Cal Performances Presents Front Row

Daniel Handler, author
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood
Yosh Han, master perfumer
Thao Nguyen, musician, songwriter
John Vanderslice, musician, songwriter, producer
Matthew Zapruder, poet, editor

"Every day I sit alone at my desk gasping in amazement and muttering to myself in admiration over the artists and activists who inspire me. For one night, I get to gasp and mutter onstage and I hope many gasping and muttering people will join me."
—Daniel Handler

Best-selling author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) plays host to Front Row 2017, a once-in-a-lifetime, only-at- UC Berkeley experience! The event, created specifically by UCB students for UCB students, celebrates and explores passion, activism, and social justice through the lens of Handler and a few of his artist and activist friends in an evening of lively conversation and collaborative performance.

Joining Handler onstage will be Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund; Bay Area musicians John Vanderslice and Thao Nguyen; master perfumer and scent specialist Yosh Han (who will concoct a unique "Front Row Scent" live on stage); and poet/editor Matthew Zapruder.

Prior to the event, beginning at 6pm, and immediately after the event, ticketholders are invited to a transformed Zellerbach Hall lobby to participate in an interactive environment that includes works by each of the Front Row artists. Complimentary non-alcoholic beverages will be served in the lobby following the event.

Handler has written the best-selling A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions under his pen name, Lemony Snicket, as well several books for adult audiences. He is also the screenwriter for the current 2017 Netflix adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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Front Row is generously supported by The Wallace Foundation and Chevron