Thursday, April 26, 2012, 7:30 pm: Arab Israeli author Sayed Kashua with Arieh Saposnik

Writers Bloc co-sponsors this program with thanks to the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA and UCLA’s Department of Comparative Literature. We invite you to participate in a wonderful cultural event featuring Arab Israeli author, satirist and television comedy writer Sayed Kashua, in conversation with UCLA Professor Arieh Saposnik.

May 31, 7:30 pm: Dick Van Dyke with Carl Reiner SOLD OUT

We at Writers Bloc revel in our embarrassment of riches.  Dick Van Dyke with Carl Reiner. Consistently cited as one of the best shows in American television history, The Dick Van Dyke Show brought together Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam–  backed by the herculean strength of Carl Reiner’s vision and writing.  That show was legendary for any number of reasons—for Dick Van Dyke’s radiant warmth and multigenerational appeal,  and perfect comic genius, for Mary Tyler Moore’s brilliance, for the…