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Boswell Book Company and the Pabst Theater Group present

An Evening of Songs and Stories with Legendary Artist Patti Smith

Sep. 23, 2026

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Date
Sep. 23, 2026
Event Starts
7:00 PM
Venue
The Riverside Theater
Doors Open
6:00 PM
On Sale Availability
On Sale Now

Sep. 23, 2026 / Wednesday 7:00 PM BUY TICKETS

Event Details

Each ticket includes a paperback copy of Bread of Angels.

Boswell Book Company and The Pabst Theater Group present an evening of songs and stories with legendary artist Patti Smith. The National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids, Woolgathering, and M Train appears with her radiant and intimate memoir, Bread of Angels.

In this moving account of her life, Smith recalls her post-war childhood, the first glimmers of teenage art and romance, true love and devotion, profound loss, and a life driven by artistic freedom and the power of the imagination to transform the commonplace into the magical, pain into hope.

From The Guardian: “Smith’s incantatory voice shines through in this surprisingly revelatory follow up… It could be described as Just Kids’ prequel and sequel… casts a potent spell, and you’ll learn as much about the artist from her style as from the stories themselves.”

Patti Smith is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. Smith has been a recipient of the ASCAP Founders Award, the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, the Legion d’honneur, and has been awarded the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. Her global art exhibitions include Strange Messenger, Camera Solo, and Evidence.

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SMALL PURSES ONLY, PLEASE. PURSES ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH
To efficiently create a positive and safe experience for all patrons, only small purses (13″W x 4″D x 9″H and smaller) are allowed into the theater and all are subject to search.

All other bags including backpacks and oversized purses are strictly prohibited and bag storage is NOT available at The Pabst, The Riverside, Turner Hall Ballroom or The Back Room @ Colectivo.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROHIBITED AND ARE NOT ALLOWED INTO ANY OF THE VENUES.
Weapons, laser pens, signs, banners, electronic smoking devices (vapes, Juuls, etc.), oversized bags, backpacks, outside food and beverages including water, cans, bottles, alcohol, illegal substances, iPads/tablets, selfie sticks, laptops, professional audio recording devices (unless approved by artist), and any professional photography equipment. The use of vape pens inside the venues are prohibited as well.

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Plan to arrive 30 minutes before you want to be in your seat to allow time to go through our security check. Please leave large bags at home or in your car.

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