PEN America Author’s Evening with Al Franken

Al Franken headshot

This is a private event. Please contact Maris Endres at [email protected] if you would like to attend. 

Join us for an intimate dinner with Al Franken discussing his remarkable career. This promises to be a fascinating evening, and we hope that you will join us. This evening is being generously hosted by Stephen and Debi Harnik.

Al Franken is five-time Emmy winning Saturday Night Live comedy writer/producer, a four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. 

Donations to attend this evening are $350. Following your RSVP, you will be sent the address for the dinner. The donation is considered 100% tax-deductible and supports PEN America’s mission to defend writers and free expression at a time of unprecedented need. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

If you have any questions, please contact Maris Endres at [email protected].


About pEN America Authors’ Evenings

The PEN America Authors’ Evenings are nights of literary dinners in private homes and intimate settings. Please visit the Authors’ Evenings webpage for our full calendar of dinners.

Proceeds from the PEN America Authors’ Evenings support PEN America’s programming to secure the liberty of persecuted and imprisoned writers around the world, to defend freedom of expression, and to promote literature and international cultural exchange.