Janice Goldberg on Law and Order. She was also the subject of the Martin Scorsese documentary film, Public Speaking. Often compared to Dorothy Parker, Lebowitz's essays have been called "classics of literary humor and social observation," by the Paris Review.

Lebowitz's recent observations of life-as-we-know-it include commentary on democracy ("In the Soviet Union, Capitalism triumphed over Communism. In this country, Capitalism triumphed over Democracy"), parenting ("Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.) and politics ("The Founding Fathers could have more easily imagined an iPhone than Mitch McConnell.").

Tickets to An Evening with Fran Lebowitz start at $29, with student tickets available, through the generosity of donors to the Park City Institute, for $5.

Park City Institute is a non-profit organization, dedicated to bringing world-class performances and new ideas to the community. Since 1998, PCI has presented internationally renowned and cutting edge musicians, actors, authors, comedians, dancers, speakers and film at The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center for the Performing Arts (a joint-use facility with the Park City School District). The organization will embark on its 14th season of headliner concerts at Deer Valley Resort next summer. PCI is dedicated to introducing young people to the arts through free student outreach workshops, shows and demonstrations. Since 2010, PCI has offered a free after-school literacy program to students in grades one through 12 at the thinky and fun retail-fronted tutoring hub, the Mega-Genius Supply Store and IQ HQ (located at 435 Swede Alley in Old Town). The organization continues to illuminate with Curiosities evenings and the Saints and Sinners Ball.