EVENINGS AT IDEAS: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Talks Easy, plus performance by Hurray for the Riff Raff $200

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is interviewed by Talk Easy podcast host Sam Fragoso, plus a performance by Hurray for the Riff Raff. Your Evenings at Ideas ticket includes dinner, drinks, book signings, a culinary conversation, the Aspen Ideas Evening session, and live “Music in the Garden.”

5:15 – 6:45 PM – Dinner & Drinks. With your ticket purchase, enjoy creative global cuisine from Aspen’s innovative food trucks. Sip JUSTIN Wines, Graham + Fisk’s Wine-in-a-Can and Free Spirits non-alcoholic craft cocktails. A cash bar is also available with additional wine options, beer and cocktails.

6:00 – 6:40 PM – Culinary Conversation and Tasting. What is the difference between a good cheese and a great cheese? Or a good food market and a great food market? The founder of Zingerman’s food empire is with us to answer both questions. He’ll offer cheese samples and incredible insights about the way we view food — and discuss why his secret ingredients are humility, service and “a revolution of dignity.” With Ari Weinzweig, Zingerman’s, Ann Arbor, MI

7:00 – 8:00 PM – Julia Louis-Dreyfus Talks Easy with Sam Fragoso (live recording)
Whether as Elaine Benes from Seinfeld or Selina Meyer from Veep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus delivers laughter. But in the upcoming film “Tuesday,” she communicates with death — in a quite unexpected form. The acclaimed actress sits down with Sam Fragoso for a live recording of the podcast “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso.” With Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actor, and interviewer Sam Fragoso, podcast host.

8:00 – 9:00 PM – Music in the Garden: Hurray for the Riff Raff. Folk-rocker Hurray for the Riff Raff plays a set from their latest album The Past is Still Alive, a mosaic of memory and an ode to life lived on the outskirts.