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Bates, Black, Close, Eustis, Goldberg, et al. Set for Arts & Leisure Weekend

Glenn Close
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)
Glenn Close
(© Joseph Marzullo/Retna)

Preliminary guests have been announced for the New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend, to be held January 8-11 at the TimesCenter.

Participants will include Tony Award winner Glenn Close and cast and creative team members from her FX drama Damages, Oscar winner Kathy Bates, comedian Lewis Black, singers Casandra Wilson, Patti Smith, and Gal Costa, Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis with Hair composer Galt McDermot and members of the show’s upcoming Broadway production, members of the Pilobolus Dance Theater, and the co-hosts of ABCs The View: Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Sherri Shepherd.

For more information or advance tickets, call 1-888-NYT-1870 or visit www.artsandleisureweekend.com.