Max Blagg Comes to Almond's Artists & Writer's Night

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English poet, writer and performer Max Blagg will headline the next Artists & Writer’s Night at Almond, 1 Ocean Road in Bridgehampton, on Tuesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Mr. Blagg will read poetry from his new book that is inspired by artists and their work. The night will also feature a family style three-course menu created by executive chef Jason Weiner.

Mr. Blagg has lived in Manhattan since 1971. A highly respected poet, writer and performer on the New York literary scene, he has appeared at the Kitchen, the Guggenheim museum, the Parrish Art Museum, St. Marks Church, the National Arts Club, the Bowery Poetry Club, and CBGB, among other locations.

Since 1979 he has published five volumes of poetry and prose, and his writing has appeared frequently in Bomb, Man of The World, Interview, Aperture, Oyster, and Village Voice. Mr. Blagg was co-founder and co-editor with Glenn O'Brien, of the short-lived but groundbreaking magazine of art and literature, Bald Ego.

Mr. Blagg has collaborated with many artists, including James Nares, Alex Katz, Jack Pierson, Richard Prince, Donald Sultan, Billy Sullivan, Keith Sonnier, Joe Fyfe, Jerelyn Hanrahan and Nicholas Rule, creating texts and poetry inspired by their work and used in gallery and museum exhibition catalogues, and artworks.

Mr. Blagg continues to raise the dead in a series of interviews with famous deceased celebrities, published in 10 magazine over the past two years, featuring among others, Otto Dix, Yves St Laurent, and Alex Liberman. The Truman Capote interview was recently made into a short film featuring Gary Indiana reincarnated as Truman. Shot by Barney Kulok in and around the Hamptons, the film, currently in post production, the film features a number of random encounters with art world luminaries and a severe critique of much of the recent construction in Sagaponack.

Tickets to Almond’s Artist and Writer’s Night are $45 and must be made in advance, For reservations, contact Almond at (631) 537-5665 or visit almondrestaurant.com.