Hydra at Von Bar
Hydra is a literary series presenting acclaimed writers and translators of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, memoir, and poetry. Hydra is directed by literary agent Jennifer Lyons of Jennifer Lyons Literary, and writer and longtime NoHo bar owner Kaarin Von and produced with the support of publicist Louise Crawford.
Upcoming Hydra Events
September 17, 2025, Pulitzer Prize winning poet Marie Howe in conversation with renown poet and novelist Jill Bialosky.
Please RSVP here. Standing room only for walk-in's.
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Past Events
June 25, 2025, André Aciman in conversation with Ross Benjamin and Peter Constantine. Translating Language. Translating Experience.
Hydra at Von Bar launched on November 15, 2024 with a presentation by New Yorker cartoonist Ken Krimstein, author of Einstein in Kafkaland: How Albert Fell Down the Rabbit Hole and Came Up with the Universe.
December 18, 2024, Celebrating award-winning translator Ross Benjamin and his new translation of The Diaries of Franz Kafka (Schoken Books).
March 12, 2025, A Reading and Conversation with Liza Monroy & Amy Shearn.
May 14, 2025, WRITING FREEDOM: Thoughts on Movement, History and Power with Stephen O’Connor, Peggy Gould, and April Reynolds.
May 21, 2025, An evening with Mo Ogrodnik and Brooke Berman: Filmmaking to writing to filmmaking and back!