The Roundtable

Bestselling author Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers, including Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks and, Sarah Vowell to join him in finding someone doing an interesting job for the government and writing about them.The vivid profile in "Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service" edited by Michael Lewis" blows up the stereotype of the irrelevant bureaucrat. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are public policy and Communications Expert Theresa Bourgeois, Semi-retired, Editor at large/columnist/editorial writer, Times Union Jay Jochnowitz, and The Empire Report’s JP Miller.

The Albany Film Festival hosts filmmakers and screens films that explore the craft of diverse storytelling in cinema, foster a deeper understanding of social justice and celebrate the human experience in all its dimensions.The festival includes in-depth panel discussions and how-to workshops with writers, screenwriters, filmmakers and film industry professionals, film critics and authors who have adapted their books into films. This year's Albany Film Festival takes place on 3/29.

Comedian Kathy Griffin will be performing at the Paramount in Peekskill on March 28 and at The Egg in Albany March 29.

Translucent Borders is a project exploring ways that dancers and musicians can engage across geographic, cultural, and economic borders. The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, New York will host Translucent Borders Weekend on April 4–6.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are UAlbany Lecturer in Africana Studies Jennifer Burns, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Strategic Communications, and Public Relations for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University Terry Gipson, Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement Jim Ketterer, and Political Consultant and lobbyist Libby Post.

Each weekday morning, The Roundtable's Joe Donahue is joined by various experts, journalists, educators, and commentators to discuss current events. On Roundtable Panel: The Week in Review, we feature your favorite panelists discussing news items from the previous week.

Today is World Puppetry Day and Arts Mid-Hudson will mark the holiday starting tomorrow with A Day of Puppetry – which kicks off their Hudson Valley Puppetry Festival. Puppets of all shapes, sizes, and puppetry disciplines will be on display and in performance in communities throughout the mid-Hudson Valley tomorrow through April 26.

It is the wrap-up of Baseball’s Spring training in the Cactus League in Arizona and the Grapefruit League in Florida. In Clearwater, Florida at the BayCare Ballpark, Joe Donahue sat down with the voice of the Phillies and one of the best sports broadcasters working today, Tom McCarthy.

On Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, Ars Choralis in partnership with Riverview Missionary Baptist Church will present a concert entitled “Fiat Lux: Let There Be Light.’ The March 29th presentation will be at 7 p.m. at the Riverview Missionary Baptist Church in Kingston, New York and the March 30th performance will be at 4 p.m. at Overlook United Methodist Church in Woodstock, New York.