"Camus: A Stranger In the City" is a city-wide, multi-organization series of events celebrating the 70th anniversary of Camus's visit to New York. One of the highlights (okay, the highlight) is the dramatic reading of his lecture, "The Human Crisis" ("La Crise de l'homme") by actor Viggo Mortensen. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion with Mortensen and Camus scholars about his superlative influence. A night mixing celeb sighting with intellectualism? Sign me up.

• Albert Camus Reading by Viggo Mortensen RSVP