Cultural Arts Series featuring best selling author Rich Cohen at Shir Shalom in Ridgefield

Cultural Arts Series at Shir Shalom in Ridgefield on Thursday May 4 12-2 PM

Rich Cohen, best-selling author of Tough Jews, The Sun and The Moon and the Rolling Stones and more will discuss one of the many fascinating books he’s written.

The Fish That Ate the Whale- The Life and Times of American’s Banana King.

Rich Cohen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tough Jews, The Avengers, Monsters, and (with Jerry Weintraub) When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead. He is a co-creator of the HBO series Vinyl and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone and has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Harper’s Magazine, among others.

Cohen has won the Great Lakes Book Award, the Chicago Public Library’s 21st Century Award, and the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for outstanding coverage of music. His stories have been included in The Best American Essays and The Best American Travel Writing. He lives in Connecticut.

A banana treat will be served. Please bring your lunch, there is no fee for this program. To reserve a seat please call the temple office 203 438 6589. www.ourshirshalom.org